Vulture's Wargaming Blog

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- Commentary : 105mm SP Howitzer Sturmhaubitz 42 lurking in a building on the Italian front - Jan 1944. -

Dear Mum Letter … A mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely m...

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Enthused with Flames of War my gaming crowd started on a FoW games two weeks back   4 players per side, I took my cleaning living god fearin...

Just seen this advisement on Milweb Link " Tiger 1 Well known, UK based, Tiger 1 replica is now up for sale. Built on a T55 tank ch...

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Post by War Documentaries .

- Comment :  You have to be totally nuts in my humble opinion to risk this stunt !  LOL -

PARAPROSDOKIANS (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a  sentence or phrase is surprising or unex...

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Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow. No war in history attracts more controversy...

As best I can make out, my CCKW 352 truck is 70 years old this month.  Took it out for a short spin this afternoon, and snapped a couple of ...

Further to my posting on 20th Dec I have news !!!  Key massive drum roll !!!   After 4 straight losses in a row with my M18 Tank Destroyer ...

- Comment :  It is just astonishing that this B17 was able to make it back to base after suffering this much battle damage. -

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- Came across this photo on the web just last week of this WW2 German Hunting Panth er  SdKfz 173  (Jagdpanther).  Love the umbrellas :) ...

- Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrates how to successfully take off and land from the deck of a moving air...

- Comment :  From what I can gather the Munster Museum in Germany has just obtained this Tiger that was in the hands of a private collecto...

Happy New Year to one and all.  Hope you have great gaming year in 2014.

The Zoo Keeper A bloke starts his new job at the zoo and is given three tasks. First is to clear the exotic fish pool of weeds. As he ...

Merry Christmas everyone  :)

Having just returned from the Harrogate Wargames Club, I can share with you after playing my 4th WW2 game in 10mm scale using the Flames of ...

The Tank Museum’s Tiger 131 is home once again, after stealing the show on the set of Brad Pitt’s upcoming war film 'Fury'. Link -...

The Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is burned into the American consciousness. But for two North Texans, Dec. 8 is the day the...

These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. The exchange between Churchill &...

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This is a fascinating read, highly recommended: Link .  The recollections of Clarence Smoyer as his time as a crewman in a M26 Perishing tan...

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A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entr...

Chaps, just seen this on the BBC web site. Link Can't wait for the film to come out :) - A World War Two Tiger tank - thought to be t...

Further to my posting on 12 Nov , I've now assembled the vehicle and given it a base coat of grey primer.  I've slightly modified it...

Spotted a new version of the series of 8 wheeled vehicles that Ground Zero Games (GZG) manufacture.   This one has a Multiple Rocket Launch...

Mustard gas blisters and a daily risk of death: Bravery of soldiers still clearing the 'iron harvest' of World War I shells from ben...

Here in the UK it's been Remembrance Sunday when all over the country people attend services and parades to remember those affected by ...

Found another Flames of War unit creation site called Easy Army.com Link   A labour of love it has been,  putting it all together.

- Comment:  Worth watching.   In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot is surprised to see 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for ...

A guy was sitting quiet...

- Comment :  I don't normally post music videos, but there is a lot to enjoy in this one...  :) -

On Sunday went over to the Royal Armouries in Leeds for the annual FIASCO wargames convention. Ended up spending a lot more than I first ...

Whilst thinking about the type of force mix required for a 1,500 US Tank Destroyer Company in Flames Of War (FOW) I happened across this ver...

Comment :  Just came across this astonishing photo of a wrecked tank park.  I can spot: -  Panther -  Tiger II -  T35/85 -  Sherman - ...

The battle has been described as the bloodiest engagement in Europe until the First World War. Polish Lancers - played by re-enactors here -...

The 18th Century was a tumultuous period for the Royal Navy. From bustling dockyards to ferocious sea battles - and from jolly Jack Tars to ...

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At the club last Thursday whilst some of our gaming chums tried out a 1/300th game of the new FoW Arab Israeli supplement, John Elwen and my...