Glasgow Warhog: May 2019

Hi all

Many thanks to everyone who came and chatted and took photos of our game. Our game was very well received by the Carronade audience.

Build for Stalingrad...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kp6UPBEbksmbo1Gr9

Stalingrad full set of pictures...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PcFCW4Ls1WqHXc8E9

Well... this is some pictures and a game report. But to begin... this is what we did prior to the big day...
As you can see its a big game. With lots of detail. The large building represents hall 6 at Stalingrad. Its a 2ft mdf kit which we completely reworked into 6 foot long, with additional entrances, new windows (3d printed), with 28mm sizes brick paper pasted onto the mdf walls. All scratch built. Trust were made for the roof. Then Russian WW2 posters, weathering, pipework, electrical wire runs etc. were all added to make it authentic.

Internally we 3d printed lathes, drill presses, turning machines and even toilets! Boilers were scratch built and roofs made from corrugated iron pictures scaled down and pasted onto cardboard (all cut edges were then painted rust). Brick scatter was made by cutting up thousands of matchsticks and then painting them. Chimneys are all pipes with papered scale brick. Some cut up to match the scene of Stalingrad. At this point I would also say that the book Island of Fire is a great reference source.

This picture below shows the level of detail we went to create the right look...with lathes and drilling machines on the right.and top left.

All vehicles and equipment were accurately represented (T34's, KV, 57mm anti tank guns, Ampulants (flamethrowers), Gaz trucks. For the Germans ...Pz4, Pz3, Sig33, Sig33a, Nebelwefer, Opel Blitz (+ a Maultier), Kubelwagen, Famo, Sdkfz7 etc.). Most are 3d printed. All troops are represented in the unforms of the period. Due to the scale we used about 120 Russians (120 casualities), 120 Germans a mix of Pioneers and Early war troops (120 casualities). All troops are on clear bases to blend into the mat/terrain.

So we packed up the lot and headed for Falkirk, Scotland...

GAME REPORT

The 6ft x 8ft playing board. Main hall (right), Power plant (just in front of the crane on left). Then on the left upper side some workers building. The Germans started on the left edge moving across to the right.

The power plant has a hopper and as you can see in the photo below we even made a grab for the crane.

The Germans started their attack from the crane end supported by two Sig33.

The Sig 33 pound the factory wallls, and inner building.

The Sig barrage almost hit a spectator LOL....well nearly.

At the water tower end at the same time a nebelwefer and Pz3 send in a barrage, supported by HMG fire.

The Russians return fire with Katuska (war thunder). This keeps the Germans in the centre at bay.

The Russian generals plan their defense (they are actually using a scale version of the actual Barikady area map).

Germans enter the sewer... This adds a new dimension - but they need to roll a six to get out at the correct place!

German casualities being moved to a cart.

The German transport in the street.

The German command in a 3d Famo.

Awaiting their orders...behind a building.

The Sigs continue their barrage (3d printed Sigs).

A good picture of the bricks !....made from matchsticks.

Russians (at the water tower end) have anti tank, maxim, and a 120mm mortor (which proved hard to take out)

The explosion looks effective...and the medic is in the thick of it.The loose brick rubble looks great here.

See below for close up...

A medic treats the wounded with a bandage.

Some Russians move forward...under cover of a second round of Katuska firing -to suppress the Germans.

The crane looks good in this picture

Looking through the power station building towards the main factory unit.

Walking through the rubble....

A collapsed chimney blocks the rail line (with about 100 bricks)

Rubble...and debris everywhere

Some pack horses and a Gaz truck suprise (with quad maxim) parked in the lower corner (water tower end).

Here they come again...PZ3 starts rolling forward.

Two Stug's appear (with more troop support to the centre).

A Russian second line starts to appear around factory entrance...(water tower end)

Above and Below...The quad maxim causes a .... well a bit of an impact. on advancing Germans.

A lot of German casualities (middle top).

At the other side of the big factory...Outnumber... a Russian looks on as Germans advance. The grey boilers are scratch built (plastic piping with end pieces and bent wire).