I've added the photographs of the Aphids: frog-like aliens largely from Zombiesmith. Unfortunately I'm having a bit of a mare with my photos at the moment: I had the camera perfectly set up to take pictures using normal light bulbs, but now we've switched to energy efficient ones I can't get the colour balance right! So apologies, and I will replace them all in due course.
Cruise the Blue with Robert Avery's latest pdf scenario booklet for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!"
An extensive history of the Italian invasion of Egypt and the British response: Operation Compass, the Five-Day Raid that turned into a campaign. Set between June 1940 and early February 1941, the booklet contains twenty-three unique scenarios for “I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum!” including attacks, counter-attacks, encounter battles, desperate defences, and the types of action typical of desert warfare: tank vs tank and tank vs gun battles.
From the 11th Hussars’ initial reconnaissance and harassment missions; through to the assaults on the network of Italian camps in the Western Desert; the Australian assaults on Bardia, Tobruk and Derna; and on to the thrilling climax at Beda Fomm, you’ll encounter British, Australians and Italians of all shapes and sizes.
Operation Compass contains the following scenarios:
1. The Road to Fort Capuzzo;
2. The Battle of Girba
3. The Invasion of Egypt
4. Nibeiwa
5. Tummar West
6. Tummar East
7. Alam el Dab
8. Sidi Barrani
9. Buq Buq
10. The Road From Fort Capuzzo
11. Bardia One
12. Bardia Two
13. Bardia Three
14. Tobruk One
15. Tobruk Two
16. Tobruk Three
17. Mechili
18. Siret el Chreiba
19. The Derna Wadi
20. Sidi Saleh One
21. The Pimple One
22. The Pimple Two
23. Sidi Saleh Two
I have now uploaded two more playtest AARs from Lard Island's play-testing of Charlie Don't Surf.
I've added details for Critical Mass Games' Marrok Walkers: medium walkers to support the Protolene Khanate infantry.
The image below doesn't really do justice to the size of this thing, but a 15mm infantryman comes in at under the walker's knee height!
I've added details for Khurasan's excellent new "space wasps", the Vespulid Swarm, to the Hive Army Lists. Got to get me some of these!
If there is such a thing as trends in wargaming, then 15mm science-fiction is currently it. The last year or so has seen an explosion in the range and variety of figures available: the mainly human ranges already existent have been joined by Aphids, Quar, Spugs, Garn, Karkarines, Felids, Dracon, Blarad and Greys to name but a few.
In the TooFatLardies 2009 Xmas Special, I wrote a sci-fi adaptation of IABSM so that I could play with all my new sci-fi toys. Although you'll need the 2009 Xmas Special article to play the game, here is the start of a host of useful support material, along with the usual Army Gallery and AAR sections.
I have now uploaded the four playtest AARs from Lard Island's play-testing of Charlie Don't Surf. Very exciting stuff!
I will soon (next few days) be adding a whole new section to Vis Lardica, dedicated to Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face: the IABSM Sci-Fi variant from the Christmas Special 2009. Army lists and an army gallery will be first up.
A few more Italians added: Motociclisti and the first of the Fucilieri. Have now got a bit distracted painting Felids: 15mm sci-fi figures from Khurasan.
Heads up for my next scenario book: Operation Compass. Should be available within the next couple of weeks. Twenty-three early war scenarios for the Western Desert: time to get those Italians onto the table!
Last of the holiday Italians posted. Now it's back to the usual grind of painting when I can :(
Doubtless inspired by the imminent arrival of Charlie Don't Surf, I have now uploaded pictures of my NVA force. Only about a company's worth, but more than enough to cause trouble for the Yanks!
I have now uploaded the remaining pictures of my WW2 US rifle and armoured rifle companies. Just some more Italians to do now!
Ah, the pleasures of the holidays: painting, painting and more painting.
In ten days I've finished platoons of Bersaglieri Anti-Tank Guns; Fucilieri 65/17 guns; M11/39 Tanks; M14/41 Tanks; Semovente 75 SP guns; 6-ton Lorries; and Renault R-35 Tanks kindly donated by our German allies.
Renault R-35 tanks
Okay, so I haven't got round to doing the rest of the Vietnam range: been too busy painting Italians for the Western Desert for my forthcoming Operation Compass scenario pack. Here are some of the Italians I've finished so far...and the Operation Compass scenario pack will be available in the early new year.
Italian tanks from Battlefront
Whether you're into things Lardy or not, I recommend you buy the TFL Xmas Special 2009: packed full of wargaming information and scenarios, and incredibly good value as well: 123 pages for a mere £5.
I have three pieces in the special:
Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face is a sci-fi variant for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! that allows you to use all those weird and wonderful alien figures you have hidden at the back of the cupboard for some super sci-fi gaming.
The Defence Of Crap Island is an early war Pacific theatre scenario featuring US Marines defending an atoll against Japanese invasion. Rumours that it was written purely to make Terry shut up are exaggerated!
Tottensontag is a 1942 Western Desert scenario featuring the Afrika Korps in action against the South Africans.
Available now from www.toofatlardies.co.uk.
With Battlefront/FOW moving into Vietnam with their new Once We Were Warriors range, I thought it was about time I started uploading my Vietnam collection into a gallery. Here is the US Rifle Company for starters, NVA and VC to follow in due course.
Four new AAR's added, all from the All American 82nd Airborne scenario pack. Inspired by Martin 981463's fantastic 20mm game, I went back and loaded up the three playtest battle reports from the Durham boys. Click on the links to read the reports.
I've also added links to all Kev (Fat Wally)'s battle reports to make your browsing even easier.
"My God! It's A Monster!" Richard Clarke with a report on the latest play-test for IABSM III.
This brings the number of AARs on the site up to fifty: crackingly good reads with lots of inspiring photographs!
Battle report and photographs from Scenario 8 of the Sealion scenario pack.
Vis Lardica is a website devoted to wargaming and military history, with a special emphasis on the company-sized rulesets produced by the TooFatLardies: I Ain't Been Shot Mum (WW2); Charlie Don't Surf (Vietnam); and Quadrant 13 (science fiction)
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