Bring up the Piat!
Here are the narrative and photos of my Normandy Chain of Command game with Craig at my house on Thursday. The mission: British glider...
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Piotr Stolarski
Sep 12 min read
Fly by Night! Glider assault at Pegasus Bridge (1944)
Below are some pictures of Rob's Pegasus Bridge game played at the community centre on Friday 30 August 2024, using Battlegroup rules and...
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Rob Wingrave
Jul 234 min read
Our homage to 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Refighting Sword Beach
It has been 2 years since we last played my big refight of Sword beach. I thought it was opportune time to get it out again and pay...
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Piotr Stolarski
Oct 21, 20234 min read
2mm Kursk (1943): How to Stage an Epic Battle?
Operation Citadel was Hitler's last major assault on the Eastern Front, concentrating 800,000 men, 3,000 tanks, 10,000 guns, and 2,000...
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Piotr Stolarski
Jun 24, 20231 min read
Falaise Pocket (2mm WWII)
In August 1944 the Allied armies in France encircled and destroyed a large German force in the Battle of Falaise Pocket, Normandy....
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Rob Wingrave
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Battle of Java Sea 1942
For the Friday club game, I put a refight of the Battle of Java Sea 1942 between the Japanese Navy and ABDA navies (Australian, British,...
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Piotr Stolarski
Nov 26, 20222 min read
Panzerleiter: Stalingrad in 2mm
We play tested the latest version of my Panzerleiter rules for epic battles in World War II last night at the club, as I put on a refight...
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Piotr Stolarski
Jun 8, 202217 min read
HAVOC & HEROICS: REFIGHTING SWORD BEACH AT ROB’S WAR ROOM, 3-5 June 2022
INTRODUCTION Heston and Ealing Wargames Club witnessed its most anticipated game of recent times last weekend - played at club secretary...
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Jonathan Hobbs
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Dunkirk Little Ships
On Saturday 11.9.21 The Little ships which helped evacuate the British Army from Dunkirk passed through Staines with Veterans and Naval...
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Rob Wingrave
Aug 29, 20211 min read
D-Day Training Game
In preparation for my planned game over a weekend we had a training / trail session using the full board layout. I was pleased with the...
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Rob Wingrave
May 24, 20202 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 8
Progress to date. I have now completed the self propelled Artillery Regiments of the 3rd Infantry division, 7th Field Regiment (9th, 16th...
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Rob Wingrave
May 6, 20201 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 7
Getting into the final straight now although lockdown will highly likely cause a postponement on the game. Mar Stalin will not be...
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Jonathan Hobbs
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Memoir 44 Hellfire Pass 15.6.1941
In this time of lockdowns myself and John played a Memoir 44 game Hellfire Pass by telephone. We both have copies of the Memoir 44 base...
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Rob Wingrave
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 6
Whilst we are staying at home this is giving me some more time (when I can hide from family) to make some progress on this project. I...
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Rob Wingrave
Oct 24, 20191 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 1944 - Update 5
I am still hopeful of being ready for next June. Terrain making has taken up a large part of my time. I have been making extra beach...
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Rob Wingrave
Aug 31, 20192 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update 4
I have been waylaid a bit on this project painting WW2 1:3000 scale ships for a future Guadalcanal Campaign with Richard along with...
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Piotr Stolarski
Mar 16, 20192 min read
Battle of the Bulge 2mm
On Friday 15th March 2019 I put on a Battle of the Bulge game at the club. Richard and Simon each had a panzer division, while Noel...
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Rob Wingrave
Dec 29, 20181 min read
WW2 Burma in 1/32nd scale
Phil bought many of us back to early youth by painting some Airfix 1/32nd scale plastic figures for the Far East campaigns on WW2 which...
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Robert Wingrave
Nov 11, 20181 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update 3
I have been working away buying and priming more figures for the British although the weather is now turning against me for priming...
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Rob Wingrave
Aug 24, 20182 min read
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update
The fine weather has spurred me to on to prime as many troops and vehicles as possible to paint over the winter. I have also decided to...
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