Cold Barrage was Fantastic

 My son and I had a great time at the one day event. 

I played "Save the Montcalm" a re-skinning of another game "Save the Wellington". 

Save the Montcalm was set in Vietnam in the 1880's and the French are trying to run a gauntlet of Native troops. The French players are playing a game within the game by managing resources to keep the ship operational. Damage control, navigation and the ships defense all require figures so each lost figure strains the ability of the crew to keep moving and firing. 

                                        

There were several other games of different genres. Some were even being playtested for Historicon. 

  A Really nice portable 6mm game. 

An old favorite was in constant play all day.

I think this was Big Ttrouble in Little China set in the Boxer Rebellion era, but I am not sure. 

My second game was a Herero war game hosted by Roy Jones. It was very informative.

Wacky Races are a throw back to my childhood. 

Stavelot to Stoumont Scenario

 After reading the scenario book for Rapid Fire Battle of the bulge I found a good basis for a scenario. 

I am focusing on the action between Stavelot and Stoumont and the baord will include both towns at opposite ends of the board. I chose 6mm so I could work on the critical action between Stavelot and Stoumont while including La Glaize and Trois -Ponts. The idea being the Germans not only need to punch throughbut alos need to focus on protecting their supply routes, as American forces drove from several points and the Germans had to constantly double back. I also have a skirmish game planned fo rthe actions in and around Krinkelt, but I am burned out on painting 20mm scale and wanted a game on a more grand scale. 

The 6mm scale - I have no experience with the scale, I did order from GHQas I want metal figures and they have the most extensive range. Shipping from the UK is cost prohibitive. 

Rules: Fisful of TOWS 3. 

The Gaming Area - Each square is about 6.7 inches of game space. The rules state that 1 inch equals 1 yard so each square is 670 yards. I may compress the actual map just a bit as I want the 3 major towns of Stoumont, Trois-Ponts and Stavelot included and represented on the board. 

14 squares long is 91 inches or 9,100 yards which is 5.1 miles of the map

7 squares wide is 45.5 inches or 4,550 yards which is 2.6 miles of the map. 

German Forces:  I am missing the 3rd Fallschirmjaeger units from the OOB. I plan on bringing them in randomly as a special game event. Other forces will be added as additional research is complete. 

                        

American Forces: Some of these forces will start at La Gleize or Stoumont. Other units will enter randomly to threaten the German supply routes. I will get the starting positions as close a possible the historic locations. I am also contemplating the 82nd airborne located at Trois-Pont which would enter as the Germans approched the town. This sheet is just a starting point. 

Bench Update January 2024

January Figures Purchased

6mm GHQ 

US 2.5 ton trucks - 1 pack of 5

US M4A3 105mm Shermans - 1 pack of 5

German Sdkfz 251/C7 - 1 pack of 5

German Sdkfz 251 2 / 9 - 1 pack of 5

US M5A1 Stuart - 1 pack of 5

German Pak40 75mm ATG - 1 pack 4 guns,crew 2 vehicles.

Completed 

2 bases of Frech Chasseurs 1/72 

1 base of Grenadiers in bicorn 1800 uniform

Bench update for October 2023 6mm buildings

 I finally finished all of my 6mm buildings I had purchased from Historicon. the Diabolical Terrain French building sets are superb. Once I purchase and finish the US infantry and Greyhound armored cars, I will purchase a canvas drop cloth and paint it up for a Battle of the Bulge game. 

Bench Update for 6mm US and Diabolical Terrain

 Most of the US armor was bought painted from I-94 Industries. The infantry has yet to be purchased but the support units are completed.

Really nice 3D prints from Diabolical Terrain 

Bench Update 6mm WW2 Germans

 So far the German army is almost complete. I am not flocking the bases as they will be used for the Battle of the Bulge and possibly Normandy. This is my first attempt in 6mm. 

Work Bench September 2023 part 2 - 6mm

 The GHQ armor is for a 2024 game for Fistful of Tows or Rapid Fire. They are placed on 20mm square and 20mmx30mm bases. I was able to finish the Panthers, King Tigers, Mark IV, Sdkfz 251, Opel Blitz trucks, mortar teams and MG teams.