Little hobby ‘stuff” done today as I was just too tired.

I finished a sniper team.

I also finished a medic.

One platoon had its heads and equipment packs glued in place – just the weapons arms to go.

The second platoon has been glued to their bases and the heads glued on.

Unlikely to get much more done tomorrow as we are introducing our “fearless feline friends” to the holiday home, so that they can have some country mouse treats.

Both houses are now starting to get some order back into them. Turning the back bedroom and the garage from storage closets back to their rightful uses and setting up the holiday home has been both “a pain in the neck“, “a sight for sore eyes”, and exciting at the same time.

What has been a real “Achilles heel” and made us “weak at the knees” has been the impact this has had on our four “fur babies”. Unfortunately our “hand were tied” as the poor pussies are “joined at the hip” with us!

Lulu is OK as she has her best friend “Sylvester” to hang out with.

The two younger “kittens” haven’t coped at all well and are in desperate need of some TLC.

The older ones – “Missy”

and “Lulu” have coped a lot better, but nasty “presents” have also indicated they are suffering as well.

It is my “gut feeling” that they need some treats and some playtime with us.

So a different type of post today to help us “get into the mood”.

It has been a long time since I last painted some Dr Who Tetraps. In fact not since 18 January 2021!

Tetraps are a sapient mammalianoid species from the planet Tetrapyriarbus. They are bulky, hirsute, bat-like humanoids with four eyes positioned around the head: one on the face, one on the back, and one on each side.

They also have four ears – the upper pair facing forwards and the lower one facing backwards – and membranous flaps under their arms, which probably represent vestigial wings.

Tetraps are not able to fly (at least not under the Earth-like gravity pull of Lakertya) but do hang upside down on ceilings much like regular bats. They have a tubular tongue which can be used to inject a paralyzing toxin and to feed on blood plasma from their victims.

Time for Guru to go back to his “Time and Relative Dimension in Space”.

I have just started reading a book about a little known battle which has prompted another project………………….who’da guessed!

With having almost finished (just a cavalry unit to go) a WW2 Greek army I picked up this book to get an idea of some of the battles it fought. I will write a review about the book and an overview of the battle when I finish it.

I was given some figures by Andrew from Wargames Holiday Centre Australiaand had numerous sprues from Warlord Games purchases so I decided to put together an Italian army to fight the Greeks. I already have 20mm Australians and Italians for North Africa, but what’s another scale between friends.

I have started putting together the first platoon. I always glue the figures to a base before adding arms, weapons, etc as the base gives you something to hold onto whilst assembling the rest. Each squad has 11 rifles, 1SMG and 1 LMG to cater for all options.

Command group with SMG’s

what will be an MMG team

A light mortar team using Wargames Atlantic Italian bodies and Warlord Games British arms and weapons.

An anti-tank rifle, also using Wargames Atlantic Italian bodies and Warlord Games British arms and weapons.

Once I finish putting these together I will complete another platoon and pick up a tank or four!

So starts book one of the Galaxy’s Edge Books,The series by Jason Ansbach and Nick Cole combines the grit and realism of space marine combat with the thrilling space adventures of outlaws, rogues, and rebels as they seek to survive under the oppressive regime of the Republic and its fearsome Legionnaires.

It has been a while since I have posted a book review, and of late I have started reading the Galaxy’s Edge Series One.

Book One starts when a hostile force ambushes Victory Company during a reconnaissance-in-force deep inside enemy territory. Stranded behind enemy lines, a sergeant must lead a band of survivors against merciless insurgents on a deadly alien world somewhere along the galaxy’s edge. With no room for error, the Republic’s elite fighting force must struggle to survive under siege while waiting on a rescue that might never come.

The Galaxy’s Edge series follows Victory Company and its individual members on a rollicking ride across the galaxy. Hardly a Pulitzer Prize winner, but it did receive the 2020 award for Best Military Science Fiction.

So far I have read the first seven books of series One. I liked it as an excellent escape from the days realities! Some may say that escaping from reality is a normal status for me!

Gurus Says, “I am not crazy my reality is just different than yours”.

The German robots move slowly forward undaunted by enemy fire. The advance is methodical as their laser guns hit the allied positions and their claw-like hands open and shut, trying to grab any enemy soldiers.

Fear grips their enemies as their weapons seem unable to hurt them. The clanking sound of their metallic bodies echoes through the battlefield, sending chills down the spines of the opposing soldiers.

The relentless march of the robots creates a sense of impending doom, casting a shadow over the battlefield as the allied forces struggle to find a way to overcome this mechanical menace. Onward they advance, breaking through the enemy lines with ease.

The advance continues when suddenly the robots are faced by enemy armour with shells landing all around them. The robots seem to falter as if stunned by the fire.

The robots seemed to sense the threat and charged towards the tanks, claws preparing to tear their armoured foes apart. A Sherman Firefly opened fire and the lead robot disappeared in a shower of twisted metal……………

These figures are part of Westwind Productions Secrets of the Third Reich range,

I am not sure why these Kreigmachines (love the name) need breathers but they look cool anyway. I really like Westwind’s ranges and these are no exception.

THE 5307th COMPOSITE UNIT (Provisional) of the Army of the United States was organized and trained for long-range penetration behind enemy lines in Japanese-held Burma.

Commanded by Brig. Gen. (now Maj. Gen.) Frank D. Merrill, its 2,997 officers and men became popularly known as “Merrill’s Marauders.”

From February to May, 1944 the operations of the Marauders were closely coordinated with those of the Chinese 22d and 38th Divisions in a drive to recover northern Burma and clear the way for the construction of the Ledo Road, which was to link the Indian railhead at Ledo with the old Burma Road to China.

The Marauders were foot soldiers who marched and fought through jungles and over mountains from the Hukawng Valley in northwestern Burma to Myitkyina on the Irrawaddy River. In 5 major and 30 minor engagements they met and defeated the veteran soldiers of the Japanese 18th Division.

Operating in the rear of the main forces of the Japanese, they prepared the way for the southward advance of the Chinese by disorganizing supply lines and communications. The climax of the Marauders’ operations was the capture of the Myitkyina airfield, the only all-weather strip in northern Burma. This was the final victory of the 5307th Composite Unit, which was disbanded in August, 1944.

I intend to use the Milne Bay US Allied Engineers for this unit as well.

I will just need to add a few more figures to each squad.

Despite this here are some pics of some “stuff” I did some work on today.

Been in the exact same state for months!

A bit more completed on these Warlord Games Konflict 47 German Special Medic’s unit.

No more done on these cowboys.

Nor this one!

Just a bit more touch up on this Mark 1.

Some jacket on these Dr Who Ogryns.

These ones I hvae finished except for the final varnish (yep just needs varnish) and its basing.

Will be slow going for the next few days so be patient!

Now allied to Britain, the Soviets could formally acquaint themselves with Spitfires. In August 1941 several British types, including the Supermarine fighter, were demonstrated to a contingent of Russian aviation specialists at Duxford. On the 20th, a pilot from the group made a trial flight.

The Soviets did not view the Spitfire favorably either. While they did think it was a maneuverable aircraft, and that the armament was better than other Soviet fighters, it wasn’t very stable, the guns were well spaced-out across the wings, and didn’t dive well.

In addition they were often mistaken by their own forces as Messerschmitts and several were shot down by friendly fire.

Russian Spitfires at Abadan

I will be converting some of the Spitfires I purchased like the one below into some Russian versions for our next battle of Stalingrad over the tractor factory.

The city mouse is finally getting the country mouse’s furniture out of the garage and 4th bedroom. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!

The removalists are NOW here and by the end of the day everything will be in place in our brand new holiday home, that is until SWMBO CHANGES HER MIND…………………again!

Guru says, “When moving house………never again”!