Whilst priming and base-coating aircraft for the Suez campaign, I got slightly distracted and decided to finish off some F-5s and MiG-21s I’d got primed already for the Ogaden War. I tried out a different method for doing the canopies and although I’m a pretty average painter I’m really pleased with the results. Previously IContinue reading “Ogaden Fighters”
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New desert mat
Back to work today, but still working from home so I was here to receive my new gaming mat from Deepcut Studios. This, like the aerial fields mat, has a 1″ square grid, for which I have adapted Wings at War. I chose to have the gridlines sami-transparent, so it’s not too obtrusive and I’llContinue reading “New desert mat”
Ogaden Maps
No gaming this weekend as Henry is with his mother, so I spent yesterday writing up the campaign rules and drawing maps for our forthcoming Ogaden War campaign. I know I could use maps off the internet, but they usually have too much clutter or do not show the things I want. Drawing my ownContinue reading “Ogaden Maps”
New project: The Ogaden War
I’ve had this project in mind for a little while now, and I’d hoped to make a start last week while I was on leave but the last of the aircraft and the decals only arrived today. The Ogaden War, fought between Somalia and Ethiopia in the seventies, is a fascinating conflict when it comesContinue reading “New project: The Ogaden War”
Bloody Betancourt 