Cold War Commander at Grimsby Wargames Society.
Some pictures of a recent game between Danny and myself using Danny's West Germans and my Soviets at the Grimsby Wargames Society. A close game and enjoyable, we called it a draw, but if we had played...
View ArticleBartletts Farm- 1863, more Acw at the Grimsby club.
For the first game of 2017 Danny and myself decided to give The Bartlett Farm scenario from the Black Powder American Civil War supplement "Glory, Hallelujah!". As usual I would supply the Rebs and...
View ArticleWednesday night CWC at the Grimsby Club.
Haven't played Cold War Commander for a little while so Andy H and myself decided on a small game using approx 3000pts aside. Andy would use his Americans and I my Soviets and the game would be set in...
View ArticleGRIMSBY - Landjut 2017 Scenario: The Battle! pt1.
As part of the lead up to "The Joy of 6" show and the Cold War Commanders weekend game hosted by the Grimsby Wargames Society in September, Richard Philips provided us with a scenario which can be...
View ArticleGRIMSBY - Landjut 2017 Scenario: The Battle! pt2.
How it played:The West Germans deployed in a rough line in the middle third of the table. With infantry in the woods in front of the town of Kropp on the Soviet left,infantry and armour around the farm...
View ArticleLong time...no post!
I didn't realise just how long it had been since my last post, nearly 2 years. Well shame on me but the last 18 months where a bit rubbish with real life getting in the way. Hopefully that is now all...
View ArticleBlitzkrieg Commander 4
Received my copy from Pendraken Miniatures earlier this week. Having given them a read I must say they have dome a good job of revising this popular rule set. Also fair play to Pendraken for dealing...
View ArticleMore Soviets for Cold War Commander.
Managed to finish some units for my Soviets. I've had these laying around for some time now and with the big CWC game being hosted by the Grimsby Wargames society only 6 months away, I felt it was time...
View ArticleRapid Fire Saturday Game.
Played a game of Rapid Fire at the Grimsby Wargames Society club. Danny's Germans vs my Americans. Danny had two Kampfgruppe and I fielded a Combat Command with an extra recce unit and some additional...
View ArticleFinished Units, only taken a year!
Well, I've actualy gotten around to completing some of my lead pile, and guess what.. they are 6mm cold war Soviets for col war commander.T64sBMP1 & BRDM2sBMP2sBMP1sShilkas, SA13, BRDM3(AT5), SA9...
View ArticleLight at the end of the tunnel.
After some not inconsiderable time I now appear to be getting close to completing my Soviets for Cold War Commander.I have at last completed the final T64 tank regiment for my armored division. This...
View ArticleMore light at the end of the tunnel.
Almost completed my Soviets for Cold War Commander. This is the last tank unit I had left to do. This is a battalion of T55AMVs by Heroics and Ros (SM128). One of their newer casts and is a beautiful...
View ArticleAmerican Infantry-WIP
 Working on some WW2 US infantry and vehicles for a change. Infantry are 20mm AB miniatures, sculpted by Tony Barton and are available through Eureka miniatures UK. The tanks are Ready To Roll...
View ArticleM8 Greyhounds- wip
 A pair of Raventhorpe M8 armoured cars from their Ready to Roll range. Calling them done barr some static grass on the bases.These will find their way into my US recce units for Rapid Fire.
View ArticleAnother American vehicle.
Continuing the WW2 US theme here is a Ready to Roll M20.Possibly use this as part of a command unit or recce for a tank destroyer unit. All done barr flocking the base.
View ArticleFinnished..at last!
Started these whilst in lock down. All based for Rapid Fire. Figures are by Tony Barton and available from Eureka Miniatures.HQ unitHeavy Weapons3 Infantry companiesMedic, flamethrower and sniper. Just...
View ArticleReady to Roll Marder 3s
 Dan and myself are planning a Rapid Fire game at the Grimsby Wargames Society ciub in a couple of weeks time. We are looking to use one of the scenarios from Richard Marsh and Colin Rumfords excelent...
View ArticleSaturday Rapid Fire
Managed a game at the Grimsby Wargames Society club this weekend. Danny provided the Germans and I brought my Americans. Very enjoyable game, with the Yanks getting the win after breaking through on...
View ArticleM8 HMC
 These have been sat on the bench a while but I've finally got them done. Raventhorpe M8 with a AB miniatures crew figures and stowage by various manufacturers. Anice model but it shares its hull with...
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