SAM site at Fót and the air defence of Budapest in the Cold War

In the recent period, due to work and family matters, I havelimitedo time for the hobby and the blog. But I still plan to continue posting, so here it is one from an earlier trip. Hope you will enjoy it! On the holiday weekend of the 15th March we decided on visiting the late Surface-to-Air

Report from the table, vacation edition – 2022/01

In the foggy last week of February we had a little and short vacation and visited the city of Gyula, situated on the border with Romania. There are several historical sites in and around the city, but I will only focus now on the castle, located in the middle of Gyula. History The city of

The Plastic Soldier Company’s 15mm Russian Infantry in Summer Uniform: review

I don’t think that I have to introduce the Plastic Soldier Company for those who build, paint and play with 15mm or 25mm WW2 or modern battles (and nowadays they have a 15mm ancient and medieval range too). I have just purchased their box of 15mm Soviet infantry in summer dress, to play them against

Summary of 2021

Another year is over, this is going to be the 2nd end-of-the-year summary post on this blog. Although we all hoped that the COVID will end, it is still with us. Home office periods came and passed away which meant that I had a fluctuating amount of time for the hobby. But let’s see the

HRA – Hungarian Royal Army: the HRA cavalry and mobile forces during Operation Barbarossa, part 2 – operations

After moving through the uniform and organisation of the cavalry forces during the Barbarossa campaign, this part will be about the combat operations of the Mobile Corps and the Carpathian Group in the Soviet Union, some more OOBs and a short analysis on how effective these units were. But first of all, after the first

HRA – Hungarian Royal Army: the HRA cavalry forces during Operation Barbarossa, part 1

The next part of my HRA project will be the cavalry forces, especially their operations and performance in the Operation Barbarossa, the attack against the Soviet Union. Uniform After the 1st World War and the turmoil that followed it, the new Hungarian Royal Army (HRA) needed a uniform to equip the remaining troops. As the

HRA – Hungarian Royal Army: the HRA River Forces during WW2

To continue with the Hungarian Royal Army’s unit types during WW2, this post will be about a lesser-known branch, the River Forces. History After the 1st World War, on 1st March 1921 the Royal Hungarian River Guard (Magyar Királyi Folyamőrség) was established under the Ministry of Interior. Officially they carried out police activities in relation

Company of Heroes Board Game: alternative use for the bits and bods

My Company of Heroes Board Game finally arrived, after supporting it on Kickstarter. I never thought that I will have to wait around 2 years for it, but the COVID, the problem in Suez and other supply problems led it to their. Anyway the boxes and what are inside them are incredible and high quality.

Terrain: Italian Vineyards (BB116, Battlefront)

In the pause of the fights you just lay down in the shadows of the vineyards, reach out to eat some grapes, enjoy the sour and sweet taste and think about getting some local wines too. Can you imagine anything better? Well, if you want to recreate this feeling on your table, then Battlefront can

Folding gaming table from Gamemat: review

Mostly because of work I don’t really have time to go down to a club and play wargames, so solo gaming remained as a viable option. During the home office period I started to look at different solutions on how to set up a gaming space at home. My requirements were that the playing surface