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August 31st, 2007

Identifying six miniatures from TSR, 1983

I want to find from which line they come from. I got a double set of those a while ago and found them in the bottom of a drawer tonight. I’m not even sure that they come from the same line. Any help would be appreciated!

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August 31st, 2007

Ostlanders - Ogre

This guy’s picture was posted a while ago but I figured I would post it again in action along other Ostlanders pictures to follow in the next few days… The Ogre has just cleaned up the ruined house. He’s trying really hard to roll Lad’s got Talent! ;-)

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August 31st, 2007

Ostlanders - Blood Brother #1

This guy has Mighty Blow, Hatred Vs. Demons, and +1 Leadership.

– “Bring me those demons!”

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August 25th, 2007

Axis Allies homemade 3-inch scale 3D hills

This set of 3D hills are based on the 3-inch scale of the Axis & Allies miniatures Expanded rules. I put them on ebay to see if anybody would be interested (All my auctions). I’m not sure how many wargamers use this 3″ scale versus the 2″ scale per hex. Our group has only tried playing with 2″ hexes, mostly because we don’t have any 3″ scale maps. Fortunately, a few people on the AAM board have started on the 3″ maps quest.

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August 20th, 2007

GERMANY 200pts Vs. SOVIET UNION 200pts

Battle report (Battle of 16-VIII-2007)

Global (Germany) Vs. Aquilonien (Soviet Union) - 200 points each; 1 central objective

German Army build
SS Panther Ausf. G
PzKpfw 38(T)
Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
Sturmpanzer IV “Brummbär”
Infantry Platoon (SS Haupst., 3x Mauser Kar, MG 42)
Veteran Infantry Platoon (W.Oberlt., Mauser Kar, 2x W.Vet.Inf., Light Mortar, MG 42)
Antitank Platoon (W.Oberlt., 2x Mauser Kar, Sd Kfz 250, PAK 40)
20mm flak 38
37mm Light Antitank Gun
Mauser Kar
3x Werewolf Partisans

Soviet Union
2x KV-1
BT-7
IL-10
SU-76M
Artillery Element Platoon (BM-13 Katyusha, 82mm PM-37 mortar, Red Army FO)
Assault Detachment Platoon (6x PPSh-41 SMG, Soviet Grenadier)
Recon Element Platoon (BA-10M, T34/76, 2x Cossack Cavalrymen, S.Grenadier)
Cossack Captain
Degtyarev DP-27

Deployment (1 hex from map side):
Partisans deploy beside my Katyusha and Mortar. Damn, I didn’t see that coming!

Turn 1 - Initiative: GER wins and goes second
PAK 40 goes on Overwatch, splitting the map in two. What a pain in the ***! Very good placement for the Germans. All Soviet tanks move forward (T34/76 drops its load, a Degtyarev, beside him on a hill). Partisans destroy my BM-13 Katyusha and disrupt a PPSh-41. PPSh-41 and Grenadier kill two Partisans. Before exploding, Katyusha is able to manage a Rocket Salvo at range 8 on a Mauser Kar. What a shot! I get 3 infantry in the blast and kill them all three: Mauser, MG 42, Werhmacht Veteran Infantrymen. That was worth my 12 points of BM-13.

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Turn 2 - Initiative: GER wins and goes second
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