This time a very iconic miniature . Again by Gringo 40
the third member of the second squad
Grunt No II of the second squad
Here is the second Grunt of the second Squat of my US Marines. A Gringo 40 miniature.
The first miniature after Crisis 19
So back to normal after Crisis 19. Returning on Sunday I thought it might be nice starting to paint some miniatures again. I had purchased quite a lot more Vietnam war models so I will continue to ad to my collection by painting them up through this winter. By the way I bought some MDF 25mm round bases. As I always ad a magnet to them, for easy storage, how would you do that with these bases? I used plastic slota bases up to now.
Here is the NVA figure I painted ( Empress miniature by Paul Hicks)
Crisis 2019 Convention report
So Crisis has gone by very quickly again. Many thanks to the tin Soldiers of Antwerp for hosting this mega event again. Like in the years before it was wonderful to see all the demonstration and participation games . these were all of a very high standard as you can see in the pictures below. There was a host of traders selling their goods alas there were some spaces free as not al british traders attended because of Brexit. Anyway it was great to meet so many friends again and to make a few new ones. Can’t wait for Crisis 2020.
Below are the pictures I took during the event, enjoy!
Crisis 2019
Crisis 2019 will be this saturday the 9th November 2019 from 10am to 5pm.
the address of the venue is
HANGAR 29 Waagnatie
Rijnkaai 150
2000 Antwerpen
This years free miniatures are Luitenant Lippens en Sergeant De Bruyne
Hope to meet you there ! To wet you appetite here are some pictures from last years event.
There will be a convention report next week of course for the people who can’t make it.
Obituary for Stuart Asquith
With great sadness I have to inform you that the well known writer, publisher and wargamer Stuart Asquith passed away at the beginning of this week.
He was second to none in influencing me to take up wargaming as a hobby and I fondly remember his books and magazines which I read in the late 70th and early80th. I remember how I eagerly waited for the postman to deliver them over here in Germany ( that took quite a time back then as everything had to go through snail mail).
I am sure that a lot of fellow wargamers were influenced by him massively.
His death is a great loss for his family and close friends but also for the greater wargaming community !
It would be great if there could be a prize named after him at one of the great wargaming shows in the future as a remembrance.
May he rest in peace
Another of Gringo 40 Vietnam Grunts
Here is another Grunt from Gringo 40 from their Vietnam range. Painted with Gas Contrast color range.
More to come.
Another NVA regular
Here is the next NVA soldier by Paul Hicks available through Empress miniatures:
More to come !
Platoon the movie
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starringFTom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp.
In 1967, U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor arrives in South Vietnam and is assigned to an infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border. The platoon is officially led by the young and inexperienced LieutenantWolfe, but in reality the soldiers defer to two of his older and more experienced subordinates: the hardened and cynical Staff Sergeant Robert “Bob” Barnes, and the more idealistic Sergeant Elias.
Here is my take of Staff Sergeant Robert “Bob” Barnes and Sergeant Elias. Both figures are a set from the Wargames illustrated magazine .
Staff Sergeant Robert “Bob” Barnes
Sergeant Elias
Both together:
Blooper gunner for my Marine squad
Here is the Blooper gunner for my US Marines for Vietnam. He is armed with a M79 grenade launcher. A single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade, which uses what the US Army calls the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War. Because of its distinctive report, it has earned the nicknames of “Thumper”, “Thump-Gun”, “Bloop Tube”, “Big Ed”, “Elephant Gun,” and “Blooper” among American soldiers as well as “Can Cannon” in reference to the grenade size. The M79 can fire a wide variety of 40 mm rounds, including explosive, anti-personnel, smoke, buckshot, flechette (pointed steel projectiles with a vaned tail for stable flight), and illumination.
There was usually one “grenadier” armed with a Blooper per marine squad. The figure is a Paul Hicks sculpt available through Empress Miniatures.
More to come. Have to speed up my painting as there will be lots more waiting for me at Crisis Antwerp.
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