Lee "safetystick" Parnell
@leeparnell.bsky.social
Aerospace Engineer by day, 20th century warfare wargamer by night. Plus some days.
Writer and presenter at breakthroughassault.co.uk
Cohost of Shoot and Scoot podcast (https://soundcloud.com/ben-davy-246808352)
He/Him (well, mostly "oi, you")
Writer and presenter at breakthroughassault.co.uk
Cohost of Shoot and Scoot podcast (https://soundcloud.com/ben-davy-246808352)
He/Him (well, mostly "oi, you")
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Time of Day, the trans-atlantic 15mm #wargaming #podcast returns! Mike and Lee look at #WW3CheckpointCharlie in general and the US in particular.
So, you know what that means? New tier list!
So, you know what that means? New tier list!
Time of Day, Episode 20 - US in Checkpoint Charlie
YouTube video by Breakthrough Assault
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November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Time of Day, the trans-atlantic 15mm #wargaming #podcast returns! Mike and Lee look at #WW3CheckpointCharlie in general and the US in particular.
So, you know what that means? New tier list!
So, you know what that means? New tier list!
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the #FlamesofWar, #ww3CheckpointCharlie and #ww3TeamYankee #wargaming #podcast. This episode we talk about what we have been painting and playing, and have a look at the US forces in Checkpoint Charlie.
Episode 131 - The One Where We Have Been Captured In Tunsia
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the Flames of War and Checkpoint Charlie and Team Yankee wargaming podcast. This episode we talk about what we have been painting
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November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the #FlamesofWar, #ww3CheckpointCharlie and #ww3TeamYankee #wargaming #podcast. This episode we talk about what we have been painting and playing, and have a look at the US forces in Checkpoint Charlie.
#WW3CheckpointCharlie is go, as 15 T-62 roll off the painting table. These are painted up as Soviets but I left them free of markings (not atypical for Soviets) for multiple use.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings ##Coldwargonehot
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings ##Coldwargonehot
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#WW3CheckpointCharlie is go, as 15 T-62 roll off the painting table. These are painted up as Soviets but I left them free of markings (not atypical for Soviets) for multiple use.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings ##Coldwargonehot
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings ##Coldwargonehot
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Awaiting their L6 Wombats on Tuesday, but otherwise this platoon of British Mechanised infantry of the Berlin Brigade is all done. One more 432 for them and those will be finished as well. These have been a joy to paint in parts. Can’t wait to play them!
#teamyankee
#wargaming
#teamyankee
#wargaming
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Awaiting their L6 Wombats on Tuesday, but otherwise this platoon of British Mechanised infantry of the Berlin Brigade is all done. One more 432 for them and those will be finished as well. These have been a joy to paint in parts. Can’t wait to play them!
#teamyankee
#wargaming
#teamyankee
#wargaming
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November.
I'm begging groups across the UK organising memorial events, please just use the plethora of IWM photos or actual original pieces from the Great war. Using Gen AI images and designs looks amazingly crass, enforces weird stereotypes and is just plain wrong.
#poppygeddon
I'm begging groups across the UK organising memorial events, please just use the plethora of IWM photos or actual original pieces from the Great war. Using Gen AI images and designs looks amazingly crass, enforces weird stereotypes and is just plain wrong.
#poppygeddon
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
November.
I'm begging groups across the UK organising memorial events, please just use the plethora of IWM photos or actual original pieces from the Great war. Using Gen AI images and designs looks amazingly crass, enforces weird stereotypes and is just plain wrong.
#poppygeddon
I'm begging groups across the UK organising memorial events, please just use the plethora of IWM photos or actual original pieces from the Great war. Using Gen AI images and designs looks amazingly crass, enforces weird stereotypes and is just plain wrong.
#poppygeddon
Also, talking tanks, got the T-62 modulated and started on blacking out the lights and vision blocks and base coating the tracks medium brown.
#ww3CheckpointCharlie
#nerdlings
#paintingminiatures
#WIP
#ww3CheckpointCharlie
#nerdlings
#paintingminiatures
#WIP
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Also, talking tanks, got the T-62 modulated and started on blacking out the lights and vision blocks and base coating the tracks medium brown.
#ww3CheckpointCharlie
#nerdlings
#paintingminiatures
#WIP
#ww3CheckpointCharlie
#nerdlings
#paintingminiatures
#WIP
Name a movie you've seen more than 7 times with just a gif
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Name a movie you've seen more than 7 times with just a gif
If you see this, post a vehicle.
Bit if a blast from the past with my v2 #FlamesofWar 6th AARR Tetrarchs troop. The old resin and metal Battlefront 15mm models with some jeep riders and spare gunner figures added.
Bit if a blast from the past with my v2 #FlamesofWar 6th AARR Tetrarchs troop. The old resin and metal Battlefront 15mm models with some jeep riders and spare gunner figures added.
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you see this, post a vehicle.
Bit if a blast from the past with my v2 #FlamesofWar 6th AARR Tetrarchs troop. The old resin and metal Battlefront 15mm models with some jeep riders and spare gunner figures added.
Bit if a blast from the past with my v2 #FlamesofWar 6th AARR Tetrarchs troop. The old resin and metal Battlefront 15mm models with some jeep riders and spare gunner figures added.
A bit of #WIP on some Soviet T-62 for #WW3CheckpointCharlie.
Pondering adding some sand coloured stripes to make them usable as Syrians in #FateofaNation.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings #TankThursday
Pondering adding some sand coloured stripes to make them usable as Syrians in #FateofaNation.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings #TankThursday
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A bit of #WIP on some Soviet T-62 for #WW3CheckpointCharlie.
Pondering adding some sand coloured stripes to make them usable as Syrians in #FateofaNation.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings #TankThursday
Pondering adding some sand coloured stripes to make them usable as Syrians in #FateofaNation.
#ww3TeamYankee #paintingminiatures #nerdlings #TankThursday
And Mike's take on an excellent game!
*visible sweating* Gad damn what a game! @leeparnell.bsky.social and I locked horns in an absolute slug fest. Right down to the wire. The very last roll of the die of my Cheiftains not getting back into the assault was absolutely incredible.
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
Cracking first outing for the Berlin Brigade!
#wargames
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
And Mike's take on an excellent game!
1/9 Tonight's game of #WW3TeamYankee vs @britishbersagliere.bsky.social. 80pts, Encounter with a British Berlin Brigade Chieftain Squadron facing off vs a Soviet BMP Battalion. Mike won the "Attacker" roll.
Follow below for the blow by blow.
Follow below for the blow by blow.
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
1/9 Tonight's game of #WW3TeamYankee vs @britishbersagliere.bsky.social. 80pts, Encounter with a British Berlin Brigade Chieftain Squadron facing off vs a Soviet BMP Battalion. Mike won the "Attacker" roll.
Follow below for the blow by blow.
Follow below for the blow by blow.
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Damn, if only 'hard men of Gondor' with their hollowed out, atrophying state, obsessed with the glories of the past and which was only saved from defeat by the actions of those it claimed to protect, could teach us anything...
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Damn, if only 'hard men of Gondor' with their hollowed out, atrophying state, obsessed with the glories of the past and which was only saved from defeat by the actions of those it claimed to protect, could teach us anything...
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First game with the Berlin Brigade tonight against @leeparnell.bsky.social looking forward to it!
The phantoms will be replaced with Buccaneers in the future, and adding an infantry platoon and some 432s with all the trimmings!
#berlinbrigade
#99luftballoon
The phantoms will be replaced with Buccaneers in the future, and adding an infantry platoon and some 432s with all the trimmings!
#berlinbrigade
#99luftballoon
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
First game with the Berlin Brigade tonight against @leeparnell.bsky.social looking forward to it!
The phantoms will be replaced with Buccaneers in the future, and adding an infantry platoon and some 432s with all the trimmings!
#berlinbrigade
#99luftballoon
The phantoms will be replaced with Buccaneers in the future, and adding an infantry platoon and some 432s with all the trimmings!
#berlinbrigade
#99luftballoon
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More Berlin Brigade nonsense (apologies for spam but whatever)
Without a proper reference photo I took the lead 432 Rarden camo pattern and overlayed it on the Abbot and it’s come out well. 3 more to go!
#berlinbrigade
#teamyankee
Without a proper reference photo I took the lead 432 Rarden camo pattern and overlayed it on the Abbot and it’s come out well. 3 more to go!
#berlinbrigade
#teamyankee
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
More Berlin Brigade nonsense (apologies for spam but whatever)
Without a proper reference photo I took the lead 432 Rarden camo pattern and overlayed it on the Abbot and it’s come out well. 3 more to go!
#berlinbrigade
#teamyankee
Without a proper reference photo I took the lead 432 Rarden camo pattern and overlayed it on the Abbot and it’s come out well. 3 more to go!
#berlinbrigade
#teamyankee
Hopefully get to play against these next week!
‘When east meets west, it’s gonna be one hell of a mess’
Doro Pesch, Warlock.
Berlin Brigade armoured company ready to rock! These were actually no where near as fiddly as I thought it was going to be. Took its time, but they have come out pretty well I reckon!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
#cwgh
Doro Pesch, Warlock.
Berlin Brigade armoured company ready to rock! These were actually no where near as fiddly as I thought it was going to be. Took its time, but they have come out pretty well I reckon!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
#cwgh
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hopefully get to play against these next week!
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1500pts fully painted. Karak Norn dwarfs for The Old World. Took a proper pic since I hit this milestone with the army.
#warhammer #warhammercommunity
#warhammer #warhammercommunity
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
1500pts fully painted. Karak Norn dwarfs for The Old World. Took a proper pic since I hit this milestone with the army.
#warhammer #warhammercommunity
#warhammer #warhammercommunity
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First full troop complete!
Command tanks next, then I’ve got the next three chieftains to do and that will be all the heavy armour in the force complete. Then on to fiddly bits! This is accurately replicated Camo, but it might get busy for smaller vehicles.
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
Command tanks next, then I’ve got the next three chieftains to do and that will be all the heavy armour in the force complete. Then on to fiddly bits! This is accurately replicated Camo, but it might get busy for smaller vehicles.
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
First full troop complete!
Command tanks next, then I’ve got the next three chieftains to do and that will be all the heavy armour in the force complete. Then on to fiddly bits! This is accurately replicated Camo, but it might get busy for smaller vehicles.
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
Command tanks next, then I’ve got the next three chieftains to do and that will be all the heavy armour in the force complete. Then on to fiddly bits! This is accurately replicated Camo, but it might get busy for smaller vehicles.
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
Mike doing the one tank camo I've never gotten around too.
Mainly because I need a third British TY force like I need a hole in the head.
Mainly because I need a third British TY force like I need a hole in the head.
Okay in the grand scheme of things, that didnt take a million years and has come out pretty well for this scale.
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mike doing the one tank camo I've never gotten around too.
Mainly because I need a third British TY force like I need a hole in the head.
Mainly because I need a third British TY force like I need a hole in the head.
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Okay in the grand scheme of things, that didnt take a million years and has come out pretty well for this scale.
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Okay in the grand scheme of things, that didnt take a million years and has come out pretty well for this scale.
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
Just 8 more to go now...
And the Fox's
And the FV432...
Oh god.
#Teamyankee
#Berlinbrigade
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the #FlamesofWar, #WW3TeamYankee and #WW3CheckpointCharlie #wargaming #podcast. This episode discuss what we have been painting and playing, including Eddie's recap of the UK Nationals and geek out over Checkpoint Charlie.
Episode 130 - The one where we are capable of 100 rounds a second
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the Team Yankee wargaming podcast. This episode we talk about the M130's gas operated firing mechanism, discuss what we have been
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October 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the #FlamesofWar, #WW3TeamYankee and #WW3CheckpointCharlie #wargaming #podcast. This episode discuss what we have been painting and playing, including Eddie's recap of the UK Nationals and geek out over Checkpoint Charlie.
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295. ‘Big Tam’ Frazer, Department X veteran, from 7TV Crooked Dice. (my first paint of him, Gordon tartan) All done in Foundry paints. Mix of brushes.
October 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
295. ‘Big Tam’ Frazer, Department X veteran, from 7TV Crooked Dice. (my first paint of him, Gordon tartan) All done in Foundry paints. Mix of brushes.
Never thought of the BAR /Lasgun link but certainly can't argue it when shown side by side!
Good breakdown of the historical influences on the modern Krieg models.
Good breakdown of the historical influences on the modern Krieg models.
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Never thought of the BAR /Lasgun link but certainly can't argue it when shown side by side!
Good breakdown of the historical influences on the modern Krieg models.
Good breakdown of the historical influences on the modern Krieg models.
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5 Years ago @mikesouthphotos.bsky.social took some smashing shots of us marking the 103rd (now 107th) anniversary of the Attack at St Quentin, where the 10th Essex and 18th Division kicked the door in of the German Defenders in the 100 days.
Great times.
#ww1
#history
#reenactment
Great times.
#ww1
#history
#reenactment
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
5 Years ago @mikesouthphotos.bsky.social took some smashing shots of us marking the 103rd (now 107th) anniversary of the Attack at St Quentin, where the 10th Essex and 18th Division kicked the door in of the German Defenders in the 100 days.
Great times.
#ww1
#history
#reenactment
Great times.
#ww1
#history
#reenactment
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Smashing game yesterday. We had old chum Keith over to play his first game of flames of war. A big desert battle was the order for the day!
Lots of swirly action as the dust flew. Keith had a great time and is already starting the game. More for the hobby!
#wargaming
Lots of swirly action as the dust flew. Keith had a great time and is already starting the game. More for the hobby!
#wargaming
September 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Smashing game yesterday. We had old chum Keith over to play his first game of flames of war. A big desert battle was the order for the day!
Lots of swirly action as the dust flew. Keith had a great time and is already starting the game. More for the hobby!
#wargaming
Lots of swirly action as the dust flew. Keith had a great time and is already starting the game. More for the hobby!
#wargaming
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Some shots from SWY photography at the Suffolk Military show.
Portraying Bersaglieri I the desert.
Smashing event.
Portraying Bersaglieri I the desert.
Smashing event.
September 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Some shots from SWY photography at the Suffolk Military show.
Portraying Bersaglieri I the desert.
Smashing event.
Portraying Bersaglieri I the desert.
Smashing event.