Hobbies fair 2014 - FOW 15mm

Some pictures of the table that was set up at the hobbies fair in August 2014. We had a lot of interest from the crowds which was really nice, having an appealing and scenic table definitely helped to attract a lot of attention, All the terrain is scratch built.

Game 1

 The town

 View showing the the British 11th Armoured advancing on the town from the other side of the river.

  

 Mathew planning his next move, his Germans are holding the town

 German Infantry holding one of the objectives with armoured suport

German armoured thrust out of the town 

 British Infantry hiding in the woods

 Shermans an M10's approach the second objective

German casualties

 View of the carnage

Game 2 with a variation of the terrain.

 View from the other direction

 The town. Two objectives are visible, the first is the bridge and the second, the crossroads.

 View over the table

 The crossroads, showing one of the objectives.

The Tigers barrel, hull-down, waiting for the enemy.

 one of the Tigers getting into position.

 The Shermans and M10 hunting the Tiger, taking up position on the other side of the forest

 Stugs in the tree-line

 Bogged-down Shermans by the Mill

 M10's taking up position in the hedge rows to cover the infantry advance

 Infantry with a lone Sherman advancing on the Stugs. One Stug brews-up with a well placed shot.

 Panzer iv's take out a Stuart recce tank, the other two retreat as fast as possible.

 Tigers pull back off the hill

Panzers IV's keeping the objective and town clear of the British attack.

War in the desert

Normally I dont post the older games, instead just create a page with a link on the side menu. This one is for Eugene to enjoy. This was a 20mm Rapid-Fire game that we played at the Hobbies fair  on the 04 of August 2012. I thought I would post this for Eugene as he is busy working on his 15mm Africa Korp and Desert rats. We had both built substantial 20mm desert armies just before we decided to convert to 15mm, most of these figures were sold off to pay for the 15mm figures and vehicles. However we went into mid war Europe and haven't revisited north Africa until now. I have fallen behind a bit and am yet to start purchasing and preparing for North Africa. 

Some Mattilda II's with dazzle camo and a Crusader taking on some Panzer III's

 Battle at the station

Eugenes South African artillery 

 A different view of my British tanks engaging the German forces

 The oasis

  I can't remember who won the battle, I know my Crusaders were wiped out without 

causing any damage, which was sad as they looked so good on the field

German infantry advancing 

 British Artillary HQ

Germans taking the station

My War room

I share a house with a wife, two daughters and up until a little while ago, a son. This had relegated my wargaming to the garage. This is not a bad thing, however it can be cold and uncomfortable in winter and hot and unbearable in summer and on top of that the garage also becomes a dumping ground for stuff that is unwelcome in the house but not worth tossing out. When my son left for New Zealand, I had the opportunity to move my operations back into the house. His bedroom has now been invaded and converted into my War room. This is a photo essay of the current progress.

The room stripped down before the painting and carpeting

The wood paneling was old and scraped and marked.

I was planning on leaving it as it was then my wife 

suggested I paint it dark brown.

Turned out to be a very good idea.

Starting to move furniture in

Different views of the room 

I am planning on removing the white door and putting a two sided 

display cabinet in the door way and just utilizing the other doorway.

The dartboard is in place! Looking toward the modelling corner.

Bookcase and computer desk 

The modelling corner 

I needed a paint station. 

The general plan. 

 Not completely finished but there you go.

The set of plastic drawers on the right willl need to be moved to give 

me more desktop space but for now this works. 

Blood was spilled in the construction of the paint station.

 I put a small drill bit through my thumb and out the other side. 

A bit painful still. This is a week and a half later, healing nicely.

All I need is a bit of visual detail next.......