Category Archives: Cold War Commander

Cold War Commander AAR, 15th September 2010

Last week, we played a game of Cold War Commander, using the airborne assault scenario - Defence of RAF Göinsloh, Germany, 1981 Units from a Russian airborne brigade were assaulting a British RAF base, garrisoned by forces of the RAF Regiment. … Continue reading

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Recent Gaming – Last few weeks @ Scimitar

I’ve managed to get several games in over recent weeks, excluding my recent trip to the UK Games Expo: A few weeks ago we had a truly massive game of Shadows Over Camelot (Including the Merlin’s Company expansion) – 7 … Continue reading

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – Ground Attack Aircraft

Completeing my BAOR army for Cold War Commander, we have my two favourite units – the Ground Attack Aircraft. Why my favourite? Probably because of everything I painted, these have come out pretty much exactly as I wanted them to. … Continue reading

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – Helicopter Support

Following on from my BAOR Ground Forces, we will now look at the air support. Today we are looking at the helicopters, which take the form of two flights of Westland Lynx Attack Helicopters, and then two Gazelle Helicopters, which … Continue reading

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – The Ground Forces

As promised, I’ve finally managed to take some pictures of my finished British Army of the Rhine Armoured Brigade that I’ve painted for Cold War Commander. All that said, I’ve noticed a few chips and bits that I need to … Continue reading

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Gaming Update – w/e 7th March 2010

Not too much done on the gaming front this week – though I did manage to get in a game of Cold War Commander on Wednesday (club night at Scimitar Wargames Group) One of the most satisfying things about this … Continue reading

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Painting Modern British

Yes, you read correctly…I’ve been painting! This weekend has seen me spend some time painting my Brits for Cold War Commander (Oddizols Osmy 3mm). I’ve got a game on Wednesday, and I’m trying to get as much painted as possible. … Continue reading

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Cold War Commander: British Army (1) – Building a Battlegroup

As I mentioned previously, one of my primary projects for the early part of 2010 is building a British Army for Cold War Commander. My aim is to build a force representative of the British Army circa 1979, for a … Continue reading

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