Following on from the Firefly VC that I completed over Christmas for the #festivetankchallenge I have now completed the rest of the armour component for 5 RTR. #spreadthelard #wargaming #chainofcommand

... and done. 3rd Troop Firefly, B Sqd, 5 RTR, 22nd AB, 7th Armoured Division. As far as possible all my British CoC units are from 7th AD. 1/5 Queens for the infantry, 1 RB for the Motor Rifle platoon, etc 15mm FDM filament #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #FestiveTankChallenge #spreadthelard

All stuck together, and with base colours applied. Satin varnish next so I can lay down the decals and weather. All tanks to laager up for the next two days - or is it lager - can never tell the difference #FestiveTankChallenge2025 #FestiveTankChallenge #yellowhandbag

Parts all printed and cleaned up - FDM filament through a 0.2mm nozzle #FestiveTankChallenge2025 I'll knock up some stowage now, and get things stuck together

And the printer is whirring ..... hopefully a 15mm Sherman VC Firefly will emerge. #FestiveTankChallenge2025 I've hollowed out the commanders hatch so I can add a figure later on.

Three supports worth of entrenched MG 42 team. Figures in 15mm from Peter Pig. #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

A scratch built German sniper using a Peter Pig head, along with one of their very fine collectable figures - Cpt Gittins, MC, MCC and acting as FOO - 44 not out. Finally a colour test for a Market Garden US Airborne Plt. Figure again Peter Pig. #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

An unlucky 15cwt truck from 3rd Infantry Division divisional bridging platoon - took a wrong turn somewhere along the line. To be used as either an objective marker or table scatter. Again FDM printed in 15mm. #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

Some more of my FDM printed bits painted, all in 15mm. Peter Pig figure for scale. #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

Finally printing some of my FDM printed bits, all in 15mm. Sherman V, PzIV, and some telegraph poles. #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming 1/2

Converted a Peter Pig 15m German command figure to a medic for CoC #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming

A couple of FDM printed buildings for 15mm #chainofcommand #wargaming #flamesofwar

Just noticed the Lead Adventure Forums are back up and running after all the changes they were make Good to seem them back leadadventureforum.com/index.php

Quote with some femme Fatale art

IBG 1/72 A10 Cruiser If you see this post a tank

and all finished HMS Asphodel 1/700 Flower Class corvette

My latest scratch built ship is finished, just needs moving to its base. - HMS Asphodel, 1/700 Flower class. #1/700 #Flower #corvette #royalnavy

.. and felt insert added to the top tray so it can now double as a dice tray.

Fresh print for the top 2 boxes now I have the settings sorted and am getting decent quality prints. #wargaming #chainofcommand

Fresh off the printer - stackable boxes for my CoC figures. Print quality needs to be worked on, but they function as planned. A top tray will hold dice etc, be felt lined and act as a dice tray. #wargaming #chainofcommand #wellpleased

A test stl file from WowBuildings who is working on a Kickstarter modelling the central part of Villers Bocage. Designed at 28mm I've printed at 70% so floor height matches other buildings I have. Figure 15mm Peter Pig. FDM print on Bambu A1 mini Worth checking out his FB page for renders #wargaming

Back from holidays and the printer is fired up again, a Brucie Bonus being I think the waste filament is going to make some half decent hedges when paint and flock is added. #wargaming #chainofcommand

Wasn’t expecting to see one of these today. 17pdr at Peschiera Del Garda #atgunsonholiday

Pushing the envelope with some fiddly little artillery pieces. Still room for improvement I think, but surprisingly good for a first attempt given the complex nature of these things. @dangkids.bsky.social look how little support the auto process used - tree(auto) Tree Slim. #wargaming #coc

7 hrs 4 minutes, 16.19g of PLA Matte filament - Seven Support Points - M10 Achilles. Another great little model from a free STL file. Need to find some 15mm crew figures now - don't think I can print them to my satisfaction. #wargaming #coc

Todays daily doodle, a Sdkfz 234-3 printed using resin supports rather than those for filament (again 15mm). I think it made life easier. #wargaming #coc

New tricks every day- Having previously replaced the default 0.4mm print nozzle with a finer 0.2 one this morning I discovered I could alter the print setting from 0.1mm to 0.06mm and the Churchill is the first model to benefit from this, and is much sharper than my previous prints. #wargaming #coc

More FDM goodness. First and second attempts at a Cromwell again in 15mm. (Looks like I reduced the barrel diameter just a little two much in the 2nd print) #coc #wargaming and just for fun - what happens when you have a 0.2mm nozzle in the printer, but it thinks it still has an 0.4 fitted

Kickin FDM arse here - not bad for a first attempt. O.2mm nozzle and default settings. Free STL model thanks to Marco Bergman - one impressive 15mm Humber Mk IV AC. Cromwell with slightly amended settings printing at the moment. #wargaming #coc

I’ve entered the 3d printing age - Filament only but it’s already knocking out terrain. This could be a game changer for both terrain and bespoke storage for my figures #wargaming

So with a further two British riflemen painted I now do indeed have two complete core platoons. All Peter Pig 15mm, with a couple of extra photos to show off some of my favourite figures. #coc #toofatlardies #wargaming

That frustrating feeling when you think you have finished painting your British Infantry Platoon, to only discover you are two riflemen short. #can'tcount #coc #toofatlardies #wargaming Anyway - here's a consolation dead cow

Loving these Peter Pig figures - good progress being made getting the first two CoC platoons completed. #wargaming #coc

The last of the test figures completed. Now happy I have a prcoess for painting the zeltbahns at this scale. #coc #toofatlardies #wargaming #peterpig

Test figures for ze Germans. 15mm Ammo bearers and an NCO #coc #toofatlardies #wargaming #peterpig

An officer and a map - what could possibly go wrong. #badthingshappen #coc #wargaming #toofatlardies

V2 CoC here we come in 15mm. I've set aside my 20mm stuff as I don't have the room to build multiple platoons in 20mm and so I'm going all in on 15mm. Ordered some Peter Pig troopers to see what they are like, and I'm blown away at the quality. #coc #toofatlardies #wargaming #peterpig

What a pleasant surprise. Touring Tuscany and found a small museum in Montereggioni

My latest scratch built ship - HMS Jonquil, 1/700 Flower class. #1/700 #Flower #corvette #royalnavy

Making good progress with HMS Jonquil, hopefully will see her finished over the next couple of days. #1/700 #Flower #corvette #royalnavy

Its like buses around here as not only did the RKX figures turn up this week, but also a photo etch fret that I designed for use with 1/700 Flower class corvettes which I am currently scratch building. Really pleased with how the fret turned out given I've never done anything like it before.

Got the first guy painted whilst I prepped and primed the rest of the squad. Very enjoyable to paint. Dude measures pretty much exactly 20mm soles of feet to his eyes. #toofatlardies #chainofcommand #wargaming

Well with CoC2 on the horizon, I thought I would look at late war Brits (or Canadian as these are the RKX Op Plunder figures at 20mm) Extremely well printed by MarDav Miniatures. Together with a PSC StuG, with interchangeable 75/105mm barrels #toofatlardies #wargaming

and got this one finished. HMS Hadleigh Castle 1/700 - scratch built. #royalnavy

and because I'm in a Naval mood - an oldie in 54mm

When you should be painting 18mm Napoleonic infantry, but get the Royal Navy bug instead. Nearly complete scratch built Castle Class - HMS Hadleigh Castle 1/700

Some 18mm Peninsular British - 57th Regt of Foot - Die Hard #wargaming

and so we appear to be back here again, and it seems like a breath of fresh air.What a Cowboy !

and a tank - IBG A-10 1/72

20mm WWII AB Miniatures and Adler