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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Cessna on October 30, 2024, 07:01:13 PM

Title: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on October 30, 2024, 07:01:13 PM
I'm almost done with these. After they're completely finished I'll build terrain and Israelis.

These are specifically based on photos of the battle of "Chinese Farm," October 15-17, 1973. I'll use Fate of a Nation, a Flames of War game, but I'll also use Avalon Hill's IDF as a rules system converted for minis.

(https://i.imgur.com/57540kL.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/FWCBySj.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EJGCodB.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/VE3FprE.jpeg)
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: carlos marighela on October 30, 2024, 09:21:33 PM
Nicely done! Lovely camo jobs.
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Freddy on October 30, 2024, 09:41:39 PM
They look nice! Did you use Team Yankee models?
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on October 31, 2024, 12:30:20 AM
They look nice! Did you use Team Yankee models?

For these, yes. They're from the Fate of a Nation range, which is hard to get these days.
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: HerbertTarkel on October 31, 2024, 12:32:57 AM
For these, yes. They're from the Fate of a Nation range, which is hard to get these days.

If you want lots more, my big local shop has TONS of this range.

Great models - the markings are spot on! I used to have a massive Yom Kippur collection in 6mm (GHQ), and loads of reference works. The hard books to get in translation? The Syrian side of the conflict. They don’t talk much about it, apparently.

There used to be a Canadian IntO who had a website with photos of killed armour from his UN tours there, I think the site is long gone. Might have pdf and photos saved on a drive, if you’re interested.
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Tom Dulski on October 31, 2024, 11:31:55 AM

 fantastic work
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on October 31, 2024, 03:15:37 PM
If you want lots more, my big local shop has TONS of this range.

Really? Do they have a website? I'd love to see what they have. I'd especially like to find Israeli Shermans and Tirans (Converted former Soviet tanks).

Great models - the markings are spot on! I used to have a massive Yom Kippur collection in 6mm (GHQ), and loads of reference works. The hard books to get in translation? The Syrian side of the conflict. They don’t talk much about it, apparently.

That's one of the fascinating things about this era. On one hand it's really well known and you can find all sorts of reference material, like old news broadcasts from the front where you can see exactly hot things looked - but there's also a lot of secrecy and misinformation. And some of the older sources have some interesting misinterpretations - for example, there were all sorts of reports of Soviet-built T-10s being present, to the point that they're included in old Avalon Hill games. In fact, these were IS-3s that were misidentified.
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: HerbertTarkel on October 31, 2024, 03:43:19 PM
Really? Do they have a website? I'd love to see what they have. I'd especially like to find Israeli Shermans and Tirans (Converted former Soviet tanks).

That's one of the fascinating things about this era. On one hand it's really well known and you can find all sorts of reference material, like old news broadcasts from the front where you can see exactly hot things looked - but there's also a lot of secrecy and misinformation. And some of the older sources have some interesting misinterpretations - for example, there were all sorts of reports of Soviet-built T-10s being present, to the point that they're included in old Avalon Hill games. In fact, these were IS-3s that were misidentified.

There’s a photo of a PzIV from the source I have - how weird is that, right? Leftover WW2!
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on October 31, 2024, 04:20:18 PM
There’s a photo of a PzIV from the source I have - how weird is that, right? Leftover WW2!

(https://external-preview.redd.it/yGXadfzrE2bowgCmnMgk1TyWsI1Bkgi9iQrBistVAcM.jpg?auto=webp&s=82356c717df05f99b7b08c2d03479fab17a1c6af)

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/panzers-in-the-golan-heights/

Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Freddy on October 31, 2024, 07:51:33 PM
For these, yes. They're from the Fate of a Nation range, which is hard to get these days.
I guess in ,,normal" Team Yankee they are available under the Iraqi flag. I am collecting Hungarian Peoples Army for TY (there is the thread somewhere here), basically the same stuff save the IS3 and Su100. The T-55s and BMPs are Soviet plastics (they can be built as T-55A and the extra armoured AM, and the BMP both as BMP-1 and BMP-2), Shilkas are also available as Soviet vehicles, the Zsu-57-2s are in the Iraqi range. I do not know about the infantry, but they aso have Iraqi infantry, that would make nice Egyptians, in this scale it is only the painting. WW2 vehicles one can just buy from the WW2 Soviet range,
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: HerbertTarkel on October 31, 2024, 08:20:10 PM
(https://external-preview.redd.it/yGXadfzrE2bowgCmnMgk1TyWsI1Bkgi9iQrBistVAcM.jpg?auto=webp&s=82356c717df05f99b7b08c2d03479fab17a1c6af)

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/panzers-in-the-golan-heights/

Nice! The IntO who used to have the site “Armoured Acorn” had his own photos from his tours. He was an interesting guy. I have to check my old drive to see how much I saved before the site went cold. I know I have all the Canadian stuff.
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Slayer on November 01, 2024, 04:52:17 AM
fantastic looking force, deffo following with interest
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: CapnJim on November 03, 2024, 10:59:54 PM
Yoru Egyptians look good.  Shermans (albethem upgunned) vs. PZIVs all over again, it was... 
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: bluewillow on November 06, 2024, 07:21:19 AM
Fabulous stuff, must get back to my project

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: chairborne on November 06, 2024, 07:30:26 PM
I have some Arab and IDF models from the FOAN range which I’ve been planning to sell on, including some Shermans. Are you UK based?
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on November 08, 2024, 10:01:55 PM
I have some Arab and IDF models from the FOAN range which I’ve been planning to sell on, including some Shermans. Are you UK based?

I'm US. I'd still be interested, it's hard to find here. Care to send me a PM?
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on November 20, 2024, 07:13:30 PM
Built a little town for them to fight over:

(https://i.imgur.com/pp1cYTL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/q9p0V27.jpg)
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Slayer on November 25, 2024, 06:11:15 AM
oh now that's lovely
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: Cessna on November 26, 2024, 09:01:00 PM
Thank you!
Title: Re: 15mm Egyptians for Yom Kippur War
Post by: HerbertTarkel on November 27, 2024, 04:05:17 AM
Brilliant! I did one like that in 1:285, but for the Syrian Golan Heights. Lovely work!