Yom Kippur (1) - Israeli armoured brigade

As you know (or, if you don't, you should!), I'm going on a quite new project involving the gorgeous 1/285 micro armor models from GHQ: a tabletop refight of 1973 Yom Kippur war on sinai.

I really can't spend enough words on the minis. They are perfect. much more detailed of several 15mm equivalent I've here around.

Crisp, well proportioned, a lot of stunning details. If I really have to point out some cons, I can only regret about the barrels of both guns and mgs. They easily bent and it's difficult to keep them in a straight shape.

But it's a minimal problem against a lot of pros.

Painting these model is a very fun experience. It's a quick and rewarding job. Only decals are extremely annoying. So tiny and fiddling you cannot even spot them against the blue paper they are presented on. And after few second in the water, you have to handle them with care or you'll lose them on your finger.

Anyway, soon after completing these, I've ordered many more models from Magister Militum. I'm definetly IN micro armor syndrome.

here come the models:

a couple of M60A1 (or Magach 6 for IDF) companies in 1:3 scale as per Fistuful of Tows3 rules.

And now some M113 for a mechanized battallion:

enjoy!

Projects, Work in Progress and Old Favourites...

I'm definitely not a compulsive wargamer... I do not buy the last ruleset on the market on day 1 nor do I start a new project every month to abandon it as soon as I got the minis in my mailbox...
But nonetheless, I fall in love very often for new periods, miniature lines, different scales and extravagant projects. So, I fear I can still be categorized on the compulsive/maniac side of the hobby... how sad...
The main difference is that I never (and I have to underline this word never) abandon or end a project.
I still regularly paint (and have game with) my first wargaming love: 1/72 plastic napoleonic with which I've began my career back in the early 90s.

The only big move on has came 5 years ago, when I did halt all my fantasy, sci-fi and GW, sold a part of them and definitely stuck myself on historical wargame only (and the only regret I feel is toward my local GW distributor, whose yearly balance has had a big flex due to my decision... sorry Igor!).
Therefore, I like to put a little order on my wargamers mind categorizing my actual and future WIP.
please consider that these projects would never meet an end. I firmly minded to continue to buy/paint/have games with all of them. It could be happen I'll left something behind for a short time. or even a long period break. But I think I'll find all these periods/projects still interesting and worthwhile in the next 10, 50, 100 years to come...

so, let start categorizing: I'll divide my projects in "actually playing", that means I have a very good selection of them painted and I've many games with them during the year (I do not play with unpainted/primed minis), "collecting and painting" which are developing projects, not yet arrived to a game or, sometimes, for which I haven't found an opponent and. "future interests" which group both seriously thought future projects and some itching extemporary inspiration from my fellows or from blogs...

ACTUALLY PLAYING

• 15 mm WWII, mainly from battlefront, for Flames of War games (that is my most played system, actually, I'm also involved in tournaments...).
• 28 mm WWII, warlords, artizan, offensive miniatures, that I'm playing with Bolt Action rules (but I'm thinking to give a try to the new Chain of Command from the TooFatLardies guys...)
• 1/2400 WWI naval wargame, with model exclusively from GHQ, using Naval Thunder rules
• 1/72 napoleonics, various plastic soldiers companies, with Lasalle ruleset

 COLLECTING AND PAINTING

• 10 mm Franco Prussian War and 1866 wars, mainly from Pendraken, but with some raids on Magister Militum camp, this is a well set project, with other 3 guys actively painting their armies in order to have, in a short time, some big clashes using 1866/70 rules.
• 6 mm Yom Kippur War, with GHQ 1/285 models. Still uncertain on rules, Cold War Commander or A Fistful of TOWs? we'll see... we'd like to have a game on october, just to give a commemorative tribute...
• 28mm Old West from Artizan... but just a small skirmish band of 10 7th Cav. soldiers.
• 15 mm napoleonics from AB ranges... just for painting sake.
• 1/1200 napoleonic ship of the line, Langton and GHQ... how lovely are these models... I've even find a new opponent...
• 1/2400 WWII naval on pacific front. GHQ models at various stage between mounting, priming and thinking on colour scheme...
• 1/285 WWII aircrafts, GHQ and Raiden miniature stuff. very lovely, I'll play with Bag the Huns 2 rules as soon as I get someone to involve in...
• 28 mm (or more closely 30 mm), WWI early war english army from Renegade miniatures.
• a small Dystopian War french fleet (yes I know, I've said no more fantasy nor sci-fi on my workbench... but these are so lovely...)
• ... and from the bottom of my models drawer, some very old projects: a late roman army in 15 mm (Magister Militum) and very old 25 mm Foundry Carthaginians, originally thought for WAB.

FUTURE INTERESTS
what a dreadful category... so many future interests...

• I'm spotting, almost everyday, on the web for Eureka' and Old Glory 15s' Seven Year War Prussian, French and Austrian... I think this new project is very close to step up to the above category...
• I'd like to give a try to the AK47 Republic ruleset from Peter Pig, with a couple of armies from their beautiful range...
• 1/1200 ironclads from various sources for Lissa... no idea which rules nor against whom to play.
• 1/600 Thoroughbred's ironclads. Really like to put together two small river fleets and let them discuss their points of view about federal politic on the game tables...
  

DELIVERY TIME

this week I've got delivered two different shipments from Warlord Games and Magister Militum.
both were small orders, paints and bases from Warlord guys and some aircrafts and 10mm prussian from the latter.
what's different is in delivery time... the first order took more than 3 weeks to arrive. Magister Militum order was placed at 11.30 last wednesday and at 17.11 I've got an e-mail from them communicating they have already dispatched the order and I got it at my door in 5 days.
I love to buy from both these company, but Magister Militum service is really outstanding...