Hobby Hipster – Breakthrough Assault

Musings of a Hobby Hipster: Task Force “A” – Brittany Speared

13th November 202313th November 2023Duncan Gosling 1

The Origins There were always plans for a portion of the American troops landing in Normandy bridgeheads of the D-Day beachs and to [...]

I’m the Urban Base-man

31st May 202330th May 2023Duncan Gosling 1

And now for something completely different… well, from me at any rate. With the release of the German-Berlin book, the landscape changed. Not [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster; Hungry, Hungry Hungarians – Part 2

8th May 20233rd May 2023Duncan Gosling 1

Previously on Musings of a Hobby Hipster… We looked at creating a Mid-War Hungarian list that could take on all comers, Case Blue, [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster; 1001 Nights Volume V4

17th April 202312th April 2023Duncan Gosling 4

When the wind’s from the EastAnd the sun’s from the WestAnd the sand in the glass is rightCome on down, stop on byHop [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster; Vae Victis

27th March 20231st April 2023Duncan Gosling 10

“Take care that none of them escapes” “The Deeds of Charlemagne” – Notker the Stammerer Berlin, Germany. 24th April 1945. Around 330 exhausted [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster; Hungry, Hungry Hungarians – Part 1

15th March 202328th February 2023Duncan Gosling 2

Case Blue, Uranus and the End of Army Group South Guess who’s back? Back again… it’s Mid-War! That’s right having been distracted by [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster; Bring on the Boyevaya Mashina Desanta

20th February 202314th February 2023Duncan Gosling 1

Whilst others might be excited for the Cubans to hit the south-western continental US, or VDV to occupy the Wonalds in Colorado, or [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster: SOS (Save Our Salvos)

21st September 202219th September 2022Duncan Gosling 3

Now, you all know me; I like my kubelwagons wheeled, my schwimmwagens floating and my nebels well and truly werfed. But there is [...]

Musings of a Hobby Hipster: Here Comes the Hot Schlepper

8th August 20222nd August 2022Duncan Gosling 4

Nah, na-na-na-nahNa-na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-naNa-na-na-nahNah, na-na-na-nahNa-na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-naNa-na-na-nah Here comes the hot schlepper (carrier) It’s a munition schlepper (carrier)It’s got crew in the area (carrier) Still [...]