New 28mm figures from Empress Miniature

Great movie for it time.  A group of tough wehrmacht troop facing the Russian streamroll.

Well is your change to have these guys on your gaming table.

follow the link to Cross at empressminiatures

Unteroffizier Feldwebel (S / Sgt.) Rolf Steiner 
Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Krüger
Gefreiter (Pvt.) Kern
Unteroffizier (Cpl.) Schnurrbart ('Private Mustache')

Jun 6 , 1944 70 years ago

74 years ago today June 6, 1944. My father landed at Omaha beach in Normandy. His unit was 105mm artillery battery. They started fire their guns off the LST in supporting fire for the troops on the beach. From there he would be many action. The most notable would the battle of the bulge. Where they where surrounded by the Germans in Bastogne.

Playing ASL on Tabletop Simulator on Stream

This was on one my ASL face book pages.  Most people use Vassal to ASL. Great app but kind of clunky to use.  Table Top simulator to me looks like the to play the game with no headache. Grab your favorite drink, sit down and enjoy the video

Raketen Jag

I think this is a kool tank destroyer.   Already have some in 1/100 scale.  But need to early model with the 90mm gun.  I have QRF model it is terrible hunk of lead.

Boer Wars Pom-Pom gun

This weapon was used during the Boer War with good effect.  I have one for my army using the TMWWBK Osprey rules.   Here is one in action.

Build your own 40K dreadnought

Okay folks who said you couldn't build your own full scale dreadnought.  All you need is some spare plywood and 2x4's.

Easy Eight Finnish Rifle Squad stats

 Just found this on an old yahoo users group for Battle Front.  Now there stats for the Fins to fight the Soviets.  Enjoy

My Buddy Anton is retiring shortly

He is calling it quits after 32yrs in the police force.   As he said a thousand little voice in his head told him it is time.   If you read my blog go over and wish him a great retirement.  Click on the link:Antons retirement. and wish him  happy retirement.


Happy Retirement Buddy.

Types of 16 inch fired from the Iowa class battleships.

What I find interesting is the Nuclear shell that these ships could fire.  Talk about some destructive power..

Ultimate RPG Dungeon

Pretty awesome, all you need is spare HD flat screen. 

Robbin Williams 40K collection

It has been fours since Robbin Williams pasted away.   Never knew he was a big collector of 40K miniatures.  His daughter Zelda is planning auction off the collection...

Restoring a MK 3 Centurion Tank

Get a beer and sit down for this video

Easy Eight Hetzer Hit/damage chart

Inspiration for Saga Player

This is from the saga facebook page.

‎Edgar Jankauskas‎ to Saga: The skirmish game

2 hrs · 

I decited to post some Links, images and references for people who plan to paint or assemle Baltic tribes facction ( looking at you Conor ) when new minis roll out.
now sadly some of the links are in Lithuanian or latvian so you will have to use google translate to translate individual sentences or whole page.

Baltic Vikings reenactors that do sea faring Curonian Tribe
https://m.facebook.com/baltu.vikingai

Vilkatlakai provides general balttic tribes info from ancient times till late middle ages, Viking age and baltic crusade aswell.( will need translation)
http://www.vilkatlakai.lt/balt-ginkluot

Leitgirtis Lithuanian reeactors 12/13th century
https://www.facebook.com/Leitgiris/

Viking/Lithuanian Reeactment group, i was part of it for a short while :)
https://www.facebook.com/Gyvosios-istorijos-klubas-Utgarda…/

Lithuanian documentary abour weaponry ( though only first bit apply to our period)
https://youtu.be/EeersAP8VCo

Latvian documentary movie about their tribes
https://www.facebook.com/rigensis/

Some musical inspiration:

https://youtu.be/8QUoxonJuZg
https://youtu.be/ebSFv8zThyA
https://youtu.be/-eZpWDkORlc
https://youtu.be/dppCZDU7Zjg
https://youtu.be/4qSlQ0LPZXY

will edit more later, pics are from random websites ,above included. everything that i posted was sent to gripping beast for inspiration for baltic minis aswell :)

Easy Eight Jagdtiger Hit/Damage chart

Going through my folders today I found this Hit/Damage chart for the Jagdtiger.  Figure a few people will be happy to see this chart.

Romano British or Late Romans uniforms

Last night I spent several hours talking with my old friend Antons about Romano Britsh and Dux Britanniarum.   Anton has painted up a huge amount of Romano troops.   Remembering I had the rules he thought be the time to Dux a go.   It seems between us we have a group number of Saxons, Normans, vikings and etc.  Looks like time to dust off the troops.   During the search on my computer for the rules I found a large number of images have for the Late Romans.   Here they are.

Easy Eight Wespe Hit/Damage chart

Easy Eight PzKw 38t Hit/Damage Chart

Germany main tank at the start of the war.  Later hated by the crews because of it poor quality. The steel was brittle.  Because the armor with just shatter or the bolts would  become deadly projectiles. Mechanically sound chassis and drivetrain the German turn in numerous anti tank and mobile artillery.