AAR Two More From Amokfigure

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Originally posted 8th June 2014

Two more AAR from Amokfigur. No photos this time as unfortunately the site has corrupted a bit, and the pictures for these battle reports are now unavailable...even on the Internet Archive. 

But they are a good read anyway!

Two more AAR from Amokfigur. No photos this time as unfortunately the site has corrupted a bit, and the pictures for these battle reports are now unavailable...even on the Internet Archive. 

But they are a good read anyway!

Glory in Russia

Vodka and Steel

AAR: Two from Amokfigur

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Originally posted 5th June 2014

As those of you who regularly visit this website know, I love discovering new sources of battle reports. Here's another find: a website from Denmark, I think, with a handful of reports dating back to 2006!

The site is currently marked as being in hiatus, and I hope that changes, as the reports are great. Here's the first two.

The Briansk Front
Eastern Front Game

AAR: Zima

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Originally posted 26th May 2014

A third play-test scenario from the forthcoming Bashnya or Bust! scenario pack. The Germans have their backs against the wall...

AAR: Near Chemont

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Originally posted 24th May 2014

Another great AAR from the Blenneville or Bust scenario pack:  Topi and his friends fight scenario 3A: Near Chemont.

AAR: Avaux

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Originally posted 17th May 2014

The first of two AARs from Topi using scenarios from the Blenneville or Bust! Normandy scenario pack. This time it's scenario 2A:  Avaux.

AAR: Tomaszow Lubelski

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Originally posted 13th May 2014

Another great IABSM AAR in 6mm from Mark Luther.

This time the action moves to southern Poland in 1939, near the small village of Tomaszow Lubelski...

 

AAR: The Essel Bridgehead

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Originally posted 7th May 2014

I have, for a long time, been a fan of Mark Luther's IABSM games in 6mm: his Flickr albums are a joy to browse. I haven't transferred any of them to this site because, for an equally long time, I thought I'd confine this site to IABSM played in 15mm. 

Now, however, the temptation has proved too great (and I've started including 28mm games!) so I am starting the long, slow process of uploading Mark's reports.

Here is the first one: action at the Essel Bridgehead on the western front in 1945.

AAR: Bashnya or Bust! #2A

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Originally posted 20th April 2014

A report on the playtest of scenario 2A of the forthcoming late war, eastern front scenario book for IABSM. See the Soviet steamroller in action!

AAR: Keren at Salute

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Originally posted 19th April 2014

Those of you got to Salute this year would hopefully have seen the wonderful 28mm IABSM demo game: The Battle of Keren. 

There are plenty of individual blog posts about the game, and I have collected five of them together here. Enjoy!

A Russian Orthodox Church

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Originally posted 16th April 2014

Those of you who encountered me in the latter part of the Salute Day will be aware that I was looking for a 15mm WW2 Russian Orthodox church to serve as a terrain piece for playtesting my late war Eastern Front scenario pack, Bashnya or Bust!

Well I found one!

A Polish company called Wargamer Company were at Salute promoting and selling their  game called By Fire & Sword. This game apparently (and I'm quoting their website here) recreates the 17th century wars fought by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Turkey, Muscovy, Sweden, Crimean Khanate and Cossacks. 

Well Bashnya or Bust! is set in Lithuania, and they had a Wooden Orthodox Church model, so I bought it immediately, and have painted it up ready for Saturday's playtest of scenario 2A.

Cracking terrain piece, really easy to paint, and looks very good. Here are a couple of 'model' shots; more to follow in the AAR that will doubtless follow Saturday's game.

AAR: Bathtub Primosole Bridge

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Originally posted 14th April 2014

Sometimes I take a note of an AAR and then forget to upload it. Here is one such: Brian Cantwell's Bathtub Primosole Bridge.

This is a very nice report that follows on nicely from the action in the Sicilian Weekend scenario pack.

Libyans for North Africa

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Originally posted 11th April 2014

I have had a packet of Battlefront's Libyan/Italian colonial infantry hanging around in the lead mountain forever, but waiting for various orders to arrive from far, far away moved them slowly to the front of the queue until I really had no choice but to paint them.

These are nice models: the officers and NCOs in particular. I don't think I've quite got the skin colour right, but I do think they will look good on the tabletop. Time to dust off the Operation Compass scenario pack again!

AAR: Gallabat

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Originally posted 5th April 2014

Superb IABSM AAR featuring a warm-up game for one of the demo games at Salute that will be featuring TFL rules. Beautiful terrain, gorgeous figures: brilliant!

AAR: Near Osen

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Originally posted 30th March 2014

I am currently about halfway through the Bashnya or Bust! late war eastern front scenario pack for IABSM, with fifteen out of the thirty-one scenarios completed i.e. stages one to four in the pyramid. 

This AAR is a report on the playtest game for the first scenario: #01: Near Osen. You'll be pleased to hear that all went well, and the only change needed was a minor adjustment to the number of Blinds each side can bring on to the table at any one time.

Plastic Soldier Company Churchills: 19 of them!

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Originally posted 18th March 2014

I have finally finished my squadron of Churchill tanks: all nineteen of them!

These are really nice models from the Plastic Solider Company finished off with decals from the equally excellent Dom's Decals. 

AAR: Day of the Panthers

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Originally posted 10th March 2014

James Mantos brings us an excellent battle report from a recent Normandy game. Some really good photography as well: a recommended read!

AAR: Airfield Attack

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Originally posted 5th March 2014

Chris Stoesen (author of the In the Name of Roma scenario pack for IABSM) brings us a battle report for IABSM in 6mm, put on by Mark Luther. Some excellent looking terrain and a great battle.