From DaveD - 15mm Normandy Hospice St. Mere L’Eglise & Azeville Battery (25 points)

 This is a bit of a catch up post as things have been a tad hectic the last few weeks with lots of gaming and little painting. 

First up a nice new large 15mm building . this is a a 3D print from Frontline Terrain. It’s a copy of the Hospice building at St Mere L’Eglise in Normandy . Size is 11 x 3 x 4 for the basic building = 132 cubic inches - so 12 points worth  . The walled and garden area is an A4 sheet with walls etc made from balso walls , ready mix tile grout . The gates are from plasticard. the cobbled paths are from a sheet i found in the bits box.  - so let’s call that 3 points so 15 altogether . 

Looks like General Patton has his eye on it !

I have made it removable from the walled area so it can be used in a more built up area .

There is a great photographs from just after D Day that shows more detail of the large walled area with extra buildings and a crashed glider etc . So something for future developments 

 

Next up are the four main casemates for the Azeville Battery . This battery was located north of Utah beach and the para DZ’s and was armed with 105mm guns . It was assaulted by a small number of paras on D Day  but they didn’t take it . It took a proper assault on the 9th of June to knock it out along with fire from the USS Nevada’s 14” guns.

I visited this site last year on holiday and it’s very intact - we were able to wander around the underground galleries, rooms and casemates. That is where I picked up the camouflage options . These will see action this weekend for an attack on the battery as part of my US forces campaign ladder .

These are 3D printed- again by Frontline Terrain 

 

And here are a few shots of the weekend game 

Each of these casemates are 5x3x2 = 30 - total = 120. , so 10 points

So overall I would suggest 25 points of terrain . 

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Fabulous work Dave. That Hospice building is gorgeous and you've brought it up to another level with the bespoke grounds and walls. And if you're gaming Normandy you have to have lots of defensive works, and these casemates certainly do the trick. I like the whimsical graffiti on the them, are those historical to the period?  They will be excellent additions to your upcoming game.

- Curt