Shoot-Out in Brompton

Brompton was on the border of two rival gangs - the Smiths and the Jones. The Jones had been running shipments of illicit goods via a warehouse in the town ...

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Early one evening just off the main street in Brompton, Dolly Catchpole (working for the Smiths, who'd infiltrated the Jones gang) told Joe Wardle (member of the Smiths gang) that the Jones are going to the Gurney Street warehouse at 7pm the next day to pick up a shipment...

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The next day just after 6.30pm the next day the Smiths arrive in Brompton ...

and take up positions near the warehouse in Gurney Street... 

Just before 7pm, the Jones convoy enters the outskirts of Brompton...

and make their way to the warehouse ...

(off comes the warehouse roof for game action)

one of the main warehouse doors is opened and the lorry reverses in while the gang keep an eye out for trouble...

The Smiths make their move...

Three of their men break into the warehouse...by the rear door ...

The others move around the corner and open fire with machine guns .....

Two of the Jones gang go down...

The Smiths move in closer as the Jones respond ...

The gun battle starts, both inside ...

and outside the warehouse .....

Inside the warehouse the gunfight continues, no one is hit yet ...

Outside more of the Jones gang are hit and go down ....

Out-matched the Jones gang outside the warehouse make for their car .... exchanging shots as they go ...

Inside the warehouse the Jones gang has done better, killing all but one of the Smiths men who they were fighting.....

Outside the remaining Jones manage to get away in their car .....

Things aren't looking to good for the only man from the Smiths gang left in the warehouse ...

Until those outside open fire into the warehouse...

The two remaining Jones gang members take cover behind the lorry ...

They make a break for the rear side door, only one of them makes it out to safety ...

The Smiths secure the area....

they'll soon load up the Jones' shipment and make their getaway before the Police arrive ...

Building a desert nomad tent ...

Some generic nomads' tents needed for desert games, so made one up up using a cardboard frame, covered with some suitable fabric...

it'll do for a game piece... I'll make a couple more.

10/11/23, made a couple more tents, did a little set-up

Building a large warehouse/factory

Started with a part built item, based on an old box folder, which was in use as part of my underground passage/room setup. Sorted out some paper sheets of stonework and simple windows...

Covered inside and out with stone paper and with windows added

A new front made up from scrap MDF, with doors in slots so can remove them during games...

The front given its stone look and the doors painted.

trying it out for size in a potential game setup ...

Lift off roof construction... simple card frame and covering on an old box folder lid.

built and in place .... 

With some suitable paper sheet design printed on 160g paper stuck to the roof, all finished ..........

this is going to be a useful building as a factory/warehouse ...

More for the Desert .. Morrocan forces growing ... and some New recruits for the FFL

Another 20 or so finished... gives me about 50 , with another 30+ to do...

Plus some new recruits for the Foreign Legion - 'Beau Chumps' style ...

 

East Africa British Transport etc...

 Three Matchbox 1/43 Crossley's that I picked up at a Toy&Train fair at the end of July have been painted up for use in East Africa (against Sultanate of Nambuzo etc).

No I have a nice little mobile force....

Two Crossley's finished with canvas tops - these will provide transport for infantry

Reconaissance - one Crossley gets a machine gun and joins the other jalopy from Empress Miniatures (both have crews from Empress Miniatures with one or two head swaps).

More for the Desert .. Palm Trees and Morrocans

 Some palm trees for desert setups...

The first batch of Morrocans (2) ... another 40 infantry and 15 mounted figures remain to be painted