Eltjo Verweij

It felt a bit like sacrilege, painting a Dinky Toy ... I just couldn't be bothered gluing the Rubicon kits for Bofors and tractor, so went for 3D print and Dinky Toy instead.

So I thought I was done painting and weathering vehicles used by the Aussies, then found this colour photo of the camo pattern for 1941/2 😥

YouTube video by The Ministry of Miniatures Winter Wonder Lard VI Bristol #toofatlardies #chainofcommand #sharppractice #tabletopgaming

Nice video on YouTube from Ministry of Miniatures about #WinterWonderLard...

The Timor 1942 table for #HamburgerTactica is starting to look OK. The river needs junglification, the hills will have to be smoothened and the grass made greener in spots. In the meantime, working on Eucalyptus and palm trees, plus rice paddies for the final touch.

To get even more into the mood for my Timor 1942 game at #HamburgerTactica, I am playing "The Whole Sad Story" with my daughter. Part of the sad story is the botched OOB, with e.g. Portuguese militia in Dutch West-Timor 🙄 It should have been the other way around!

They look ace with the wash. I have often found that it is all it needs to have old minis look wargame table ready again.

Gefeliciteerd!

True, you can still see the original pre-WW2 red brick buildings in the Netherlands and northern Germany, and plenty of more modern versions with red, yellow or white brick.

Wonderful models indeed - and you did them justice.

Why did I ever buy these plastic figures? I get bouts of avoidism just looking at the instructions. Good thing I have some metal minis to get a proper start on my 1942 Australian Rifle platoon/Independent Company for the Timor campaign.

Just one more post with scenes from the Sunday playing #ChainofCommand at the Hartenstein Airborne Museum #SpreadtheLard

I'll be at the Hartenstein Airborne Museum this coming weekend along with @jurdj.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social, @eltjov.bsky.social & Nick Skinner. We'll host three Market Garden games for the broader public. If you're in the vicinity we'd love if you'd stop by and maybe even roll a few dice

And not to forget the wonderful tree! Did you make it yourself?

Looks good! Reminds me I still want to have something similar for my Sharp Practice Dawns and Departures campaign plans...

No splendid uniforms like in Ridley Scott's Napoleon?

I guess I'll have to find out! I know I have gone back and forth about basing 6mm Napoleonics, before deciding I want to use big bases after all. I imagine something similar with more modern 6mm figures...

Those look even better in my mind. I might try to base my infantry on thin metal bases, even though that makes them harder to pick up. Tanks can then remain unbased without looking too small.

Ooh, cattle!

Will these photos appear in the next issue of a Wargames magazine? 😲

That does look fantastic. I have to admit that I have had GHQ tanks for years, but have never painted even one 😑 O-group was supposed to be the trigger to paint them, but my mate is doing that in 15mm...

But, but, basing tanks! 🥶

Except for another timely double six by Prussian artillery firing canister - faltering the enemy brigade.

Didn't help much in the end. The cavalry ended up where they started and the Prussian infantry and to attack their French counterparts on their own, courtesy of a mixed infantry and cavalry brigade... The Saxon column ended up even worse.

Vind ik wel, al was dubbel 6 nog niet voldoende om het carré te breken 😥 Zeker voor 1806 is het een goede Napoleontische simulatie. Enige nadeel is dat het vrij lang duurt. Voor een snel spel speel ik liever Lasalle 2.

Woohoo! Hussars charging a square in General d'Armee 2

You can tell they're not a welcoming lot. Nicely done!

Thank you, it was awesome. After yesterday's collective jaw dropping of the local Historical Society, today was a great day to introduce wargaming to the wider public, including lots of kids.

Curious to find out how busy it will be tomorrow in Oudewater. This was the first time I saw my figures and Plungy's terrain together.

Working on a "sand table" for Oudewater 1575. For size, I fitted the wooden planks around the plates of previous projects (Oosterhout 1944 and Naarden 1673). The insides will be painted light blue.

With our Oudewater 1575 project nearing the end, we have started preparing small scenes like this lady with her wash line. All done by Plungy. In the meantime I am working on the more mundane task of basing 1000 infantry and adding flags.