Today I finally got chance to make our third gaming table. This one, a smaller, simpler affair is designed with games like Saga, Kill-Team etc. in mind and uses a 'Lifetime' fold-able table as a base. The actual table top is made from 9 mm ply (supplied by Colin) and edged in 18 x 44 … Continue reading News from the ‘Bat Cave’! (Barn)
Category: War-gaming
Sunday’s CoC Game
It was proving to be a busy weekend! A game of Chain of Command on Saturday evening with Dave and the boys and then another game with Colin on Sunday. The Sunday game was a good one. US Airborne platoon Vs German Heer Platoon. Colin opted for the attack and gained 9 support points from … Continue reading Sunday’s CoC Game
Killing Fields Terrain
Early last week we received our new gaming mat from Killing Fields Terrain. This mat is made from 'Teddy Bear fur' material and was purchased to replace our older Games Workshop gaming mat. The cost was just under £80 including postage from the States and took just under two weeks to arrive. On opening the … Continue reading Killing Fields Terrain
Adults Vs Kids CoC Game II part 2
Dave and the boys came back round on Saturday to finish off the game we started earlier in the week.The second part of the game started well for the Germans with a couple of shoots from the Panzerschreck team hitting the Churchill AVRE forcing the crew to bail. The battle continuesThe Panzerschreck team hides behind … Continue reading Adults Vs Kids CoC Game II part 2
Adults Vs Kids CoC Game II Part 1.
After their defeat last week the boys were out for some revenge and wanted another match! So Dave and I hatched a plan to get the boys more involved and to give them their own men to control. To this end we decided to give them 24 support points to be divided between them. The … Continue reading Adults Vs Kids CoC Game II Part 1.
Sdkfz 234/2 Puma update
Sdkfz 234/2 Puma The photos of the Puma I uploaded a couple a days ago were a little on the dark side, (they were taken at night) so I thought I'd take advantage of the daylight over the weekend and I think the image has come out well. Enjoy!
Sdkfz 234/2 Puma
Just off of the paint table production line, I'm calling this one done. I'm please with the camo scheme, especially as it was done with my old cheapo airbrush. Unfortunately the other vehicles in that batch didn't come out so well so they're in the 'respray' pile! Model is 28mm scale from Warlord Games.
First Game of ‘Big Chain of Command’
10th October 2018 How we came to be playing 'Big Chain of Command' After moving to Somerset a couple of years ago I wanted to see if it was feasible to setup a war-games club Locally. One incentive was the availability of a semi-converted, 19th century barn with power, heating and space enough to get started. … Continue reading First Game of ‘Big Chain of Command’