Bring up the Piat!
Here are the narrative and photos of my Normandy Chain of Command game with Craig at my house on Thursday. The mission: British glider...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Fly by Night! Glider assault at Pegasus Bridge (1944)
Below are some pictures of Rob's Pegasus Bridge game played at the community centre on Friday 30 August 2024, using Battlegroup rules and...
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Rob Wingrave
- Jul 23
- 4 min
Our homage to 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Refighting Sword Beach
It has been 2 years since we last played my big refight of Sword beach. I thought it was opportune time to get it out again and pay...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Oct 21, 2023
- 4 min
2mm Kursk (1943): How to Stage an Epic Battle?
Operation Citadel was Hitler's last major assault on the Eastern Front, concentrating 800,000 men, 3,000 tanks, 10,000 guns, and 2,000...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Jun 24, 2023
- 1 min
Falaise Pocket (2mm WWII)
In August 1944 the Allied armies in France encircled and destroyed a large German force in the Battle of Falaise Pocket, Normandy....
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Rob Wingrave
- Apr 11, 2023
- 2 min
Battle of Java Sea 1942
For the Friday club game, I put a refight of the Battle of Java Sea 1942 between the Japanese Navy and ABDA navies (Australian, British,...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Panzerleiter: Stalingrad in 2mm
We play tested the latest version of my Panzerleiter rules for epic battles in World War II last night at the club, as I put on a refight...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Jun 9, 2022
- 17 min
HAVOC & HEROICS: REFIGHTING SWORD BEACH AT ROB’S WAR ROOM, 3-5 June 2022
INTRODUCTION Heston and Ealing Wargames Club witnessed its most anticipated game of recent times last weekend - played at club secretary...
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Jonathan Hobbs
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
Dunkirk Little Ships
On Saturday 11.9.21 The Little ships which helped evacuate the British Army from Dunkirk passed through Staines with Veterans and Naval...
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Rob Wingrave
- Aug 30, 2021
- 1 min
D-Day Training Game
In preparation for my planned game over a weekend we had a training / trail session using the full board layout. I was pleased with the...
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Rob Wingrave
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 8
Progress to date. I have now completed the self propelled Artillery Regiments of the 3rd Infantry division, 7th Field Regiment (9th, 16th...
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Rob Wingrave
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 7
Getting into the final straight now although lockdown will highly likely cause a postponement on the game. Mar Stalin will not be...
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Jonathan Hobbs
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min
Memoir 44 Hellfire Pass 15.6.1941
In this time of lockdowns myself and John played a Memoir 44 game Hellfire Pass by telephone. We both have copies of the Memoir 44 base...
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Rob Wingrave
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 6
Whilst we are staying at home this is giving me some more time (when I can hide from family) to make some progress on this project. I...
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Rob Wingrave
- Oct 25, 2019
- 1 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach 6th June 1944 - Update 1944 - Update 5
I am still hopeful of being ready for next June. Terrain making has taken up a large part of my time. I have been making extra beach...
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Rob Wingrave
- Sep 1, 2019
- 2 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update 4
I have been waylaid a bit on this project painting WW2 1:3000 scale ships for a future Guadalcanal Campaign with Richard along with...
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Piotr Stolarski
- Mar 16, 2019
- 2 min
Battle of the Bulge 2mm
On Friday 15th March 2019 I put on a Battle of the Bulge game at the club. Richard and Simon each had a panzer division, while Noel...
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Rob Wingrave
- Dec 29, 2018
- 1 min
WW2 Burma in 1/32nd scale
Phil bought many of us back to early youth by painting some Airfix 1/32nd scale plastic figures for the Far East campaigns on WW2 which...
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Robert Wingrave
- Nov 11, 2018
- 1 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update 3
I have been working away buying and priming more figures for the British although the weather is now turning against me for priming...
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Rob Wingrave
- Aug 25, 2018
- 2 min
Next Big Wargame Project - Sword Beach D-Day 6th June 1944 - Update
The fine weather has spurred me to on to prime as many troops and vehicles as possible to paint over the winter. I have also decided to...
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