Trophies from Battlefields

        It is rare any more that I am in "acquisition mode". Having been in the hobby for over a half-century I just don't have much need to go hunting, that being said there are occasions where Life just throws you a slow one right down the center and you simply have to take a swing! I was presented with just such an occasion at Battlefields this last Saturday, a couple of opportunities that were just too good to let pass. Behold the booty I secured on the field of Battlefields!

 

as I was running my demo game of Midgard the Housemartin was perusing the Flea Market and spotted this assemblage, Turks, lots of them! and painted to boot! this bevy of 15mm beauties was offered at the princely sum of US$20 (the minis alone would cost thrice that to but as bare metal) I have been looking to add to my 15mm Turks so that they could play a more prominent role in my occasional Renaissance campaign, despite the need to re-base them I snagged these with unseemly haste
 

having finished my game and packing up my toys I took a spin around the Flea Market tables myself, I was delighted to find this little gem for only ten dollars, I have an interest in off the beaten track campaigns so this buttered both sides of my toast! the Manchurian Campaign between Japan and Russia AND the Second Sino-Japanese conflict with a digestif of the lopsided Russian riposte in 1945 to finish the volume

Battlefields 2026 21MARCH26

 

a game I ran a while back 

      One of the surest signs of Spring is the appearance on my calendar of the Battlefields Warming Convention. This year it will be hosted by the Pro-Or-Con guys on 21MAR26 at a new location. This is always a great convention with an impressive Flea Market and a friendly relaxed atmosphere. Sessions run from 9am-1pm, 2pm-6pm and 7pm-11pm and games run from skirmish-level actions to battalion sized games. Admission is a paltry $15.00, there is an on-site bar and a food truck will be in attendance with plenty of nearby restaurants. 

        You can find the full information and register on the Tabletop Events website. Better yet sign up to run a game. I will be running a Midgard game, I hope to see you there.

28mm Wargames Atlantic Operators

        When daring deeds need be done you call in your Special Forces Operators. In most cases these guys represent the end-product of incredibly intense and realist training, seasoned with years of experience and provided with the very best equipment money can imagine (in other cases you have military corporation LARPers or Third World despots that buy stuff that "looks cool" but lack the training and discipline). Either way Wargames Atlantic has given you the plastic soldiers to accomplish your mission. 

       As we have come to expect from Wargames Atlantic the minis are cleanly cast in medium gray plastic with no flash and only the barest hint of mold-lines. On each of the four sprues you will find five minis; four standing and one kneeling. These are accompanied by a large selection of weapons and a superabundance of heads. The weapons are clearly defined and easily recognizable, I'm sure a few favorites have been left out but there is a good working sample.

 

More monkeying around with video

       More playing with Picverse. I have no urge to paint right now so I waste time doing this.  

 

sometimes it works fairly well

 

 

and then, there are times when it's surprisingly good 

 

and then, other times when it doesn't want to follow instructions