Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard

Due to the recent changes to OTT this project will no longer be updated. If you wish to see it’s completion do keep an eye out on my deviant art page as it will go up there when it’s complete.

https://www.deviantart.com/brochtree

So been busy since my last update. First up I’ve changed my list again. But this time i changed faction too. I realised by doing a partisan list I could do the homeguard justice. So my list is now:-

• 1st Lt, Mate (Captain Mainwaring)
• Liaison Officer, mate (Captain Square)
• Partisan Squad (10 man) – SMG, Shotgun (Dad’s Army)
• Partisan Squad (10 man) – LMG
• Partisan Squad (12 Sheep) – 12 Pistols (Sheep Squad)
• Partisan Squad (10 men) – SMG, LMG
• Partisan Squad (10 women) – Pistol (A.T.S.)
• Flamethrower Team
• Sniper Team
• MMG Team
• Light Mortar
• AT Rifle
• Light Howitzer
• General-Purpose Truck (Jones Van)

Almost have everyone painted just need to get Jones Van.

So I’ve begun painting Dad’s army. All the named characters / Support weapons are done. Still waiting on the order to get my Sheep armed. I’ll be working my way through the Main squads the next week or so. Then it’s on to Godfreys window and operation find Jones Van!

So the A.T.S. from the Bad Squiddo (https://badsquiddogames.com/) kickstarter arrived. I’ve got them based and will get them basecoated later today (assuming i get college work done). I’ve not got a lot done on this project due to college finally deciding what assessments i need to get done and which ones there cutting. So trying to get them all done. Once there all handed in i will turn my nose to the grindstone and try to get the home guard all painted. then that just leaves finding the Staff car and Jones Van.

So another quick update. my Arty observer has arrived and most of my force is now basecoated.

Just a quick little update. after a bunch of digging around on thingverse i found a file for the window i wanted to use for Godfreys cottage.

So the base’s i was waiting for arrived. Plus decided to change the list a bit. Dropped the Snipers and upped some of the BAR’s to LMG. The Snipers just didn’t feel like they fit. Also ordered an arty observer as realised i got my maths wrong and didn’t have a spare man. First job is to try and work out how to build the cottage window for the MMG.

• 1st Lt, Mate (Captain Mainwaring, and Pike)
• Medic (Godfrey)
• Arty Observer
• 10 man section of BEF Regulars with LMG (sheep platoon)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with LMG and SMG (1st Section)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with BAR and SMG (2nd Section)
• 10 Woman Section of Home Guard with LMG and SMG (ATS Section)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with LMG and 4 Shotgun (Local Hunting Club)
• 8 man Commando Section with Vickers K Gun and 2 SMG (U-Boat Crew)
• MMG Team (from the battle of Godfreys cottage)
• Boys Anti-tank Rifle Team (BEF)
• Light Mortar (BEF)
• Light Howitzer with Spotter (They had a naval gun for one episode)
• 30cwt Truck (Jones Van)
• Utility Car (they had a staff car for a couple episodes)

So the models from Wargames foundry have arrived and there great! the infantry where all easy to clean up. The big gun took for ever to clean up as there was flash and little needles everywhere! But now it’s on to waiting for the base’s to arrive. Also there is some gaps:-

• 3 Sheep
• Hunting Club BAR
• Sniper Team
• ATS Squad
• Jones Van
• Staff Car

Looking forward to getting these guys all built and painted though.

So for the big gun, i decided to have the characters man it, So Lance Corporal Jones is the gunner, Sergeant Wilson is over seeing and Private Walker is watching on trying not to laugh. There’s also a Spotter.

For my MMG, i’m going to try and build the window from the show that they where set up in. Also I have Private Fraiser overseeing the gun.

and just to show off all the characters here’s my Lt with mate and Medic. Can you guess who they are?

So this is a project I’ve wanted to do for ages. In a few different scales. I first decided to do it for Flames of war, after seeing this article (https://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=345). And then recently when i managed to revive Bolt action at my local club i found the Warlord dad’s army set (which i’m not using, but more on that later) which prompted me to look at doing them in Bolt action. Since then I’ve been digging around to see what gear they used in the programs and what i could use. Below is the list that i am building towards.

• 1st Lt, Mate (Captain Mainwaring, and Pike)
• Medic (Godfrey)
• Arty Observer
• 10 man section of BEF Regulars with LMG (sheep platoon)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with LMG and SMG (1st Section)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with BAR and SMG (2nd Section)
• 10 Woman Section of Home Guard with BAR and SMG (ATS Section)
• 10 man Home Guard Section with Bar and 4 Shotgun (Local Hunting Club)
• 8 man Commando Section with Vickers K Gun and 2 SMG (U-Boat Crew)
• MMG Team (from the battle of Godfreys cottage)
• Boys Anti-tank Rifle Team (BEF)
• Light Mortar (BEF)
• Sniper Team
• Light Howitzer with Spotter (They had a naval gun for one episode)
• 30cwt Truck (Jones Van)
• Utility Car (they had a staff car for a couple episodes)

Most of this will be coming from a company called Wargames foundry (https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/) Who have a line of Home guard that i loved the look of. Plus some French partisans and Victorians with Shotguns for the hunting club. Also couldn’t resist getting in on Bad Squiddo’s (https://badsquiddogames.com/) latest kickstarter to get the ATS with rifles to be a section, I’ll be converting the Scottish officer to be the SMG and BAR. and finally the sheep platoon is a mix of warlord sheep and some dog’s from Warbases (https://warbases.co.uk/).

Above you can see the first addition to my force the U-Boat crew. The two Panzerfaust men will be only used when there in my Last Levy army as Kriegsmarine.