1/144th Modern Gaming At The Harrogate Wargamers Club

On the last two Thursdays at the Harrogate Club my gaming group has been trying out a set of Modern gaming rules that we have been developing.  These are essentially a cut down version of the WRG 1950 - 1985 set. Thus far I'm liking the way they are playing out.  Anyway, here are a few photos from the last Thursday.  I was on the Soviet side which is quite unusual for me (borrowing a friends vehicles).  Must confess I was quite taken with some of their kit and might be tempted get myself some vehicles from the Minfigs 12mm range Link  :)
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My company commander in his T72 commanding his force with cunning and daring, or alternatively skulking like a girl, depending on your view-point...  :)
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T80s on my right flank commander by John Elwen.  ZSU23-4 in support.
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The opposition, a tooled up Challenger.
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The battlefield.
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British Lynx helicopter ready to fire.
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F-16 Flies With No Pilot

An F-16 took off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 19 without a pilot in the cockpit.  Read more: Link.
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Picture Of The Week - No 19 - 'Minor Problem With The Tiger Sir'

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Comment:  These guys have got their work cut out trying to get this King Tiger running again.  Looks like damage to both front drive sprockets.  If the damage has continued in and taken out the final drives, that is massive about of work to replace them.  Both the drive and hull mg stations have to be dismantled as a starter.
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CCKW 352 1/16th Scale Model

Last year I was contacted by keen modeller called Morten Moeslund who wished to build a 1/16th scale model of a CCKW truck and was looking for some assistance with measurements and photos.  I was happy to help, and a couple of months back he sent me some photos of the end result.  It looks just brilliant.
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Troop Train (1943) Short Film

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Comment:  Worth a watch.
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War Tales - Ed Deluka

This is worth a read, about a chap called Ed Deluka and his experience during the Battle of The Bulge. Link
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Outside the Chieftains Hatch: Maus

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Comment:  A fascinating looking inside a Maus !
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Army Truck - Brake Test Fail

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Comment:  Ouch !  That wasn't supposed to happen...
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Crumbling buildings where soldiers from the Somme were treated

A haunting look inside a once state-of-the-art military hospital: Images show the crumbling buildings where soldiers from the Somme were treated.  Read more: Link
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Tank Recovery - STuG III German Assault Gun Pulled From The Mud

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Comment:  Looks amazingly well preserved !
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Picture Of The Week - No 18 - Tiger Tank

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Comment:  Assuming this a not staged, this is a very unusual shot of a Russian AT shell lodged in the gun mantle of a WW2 German Tiger I tank.
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Space Hulk 2013 - PC Game

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Comment:  Looks interesting, but I'm not blown away but it.
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Stalingrad 2013 trailer

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Comment:  This looks to have promise.
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Leopard 2 Tank

An interesting vid about the German Leopard 2
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Donald Featherstone Passes Away

Slightly gutted today to hear that Donald Featherstone has died.  I've posted about him a couple of times previously Link.  A prodigious writer of Wargaming books, one of his earliest books 'Wargaming' was the trigger for getting me into 'proper' gaming.  Of the books in my collection, it would have to be amongst the five that I cherish most.  There is short piece on Wikipedia about him. Link
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Army officer freed from POW camp kept promise to return

A British Army officer captured by the Germans during World War One was granted temporary leave from a prisoner of war camp to visit his dying mother on one condition – that he returns. See The Telegraph for more info - Link.

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Minecraft - Villager News

My son is still massively into Minecraft.  I was hoping his enthusiasm might have waned slightly since I posted on 27 Jul, but no, it just goes from strength to strength. He's been watch all sorts of videos associated it with on U-Tube, and I have to admit that some of them are really well done.  Here are two of our favourites:
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Modern Rule Set ?

We are thinking of doing some Modern gaming (at the Harrogate Wargames Club) in 10mm, and few of us have been dusting off some old and new rule sets.  Currently under consideration are:
1)  Flames Of War - Modern Supplement
2)  A Fistfull of TOWs 2
3)  WRG 1950 - 1985
4)  WRG 1900 - 2000
5)  A set from Miniature Wargames No2
Anyone tried anything else they could recommend we should look at ?
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"Join the Pork Side" in Angry Birds Star Wars 2 - Video Clip

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Comment:  This is excellent !  :)
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New Game - Titanfall

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Comment:  This looks promising...  :)
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