Away and Home

 Whilst away I listened to this completely this time-

A most enjoyable and informative radio programme on the Homeguard recommended to me by Mark,Mof T. It helped pass the journey northwards on Monday. Well worth a listen.

Two parcels awaited me on my return and were opened on yesterday finally.

Firstly one from 1stCorps contiaining a few choice items to enhance my Homeguard games. A Beaverette Armoured Car and crew, some Homeguard snipers in Ghillie Suits ( could be used as auxiliary unit in scenarios) and some downed German aircrew. 

Secondly two copies of a home produced magazine and resin miniatures from an artist l support via Patreon. It has a Mordheim vibe.

Regarding the Ghillie suited figures-

Here are the figures straight from the bag.

Illustration of such a figure found on the internet 

Illustration from a Homeguard publication with a how to do it vibe.

The downed aircrew will provide my Homeguard and accompanying Boy Scouts something to interact with, look for and eventually find and capture. This could be in bigger games and skirmish ones too. The armoured car gives options too as do the snipers. Lots of gaming potential for a relatively small investment. As l write this on Wednesday morning the downed aircrew are almost finished and awaiting static grass on their bases…