A Sandbox

Work on creating small forces for the East African campaign continues. A bit of a blurry photo and the crews need a Soft Stone wash, but here are some Heroics Italian artillery pieces. I've also finished 6 M11/39 tanks, but the bases need to be flocked first. 

Heroics order arrived yesterday and I was feeling in the zone, as regards the painting urge, so the SM.79 was undercoated and pai ted last night. Transfers applied this evening after a bonkers day at work.  where I toured KS1 bringing some festive joy... 

The school term is drawing to a welcome close. I've got an order from Heroics due, with some Italians for my East African campaign to get me started. I've also purchased some transfers for the rebooted Adeptus Titanicus to add to my original Warlords- I've got ones designed for Warhounds, due to the change of scale. In the meantime, I'm enjoying my hobby reading and making plans for the time off and some festive food and drinks. 

The southern advance of TF Kroesen was met with a force of Cubans advancing from the port town. Their aim was to delay and hinder the advancing US forces before withdrawing.  The battlefield. The Cubans plan was to secure some of the buildings as a base of fire.  TF Kroesen consisted of 1 full infantry company (4 infantry, 2 Gama Goats), an understrength company of 3 infantry, a support company of a Dragon, 2 mortars and a HMG platoon, with Gama Goat transport. They were supported by an FAO and FAC.  Cuban forces were an infantry company in BTR60s, a company of PT76 light tanks and an FAO with 3 122mm guns in support.  The Cubans began, with a number of failed command rolls, so their advance was slow up to the buildings. The 82nd forces were equally slow.  In turn 2, the FAC, with support from one of the advancing Recce jeep units (M151 MUTT jeeps), called in air support from an A7 Avenger II. However, this was driven off by AA fire from command unit...

I managed to fight a small delaying action today. Task Force Kroesen, advancing down the east coast, has been met by a small Cuban battle group of an infantry company with artillery support and a company of PT 76 tanks. A full AAR will follow later.  the battle is taking place in G6, guarding the approach to the settlement of Port Grenville. 

The last time I posted during a half term, my plans had been laid low by a bout of norovirus. History, along with my intestines, has repeated, as last week I, along with a good proportion of my colleagues and KS1 children, we're laid low by a nasty dose of said virus that wrought havoc at work. Normality had just about reasserted itself by Saturday. In time for me to catch Cast at the Students Union.  That said, I've used the time off to catch up on painting some of the 3D printed civilian vehicles I bought at Joy of Six. I also needed some MDF bases for Notables for Maurice plus to base up the Baccus 8th Army Vickers guns teams for the East Africa campaign planned for 2025. The seller on eBay also had these at a very reasonable £6.79 for the four.  Theyve had a white spray undercoat, but I think I'll get a grey spray to use for undercoating and to act as a base colour for these. I think they will do nicely for Europe, Khemed or even a game of classic Adeptus Ti...