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  • 18/04/2015 at 01:56 #22356
    Avatar photoJust Jack
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    All,

    I’m posting this to show I finished all my stuff up for KG Klink’s invasion of France, but then it’s not quite true as I decided, perfectly last minute-like, that I wanted more vehicles. I contacted The Warstore, and not only were they super helpful in answering some product inventory queries I had, but I placed my order Tuesday and they were waiting for me on Thursday when I got home. So I’ve got about another 15 vehicles to finish up, all German except for two more French Char B1 bis.

    But all the stuff I previously ordered is now ready 😉 And the invasion begins this weekend regardless (I don’t need any of the stuff I just received for the first fight). So relax and take a look around.


    Here’s the whole thing: I ordered a Pendraken halftrack and made up a French command stand, used some spare infantry to make some more ‘heroes.’

    The Brits got a Pendraken truck, officer, and ‘Monty’ figure to make a command stand, two Pendraken 2-pounder anti-tank guns, a Pendraken Matilda II (to go with the Cruiser, two Matilda Is, two Vickers, and three armored cars), three Pendraken Vickers machine guns, and three Engineer stands (also Pendraken).

    I got some Allied and German surrendering guys and dismounted tank commanders.

    The Germans got another PzJgr I and five assault boats for crossing the Meuse and Somme.

    For more pics, please visit the blog at:
    http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/04/finishing-touches-for-kg-klinks-fall-of.html

    Again, I say again, stand by, the invasion of France kicks off this weekend.

    V/R,
    Jack

    18/04/2015 at 02:32 #22359
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Nice. Matildas, Panzerjager, Cruiser tanks.. Love the early war stuff!

    18/04/2015 at 02:43 #22362
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Wowzer I love those assault boats !!!  You did a great job on those !!!  Looking forward to your game kicking off.

    18/04/2015 at 02:46 #22363
    Avatar photoRod Robertson
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    Woo-hoo!

    “The goose-step’s the new step in France”. Great news Jack! Looks like Kyoteblue’s Elvira campaign will be left in Rommel’s dust. Good to hear you took the plunge and bought more Char B1’s. It’ll be so much more satisfying when you beat them. I’m glad to hear that the WarStore impressed you. I have been impressed by Neal’s excellent service every time I have ordered from him. You know he really likes to be referred to as the Grand Poo-Bah, so when you order the thee more Somua S-35’s you forgot to include in the last order, call him that and you may get them the same day!

    I for one am really looking forward to this so good gaming and have lots of fun!

    Rod Robertson

    18/04/2015 at 04:50 #22396
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    What not more wargaming crap??? 🙂

    I’m actually really looking forward to this Jack. Hope you enjoy the game as much as we probably will

    Sorry for been a pain in the ass. I promise by next week I go back on my meds…

    But until then…

     

     

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 04:55 #22399
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    After looking at your early war stuff I’d really like to take the plunge. But I’ve so much 15mm I’d prefer to go that route. Wonder is there any reasonably priced 15mm stuff available. I don’t feel like spending a lot of time painting. I’m in one of those dry spells and I’ve promised Robin I’d spend lots of out door time this summer so I don’t think I can afford to paint much…

    Anyway looking forward to it

    We should hold a celebration day where we all have to eat French food ….snails and frogs legs anyone?

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 05:04 #22403
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    You know, if you did Company Commander, 50 bucks or so would get you a battle-worthy army in 15mm 😉

    18/04/2015 at 05:14 #22409
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    Well not BF 15mm but sure 50 bucks of plastic soldier Zevesda ..

    18/04/2015 at 05:15 #22411
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    How much are those platoon packs? 20’ish bucks?

    3 or 4 riflemen per infantry stand, use the Bren’s for an MG stand, a few individual figures for specialists and you’ll easily have 6-7 infantry stands.

    Buy a tank or two and you’re good to go 🙂

    18/04/2015 at 05:18 #22413
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Does Plastic Soldier make a 15mm/1/100 early war Brit Infantry box ???

     

    18/04/2015 at 05:19 #22415
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    I was talking about one of the Battlefront packs actually, though I don’t know if they do early war either.

    18/04/2015 at 05:21 #22416
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    BF went up in price again…damn it.

    18/04/2015 at 05:22 #22418
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    QRF does ww2 too, don’t they?

    18/04/2015 at 05:24 #22422
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Yes they do as does Peter Pig…..and CD/Old Glory.

     

    18/04/2015 at 05:26 #22424
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    My 15’s are a mix of Battlefront, PP and CD.

    Half the CD figures were great, half were awful.

    18/04/2015 at 05:27 #22425
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    I’ll go on the hunt I think…I’ve a lot of unpainted lead downstairs…

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 05:28 #22426
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Got any stuff mounted for Crossfire? There’s a reason I picked the scale I did 😉

    18/04/2015 at 05:34 #22430
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    I do. I have lots of Jerry’s but mostly British and US airborne after that…Love to do a few French though

    And some older early war armour

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 05:36 #22434
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    It’s a great scale…you are a clever clogs Mister Weasel 🙂

    I’m jumping around too much from scale to scale

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 05:38 #22436
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Oh, I buy crap in every scale 🙂

    But 15mm is GodLenin’s own scale.

    Trying to narrow things down to one scale for each game or project.

    18/04/2015 at 05:47 #22442
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    But 15mm is GodLenin’s own scale.

    You were right the first time Ivan 🙂

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 05:49 #22444
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    http://www.peterpig.co.uk/french.htm

    WW2 Frenchies but not exactly a lot of stuff.

    18/04/2015 at 06:12 #22448
    Avatar photoWar Panda
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    Cheers Ivan. I’ve got Peter Pig Germans in the past and they looked great

    “The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
    For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”

    18/04/2015 at 06:17 #22449
    Avatar photoNorm S
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    Really looking forward to what you do with this project. I have recently bought La Bataille France 1940, which is a tactical boardgame from compass games, covering this period with counters representing platoons and with a scale of 150 – 200 metres per hex, so this is a really interesting game for boardgames as the lower squad scale is already very well covered by several producers.

     

    So with my enthusiasm fired for a new era (I am usually playing mid war), I will be following your exploits and will be interested to see how the French armour stacks up against the German armour … in usage, not just raw firepower / armour terms.

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