16 April 2014

D-Day The quickening: AS51 Horsa lands on my Workbench

The Quickening: Airspeed 51 Horsa Glider arrives



Over the weekend I took some time to progress the landing zones for the D-Day games. At lunch-time I discovered that the Airspeed Horsa 51 glider for the airborne part of the game had arrived. Yay!


Transport for the 6th Airborne arrives






Progress Report:

The Playing Board:
The boards: The harbour of Ouistreham and the beaches at Luc-sur-Mer and Hermanville -sur-Mer have been created and painted,  the board depicting harbour, lock and canal,  rocky and sandy shores, deep and shallow water, the inter-tidal zone and the sea wall; as well as the villages and grassy hinterland.

Tank traps and concrete bunkers, hedgehogs and dragons teeth - all ready to roll

Buildings: The concrete blocks for much of the harbour and German  shore battery are made and painted. The buildings for most villages and the harbour installations are ready, or in the post.

 I still need to build the observation bunker at Riva Bella.
The Pegasus Bridge is under construction, and the canal bridge is ready.

Vehicles and planes
I have built two DUKWs and a Higgins Boat, as well as an LCT. Probably need another one of each at least. An RAF launch is half constructed.
The British armoured squadrons are ready to roll, as are the soft-skinned vehicles. Still need to attend to Hobart's Funnies- need 2 x ARVEs and Sherman Crabs

As for the German side- "Alles fertig und in ordnung!" (Ready and in order)


4 comments:

  1. Sounds like it's all coming together nicely! If you need any help with rules or anything, drop me a line or pop a comment on my blog (can currently access it via the KapitiFoWGamers blog). When is the open day this year? Cheers, Paul.

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    1. Hi Paul. Getting there slowly. Would anyone from the Kapiti FoW group be keen to do a demo game? Have approached Scott, but he's otherwise occupied at the moment. There seems to be quite an interest in FoW at the moment, with most members acquiring armies, either in 15mmm or 20mm.

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    2. Hi Herman, email me at magiccottage@actrix.co.nz and we can see what we can sort out.

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