8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, CEF

[tim in saskatoon]

For some years I've had this megalomaniac dream of doing the entire Canadian Corps' attack on Vimy ridge for the centenary coming up in a couple of years. After a bit of a hiatus, I've finally got back to working on this project finishing up the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, CEF.



The figures (for this brigade) are all from Renegade Miniatures.

More pictures and bit more information about the force and the project can be found on my blog:

http://saskminigamer.blogspot.ca/2014/03/8th-infantry-brigade-3rd-canadian.html

[Atheling]

Very nice work  .

Like your blog too  .

Darrell.

[Ray Rivers]

Very nice, indeed!

[Shawnt63]

Tim, I have refought Vimy using GWSH around half a dozen times. Mind you I use 15mm figs. I frequent you blog and really like it and your products! Wish you the best of luck with the project!

[marianas_gamer]

Looking great! Best of luck on a great project.
LB

[grant]

[FramFramson]

Great idea!

Good luck in keeping on track!

[Wirelizard]

The Western Front is always a temptation, given that I already have WW1/RCW stuff in 28mm, but I've resisted so far.

Following your Vimy project might be what pushes me over the edge... and you've got CanCon as an added bonus...

I was at Vimy in 2000 for a day, during one of my backpacking trips around Europe. It was a very powerful experience. One neat thing is that because I was under 25 at the time, nobody would rent me a car so I wound up using the local bus system to get out to Vimy. The bus dropped me off on the eastern (German) side of the Ridge and I walked up, then walked down the Allied/western side of the ridge to the next bus stop along the way. Walking up and down Vimy Ridge makes you realize how important even that slight rise of land (it's not a big ridge) was tactically and what a challenge it was for the Allies to attack up it.

I still have the 85th anniversary pin the Canadian students who run the memorial gave to me; I should dig it out.

[janner]

Excellent project