From MilesR: 2 More Chambers - The Lair of the Beast and the Treasury (66 Points)

 

Today's post has me clearing the final 2 rooms before ascending to the Altar of the Snowlord.

First, a trip through the Lair of the Beast.  In keeping with the familiar Stalingrad theme, one of the most effective and terrifying beasts in the German arsenal was their Close Air Support and nothing struck terror in the heart like the Stuka Dive Bomber and its awful siren.

The Germans entered Stalingrad in mid September but most of the city had been reduced to rubble by the constant air attacks of the German Close Air Support.  Historian David Glantz has made the point that reducing the city to rubble before entering it did more to fortify the city than the efforts of the Russians themselves in those critical early weeks of Fall'42.

These Stukas are 15mm models from Battlefront and a well needed addition to my German collection.

After clearing the Lair of the Beast, it was time to move onto the the treasury where my submission should look familiar as there have been several other much better renditions of the same pieces (Sanders in particular are wonderful but I suspect that's more Arthurs doing!).

At least this entry isn't some tortured and barely coherent shoe-horning of a Stalingrad theme to "fit" a room's definition!

These pieces are plastic casts from a Mantic terrain kickstarter and have been languishing on my lead pile for years.  There may be a "few" other terrain crate boxes in a similar state.  My club's official purpose is a fancy pants historical wargaming society, complete with historical harumps and a overly wrought you-tube channel but we play a surprising amount of D&D and D&D like games.  These pieces will find their way to Tony who runs one of the campaigns and does it "old-skool" complete with dry erase grid and mini's.

I had a lot of fun with these - I don't often get to break out the gold and silver paints or even (gasp) seal in GLOSS medium.  Heavens to Betsy.....

There you have it.  I am at the doorway to the Altar of the Snowlord.  I wonder what kind of adventure awaits?

Total Points are:

40 for 2 rooms

16 for 2 15mm vehicles

and 10 for the treasure piles

Grand Total: 66 Points