WW1 German Artillery.

I picked up this WW1 German 77mm Field Gun and Crew a while ago and have finally finished it. This one is made by Old Glory. Comes with a crew of 6 but I have only based 4 with the gun and then based the other two guys on washers. Although labeled as 25mm it does not look too out of place with the 28mm stuff I have. Sorry about the photos being crap.

These are the other two dudes you get in the set,

WW1 Building.

 Here is another somewhat damaged building for our 28mm WW1 games. Built the same as the last one. The shell crater in the ground did not work out as good as I would have liked but it will have to stay. Although there is not enough rubble for the amount of damage, I intend to make some piles of rubble later that can be placed around to suit. Too much rubble on the base just makes it too difficult to place the troops in there.

 

Great War Miniatures German Jager making use of the cover.

The first two buildings together.

In use as a First Aid post.

Wounded on stretchers made from plastic. The wounded are made from plasticine, covered with tissue paper and PVA glue, and heads are from the Wargames Factory Colonial British.

Closeup of the rubble.

WW1 German Jager

 These guys are another group that I received as a Christmas gift last year.
 Great War Miniatures make some truly outstanding figures and these are right up there with the best. Nice poses and all of them are different.

 

On patrol.

  

I have also been working on another damaged building for our WW1 stuff and I will post some pic's of the latest one soon.

Fort Wayne.

A couple of months ago I started gluing sticks together and Fort Wayne began to take shape.

 This all came about due to a conversation early last year between my mate Wayne and I over needing a fort for our Southern Strategists group for our FIW games. I thought, this sounds like something that I could have a go at, so after a year of procrastinating I made a start.
Because it was Wayne's idea I have named it after him and it now resides in his wargames room.


The base is made from 3mm MDF with a textured plaster covering, the walls are sanded strips of balsa wood and the lift off roof is made from card tiles.

I made the walkway around the fort rather wide to help accommodate our figure's bases.

 There are wall sections that are the same size as the building to allow for it to be part of the wall or placed within the walls or left out altogether.

 The gates are hinged so that they could be left open or closed.

 The card tiled roof can be removed to allow for the placement of figures within the building.

I also made up a couple of stands of damaged wall section for when the attacker finally breaks in.

The fort saw action back in March when we had our first FIW game
http://southern-strategists.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/28mm-french-indian-war-battle.html and
http://dispatchesfromthemess.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/french-indian-war.html

Building in ruins

I started making some ruined buildings, mainly for our WW1 games. I'm keen to fight some skirmish level games at some point (no rules yet), so I have made them more closely to 28mm scale than I would for battalion or regimental type games that really require a smaller foot print.

The main ingredients were foamcard, DAS modelling clay (for the brickwork), cardboard and balsa wood. I have another couple to finish of yet and will post some photos of them when they are complete.

A group of British troops moving in for a closer look.

German officers confer in the courtyard.

German command making use of the roof area for observation.

British troops in defence.

Roof and upper floor sections are removable to allow for the placement of figures.

There is a little bit of rubble inside the building too.

Napoleonic RHA.

Another Christmas present finally painted up. This time it is the Royal Horse Artillery in 28mm. When I first saw them I couldn't wait to get paint on them but I really struggled to get them done.

Scots Greys in support.

Foot and horse artillery with some infantry lurking in the background.

All the artillery figures are Front Rank.

ANZAC Day.

Today is the day that Kiwis and Aussies take a moment or two to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for YOU and ME. Make some time today to think of the many men and women who have given their lives for their country.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

A very old postcard that I have with a photo of ANZAC Cove on the front.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

We will remember them.