My New Project for 2018

[petercooman]

Maybe the nukes decimated the harbors? 

[pierre the shy]

Also I'm sure us Brits would have sent a few squadrons of Centurions to help beat back the Commies  

The British Army had a OPFOR Training Facility at Suffiield in Canada in the 70's and 80s - they had a couple of squadrons of British kit based there?

Chieftains rather than Centurions IIRC.......but who can complain about that?  

Have to obtain them from another source in 10mm though.

Actually its still operational:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Training_Unit_Suffield

[fsn]

Chieftains rather than Centurions IIRC.......but who can complain about that? 

*Ahem*

[pierre the shy]

*Ahem*

Opps   

Original post updated!!   

[Jesus]

uauuu, fantastic!!!

[toxicpixie]

Sorry, Matt, I think in this story you Brits have been nuked.  I can't see any other way; as you mentioned, you guys wouldn't just be sitting it out. 

V/R,
Jack

If the paranoid fantasies of MI5, Old Etonians and Special Branch had actually been true Britain might well be in the throes of a change over to a glorious United Soviet Republic

Perhaps the CIA's "strategy of tension" got a bit carried away and instead of a paper tiger to point to as a threat, they actually got a full blown insurrection! Same might go for the rest of Euro-NATO, especially Italy, or perhaps Gaullist France has nobbled the NATO response trusting to her nukes to keep back the Soviets and create a new Frankish Empire in Europe?

[bigjackmac]

All,

Tonight I got all the infantry from my Pendraken Cold War project cleaned up and prepped for priming, here are some pics, but they're not totally ready.  I'll explain below...  In any case, I really need some warm weather so I can get everything spray primed.  I apologize, it's tough to see detail in the photos since these are bare metal, but I wanted to share.


Here's the whole mess, Soviets on the left, Americans on the right.  To see more pics, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2018/01/and-now-for-some-crunchies.html

Don't worry, TP, I'll have the Brits get nuked rather than turn Commie

Now I just need some warm weather...

V/R,
Jack

[toxicpixie]

S'all right, either way works. Doesn't even need to be full Communist, just say the US went a bit heavy handed over the Marshall Plan/Lend-Lease repayments, replacing colonial possessions and interfering in elections, and Europe's decided to attempt to return to the good olds days

[Matt J]

It's it's red or dead I'll back mutha Russia!

Looking good Jack

[Womble67]

Coming on nicely

Take care

Andy

[bigjackmac]

All,

Well, Thursday I prepped the infantry for my Wolverines project, but I didn't base them because I was fresh outta bases.  I didn't get anything done Friday, except to place an order for more bases from Litko, but Saturday morning I was rooting around in all my hobby stuff, and what did I find?  That's right, a bunch of bases.  So this morning I based up all the infantry; and this interesting (to me, at least), as I've never done 10mm troops this way.


The whole mess, Soviets on the left, Yanks on the right.  If you recall, each side has an infantry company consisting of CO, three platoon commanders, three rifle platoons of three squads (one stand equals one squad), and a weapons platoon consisting of three 82 or 81mm mortars (Sov/US), three recoiless rifles, and three heavy machine guns (Dshks/M-2s, though they kinda all look like M-2s, if you are catching the drift of me...).  In game terms, we will break up the Wpns Plt and parcel it out to each of the three rifle platoons, so each rifle platoon will have a PC, three rifle squads, a mortar, an HMG, and a recoiless rifle, with each armored personnel carrier carrying two stands.  Yeah, I shoulda sprung for four APCs per platoon, but I'm a cheapskate...

TP - Nah, BAOR is still fighting tooth and nail on the continent, but the home islands are getting nuked.  I will not let you compromise your integrity!

Matt - I'll pretend I didn't see that (see above)!!!

Andy - Thanks!

To see more pics, please click the link:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-crunchies-are-based-up.html

V/R,
Jack

[Womble67]

Progressing nicely Jack

Take care

Andy

[toxicpixie]

Looking forward to seeing some paint on these!

Compromise away, feel free - If it stops the British Isles getting nuked it's not a bad deal

Mind, given NATO plans called for nuking Eastern Europe and western Russia on the outbreak of hostilities its probably a revenge spasm anyway.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking good (Radiation, what radiation?)

[toxicpixie]

Futures so bright, I gotta wear shades!

[bigjackmac]

All,

First, let me say that I'm utterly despondent after seeing the @#$%ing Patriots beat the Jaguars, and knowing they're going to another Super Bowl and are likely to win it.  In any case...  I was able to take advantage of the great weather this weekend and my Cold War Soviet invasion of the United States (I'm calling it my "Wolverines" project) is moving full speed ahead.  Last week I received the toys, got them cleaned, assembled, prepped, and primed.  Here's a quick few photos to document the progress.


Top left is US vehicles, center is Soviet vehicles, bottom center is US infantry, and bottom right is Soviet infantry.  Gotta love Walmart Krylon spray cans.  And forgive me, all that sunlight has washed out the colors a bit!  In any case, I've made the executive decision to, as I quite often do, throw together some cool paintjobs that aren't historically accurate.  To see more pics, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2018/01/and-they-are-primed-and-ready.html

TP - I can't have the Western powers nuking the Soviets, or there wouldn't be an invasion and ongoing war in the US to wargame.  So the Soviets will have to pull it off via some sort of subterfuge; smuggled nukes into various targets in the Western powers and detonated them, plus maybe some nukes off subs or something else creative that allowed the Soviets to pound the Western powers and innoculate them against nucleur retaliation.  Relax and get your shades!  

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

Looking good, Jack.

Cheers - Phil

[Matt J]

First, let me say that I'm utterly despondent after seeing the @#$%ing Patriots beat the Jaguars, and knowing they're going to another Super Bowl and are likely to win it

Hear you on that one, Brady is something else though. Don't give the Eagles much hope without Wentz but then I though that against the Vikings!

[toxicpixie]

TP - I can't have the Western powers nuking the Soviets, or there wouldn't be an invasion and ongoing war in the US to wargame.  So the Soviets will have to pull it off via some sort of subterfuge; smuggled nukes into various targets in the Western powers and detonated them, plus maybe some nukes off subs or something else creative that allowed the Soviets to pound the Western powers and innoculate them against nucleur retaliation.  Relax and get your shades!  

V/R,
Jack

You've got to diverge very strongly from reality somewhere to get Soviet tanks in America, might as well go big or go home

Maybe they managed to set up missiles in Cuba, whilst the US kept Britain/France from developing their own deterrent? Or maybe the French have it, and have actively gone "Full de Gaulle" and said "non" to NATO, hoping to secure a new French Empire whilst the US and USSR batter each other and anyone else into submission. It's all gone a bit GDW and 2300AD/Twilight:2000 in my mind now

Good job on the tanks and figures, though. Hurrah for cheap spray paint decent weather!

[fsn]

Set it in Alaska.