Favorite AWI Blog's 2014

VolleyFireVSFwargames

New for 2013 new adventures 1895 and Beyond
http://volleyfirevsfgames.blogspot.com/

Henry has introduced me to a new set of rules look here for new tales of these adventures.
IHNM - In Her Majesty's Name by Osprey

Volleyfiresupplydepot

My newly updated blog for supplies and painting tips gleaned from the web and my general surplus miniature selling page click on the link to take you to the new blog.
http://volleyfiresupplydepot.blogspot.com/

I now have joined the electronic age and have paypal and EBay auctions.

VolleyFireOverseas

This is a blog I set up to chronicle my adventures in wargaming overseas in Scotland in 2011 and to continue following particular games overseas that I enjoyed with my new friends in Edinburgh. I look forward to finally updating this with more pics soon.

http://volleyfireoverseas.blogspot.com/

Napoleonic Campaigning in Italy

Napoleonic Campaigning in Italy
Les Grognards Blog "The sabre that Napoleon used at Marengo"

Napoleon's Drum and his Marshals

Napoleon's Drum and his Marshals
Napoleon Mulling over his battle plan

Napoleon reflecting by Iron Mitton

Napoleon reflecting by Iron Mitton
Quiet before the battle

Napoleon the morning of waterloo

More Iron Mitton Cartoons

More Iron Mitton Cartoons
Knock - Knock

Iron Mitton Cartoons

Iron Mitton Cartoons

Civility in wargaming

Civility in wargaming

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Star Trek Tournament

Captain K. I. Dursandy won again

Otherwise
In the Bajorian area of space Federation forces lost the following battles
Captain Gerard Scorpion Du'Bergerac Star Trek Lost all three games
1. Captain Scorpion Lost  by 4 points almost one the Kirk sailed of the edge of the board
2. Captain Scorpion made an error in movement  saw Kirk moved off the table by my opponent and destroyed with firing a shot
EXCEPT Destroyed DEEPSPACE 9 in one Salvo / almost outmaneuvered my slow methodical opponent
3. Captain Scorpion Lost Enterprise -D
Kirk destroyed again -- BUT Destroyed DEEPSPACE 9 in TWO Salvos
The Last Survivor in every battle but one was Suwanee's Pride Federation Koi Fighters
Still won two prizes (one for participation) Federation Fighters (one for being the best target in the tournament resembling Radioactive Chernonbylian Swiss Cheese) Bajorian Battle cruiser and Three large flat models for Deep Space NINE (so with a few more ships I can field my own Bajorian Navy)

Now I have a Christmas ornament shaped like a Klingon Bird of prey
And a Star Wars battle star that can serve as a Borg Cube Ship
  Pictures of this tournament and of a drop zone game to follow.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Star Trek Attack Wing Game

Ok something rarely seen on this blog a little science fiction gaming probably
should post this on my other page
 
 
 
 
Henry got me to play this as did a few of his friends at Giga Bytes Cafe' in Marietta
Almost wiped out Captain Kirk - But apparently the game has a Kirk cheat death card and
the game master had "two" of them which lets Kirk come back at full strength - which is a bit
much IMHO - should be revived at a reduced rate (like Spock dying in Wrath of Khan) and
Kirk being younger and inexperienced in Star Trek 2 Into the Heart of Darkness.
 
Which reminds me a New Khan card from the new movie would be interesting.
 
Anyway I used 3 Romulan class vessels and cardassian fighters
(like the fighters and the turn radius of the 2 Romulan warships was interesting)
 
Henry's got a secret weapon that kick's but n the game
 
 
Pirates next weekend at Gigabytes and might try the tournament after that.

CY6 - WW1 airplanes

Balloon Busting using CY6 - Allied victory One Busted Balloon and one German pilot KIA
Almost got two more German planes


 
From Fort Mills SC wargaming but it gives the general idea of the day

 

 
 
From Fort Mills SC wargaming but it gives the general idea of the day
 
Found this interesting article information off wiki
Max Näther (youngest German Ace) took basic flight training in Bucharest. He then progressed to training with FEA 7 at Brunswick. His final training was at Jastaschule I at Valenciennes, France.[4]
He graduated from Jastashule I[5] and was assigned to Jagdstaffel 62 in March 1918.[2] He flew an all black Albatros D.Va with a personal insignia of a German national flag streaming from a slanted staff imposed on a white square painted on the side of the plane's fuselage just aft of the cockpit. Killed in Poland in 1919 During the German - Polish Border War - Flew a Fokker D VII after August 1918.

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
This sample was painted using used Humbrol colours Green Hu-149, Mauve Hu-153 (red)+Hu-25(Blue)+Hu-65(Light Blue) 1:1:1, Light Blue Hu-65 and Black Hu-33. It was slightly drybrushed all the model with very dark gray.painter does not like heavy weathered models. Apparently added pipes from the wing cooler to engine made of brass wire and I left it unpainted. Main problem was to fit the wheel struts. Apparently had to glue them several times to get the proper alignment. Rigging made using my preferred method, black panty hose thread. Nather's personal marking - German flag is litle oversized but was left it as it was. Also oversized was crosses for upper wing on Propagteam set. apparently used the kit's ones. this is a 1/48th scale plane will look interesting in 1/72nd scale