Wow – it has been like, forever since the last post. No lame excuses, I just haven’t felt like posting. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been busy.
After 3 or so years of actively trying to find a D&D group I’ve managed to find 2. One is just down the road and very old school playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (AD&D) which was the rule set when I was in college and in the Army. The other is a couple of towns over and plays 5th edition with the 2024 rules updates. It’s really interesting to see how the game has evolved. And more importantly, both allow a chance to indulge in fantasy and get away from the real world for a while. And let’s face it, who doesn’t enjoy taking a sword and hacking up a monster now and then.
On the painting front I’ve been busy with micro armor for the Faux Fulda, WWIII project. And I haven’t forgotten that I owe a post on the construction of the terrain boards. I’ve also been trying to clean up/organize the gaming room – which is feeling like a lost cause. But I have stumbled across some odds and ends that needed painting, more on that in a future post.
So, onto the photos. Europe 1985ish, NATO and Soviet forces.
First up, a West German Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. I’ll be using the ‘Fist Full of Tows III’ rules, which has each stand representing a platoon. The Battalion has Two Heavy Recon Companies consisting of 2 Leopard 1A4 tank platoons and one Luchs recon platoon each, one Light Recon Company consisting of 3 platoons of Luchs, and one Recon Infantry Company consisting of 3 platoons of Infantry mounted on Fuchs.
Next up, 3 Squadrons of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Each Squadron consist of 3 Cavalry Troops each containing 2 M1 Tank Platoons and 3 M2 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle Stands, and 1 Tank Company consisting of 3 M1 Tank Platoons, and 1 self-propelled mortar platoon. (These are the original M1’s with the same 105mm gun as the M-60 series tanks, it is 1985 after all)
And lastly for this post, a couple of U.S. Tank Battalions. Each Battalion consist of 4 Companies each with three platoons of M60-A3 tanks, plus a battalion Scout Platoon in M-113 APCs and a self-propelled Mortar platoon.
That's it for now. Who knows, I may not wait 4 months for the next post.
Take care.
So much lead, so little time.
