Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Chunuk Bair Game

 August 1915




The Wellington Battalion, ANZAC figures are HaT and Emhar


These units are dug-in at the Pinnacle 



Reinforcements slowly making their way up the Apex


Wallingford's machineguns at the Apex. The Turks launched several assaults at this position from the higher feature of Battleship Hill


from behind the NZ positions 







The Worcester's on the left of the Auckland battalion




This is the top of Hill Q looking downhill at Allinson's Gurkhas forming up just below a feature known as The Farm 


Cyril Bassett VC in the background reconnecting telephone line

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Summer Games 1

A couple of pictures from this year's games week.


The game was an effort to recreate the German paratroop attack around Prison Valley, Galatas, Crete 1941


Greek troops holding out in and around the prison


The para figures are a mix of Airfix, Revell and Preiser + some conversions

 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Japanese Guns

Some more of David's work here. 75mm field pieces by Strelets




 

Monday, September 25, 2023