Monday, 28 February 2022

20mm Falklands update

 This is an update on what I've been doing with the 20mm Falklands project recently, I've finished off the 3 coastline terrain boards, so got the sea painted and the terrain on, finished it off with gloss polyurethane varnish on the sea areas, quite pleased with how its turned out.



I'm ideally wanting to put on a 20mm Falkland demo game at some local shows this year with it being the 40th anniversary of the war but I'll have to see how it pans out.

Regular readers will know I'm keen on a Pebble Island scenario and I've been collecting some suitable 1/72 aircraft kits, I've also started on an SAS force. To keep things doable it'll be a Troop comprising of 4 4 man patrols and fairly generic for the period. I've kept the patrol organisation the same across the troop and it consists of a troop leader, a GPMG gunner, a trooper with either M16 or SLR and a trooper with an M16/M203 combination.

Here's a photo of the look I'm going for


I've stuck with Liberation because I really like the figures, here's where we are at the moment


The 4 Troop Patrols from left to right, a Leader/NCO figure, GPMG Gunner, M16/M203 guy and a trooper with either M16/SLR, I've done some minor alterations, adding flash eliminators and ammo belts to the GPMGs, some hoods to alter the combat jackets to arctic smocks/windproofs and some pouches to some figures, done with green stuff and plastic rod.

Some images of the minor conversions on the figures







So that's where we are at the moment, I'll also be putting videos up on Dougie's Wargaming Blog Show as well as on here.

Dougie


Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Friday, 18 February 2022

Latest YouTube video "Falklands Terrain Boards"

 Folks, my latest video is now up on YouTube, concerning my Falklands Terrain Boards, here's the link

YouTube Falklands Terrain Boards

Sunday, 13 February 2022

Thursday, 10 February 2022

20mm Falklands Terrain Part 5

 Work restarted on the 3 coast tiles, tissue paper and white glue sea completed.


Sea painted


closer view


Grassed areas to be sorted next.

Dougie

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Latest YouTube video - Vapnartak 06Feb22

 Folks, latest YouTube video on Vapnartak, the York Wargames Show.

Dougie

YouTube - Vapnartak 2022


Saturday, 5 February 2022

My new YouTube Channel - Dougie's Wargaming Blog Show

 Hi folks just to update everyone that my new wargaming channel on YouTube is now up and running with my first video, hope you enjoy and subscribe, here's the link

Dougie's Wargaming Blog Show