Here's a link to the review on my YouTube Channel
Saturday, 6 December 2025
Friday, 5 December 2025
“Contracting Trouble” - a Force on Force refresher part 1
Always like to play this scenario to refresh my memory of the Force on Force rules. The rules definitely reward regular play.
This scenario uses the asymmetric rules so regulars always have the initiative.
To start some photos of the setup. The scenario revolves around, in my version, 2 contractors being ambushed in a hostile area of Basra, Iraq. Their vehicle has been immobilised and they’re just about out of ammunition. A British multiple of 2 fire teams and a senior NCO are in the area and are coming to assist.
They have 6 turns to reach the contractors and escort them off the table.
The picture below shows the setup, the contractors are at the red SUV at the crossroads the British forces have deployed on the road at the bottom of the picture.
It’s a good scenario to either start with or refresh the rules.
The contractors
The British deployment
Below are the 5 deployment/reinforcement points for the insurgents.
I’ll do a post for each of the 6 turns.
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
28mm Empress Cold War SAS and Update
This is just a quick update as I haven't posted anything for a little while because of working on my YouTube channel Dougie's Wargaming Blog Show
Anyhow recently finished an Empress 20mm Cold War SAS figure, these are on the tall side in line with the rest of the range.
Monday, 9 May 2022
Latest YouTube video AAR Top Malo House Falklands 1982
Here’s the link to my recent YouTube video, an AAR on the raid on Top Malo House
Monday, 4 April 2022
20mm Falklands SAS Troop completed
Just recently got these guys finished, Liberation Miniatures, led by a Captain, the troop consists of 4 x 4 man patrols, here's a link to my YouTube channel video on these figures
YouTube 20mm SAS Falklands War
The Troop, I've an option to add a radio operator to go with the commander if I wish
Saturday, 19 March 2022
Youtube Video Rules review - "Mourir Pour L'Indochine"
Latest YouTube video reviewing the new French Indochina war-game rules by Shawn Taylor.
Dougie
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Sunday, 6 March 2022
Latest YouTube video "20mm Falklands SAS"
Latest episode on the start of my 20mm Falklands SAS Troop. Here's the link 20mm Falklands SAS
Dougie
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
Latest YouTube video "Showcase 10mm Falklands Argentinian Forces"
Folks, latest YouTube video on my 10mm Argentinians now live. Here's the link Showcase 10mm Falklands Argentinians
Friday, 25 February 2022
Latest YouTube video "Showcase 10mm Falklands British Forces"
Folks, latest YouTube video is up, here's the link Showcase 10mm Falklands British Forces
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Latest YouTube video "Falklands Coastline Terrain Boards"
Folks, latest Youtube video is up, here's the link : Falklands Coastline Boards
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
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.
closer view
Grassed areas to be sorted next.
Dougie
Tuesday, 8 February 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
Sunday, 16 January 2022
What's new for 2022?
Folks, this is an update on my thoughts for the coming year wargaming wise. The major event for my wargaming year is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war and I'll be trying to get my 20mm project completed before the anniversary of the Argentine invasion. So....
Focus No.1
This will be to finish off my 20mm Falklands collection, it's progressing well as regulars will know albeit starting a good few years ago, left to do are;
the 3 coastal terrain tiles
16 man SAS/SF Troop
4 Argentine aircraft, 1 Turbo Mentor, 2 Pucaras and a Short Skyvan
Focus No.2
28mm Vietnam project, I really want to get cracking with this, the lead mountain for this project is growing with a mixture of Empress, Gringo 40s and Full Metal Miniatures, initially it's going to be Hue'68 but I've already been tempted by Empress Anzacs, MACV SOG and SEALs
Focus No.3
Finish off the odds and sods I have started and not finished mainly but not limited to, 28mm Napoleonic skirmish, 6mm Modern, 6mm WW2.
The other news is that I'll shortly be starting a wargaming channel on Youtube, this is still in the development stage, I haven't decided on a name yet but "Dougie's Wargaming Blog Show" is looking likely, I'll update on here and also on my Facebook painting page how this is progressing and when it's going live.
To finish off here's some 6mm WW2 stuff I've recently completed, I've been quite taken with "Iron Cross" rules by Great Escape Games, these are simple quick play rules which work really well, not as detailed as some people may want but for a fun quick game I'm liking them.
Late War East Front, vehicles GHQ, figures Adler
Terrain wise I opted for Timecast, here's a selection of their rubber roads and fields as well as buildings, really nice stuff1
That's it for this update. As normal any questions just ask.
Dougie
Saturday, 15 January 2022
Skirmish Sangin South Armagh
A recent game me and the boy played, although Skirmish Sangin is designed for the war in Afghanistan it works really well for any modern low level skirmish scenario or theatre. South Armagh fits well with the British Army's fight with PIRA. There's other content relating to Skirmish Sangin on the blog just check out the subject headings.
The basic game scenario was that following a PIRA ASU being compromised the 7 man unit had fled across the fields towards a British 4 man patrol from the recce platoon of the resident battalion.
Here's the terrain, the game was played using my 28mm figures
Some details
The Brits deployed first in the hedgerows
The compromised ASU entered from the bottom left hand corner of the board running
The engagement went as expected with the Brits following the "Yellow Card" procedure and initiated an ambush this caused massive morale checks on the terrorists who after a short firefight surrendered, of the 7 the result was 1 shot dead, 1 seriously wounded, 4 surrendered and 1 managed to run off last seen heading towards the border.
Regulars will already know I really rate this system and as usual it performed well.
Dougie
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