2PPCLI action in Croatia

This is a skirmish game based on the Medak Pocket action in 1993. Thankfully, Canada and Croatia are now allies in NATO. However, the horrors of that war are still fresh in the minds of those who served there, and in my memory when I was a university student.

PPCLI M113 in UNPROFOR colors

The pictures above are from the Military Museums of Calgary. This excellent display is from their PPCLI gallery.

  The Croatians are modeled with East Germans since many Croatian units were using surplus East German kit. The Canadian should have sky blue helmets as part of their UNPROFOR uniform, but in this case, they are weraring their woodland kit.
Pictures of my figures to follow.

NATO Rece: Canadian Lynx

The Lynx recce viechle was used by the Dutch and Canadian Army during the Cold War.
Battlefront Miniatures make this kit as part of their Team Yankee series.  I got a set in 2018,

NATO Recce: Ferret Armoured Car for Commonwealth forces

The Ferret Armoured Car was a recce viechle used by the British, Canadian and various other Commonwealth

I have 2 Matchbox vehicles which I believe were based on the Ferret.
Pictures to follow as I update my older (pre 2020) posts

My Matchbox toy cars from a set I got around 1979.

Osprey Publishing - Modern African Wars (2)

Osprey Publishing - Modern African Wars (2)




The second of the African war texts. This once concerns Portugal's loss of their empire in Africa. As one of the proxy wars, Portugal had some backing from NATO while the Warsaw Pact asssisted the independence movements with a communist agenda.
I have begun painting up some gurrilleas and Portuguese for this conflict, pictures will follow

Osprey Publishing - Modern African Wars (1)

Osprey Publishing - Modern African Wars (1)




Another one of the Cold War proxy wars. Both NATO and Warsaw Pact sent equipment and to a lesser extent troops to help their own sides in this conflict. Eventually, it was a Commonwealth Peacekeeping force sent to oversee the ceasefire.
Eventually I will get around to some pictures of figures I have painted up from this book.

Osprey Publishing - Armies of the Vietnam War (2)

Osprey Publishing - Armies of the Vietnam War (2)




Another one of my finds while living in South Korea. The book mostly looks at the American and Vietnamese units, but does touch on some involvement of Thailand, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippine's. There was only one colour work of a South Korean soldier in the plates however. Osprey has since published a separate volume on the ANZAC forces.

Pictures of some of my figures to follow

Osprey Publishing - Inside the Soviet Army

Osprey Publishing - Inside the Soviet Army

This was another volume I pick up while I was teaching in South Korea back I 1997.
Slowly, I have painted up my Soviet troops from the colour plates in this book.



With the information inside this volume I was able to build 3 Soviet Divisions. Although, 2 of the division could be classified as either early Cold War due to their weapons, or second rate divisions. Then again, after the break up of the Soviet Union, this may have been an actual composition.
All figure shots below courtsey of my own collection made up of the old Airfix kit and Plastic Soldier Company Soviets.