tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53761743541551254232024-02-02T10:28:34.463-05:00Throck of WarThe Iron Curtain Will RiseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-73987880228772063772014-09-08T11:28:00.002-04:002014-09-08T11:28:34.188-04:00West German AFV's from the Mid 80's Spahpanzer Luchs
Marder IFV
Jagdpanzer Jaguar
M113 Command APC
ASSEMBLE!
Coming soon: Leopard I's and II's and Flakpanzer Gepards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-28050936261058798522014-06-09T19:45:00.003-04:002014-06-09T19:45:37.808-04:00My, that IS a small tank
I wonder what that's all about...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-43630429125546988432014-06-09T14:43:00.002-04:002014-06-09T14:43:11.154-04:00Maps are cool
Like this map of NATO distribution of forces during the Cold War. That's pretty cool.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-50989303845930772672014-06-03T14:30:00.003-04:002014-06-03T14:30:47.704-04:00THE IRON CURTAIN WILL RISE
Be On the Lookout
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-66231956058887999102013-11-11T16:15:00.000-05:002013-11-11T16:15:07.664-05:00Battling Bastards of Bataan: Let's run down the history
See, I promised I'd be back with stuff here, and here I am! So, the big non WWPD project I'm working on now is a fan briefing for the Philippines Campaign of '41 and '42. As I've been working through it I've learned a ton of things about the history of the fight and some awesome anecdotes.
I think, when building your own briefing, fluency with the history is necessary. It'll allow you to buildAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-14253104312648982112013-10-29T14:08:00.002-04:002013-10-29T14:13:08.809-04:00The Big Update, and a Big Reveal
Well hey there. You might have noticed that the blog has gone dark for a little while. While I do apologize for a startling lack of content here on ThrockOfWar, it's for a very very good reason.
As many of you know I'm now contributing over at that cornerstone of the Flames of War community, WWPD. And now, on top of that, I've taken on some of the editorial duties for the blog as well. This isAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-80837772816438384002013-09-03T19:05:00.001-04:002013-09-03T19:05:22.975-04:00Desert Rats in NormandyOver the weekend I got to head to my second NOVA open. And, much like the first, it was a total blast.
More awesome? I won best painted with my RV Desert Rats Cromwell Army. I got a full new set of Windsor Newton brushes and a nice plaque among other cool prizes.
So, I thought I'd show the army off here.
HQ:
More after the break!
1st Platoon:
2nd Platoon:
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-88172112687100403142013-08-06T13:56:00.000-04:002013-08-06T13:56:03.911-04:00UPDATE: Bastogne Church PicsBattlefront is really doing the PR on this right. When they sent out the email saying the church would be late they actually sent pics along with it. (which is why I feel comfortable publishing them) And they look really awful. Thanks to a reader for sending these over.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-29697493586279755042013-08-05T11:29:00.000-04:002013-08-05T11:41:29.100-04:00Breaking: Bastogne Church Delayed!
(Ed: in my haste, I spelled Bastogne wrong. Fixed now)
Yllanes, one of the forum denizens over at WWPD.net, just received an email saying that the paint quality on the first building in the new round of Battlefront's building subscription system for Flames of War, the Bastogne Church, was painted so poorly they're actually sending them all back to get repainted. It'll take 2 months to get themAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-7637445563051945312013-07-30T20:26:00.002-04:002013-07-30T20:26:28.402-04:00An Interview With Steve McLauchlan soon to be formerly of WWPD
Stole this from the interwebs. I didn't evenGet WWPD's permission to use it. CauseI'm HAXXOR.
For those of you who pay no attention to the online Flames community you’ve probably never heard of Steve McLauchlan, this also means you likely don’t exist. Steve is one of the founders of WWPD.net and its News From the Front Podcast. Now, he’s moving on to greener hobbit filled pastures, taking a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-62707074100128472202013-07-23T14:12:00.000-04:002013-07-23T14:16:35.601-04:00Historicon Top PicsH-Con is done and I'm still hungover.
But, I put my carcass into drive and cut 1200 pics from the weekend down to the top 30 or so. We've got Steve's last News From the Front podcast, army pics galore and all sorts of other bits.
Come on in and enjoy the pics.
We start with the Tale of the Suicide Chaffee's:
Round 2 of the double tournament, Ben and I face off against KV-88's, IS-2's andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-68070567125300510032013-07-20T18:58:00.001-04:002013-07-20T18:58:07.358-04:00Last round! Ok I lost 5-2 in free for all against Romanians. I didn't really feel like sitting back and drawing the tie like you can easily do. And me and my partner were both middle of the board so wet agreed on just having some fun.
I just happened to be on the short end of the fun. :)
I had a great time at the tournament. And blogging for the 5 of you that read this. I'll be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-76040207488104720192013-07-20T14:50:00.001-04:002013-07-20T14:50:24.334-04:00Round 5, loss 6-1Blerg! Me vs.  Aufklarung PDF. We rolled off to see who attacked,  of course it was me.
A large line of trees shot straight across the middle of the table blocking all line of sight between us.
Just got shot all to hell.
I have to say though my opponent was a ton of fun and that's a cool list. With marders, panzer luchs etc...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-79943521936579039472013-07-20T12:21:00.001-04:002013-07-20T12:21:21.906-04:00Round 4, win 6-1Not only did I get to play a great game against a great player, dude is one of my best friends as well.
Mission : counter attack
My Lehr on his Scots artillery park. He gutted two of my combat Platoons on the way in but their remnants plus a full gren platoon were able to hold on by just a thread against heavy arty,  infantry and Churchill assaults.
And let's all be honest, I passed way Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-29953876695986237332013-07-20T08:45:00.001-04:002013-07-20T08:45:44.023-04:00The plot thickens!Round 4, I'm in the top 20, but it's me playing Ben, my long time gaming partner and roommate!
Dun dun dun!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-79612113310120478642013-07-20T08:29:00.001-04:002013-07-20T08:29:33.769-04:00Morning table porn, day 3Non Flames of War edition.
Quick technical note. The reception here has been super shoddy and so I'll be keeping pics to a minimum for most of the day. But I'll keep updates coming.
Now on to the porn.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-64120175742112382642013-07-20T08:21:00.001-04:002013-07-20T08:21:37.151-04:00What is this monstrosity? It's like Darth duck!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-42157984083286430842013-07-19T18:50:00.001-04:002013-07-19T18:50:34.005-04:007-0 awwww yeahKilled otto karius, pics and debts to come.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-78195338114371658572013-07-19T15:20:00.001-04:002013-07-19T15:20:54.060-04:00Blerg! Lost 1-6Next round very soon and uploading pics takes 10 minutes.
I was very stupid against dug in 2ID in cauldron.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-85522403041770902422013-07-19T12:11:00.001-04:002013-07-19T12:11:09.692-04:00Nationals round 1, win! I picked up a 4-3 win in a pinwheel of death encounter mission. It came down to the very end when a final assault by some Indian pattern carrier recce teams failed an assault and were pushed back just a hair away from my objective.
Phew!
Played against Cassino Gurkas
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-5155509100893912992013-07-19T08:31:00.001-04:002013-07-19T08:31:08.730-04:00Your early morning porn Matt varnish and Jesse from Showcase put together a couple of just amazing boards.
Matt brings us an awesome 21st Pz Div and Jesse the D-Day weiderstandnest
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-28513988380200789172013-07-19T07:41:00.001-04:002013-07-19T07:41:59.753-04:00Historicon day 2 begins! Hello dear reader and welcome to day 2 of my historicon love blogstravaganza!
Boy howdy do I need coffee.
Today we've got the first 3 rounds of late war nationals and hopefully some other fun stuff as well.
So, stick around and watch as I zombie shamble my way through the day!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-41112328557770078522013-07-18T20:39:00.001-04:002013-07-18T20:39:08.364-04:005th place is the bomb! We got 5th! Out of 38 teams! Here's a pic of the top 5.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-22650024651973075482013-07-18T19:23:00.001-04:002013-07-18T19:23:31.544-04:00Round 3, win! OP Sherman makes the winning kill against a jadgtiger on turn 6! That was epic. (check the last picture)
Well we did it. We went 3 and 0, last round was fighting withdrawal work is on the attack and captured the 2 outside objectives both on turn 6.
We won 4-3 as Ben  couldn't seem to keep his poor little Stuarts alive vs. a jadgtiger and 4 Pak 50's.
They were running a jadgtiger and 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539499816098762253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376174354155125423.post-40138605713351499012013-07-18T16:43:00.001-04:002013-07-18T16:43:39.571-04:00Breaking news! Ben just admitted Chaffees are better than Stewarts.
I just won Flames of War.
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