ChargeBlog – Adventures in Wargaming

It’s Monday so yada-yada Wargaming Week

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/10/15/wargaming-week-15-10-2018/

Today’s post is up and we’re looking at some more figures from Spectre

One thing that’s great about wargaming is just how broad you can be. From 54mm games where players control single figures, all the way down to tiny scales where you are basically playing with painted pins to represent your armies of soldiers, there is something for everyone. And even within relatively niche periods, such as Ultramodern wargaming, there can many different settings that let you play out the whole breadth of modern-day gunfighting.

One setting that Spectre provides for is the modern day cops and robbers, thanks to their range of both criminals and armed police. These are ideal for anyone interested in this setting and today, we’re going to take a look at their SWAT team.

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/10/12/impressions-spectre-swat/

This week’s Wargaming Week update is now up!

It’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/10/08/wargaming-week-08-10-2018/

Although wargaming for most is focused more overt actions (complete with all the firepower you might want), for most of history covert action has played an important role. TV, films and games are filled with deeds of low profile agents fighting wars in other people’s countries where they are not supposed to go. The frequent refrain of “we’ll deny you even exist” is probably becoming a trope at this point. If you’re wanting to bring some low profile guys to your own tabletop, the Spectre Deniable Operators are perfect.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/10/05/range-impressions-spectre-deniable-operators/

It’s Monday so time for a new wargaming week. Lots of news on Tiny Terrain’s upcoming Kickstarter as well as much more.

As usual, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/10/01/wargaming-week-01-10-2018/

This week’s post is now up – Project Humvee rolls on! This time, more guns!

Last time we looked at Project Humvee, we’d just finished adding another chassis to our convoy. In this post, we’re going to add some more weapon options. When running scenarios, it’s nice to be able to pick from a selection of gear, so the hot-swappable turret system is perfect.

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/28/project-humvee-weapon-options/

It’s monday so time for a new wargaming week!

• Giant boat!
• GIANT BOAT!
• More Russians!
• New insurgents

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/24/wargaming-week-24-09-18/

This week’s post is up – we’re taking a look at the Evil Bear Wargames Foxhounds

Wargamers like building themselves piles of lead. This is a known phenomenon. Of course, having a blog does like to remind you of these lead piles, especially when you start cleaning up your blog of old posts.

One of the first impressions pieces I wrote, way back in May 2017, was on the Evil Bear Foxhound. Now, over a year later, and after watching some Humvees being ripped to shreds by an explosive device, I’m finally inspired to get my act together and get these wonderful little vehicles painted up.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/21/force-protection-foxhounds-complete/

This time on Wargaming Week

• I played some games
• Spectre released some models
• And then some more stuff
• Seriously Spectre keep releasing stuff
• I start painting some buildings and vehicles

As always its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/17/wargaming-week-17-09-18/

It’s been a while but it’s time for a new AAR. I managed to get in a game of Skirmish Sangin, seeing the Aden Defence Force go up against local militia forces in the highlands of Aden.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/14/battle-report-training-day-skirmish-sangin/

It’s time for a new wargaming week!

This time:
It’s just humvees. The blog is basically humvees now.

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/10/wargaming-week-10-09-2018/

This week’s post is now up – taking a look at Vehicle 3 in Project Humvee.

In the last Project Humvee post, I has a chunk planning out Vehicle 3 in the project. Well, this week I managed to get around to assembling and painting it in preparation for next week’s game.

First stage was assembly. This was exactly the same as mentioned in back in the first post of Project Humvee. Vehicle 3 is actually the exact same setup as the Vehicle 1 (using HMV Upgrade Alfa) except with the addition of two rear mounted aerials. One is from HMV Upgrade Charlie while the other is the FLIR setup from the Comms and Countermeasures pack included in the Version 2 of Spectre’s stowage.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/07/project-humvee-vehicle-3/

Surprise Wednesday post! We’re taking a look at the new stowage options from Spectre Miniatures

Way back when the Razor was released by Spectre, they also added a stowage kit to the range so you could add all sorts of boxes, bags and launchers to your vehicles and troops. I took a look at original pack back in July last year and since then have bought it four times, explaining why lots of my troops seem to have gained AT4s and LAW. The downside to the pack was that is was often out of stock, leading to people missing out on it when new stock came in.

Spectre has decided to do a new version of the stowage range. As well as swapping to resin rather than metal, the pack has also been split out into five separate packs. This has also allowed them to expand the range, adding several new items.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/05/impressions-spectre-stowage-version-2/

We’re back with a new Wargaming Week!

This time:

• Russians!
• Humvees!
• Space Marines!
• Cool new releases!

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/09/03/wargaming-week-02-09-2018/

This week’s post is now up! Part 2 of Project Humvee is now up, taking a look at Stowage and Painting.

Last time in Project Humvee, we took a look into the basics of the Spectre range and assembled the chassis for the first two vehicles. This time around, prompted by the need to get some vehicles ready for an upcoming game, we’re going to cover the next step for this project. Adding some details, getting the current vehicles painted and then sorting out the next set of chassis and turrets.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/31/project-humvee-stowage-and-painting/

Wait this isn’t modern wargaming

I got a chance to play some “The Men Who Would Be Kings” and had a great time. Some photos are now up on my blog, as well as a few thoughts on playing non-modern stuff.

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/29/holding-the-ford-second-boer-war/

Lots of updates this week

• New releases from Spectre
• More previews of upcoming projects
• The 40k keeps appearing
• I finally get to roll some dice!

As always, read more on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/27/wargaming-week-27-08-18/

Today’s post is up looking at Spectre’s range of Russian Spetsnaz

When looking at most people’s collections, it’s safe to say that Western SOF units make up most of them. However, for players looking for something different to bring to the table, the Russian Spetsnaz provide an elite force with some changes that make them visually and doctrinaly distinct. Spectre currently have a large range of Russian Spetsnaz available, and with a new group coming soon, now seems a perfect opportunity to look over the current range.

As always, it’s on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/24/range-impression-spectre-gru-spetsnaz/

Small update this week, been busy in the real world.

However, we have got some interesting news and lots of goats.

As always, find the details on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/20/wargaming-week-20-08-18/

This is part 4 of an ongoing series on my blog looking at force selection for ultramodern wargaming.

In the first two posts in this series, we took a look at the basics of building a force, with posts looking at both task specific teams for infantry and the basics of vehicle use. In this part, we’re going to continue the theme of irregular forces (that we looked in post 3). As with previous parts, this article is designed primarily for Spectre Operations but many of the tactics are valid in all modern skirmish games.

As always, its on the blog at https://hntdaab.co.uk/blog/2018/08/17/spectre-operations-building-a-force-irregular-support/