Category Archives: Cold War

‘Going Dutch’: Building a Cold War Dutch Battlegroup (Part 3)

Posted on 29th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Following on from my previous updates in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I’ve recently added a few more bits and pieces to my 15mm 1980s Cold War Netherlands battlegroup for the (under-development) Battlefront: First Echelon variant of … Continue reading →

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Some M48 Chaparral SAM Vehicles (Butler’s Printed Models)

Posted on 25th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Last September I posted here about my first experience of 3D-printed models (SKOT APCs from Butlers’ Printed Models).  Since then on the Cold War front, I’ve been working my way through the stack of unmade plastic kits and unpainted lead … Continue reading →

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LANDJUT 1984: The Defence of Gnissau

Posted on 10th December 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Warsaw Pact’s Northern Front crossed the Inter-German Border two days ago, rapidly breaking through the forward units of the German Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command, annihilating the 81st Heimatschütz Regiment and surrounding the 71st Heimatschütz Regiment in Lübeck.  The Danish Jutland Dragoons … Continue reading →

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‘Going Dutch’: Building a Cold War Dutch Battlegroup (Part 2)

Posted on 24th November 2018 by jemima_fawr

This week I’ve been painting more Cold War Cloggies!  As discussed in Part 1, I’m adding a Dutch force to my 15mm Cold War collection and am presently building up models to create an Armoured Infantry Battalion or Tank Battalion Battlegroup circa … Continue reading →

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‘Going Dutch’: Building a Cold War Dutch Battlegroup (Part 1)

Posted on 26th October 2018 by jemima_fawr

With the Danes finished, it’s time for another Cold War army; the Dutch.  While the Cloggies might seem like a fairly esoteric choice compared to the ‘big players’ in 1980s NATO, such as the USA, West Germany and the UK, they … Continue reading →

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‘Beware of the Leopard!’ (15mm Plastic Leopard 1 Tanks)

Posted on 17th October 2018 by jemima_fawr

Some reinforcements have arrived for my 15mm NATO armies this week, in the form of some plastic NATO Leopard 1 tanks by Team Yankee/Flames of War/Battlefront Miniatures.  I’ve already got some metal Leopard 1A3/1A4 models by QRF but Team Yankee … Continue reading →

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Cold War Polish Infantry

Posted on 27th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in my recent article on SKOT armoured personnel carriers, earlier this year I picked up a load of 15mm Polish Cold War infantry by a Polish company called Oddzial Osmy.  At the time, these were only available in the … Continue reading →

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“Great SKOT!” Some Warsaw Pact APCs in 15mm…

Posted on 5th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

Those of us who like to wargame the ‘Cold War Gone Hot’ in 15mm (1/100th scale) are truly living in a Golden Age of model-availability…  It’s not so long ago that the choice was limited to QRF, Skytrex and Peter Pig, or the … Continue reading →

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“Fortes Fortuna Juvat”: The Jutland Dragoons at Wulfsfelde, 1984

Posted on 30th August 2018 by jemima_fawr

Fortes Fortuna Juvat ‘Fortune Favours The Brave’ (Motto of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment) The Warsaw Pact’s Northern Front crossed the Inter-German Border yesterday, rapidly breaking through the forward units of the German Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command and surrounding the 71st Heimatschütz … Continue reading →

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Operation Colosseum: Angola 1986

Posted on 12th August 2018 by jemima_fawr

First apologies: As you know, it’s been a very slow couple of weeks on the blog.  This is primarily due to the arrival of a new Hairy Land Shark Under Training here at Fawr Towers, accompanied by constant demands for attention … Continue reading →

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