We'll Always Have Paris...

And... maybe Amsterdam...?

So... plans have changed and it seems we may not be travelling to England after all... I've been kind of bummed out about that, as it was the part of the trip I was MOST looking forward to... 

This kind of came about because Paul from Wargaming and Other Distractions (who has been posting lately about a recent Mordhiem campaign you should really go and check out!!) was kind enough to point out that the UK had had some very recent policy changes that we might need to look into regarding dual citizens and entry into the UK... The VERY short version of a long and ridiculous story ends with Amanda being Amanda and deciding to get to the bottom of it, which ended with her speaking to someone in the Home Office in the UK and after GIVING THEM HER NAME AND PHONE NUMBER explained the situation and they said, 'Oh, yeah, you are for sure a dual citizen and will need a British Passport to enter the UK from now on"... 

Unfortunately, Amanda does NOT HAVE a British Passport and we weren't 100% sure she was going to be able to get one in time... so we decided to drop that leg of our planned journey... 

We are still heading to Paris (for Amanda's conference!), and Amanda, not wanting to be short-changed on her vacation time, has decided we need to tack on a visit to AMSTERDAM!? (and a couple MORE days in France!) 

In other news... I am finished school for the term, so hopefully there will be more hobby happenings and a bit more activity on this blog! 

If you want to read about how school went, head on over to the Art Blog:

English Robin on a Brake Cable - a post on the Art Blog about a final project and things I've been up to for the last little bit! 

(I have a couple more books about Canadian battlefields in the Great War inbound, but I'm not sure I'm going to make it to too many... Vimy, for sure, though!) 

Bolt Action - Hungarians Head East!

Last fall... in, like, October...!? Vera and I played a game of Bolt Action. I took a bunch of pictures and planned to do a game report... and this has now been sitting in my drafts for... almost six months...!? 

So I thought maybe to have one less thing in the drafts folder, I'll just go ahead and publish it with minimal commentary! 

I was playing Soviets, Vera was playing a mix of Hungarians and Germans. 

The Soviet force that I used. 

I didn't get a picture of her force.

Hungarian armoured car rolled on and shot up totally hidden snipers, killing the observer... because... that's a thing that happens...? 

Bulk of the Soviet force advancing to meet Hungarians moving through the area. 

More Soviets on the flank. 

Soviet Artillery catches the Hungarians in the open! 

Soviet AT guns light. up one of the Hungarian tanks! Whew! Lacking any armour of my own, it would have been super not great if this tank had been allowed to roll around knocking out my AT guns and then roll around knocking out EVERYTHING else that had no real method of dealing with it! 

Then it was the Soviet's turn to get caught in the open by artillery... probably the Hungarian/Germans... but could be the Soviets... who knows.. 

Soviet right flank takes position in the woods. 

Soviet right flank also taking position in the woods, while AT gunners hide behind their sunshields in the open! 

Super-duper pinned Soviet Sniper just won't leave! 

POW! Soviet AT Gunners light up the Hungarian CV-33! 

Luckily one of the crew was able to bail... 

Hungarians rush the Soviet centre positions supported by an armoured car. 

This roll looks really bad. I have no idea what it was for... probably something important! 

Having suppressed the Germans and Hungarians opposite, Soviets on the right flank move up rushing from one covered position in the woods to another. 

Fire from the Hungarian armoured car and infantry taking its toll on the Soviets in the woods nearby. 

Soviet Infantry on the left flank move to support the center. 

Savage close fighting in the woods between Hungarians and Soviets! 

Soviets on the right flank keeping their opposites pinned down. 

More Soviets rush into the woods to help hold the center of the line! 

AT guns exchange fire with a Hungarian MG team that finally dragged their gun to a firing position in the woods opposite. 

Weight of numbers carries the day in the center! 

Soviet AT Rifle and Hungarian armoured car exchange fire.

The fire-fight on the Soviet right flank intensifies as Hungarian paratroops, who were seriously pinned down in the initial Soviet artillery barrage, finally rallied and made their way through the woods to join the remaining Germans. 

I'm not sure how this ended... seemed like things went well enough for the Soviets...? I have a feeling, though it likely ended up as a draw as so many Bolt Action games have - as you need to be ahead by two or more victory points to claim victory. 

It's been a while, but I still think about digging out some of the WW2 projects started (or pick up again) a year ago... but I find I have limited time these days and so many Age of Sigmar things that are a more pressing concern! We'll get back to it some day!