On the workbench Vultee Vengence MkII

The Vultee Vengeance MkII was an American purpose designed dive-bomber aircraft purchased in large number by British Empire and Commonwealth forces and used in the Far East. There were over 700 in total each carrying 200lbs of bombers Although Battlegroup does not require the use of models for air attacks I love to see them on the board. Battlegroups philosophy is "toys on the table" . Both preplanned and random air attacks now have the option for this dive-bomber in addition to my Hurri-bomber.

This old FROG model from back i the 70's or 80's. It was a pleasure to finally put this old kit together. Even the decals held up so I didn't need to use my alternative RAF decals. This set of decals in for 84 squadron RAF (SEAC) Maharajpur India 1944.

The crew models are replaced with Grubby Tanks Britannia WW2 pilot models as I wanted to make this one with the canopy open so replaced to tiny old pilot models with these detailed metal ones.

All planes end up on my flight base for games I thought about replacing the twin .30 caliber MG in the rear seat with metal but in the end decided to keep the original and mount... good enough. perhaps I will revisit in the future.

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on the workbench Fields and Gardens

Time to improve terrain. Fields and gardens on an old piece of hardboard. Corrugated paper then textured and spray painted. Plants from scatter static grass on lines of PVA. Grass tuft in rows and green paint soaked sponge and pieces of clump foliage. Fences a mix of plant ties and bamboo skewers for the hurdles and garden thyme stripped of leaves to be the brush in the brushwood fences. a mixture of open field and fenced gardens house at the cetre of a fenced gardens and crop fileds Patchwork of fields - the irrigation ditch is scratch built from acrylic sheets Vines in a ploughed field - vines scratch built from pipe cleaners Patchwork of gardens the pigsty is bought from Hovels yonks ago Brush wood fence some scattered static grass used for young crops Ploughed field with orchard trees A series of the fields to make a patchwork close to a village ploughed field with shredded sponge cabbages A mix of lants made of clump folia...

Scenario and AAR Forwards the Guards 4 Evening Assault on Cagny

Battalion Size Game Forwards the Guards 4 Evening Assault on Cagny Background By the evening of of June 18th it was becoming clear that the British had failed to break through anywhere. A determined German defence had held them. In Cagny the town was still in German hands. The Coldstream Guards where planning there attack when unexpectedly Grenadier Guards attacked across the fields from the south west. Cagny was heavily damaged by the mornings heavy bomber attacks this has cratered the area and choked the roads with rubble. Most houses are damaged. The town is not held by the Germans in strength. So the British Motorised infantry dismounted and supported by tanks pushed forward. Major Von Luck had re-enforced the defenders with 21st Panzers reconnaissance battalion. The battle raged through the long summer evening and by nightfall the Grenadier Guards had cleared the town and the German defenders had fallen back toward Frenouville to the east. Game...

on the workbench Sd Kfz164 Nashorn

Captured Nashorn Italy 1944 Model by Alkett Crew by AB miniatures Infantry support from Xan Miniatures Afrika Korp camo net scratch built from surgical gauze and stowage from Early War Miniatures Inspired by a Nashorn from schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 525 captured in the Liri Valley

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