"No End In Sight" rules and a small scenario

Been a while since my last post so here's an update on what I've been wargaming. Regular readers will know I've always been quite taken with the systems of Ivan Sorensen and his latest Cold War/Contemporary Platoon level system, "No End In Sight" is no exception. If you are at all interested in Cold War/Contemporary conflicts you need a copy of these rules. They are available to download at Wargames Vault, the link is below;
No End in Sight
If you like accurate results you'll love this system, gamers who prefer gameier sytems probably won't be as keen!
We played out a small scenario from the Force on Force Road to Baghdad book, "The Crown Jewel", which pits a USMC Squad in their LVTP7 executing a "coup de main" at an Iraqi Oil pumping station defended by a Ba'ath Party Death Squad and a unit of Saddam Fedayeen. On to the photos, scale is 20mm and the board's only3'x3' ! Dougie
The set up, the locked compound consists of a large admin building, the 2 pump houses are behind it. The Ba'athists start the game in the admin building and the Fedayeen are in the Palm grove, the USMC squad enters the table opposite the main gate. The Iraqi player needs to destroy the pump houses, The US player needs to prevent this.

 The LVTP7 crashes the main gate the the marines deploy

 The Fedayeen move towards the rear gate

 After entering the compound the track comes under RPG fire luckily it missed!

End of the scenario, the Iraqis tried hard to blow the pump houses but the quality of the US forces showed, the stress mounted on both Iraqi units severely limiting their responses.

 The game coped with the scenario well and NEIS is highly recommended!
Dougie

20mm Falklands Paras Test figures

Happy with the way they've turned out. Dougie

20mm Falklands Paras

I've been looking for some suitable 20mm figures to represent Airborne Forces during the Falklands campaign for some time. Regular readers of this blog will know that I've painted Liberation, Britannia, Elhiem,  and a few other manufacturers but these have always generally represented  BAOR types with the old 44 pattern helmet or a very heavily scrimmed helmet that is accurate for the North German plain but doesn't have the Airborne Ally look that I was after. There's a photo here that illustrates what I'm describing.

I recently put an order into RH Models who produce Liberation and I came across a new pack of figures, code FalksquV helmet variant to Falk1, I ordered a pack and my view that, although not described as such, Rolf has modelled the Airborne helmet on these figures. There's a close up of one of the pack figures below. So another order will be going in with some extras to cover head swops for other packs and my long planned Longdon project can get underway. Thanks Rolf !
Dougie

Gunfighters on eBay

Folks these 3 guys are now on eBay, here are the links. Dougie
eBay Gunfighter 1
eBay Gunfighter 2
eBay Gunfighter 3

3PARA Pl HQ

Here's my 3PARA Pl HQ, Empress miniatures, the leaders are based on larger bases, 2p pieces, for "Fighting Season" Dougie

 From left to right, Pl Commander, Pl Sgt, Pl Signaller and Pl Medic

New York BOP

live on kickstarter, check it out, great stuff!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/553354256/new-york-bop-street-gang-warfare-by-ghetto-miniatu?ref=hero_thanks

28mm Afghan Compound

Had a request for a 28mm Afghan Compound, I'd checked out the mdf ones available but wasn't happy with the wall thicknesses and general size, so decided to build from scratch. Dougie. As a basis for size, roof/floor height I used the Renedra Mud Brick House.

 The compound is constructed from 10mm craftfoam which is very easy to work with.

 A view of the basic form.

 The square edges and corners are sanded to give the Afghan look.

 Internal floors put in

 These are removable

 Corners distressed

 Murder hole added

 The compound with texture added using filler

 Doors constructed

 Painted and distressed

 Basic colour added and based

 Doors hung

 Job done with some bits and bobs added for character