Lee "safetystick" Parnell

@leeparnell.bsky.social

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Aerospace Engineer by day, 20th century warfare wargamer by night. Plus some days. Writer and presenter at breakthroughassault.co.uk Cohost of Shoot and Scoot podcast (https://soundcloud.com/ben-davy-246808352) He/Him (well, mostly "oi, you")

One platoon, plus HQ, mortars and recoiless guns. All metal Battlefront figures.
February 2009's K&Q open day - cardbaord road! But the six part I built (and still in Mike's possession in the barn, I think), plus Paul's Tiger Terrain French buildings are in service.
Its all looking good. My A13 and Vickers lights are ready to assault the objective. Then the Panzer Jaeger turn up from reserves.
A Battlefront 15mm plastic Semovente in German colours.
A decent chunk of a Looted Assault Gun formation: HQ Semovente Two platoons of 4 Semovente All Battlefront plastics painted in a 'harlequin' camo that appears on some Semovente units in Italy.
The first turn
Battlefront 15mm ANZAC Company HQ
Battlefront 15mm ANZAC Mechanised Rifle Platoon and MILAN platoons
S&S models 15mm resin and metal M548 logistics vehicle, painted in British two tone camo. It is accompanied by a spare Battlefront metal ANZAC figure, to tie it into the larger force, plus some Sktrex crates.
15mm objective marker constructed from a Battlefront plastic LAV-25 with an S&S models LAV-R upgrade kit. The LAV-R is painted in Australian three tone camo and has been modified to carry the unused turret, painted like the front has been scorched by an engine fire. A pair of Battlefront metal ANZAC infantry look on.
Battlefront 15mm metal ANZAC mechanised infantry platoon painted in AUSCAM camo.
A Battlefront ANZAC mechanised platoon for WW3 Team Yankee in AUSCAM DPM
A Battlefront 15mm British Rifle Platoon. These are painted up for 1940 Battle of Calais.
Battlefront 15mm M1A1 plastic kit in Australian Army colours
A troop of three Battlefront 15mm metal and resin A13 Mk.1 Cruisers in "Battle of France" camo.
Three Battlefront resin 15mm A9CS Cruiser tanks in EW Light Green over Drab camo.
Three Battlefront resin 15mm Daimler Dingo converted to better reflect an early production model with its sliding roof. They are modelled in open, half open and fully buttoned versions. Paint scheme reflects EW Armourd Divisions of Light green over olive draw base
Battlefront resin 15mm A9 Cruiser tanks and Daimler Dingo painted in 3RTR colours circa the Battlebof Calais in May 1940.
The meme
A 15mm Flames of War table with train lines and sidings
A pair of Battlefront 15mm A10 Cruiser tanks painted as the Regimental HQ for 3RTR in the battle of France, May 1940.
Battlefront 15mm BTR-60 and BRDM in Soviet Green
Four Battlefront 15mm scale ZSU-57-2 self propelled AA guns in my take on Soviet Green.
A half-battery of Battlefront metal and resin 15mm BM-21 Grad rocket artillery.
15 Battlefront 15mm T-62 medium tanks in Soviet Green
Fifteen Battlefront T-62 in Soviet green
Battlefront 15mm Tetrarch light tank with green stuff Hessian strip camo and a Skytrex Airborne gunner directing the command tanks CS gun.
Battlefront 15mm T-62 in Soviet green
The RPG7 brewed up the Abbot and the Chieftain finally failed a 3+ counter attack
Close to the end now
End of Soviet turn 6. Soviet infantry on the verge of assaulting the objective.
End of Soviet turn 5
Turn 3 and the T80 arrived to avenge the BMP3.
Start of turn 3
Situation at the start of turn 2.
BMP2 open up on the Fox CVR(W) sat in the road.
My plan was to push my BMP-2 Conpany's infantry up the centre and seize the objective whilst their BMP2 guarded the left objective.
https://brutalcities.com/products/bruteopolis-tower-15mm-sci-fi-terrain Brutopolis Tower by Brutal Cities. Designed for 6-15mm gaming.
15mm Ruined Apartment Building by Brutal Cities. https://brutalcities.com/products/15mm-ruins-terrain
Brutal Cities 15mm Plattenbau with ruined upper storey. https://https://brutalcities.com/products/plattenbau-apartment-ruins-15mm-terrain
Bruteopolis Tower by Brutal Cities https://brutalcities.com/products/bruteopolis-tower-15mm-sci-fi-terrain Here its being used with 15mm Cold War but it works quite well with 6mm Battletech and 8mm Legions Imperialis too.
Games Workshop Land Raider in homebrew chapter colors
Games Workshop 8mm Warhound Titan in Legio Fureans colours and loaded in a classic and versatile pairing of Plasma Blastgun and Vulcan Mega Bolter.
Games Workshop 8mm Warhound Titan in Legio Fureans colours and loaded for tank hunting with a pair of Turbo-Laser Destroyers.
Six Games Workshop Warhound Titans in Legio Fureans colours for Legions Imperialis
This months output! A bunch of AFV and Infantry for the Alpha Legion.
Ten Rhino APC and three Predator Battle Tanks in Alpha Legion colours. All Citadel Miniatures.
This months output! A bunch of AFV and Infantry for the Alpha Legion.
Ten Rhino APC and three Predator Battle Tanks in Alpha Legion colours. All Citadel Miniatures.
Games Workshop Legion Imperialis Rhino's APC currently being painted in Alpha Legion colours
Games Workshop 8mm Rhono transports and Predator battle tanks for Legion Imperialis, all prepped for painting.
Six Games Workshop 8mm Land Raider transports for Legion Imperialis, all painted in Alpha Legion Blue-Green colours.
Games Workshop 8mm Legion Imperialis Sicarian fighting Vehicles in Alpha Legion colours
Games Workshop 8mm Legion Imperialis Spartan Assault Transports in Alpha Legion colours
Games Workshop 8mm Legion Imperialis Spartan and Sicarian fighting Vehicles in Alpha Legion colours