HMGS / Pacific Southwest

The 1st Sunday of the month has past and another Aero Hobbies gaming day. Having the time off for the Sunday, WR drove down to see the action and maybe jump into the swirling melee. Pictures show more than words….so straight to the camera lens view for a few live shots.

Games in progress: 

Germanic invasion of the Republic of France…..15mm “Crossfire like” 1940 game.

15mm ACW with the clash of Blue and Gray….and a touch of butternut. Johnny Reb rules I think.

The popular 15mm Flames of War, again early war with a 1940 theme. Also see Frank’s pictures on HMGS-PSW Yahoo group.

Check your 6 aerial combat….more on this game later.

Star Fleet fleet action amidst the lost rocks of space.

Before the “Flying Rabbit” makes his appearance (possible hint), some close up photos of the games. Note: Frank recently posted pictures of the FOW game on the HMGS PSW Yahoo group site. Link

 

We come to the “Flying Rabbit”. Well, seeing Steve’s Check your 6 game, this WR don’d the leather helmet…tucking the long ears under the flaps, and gunned his engine. Flying Rabbit at the stick (FR).

After a solid 15 minutes with Steve….you too can fly this model with basic instruction, the FR was ready to fly his Corsair. First action. Defend the DD from a flight of Japanese kamikazes and Betty bombers with Oaka’s. No problem since the Navy destroyer figured out their lives will depend on their AA gunners and not the trainee flight. Steve never saw so many Japanese planes being blasted out of the sky (rolled three “12′s on 2 D6). The shocked Japanese remaining kamikaze was easy “meat” for the FR and his “hold down the trigger till you run out of ammo” attack.

Ok…..first scenario done….next game. Massed Japanese assault on the fleet picket DD. As the naval AA is blasting half the Betty’s from the airspace (more 12′s), Flying rabbit is flying his two Corsairs (promoted!) to flank the pack of angry Zero’s. His co-player Ralph has his flight of Corsairs joining in. Opposition flights flown by veteran Japanese players Steve and George.

Naval AA blasted two more Japanese planes as some sharp ship handling prevented all but one small bomb landing on the DD. Still, Flying Rabbit was shot down tangling with 4 Zero’s (claimed one more). Co-flight Ralph flamed one Zero and damaged the Betty but the Oaka missed the DD. Overall, much fun as Floating Rabbit found his rubber dinghy.

Third game…..yes three games in one afternoon. Flying Rabbit with George co-flight took on the Japanese Zeke/Jack fighters. No Navy in this game….Steve didn’t want to see the near impossible again occur (Naval AA downing planes everywhere on rolled 12′s). After some flying towards the two Japanese flights, George and FR went after the leading flight. This opened with a 4 planes on 4 planes “OK Corral” gunfight.

FR lost his co-plane, both George’s Corsairs have airframe issues, one Japanese shot down and another with engine damage. George’s flight had to pull away with FR after a brief tangling with both Japanese flights. FR found a local cloud formation to dodge chasing Japanese and disengaged with George’s damaged planes.

Hey….Diving, climbing, banking, pushing the trigger….and rolling the Naval AA. What else can a FR want…..watch Steve’s eyes as another natural “12″ is rolled maybe.

Thanks Steve, George, Ralph and others for the experience as FR paddles his rubber dinghy to the friendly DD.

Special note: Thanks to Aero Hobbies, Adam (organization) and Tim for actual (over seeing the event) gaming day. Good fun for all.

Other Wargamerabbit adventures can be found at: Link to Warren.

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St. Crispin’s Irregulars, Present Hobby Day.

Another more in depth video tour of Hobby Day.

We are sorry to have forgotten to post this picture of our “New” chief cook and bottle washer, long time HMGS/PSW member Skip Gardella. Skip has been around the So Cal miniatures scene longer than “dirt” and as of late has been donating his time (along with his lovely wife) in the HMGS/PSW kitchen! Skip proudly displays his “Worlds longest” Egyptian army.