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 transatlantic #wargaming #podcast, continues its look at the new forces and starters for #ww3CheckpointCharlie with a look at the Soviets.
Just East Germans to go now!
#ww3TeamYankee #ColdWarGoneHot #T72CantCatchABreak
Just East Germans to go now!
#ww3TeamYankee #ColdWarGoneHot #T72CantCatchABreak
Time of Day, Episode 23 - Soviet Union in Checkpoint Charlie
YouTube video by Breakthrough Assault
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November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Time of Day, the transatlantic #wargaming #podcast, continues its look at the new forces and starters for #ww3CheckpointCharlie with a look at the Soviets.
Just East Germans to go now!
#ww3TeamYankee #ColdWarGoneHot #T72CantCatchABreak
Just East Germans to go now!
#ww3TeamYankee #ColdWarGoneHot #T72CantCatchABreak
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‘What’s your location?’
‘Passing a BMW on the Potzdammer strasse!’
All four on the floor!
Buccaneers ready to rock for Team Yankee.
These guys look absolutely badass!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
‘Passing a BMW on the Potzdammer strasse!’
All four on the floor!
Buccaneers ready to rock for Team Yankee.
These guys look absolutely badass!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
‘What’s your location?’
‘Passing a BMW on the Potzdammer strasse!’
All four on the floor!
Buccaneers ready to rock for Team Yankee.
These guys look absolutely badass!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
‘Passing a BMW on the Potzdammer strasse!’
All four on the floor!
Buccaneers ready to rock for Team Yankee.
These guys look absolutely badass!
#teamyankee
#berlinbrigade
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Now with markings! And a road!
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Now with markings! And a road!
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Wolfgang and his Bratty wagon! The absolute staple and legend of Soltau. Master of manhandling his Mercedes’ grill van across the tank rutted training grounds of west Germany. Supplying enough Sausage and cold Pils to the soldiers of the BAOR that he paid for a caravan park for his daughter!
#15mm
#15mm
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Wolfgang and his Bratty wagon! The absolute staple and legend of Soltau. Master of manhandling his Mercedes’ grill van across the tank rutted training grounds of west Germany. Supplying enough Sausage and cold Pils to the soldiers of the BAOR that he paid for a caravan park for his daughter!
#15mm
#15mm
Following up the T-62 for #ww3CheckpointCharlie with some BM-21 Grad MLRS.
Duncan's idea of sticking to pre 1966 us great, but the Carnation doesn't arrive until the 70s so the old stalwart if rocket artillery is needed!
#ww3TeamYankee #15mm #nerdlings #paintingminiatures
Duncan's idea of sticking to pre 1966 us great, but the Carnation doesn't arrive until the 70s so the old stalwart if rocket artillery is needed!
#ww3TeamYankee #15mm #nerdlings #paintingminiatures
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Following up the T-62 for #ww3CheckpointCharlie with some BM-21 Grad MLRS.
Duncan's idea of sticking to pre 1966 us great, but the Carnation doesn't arrive until the 70s so the old stalwart if rocket artillery is needed!
#ww3TeamYankee #15mm #nerdlings #paintingminiatures
Duncan's idea of sticking to pre 1966 us great, but the Carnation doesn't arrive until the 70s so the old stalwart if rocket artillery is needed!
#ww3TeamYankee #15mm #nerdlings #paintingminiatures
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On patrol with the Tigers, as the Royal Hampshires support the 14/20th Hussars down the Berlin Wall line.
Berlin Wall prints from Patrick Miniatures. Painted largely by my daughter with some copies of original designs in there too.
affordable and great quality prints!
#wargaming
#coldwar
Berlin Wall prints from Patrick Miniatures. Painted largely by my daughter with some copies of original designs in there too.
affordable and great quality prints!
#wargaming
#coldwar
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
On patrol with the Tigers, as the Royal Hampshires support the 14/20th Hussars down the Berlin Wall line.
Berlin Wall prints from Patrick Miniatures. Painted largely by my daughter with some copies of original designs in there too.
affordable and great quality prints!
#wargaming
#coldwar
Berlin Wall prints from Patrick Miniatures. Painted largely by my daughter with some copies of original designs in there too.
affordable and great quality prints!
#wargaming
#coldwar
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
youtu.be
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