It's 15mm World War II 8th Army Auction Time!

Over the years I have been transitioning from 15mm to 28mm painting and gaming. I keep telling myself that it has nothing to do with my eyesight (hmmm . . . a close up and far seeing contact, bifocals and I paint with reading glasses when I wear my contacts). Yeah, not my eyesight! (Meanwhile I have that swamp land to sell you too!)

Anyway, the valiant Australians and other Commonwealth forces have been collecting dust for about 8 years now and it is time for them to go to a new home so they can continue their winning ways.  By the way, these are the older models and not the plastic figures and kits. Here are the units that are currently on eBay that end 7:00 pm Central Standard Time on June 14 in the USA. Just click on the link that describes the photo.

Australian Infantry Company

Crusader Tank Company (7 tanks)

Infantry Tank Platoon (Valentine Tanks)

17lb/25lb Anti-Tank Gun Platoon

Hurricane Airplanes

Scout Carrier Platoon

Vickers Heavy Machine Gun Platoon

Captain Charles Upham Command Group. Captain Upham was awarded the Victorian Cross twice. Not bad for a Kiwi.

Two objective markers

Happy Tanksgiving!

As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA I thought I would share some tanks that myself and my Honorable Sons have painted:

Battlefield in a Box: Desert Buildings

Wow.  I should have starting using these a long time ago.  Simply superb and adaptable for multiple periods in the 15mm world.

Items from the Desert Walls, Medium house, and Small houses box sets. 

First up is the Desert Wall box which comes with 4 tall wall sections, a tall gate, 4 low wall sections and a well.

All of the boxed sets were very well packaged with plenty of bubble wrap.

Contents of the boxed set.

Closeup of the high gate with a Bren carrier and Valentine tank for scale.

 The small Desert Houses box comes with one "long" small house and one square small house.

 The removable roofs are a nice touch to allow the placement of troops inside.

Australian infantry occupy the roof of the long house.

Here is the Medium Desert house.  My only complaint is the box on the roof which makes it difficult to put two stands of infantry on the top of the roof but two fit nicely inside.

 The three boxed sets, which are reasonably priced (I found a great deal on eBay) really spice up the battlefield and provide cover and key terrain to fight over.

 The jewel of the Desert Walls set is the well.

Bren carriers navigating between the walls of the village.