I read this excellent book a few years ago when I was thinking of a Sino Japanese War naval project. As I'm now on holiday I thought I'd dig it out and brush up on the conflict, ready for next year when I'll be picking up the project again as a solo campaign with Broadside and Salvo.
I had a Bag the Hun scenario published in the Lard Mag this year, based on a game I played a few years ago. It's set on 1st January 1945 and features the 336th Fighter Squadron of the USAAF - the Rocketeers. It's a quick three or four player scenario, proper seat of your pants low level stuff, so ideal for a game over the Xmas holidays with friends. Have fun!
I have had a pre-publication look over of these campaign rules for the Sino Japanese War by David Manley of Long Face Games. The system is very similar to his other pre-dreadnought campaign supplements for use with Broadside and Salvo, which is a very good set of fast play rules that I've enjoyed playing solo and against opponents. I think this could very well be a solo project for next year, using the Tumbling Dice 1/2400th range, which I already have in the lead pile. Excellent!
After a lot of work, I managed to get two articles into the Lard Mag for Algernon Pulls It Off!I including the Jasta 18 one..huzzah! It's a bit of a cracker as the Raben's Ravens article and scenarios were bloody good, if I say so myself. I did also get a scenario for Bag the Hun in this year, but that was very much an afterthought, so an underserved bonus. Happy Days!
Another second hand hardback from the local charity shop in mint condition and only four quid. I have had various attempts at wargaming daylight bombing missions but never really got beyond the planning stage, partly due to the painting workload but also as it is a logistical nightmare to play solo. I think I'll read this over the holidays and see if I can finally bite the bullet.
A wet and windy Sunday meant I was able to sit down at the workbench and assemble some Tumbling Dice Fokker DVII models for Jasta 40. If I chicken out of the lozenge upper wing camouflage, which is a distinct possibility, these can double up as Jasta 7 machines, which were all black apart from white tail fin. There's an additional lone Fokker Dr.1 in the line up, which will be painted up in a matching black and white scheme. Tally Ho!
It's been a long week and the weather is terrible so I'm looking forward to some quiet time this weekend, doing wargaming things. These will include undercoated the AK-47 militia T34 tanks and a little bit of Algernon Pulls It Off! stuff, perhaps involving some scenario writing. One thing I'm keen to do is to assemble and start painting a new unit of Fokker DVII scouts in 1/600th scale for Jasta 40, in the distinctive black and white scheme with lozenge pattern wings. It's about time I bit the bullet and had a go at something resembling lozenge pattern fabric, which may or may not turn out to be a good idea? I thinking of trying fine point Sharpie pens for this as a short cut cunning plan....?
