tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post2673464425566418462..comments2024-03-28T03:31:19.790-07:00Comments on Archduke Piccolo: Toys: Part 1...Archduke Piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-86056865330564805432013-10-18T21:51:38.162-07:002013-10-18T21:51:38.162-07:00excellent stuff Ion. really cool additions. I like...excellent stuff Ion. really cool additions. I like the map. I believe Fran and Ray used the same area of the world for their map although theirs was flipped horizontally and vertically if I remember correctly.Daisy Gowan Ditchburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476802587483833107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-58776992453303511062013-10-15T10:31:47.700-07:002013-10-15T10:31:47.700-07:00>>Was that the war that led to Idi Amin'...>>Was that the war that led to Idi Amin's dictatorship of Uganda?<br /><br />Close :) Amin attacked Tanzania in 1978/79. Bad mistake as the Tanzanians (along with Uganda exiles and help from Libya) gave his forces a stuffing and he was forced to flee from power.Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-79644411377558031462013-10-09T05:14:04.139-07:002013-10-09T05:14:04.139-07:00... Ain't that the truth! I quite liked the M...... Ain't that the truth! I quite liked the Matchbox WW2 kits as well (barring a distressing tendency to the occasional glitch). The pictured Jagdpanther model is such a one.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-838382655653209572013-10-09T01:24:50.506-07:002013-10-09T01:24:50.506-07:00Cool toys, Matchbox rocks!Cool toys, Matchbox rocks!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-26395203205695871042013-10-08T20:04:40.720-07:002013-10-08T20:04:40.720-07:00True - When I was in Mozambique I remember passing...True - When I was in Mozambique I remember passing a lot of rusty damaged T-34s.Jackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156243437690752780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-80888201236205941272013-10-08T14:42:29.531-07:002013-10-08T14:42:29.531-07:00I must look into that. Was that the war that led ...I must look into that. Was that the war that led to Idi Amin's dictatorship of Uganda? I do know that Cubans were involved in the wars in Angola and Namibia, and their equipment included upgraded (?) T34/85s. Altogether, I have enough basic figures and toys - the latter by raiding my WW2 Soviets - to put together a sizeable army, albeit a primitively equipped one by 1980 standards. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-6433076778289031292013-10-08T14:31:19.270-07:002013-10-08T14:31:19.270-07:00I have a feeling, Mike, that the engineers, possib...I have a feeling, Mike, that the engineers, possibly up to a battalion strength (Command Decision scaling), will get one of the heavy trucks at least. That stray tilt may cover a light trailer of equipment as well. Or I can investigate the possibilities of that boat trailer. <br /><br />I do like your 'pillbox' suggestion: 'waste not, want not.' I can imagine the uneasy situation along the Harad frontier will persuade the Nabob that such measures are necessary at border crossings...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-15324784926330320452013-10-08T14:28:38.114-07:002013-10-08T14:28:38.114-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-51476270831564763422013-10-08T14:21:50.084-07:002013-10-08T14:21:50.084-07:00Hi,
You could base the forces on the Uganda-Tanza...Hi,<br /><br />You could base the forces on the Uganda-Tanzania war of the late 70s. I think they used some Shermans and had a smattering of Cubans with modern-ish equipment. I have some esci modern figures floating somewhere too.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Paul<br /><br />Cheers<br />PaulJackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156243437690752780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-11906582483445015722013-10-08T14:17:30.650-07:002013-10-08T14:17:30.650-07:00Food for thought there, Chris, thanks! As a warga...Food for thought there, Chris, thanks! As a wargamer, I find history 'stops' at 1945, so there is a great deal I don't know about military hardware post that date. I'll probably trawl through my past magazines and see what turns up there. But I do like your mortar carrier idea.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-26392935124454255532013-10-08T13:04:50.364-07:002013-10-08T13:04:50.364-07:00Nicke bunch of vehicles and figures. Maybe the hea...Nicke bunch of vehicles and figures. Maybe the heavy trucks could haul some engineers? If you do remove the turrets from the Walker Bulldogs, stick them on a piece of terrain as a make do pillbox.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959234679802481723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-24324486520619821102013-10-08T08:37:35.204-07:002013-10-08T08:37:35.204-07:00You have a lot to work with there.
I suggest con...You have a lot to work with there. <br /><br />I suggest converting those Walker Bulldogs into self-propelled mortar carriers. Something like an Israeli "Makmat" 160mm mortar carrier. You can use sheet styrene to put it together. Instead of 160mm mortar, it can be 120mm. They can be part of your composite artillery units. <br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436658698932425918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-12005113158151105182013-10-08T05:21:23.407-07:002013-10-08T05:21:23.407-07:00I'll have to put some work in on it then! I&#...I'll have to put some work in on it then! I'll probably be looking through your archives, Paul, for some ideas...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-67621313568205422882013-10-08T03:18:52.221-07:002013-10-08T03:18:52.221-07:00I am going to be watching posts on this project wi...I am going to be watching posts on this project with anticipation Ion.<br /><br />Nicely done Brian.Paul Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624335534094164830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-77282763226591241242013-10-08T01:59:43.705-07:002013-10-08T01:59:43.705-07:00Thanks, Andras. was thinking of placing 106mm Re...Thanks, Andras. was thinking of placing 106mm Recoilless rifles on the larger Company (technicals) trucks, and an HMG (0.50 cal, say) on the smaller vehicles. The Battalion technical perhaps would carry some sort of AA cannon. I'll have to find out what seems reasonable.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-46306853700403528112013-10-08T01:55:10.746-07:002013-10-08T01:55:10.746-07:00That is a good point about the logistic element. ...That is a good point about the logistic element. I seem to recall Brian making some such remark as well. I dd have a sizeable collection of 'el cheapo' trucks in Soviet employ that will be suitable for this project and all. No harm in using them for either project. I'll have to make sure they are easily retrievable!<br /><br />I'll see what can be done with those ... 'tracked recon vehicles'. I'll probably lose the turrets but keep the guns and hulls and add plasticard to fill out the gaps.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-70653113560979855362013-10-08T01:49:44.711-07:002013-10-08T01:49:44.711-07:00Plenty of potential all right! So much so that a ...Plenty of potential all right! So much so that a fairly modest concept for Tchagai seems likely to blow up into a serious threat to Haradian security on the eastern flank. ...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-43977870140781287752013-10-08T01:47:56.308-07:002013-10-08T01:47:56.308-07:00Actually, I reckon Spetznaz dudes would be just th...Actually, I reckon Spetznaz dudes would be just the go for my 1st Mech Bde. For the rest I'm thinking of building up a sizeable army with outdated equipment (the Shermans and T34s) and employing that fleet of trucks I use with the Soviets by way of a transport pool for my other stuff. <br /><br />I'll look up if I can find any TO&E details of some army 1950-1980 to see what weapons are integral to the platoon stands, and what specialist stands I can build in (Mortars, ATRL, assault engineer equipments and the like).<br /><br />By the way, I have a scenario I'd like to run by you sometime. Based on an actual incident, it would I think be ideal for this project.<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-34749790980868012032013-10-08T01:13:57.205-07:002013-10-08T01:13:57.205-07:00A very nice collection indeed. Back in the day veh...A very nice collection indeed. Back in the day vehicles like these were constant accessories for my battles on the living room floor.<br />The trucks could be made to some sort of 'gunships' or mobile MG nests perhaps.Andrew McCoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203034461676669716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-84971505666407429122013-10-07T23:51:38.644-07:002013-10-07T23:51:38.644-07:00Fabulous collection! The trucks you have earmarke...Fabulous collection! The trucks you have earmarked for the motorised battalion look remarkably similar to the ones I used for a 1940 French Motorised Infantry Division... I have one of those dodgy metal shermans - let me know if you need it. As for the two very dodgy Walker Bulldog tanks, you simply must use them! Your readership demands it!<br />The bigger trucks look to me like the logistic element of your brigade.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-68802234477260824662013-10-07T23:21:37.574-07:002013-10-07T23:21:37.574-07:00Glad they are of some use!. The Battle King King T...Glad they are of some use!. The Battle King King Tiger is 1/76 - but the gun is a little short! I can hook you up with some Esci Spetnaz if you need some AK armed troops. The map looks good too!Uncle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975932783227453858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650770985225450559.post-55132865631137909562013-10-07T22:37:06.609-07:002013-10-07T22:37:06.609-07:00A great collection which is filled with potential....A great collection which is filled with potential.I look forward to seeing what develops...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.com