A new old project

It's back to 15mm WW2 at the moment. I'm part way through renovating my late war US forces and have used a box of PSC plastics for the bulk of the infantry and Peter Pig for the support weapons. The PSC box has an odd mix of small arms, not really having enough rifles, but I'm happy to count carbines and extra BARs as rifles when necessary. Official BARs are based as 2 man teams whereas your basic GI is based singly. I have a few rules options to toy with: PBI, Battlegroup Normandy, Battle, Bolt Action, or even my own adapted from some moderns I wrote a few years ago. For now here is the first platoon and a hefty selection of support weapons. The 30 cal MGs are repaints, hence the square bases, the rest are all new. Two more infantry platoons to do and I'll have a company. I then have a box of PSC Germans and a box of support weapons assembled and under coated.

Salute Pictures

A few photos of our games at Salute, courtesy of Joe Dever

 ...and one of yours truly and chum Andy Hawes, gratefully accepting our award for best painting on behalf of the whole crew.

Back from Salute

Phew. Out at 4:30 and back at 20:30. 250 mile round trip! Had a wonderful day though. Our Dux Bellorum games went down well and we also won the award for best figure painting. Hooray!

Now....very....tired

Night all

Salute tomorrow

Well, work is done for the week, the car is packed and all is set for a 5am start to drive down to Salute.

Our Dux Bellorum games are on stand GB05. Hope to see some of you there!

Cheers

Watch Tower refurb

Settling into my new job. Salute just around the corner! I'm still plugging away at some Late Romans but everything for Salute is pretty much done. I spent a little time yesterday repairing and repainting my Grand Manner watchtower. Over the years this had got to look a little tired and had suffered some bits of damage. With a bit of effort I think it is looking ready for action again!

Will try to post again before Saturday

Wagons Roll

Quick snaps of some Roman supply wagons. Not museum quality brushwork and there was a nasty case of Army Painter varnish causing the quick shade to crackle in places. That aside they'll do fine if no one looks too closely. Some of the figures are conversions. The two drivers have head swaps - one foundry, one West Wind. The two chaps leading the oxen were originally Saxon slingers.
In the background you can see the next WIP infantry unit.

Pictures from the Cannon game

Just a few quick photos from the game of Dux Bellorum I demonstrated at the Cannon show in Retford on Sunday. I wasn't trying to take top quality pictures so these are the best of the snaps a rattled off on the day.