Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 August 2016

WW 1 Bolt Action

The other night a few of the lads got together for a WW1 game.

Rules used were Bolt Action.

Figures are 20mm from Brad's collection.

The battle was based around a British force sent to capture a German occupied town. 

 German artillery quickly began dropping shells on the advancing British.
 Meanwhile the German infantry made good use of the cover of the buildings.
All rather peaceful at the moment.

That is about to change though.

 The British advanced toward the town using the hedges and woods as cover.
 As soon as they were seen the German artillery began firing.

 When the British artillery had deployed they started returning the fire and the Germans in the town began to suffer.
 A couple of groups came through the orchard while others walked boldly down the road.

 The German defenders waited in the buildings until the Brit's were close enough to open fire.

 With their artillery raining down shells the British advanced from hedge to hedge.
 Pins and casualties were mounting rapidly for the Germans.
With all the reinforcements for the Germans committed now it was only a matter of time.
The Germans were forced to withdraw from the town and lick their wounds.

Thanks Brad for organising a great game for us.

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Miniature World. Vancouver Island.

After spending a couple of weeks with family in Bellingham ( about one and a half hours drive north from Seattle) we headed to Vancouver. While there we went across to Vancouver Island and ended up at the very interesting Miniature World.

85 dioramas that are truly amazing. Some in 54mm scale and others in HO. There are a lot of the good old Airfix figures here!

Here a few shots of just some.



 First up is a bunch of photos  from the Normandy, June 1945 diorama.









Battle of Saratoga 1777.



Western France, August 1918.






Chelsea, June 1815.
News of Napoleons defeat at Waterloo.




 30 Years War. I think.





Germany 1945.






1st Manassas, 1861





This last group depict Vancouver in 1885, then Calgary also in 1885 and then Toronto in 1915.












 Although not all wargames related there is some wonderful model building going on here.

We took over 700 photos at this place and although I will do another post on this place you are getting off very lightly!