A Late Battle of The Bulge

Ever since I was a boy I have been fascinated by the Battle of the Bulge.  So every December 16 (or as close as I get) I try to have some sort of tabletop trip to the Ardennes.    I was just looking at some holiday photos when I saw these pictures from a Bolt Action game and thought I post them:

Tiger love!  And proper scaling - who needs it!  1:38 and 1:32 just seem so perfect together for toy soldier games. 

This game was based on Patton's counterattack.  Kept hearing George C. Scott's voice in my head as the battle raged on. 

That's all the pics.  In the end a German victory...until the skies cleared...

DSG Bolt Action - Finns vs. 8th Army

For a brief time in late 1942, various portals simultaneously, and most mysteriously, opened up.  When General Montgomery heard about the Portal that connected North Africa to Finland, he exclaimed, "We will get to Berlin via Finland!"   

But the Finns were not about to have their country be trampled through by the British!  

SAS troops spearhead the 8th Army attack!

The Finns and their Chi-Ha tanks advance cautiously.

Here comes the Desert Rats!   (I had been looking forward all week to playing with these guys!)

And these terrific Chi-Ha's!  These are the work of Ross Mac, of the inspiring blog, Battle Game of the Month.  Really nice paint jobs on these two tanks!

The shooting in this game was atrocious.

Which left Close Combat as the only option.

The remains of the 8th Army retreat back to the desert.

And then, without warning, all the portals closed...

Battle For Poland

Bolt Action 1939 Poland with the Kid this afternoon.   750 points per side.

The Germans:

The Poles (wearing British uniforms and borrowing a Daimler for a TKS tankette, and the ever-present Chi-Ha as a 7TP):

Some pics from the game:

Mortars are so amazing in Bolt Action!  Plus I love these figures!

Bolt Action French

Next to playing with Britains Deetails, I find it very enjoyable organizing my toys into gameable forces.   Here is my French battlegroup for Bolt Action:

Chi-Ha(s) doubling as R-35's!

And beautiful Legionnaires!  This range of Deetails has always been one of my most favourites - they have seen action from 1860's Mexico to 1940 France.  Next stop - North Africa 1942!

Britains' Jeep versus Kubelwagen

Another great Toy Fair today.   Happily brought a Kubelwagen and a Jeep home.  Naturally, they had to put immediately into action - Bolt Action!

In turn five, the Kubelwagen decides not to Recce Away from the HMG of the Jeep.  Big mistake!

Jeep 1, Kubelwagen 0.

Pics from a couple of Muskets and Tomahawks' games

Have been enjoying playing quite a bit of Muskets and Tomahawks recently, so of course had to play it also with Deetails!   Here are some photos from two different games:

Set-up For An ACW Black Powder Game

Here is the table for The Battle of Wilson's Completely Fordable Creek.