The Loose Association of Wargamers

You can, of course, get all 3 components from 3 different sources online but that means 3 lots of P&P for 3 small sales. It also means 3 different interpretations of 20mm/1:72, which can sneak into the realms of "awkward". A propos the horse-drawn option, am I right in thinking that B...

Frontline Hobbies have the 1/87 Preiser horsedrawn model at a reasonable (for Preiser!) price. 1/87 though. https://www.frontlinehobbies.com.au/presier-1-87-horse-drawn-german-field-howitzer Apparently there's also an Ace Model kit too. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/264354849909?chn=ps&_ul=AU&...

A quick look through pictures suggests that they were rare but not unknown. Outside of parades, there don't seem to be pictures of units consistently using them. I suspect that the Russians rapidly accepted the Barons/Germans point of view and painted them out. https://stalingradfront.com/articles/a...

Ochoin - there's a link to some nice WWII colour views on this thread viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2319 which shows a wide range of weathering options.

Much easier these days. Simply go to Harvard https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/h ... parts.html

The 'yellow nosed bastards'? It started off as an aerial recognition marking. My reference books are stuck in storage... This https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/camouflage-and-markings-of-messerschmitt-me-109/ gives an overview. As always with markings there are exceptions and inconsistencies. A bit ...

Rapid Fire. 3 Shermans are a company. Is there a website/book that explains WW2 markings? Preferably in 1 syllale words + pictures? donald Many, often complex and contradictory.... The Flames of War website generally has decent primers for each nation/period. It's probably the easiest starting poin...

Colour me interested....

How mobile is your friend? Is he staying in the big cities, driving between them, dependent upon public transport? A lot of the museums are regional, rather than in the cities. Most towns have a history museum or collection of some sort, as do some of the RSL's. In Sydney there's the Australian Mari...