Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing miniatures game has attracted a large following within a short time. This has, of course, led to plenty of coverage on the world wide web, too. This page lists sites and forums I have stumbled across.
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At Crisis 2012 in Antwerp, Rutger and I ran a Cold War participation game called Red Storm Rising. A small American force, part of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, was tasked with stopping a larger Soviet force. We played with a modified version of ...
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We Dutch Battletech guys are playing a new campaign. Preparations included building our forces within the guidelines set by the campaign gamemaster. In my case, these were Arkab Legion, being able to use Draconis Combine and mercenary mechs Only Inner Sphere mechs Tech level: 3055 10,000 points of Battle Value […]
I have re-read two books by Stephen Coonts, Flight of the Intruder and The Intruders. They tell the story of Jake Grafton, a US Navy pilot flying the Grumman A-6 Intruder, during his second Vietnam war cruise in 1972 and a peacetime cruise in in 1972. Coonts was an Intruder […]
Vanochtend ben ik met Senna naar de hondenplas bij de Bergsche Plas geweest. Hier een paar foto’s, meer zijn bij Picasa te vinden.
This is an overview of the most important Soviet aircraft of WW II. Fighters At the start of the war with Germany, the Polikarpov I-16 was the most numerous fighter. It was armed with two 7.62mm MGs and two 20mm cannons, at lower altitudes it performed equal to the Bf109E. […]
This is an overview of the most important aircraft used by Japan during World War II. Fighters The most famous Japanese fighter and airplane of WW II is the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero”. They were used throughout the war by the Navy. Early on they clearly outperformed the opposition, especially in […]
I’m done painting up my first batch of 10mm Vietnam miniatures. They consist of a platoon of US forces, a platoon (one might call it a company) of Viet Cong, including some heavy weapons, and a couple of civilians with water buffalos. The US platoon consists of: A four-man platoon […]
[lang_nl]Gisteren ben ik voor het eerst om te spotten naar Schiphol geweest. Van tevoren heb ik op Scramble veel nuttige informatie over spottersplaatsen gevonden. Door onderhoud aan de Aalsmeerderbaan (36R/18L) waren de Buitenveldertbaan (09/27), de Kaagbaan (06/24) en de Polderbaan (36L/18R) in gebruik. Plek 10, bij de McDonald’s. Mooi voor […]
I have received my first small order from Pendraken, five packs of Vietnam War miniatures: V4, Rifleman running, M16 bush hat. I ordered these to see what the Pendraken US infantry looks like. Although nice sculpts, the barrels are too short. These miniatures wear the butt-pack. I will modify them […]
Zaterdag mochten de paarden voor het eerst dit jaar weer het land op. Er werdt dus veel gegaloppeerd en gek gedaan. De rest van de foto’s is hier te zien.
I have long been interested in the Vietnam War and gaming it, which has lead to a couple of 1/600 scale airplanes for Thud Ridge and 20mm miniatures. Space and money constraints however meant that I wasn’t fully satisfied with 20mm as scale and decided to go smaller. While 15mm […]
Zaterdag was de dag van mijn vrijgezellenfeest. Onze hoofdactiviteit was een workshop natuurfotografie bij Yvonne van der Mey. Met prachtig weer hebben we uren door een schitterend bos gelopen. Ondanks dat er geen dieren (behalve een paar mieren dan) te zien waren, waren er meer dan genoeg mogelijkheiden om natuur […]
I have assembled some general information about the organisation of US forces in Vietnam. Please note that these varied greatly in the field, and companies were generally understrength, with 60 soldiers or less being no exception. US Army Rifle Company HQ (Captain, Lieutenant, 11 enlisted) 3 Rifle Platoons HQ (Lieutenant, […]
