#team yankee

[lewdcookies]

First Platoon (Red), Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, Osean Ground Defense Force (OGDF).

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Something different for a change, this time a platoon of 15mm scale tanks from Flames of War WW3: Team Yankee. Was getting tired of painting just warhammer and bought an M1 Abrams box earlier this year as a present to myself. All of them are built as M1A1 variants.

A real treat to paint due to the small scale. Wanted to do NATO 3-color camouflage but after two failed attempts at it I went with a basic dark green hull. I looked up a bunch of images from the old REFORGER exercises and went with that instead.

Would've wanted them to be more loaded with gear, but the kit only came with a few boxes and jerry cans when I wanted some rucksacks and tarps too. But I couldn't find any stowage kits that I wouldn't have to pay a whole bunch for in either shipping or import taxes. Wouldn't have minded some Ace Combat decals too, but those are also only available outside of the EU. Whoopee. :v

Because I had goofed up the assembly a little with the first tank it turned into a painting test bed just so see how things would pan out.

Most important lessons I learned was that while dry brushing the hull looks good, it's also not that fun to do and you go through a ton of paint too in the process. Secondly, any pintle mounts and antennas go on last.

Want to paint more, considering getting M109 Paladins in the future. But then there's also have Strv 103s in the game, and only fools would say no to those.

[thetruearchmagos]

So... Just finished Team Yankee

If you've never heard of it, it's widely considered one of the foundational classics of the 'Cold War Gone Hot' side of the techno thriller genre, and considering the nature of my own writing I'm surprised I hadn't gotten to it sooner.

As for the book itself? Well, if you're looking for vivid and exceptionally well informed studies of 1980s era combat and warfare, as I frequently am, it is excellent, which jsnt surprising considering the author's actual military service in the Gulf War.

As a piece of reading, though, I'd say it's frequently blunt and obtuse in it's narration and characterisation, especially with the thorough flanderisation of the Soviet characters, for the most part. A lot of things get said in more words than they need to be, with too much repetition for my (admittedly banal) taste.

[crathbonewriter]

WordPress Daily Prompt Thing - What are Your Biggest Challenges?

I actually wrote something, because it's New Year and I want my little blog to come back!

I keep forgetting this blog exists, how rude is that? 2023 was a bit of a sad year for my little corner of the internet, I admit that I let it gather dust for a bit, but hear me out, for my reasons are wholesome! See, I was working on some short stories for an upcoming anthology (that’s right, more published stories, wahoo!) and have also been working on a more long-form WIP that’s been festering…

[dragonpyre]

Spiderman au where Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, and all the other non Peter's all co exist but they have beef cuz they're all from different burrows of New York

[honorthysalad]

Oh my god Yuuki is a Yankees fan…

(from Len’s Twitter)

[fungh0u1]

seriously stupid but i do feel that its true. sorry this is like my version of drawing an anime girl drinking a modelo or something

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The New York Black Yankees, 1934.

The Black Yankees were a New York City team that started out in 1931 as the Harlem Stars. They were renamed a year later and joined the Negro National League in 1936. They disbanded in 1948, after the major (white) leagues began hiring black players.

Photo: James van der Zee via the Howard Greenberg Gallery

[kosite]

sorry girls he’s mine

[higashioka]

02/23/2024 yankees instagram

[swedebeast]

My poor innocent wallet.

[tmnt-on-the-mind]

I AM A MIKEY IS A METS FAN TRUTHER‼️‼️‼️‼️ HE IS WATCHING THE GAME RN

[pokemonwearingsportsmerch]

[filmgecs]

more baseball sketches bc my art blocks been so bad <3

[aybaybader]

pain

[miketownsends]

i NEED the Padres to win tonight so i can stop stressing over the possibility of the single least compelling WS - Yankees/Dodgers