Grymauch's Solo Wargaming Blog

Time for an update on what I have been painting this year so far. Starting with figures for the Trebia project: 4 bases of Spanish Heavy Cav...

10th December 1940 The first real action of the campaign involved British and Australian fighters intercepting an escorted Italian bomber fo...

As the allied fleet transporting US landing forces destined for Karpathos steams towards that island, a formation of aircraft is picked up ...

Hoping to replicate their success on the Maritza airfield raid, a combined allied bomber formation escorted by fighters set out from Cyprus...

Helping my elderly parents move home over the last few days has slowed my wargaming activity to a crawl! I did however, manage to complete ...

Scale = 1/600 Aircraft; 1/3000 ships Manufacturers = A/c Tumbling Dice; Ships Navwar & Davco Rules = Bag The Hun 2 for Air to Air; ...

This past week has been rather busy with real life intruding on my hobby! The latest battle in the Operation Nostalgia campaign is now unde...

A big push on painting 1/600 WW2 aircraft brings the current painting project near the end with just Ju52's and a couple of Walrus Floa...

With this batch of aircraft complete the end of this particular aircraft painting project is in sight. All are 1/600th scale from Tumbling ...

Flying out of Cyprus and approximately one hour behind the American raid, are a squadron of Douglas Boston bombers escorted by a squadron o...

As HMS Biter's  fighter squadron gains height, formations of German aircraft approach: Table size = 6' x 3'9" Scale ...

With an air battle now underway painting has slowed a little over the last few days. The aim is to complete all the aircraft required for O...

Within a 20 minute drive from where I live is the Fleet Air Arm Museum at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton. After living here for 9 ye...

The production line continues in painting up 1/600th aircraft for the Op Nostalgia campaign. A squadron of B-25b Mitchell bombers ...

I am going to change the way I provide the After Action Reports a little for this campaign. It will be written up from the Allied perspecti...

Interspersed with playing a naval battle for 'Operation Nostalgia' I have continued painting up aircraft for that campaign. All are ...

A squadron of 12 Grumman Martlets of the Fleet Air Arm have been completed in 1/600th scale. These aircraft from Tumbling Dice are a pleasu...

It is now shockingly over 2 weeks since the last 'On the Workbench' update. That said there is not a great deal to report as pretty...

Too much heat than is  healthy for us damp cold Brits, my son's wedding and England football team doing something highly unusual in the...

The first day move of day one so the allied fleets set sail from Cyprus and Egypt. Concentrating for a moment on the allies, red counte...