Operation Trashpoint: A Cold War Blunder

For the first time in my life, I've spent more on a rulebook than on an army. Two armies in fact: the joy of using 2mm scale figures is that they cost 30p for 16 infantry or two tanks. The only downside is that they are so small that "You may as well use cardboard counters" as Derek pointed out.

Anyway, here are some pics and you can judge for yourselves. The 5p coin is for scale.

A 1000 pt. British battlegroup, the black lines indicate unit facing (they're at the back) and nationality.

Infantry and transports. 

The models are all from Irregular. I've never seen such a wide range of sizes and periods on a website, my only qualm is that these came wrapped in the Daily Mail for protection. I had to wash my hands after unwrapping them.

Two chieftains illustrating my latest attempt at BAOR black stripes.

25 lb'ers converted into 105mm guns by trimming off the gunshield. You can't tell.

As I may have mentioned before, these are for my 'Cold War Project', which bypasses the usual punch-up in Germany for an alternative 1980 inspired by Jasper Fforde. The three factions are Welsh Revolutionary forces heavily sponsored by the soviets, the Evil British Empire under Empress Thatcher, and Marauding Viking Raiders carrying S-tanks and Saab jets on their flatpack longships. 

These are the Popular Welsh People's Popular People's Front of Wales, who have red stripes on their bases (dirty commies)

Welsh infantry, virtually indistinguishable from their foes. You may just be able to make out the anti-tank weapons on the middle rank, made from short lengths of fuse wire glued to the model's shoulders.

I will be using Cold War Commander for the fighting. My first solo game turned into a bloody draw, the Brits driving off the Welsh but only after taking tremendous casualties. Lessons learned: 1) APCs in the open die in droves to tanks. 2) Rushing a platoon to secure a village will only get the platoon killed. 3) Tanks are a little OP in cold war commander.

BTR's and T-55's, painted in soviet green. Their lack of stripes differentiates them from their decadent capitalist enemies.

Welsh Commanders. The one with the truck is the CO, the other the subordinate HQ.

Of course, my period and scale are not exactly popular, but I am lucky enough to know a self-identified Welshman with an interest in wargaming who I can hopefully pressure into keeping me company. I just have to teach him the words to 'Men of Harlech' first...

The entire collection fits in the boxes my Perry Miniatures crusaders came in.

Those who would like to know more can view my Welsh list, cobbled together from some of the lists in the CWC rulebook, here.