Milano wargame 2020 - Feb, 23 2020

This year ... after a lot of editions in which we took part to the exhibition ... my club decided not to present a table but Ezio, Marco, Riccardo and me decided to go in every way.

This time I cannot show pics of a "La Piccola Armata" scenario but I can share some photos of the other tables

Massimo Torriani's ww2 table

Luxlu with his Admiral rule system

Impetus prepared by the club "Circolo di Pietra"

The large table of Napoleonic' wars scenario prepared by the cenomani with their rule system "En avant marche!"

Flames of war - Feb, 8 2020

One of things I appreciate more in my club is that my mates play different games every months ... I'm sure that in every wargames clubs there are some system rules that are most popular than other but to change sometimes is good for me. So this time Ezio and Riccardo decided for a match of Flames of war.

Miniatures are 15mm and they are painted by Riccardo (German forces) and Ezio (English troops and tanks).

As usual my post is not a battle report but only a way to share with other lovers of our hobby some pics

Below a photo of the battlefield …

… and some details of Ezio’s army

A battalion of Sherman and another one of M10 …

… ready to destroy a German tank group

To conclude … a German HQ completely surrounded by English troops

Saracens vs Hungarian Knights - SAGA Jan 18, 2020

Last week my friends decided to play with Studio Tomahawk’s rule sets … I have to admit that after Bolt Action is one of the wargame most played in my club.

This time Antonio and Flavio decided to play a “classical” match: Saracens vs Hungarian Knights

Antonio paints the Arabian miniatures while the European army is prepared by Aurelian. 

Below one of Antonio’s commanders while he is inciting his soldiers

The clash was hard for both the sides …

… and the European knights use their typical formation to break the enemy line

At the end … the game is decided by the “real” fighters … the two heroes ...

"Only one must survive!"

Sd.Kfz.181 (Panther) and Sd.Kfz.171 (Tiger I) in an Ardenne scenario

Our preparations for Bolt tournament we will host on February 29, 2020 are continuing … last week my friends tested an “Ardenne style” scenario with new pines bought by Riccardo and … why not to take some pics of them?

Last month, for Rapid fire and Bolt Action, I ended to paint some Panzer V – Panther (Sd.Kfz.171) and some Panzer VI – Tiger I (Sd.Kfz.181). In this way, I complete my army list in 20mm and my club mates have new tanks if they decide to play a scenario with them

The colour scheme for the tank camouflage I decide to use is based on a light yellow because the effect .... seeing the pics … in my opinion permits to increase the visual result

I have to admit that with Alberto’s houses the result of the “Ardenne style” scenario is very good for me

Scenic elements and Riccardo's Soviet army

All my club mates are working on scenic elements and army to be ready for the next Turin Bolt Action tournament that we will host on Feb 29, 2020

Below a new house prepared by Flavio and a boat painted by Riccardo

Some of my mates told me that in my posts I showed only German soldiers ... it is not the true! ... I have also other BA armies: an Italian one, an English one and a US  but I have to admit that I showed in my blog seldom Soviet soldiers ... so I cannot not to publish some pics of Riccardo's 28mm army

For first I post a photo one of his tanks ... he started only some months ago to use the airbrush but when a person is a good painter the results cannot be as in the pics below

To continue with some of his Siberian veterans ...

... and some of his marine troops

To complete this post with some regular troops

Sd.Kfz.2 - Kettendrad and other German troops

Some months ago, Riccardo, another of my club mates, gave me two Sd.Kfz.2 (better known as kettenkrad). Considering that I have in 28mm green devils army and in February my club will organize a Bolt Action tournament it is the right moment to paint them

This vehicle started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops but during the war it was used as runway tug for aircraft too. I have not aircrafts in 28mm so I used them only as troops tractor

One of the things I appreciated more in a wargame club it is that you can find many people (Ivano, Flavio, Ezio and others) that are able to prepare great scenario elements as the ones I used for my pics

I know that I already posted some of these miniatures but last month I re-painted some faces using the advice that Aurelian and Maurizio gave me.

Below other pics … I hope someone can appreciate them