More light at the end of the tunnel.

Almost completed my Soviets for Cold War Commander. This is the last tank unit I had left to do. This is a battalion of T55AMVs by Heroics and Ros (SM128). One of their newer casts and is a beautiful sculpt and great value at £0.75 ( as of May 2020)

This just leaves a battalion of infantry and their supports and thats about it.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

After some not inconsiderable time I now appear to be getting close to completing my Soviets for Cold War Commander.I have at last completed the final T64 tank regiment for my armored division. This consists of 3 battalions , each of 3 companies, all Heroics and Ros.

T64 regiment.

3 HQ stands

Also completed is a further battalion of BTR60s. Aswel as 2 HQs for the heavy recce companies and a recovery vehicle.

BTR60 battalion

AA, Anti tank and support bases.

HQ, all Scotia models

HQs for heavy recce coys, all Scotia.

So that just leaves a  battalion of T55AM2Vs and a battalion of infantry with supports to complete and I will possibly will call it  a day for the Soviets. When the lockdown restrictions are relaxed I will try and get to the Grimsby club and get them all set out and take some pics. 

So what have I left to do regarding my 6mm Cold war project? Quite a bit actualy, some British, Americans and a big box of building to complete!

Finished Units, only taken a year!

Well, I've actualy gotten around to completing some of my lead pile, and guess what.. they are 6mm cold war Soviets for col war commander.

T64s

BMP1 & BRDM2s

BMP2s

BMP1s

Shilkas, SA13, BRDM3(AT5), SA9 and  PRP-3 observers

Artillert regiment

2S3

BM21

2S1

                                                                                                                                                                  These are mainly Scotia and Heroics and Ros.

More Soviets for Cold War Commander.

Managed to finish some units for my Soviets. I've had these laying around for some time now and with the big CWC game being hosted by the Grimsby Wargames society only 6 months away, I felt it was time to pull my finger out and get them done. The units consist of a regiment of T64BVs  (SMO63) and a battalion of BMP1s  (SMOO9) . The additional vehicles on the command stands are BRDM2Us (SMO78) and a UAZ 469 field car(SMO50). The T64BVs won't be fielded as a single unit but divided amongst my regular T64Bs to give 3 mixed regiments. All the codes are for Heroics and Ros models.

Still lots of Soviets left to do and then on with the Americans and British I have left in the pile.

American M2 Bradleys

The Bradley fighting vehicle was Americans response to the Soviet BMP series of mechanised infantry fighting vehicles introduced in the mid 1960s. Faster than a M113, its greater speed allows the infantry to keep pace with with the M1 Abrams.
The Hq consists of a Heriocs and Ros M577 and a M2 Bradley.

HQ

HQ

 The Battalion.

Bradley Battalion

Bradley company

Bradley company

Next; support units.

American Command Units

After sometime away from 6mm gaming completing an American Civil War  project in 15mm, I now have some Modern American units completed. The MERDC cammo pattern is based on an article by Steven Zaloga, originally published in Military Modelling. I was fortunate to find a copy at the Grimsby club, for those interested a PDF can be found on this site  http://www.hobbyhavoc.com/oldhavoc/index.php?topic=1230.0 . At the club we have all decided to base our armies around 1985. This was an interesting time for the Americans as they were undergoing another structural organisation as well as introducing new equipment and transitioning from MERDC to NATO 3 colour camouflage. Because of this you see plenty of older equipment in MERDC and newer equipment in a basic Forrest Green factory finish, as the NATO scheme wasn't officially adopted till about '86/'87. Its this mix of old and new I've tried to depict in my units.
First up is the CO stand on a 40mmx40mm base and consists of a a H&R M113, M577 and a Hummer personal carrier.

CO Stand

CO Stand

CO Stand

 Next are the FAO and FAC stands based on 2 pence pieces. These consist of 2 FIST-V artillery observer vehicles  and a air liaison team in a Hummer. The FIST-V is identical to the Improved TOW vehicle so this is the model I've used.

FAOs and FAC

FAOs and FAC

Next; American Armour.    

British Army New Units- WIP

After painting nothing but Russian green for quite a while I thought I might revisit my 80s British. To add some flexibility to the armoured units I have decided to add some more HQs so I can split the  brigades in two. 

Challenger and Chieftain HQs 

Challenger and Chieftain HQs 

 The Challenger stand consists of a FV105 Sultan(BM17) and a Challenger 2 MBT(BM45). The Chieftain stand has a FV439 signals(BM19) and a Chieftain MBT(BM03).All models are by Heroics and Ros.
At the moment my non mechanised infantry are in "4 tonners". This makes them very vulnerable on the table, so they will get to ride about in some Saxon APCs(BM58).

Saxon APC

Saxon APC

The HQ stand for the new infantry battalion consists of  a 3/4 Ton Landrover Signals(BM20) and a Bedford MK Signals(BM21).

Infantry HQ

Infantry HQ

To add some weight to my Brit artillery three stands of  155mm  FH70s(BM28). These come with crew figures but all are stood at attention so I've mixed in some other crew figures.

FH70

FH70

To act as tows and keep them supplied with ammunition they have a  FODEN 6x6 FH70 GUN LIMBER(BM50) and  a FODEN 6x6 FH70 GUN TRACTOR(BM52).

BM50 and BM52

BM50 and BM52

Additional units consist of two FV 180 C.E.Vs(BM40) to give engineering support.

FV180

FV180

 1 TON LAND ROVER(BM34) and  STALWART(BM38) and a FV 434(BM41) with a 1/2 ton Landrover with a trailer.

Ambulance and Stalwart

Ambulance and Stalwart

Landrover and FV434

Landrover and FV434

The landrover with trailer might be used to carry a milan team and the FV434 will go with the FV432s in the mechanised battalion.
As usual the models from H&R were cleanly cast with virtually no flash, requiring minimal preparation prior to mounting.