Revell Bundeswehr WIP

As I noted back in May, I have been looking at putting together a Bundeswehr force for Cold-War gone hot type gaming (although a force built for 1990+ wouldn't need much changing for more current operations), recently though money has been tight and I've been feeling the need to do some small scale armor modeling. Compromise? Buy some Revell and Dragon kits on the cheap and put togeather the beginning of a Jäger platoon with supporting aufklärung and panzer elements (light infantry with reconnaissance and armor elements). While the heavy armor and mechanized infantry will have to wait (ridiculous how hard it is to find Marder ICVs in 20mm/1:72 scale), luck was with me earlier in the week when I visited almost every hobby shop I could find until I stumbled upon the now out-of-print Revell SpPz 2 „Luchs“ reconnaissance vehicle and a couple boxes of Revell's Modern German Infantry. Here are some WIP shots:

Top: Assembled Jäger squad and SpPz 2
Bottom: First attempt at a fireteam in Flecktarn

By the way, if anyone out there knows somewhere that offers 20mm or 1:72 scale Marder ICVs please let me know. Preferably a place that has a price list and online ordering (seen way to many places lately claiming to have them but offering no clear way to order them).

Tomorrow's War "Pre-Release" Available NOW!

Shawn over at Ambush Alley Games has announced that the PDF-only release of Tomorrow's War is available for purchase as of today.
The PDF looks great and includes a ton of material for great Sci-Fi gaming with all of the fun, fast paced action of Force On Force. This version does require a copy of Force On Force to play but right now they are offering a great deal on a bundle of both the PDF-release of Tomorrow's War and Force On Force for only $5 more than Tomorrow's War on it's own. If you have been looking for a solid Sci-Fi rules system for almost any setting you can imagine, check it out. It's a great value for the fun you'll have with it and it's a good bit cheaper than many of the 'bigger' Sci-Fi games out there (and I'm not just saying that because my name is in the play tester list).

I'm you're interested, head over to http://ambushalleygames.com/TW.html

Busy weekend!

This weekend I went down to Washington DC and managed to meet up with my friend Panzerfaust 150 and his gaming group for a Tomorrow's War playtest. The game was great fun and the rules seem like they are well on their way to being done.


The game was hard fought and reaction tests and Fog Of War card draws were decisive. Artillery bombardments hitting deck armor does nasty things to vehicles and can really turn the tide of an engagement.
Panzerfaust 150 has some more on the test on his blog, check it out.

Now I have to finish my test report so I can get it submitted to Shawn and the test group.