He knows there are more enemies inbound and he knows he should spot them soon… Suddenly a glint catches his eye, one o’clock high. He looks harder “one, two, three…six.” Six enemy planes closing rapidly. Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 5 – Chapter 5 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Welcome to my July, August, September Hobby Update. As may be apparent from the first line of the update, hobby took the backseat to life this summer. A side effects of being well…a hobby. That being said I did make some progress here and there Continue reading September Hobby Update
Continued from Chapter 3 Preface and Scenario Welcome back to another installment of my Bag the Hun campaign. If this is the first time you’re reading about it, I recommend going back and catching up here if you want the full story. Today we see our protagonists of the fictional VF-2 mount a defense of their carrier (the fictional USS Lake Erie). This scenario was … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 4 – Chapter 4 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Continued from Chapter 2 Their morale rekindled by the sight of the burning Japanese ships, the pilots of the Devastators continue their attack. However they are not all able to make it to the target. One Devastator succumbs to its damage as control surfaces fail and it wings over into the ocean. Nearby another Devastator pilot decides to drop his torpedo early, judging that his … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 3– Chapter 3 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
After much prep work, I recently kicked off the campaign. Without further ado: June 4, 1942 – Somewhere in the waters off Midway Atoll Ensign Paul Paulson flies wingman for Dick “Bastard” Blanchard. He lost a bet, it happens, and no one likes flying with Bastard. They cruise some distance from their carrier: USS Lake Erie (CV-2)*. They fly what is known as a Combat … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 1- Chapter 1 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
This installment of my journey to build a platoon of French defenders for a Battle of France Chain of Command clash will be a rundown of the miniatures I’ve chosen to use. Continue reading 1940 French Platoon: Part 2 (I acquire far too many miniatures…again)
This is the start of a regular hobby update article from me. I’m not going to start off with a promise of a regular schedule for it because chances are that won’t work. Here I’ll just briefly run through what I’ve been up to lately. Continue reading June Hobby Update
The campaign has included a lot of (self-inflicted) preparations. In this article we’ll briefly walk through those different items and what I did to prepare them. If you’ve gotten this far and you’re wondering what campaign I’m rambling on about, you can check out the previous article covering the setting here. Continue reading Bag The Hun Pacific Campaign: Materials Prep
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
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
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