A Falklands Game with Combat patrol ww2

Tried a bigger game using more of the advanced rules form Combat patrol ww2 again using the Free Falklands supplement ,slightly larger forces and introducing mortors and rifle grenades . John had the Argentinian forces consisting of a HQ , a MMG group and a rifle group I had the Para's which had a HQ and 2 8 man sections . The cardscame out better for the Para's during the first turn but after that the Argentinians fared better causing afew casualties and pinning a couple of sections ,on turn 5 The Para's mamanged ot take out afew Argies but it was too little too late and they had to fall back taking casualties alll the way , a victory for the Junta . The game played really weel and smoothly John picked up the rules after turn two was moving through his turns without having to ask many questions ,he got ht ebug and was looking into getting the rules and some of the free army lists and supplements . I got into the game and forgot to take any pictures other than the initial forces lined up prior to deployment.

Combat Patrol -Falklands

Had a quick trial game of Combat Patrol ww2 using the Falklands war supplement .The rules are quite different to other rule sets ,movement ,combat ,morale ,wounds and everything is determined by drawing cards . The turn sequence is determined by drawing a card from the activation deck ,the number drawn is matched to a d6 roll made for each team leader at the beginning of each turn ,the activation deck contains 2 of each number so in theory each unit(s) can do two actions per turn but the deck contains other cards that can effect this. When the unit(s) are activated the player draws a card from their action deck which shows any possible movement ,shooting , melee and morale outcomes with out using any dice. The way the cards have been put together is amazing with each card being diffferent so one turn you might move up tp 8 inch the next up to 5 inches , the cards contain all cover types and show how they effect any possible hits . There are many free add ons including the Falklands war , ww2 pacific war ,Napoleonic , army lists and optional rules . For our first game we had a small British Para patrol bumpingh in to a slightly larger Argentinian unit which was dug in, in theory the Paras had agood chance but the Cards loved the Argentinians and hated the Brits ,who had to fall back after three turns with 2 dead and 2 wounded having caused no damage to the Argentinian Marines . Looking forward to bigger games and also using my WW2 stuff as well really enjoyed this game lots of quick action resolved quicky and no keeping lots of QRF sheets on the table or thumbing through rule books .

mat by Urnban matz ,all figures are Gripping Beast MOFO

Operation Corporate

In my attempt to minimise my lead mountain ,I thought I would dig into the Historical side of the pile and decided on my 28mm Falklands project. I purchased a few packs of their MOFO range from Gripping Beast about 2 years ago,they do anice discount bundle which at the moment is 12 packs for less than the cost of ten packs with free postage . The two forces I chose were a Para recce platoon and a platoon of Argentine Marines , the figures are really wonderful ,poses are based on lots of the actual photos of the war and theres lots of period moustaches .They are a pleasure to paint and I will be ordering the extra figures I need to make up to full platoons .

Above the British Paras ,they are equipped with SLR's ,sterlings .m79, Brens and GMPG's depicted in amix of helmets and berets Below are the Argentine Marines armed with FN Fals with fixed and folding stocks ,M3 smg and FN Faps and FN Mags all of the figures have a great sense of period

mat from urbanmatz

A few odd bits

Finished a couple of bits that have been on my desk for months now .A couple of whizz kids pieces a giant snake and a giant scorpion and a pulp type rocket powered car suitable for my pulp heroes to dash around in ,no idea of the manufacturer but it was very cheap .`all posed with a 28mm pulp figure for scale ,the 2 crratures are suitable for a few fantasy and sci fi gamesas well as pulp

More Zulu Books

Picked up another 2 Zulu related books ,The Battle of Ulundi and King Cetshawayo Kampande both by John Laband and part of the Kwazulu Monuments Council series , I already have one ,seen with these 2 in the picture and I am not sure how many there were in the series I know there is at least one more on Isandlawana . They are nice soft cover books packed with B&w Photos ,drawings and maps ,as you would expect from Laband they are very informative nd well written

Pulp Alley project pt 3

Finished the final set of Pulp Alley characters ,this set are the Phantom Agents led by the mysterious Phantom Ace fighting for justice with his trusty side kicks Gauge the tomboy mechanical expert always inventing new gadgets to save the day , Rutherford the Askari marksman and finally Roswell The fierce pooch who is always handy in a brawl . These and the previous two leagues will be taking part in a three palyer campaign during the summer .

Pulp Alley Project -pt2

Finished the second pulp alley set of figures ,this time we have the Dundee Scholars , the Leader Lucky Dundee ,and his two sidekicks Lady Elaine who is the brains of the outfit and the other sidekick Milligan the acrobatic chimp . Again all cards come with the figures saving me alot of time making my own. As you can see ,Luckylooks abit like a certain heroic archeologist

The Defence of Rorkes Drift

A couple of new items for my Anglo Zulu War collection ,2 wooden Plagues celebrating the Defence of Rorkes Drift .I believe these were originally produced for the Museum in Brecon but went out of production quite a while ago but thanks to Ian Knight managed to get a contact for the original manufacturer and got these made up for me. The Rifle and Shield one measures around 25cm x20cm and the Victoria cross one is about 17x12cm .

Pulp Alley -new project

I have quite few figures I have been using with Pulp Alley but recently purchased afew of their own figures ,they come with pre generated cards ,the first set ive painted are Minervas Mercenaries a set of five figures ,Minerva ,her side kick Ramjeet Singh and 3 thugs to give them support.The figures are nice but had alot of flash ,something Im not used to now days and the metal is very hard so they take some cleaning up but worth the work .

Our intrepid Heroine and her faithul side kick

These three likely lads will give the back up needed to face all those challenges and perils Next up the Dundee Scholers