New transport for the Home Guard

 

The Sargent showing the new platoon transport to an unconvinced ARP warden.

The platoon training with the new transport.

Admiring the sign writing skills on the van. The ARP warden is still unconvinced.

Local top brass having a shufti.

Notes

1. Miniature signage by my middle daughter, using her artistic skills.
2. Both sides of my family were from Pork Butcher stock. They came from Germany around 1900 and had shops in Leith and Edinburgh. My father was the first not to work in the shops.
3. There was a large German Pork Butcher community in England and Scotland.
4. 1927 was the year my father was born.

Ta Tidders! And a wee challenge for you readers…

 An exciting box of figures arrived in the Duchy last week from Tidders . They were surplus to requirements and passed on to me. A box full of delights indeed, thanks Tidders ! Here are some -

Enough to make a section for the VBCW . They were painted by Tidders.

In order to make them fit seamlessly with my figures l gave them a strong tone wash, gloss varnished them and painted the bases green. The scouts were converted a bit by the addition of rifles and the metal scout master had his arm removed my me and replaced by a Perry plastic arm with a Tommy gun. He looks rather pleased with himself ! I was pleased too as this conversion worked very well indeed.

A splendid command group of Top Brass with resplendent staff car and helpful ARP chap pointing the way to the lost . Utterly charming and so useful for VBCW and 1940! 

More Tidders Treasures as I work on them and integrate them into to my games.

Finally something l have been working on briefly for VBCW or even 1940…

A movie related standard bearer. Any guesses where he is from and what faction might he serve? TTFN.

End of game and starting another

Yesterday saw The Portable Wargame Homeguard game come to a conclusion.

I also worked on the Homeguard skirmish game .

Towards a Homeguard skirmish game...

Having finished off the German paratroopers today with a sealing coat of pva I tinkered with some ideas of representing a parachute drop. I took inspiration from Wargames Research Group Platoon Action rules of many moons ago-

I used their paper dropping idea then improvised some other rules- ( apologies for typo in photo,it should have read game not cane)

And that’s where we are so far.Next I want to look at dicing for the arrival of a Homeguard patrol on the table and rules for them spotting the enemy. As ever your ideas are most welcome.