Dicetray in oak

 One very common "problem" playing tabletop-games or by all

means any game using dices are that they can slip away under

furniture or simply getting lost.

To prevent this I have made a very simple dice-tray made

of oak-veneer and a core of mdf.

The dice-tray measure 100mm high, 270mm wide and 220mm deep.

When finished I got second thoughts about the vulnerable

corners and I will probably add 4 L-shaped corners made of

pine. If I go for clear-coat on these corners or White is

not decided. What is not visible on the Pictures are that I

have also added selfadhesive felt under the tray for a more

smooth feeling but also to shelter my tables when playing

games.

Japanese mortars and soviets

 On the web-page Flames of war - Sweden I stumbled over

some nice soviet bits and figures together with a medium

japanes 86/94mm mortar platoon(4) and hard-hitting 160mm 

soviet mortar (4 pcs, platoon).

In the buy I also got some 76mm soviet zis-artillery

and a single T-70 light and fast tank.

Some usable soviet gun-service and tank-riders together

with infantry equipped with ppsh-41.

At first I hoped to use the artillery to my finnish

force as conquered goods but it was not allowed so it

will be a addition to my Soviet partisans instead.

My japanese force will be much more deadly with the

mortars and I already have some light anti-tank-artillery

to give extra support.

The soviet 120mm will be spot on to be used in late-war

scenarios. All models in the 15mm-scale for the game

Flames of war.

Nebelwerfers and softskins

 This will be my first VERY delayed report 2024 about my hobby.

Because of my very hectic life with work and family my

hobby is now limited to collect models and plan future

projects. This report is first about buying some very 

useful mobile rocketlaunchers with gunservice. 

The german WW2-battery of 4 models show the very power-

ful 15cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Sf (SdKfz 4/1). 

They combine both strength and mobility and will be very 

useful on the gaming-table.

Next up is heavy german transport Sd Kfz 7 (8-ton) tractor

that was used during the war to tow 88mm-guns and

15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18. Very useful also to recover

tanks that were broken at the front.

I also bought some german softskins: a kubelwagen-jeep and

two Horch 180 type 1a for transporting light artillery and

personel.

Finally I also bought 3 more lend-lease US M3-halftracks

to move my soviet infantry and artillery.

Not to forget I bought US tankers that will be converted

and bits in metal to repair some of my fragile 3d-printed

models in resin. All in the 15mm-scale to the game Flames

of war.