2024 Weymouth War weekend

[Sean Clark]

I don't think you can buy the Toyotas yet though...I can see an 'Add to Cart' button anyway.

These will form part of my order to collect at the Weekender  which come tomorrow we can say is next month 

[Colonel Kilgore]

You are indeed correct, Sean.

I'm assuming this is an oversight, as they were on the PP stand at Colours, and very nice they are too!

Simon

[Colonel Kilgore]

Mind you, you are a day ahead of the rest of the country. I'm going to have to wait until Tuesday to be able to say that WWW is next month 

Simon

[martin goddard]

Julie will add the button tomorrow.
We are awaiting the casualty versisons too.

martin

[Sean Clark]

Today is my last day of retirement as I start my new job tomorrow. It's clearly addled my brain 🤣

[Colonel Kilgore]

Good luck tomorrow, Sean - I hope you manage to maintain your high level of wargames output post-retirement.

Simon

[martin goddard]

Bishop at last Sean.  Well done.
God bless you.


martin

[Sean Clark]

As per the list  FJ have to be veteran.

Ah, but this is a scenario!

Actually, the FJ list is ripe for revision. Later in the war, one could argue that certain units were Average at best.

Simon

This would seem to fit in with James Hollands book.

In a stroke of luck, I've just been gifted a box of plastic FJ by a friend with whom I was chatting about PBI and Cassino. Now I've not painted anything that hasn't been Peter Pig in a long time and I feel a bit guilty that I might now not need any other FJ. So to assuage the guilt I'll have to buy something else like the new shanty buildings or Toyotas when they're released!

Well I'm rather underwhelmed by the plastic Fallschirmjager. Not much detail and some distinctly 'Airfix' type poses. They will get a quick paint job and I'm sure still fight valiantly, but I don't like them at all 😅🤣

[John Watson]

Are they Plastic Soldier Company or Flames Of War, Sean?
John

[Sean Clark]

PSC

[John Watson]

I've painted PSC early war Germans and late war British. I agree that the detail is lacking and some of the poses questionable, but I found them easy to paint and I thought they looked ok once completed and based. However far inferior to the piggy equivalents. The FOW figures are better. The thing that disappoints me about both is the price. I thought that when plastics came onto the market one of their selling points was that they were about half the price of metals, but this differential has disappeared. Martin's figures are still the best and worth every penny.
John

[martin goddard]

I salute you John


martin

[Sean Clark]

I concur.  I haven't bought these - they were gifted, so if I don't get along with them  not out of pocket. 

[Leslie BT]

What is the current summary of games, along with the runners and riders Stewart?

[Stewart 46A]

GAME PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND
please put your name down for the games you wish to play

   WEEKEND OF WAR  29th Nov - 1st Dec 2024                     
DATE            HOST          GAME         PLAYERS         
Fri night   Stewart    Pirate land raid                  
           Martin    conquerors & kings                  
           Miles    Hammerin Iron                  
           BIG MIKE Air wars
                  
Sat AM           Stewart   Pirate sea game                  
           Martin   AK 47                  
           Miles   PBI                  
           Chris   AWI   
               
Sat PM           Stewart   Samurai                  
           Martin   AK 47                  
           Miles   CWB                  
           Simon   Vietnam   
               
Sat Evening   Derek   Western gun fight                  
           Simon   Sq Bashing      Stewart            
           John   Bloody barons                  
           Martin   AK 47   
               
Sunday           Stewart   Pirates as required                  
           Marin   Pirate Land raid                  
           Sean   AK 47                  
           BIG MIKE Air Wars

Stewart