Cold war - 6mm Soviet- and Nato-airsupport

To get my armies going on the gaming-table

they all need air-support. This summer I 

completed both my Soviet and NATO-forces

with more planes from Scotia Grendel.

The planes will both be used for bombing and

supporting the troops but also to bring down

other planes and this will make the games more

dynamic.

The Soviets received Mig-25 and Mig-21.

The NATO got F-15 and F-4 Phantom.

I have been thinking of spreading my whole

collection into this:

Soviet union / USSR:

Mig-27 (1 plane)

Mig-25 (5 planes)

Mig-23 (2 planes)

SU-25 (6 planes)

SU-24 (3 planes)

East Germany / DDR / W.P

Mig-21 (6 planes)

Mig-19 (2 planes)

Su-7 (2 planes)

USA - NATO

F-15 (4 planes)

F-10 (2 planes)

Great Britain - NATO

Sepecat Jaguar (6 planes)

Sea harrier (3 planes)

West Germany / BDR - NATO

F4 Phantom (3 planes)

To top all this above I also have swedish

cold war forces and helicopters to all 3

fractions but this will be written about in

a future report. :)

Finally I will send out a big Merry Christmas to

all readers of this blog and fellow miniature-gamers.

Cold war - 6mm Red storm rising III

During my absence in the woods building our

new house I ordered some more soviets to my

growing 6mm-collection playing the cold war

in the 1980-ies.

More infantry and especially soviet artillery-

crew and HQ but also transport, self propelled

guns and radar. All models from Scotia Grendel

and I like the details and scuplting a lot.

This will be my third big addition to my soviets

and to summarize I now have the artillery completed.

To play a super power like the soviets in 1980-era

it is a must to have a lot of artillery!!!

The 8-wheel truck will be used with my DDR-troops.

The two small trucks are both to be used but also

bought for nostalgia because one of the rare vehicles

from the soviets I have encountered was the :

Gaz 66-truck with communication body.

I saw this vehicle during a short visit in Hungary(Györ)

in 1987. Eventhough it wasn´t a fighting vehicle it

was a good memory and I also took a picture at the

location. Finally I also bought som very nice SA-4 and

SA-6. These rocketry looks indeed very menacing and

will be nice models on the gaming-table when painted.

Here are the links to my previous reports about 6mm

soviet vehicles and models to my collection:

6mm-red-storm-rising

red-storm-is-rising-2

 

Cold war - 6mm Nato-vehicles for the battlefield

Together with my 50 loose turrets to the MBT M1 Abrams

I also ordered some extras.

M1 Abrams leads the way

To fill the gaps in my ever growing 6mm Nato-collection I 

ordered some US M60A3 Patton MBT´s. Eventhough the tank has

a high profile I like the look and it feels very 1980-ies.

M60 A3 Patton -video

This tank was the bulk of the US-tankforces for a long time

but was not retired eventhough the M1 Abrams entered the 

scene and was also used recently in the Gulf war 1991.

Another vehicle with a lot of history was the APC M113 and

its variants. I bought both the standard US M113 and also the

US M1901 with TOW.

To support the infantry and the APC´s the US M2 Bradley IFV

was a nice addition with better armour, firepower. This vehicle also 

has a high profile in comparison to soviet vehicles.

The UK-Nato-branch in my collection is also fitted with 2

Bedford MK 4 tonne trucks and in my opinion these look very

british. Next up is the very charming FV 180 cet engineering-

vehicle for clearing obstacles and digging.

The germans received the very hard-hitting Flakpanzer Gepard.

This is a vehicle that represent speed and if you were the

enemy during the cold war this was not a welcome vehicle on the

battlefield.

Finally but not least I bought 2 soviet IMR combat engineer-

vehicles. Not so common but very reliable and powerful.

Looking at this vehicle working impressed me as an former

member of the Swedish royal engineers. :)

Look at this video for yourself:

IMR combat engineer- vehicle video 1

IMR combat engineer- vehicle video 2

Review on figures from Speira miniatures

 In an earlier report I wrote about a nice gift from

Speira miniatures this summer. In the first report

I wrote about how to handle resin-models and models 

delivered in bulk (still mounted on the blisters).

In this report I will write about the very figures and

the scale. The figures delivered from Christian are 

very nice in detail and for me it was hard to choose

these because Speira miniatures have a big and nice range

of figures. To name some categories : American civil

war, World war 2, Fantasy, Medieval, Napoleonic, 

French revolution, Texas revolution, Roaring twenties

and Victorian etc. Very nice models indeed and one

thing that strikes me is that Speira miniatures also

offer all their figures in different scales (you choose).

The company make their figures using the "true scale"

and this is a good thing but if you want the models to

compatible any other figures from fx. Games workshop 

or Black tree design just contact Speira and they will

provide service to get the scale right.

Figures from Wargames factory are very compatible

and fits lake hand in glove without any actions.

I choose the monks to play both fantasy, medival and

pirates. Next on the pictures are civilians that will be

primarily used for pulp-games. Finally but not least are

the evil "Jerrys" that will be used as special characters to

my Wargames factory WW2-germans primarily in the

Secrets of the third Reich (a nice and bloody game in the

WW2-era with occult and mechas).

Link to Speira miniatures:

Speira Miniatures - soldiers and civilians for wargames and  dioramas

 

Cold war - Soviet Su-25

This is a short report but an important one. :)

When playing tactical cold war-tabletop-games

the Soviet flying groundsupport  Su-25 is

a must to line up on the gaming-table.

This aircraft is a upgraded version of the IL-2

Sturmovik and named the flying tank.

The nickname is very suitable because this air-

craft can take a lot of damage before going down

but also deliver a very heavy blow on all its prey.

These models are downloaded from the free

3d-print-homepage Thinginverse and I really like

the look on these with all its bombload attached

under their wings. With 6 models my Soviets will

give all their opponents a heavy blow.

I also printed some more buildings when I ordered

these models to be printed by my friend Mathias.

Both the buildings and the aircrafts will look really

good when painted. All the models are in the 6mm-scale.

If you need any good-quality 3d-prints you can contact

Mathias. He is fast and offer very good service!

Nice summer-gift from Speira miniatures

This summer I got a very nice gift from my friend 

Christian at Speira miniatures. He offered me to choose

free from his 3D-printed range and the condition was to

test if my choice of figures could be shipped in bulk and 

then be released from its printing-base without breaking 

into pieces. I tested it and only one figure broke (one hand).

To prevent this from happen again you need to warm up

the figures made of 3d-printed resin with hot water and 

then carefully cut them loose with a sharp knife or cutter.

When working with resin or 3d-printed parts it is always

adviceable to use rubber-gloves to prevent the plastic to

be in direct contact with the skin. If grinding the models

or figures made of resin always use a mask or work with

it under water. This to prevent the dust from getting into

your lungs. The resin converted into dust is as delicate as

the dust from coalmines and not healthy to get into your 

lungs and your body-system. Apart from this fact the

resin and its ability to recreate details is outstanding.

The figures looks very nice with a lot of character and I

will make a new post that will evaluate these.

If you are curious about Speira minaitures and their very

nice figures and accessories you can visit their web-page

in the link below:

Speira Miniatures - soldiers and civilians for wargames and  dioramas