{"id":8660,"date":"2018-05-13T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2018-05-13T21:04:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T20:04:36","slug":"struck-by-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Struck by Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>A couple of weeks&#8217; ago I had the good fortune to play a game of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/\">Hammer&#8217;s Slammers:The Crucible<\/a> against author John Treadaway. I fielded two detachments of the Lightning Division (infantry and tank platoons) from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/pdf\/Lightning2_15mm_sheet.pdf\">updated list<\/a>, while John had a Zaporoskiye <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/pdf\/Zaporoskiye2BG_15mm_sheet.pdf\">Heavy Assault detachment<\/a>, both with some slight tweaks. After turn one it was all going so well, but that turned out to be the high water mark of my attack and it fizzled out in a storm of Kestrel and Brumbar missiles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1111-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy one or two pictures that I took below, and read John&#8217;s far better illustrated write-up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/brigade020518_1.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8660 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1112-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1112-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1112-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1112-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1112-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1112.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Zaporoskiye&amp;#8217;s starting positions&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1112-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8662'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Zaporoskiye&#8217;s starting positions\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1113\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1113-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1113-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1113-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1113\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1113.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1113\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;the Lightning Division line up&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1113-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8663'>\n\t\t\t\tthe Lightning Division line up\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1114-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1114-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1114-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1114-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1114-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1114.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1114\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tanks &amp;#8211; advance !&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1114-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8664'>\n\t\t\t\tTanks &#8211; advance !\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1117\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1117-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1117-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1117-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8665\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1117\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1117.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1117\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ouch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1117-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8665'>\n\t\t\t\tOuch\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1118-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1118-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1118-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1118-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1118-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1118.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1118\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pushing forward&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1118-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8666'>\n\t\t\t\tPushing forward\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1119-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1119-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1119-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1119-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"8667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/dsc_1119-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1119.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1119\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Carrnage ! Just one tank left, and that with a blown gun&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1119-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8667'>\n\t\t\t\tCarrnage ! Just one tank left, and that with a blown gun&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My LD models weren&#8217;t quite finished for this game &#8211; I had a varnish disaster (every wargamer knows what it&#8217;s like to watch your carefully painted models slowly turning white&#8230;) so they were fielded as best they could be after some panicked remedial work. They&#8217;ve since had a more comprehensive repair job, so I&#8217;ll write that up as a blog post in the near future along with some more photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks&#8217; ago I had the good fortune to play a game of Hammer&#8217;s Slammers:The Crucible against author John Treadaway. I fielded two detachments of the Lightning Division (infantry and tank platoons) from the updated list, while John &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/05\/struck-by-lightning\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-15mm-sf","category-hammers-slammers"],"views":2596,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_1111.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-2fG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8210,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/01\/new-slammers\/","url_meta":{"origin":8660,"position":0},"title":"New Slammers","author":"Tony","date":"January 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Notwithstanding the irritating website bug, today sees the slightly-later-than-planned release of the first of our promised new 15mm Hammer's Slammers models. The uparmoured M2A4FUA command tank fills a gap in the Slammers' TOE and allows later Slammers\/Friesland Defence Force units to field the correct version of their command tank. Slammers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;15mm SF&quot;","block_context":{"text":"15mm SF","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/15mm-sf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LDRelease.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LDRelease.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LDRelease.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/LDRelease.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8874,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2018\/07\/slammers-decals\/","url_meta":{"origin":8660,"position":1},"title":"Slammers Decals","author":"Tony","date":"July 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"For ages I've been putting off sorting and categorising the huge folder of decals for the 15mm Hammer's Slammers range. Now I've finally done it, and I know why I was reluctant to start ! It's taken a ridiculous amount of time to sort them, create suitable pictures and thumbnails\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;15mm SF&quot;","block_context":{"text":"15mm SF","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/15mm-sf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HSDEC-001a.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10361,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2019\/08\/flaming-detachments\/","url_meta":{"origin":8660,"position":2},"title":"Flaming Detachments","author":"Tony","date":"August 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"As promised, we've put together 6mm Hammer's Slammers detachment packs for our brand new Flaming Sword of the Holy Brotherhood models. There are four, for each of the Recce, Strike, Heavy and Protection lists in the FSHB detachment sheet. And I thought, why stop there ? So I didn't, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;6mm SF&quot;","block_context":{"text":"6mm SF","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/6mm-sf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HSD6-2002.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HSD6-2002.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HSD6-2002.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HSD6-2002.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15036,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2024\/07\/slamming-sheffield\/","url_meta":{"origin":8660,"position":3},"title":"Slamming Sheffield","author":"Tony","date":"July 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of weeks ago we attended the Joy of Six show at Sheffield Hallam University. And so did John Treadaway, who put on a Hammer's Slammers game (using the desert terrain that Tony built and that featured on the Maidstone Wargames Society blog a while back). 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