Rubicon Panzer IV D/E Unboxing and Review
Recently I added the Rubicon Panzer IV D/E to my backlog inventory. It can be found on Kick Ass Mail Order for the astonishingly low price of $23.50 USD. Funnily enough, I had initially bought the kit for its decals. I have found Rubicon decals are vastly superior to Warlord decals in terms of durability. This is particularly important to people with fat fingers like … Continue reading Rubicon Panzer IV D/E Unboxing and Review
1940 French Platoon Part 1
For those of you who have been following the blog, you’ll know I recently completed a German platoon not only for Adepticon 2023, but also primarily for future games of Chain of Command. If you weren’t aware and wish to follow that build you can find part one here. Naturally I need a force to oppose those Germans especially if I’m going to do any … Continue reading 1940 French Platoon Part 1
Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign: The Setting
Welcome back, or just plain welcome if you didn’t catch the first article. If not I recommend going back and giving it a read here: The Pilots In that article I laid out the cast of characters for this campaign. In this article I’m going to lay out the background, how the campaign works, and what kind of historical tweaks I’ll be making along the … Continue reading Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign: The Setting
First Impressions- Chain Of Command At Adepticon 2023
Adepticon 2023 has come and gone. I have attended more Adepticons than I have missed since its origination. However, this was a unique one for me. This was the first year I’ve gone that I played in all historical events. While my primary WW2 game has been Bolt Action, with some dabbling in Flames of War years ago, Ben has been trying to convince me … Continue reading First Impressions- Chain Of Command At Adepticon 2023
Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign: The Pilots
For those of you who didn’t read my earlier post on aerial wargaming, I am embarking on a solo play narrative campaign of Too Fat Lardies’ Bag the Hun ruleset accompanied by the campaign rules found in Squadron Forward. Today we are going to set up the basic cast of characters, this may expand over the campaign but at the outset we will follow eight … Continue reading Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign: The Pilots
The Backlog Dilemma Part 1
The Backlog, The Grey Mountain, Pile of Shame, and many other names all describe the same thing. We all know what I’m talking about: it’s all those miniatures (and accoutrements) which you have inevitably collected over your wargaming career. Yup, I said “you” because almost all of us have them. This series of articles is a little aside about my personal battle with my backlog, … Continue reading The Backlog Dilemma Part 1
Spotlight: Crusader Miniatures German 5cm Mortar Team
Like most Early and Mid-war World War II infantry platoons the Germans had an organic light mortar team in the form of a 5cm mortar team. Continue reading Spotlight: Crusader Miniatures German 5cm Mortar Team
2023 Adepticon Primer Recap – Ben
It was the first time I had run the Blitzkrieg Germans in anger and I found out I had gotten what I wished for when I said I wanted a historical and fluffy list. Continue reading 2023 Adepticon Primer Recap – Ben
Pervetin Pals Seeking Bagettes: On the Campaign to Adepticon Doubles 2023 Part 2
Once we had decided on 4th Panzer Division as a parent unit we needed to source infantry. As luck would have it, and to no one’s surprise, I happened to have the Warlord Games German pioneers boxset in my pile of shame. Continue reading Pervetin Pals Seeking Bagettes: On the Campaign to Adepticon Doubles 2023 Part 2
Stalingrad Campaign- Game #1 “The Concrete Monolith”
Stalingrad. The name itself conjures up powerful imagery. The city on the Volga bearing Stalin’s name brings to mind ruined factories, bitter house to house fighting, rubble strewn streets, elusive snipers and desperate men pushed through the meat grinder for a couple yards of concrete. Continue reading Stalingrad Campaign- Game #1 “The Concrete Monolith”
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