Adventures on the Wargames Table

It’s that time of year when we as gamers tend to look back at what we’ve achieved and then waffle on about future plans for new armies, grand scenery projects and glorious conquests!!! Well, I’m no exception ;o) so here we go... What have I achieved this year? Attended my first Bolt Action tournament and had a blast! Competitive? Yes it was, but in a very open and friendly way. Played Kings of War – some superb games especially in Steve’s man-shed and with the Cornish crowd :-D Participated in a superb Bolt Action campaign with Orange Dave (ok, the finale is still to play but the five games we’ve had so far have been awesome!) Completed a number of very enjoyable scenery projects, e.g. the Charlie Foxtrot Brasserie, the CFM Signal Box and a scratch built railway, etc. Took part in several gaming weekends with friends – always great fun! Kept my painting ticking along by completing a WW2 British Para force plus added a few more units to both the Panzergrenad...

My Charlie Foxtrot Models Brasserie kit is complete! As I mentioned before, my intention was to make a 'tile' with outbuildings, etc. Here it is. The back garden even has a little fruit & veg patch. I've added some signs to both the café and the outbuilding. I've also placed some of the bits and bobs I posted recently. The basic idea is that the tile can be placed on a corner or junction. The tiled area is just good quality printed card with a nice matte finish. Here are a few shots of some of the extra components. First the large shed or outbuilding . Pics of my brasserie can be found here . A couple of signs/adverts give a nice French theme. Add a bit of mould and lichen on the roof! Every café needs a suitable convenience... an outside w/c . Here's the tile without the buildings or clutter. The brick piers and gate are from Charlie Foxtrot but pretty much everything else was scratch built. The walls are foam-core with individ...

Sunday 27th November saw the LBWS stage the Reveille wargames show in Bristol. Colin of Charlie Foxtrot Models kindly asked me to help out on the stall for the day... So here we are... The "CFM Twins" :-D Handsome... Dashing... What more can you say? ;o) The venue and thus the show is a relatively small affair but everything was well organised with plenty of friendly people to help out. The traders included a few bigger names (always good to see!) such as Warlord Games , Magister Militum and Colonel Bill . Scarab Miniatures were there too (good to catch up with you Rob!) with a demo game of the excellent Zero Hour rules run by Alan and Nigel. Here the Germans have a lightly defended trench with plenty of Stormtroopers waiting off table ready to counter-attack. The British (with some French help) begin to take the trenches! More British move up to consolidate the gains made by the first wave The game concluded with a solid win for the British as the Sto...