May 21, 2013

In my previous post on making flame markers for knocked out tanks I used Woodland Scenics clump foliage fall mix to make pretty good looking flames.  I felt that they really needed some smoke to cap them off. Dying Cotton Balls for Wargaming Smoke Smoke rising from a modern battlefield varies between dirty, black, thick and oily and dirty, black and wispy,...

May 18, 2013

The map has been created for the Texas Toy Soldier 2013 Summer Flames of War campaign!  For those who did not read the previous post outlining the TTS Summer 2013 FOW campaign, this campaign will be fought over a map of Europe with the Axis desperately trying to extend the war as long as possible, with the allied pincer inexorably squeezing tighter and...

May 15, 2013

Texas Toy Soldier “Fall of the Third Reich” Summer 2013 Flames of War Campaign Please join us for the Summer 2013 Texas Toy Soldier “Fall of the Third Reich” Flames of War Campaign.  Each individual game played will impact events on a grand strategic map of Europe. NOTE:  BELOW IS A BASIC OUTLINE OF THE CAMPAIGN, IT IS IMPORTANT...

May 13, 2013

As an economical alternative to Battlefront 15 mm figures Command Decision is a common choice.  The models are not equal in quality, but the price is better.  Command Decision trades under the name Skytrex in the UK. The Command Decision Hotchkiss H-39 The Command Decision line of 15 mm miniatures has been around for a long time and as such the models harken...