Blitzkrieg 1939-41

Thursday, 3 August 2023

Monday, 24 July 2023

Taranto Graphic Novel

A graphic novel about the WWII Battle of Taranto, November 1940 buy here

Friday, 21 July 2023

World on Fire: The ULTIMATE Series 1 Recap 💥 | BBC (September 1939-July 1940)

Wiki here

Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them. Nothing can survive unchanged. Not even love. #WorldonFire #iPlayer

I haven't watched this but I hear good things about it. I believe you can watch it no Netflix too.

Thursday, 20 July 2023

Battle of Britain trailer (1969)

https://youtu.be/4d86cHhp65Y

Probably the best film for this period. This DVD I have and you can pick it up cheaply. Chances are you have seen it but if you haven't.... film wiki

Hurricane Aces 1939-40

I picked this Osprey 2nd hand. Looks good.

Saturday, 1 July 2023

May '40 28mm Dutch

From their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/May40Miniatures

Working on the Dutch 1940 set list. So far we'll be releasing the following:

Command:

1 Lieutenant/captain + 2 rifles

1 Lieutenant/captain + phone + kneeling

1 medic + stretcher (2)

1 hornblower special

Squads:

1 squad with prone Lewis (12)

1 squad with firing Lewis (12)

1 squad with kneeling Lewis (12)

1 squad with shouldered Lewis (12)

1 squad with Lewis in both hands (12)

1 squad with Lewis "trailed" (12)

Support:

1 schwarzlose firing (3)

1 schwarzlose moving (5)

1 81mm mortar firing (3)

1 81mm mortar moving (5)

1 20mm Solothurn firing prone (3)

1 20mm Solothurn firing carriage (3)

1 20mm Solothurn moving (3)

Artillery:

1 47mm firing (3)

1 47mm moving (3)

1 75mm firing (5)

The other bits and bobs shown will have to wait till there's a few more to flesh out the sets, thinking of staff, high command, etc.

Would there be a need for separate sets of Lewis guns, rifles and ncos? as per the original range we had those in sets of 2 and 3 minis.

Feedback apreciated.

Sunday, 25 June 2023

WWII started with the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939, so see if you can hold off the German advance with our extensive range of infantry, artillery, cavalry, tanks and transports, all available here: https://www.pendraken.co.uk/polish-740-c.asp #sundayshowcase