Milliput Madness !

'Very' early this morning I had a Milliput Madness moment and knocked up some sand/grain bags for a mortar,guard post and a HMG.For scale some unfinished Royalist commandos.North Star,Great War-Trench Raiders.



Contrary to a recent posting on a forum my Royalists haven't disappeared without a shot and I'm still fielding them ;) lol

New ideas

I haven't published anything for a while on AVBCW but while working on my VSF I've been thinking of a daring game involving Royalist commandos.More to follow ;)

Winter in AVBCW North Yorkshire

After the assault from Anglican League things have returned to normal in the Royalist Yorkshire District North & Coastal Command.The troops prepare for a long and bitter winter in barracks.LDV's still holding a bitter hatred for those who came into their villages and killed their family members and friends.They grumble that their Regular army commanders haven't struck back before winter sets in.

But an assault on York itself is out of the question as far as Brigadier Sir John.R. Maynard Shaw is concerned.It would be against his prime orders of defence of the existing district and to hold as many troops in reserve for possible for future actions aswell as support on the Wall.

However his second in command Colonel Roger ‘Harry’ Ramsbottom and head of military intelligence was putting together a few plans of his own for the New Year.He has been meeting with the Earl of Mowbray(his former commanding officer in WWI) who has recently been appointed Commander of Northallerton and area under the Yorkshire District North & Coastal Command.A man who wants to 'secure' the area around his estates and eliminate threats from northern industrial areas.Besides this his Norwegian troops and his daughters cavalry unit were chomping at the bit for some action.

Ramsbottom wasn't going to get caught off guard again.Attack is the best form of defence after all.

While the LDV's,Regulars and 'Volunteers' gather round the fires plans are being drawn up.

AVBCW not asleep but snoozing

Just to show that I haven't put down AVBCW all together while working on my two Mars projects I rushed through my Anglican League official vehicles.I put the whole force together for a photo.Three transport vans,one artillery(which you've seen before)and an attempt by the League of an armoured car with two Maxim's.

Part 4.Part 3 Operation Righteous Fist-'Bring down the bird'

The climbers reach RAF workshop vans and use grenades to spoil their paint work. This is a bad move as the armoured car spins its turret round and the gunner cuts four men down in full charge.

The mobile Vickers truck returns to the hanger firing on the troops in the trench. Explosions go off in the hanger as two men enter.

Sinister black vehicles approach the airfield. RAF troops race to the hanger but are overtaken by ‘Black Jack’s’ men. The BUF mercenaries surround the hanger .From the other side of the air strip comes Thompson fire. ‘Black Jack’ runs for the units van with its fixed Lewis gun and heads for the cliff edge. The Anglican League man is cut down by the fire as the vans hurtles towards him.

The RAF order the two men in the hanger to surrender. The two men come out firing killing some of the BUF mercenaries but are cut down. The men are bayoneted by ‘Black Jack Armitage’s’ men to the disgust of the RAF troops.

Mission failed? Well the hanger is badly damaged, two vans and men put out of action. But no plane in the hanger, no fuel destroyed and the airfield can be still be used. St.Cuthberts still in Royalist hands, air power still in place and lost troops. Failed? Not as far as the Archbishop is concerned. Yes it could have been better. Propaganda wise a gold mine. A first strike on the Royalist’s hitting deep into their believed safe territory, martyrs for the League and new money and recruits flowing into the church.

Part 3.Part 3 Operation Righteous Fist-'Bring down the bird'

Running , jumping and rolling (if you could only show this is lead ) ;) over the wire the centre group breach the defences. The climbing unit speed across the strip.

The RAF units begin to take control of the gate with Bren , Lewis and Thompson fire.

A truck based Vickers unit heads for the main gate not noticing the 7 men running towards the lightly guarded hanger. It reaches the main gate when most of the fighting is over.

Part 2.Part 3 Operation Righteous Fist-'Bring down the bird'

Two vans pull up to the gate of the airfield.Men burst from them firing on the RAF guards.A group of armed men scamble through the bushes on the wooded side of the road and head for the single strand wire.Men appear from the cliffs edge and run for the hanger.The RAF units come to alert and starts to respond.