Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.
Showing posts with label Cold War gone hot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cold War gone hot. Show all posts

Friday, 13 February 2026

7DTTR - Last of the French stuff

 This little lot completes the outstanding French forces for the battle group. It adds in an extra platoon of infantry and two lots of transport , one wheeled and one tracked .










Then the infantry



 

And here is the picture of the whole force 


Plenty of options to choose when building a force for a game. 

 

For my WARPAC , I have a poorly  equipped East Germans with T55’s , BTR60’s and infantry . For my Soviets I have some decent armour T80s , T64B , AA Gecko  and Shilka , some BMP2s and 2 Hinds .this is the next force for some upgrade with extra tanks , APC and Infantry . 





 

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

7DTTR - The First Domino campaign

Catching up on a few posts now I have a little downtime. IanW and I have started playing the First Domino campaign for 7 Days . So far so good for my Soviets . Major victories in the first two games against BAOR . 




 







 

NATO air support . Not had these out yet - but they look good! 






Monday, 20 February 2023

Cold War Gone Hot - Soviets , 7DTTR

 I’ve knocked out the first of the Soviet forces with a unit of T64’s a couple of BMPs and Shilkas .

A fairly simple paining process with a rattle can of green, paint the tracks , a wash with AK brown wash for green vehicles , decals and highlights . 

I also had picked up a set of 3 power pylons from Butlers Printed Models - these are a 3d resin print .they are 110mm high . Black spray , metallic spray and a dry brush. They will add a bit of something different . 






That’s it for now with this until we get a game or two in .