Red Golem Blog

Work in progress (slowly).

I am still working very part time on my Blitzkrieg Commander stands with Axis & Allies miniatures. What’s left to be done? More stands (FAO, CO, HQ, Infantry, Artillery); drybrushing bases; painting uniforms in two generic colors (Americans VS. Germans). I might get these done eventually when we decide to try the game.

You might remember that I’m planning to play Blitzkrieg Commander with Axis & Allies Miniatures. BKC rulebook was ordered last week and should arrive soon. Now I needed armies. Therefore, I started my project of putting together a number of stands using A&AM pieces. The first image shows my progress so far. The second image is a close-up of an HQ unit. I might post a step-by-step tutorial of how I did it eventually (once I’m done of course!).

Basing standards used:

Infantry - 50×25mm

Mortar + MMG - 40×25mm

Small ATG - 30×25mm

HQ + large ATG - 40×40mm

CO - 50×50mm

I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to base tanks (30×50mm) and vehicles (25×50mm) .

I already plan to use my Axis & Allies miniatures to play another WWII game: Nuts! That’s my main motivation to make 15mm terrain right now. The numerous gaming systems for WWII offer different levels of play: skirmish (1:1), squad, battalion, etc. I would eventually like to be able to try a higher level system than the skirmish level of Nuts! and extend the game life of my scenery. Blitzkrieg Commander (Fast-Play Tabletop Wargame Rules For Combined-Arms Operations, 1936-45) caught my attention. Reviews are good. However, I will have to figure out how to base my A&A minis to play this game. Also, I don’t know if I have enough miniatures to build interesting armies. I just have to bite the bullet and order the rulebook (about 55$ including shipping to Canada). Maybe after I sell more items on ebay…