I will start with an overview of the campaign situation:
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I will start with an overview of the campaign situation:
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Firstly the latest painting progress. A long overdue attention to the Market Garden project - Groesbeek Heights.
Almost complete prior to basing. |
More terrain pieces have been completed for Pony Wars. My first use of cork bark was used to make rocky terrain pieces which will also form rocky passes.
My terrain modelling skills are basic to put it mildly and much of this was trial and error together with guidance from various Youtube videos. |
One side is sheer rock face with the rear sloped to allow access for the ambushers! |
A few weeks ago, prior to my splurge on painting ships, I completed all the figures for Pony Wars with the exception of 4 cannon and crew awaiting a new Baccus order. In the meantime I will use artillery from my ACW collection to plug the gap. There are a total of 1,150 figures in the collection.
What follows covers the entire figure collection:
Mounted Braves. 480 have been completed, 120 short of the number recommended in the rules. |
Mounted Braves |
With the blog having switched to a nautical theme over recent weeks, I post here an update on naval painting, in particular aircraft carriers. I have purchased some flight deck decals from "Flight Deck Decals" (link on the right) which really are superb. They do require some trimming to fit as closely as possible the Navwar models and many are also suitable for Davco. The current naval painting bug has inspired me to crack on with aircraft carriers in particular to utilise these decals.
Royal Navy carriers (all Navwar) from left to right: Top row; Hermes, Ark Royal, Glorious Middle row; Ameer, Victorious, Furious Bottom row: Biter; Indomitable, Eagle |
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The second Japanese patrol was also successful intercepting the USN EasGroup which is the subject of the next game.
The heavy cruiser Nachi with 4 Shiratsuyu class destroyers are on a reciprocal course with the US sweep which it sights at a distance of 23,000 yards (115cm). The US force consists of the cruisers Houston and Boise escorted by 9 Clemson class 4-stacker destroyers.
An overview at the start. |