tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24515772275911795552024-03-18T21:07:46.500-07:00Dots of PaintMusings of a miniatures wargamerDougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-72100789556946024882023-05-23T11:03:00.000-07:002023-05-23T11:03:19.157-07:00Old Collection, 'new rules' (ACW 15mm)<p>Years ago we lived in a apartment condo during an occurrence of many fires damaging suites, I told The Wife that should we encounter such an emergency to grab the two large duffel bags of my 15mm ACW and throw them off our second story balcony. Her “what about the wedding photos?!” was dismissed. Priorities you know…..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwBlw8x3TbdhUSt-GYE27CX6VLeLimtbvx_fQjNyjMISCChE2N2uRtS7IctiNyAFQIJ3qXJYSdscQnl3nJXy1JqSaMk42feKrPOCogyKI303uIOjtgK5UhHBOWWH65GV-L9IstGUP4oOLXgXkPJzzb6yvJc1Ruf3Y1716ftCxLxKZe-qfQulh8IUQUw/s2048/F4689C12-6095-445B-9D58-7A565B9DA9B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwBlw8x3TbdhUSt-GYE27CX6VLeLimtbvx_fQjNyjMISCChE2N2uRtS7IctiNyAFQIJ3qXJYSdscQnl3nJXy1JqSaMk42feKrPOCogyKI303uIOjtgK5UhHBOWWH65GV-L9IstGUP4oOLXgXkPJzzb6yvJc1Ruf3Y1716ftCxLxKZe-qfQulh8IUQUw/w640-h426/F4689C12-6095-445B-9D58-7A565B9DA9B6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>But yes, this was, and still is one of my favourite my wargame collections. Not having brought it out of the bags for many years, I decided to layout my terrain to see what was still needed. In a rather interesting coincidence KevinA emails me that very day with his new ideas for averaging the huge swing the Fire and Fury ACW Rules d10 rolls can produce. I was intrigued and so with terrain already in place, PeterM joined us as the Union defender against KevinA’s Reb attack. The existing charts using the ‘weird’ d3s, low-average dice, and troop quality modifiers had the game move along in a more realistic manner rather than the ‘I have all the advantages but you rolled a bleeping 10 to my only a 1!!’ situations were avoided. Leaving the terrain on the table (how real life can get in the way) we played a second, continuing scenario with Craig joining us as "Stonewall" using more of the table for a good game.</p><p>(for the record, I decided require better fields but have enough trees. I used only 1.5 of 3 boxes. One does need many trees for a 19th C. American battlefield.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15JVUpvwM5LFzZsDX0Idq5nhBgfHYF3Hzg6x304ZPjgVpl-KPdlJN566QgVkJwXOQ8UeX4aACoXGqTa5bJLe8vALcWEIbmRAjOrOlKwzejmN54AFcruQL7DdYyc0PzQFsV_SyIxfzL1hrU10nec8hmbvBaa1dcAeyrCY4CwBIAwqz9zU4vACpNvVZwQ/s2048/1A7230EB-1550-4F24-983D-DFB03F8CFDB4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15JVUpvwM5LFzZsDX0Idq5nhBgfHYF3Hzg6x304ZPjgVpl-KPdlJN566QgVkJwXOQ8UeX4aACoXGqTa5bJLe8vALcWEIbmRAjOrOlKwzejmN54AFcruQL7DdYyc0PzQFsV_SyIxfzL1hrU10nec8hmbvBaa1dcAeyrCY4CwBIAwqz9zU4vACpNvVZwQ/w640-h426/1A7230EB-1550-4F24-983D-DFB03F8CFDB4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYPSm56mO9p3yEvU6cn0pCMZ4Bdy5hlno1T8HTqK-2HK-nv1EOrJCa5IE6wGKxsbwLOssXT924AuFZQ_IVXSSpXC4lJsl0V5SsRuQO1I9BPxZhxoStpNjNmYqWdN6pQnRimg3W9hyDeMJ0bs0UgloWeC6RSU3Nu_RAnMKH95efV_pfMNfFu2J_BNY5A/s2048/BDC072A0-817F-407E-ADB5-1DED74FC3C38.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYPSm56mO9p3yEvU6cn0pCMZ4Bdy5hlno1T8HTqK-2HK-nv1EOrJCa5IE6wGKxsbwLOssXT924AuFZQ_IVXSSpXC4lJsl0V5SsRuQO1I9BPxZhxoStpNjNmYqWdN6pQnRimg3W9hyDeMJ0bs0UgloWeC6RSU3Nu_RAnMKH95efV_pfMNfFu2J_BNY5A/w640-h426/BDC072A0-817F-407E-ADB5-1DED74FC3C38.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table set up including the fun little additions in my collection including an observation tower (center), and balloon (right center) and solid wood buildings and fences. Must get some more farm animals; the sheep (lower center) gives a cute accompaniment.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPbnvVNEbHDBzBKHwgQJg9zwGjVTPg6f7SX8YojWrcqHYpsuZSMTQf-TDJuuVOwRZox6UGgboHWzNs5rJGf_4wwoWgUkfCPFP3U0HGzEs1jUFZW7dVrdRc5I2TfuCUHZvWWo9BsWamOUb-8Cu0s1QBOER_AjFORx0n6pi63dqpnI44PHn9lxSYDvP0g/s2048/F13CCBC8-C79C-4177-ADF5-9ED2C95301A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPbnvVNEbHDBzBKHwgQJg9zwGjVTPg6f7SX8YojWrcqHYpsuZSMTQf-TDJuuVOwRZox6UGgboHWzNs5rJGf_4wwoWgUkfCPFP3U0HGzEs1jUFZW7dVrdRc5I2TfuCUHZvWWo9BsWamOUb-8Cu0s1QBOER_AjFORx0n6pi63dqpnI44PHn9lxSYDvP0g/w640-h426/F13CCBC8-C79C-4177-ADF5-9ED2C95301A5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br />DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-39429051830898124102023-05-09T23:31:00.000-07:002023-05-09T23:31:01.794-07:00while in the Canadian 'West'....<p> Well, the Lardies are at it again with a new rule set with "What a Cowboy!". Not surprising given the title, it is a variation on the popular "What a Tanker!" style of rules. As the original set has been popular, WillB, invited GordC, CraigM, and myself (to complete the alphabetization, DougH if you haven't already known) to a game set in the Canadian frontier during the same time as the ubiquitous "wild west" was occurring in the United States. Rather than sheriffs, marshals, or rangers, we had the NWMP, the North West Mounted Police, which handled the duties in the western part of the country. By the turn of the century it will merge with the police forces of most of the eastern provinces to form the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [ as an aside, they recently provided King Charles with one of their specially bred black horses ]</p><p>WillB's scenario had the boys in red serge defending a trapper previously arrested from a rescue party of friends. The action can be seen on WillB's blog <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/05/what-mountie.html" target="_blank">link</a> . </p><p>GordC and myself did the service proud as our policemen successfully defended the accused - and ourselves truth be told as the trappers did not care about the welfare of our boys in red - and shot two of the scoundrels at which point the others, and presumably the moose, left in haste. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2u0HomAq5iPvL5iNRmGXIh12dOAkSA1ESxVBV-JG9vChM98l62XGUMQGYRzikliVwjwqcGp9GapIij3pIr3TB81RyDe-PTli4vTJrkiAUNQ0VfNkTZnhf7-iaRCcn84y1j4XtQxAzVitkmxLZp4HAVVflycJmTv107fUG4dh7S1wNtGI9CzpLZXIFw/s4032/IMG_0364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2u0HomAq5iPvL5iNRmGXIh12dOAkSA1ESxVBV-JG9vChM98l62XGUMQGYRzikliVwjwqcGp9GapIij3pIr3TB81RyDe-PTli4vTJrkiAUNQ0VfNkTZnhf7-iaRCcn84y1j4XtQxAzVitkmxLZp4HAVVflycJmTv107fUG4dh7S1wNtGI9CzpLZXIFw/w480-h640/IMG_0364.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sgt. King uses a chair as cover while waiting for other trappers to come into line of sight. One of the trappers is already dead near the creek.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Vu9QenHrVwt8a8jGlxVCOQDnIg36PyjqFe-Gzb8ZYczZdRzKN4dTPwfKjdMXQfY56gRGctlNzjbE5Ahs7Qsmi8IXBWFidgmjunwbmQER2Io2NErkOKYchlU2fY_HWlUfxLddPDVVSkKkgQiypcwkhbpH-bNM38gGEeGXnZn5djgJJNr43uUmAnI1wA/s4032/IMG_0365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Vu9QenHrVwt8a8jGlxVCOQDnIg36PyjqFe-Gzb8ZYczZdRzKN4dTPwfKjdMXQfY56gRGctlNzjbE5Ahs7Qsmi8IXBWFidgmjunwbmQER2Io2NErkOKYchlU2fY_HWlUfxLddPDVVSkKkgQiypcwkhbpH-bNM38gGEeGXnZn5djgJJNr43uUmAnI1wA/w480-h640/IMG_0365.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Constable Fraser doing stellar service with his pistol. His slight flesh wound would be only any of the Mounties would take during the game. Figures and terrain by the host WillB.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We were all very pleased about the rules and thinking it was a better "feel" than its WaT 'father'. In other words, the action dice worked much better as an individual skirmish game than a tank command surprisingly. As many of us have MANY different gunslinger shootist rules and had no satisfaction with any (I have one which is some 86 pages long!), and being a style to which we are very familiar we picked up on this quickly. While we did keep it simple for our first go at it, we did have a "Bonanza" occurrence, an allowance to break the current players turn to do an abbreviated action which is a neat twist.... my Sgt. King character used it to put a lucky hole into one of the trappers with his winchester rifle). The rules have many more additions for characterization (and role-playing...) and as many of tabletop games now are getting smaller and, frankly, shorter in duration, this style of game will be popular. </p><p>*No disclaimer about a paid advertisement will be made.....</p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-4342269818951878252023-04-11T15:23:00.000-07:002023-04-11T15:23:28.367-07:00new Napoleonic "reinforcements"<p> While I would love to add these to my beleaguered Russian Napoleonic army as reinforcements in the current campaign I am engaged in, they will need to wait for later games, but do form the basis of Baggovout's Corps at Borodino. While the Russian infantry uniform had possibly only the shoulder strap color as the only major difference between regiments, the flag design is the main feature denote his formation's regiments (for those regiments of mine which are lucky enough to gain a flag if I have one available!). Each of these stands represent a brigade and are represented by one of the regiments within that formation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SC5Jd--g_qn5tdbiu1RJEmsMpwftnl4tb4EdAKtzyprv1xPs6emZclgJ_7kYzZIvTrg5Azj2oqRkIxGAHiItN7hDL_eYjxKU_GFUKQ_cDNhBl3rQqlifJGoFyl1jF45K4BoK8yTdwhvRuPweQCqxQ9aMDxxcD-CA6-OH9x6CfOXUjbv-WlkDv8QXDw/s1719/Russian%20Nap.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1719" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SC5Jd--g_qn5tdbiu1RJEmsMpwftnl4tb4EdAKtzyprv1xPs6emZclgJ_7kYzZIvTrg5Azj2oqRkIxGAHiItN7hDL_eYjxKU_GFUKQ_cDNhBl3rQqlifJGoFyl1jF45K4BoK8yTdwhvRuPweQCqxQ9aMDxxcD-CA6-OH9x6CfOXUjbv-WlkDv8QXDw/w640-h346/Russian%20Nap.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The French of the Russian Campaign also gain reinforcements in the form of the red-coated Swiss of Oudinot's Corps, which, while it did not fight at Borodino, I did as I love the color red and they have been on the bucket list to paint. The Perry pamphlet enclosed in their earlier war uniform plastics box is an excellent reference source. Each of the Swiss regiments had a slight difference in dress, not only in the facing color but of the different plumes and distinctions of their voltigeurs and grenadiers to make painting interesting (and longer). The pamphlet also has information on many of the other nations and French formations wearing the open lapel tunic including the Italians, white-coated French regiments, the Paris Guard in Spain among others as well as flags for many regiments. Even if you don't do plastics, ask for the sheets from a friend who does!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7a0HSkZP8ZOUX3uV4Sj4ux6wAsdN3OfpQj4jEKBYbY6yUvFYciCZPIhnUFBjXxCxBOS9DMQlwrtyNXssPKOlIl9vgiXxMuwQmbQ2USGoTnwisSLrXnIjmweRnZeIjBnFRP07FtDMkUmQz9-8aF2gyxZoyuEfCRRJz5-0COletVs-y5SccnkhwKEsRQ/s4032/Swiss%20Nap.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7a0HSkZP8ZOUX3uV4Sj4ux6wAsdN3OfpQj4jEKBYbY6yUvFYciCZPIhnUFBjXxCxBOS9DMQlwrtyNXssPKOlIl9vgiXxMuwQmbQ2USGoTnwisSLrXnIjmweRnZeIjBnFRP07FtDMkUmQz9-8aF2gyxZoyuEfCRRJz5-0COletVs-y5SccnkhwKEsRQ/w640-h480/Swiss%20Nap.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-16039793075014035662023-04-09T16:40:00.000-07:002023-04-09T16:40:15.166-07:00an Austro-Hungarian Landwehr action<p>Brought out my only "Austrian" Napoleonics for a quick solo game, The "Hungarian Militia" are now sporting proper shakos while their former headdress of corsehuts hats now are adorned by the "Austrian Landwehr" wearing grey uniforms. The scenario was simply to have the French get to the brewery, load up the wagon full of beer and get back down one of the roads. The Austro-Hungarians were to approach from the east to stop them from doing so.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaVFwQMhFfhf-3yyMYfz9BLHivy3InfdKgBjlB_PHUlwWTwqYjmVJWC-laGHgOUkybNfGaPtZCsb-zHP5A7087-_yz_TtQ1YOMYx8_l8IzgdPeXTQmpp-MLevesWA7X6D7X9ZEVEm6gu_aoZU0Y5nlY-RecilwMpt2C8kiJvGx6vrBQ3rQYXoasOHEw/s2048/P1190991.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaVFwQMhFfhf-3yyMYfz9BLHivy3InfdKgBjlB_PHUlwWTwqYjmVJWC-laGHgOUkybNfGaPtZCsb-zHP5A7087-_yz_TtQ1YOMYx8_l8IzgdPeXTQmpp-MLevesWA7X6D7X9ZEVEm6gu_aoZU0Y5nlY-RecilwMpt2C8kiJvGx6vrBQ3rQYXoasOHEw/w640-h426/P1190991.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p>They are up against my dismounted French Dragoons. I wanted to use the dragoons on the table as I recently added a horse-holder group from Brigade Games. As not sure of the compatibility with the existing Perrys ordered only one group; and while the uniforms are early vs late war, the sizing is close. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB2yZlYun5ftW2kidxSUUKeG22ruyc5HGmGR9-aBmt0NqU3z5kCy36vvbE8s-Ja7ttsrisgpR37PR40ioNQY7VEQs10NlyZyECSdJHNkVUivWN8Srw-s_soDf8puuLwNVwyk2QlDc8IDNmJqI-NMnyKnJ5sQaG_NriGb-Bt4b9Jnqcv0LJx_bP5LGQA/s2048/P1190988.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB2yZlYun5ftW2kidxSUUKeG22ruyc5HGmGR9-aBmt0NqU3z5kCy36vvbE8s-Ja7ttsrisgpR37PR40ioNQY7VEQs10NlyZyECSdJHNkVUivWN8Srw-s_soDf8puuLwNVwyk2QlDc8IDNmJqI-NMnyKnJ5sQaG_NriGb-Bt4b9Jnqcv0LJx_bP5LGQA/w640-h426/P1190988.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The discouraged French dismounted dragoons (indicated by the newly dug grave marker!). Showing the Brigade Games horse-holders </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The rules I made up on the fly, were a simple 6+ activation with 6s hitting or combat, with units in cover needing an extra hit to kill and the Landwehr in close order 5,6 =hit in close combat. This simple system worked well as I couldn't be bothered to put down my beer to find the proper rules. </p><p>The confident French marched from the west while the sweeping advance through the woods on horse quickly stalled from good musket fire from the Hungarian militia along the wicker fence line forcing them off their horses and into cover. There they would remain pinned.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MKbk_oXDQjewgqTnTLCqDJ15f8qKRMohMcGskZQCT767wDZE3_6il1y1xSZH_F43AZIcTht9B0jmfmzuOVnSj1QbnGkDwuCsi7BvmlQiYsIMcscfydWpW6T2_sHOzJjlgJwmjwyWuuJFe1E7nYFVjz3zQucGdVM85QuBqDbcJVLBrlTCRSonzpW9eg/s2048/P1190987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MKbk_oXDQjewgqTnTLCqDJ15f8qKRMohMcGskZQCT767wDZE3_6il1y1xSZH_F43AZIcTht9B0jmfmzuOVnSj1QbnGkDwuCsi7BvmlQiYsIMcscfydWpW6T2_sHOzJjlgJwmjwyWuuJFe1E7nYFVjz3zQucGdVM85QuBqDbcJVLBrlTCRSonzpW9eg/w640-h426/P1190987.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The other south unit of Hungarian militia also kept the French elite company pinned. The Landwehr urged on by their aggressive officer on horse, moved down the road from the east in close order (their permanent formation as I have the miniatures in very close together on their bases!) to charge into the dismounted dragoons and put them into flight. The other French lost heart and the Austro-Hungarians celebrated a grand victory. </p><p>As it was the Austrian Landwehr unit's first battle being newly recruited and all ( in other words: painted), it was indeed a surprising outcome.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJqcGDMSudrAp-NkAJ3kujCzkwkkCGab-30tELMdYTpFL28M5B5EHdbYOvysI35-uW27WQG-xYIkcJe4GUWCDdhGj7cjk5gLx9PFDa4c1ueUVJLKyLClg8iHkH4PzkI7v6ufpLjp_vTjE3W5kh9SBsOpHp471a9v4RJeR6RqJcthQKTogKLOMQkRCA/s2048/P1190986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJqcGDMSudrAp-NkAJ3kujCzkwkkCGab-30tELMdYTpFL28M5B5EHdbYOvysI35-uW27WQG-xYIkcJe4GUWCDdhGj7cjk5gLx9PFDa4c1ueUVJLKyLClg8iHkH4PzkI7v6ufpLjp_vTjE3W5kh9SBsOpHp471a9v4RJeR6RqJcthQKTogKLOMQkRCA/w640-h426/P1190986.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian Landwehr in close order down the road. "Victory is at hand!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-63275956267864450852023-04-09T16:30:00.002-07:002023-04-09T16:57:31.110-07:00Algerie 1834<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62_M4EdnNcXQMgH0NXLP3zZeIIQLIxthZkqlIQ53KouiAL0aA31LXsMYryGR8Fbi6-2wDzZw1DVR_emnYtVcGgZb7i96SPV8reP87RyTOhRxRsov6smP85EJy2OPQCLEvLo0tCkCFgmG1QyCefXVRW-Cq9_2kZrC0VSMNe462BnnG7hDuk0nPAF12GA/s2048/P1200012.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62_M4EdnNcXQMgH0NXLP3zZeIIQLIxthZkqlIQ53KouiAL0aA31LXsMYryGR8Fbi6-2wDzZw1DVR_emnYtVcGgZb7i96SPV8reP87RyTOhRxRsov6smP85EJy2OPQCLEvLo0tCkCFgmG1QyCefXVRW-Cq9_2kZrC0VSMNe462BnnG7hDuk0nPAF12GA/w640-h426/P1200012.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For the French Zouave Player:</p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You are Lt. Hans Neinschiese of the 2e Zouaves. Due to Berber activity and lack of ammunition and food, you were forced to abandon your outpost and make a move down the valley to the safety of the fort but were halted at this small village of El Nowar. You had a volunteer with a message of your plight go to the fort but chances were slim of his success, however you hear the sounds of gunfire indicating help is on its way.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You may have limited action however due to your fatigued state of your men and their lack of ammuntion. Thus you activate any moves with an additional +2 on the dice; can only fire on a successful activation four times; and cannot activate any charges. If on the path, you gain 4” of movement.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Units within the baseboard perimeter of the town offers an additional stamina point.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The game to last to “night fall” The French must either have all units move back to the start point of the FFLor all units must be within the perimeter of the village for safety.</span></i></p><p>________________________________________</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52K0b_moMgxFwopHWlLxzQraCenEuVTZOIoS420cvgNdE61jShxZXSK78dDB1mC2r5IDhMCNrKnDu4KdBv-O_jY4jt5Aj1gNy-geVMUl5du8AbmkZX3jd30U_4ofOifoLvo9B_Lz9LSRluLQR3A09PXkCiX5q4wptIaBLQ_okjzQBh8qSFWihSoxcRw/s2048/P1190996.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52K0b_moMgxFwopHWlLxzQraCenEuVTZOIoS420cvgNdE61jShxZXSK78dDB1mC2r5IDhMCNrKnDu4KdBv-O_jY4jt5Aj1gNy-geVMUl5du8AbmkZX3jd30U_4ofOifoLvo9B_Lz9LSRluLQR3A09PXkCiX5q4wptIaBLQ_okjzQBh8qSFWihSoxcRw/w640-h426/P1190996.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Zouaves in the village. The rather crude buildings made from cork sheets.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>For the French Foreign Legion Player:</p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You are Capt. Francois D’Mathie of the 2e ER. A bedraggled volunteer of the 2e Zouaves , has given a message of the plight of a contingent overwhelmed at the El Nowar outpost and the commander has tasked you to offer a rescue. You are to take 2 companies and a train of ammunition and food up the valley. You must link up with the Legionaries and return with them. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You have 6 rounds of ammuntion per unit. While designated for the rescued, you can break open the ammuntion boxes of the mule train for up to an additional 12 rounds of ammunition. The unit resupplied must be adjacent to the mule train to be re-supplied. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The wagon has the food for the rescued and must be protected.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">If on the path, you gain 4” of movement </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Having much elan, your Legionnaires can activate charges against known Berber positions with an additional +2 modifier on your roll. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The game to last to “night fall” The French must either have all units move back to the start point of the FFL or all units must be within the perimeter of the village for safety.</span></i></p><p>____________________________________________</p><div>Using TMWWBK rules, KevinA, PeterM and myself as the Berber leader 'I Bin a Badhi' gave my French of Algeria 1834 a go. The French in 1830, still uniformed much as they had in the Napoleonic wars, sought to colonize the north coast of Africa and fighting practically never ceased until 1964 when finally relinquishing control. Early on the French incorporated native elements but the Zouave contingent soon became primarily European in nature but still retaining the native dress which soon would become so beloved by American volunteer units in their civil war. As this is the early years of the occupation, I employed Victrix greatcoat plastics with modifications to show the Foreign Legion uniform before 1840 at which the belly box was in vogue and thus lack of crossbelts would render these figures out of date. </div><div>While I do have some Berber type figures on foot for use against my other 1920's style Legionnaires, I have not gained any appropriate types and so use hidden markers. They activate as usual to fire but do not move. If attacked, a dice roll determines if they stay and fight, or evaporate off the table.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxEagghSS3_NndCR0i0bgbsKOBdXgh6yuf4hzoS8Wm0NzOlhLJzj--DWMqGgV4Vy9rXcP9PsfxOGLZZWTotl_zdYxRc-jl7kiPVv7yyTanBEwA3nKdOkri4JpSan0jNmPMad9JAgT2Tew94mYIsghU01IweibRIaf51nKFEOf4p1sG967kPtVeypAUw/s2048/P1200009.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxEagghSS3_NndCR0i0bgbsKOBdXgh6yuf4hzoS8Wm0NzOlhLJzj--DWMqGgV4Vy9rXcP9PsfxOGLZZWTotl_zdYxRc-jl7kiPVv7yyTanBEwA3nKdOkri4JpSan0jNmPMad9JAgT2Tew94mYIsghU01IweibRIaf51nKFEOf4p1sG967kPtVeypAUw/w640-h426/P1200009.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Legionnaries Grenadier company (top) and Voltigeur company (bottom). At this early stage, French still had differing companies within the battalion and so coloured epaulettes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_TIFnjkYyqrhhA9glkjBDBeRWCV9FZ3rLJFZ9jmHw4SUu8iqF0eWmbaYXsM44obNHIPJVdy9IrM_2Y0Q1OhXAqzOgWwy5ct9VzTnBv-419V3bkYj8Na10-k4Mtq2jEiOF-zn5KWQpzHhxPf0cmgukMW6Qr3J6C8HVhQbivzcJKDlPIH4LqpS2qjOdg/s2048/P1200014.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_TIFnjkYyqrhhA9glkjBDBeRWCV9FZ3rLJFZ9jmHw4SUu8iqF0eWmbaYXsM44obNHIPJVdy9IrM_2Y0Q1OhXAqzOgWwy5ct9VzTnBv-419V3bkYj8Na10-k4Mtq2jEiOF-zn5KWQpzHhxPf0cmgukMW6Qr3J6C8HVhQbivzcJKDlPIH4LqpS2qjOdg/w640-h426/P1200014.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoke from the 'shrubbery' has a small group of hidden native musketeers firing at the grenadiers. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The small groups of hidden Berbers in this game had the French stymied and hard pressed to stave off disaster. </div>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-49154704782213504952023-04-09T14:49:00.003-07:002023-04-09T14:49:23.281-07:00"Battle of Pont Heinz"<p> The battle is named for the bridge in box 57 of the campaign map in Peter's 'One Week Campaign' Napoleonic clash with Craig taking the French, while allies KevinA takes my Prusssians and I control the Russians (combined as the "Ussians"). This was the first and so far largest of the clashes which had high hopes for the Russian commander to pincer and destroy the bridgehead over the border river made by the French Guard and Ney's French Corps. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWeFwI6hpBpTPqQq29qxLPLM5s0rXvkbVtzi-A0e_Ly_1s9FfdekMxmjgDZlH1W46TwMo0EXCMVKXnoR-CjUB-sPHRxxbDJSHlyYfoNKlCzfwWtrPYKUb30WGly0A0PkC0meBb86nMHxrSg5m4cQtR7rGiIh1ngg-8mQWQVRFqBgLgqBu4oWmOrpsAQ/s2048/P1190978.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWeFwI6hpBpTPqQq29qxLPLM5s0rXvkbVtzi-A0e_Ly_1s9FfdekMxmjgDZlH1W46TwMo0EXCMVKXnoR-CjUB-sPHRxxbDJSHlyYfoNKlCzfwWtrPYKUb30WGly0A0PkC0meBb86nMHxrSg5m4cQtR7rGiIh1ngg-8mQWQVRFqBgLgqBu4oWmOrpsAQ/w640-h426/P1190978.1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>While very familiar with these rules (as I helped to create them...), I have no command success with them, having a combination of, let us say, no subtlety in my tactics and bad rolling with the dice. "If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all!" Needless to say, with the good management of his forces, including having Poniatowski's Polish Corps come to flank my left hook by Tuchov, and having all my artillery eliminated by the accurate French counter battery fire, the Russian heavy horse broken apart and my infantry thrust to the bridge halted, essentially the Russian army was destroyed on the first day.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev76b0TcCphxBDTw-TELrYB3S3BBBH1ZaDts-OR0WSf9yj7-QRNOm3MxvmeFv_WHAJ3_juS6Bg4jx6ieB7_6xdzQy4hafXo9tnveNf190R8ba4royKjt85ekqJwI1wT9WTAIv_zBqI4d_yUNCiAapPUrWKR11g1SkYqHE2YKHB5ftjPok0BM9KkMncQ/s2048/P1190980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev76b0TcCphxBDTw-TELrYB3S3BBBH1ZaDts-OR0WSf9yj7-QRNOm3MxvmeFv_WHAJ3_juS6Bg4jx6ieB7_6xdzQy4hafXo9tnveNf190R8ba4royKjt85ekqJwI1wT9WTAIv_zBqI4d_yUNCiAapPUrWKR11g1SkYqHE2YKHB5ftjPok0BM9KkMncQ/w640-h426/P1190980.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poniatowski's Polish made from Muraski Miniatures and Victrix greatcoat plastics with 'campaign' caps from their Guard Lancers pack. I also created a French uniformed Polish brigade with brown trousers and white cap covers as the 4th, 7th, and 9th Polish infantry regiments were recalled from Spain to form a brigade in the 1812 Russian invasion. The leader himself is a partial creation by me, as are the hussars in the back. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPu9Nk-xXvA3Yff6QT1SWGIOAesXNLjjLaMTjpfcDWMraTAR3J0RwVM5H5pOLAhA5sBYGI3FQhq1uXx6GIDFGgCaG59GECkRba7_vybT8pOQyOS1Sc5CtBMRaxWpBz6gpsxTOqEq8L6hlJMWQUTagJTercBpCbTB_XigEpu5gbh3LmUCoSg5b7df1Rg/s2048/P1190979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPu9Nk-xXvA3Yff6QT1SWGIOAesXNLjjLaMTjpfcDWMraTAR3J0RwVM5H5pOLAhA5sBYGI3FQhq1uXx6GIDFGgCaG59GECkRba7_vybT8pOQyOS1Sc5CtBMRaxWpBz6gpsxTOqEq8L6hlJMWQUTagJTercBpCbTB_XigEpu5gbh3LmUCoSg5b7df1Rg/w640-h426/P1190979.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter uses coloured discs to denote losses either permanent (reds) or temporary for Campaign purposes (blues) which can be recovered thereby allowing forces to be available albeit weakened for later engagements. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>However, I still had my 'end-around' attack in which I send Borozdin's Corps on a roundabout two day journey to attack the French capital from the north. Strategically I was hoping to either a) take his capital by surprise, b) capture and hold a town for campaign points or c) and, more likely, have some of Craig's reserve formations move away from the Prussians there by allowing Prussian success in the main theatre of action. This plan worked too well as the French moved Milhaud's Heavy Cavalry Corps and the Imperial Guard Horse (!) against me. While holding off directly attacking me during the latter part of day two at the important French crossroads town, his horse artillery was active while all I could do is form a defensive perimeter maneuvering slowly as my die rolling (of course!) was always low to prevent too much activity - blame it on bad Russian staff work? </p><p>Craig also cleverly moved the Italian Corps onto my rear in the morning of the 'next day', cutting off supplies (thus my important ability to recoup attrition losses) thereby completely destroying the surrounded Russians. While the strategic goal was only partially achieved having some of the Italians hurt, so ended the Battle of Quartre Jambre. </p><p>The campaign continues with the Prussians engaging the French</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-42892584000915936672023-03-09T15:19:00.001-08:002023-03-09T15:19:36.827-08:00Not everyone is in scarlet...<p> While most of the British full-dress uniform of the Victorian era was scarlet, not all units were thus dressed and the rifle units wear a dark-green, almost black, dress uniform. The Canadian militia, closely following the home-country's example, would wear their parade ground attire, having no other, onto the Canadian Prairies for the Northwest Rebellion campaign in 1885. These riflemen are my conversions from Perry plastic Union American Civil War miniatures with mostly just a head change using the Perry 'Home Service' helmets or creating glengarries from green-stuff. The bases are made from a home-made styrene sheet from empty sprues melted in acetone. The log marker, also on one of these home-made bases, indicates the "suppressed" status for the unit. It is still a visible reminder for the players, yet blending into the terrain.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPaKNeNvQD-yJNAam8iW2zr2OKfAbeBbgov407XGUwAHLDqAlLQzorPTK11_OlhRoKzF6MvroyvmiSqI9ENHJIXrxitONzjzAeqSKN4HbJaBv3_3-h2DV7TIIpynIJ5qoJcZbnWuHR0Ldhzr2m-02TpBKZYLdDlOfVYb1PbjTxFfM1DMYcbMJYtC-aA/s2048/P1190704.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPaKNeNvQD-yJNAam8iW2zr2OKfAbeBbgov407XGUwAHLDqAlLQzorPTK11_OlhRoKzF6MvroyvmiSqI9ENHJIXrxitONzjzAeqSKN4HbJaBv3_3-h2DV7TIIpynIJ5qoJcZbnWuHR0Ldhzr2m-02TpBKZYLdDlOfVYb1PbjTxFfM1DMYcbMJYtC-aA/w640-h426/P1190704.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In the background is a dice tray created specifically for the collection as it matches the terrain mat. It looks inconspicuous on the tabletop hiding as a field. <p></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-48852705049806989952023-03-07T00:24:00.000-08:002023-03-07T00:24:10.234-08:00Painting style changesLike your choice in clothing, hair style, heck, even type of underwear, your style of
painting can change over time. The latest new army I painted is a "Anglo-Saxon"
Dark Age. With all the hype for contrast paints recently, I went that route but even more
so in just using inks to do the job. I primered light grey, dry-brushed heavily
in white then applied the inks. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtAv5A4o_qCvJuXhpGQbHhC1yk1E7N7oe86R_k4BtNSyyEWexuia9L8uuHnFWp3RNAkpxwaa2mqE0NdbayAM_7lpTN9nlQvhLqdJqOEq-15KfqvK3FmnNdj4Lu8b_yfqTt3NjJT88uTnjJEIQ9FToP4SsDyvjbBE2aq4z9Py6vT7mKGkOqkveXEMm2A/s2048/P1190976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtAv5A4o_qCvJuXhpGQbHhC1yk1E7N7oe86R_k4BtNSyyEWexuia9L8uuHnFWp3RNAkpxwaa2mqE0NdbayAM_7lpTN9nlQvhLqdJqOEq-15KfqvK3FmnNdj4Lu8b_yfqTt3NjJT88uTnjJEIQ9FToP4SsDyvjbBE2aq4z9Py6vT7mKGkOqkveXEMm2A/w640-h426/P1190976.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">deployed for action in a recent game at a fellow gamers house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>The figures are Old Glory 28mm (love em or hate
them...) which I picked up on a good sale and which provided a 24 point Lion
Rampant "task force". Thinking of the printer ink cartridge concept of using
only blue, yellow and red colors which, when mixed can provide most colors one
would want (yes, yes, excepting white which, would be limited in the dark ages -
pun intended or not...) I went about as quick as possible to create this
tabletop collection. From primer to completion of basing was only 10.5 hours so
c.10 minutes a figure. As this is not my usual wargaming era, so not that much wasted time completing this collection.
However, I very much like the effect, and while not my usual style, my "contrast style" works with
these figures quite nicely I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6kvMkznG5tI0rysr4t3M5dQSYFBu8m7v3goyS9n33AtwcWha9FTzExZr_HuhJS79WWkg23AX52Z1d_myOv5ZVYmWXpQzAImjlCZNXl9ZbmSq4h-n2wUVN4fZHRYF5NSDnAZ8Qo3uancpjsUuqdk6VoVKUalYFCcrAobVRLR-UErxnieqigaQk1xaew/s2048/P1190971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6kvMkznG5tI0rysr4t3M5dQSYFBu8m7v3goyS9n33AtwcWha9FTzExZr_HuhJS79WWkg23AX52Z1d_myOv5ZVYmWXpQzAImjlCZNXl9ZbmSq4h-n2wUVN4fZHRYF5NSDnAZ8Qo3uancpjsUuqdk6VoVKUalYFCcrAobVRLR-UErxnieqigaQk1xaew/w640-h426/P1190971.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkYI9CLZ56BndLwIUGT9dP82KMRdRsM5F1MLfX7oXdCZpyeBNfAi2bAEM8aeMfTcmawqxYrzfv9Uzvrrs5iZ2baJUEWRmZStzBn8yV-Gwrb54p7ZMAgL0sMlJ8N7hYx4x1hYVbheN2ttVKG1qAOfo4OspDYnLBxP6tSVYkRsT1JpiYB4p-8qkLwy9Yw/s2048/P1190974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkYI9CLZ56BndLwIUGT9dP82KMRdRsM5F1MLfX7oXdCZpyeBNfAi2bAEM8aeMfTcmawqxYrzfv9Uzvrrs5iZ2baJUEWRmZStzBn8yV-Gwrb54p7ZMAgL0sMlJ8N7hYx4x1hYVbheN2ttVKG1qAOfo4OspDYnLBxP6tSVYkRsT1JpiYB4p-8qkLwy9Yw/w640-h426/P1190974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>With the idea of new styles of painting, I
took a picture of some of my very first wargame figures I painted including a
Minifig 25mm Duchy of Nassau (Napoleonic) of 1976 and a 25mm Minifig Parthian in the
glorious gloss c1981. You can contrast these to current figures in my
collections seen below in a recent game. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8msvaoG9EcCXwy_enY406d8BzctTSIRKFiJ4aRDTavhXaEN5E_HvVl5ULaNrnOibAolMrPabMwmrlanrz53rgj3iXhP2QYWljcLSg3wt-6yoGMz5qEQ1eeSmPXzdMG0AW5XAeVi-pJStDxuHPzEE5NPnzuV3kOHYLeMgf1wMPe0Eu2pSIqJI5C2e-Q/s2048/P1190966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8msvaoG9EcCXwy_enY406d8BzctTSIRKFiJ4aRDTavhXaEN5E_HvVl5ULaNrnOibAolMrPabMwmrlanrz53rgj3iXhP2QYWljcLSg3wt-6yoGMz5qEQ1eeSmPXzdMG0AW5XAeVi-pJStDxuHPzEE5NPnzuV3kOHYLeMgf1wMPe0Eu2pSIqJI5C2e-Q/w640-h426/P1190966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4eF7tPjHk20bWMYigdPGFrXy3_NMhWnQrP3GhGFsdteYkuUzGmomEk0aSicJm9_Uo_55stdhCOawpxwMC2hf1S9-E3qGXcM54oduagZYIb4Vjp7DrCs-9Dzw6QMPfIs2j0oTa0d1w-pf6GWANjAqxjE9krZGuLg_KSBEnscynMLAjHdJc5gbknpISw/s2048/P1190965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4eF7tPjHk20bWMYigdPGFrXy3_NMhWnQrP3GhGFsdteYkuUzGmomEk0aSicJm9_Uo_55stdhCOawpxwMC2hf1S9-E3qGXcM54oduagZYIb4Vjp7DrCs-9Dzw6QMPfIs2j0oTa0d1w-pf6GWANjAqxjE9krZGuLg_KSBEnscynMLAjHdJc5gbknpISw/w640-h426/P1190965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>As my eyesight goes, I will probably be more and more careless about the
preciseness of it all and go for the easiest of styles, but it is interesting
that there is quite a few different ways to paint the little buggers.....
</div></div><br />DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-19135261466799362982023-02-20T15:06:00.000-08:002023-02-20T15:06:33.316-08:00Alamo - a scenario everyone knows<p>The Alamo. Everyone has heard of it. Famous enough that Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan" can say it and the movie makers didn't even feel compelled to explain its meaning. Modern Texans, and indeed all Americans flock to its remnants with the feeling it was a significant victory. It was not...well for the Texicans anyway. And when you are to enjoy playing the game and become the defenders, you know what the expected end will be. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcD7gGsO1NMl3OEAt2ku75Tz__KB4XFsoqcvZM9iarpJTC5lNdFBNCNOw_ZfCuMmFD7vLu-AEo8UgLEUs_4bMkp3xdbNwwhLUONL5DVFuGjiTVYC64-haQ8NRW_4OCJiyWoRTNoDm7MGtKNtfH7jNZQ_W3aN1xsUpUdAK4uuYewanM87lOej69W1H7cQ/s2016/Alamo%20-%20the%20model%20(15mm).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcD7gGsO1NMl3OEAt2ku75Tz__KB4XFsoqcvZM9iarpJTC5lNdFBNCNOw_ZfCuMmFD7vLu-AEo8UgLEUs_4bMkp3xdbNwwhLUONL5DVFuGjiTVYC64-haQ8NRW_4OCJiyWoRTNoDm7MGtKNtfH7jNZQ_W3aN1xsUpUdAK4uuYewanM87lOej69W1H7cQ/w640-h480/Alamo%20-%20the%20model%20(15mm).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nate's very nice and practical home-made model in 15mm.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I took a road trip to Vancouver Island and had a great Alamo game hosted by NateS. DavidB who graciously provided my room and board, was my fellow Texican. Nate's very nice model of the Alamo made from solid wood and foamcore in 15mm scale formed the excellent backdrop to the thinly distributed defenders. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdIYw3xjXncDNob_UlQvWKcKGLgyE9rdmDxgsr4J9Ey_2wdzjPQ984uR995stB3e4x0ZjtCDUtHTAr9LNXbc61VxdCFqeBvuCS85ci3ooMpti7RPXqYWBUkjUPefaxM_cgs7xFb-moAUyabby_hVBi-2Wcs6OqEde3ZRacSDttHdjo7_81xn1bcM4xA/s2016/Alamo%20-%20Mexicans%20over%20the%20walls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdIYw3xjXncDNob_UlQvWKcKGLgyE9rdmDxgsr4J9Ey_2wdzjPQ984uR995stB3e4x0ZjtCDUtHTAr9LNXbc61VxdCFqeBvuCS85ci3ooMpti7RPXqYWBUkjUPefaxM_cgs7xFb-moAUyabby_hVBi-2Wcs6OqEde3ZRacSDttHdjo7_81xn1bcM4xA/w480-h640/Alamo%20-%20Mexicans%20over%20the%20walls.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mexicans over the wall!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The rules were nice and 'convention' simple but did allow the Texicans to shoot better but allowed the Mexicans better melee factor - when they finally could come to grips. The superior numbers of the Mexicans finally pushed the Texicans off the walls and into the compound which sealed their fate. DavidB and I could claim a 'moral victory' by eliminating 2/3 the Mexican assault force, at approximately a 2:1 ratio. Wargaming is one of those activities that, when even losing, you can have great fun and enjoyment...but still cursing the dice, of course!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint9J1VcbYaN_jRojFMJwpuKmtfsBxvTP10LGS5d0fs85qhvGTkDYElBJV7Dxs6Zqs_ZHO1GbegxldoVubLQntk3E8aVuVKpMj-PWoUQ4EeCr_N9Fjx84EBZdSauWjrQkNrV4otlUP-KtpWmYXNiLtBM6TG-0qGqnHcSY98AeBk7QTrD-nyvyQABb6Kg/s2016/Alamo-%20the%20last%20Texican.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEint9J1VcbYaN_jRojFMJwpuKmtfsBxvTP10LGS5d0fs85qhvGTkDYElBJV7Dxs6Zqs_ZHO1GbegxldoVubLQntk3E8aVuVKpMj-PWoUQ4EeCr_N9Fjx84EBZdSauWjrQkNrV4otlUP-KtpWmYXNiLtBM6TG-0qGqnHcSY98AeBk7QTrD-nyvyQABb6Kg/w480-h640/Alamo-%20the%20last%20Texican.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Well, gal' dern it!" The last of the Texicans.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-18672739102450741922023-02-06T22:47:00.002-08:002023-02-06T22:50:10.515-08:00Nest hunting on Folium III<p> Yeah, OK, a <i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Xenos Rampant</span> </span></i>game using ex-GW plastic Catachans as "Palaeoeversors" (my very poor Latin of "Old Thing Killers" [as in Palaeolithic as the Raptors being Hollywood dinosaurs and all...] ) with blue skin verses Wizkids Raptors. Think aqua-tinted Schwarzenegger-ian Commandos with big guns in Jurassic Park. These rather silly GW plastics were, unbeknown to me, on the bottom of an inexpensive box of Bring-and-Buy Zulus(!). Once discovered would be built but ultimately unpainted until recently, brought to life by these new rule's possibilities and a new contrast painting style.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gW2jip86rwgjAVFyi95oLD_1MUnqr-aZOJo5U_GgTMEL0JFpkQpSxTY4s1lJ_IwftL1zf6ejyA0N5KPDZpDbj6fdO23DAPj8dObYPF-B_wJZuy0QF9PuySSavTedbytYMeQSCZPlTbX0FDHmW8ecR2vzNTYOPCoG8tORoI4kMUbpgEG6kKMTdfYsTQ/s2016/Xenos%20Raptors%20game%20photo%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gW2jip86rwgjAVFyi95oLD_1MUnqr-aZOJo5U_GgTMEL0JFpkQpSxTY4s1lJ_IwftL1zf6ejyA0N5KPDZpDbj6fdO23DAPj8dObYPF-B_wJZuy0QF9PuySSavTedbytYMeQSCZPlTbX0FDHmW8ecR2vzNTYOPCoG8tORoI4kMUbpgEG6kKMTdfYsTQ/w640-h480/Xenos%20Raptors%20game%20photo%201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Palaeoeversors" were painted, for me, in a new technique Contrast-ish using inks which proved relatively fast and effective. Much different from my usual style. Teaching an old doug new tricks? (I state somewhat reluctantly: see previous post for closer views)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The game went surprisingly well as the players using my 'Blue Boys' expressed doubt as to their success early in the game. Despite big losses, the two friends finally co-operated and realized that firepower was the key... after discovering that the Raptors needed to go into line of sight BEFORE activating to Wild Charge the next turn. This allowed a turn of fire before the Raptor's claws could do some severe damage [with their activation roll requirements of course!]. The Paleoeversors managed to gain the objective of eliminating a Raptor nest AND taking out all four Raptors. While it was certainly a Pyrrhic victory, it was a close run thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncwoj-nYwEGlEqr7PJNAcij1SLrvXi7WaqHTdipbolR_gWOJHdPuSCUa2csjpu2LlSF8PgOB2dbLvNTMA_gVKNK9S7EPOAPp39JxLVV_6Cg-_QNweu1FAHr1SNiuh0hcehY2-WQRAhyLweSrH7jKvUK8fVNzxDly5e-zt22xNtCSbPxJfv19nA2ldWQ/s2016/Xenos%20Raptors%20game%20photo%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncwoj-nYwEGlEqr7PJNAcij1SLrvXi7WaqHTdipbolR_gWOJHdPuSCUa2csjpu2LlSF8PgOB2dbLvNTMA_gVKNK9S7EPOAPp39JxLVV_6Cg-_QNweu1FAHr1SNiuh0hcehY2-WQRAhyLweSrH7jKvUK8fVNzxDly5e-zt22xNtCSbPxJfv19nA2ldWQ/w480-h640/Xenos%20Raptors%20game%20photo%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-7306554535321147442023-01-28T21:56:00.008-08:002023-01-28T22:00:17.943-08:00Various Games<p>This post is a bit of a photo summary of the various collections and play in the past while. ("various" is a definite theme of my hobby) .</p><p><u><b>Napoleonics:</b></u></p><p>A practice game for the boys as we set up for a “One Week Campaign”. This was a 1805 scenario from a Shako rules scenario book but readily enough converted to our home-brew set. It was fought over the holidays period during a day our gaming group all had available.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjTRkCo6blWCnhwAVx2aSR3mWfY00p99SsW5tCIT6owrUtcpgzIT-quDq9nCD5J4-IN-JiRhhLNz7HvV8UnpqIzwAD4gnbuAEj0zt_sc7CCus2GboW0ISRPr93nFR9yzYWSZMnH35R83uURK8N3oO2_ZM_5qzcH2sGcONg4NqXMrUA30vJDBgrSUC4g/s2048/P1190916.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjTRkCo6blWCnhwAVx2aSR3mWfY00p99SsW5tCIT6owrUtcpgzIT-quDq9nCD5J4-IN-JiRhhLNz7HvV8UnpqIzwAD4gnbuAEj0zt_sc7CCus2GboW0ISRPr93nFR9yzYWSZMnH35R83uURK8N3oO2_ZM_5qzcH2sGcONg4NqXMrUA30vJDBgrSUC4g/w640-h426/P1190916.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussians advance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixavrTd2OeDFN6SZVPMz3rWMC7MqH-sMWUTVH_YB3c3-RPF-j9Ld60jghFvqMlOwxNLU60npRNBgn9q3yqJ6O2NFiUoan0hMKubeQ2eW8oNo7e_-z_Jkvfc1mn9etULGqVulQ0acx3SBLm73JrUHLMh_alj6D-CDuPWo9BYVG4jFYyffIztMQq8P8nvA/s2048/P1190915.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixavrTd2OeDFN6SZVPMz3rWMC7MqH-sMWUTVH_YB3c3-RPF-j9Ld60jghFvqMlOwxNLU60npRNBgn9q3yqJ6O2NFiUoan0hMKubeQ2eW8oNo7e_-z_Jkvfc1mn9etULGqVulQ0acx3SBLm73JrUHLMh_alj6D-CDuPWo9BYVG4jFYyffIztMQq8P8nvA/w640-h426/P1190915.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">overview of the battle with French in the distance holding off the Coalition forces waiting for the Italians to come in from the flank but across a river and through a woods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAO-ucos_NtMduRCv7wVpzAzahV-hfGvKClNJeDR-GhrXtam28WgYF6cEcOcKyG2-sZG--VjeASd6ggwu6fGAD1SRBnzFjD7eNiIaDrp4xrdDjrgHDld2mXWQScstJJxOZIw2E62kBRIgR4gGYcI1k4ERip-n-lVaCv-4rcJE0VTWBzP2HBhpxxHoKA/s2048/P1190919.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAO-ucos_NtMduRCv7wVpzAzahV-hfGvKClNJeDR-GhrXtam28WgYF6cEcOcKyG2-sZG--VjeASd6ggwu6fGAD1SRBnzFjD7eNiIaDrp4xrdDjrgHDld2mXWQScstJJxOZIw2E62kBRIgR4gGYcI1k4ERip-n-lVaCv-4rcJE0VTWBzP2HBhpxxHoKA/w640-h426/P1190919.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italians make their way encouraged by the commander. The small black dice represent current combat strength.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u>A Canadian Affair:</u></b></p><p>Not really noted for armed conflict fought on its own soil, Canada did have the Northwest Rebellion during 1885. Certainly not much of an affair, but does offer inspiration for small skirmish scenarios. That the rebellious Metis and native Cree choose set piece battles obviously outnumbered by the Canadian Militia forces rather than ambush and hit-and-run is interesting. Solo play using “The Men Who Would Be Kings” rules with half-ish unit sizes - usually the Metis have no figures on the table at all. (as I don't have any...)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR6mcNfM7juCNN4es1qI2lE-ws_AQVbONZreBc_eF5QJj4D4QoPJkrClhnwhPJxLahGDnLJpLqRzUs4AexAjNqL0B8gF_KlgOEvplLD6h-AfpSkycEwsSq3PAs2Hj6wSpJl_V3tI4LRgLGMkRdTd-CxrYgQvTqonfX3nrlL1ku-GFwggQt7sOYCa9pA/s2048/P1190930.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwR6mcNfM7juCNN4es1qI2lE-ws_AQVbONZreBc_eF5QJj4D4QoPJkrClhnwhPJxLahGDnLJpLqRzUs4AexAjNqL0B8gF_KlgOEvplLD6h-AfpSkycEwsSq3PAs2Hj6wSpJl_V3tI4LRgLGMkRdTd-CxrYgQvTqonfX3nrlL1ku-GFwggQt7sOYCa9pA/w640-h426/P1190930.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian militia advance upon a suspected Metis position across the creek. (Perry ACW plastics mostly with new headdress additions - either their Home Service helmets or my 'green-stuff' glengarries.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUhwnXL6CSUL6b1TOj2s1jdiR0Iu_W3Qy9DnDsAWT6Z8sCejNaFIxc2mzfc6pEP1ZDringqG28gDExCx8IaTSLbMy1aZWVhDfNxJb1L9H8eXFmGm_pizP8TthUOVmWn3u-OAq6rtiZOHMhvbPz9xuWXlPWPpDEiST3T2JV38hrUEYCVQq4u8Y9ofbeQ/s2048/P1190933.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUhwnXL6CSUL6b1TOj2s1jdiR0Iu_W3Qy9DnDsAWT6Z8sCejNaFIxc2mzfc6pEP1ZDringqG28gDExCx8IaTSLbMy1aZWVhDfNxJb1L9H8eXFmGm_pizP8TthUOVmWn3u-OAq6rtiZOHMhvbPz9xuWXlPWPpDEiST3T2JV38hrUEYCVQq4u8Y9ofbeQ/w640-h426/P1190933.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRSdWx_RBIQOfEGd6v---JMfR4XvxZMBSghrxpssGyk6Rl0_YU7CmtZ83KlrkQKrzVDL3VxuWQcbYWuVl_CnRaGsJV_7YwbbLV-n0eGfQgAjKJcm3VKaVqFMHRKodgdMrX9Z-u9pN-V09LwDgspO-KcIUh-9jw1B9G5VEJ5BzTc0tGWSRjnVGL5oe8g/s2048/P1190935.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRSdWx_RBIQOfEGd6v---JMfR4XvxZMBSghrxpssGyk6Rl0_YU7CmtZ83KlrkQKrzVDL3VxuWQcbYWuVl_CnRaGsJV_7YwbbLV-n0eGfQgAjKJcm3VKaVqFMHRKodgdMrX9Z-u9pN-V09LwDgspO-KcIUh-9jw1B9G5VEJ5BzTc0tGWSRjnVGL5oe8g/w640-h426/P1190935.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northwest Mounted Police in 'full dress', cross the stream on the dry open prairie. Perry ACW plastic cavalry converted with new arms, heads and detailing.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p><b><u>Sinai, 1956:</u></b></p><p>Result of an estate sale, I came in possession of 15mm T-34s and Shermans. I have no other armour of that scale and those two particular model of tanks did not fight each other during WW2….but I did discover that during the Suez Crisis, clashes occurred between Egyptian and Israeli forces using those respective vehicles. Using “What a Tanker” rules. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTXIg-NOym09N0rwDiG4yJWaLG6M-OVBU7RLf5Y6WzpLz9KgUvPRUt4BvXqjj3CVVpIAJBAsMZkeqQEMEldPfVwGzZ-wCwBAKLyZ7NQ6VuIqOx0-GlOQeQTUMKyoMH7Xfx372ki_mf2r3RMBrMMA3T8BLEm9jikOIyg0ouhd-U5_cFs7HSm7pobmblA/s2048/P1190942.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTXIg-NOym09N0rwDiG4yJWaLG6M-OVBU7RLf5Y6WzpLz9KgUvPRUt4BvXqjj3CVVpIAJBAsMZkeqQEMEldPfVwGzZ-wCwBAKLyZ7NQ6VuIqOx0-GlOQeQTUMKyoMH7Xfx372ki_mf2r3RMBrMMA3T8BLEm9jikOIyg0ouhd-U5_cFs7HSm7pobmblA/w640-h426/P1190942.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian and Israeli tank forces clash near a Sinai village. The destroyed Sherman is a result of my putting on the two-part tracks incorrectly. By the time I discovered my error the glued had melded the parts together as to create too much damage while trying to pull them apart; thus INCREASED the damage to create this terrain obstacle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97eu5gPFMGrUIhJ1n-3nap1HzsRFCdFD35hS6c26nQAb9JMrkJ0O67s37GGrluEIFCZQd6DESp9qBcYQqtneDcNeF6Ug_Z9rFXY8EUIWXuADr7TicMIqUcFm_o7PMRvwmTWj_sABV73rkfeRoQGN11j1wC-_0B1FJRbXSa37Jj2l_ceKHJD57qMHi_g/s2048/P1190944.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97eu5gPFMGrUIhJ1n-3nap1HzsRFCdFD35hS6c26nQAb9JMrkJ0O67s37GGrluEIFCZQd6DESp9qBcYQqtneDcNeF6Ug_Z9rFXY8EUIWXuADr7TicMIqUcFm_o7PMRvwmTWj_sABV73rkfeRoQGN11j1wC-_0B1FJRbXSa37Jj2l_ceKHJD57qMHi_g/w640-h426/P1190944.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fingers are handling my conversion of a straight up Sherman into the Israeli M-50 (Super Sherman)<br />I used the WW2 "Sherman Firefly" stats which I think replicate the power of the gun for the game.<br />Noticeably in WaT, tabletop distances between tanks become very close indeed.(note my Israeli tank colour is much less green than my camera would suggest!) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMCGvLjYr7UW7fVMZcvCHkn08wcmt6MMWEcdE-m_dX6cWgp5uXkfv0prMdGQU6LOaT_4LS4K-OwtjKtyGgVi3c_1BWnQSc7KbVk7ARLEYPnxfcttGASdwpxg7tTDVeAutocKR13eqkHAtf2Cd9eG1gX84k0icrbE6nJPloJJ-bwFLAGRzVjdpPpx6yQ/s800/Sinai%20Super-Sherman-M-50-Walk-Around.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMCGvLjYr7UW7fVMZcvCHkn08wcmt6MMWEcdE-m_dX6cWgp5uXkfv0prMdGQU6LOaT_4LS4K-OwtjKtyGgVi3c_1BWnQSc7KbVk7ARLEYPnxfcttGASdwpxg7tTDVeAutocKR13eqkHAtf2Cd9eG1gX84k0icrbE6nJPloJJ-bwFLAGRzVjdpPpx6yQ/w400-h300/Sinai%20Super-Sherman-M-50-Walk-Around.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u>“On Folium III” </u></b></p><p>On a distance verdant planet, humaniods long exposed to an enzyme which turns the skin a blue hue and creates over-developed muscles, fight ‘Raptors’ a reptilian species especially deadly and aggressive. Think: Schwarzenegger as a “Rouge Trooper” in Jurassic Park.</p><p>Using new “Xenos Rampant” rules. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu-jjl3pW3hP5fNnlbi2jtAzycbYe3TJeB8OOCqERgIOuHeoYy0z0mkJj8Rfdkki4_mirP2hj90A1YGt7lHMMrHTGTk2_Sv2Siy_zh0fdLnF5jVhAtR9wXFG5gfsLRA9RKDTdVSNqGt_D6hvCgFMimXZ7cmvTBUJnD7ReBr_LQXMElOygwn4XQ6knOA/s2048/P1190945.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu-jjl3pW3hP5fNnlbi2jtAzycbYe3TJeB8OOCqERgIOuHeoYy0z0mkJj8Rfdkki4_mirP2hj90A1YGt7lHMMrHTGTk2_Sv2Siy_zh0fdLnF5jVhAtR9wXFG5gfsLRA9RKDTdVSNqGt_D6hvCgFMimXZ7cmvTBUJnD7ReBr_LQXMElOygwn4XQ6knOA/w640-h426/P1190945.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old style 40K "Catachans" recently painted using inks. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6_OqOeDc1L9tIGFSOWLYU5TtbPmkNrmvV0m9thHpCkT-9AUzdL-ufmkePXkbu4VRQkBg171zYBaI9322KzFxcowWR5qUaHy1i3WlVc4iDFSmero-3pHSkDn73H-cWzpbW_pB6QmAL4k-55NVuGUOFkc73NnTSPkoFpZ2_mYcEQF9XmERmTA8kQlWkg/s2048/P1190949.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6_OqOeDc1L9tIGFSOWLYU5TtbPmkNrmvV0m9thHpCkT-9AUzdL-ufmkePXkbu4VRQkBg171zYBaI9322KzFxcowWR5qUaHy1i3WlVc4iDFSmero-3pHSkDn73H-cWzpbW_pB6QmAL4k-55NVuGUOFkc73NnTSPkoFpZ2_mYcEQF9XmERmTA8kQlWkg/w640-h426/P1190949.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oh sh@t! Where did she come from!" Raptor by Wizkids. Some time ago I bought 2 packs of these (4 models) as they are VERY nice models BUT had no idea what I was to do with them! However in Xenos Rampant these four can form a potent 'detachment' or table-top force of 24 points by themselves! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhf4cJHo0aa4m1XhVyQLy83SuCtLJEMqH0bJJ_ohn8Yj7MXEHpirNQ9shuEYsZYGV9X8LIsz5Vcz1H7GiV1BN0qbb92NEf_qjaKpG4NKtrmnJzFqR6czQEfA3gJo9OO1fGhOmuJkXaXh9MOhqbof2CZMeGX2ip7mqoUwtoRNFjeo01BdHezvIlLi-JA/s2048/P1190948.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhf4cJHo0aa4m1XhVyQLy83SuCtLJEMqH0bJJ_ohn8Yj7MXEHpirNQ9shuEYsZYGV9X8LIsz5Vcz1H7GiV1BN0qbb92NEf_qjaKpG4NKtrmnJzFqR6czQEfA3gJo9OO1fGhOmuJkXaXh9MOhqbof2CZMeGX2ip7mqoUwtoRNFjeo01BdHezvIlLi-JA/w640-h426/P1190948.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><u>“The ‘Incident’ at the Outpost near Plotnaty”</u></b></p><p>During sometime in the future, the U.N. was allowed to set up observation posts in the Donbas Region. But this peace was quickly swept away as the outpost of U.N. blue-clad soldiers were attacked by “Russian” forces. Used the new “Xenos Rampant” rules. The “neo-Russian”/old 40K Valhallans mortars (artillery) proved exceedingly (too) powerful but the rest works fairly well. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vo-T6KnbT3rIg5l-lcd3sFwx6Dn8paunrhAqhAKSKmB9YXdJ0_egYX9oyvPUfqVYdKShdmpv_tgmMklcKIESp0WecaK3r-tiPhV_rmN_42vD6ZoFBbxRwvmzJGYGbkThV7e2U9MrhTDZR7USUx6Hpe-_bA32VcFDpEtnJy8ITo_5vSW_LoURboMueg/s2048/P1190954.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vo-T6KnbT3rIg5l-lcd3sFwx6Dn8paunrhAqhAKSKmB9YXdJ0_egYX9oyvPUfqVYdKShdmpv_tgmMklcKIESp0WecaK3r-tiPhV_rmN_42vD6ZoFBbxRwvmzJGYGbkThV7e2U9MrhTDZR7USUx6Hpe-_bA32VcFDpEtnJy8ITo_5vSW_LoURboMueg/w640-h426/P1190954.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After-action photo as, in the game, the "Russian" units did not need to close assault the outpost. Old-time Valhallan 40K figures painted by me A LONG TIME AGO.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fwtea-qV-qpWCPdYur2qmZkz2gvbrZWAO6H0-eLAHAGUIcu5CykcQ7OIre_YEjspW7iObs39B4IxjJiFaRJy9BT5HUwzdDvkyUpeDxi3Xu54HXwn7vtlrDVYgVx20QtP_qmjLf1LKctrhr-izFyOr5pWcBkn1LDvA9fkTJkbEYgHZrJti0gXGDPwYQ/s2048/P1190958.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fwtea-qV-qpWCPdYur2qmZkz2gvbrZWAO6H0-eLAHAGUIcu5CykcQ7OIre_YEjspW7iObs39B4IxjJiFaRJy9BT5HUwzdDvkyUpeDxi3Xu54HXwn7vtlrDVYgVx20QtP_qmjLf1LKctrhr-izFyOr5pWcBkn1LDvA9fkTJkbEYgHZrJti0gXGDPwYQ/w640-h426/P1190958.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outpost. My scenario had the three U.N. units randomly placed at tents around the fortified position so not to immediately be in position and so must activate to move or shoot. However the rule modifications I added gave them no cover at all to oncoming artillery rounds within the outpost and so the bright blue troopers died (too) quickly. The "U.N Troopers" are old GW Imperial Guard Cadians with symbols removed and given the characteristic United Nations bright colour with camo uniforms. I gained these, in this case, from the local club's Door Prize winning ticket but had, at the time no need for them nor any want to expand upon them. Having seen a photo of U.N. troops, I thought to use them as a very small, under armed (no heavy weapons) contingent. They had been sitting, thus painted, in the box for years. Now with Xenos Rampant I can use them as a complete force.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkfpYhyihaqehpIegHur2kWbMd2W_qp6kMZdRkJYPDTkOK6HTHGATEci8594QpXB6rlTpmRogPO-OC5ib_JHnftDSH0iUdqg9SH65xWthsistdM25_2KCBy5nfx0j0MGchVfpVKa13yXaUDdByxCuHl9O8mOxf8C7bMz80bQuvaYwd0ahZA50CDtfwQ/s2048/P1190959.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkfpYhyihaqehpIegHur2kWbMd2W_qp6kMZdRkJYPDTkOK6HTHGATEci8594QpXB6rlTpmRogPO-OC5ib_JHnftDSH0iUdqg9SH65xWthsistdM25_2KCBy5nfx0j0MGchVfpVKa13yXaUDdByxCuHl9O8mOxf8C7bMz80bQuvaYwd0ahZA50CDtfwQ/w640-h426/P1190959.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While not used in the game, I have two fighting vehicles for the Valhallans/Neo-Russians in the form of two 1:35 scale WW2 KVs modified with the ridiculously oversized 40K weaponry. In this case, should I ever play old style 40K I could use them as a Leman Russ and Chimera respectively. They are given a sloppy covering of whitewash in keeping with the winter Russian-y theme.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-50828488522416150802022-12-17T23:59:00.000-08:002022-12-17T23:59:04.836-08:00Terrain up<p> When asking "What have you been up to?" to the wargamer, the inference is usually "What have you been painting?" And fair enough, as that is the big chore for most miniature wargamers. But I have tried in the past while to work on the terrain aspect of the tabletop. Using some lightweight but very sturdy poster boards which seem not to warp with water/drying, I can apply terrain in large areas. Thus I can indulge in creating mini terrain boards of building complexes or fields.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwqG7eVmUL5zqeouLZU0vjEr4JCPjKReXlt5mdrJa0K6GT51wzvEuBDc9iJp2dOvI7_uvXG4bwKt45AXOVxSw273w46IobYW-07z8OlloOwUOhVYeXpXjQd7eFG5NZ_FwBmsko6p336XpE8kStePm73MqX-rHcoKJSQR4QWX2mPby6FT1ZCDhbCXfMQ/s2048/P1190908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwqG7eVmUL5zqeouLZU0vjEr4JCPjKReXlt5mdrJa0K6GT51wzvEuBDc9iJp2dOvI7_uvXG4bwKt45AXOVxSw273w46IobYW-07z8OlloOwUOhVYeXpXjQd7eFG5NZ_FwBmsko6p336XpE8kStePm73MqX-rHcoKJSQR4QWX2mPby6FT1ZCDhbCXfMQ/w640-h426/P1190908.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilldqVWzoz9W6N2U3v6j2D-gb-YBPCCtqiPTrDVVzoR6pkki6ba3CrRD0pBjwOrr5k_0fAs52mn-gvC2AfFQynd1jG0m1UgK10sVRjGqIJa8eKlPBwZpi5qBBXXOFSGTaHKLKW2ffVsYe5QAQTM7MVv5GjhyWwAxiqAeabj6ibvIrpZ2vqiLPF_7GX1A/s2048/P1190910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilldqVWzoz9W6N2U3v6j2D-gb-YBPCCtqiPTrDVVzoR6pkki6ba3CrRD0pBjwOrr5k_0fAs52mn-gvC2AfFQynd1jG0m1UgK10sVRjGqIJa8eKlPBwZpi5qBBXXOFSGTaHKLKW2ffVsYe5QAQTM7MVv5GjhyWwAxiqAeabj6ibvIrpZ2vqiLPF_7GX1A/w640-h426/P1190910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>As with the recent posts I usually scratch build out of whatever material is at hand. Foamcore and coffee stir-sticks are my go-to from which I built a farm house and put together with a small sample of rather realistic looking astro-turf as a crop.</p><p>The field utilized some of the "straw" fences previously built but as they were very susceptible to knock over or damage, added them permanently to a layer of plaster for a medieval/renaissance field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1iZ_k5aqya5VwIJgFw7RVRAJUmkFlyyTfenVHjAdo29y3sqQC4LniPGEjaCYYL0Opwu5jVaXdpmU0Ys5p3VuNrduanYi-rxAZ97XnlZq07wgAkm7yF1I7a8_mxm9Bg-GsVVyfu9Ky7iVqjCNztxFliHCpcp4anvcMMZJ-sM7ud4eWbj1Potn6Yuy7A/s2048/P1190911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1iZ_k5aqya5VwIJgFw7RVRAJUmkFlyyTfenVHjAdo29y3sqQC4LniPGEjaCYYL0Opwu5jVaXdpmU0Ys5p3VuNrduanYi-rxAZ97XnlZq07wgAkm7yF1I7a8_mxm9Bg-GsVVyfu9Ky7iVqjCNztxFliHCpcp4anvcMMZJ-sM7ud4eWbj1Potn6Yuy7A/w640-h426/P1190911.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>These took the afternoon to accomplish while I listened to wargamer podcasts some of which content complained about the lack of "appropriate" terrain on the average tabletop!</p><p>Finally over the week or so, needed some added "jungle" for placement on jungle-print neoprene mats bought a while back. Not really sure I like the look of the printed mats and they certainly look worse in the photos. The jungle is, of course, the every popular aquarium plastic plants which were embedded in leftover chunks of styrofoam covered by ground up natural lichen and moss. As the weather is rather not conducive to the spraying of matt greens to lessen the 'glossy effect' of the plastic, that must wait til spring. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlrj4ZjJuwZP4T5t63JEbvyqJDrUi9uLEcvArxN32bM3GBmYZ-s3TWgN0Iv6ka1LMCR0E9NxUzIucX1EtbKffPEeSuByFzlij9kWa5yxnC6wXCVVWCi3LwfVkD68e2Fhf9nZh9nIEYdGLPde7Wuxp8p0txz-Dyt_V5ys2XW8oNAPZyRDE8M-5LJG0GA/s2048/P1190906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlrj4ZjJuwZP4T5t63JEbvyqJDrUi9uLEcvArxN32bM3GBmYZ-s3TWgN0Iv6ka1LMCR0E9NxUzIucX1EtbKffPEeSuByFzlij9kWa5yxnC6wXCVVWCi3LwfVkD68e2Fhf9nZh9nIEYdGLPde7Wuxp8p0txz-Dyt_V5ys2XW8oNAPZyRDE8M-5LJG0GA/w640-h426/P1190906.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor 'Ieko' with his lunge-mine chasing an Australian Matilda tank somewhere in South-East Asia. While he did manage to hit the tank, he did no damage to the tank...but of himself?...say no more...<br />The leafy print on the mat is over-scale and not that convincing. I might sell the mat and just build more jungle.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C6nxh16L9gVvF9TymffQj0HMNUMVX2nWZx3mD11zLZBgR5_792XKEUidWqOe3d2DC3W-kiW8Kx6fHSDdpW66a04dv4AWOISdEt0lhiFqonjccXHvtOOyRuiVmEqbgT0vkcnGSkqRIUKMZ_AQJtDV3-kitfPnNdMnTzSDJ5tfr8efnqopTqH-aN5k7Q/s2048/P1190907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C6nxh16L9gVvF9TymffQj0HMNUMVX2nWZx3mD11zLZBgR5_792XKEUidWqOe3d2DC3W-kiW8Kx6fHSDdpW66a04dv4AWOISdEt0lhiFqonjccXHvtOOyRuiVmEqbgT0vkcnGSkqRIUKMZ_AQJtDV3-kitfPnNdMnTzSDJ5tfr8efnqopTqH-aN5k7Q/w640-h426/P1190907.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again poor "Ieko" this time exposing himself to the rifle fire from the accompanying Australian infantry - in the background - during the second game with the boys on Friday night. The first rifle bullet put a big hole in his shoulder, the second mortally. The jungle bits look a bit better in this angle. The non-commercial made body of water was purchased at a convention years ago forms a very nice terrain piece. This open ground allowed for "Joey's" fine shooting. - a rare night of good dice rolls by me!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><br />DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-30284549478226639692022-12-10T12:46:00.000-08:002022-12-10T12:46:10.177-08:00HYW 3-way(ish) scenario<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjv_vzHnwccHGPmSIcbNZttiLARelWFpaW4AQj5hqMuGwIFwO_jvZC0vm3w4hK25vhkl0qtBdOZpacLm0QOsVIOAoNHZevPGjFR6vmX0hZVb_V3LazdsmxQotRzCk0YmR0jexI5Rx3wCw0XAyzAw17qv92q5TdzzEO_jUfglP1CQPZQWWTOPN7bDSuQ/s2048/P1190893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjv_vzHnwccHGPmSIcbNZttiLARelWFpaW4AQj5hqMuGwIFwO_jvZC0vm3w4hK25vhkl0qtBdOZpacLm0QOsVIOAoNHZevPGjFR6vmX0hZVb_V3LazdsmxQotRzCk0YmR0jexI5Rx3wCw0XAyzAw17qv92q5TdzzEO_jUfglP1CQPZQWWTOPN7bDSuQ/w640-h426/P1190893.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French with mounted knights approach from the west, the Dunkirque contingent from the bottom, the English longbow on the hills near the village. The tower is just visible on the top of the photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Miniature wargaming is, well, a game. Yes, it can represent a historical battle with surprise attacks, mismatched forces, and lop-sided results; however, in the usual games with friends at the end of a hard week at work, a frustrating "That was un-winnable!" scenario is probably the last thing desired. Mine you personally I don't have a problem with those...and my dice rolling usually give me that result anyway!</p><p>The mismatch is all the more difficult to remove should there be only three players. Most (All?) battles are one side vs the other. Therefore, how is the simple army vs army be done should the evening have three participants? To give enough per side to get a game in and everyone have enough to command is a challenge. Thought must be given to other considerations of terrain restrictions, defensive works, command abilities of the rules to provide a more even combat abilities for each side.</p><p>Decided to bring out the Hundred Years War (Crecy era) collection and provide the English (PeterM) with enough units to command in a central defensive position to fend off myself attacking with the Dunkerque contingent and a force of French under CraigM. The French had a cannon on the far side, pounding the English tower with a cannon and defended by a small group of men-at-arms.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yXMoAGqQ0oIOZGcJKcIkMJ3sxdOYNWOm_Cy_U2UJ6Sz4jrN7cjjuNHsvgu89H31SswG_fJyo0vOY10mQlQf_QEGKLMXSIfGyRJtMbE6KdPkMFP3jeTF0T_MbrSVCDZe0A9Yv4wYJXfOmVXooK3WQ7CK7tgtnGw0uwXfTn-ovJelQy0-SmZ7yI08JoQ/s2048/P1190895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yXMoAGqQ0oIOZGcJKcIkMJ3sxdOYNWOm_Cy_U2UJ6Sz4jrN7cjjuNHsvgu89H31SswG_fJyo0vOY10mQlQf_QEGKLMXSIfGyRJtMbE6KdPkMFP3jeTF0T_MbrSVCDZe0A9Yv4wYJXfOmVXooK3WQ7CK7tgtnGw0uwXfTn-ovJelQy0-SmZ7yI08JoQ/w640-h426/P1190895.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the village with the English defenders and the bridges across the stream.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Do you, the reader and sometimes gamesmaster, get any pre-game discussions which start with, "what about the terrain?, what is light woods and which are heavy?, is the river crossable?, at which points?, are the fields open or rough ground?" sent to you in rapid fire questioning at the start of every game? Obviously some need to be discussed but the question of fordability has always been one of those sore points with me. When a player asks about the, say, eight feet of river sections on the table stretching the entire table, would the army even know? I would say "I don't know, find it yourself"; and getting, yes, the inevitable response of " Umm, how?" In this case I had the player disperse one of his units, the Bidower Woodmen, to sections he wanted to cross and roll for success. This unit would be lost to him due to this deployment. He did the difficult rolls sucessfully to allow a portion of his army to cross rather than the bridge to his front. As a GM, make it difficult, time consuming, and troop costly for the player to obtain such information, as just in real-life. Lots of battles are a result of unknown terrain influencing affairs. For example, American Civil War Corps commander Burnside kept feeding in troops to cross a well-defended bridge not knowing there was a crossing point of the Antietam Creek only a short distance away from which the defending force could be outflanked. Tell that location in advance to the player whose army has never been to the location ahead of time certainly changes the subsequent action in the game.</p><p>Nevertheless in this game the French had a crossing point in addition to the obvious bridge. The tower was improbably destroyed early with Craig's remarkably high dice rolling activations [ gunpowder cannon are not in the Lion Rampant rules, so I would have the cannon activate on ever more difficult activation rolls theoretically limiting the number of shots during the game but his lucky dice allowed him to have successive firing rolls quickly gaining the pre-determined but unknown amount of hits to inflict upon the tower to bring it down. I allowed the number of dice this hidden amount would be based upon to be known, and Peter, ever the statistician, worked out exactly when to move out of the tower with a hidden(*) unit before this might occur. - note to self: keep unknown rolls unknown! </p><p> Interestingly we rolled to see how the tower would collapse: points of the compass with a d6 and if any 6 rolled per each figure would result in its demise. Only one of Peter's troops was killed by a falling stone. It was suggested that if I made the pip number a 1, he would have lost far more. All game long, Peter and I were competing for the 'poorest dice roller' award. We did agree however that he won that dubious honour. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrU7APqhaKoHXgUbdZg1Wpi4mLtL_WNcFyjQpX2nDBPXhmygmcdDnB-vTsFgCNuF2OhCcxanZ3UlAACrzkGN4V8_lFNwd7aXpox-6mjFI7-sIw7e_xAuiP5dZUHgE-5NLhLLAJJpHfwi78IAi9NrMfDM0VOMcsFbHmevN7IDovJ6BDUGqN6Ai1yNKaDA/s2048/P1190899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrU7APqhaKoHXgUbdZg1Wpi4mLtL_WNcFyjQpX2nDBPXhmygmcdDnB-vTsFgCNuF2OhCcxanZ3UlAACrzkGN4V8_lFNwd7aXpox-6mjFI7-sIw7e_xAuiP5dZUHgE-5NLhLLAJJpHfwi78IAi9NrMfDM0VOMcsFbHmevN7IDovJ6BDUGqN6Ai1yNKaDA/w640-h426/P1190899.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid-battle and the French knights are taking a scenic route to the tower, the knights are out of the tower minus one of their number (top of image), and the clash for the hill position has begun with my Dunkirque mixed weapon foot units (lower right)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>(*) the tower (see previous post <a href="https://dotsofpaint.blogspot.com/2021/11/tower-building.html" target="_blank"> link</a>) has a removable roof and I endeavoured to hide some knights within for Peter's use. Craig, rather clumsily, knocked it over, revealing the hidden troops. Well done reconnaissance or perfidious fortune? Oh, that, and the resultant "how YOU are to prevent it getting knocked over in the future" engineering discussion.....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-18107336354284791072022-12-02T16:10:00.009-08:002022-12-02T16:29:57.366-08:00Inspired by La Haie Sainte <p> Inspired by the famous farmhouse in the Battle of Waterloo, and with a brick imprinting roller purchased by happenstance from the local hobby store, I set about to create my version of a Belgian farmhouse from pieces of foamcore, card, and sheets cut from those styrofoam meat trays from the supermarket - served both in black and white. These give you a cheap means of thin walls of brick to work with although the 'gate tower' used a one thick piece insolation pink foam which makes a better/deeper impressed pattern (softer material undoubtedly).</p><p>For good or bad I tend not to use precise measurements and simply suggest "it's close enough" (my wife states it is "The Tao of Doug"). Well, what's 1 or 2mm off, going to make a difference.... Obviously no real planning and certainly missteps in the design and execution. I probably should fill in some of the corners and such but I tend to get too excited or impatient or dis-inspired to bother. When the rest comes together I regret the negligence. The tao-ism it must be said. However, it is the old-timey way and inexpensive, and it may be said in a sadistic way, fun part of the hobby. </p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Early construction views:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraAlCOblOP9CV2GzHIoy4dlQbjCOZTWLnYPyA1ORSn6bL_LWTC-0P-o9XLYUNHcaQJBPYMB-UJOXKPVN48r3ehO4i543ueD4ABZLe85r76IGGNrCvrlefWUzWHVaEuhD5nwNRMsx7Lye8w-tmVubFY4VDk0mggxToabJisqXSoP9dqs_uoOLAdUwjAg/s2048/P1190858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraAlCOblOP9CV2GzHIoy4dlQbjCOZTWLnYPyA1ORSn6bL_LWTC-0P-o9XLYUNHcaQJBPYMB-UJOXKPVN48r3ehO4i543ueD4ABZLe85r76IGGNrCvrlefWUzWHVaEuhD5nwNRMsx7Lye8w-tmVubFY4VDk0mggxToabJisqXSoP9dqs_uoOLAdUwjAg/w640-h426/P1190858.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The farm will undoubtedly form the centerpiece for many of my Waterloo campaign games.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-44024954961394248842022-11-19T16:22:00.000-08:002022-11-19T16:22:09.991-08:00New Napoleonic units- Duchy of Baden<p>Finally got some units painted recently. Two more Duchy of Baden formations. These are HaT 28mm figures originally late Prussian infantry. HaT has a limited range of 28mm in hard plastic in addition to their usual 1:72 scale. The heads seem too small for the wargamers 28mm so spare Perry heads were added which brings them more in line with the rest of my collection. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5234282QbnMcLjKsoB4z2LMf11FwFzD9kvnZBZLOeCHGttpnErYaq_3v8kzjcY2lQGLx6i14B6WW03QydolBieJgMz70HAw0pUO-x18sEFF-gxveu3BrjlOOVPHizG9KdH184VSo_9dS4bmfBdm_1CBfROZqfgCPAcPCjtYG5gtOkaAKAmFERAXqLA/s2048/P1190849.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5234282QbnMcLjKsoB4z2LMf11FwFzD9kvnZBZLOeCHGttpnErYaq_3v8kzjcY2lQGLx6i14B6WW03QydolBieJgMz70HAw0pUO-x18sEFF-gxveu3BrjlOOVPHizG9KdH184VSo_9dS4bmfBdm_1CBfROZqfgCPAcPCjtYG5gtOkaAKAmFERAXqLA/w640-h426/P1190849.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Badener Lights in green wearing both their 1813 shako (left) and some with earlier helmets (right). The Baden Grenadier Guard are on the right wearing their full-dress bearskin headdress. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-28264677166160255742022-11-13T23:56:00.013-08:002022-11-14T00:45:10.133-08:00"The Redoubt" Beach Landing<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszkNd94EZ8SPpTSy0e7xbTD8v0eIV-lW06TxJuA9ZnlnaDTb3qg2JG468cNW2_uPFGvzLqDgZgSNAFifgHhvsWR41zRkUZHlwqPXulTXECFUKVAWhQCRzbFSH-4TEDupFrpgnPQ1DWhPplZ-CddAEuQwr0qHH7QZTtsRY1yDL0khmNidT6H71mMkZWg/s2048/P1190868.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszkNd94EZ8SPpTSy0e7xbTD8v0eIV-lW06TxJuA9ZnlnaDTb3qg2JG468cNW2_uPFGvzLqDgZgSNAFifgHhvsWR41zRkUZHlwqPXulTXECFUKVAWhQCRzbFSH-4TEDupFrpgnPQ1DWhPplZ-CddAEuQwr0qHH7QZTtsRY1yDL0khmNidT6H71mMkZWg/w640-h426/P1190868.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one point Peter's British in the Redoubt had enemies coming at him from three directions but all the assaults dissipated from my die rolling!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Prompted by fellow wargamer CraigM's pirate campaigning deliberations, I thought a 'Pirate' game might be fun and brought out - for the first time for a game- my tropical beach neoprene mat. It has a lot of jungle print on it which I sought to cover with dollar store plastic vegetation for the 3D effect. ( really ought to add that to the long list of 'projects' that must be properly done! ) <p></p><p>I added the focal point of the game with the newly made "redoubt" made from a styrofoam meat tray from the supermarket, inverted and covered in wood putty as a newly built-up cannon platform complete with 3D printed gabions and coffee-stir stick flooring.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_80oOfpPToovErFyur4bpjJqyn0SH3K6RhXurX2N1WTbp1xwGmikWlo2ezGKFL9VH8Rhpp73guwJmDHnQcTUNVktURG8p9MM6KbbcuCDlJHJUASRZ7UbmDt61dI1f7SWeJWcQC1S8HOXTlXJ1ZHYsuKOVYOiIshK63wU8hxmt56g54teoxzP2HPhLQ/s2048/P1190864.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_80oOfpPToovErFyur4bpjJqyn0SH3K6RhXurX2N1WTbp1xwGmikWlo2ezGKFL9VH8Rhpp73guwJmDHnQcTUNVktURG8p9MM6KbbcuCDlJHJUASRZ7UbmDt61dI1f7SWeJWcQC1S8HOXTlXJ1ZHYsuKOVYOiIshK63wU8hxmt56g54teoxzP2HPhLQ/w640-h426/P1190864.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Redoubt with the British gunners - and Peter - trying to determine if the troops landing were allied Portuguese or enemy Spanish - I had flags for both!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRg1Noo7dbXVXfftMputw4lpUi4wQej1tRyBulHySNNYGMOa4pnzcP1FuS54LzmdSY-27n_O-gydwLD_SLDDw0qjyKFi8ucXOXXQsmUbcgbkVxlrTHXwcLBEDjGqGz6egYszjkbES2SZ7Go6J4H9sUWcrXPM0iT18zQn1q_GRgTFhhijXNkOHhm0kk8A/s2048/P1190871.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRg1Noo7dbXVXfftMputw4lpUi4wQej1tRyBulHySNNYGMOa4pnzcP1FuS54LzmdSY-27n_O-gydwLD_SLDDw0qjyKFi8ucXOXXQsmUbcgbkVxlrTHXwcLBEDjGqGz6egYszjkbES2SZ7Go6J4H9sUWcrXPM0iT18zQn1q_GRgTFhhijXNkOHhm0kk8A/w400-h266/P1190871.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the styrofoam meat tray frame for the redoubt</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I made the scenario a three-way fight for the three of us, using for the most part a Dungeon Master roleplaying approach with PeterM defending the Redoubt and my British Marines, CraigM approaching on shore with Portuguese - actually Spanish (with a flag change ), and myself handing the slaves approaching by jungle and pirates by beach with dice rolls handling their activations and activities. Due to the random activities - and with MY dice rolling - not much happened to have the various contingents come to blows other than long range fire, so casualties were surprisingly light - not many figures were removed. More the fact that my activation rolls for the three slave units were SO abysmal that the only mischief they achieved was to loot only half the British camp before running back into the jungle!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7C-uZ4_Qluqdl6TZUd46lCOc0QpKrUqqnhQkbp1FNQcvPZBPi5Q5lAU5fIc7HPQ0-WfCSQDq5wLfjMji_zwLIZerd5VloQb0BL3B1rQKd_hXo2GyON2tVSUzdElvByYdOwiZfpxeRUo9kXVn6ZEz8EuE4AN6_zMtHzf13DuSRlpQa4ldFYa_RcMqHQ/s2048/P1190860.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7C-uZ4_Qluqdl6TZUd46lCOc0QpKrUqqnhQkbp1FNQcvPZBPi5Q5lAU5fIc7HPQ0-WfCSQDq5wLfjMji_zwLIZerd5VloQb0BL3B1rQKd_hXo2GyON2tVSUzdElvByYdOwiZfpxeRUo9kXVn6ZEz8EuE4AN6_zMtHzf13DuSRlpQa4ldFYa_RcMqHQ/w640-h426/P1190860.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the slaves looting the camp only to leave shortly thereafter apparently not will to risk any more.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>CraigM's Spanish managed getting to the beach after much trouble; the surf must have been very rough indeed only to exchange a few ineffective shots with the British before departing back to their ship to defend it against a pirate boarding party. The pirates meanwhile having another group land on the beach had many possible targets with to engage; BUT, again, with my rather low dice rolling, merely left as they came and without engaging. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuZXVU7QxKN30AKuIeCFt7aqivYpvxs-GVBBkXM88cjmSi2Id8B6svo-FDrXsZJI9P3UkjtmIqkyWvDuGs5JrFt7Pad8YPuuFDwtMhj4GaRsfLzSw_y0CTF6mL5Y4fTaUO9R7sgX6ydlPHKkrIcbGEprwnZiJ9v4zLapT8U9dpZV1X6JHr0Turzzf_w/s2048/P1190863.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuZXVU7QxKN30AKuIeCFt7aqivYpvxs-GVBBkXM88cjmSi2Id8B6svo-FDrXsZJI9P3UkjtmIqkyWvDuGs5JrFt7Pad8YPuuFDwtMhj4GaRsfLzSw_y0CTF6mL5Y4fTaUO9R7sgX6ydlPHKkrIcbGEprwnZiJ9v4zLapT8U9dpZV1X6JHr0Turzzf_w/w640-h426/P1190863.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CraigM's troops finally are getting on shore. And yes tropical waters can be that colour....</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While this would suggest a rather dull affair but with the doubts, randomness of activities, and differing objectives, we found it entertaining nevertheless.</p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-19140227788514755252022-11-11T00:24:00.000-08:002022-11-11T00:24:28.842-08:00Ruined Temple of ???<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMX999kmFWZn_08FNzjPVPHj-RexuIiZ_9tQuVGBIUxCsJAMN9dWFICna-hYvQXfsQdsYvhhMDhO6UMS_HhwpNobhYIaj96D8s5Gl2uT0nsPvbaM0DjajEtQ8EJgwFbkoh7_Xu5MHcYsC1l6rJBXYxUotUyzSyoIRGE438hLXHUB7FAIHlxoVkeRSEg/s2048/P1190821.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMX999kmFWZn_08FNzjPVPHj-RexuIiZ_9tQuVGBIUxCsJAMN9dWFICna-hYvQXfsQdsYvhhMDhO6UMS_HhwpNobhYIaj96D8s5Gl2uT0nsPvbaM0DjajEtQ8EJgwFbkoh7_Xu5MHcYsC1l6rJBXYxUotUyzSyoIRGE438hLXHUB7FAIHlxoVkeRSEg/w640-h426/P1190821.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Hellenistic pike next to "the temple". I didn't realize I also photographed my markers for those units which have "legged it". The chopped off legs are remnants of my plastic constructions and might make these as useful indicators for other rules.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> Having done a "Roman Temple" and a Celtic Roundhouse for those respective armies, I thought I might need to make a corresponding Ancient Hellenistic something. So a while back now - having just found these photos deep within the memory card - I put together a temple based on a small photo within a travel promotional pamphlet. It is constructed out of a piece of foam core, pieces of styrofoam and card with columns made from very old cardboard tampon applicators.... Needless to say, my wife, now well past that stage of womanhood was surprised, firstly, she had given or that I had asked for such items, and, secondly, I had kept them for these many years! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TzaAOXQO_2KZyreu17ytfwmpkE-lrveN_3T0efY7TIDSaOnt7_JlUtoU2ABdGMMuZva7czhmVziKMohNug4xN8wItn1y4FuhrchdcpdtYFbWRzupl3XfUt-lPj-rn33wIKMk84wF68AxCP12LV8KP6jlPMI6meaAqFpGMczrMVGeClbuWmwjAWI9sw/s2048/P1190820.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TzaAOXQO_2KZyreu17ytfwmpkE-lrveN_3T0efY7TIDSaOnt7_JlUtoU2ABdGMMuZva7czhmVziKMohNug4xN8wItn1y4FuhrchdcpdtYFbWRzupl3XfUt-lPj-rn33wIKMk84wF68AxCP12LV8KP6jlPMI6meaAqFpGMczrMVGeClbuWmwjAWI9sw/w640-h426/P1190820.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after a quick primer, colour of the styrofoam and card still visible.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Certainly no prize winning example, but it was a very quick build - no more than an hour and a half from first cut to finished painting, having primered it shortly after gluing and then painting it immediately after that. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK_XfKk3Cfck5HusZp7ZycPObLU4WxB424OLx2Iyz0JQ4sK-r5gHqzQCB_XolHcDMrAfDf01WVMDMCIJmKXDG8u8kep68xLEx_DKip3xIgfSLsEzGwKcmoiyqGjonWWzplqFKsGfNKgg99RvLcHci-NDb2phFIPrkxbbu327AZYK0Nv-PeGH6Tr3lGw/s2016/IMG_0205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK_XfKk3Cfck5HusZp7ZycPObLU4WxB424OLx2Iyz0JQ4sK-r5gHqzQCB_XolHcDMrAfDf01WVMDMCIJmKXDG8u8kep68xLEx_DKip3xIgfSLsEzGwKcmoiyqGjonWWzplqFKsGfNKgg99RvLcHci-NDb2phFIPrkxbbu327AZYK0Nv-PeGH6Tr3lGw/w640-h480/IMG_0205.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added some terrain basing which helps the look of it. Interestingly, the paint color of the "stone" has not changed from the first photo to this, however the camera certainly has noticed a difference! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-11086417487182372222022-11-01T22:36:00.000-07:002022-11-01T22:36:19.809-07:00War of 1812 Fictional affair<p>Having concluded one of the interesting Campaign battles between Craig and KevinA using PeterM's campaign rules, the troops and terrained tabletop had me bring out my bigger battalions for a long-neglected War of 1812 solo-battle. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrf2UOFAK3nB-5S8QBW0Z4BkzD8o_P0ZlH9DRJmw3ZtgyEOe6e_0ZlUdETRT9epO6vaeW6G7kM8G7bAOQZOXYrSnSslsUco8rAgWRQko8zteJwXxlWs_ehEiqc4y2t1T1yErXRI5sCPEjivwlklYdXTCACgC6bh4iAPjsO0XKURG6_639jVcU8LF4hA/s2048/P1190838.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrf2UOFAK3nB-5S8QBW0Z4BkzD8o_P0ZlH9DRJmw3ZtgyEOe6e_0ZlUdETRT9epO6vaeW6G7kM8G7bAOQZOXYrSnSslsUco8rAgWRQko8zteJwXxlWs_ehEiqc4y2t1T1yErXRI5sCPEjivwlklYdXTCACgC6bh4iAPjsO0XKURG6_639jVcU8LF4hA/w640-h426/P1190838.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian Militia (in early war green tunics) deploying within the village. The regulars of the 89th Foot can be seen in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I can quickly describe the action: the Americans with two units of Kentucky militia (poor) and the 28th Infantry (also recruited in Kentucky and also poorly trained....) came up against two units of Canadian militia and the 89th Foot. The mounted Kentucky Rifles leading the American advance were in scout mode which covered the American advance but when ordered into formation decided their duty was done a sulked in the rear for the remainder of the engagement - rather unfortunate dice rolls for them were made! </p><p>While the Canadian militia are rated poor, the 89th Foot is good. Not having played the rules for awhile, and that they are based on random dice for unit control, nevertheless the outcome was what might be predicted. The Americans marched up (mostly in column so to actually move!) only to be frozen in place and decimated by musket fire. The Canadians even had the gumption to move against the rattled militia, routing them and their friends with them. The American regulars of the 28th, not having much resolve, so followed as the British 89th, having poured several volleys into them, rolled high enough to advance and have these Americans follow their fellow Kentuckians back across the bridge so confidently crossed only a short time before. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfqwJGlJAqcUwknEtJwlpSsPUfedUGwREC9j3nEC2bNVaizsJgqUgZ7ZWR0-I2Z2up3wCT96br3gqWeS9Xz93krc2DamcCjpc3R0pBdvUwQl0fbCHKL7Ux7gnOA4MdUjB556fdfemnv-M8BHIlOLeKPx2s0GAfbxe1-KhRJ495iNcrP6B5JzAZuKqg/s2048/P1190839.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfqwJGlJAqcUwknEtJwlpSsPUfedUGwREC9j3nEC2bNVaizsJgqUgZ7ZWR0-I2Z2up3wCT96br3gqWeS9Xz93krc2DamcCjpc3R0pBdvUwQl0fbCHKL7Ux7gnOA4MdUjB556fdfemnv-M8BHIlOLeKPx2s0GAfbxe1-KhRJ495iNcrP6B5JzAZuKqg/w640-h426/P1190839.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Americans marching on the road from the bridge crossing. The American horsemen seen behind the trees would soon call it a day and leave the infantry to do the fighting.... The simple terrain was left over from the campaign I have been hosting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkZtbi3Hw5WAendb6nwx2Qe-qxcCBik0XGbTkVvBOfBYUvhSxBLh25yWHflIiCS_0Bp3pvidOLaOr_E7Zlp_FoS-TJz712Ux3TfXLO87VfZ_2e2ei6u3CCT8l3vMU4pdggdJf_tNleA6aFG_KRGId9sh7ZBWydoCdc-joOqWjRHqWgN78BkUJH7KEFw/s2048/P1190840.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkZtbi3Hw5WAendb6nwx2Qe-qxcCBik0XGbTkVvBOfBYUvhSxBLh25yWHflIiCS_0Bp3pvidOLaOr_E7Zlp_FoS-TJz712Ux3TfXLO87VfZ_2e2ei6u3CCT8l3vMU4pdggdJf_tNleA6aFG_KRGId9sh7ZBWydoCdc-joOqWjRHqWgN78BkUJH7KEFw/w640-h426/P1190840.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lead Canadian militia unit, upper left, is advancing upon the shaken Kentucky militia in their hunting jacket attire. The other Kentucky militia is aggressively advancing but needing to be in march column which will soon face fire from the 89th Foot ( at right ). The buildings are my old home-built models.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vAAfT8ygAIK8GYXuZ9RyMZiFyW-uOQShkL2yYOQmPraZQKhhN8m5TsEm7fOTeWLBRix57MUsbJyC_A-_bYR944EcBvV68JXxgwjJ2l8we9tVjXz7gL5Ano4D1Pf3fNqfZhEI28WNX8y_ZzuiMT6pl0vNsZCwlY0TZ-Njgb7Jr_2xyXiFE-sV6lzUxw/s2048/P1190842.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vAAfT8ygAIK8GYXuZ9RyMZiFyW-uOQShkL2yYOQmPraZQKhhN8m5TsEm7fOTeWLBRix57MUsbJyC_A-_bYR944EcBvV68JXxgwjJ2l8we9tVjXz7gL5Ano4D1Pf3fNqfZhEI28WNX8y_ZzuiMT6pl0vNsZCwlY0TZ-Njgb7Jr_2xyXiFE-sV6lzUxw/w640-h426/P1190842.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 89th Foot. These have been around for awhile as the flags are hand-painted a requirement before all the nice printed flags became available. I have the 21st Fusiliers yet to paint because I have the regiment's hand-painted flag done and ready to be used for many years now!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-74524182912420504532022-10-30T00:56:00.001-07:002022-11-01T22:25:22.096-07:001956 Sinai Tank Battles on the Tabletop<p> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Of course i am all-over the map with my painting, including doing a</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><i style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">What a Tanker! </i><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">rendition of the Egyptian-Israeli conflict of 1956 (Suez Crisis) as had picked up cheaply some 15mm plastic kits T-34/85s and Shermans. They did not fight against each other in WW2 but DID in the Sinai thus this joining my growing and rather eclectic collection of wargaming subjects. Only 4 tanks a side but still needed to be built and painted (and a whole lot of internet research as having very little knowledge of the conflict or the weapons!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7eaBb8YgojHLD5DZLQjFX_psnKzXiSs3EJ_x8ue85Cu9dxgdI7TsbNvmvdJJVkbkYisvJCJPuY5PdYXOb3JpM7UncUsUH4oYBrsdEOmZhKQp3aS8hIZLDmzmN4ql7pZd2RsTNvufCr4D4PsqIeAhUVraGx4k2qtgGieGpl9V3oFn-wzq6fjBvNgZnQ/s2016/Sinai%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7eaBb8YgojHLD5DZLQjFX_psnKzXiSs3EJ_x8ue85Cu9dxgdI7TsbNvmvdJJVkbkYisvJCJPuY5PdYXOb3JpM7UncUsUH4oYBrsdEOmZhKQp3aS8hIZLDmzmN4ql7pZd2RsTNvufCr4D4PsqIeAhUVraGx4k2qtgGieGpl9V3oFn-wzq6fjBvNgZnQ/w640-h480/Sinai%201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">In the right background of the photo is my attempt at mocking up an Israeli M50 “SuperSherman” with the up gunned French 76mm high velocity I use the Firefly or Panther fire rating for this gun. They had only a few during this war. </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhbcWzKj60apBtGmQAztE69A9vIsKttLoTEH7Z3-oLh-sIx1F8aNLY86i0xBpfW_u2vrfEqWsHimjUOL-bm2fn0EsNs8_-zz5uuiBW35NqAGUMm_00RpwS5p3uYFlHIuwYsA8vtoCgitViDrqlrYM7s4_rEeYv4zLazaQMx5LLu1BFCncntEK-c-v9Q/s800/Super-Sherman-M-50-Walk-Around.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhbcWzKj60apBtGmQAztE69A9vIsKttLoTEH7Z3-oLh-sIx1F8aNLY86i0xBpfW_u2vrfEqWsHimjUOL-bm2fn0EsNs8_-zz5uuiBW35NqAGUMm_00RpwS5p3uYFlHIuwYsA8vtoCgitViDrqlrYM7s4_rEeYv4zLazaQMx5LLu1BFCncntEK-c-v9Q/w400-h300/Super-Sherman-M-50-Walk-Around.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M-50 Israeli Sherman</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> Later the Sherman it would be up gunned yet again to a 105mm as the M51 but with the M4A1 hull not the presented M4A4. All the other ratings per the rules. However I have the Egyptians always buttoned-up due to Soviet training doctrine and their crews 'poor' ignoring all Wild Dice but one and having extra to make hits. This game had the Egyptians victorious over the Israelis nevertheless. The T-34/85s are much more powerful than the Shermans within "What a Tanker" rules. </span></div><div><p></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">The ‘on fire’ Sherman at left, is a result of me messing up on the two-part treads and, whilst tearing apart - after the glue had almost set - had it damaged too much…so I REALLY tore it apart! It now becomes an obstacle on the rather featureless desert.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3KbpHca5PNt-ZAtg1sDfU8eWhk9kbIovKL2OyckUKxkm8PgOCQvbTsBsL7_A4GxgJxYfm1fhkblWM8uUZ9Me5awMmAklieFUX0Y2q751uoRtPGHtbfNS9it-N2-RyFxjMVh5RUBVTkseUnpWuKGWYmP7QK1Oimhdp4_qqXigpbSLcLwCQfDnAe1_6w/s2016/WaT%20dead%20israeli%20Sherman.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3KbpHca5PNt-ZAtg1sDfU8eWhk9kbIovKL2OyckUKxkm8PgOCQvbTsBsL7_A4GxgJxYfm1fhkblWM8uUZ9Me5awMmAklieFUX0Y2q751uoRtPGHtbfNS9it-N2-RyFxjMVh5RUBVTkseUnpWuKGWYmP7QK1Oimhdp4_qqXigpbSLcLwCQfDnAe1_6w/w400-h300/WaT%20dead%20israeli%20Sherman.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-42090556211672518462022-10-27T00:49:00.001-07:002022-10-27T00:49:51.103-07:00Chasseurs d'Afrique 1834<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ60PKuY3-dU7PKkCntCu9XmnjF3oABciAndAChLgiN64nmltF26Onrn7a50rW8A67u62a6S3bPXmq24K9d4C2rRl-BQLU8Ev8vZ5V1b2ehEIksO_UHivlJXrtNJWa_S0uat2nfg1cThV4MwFbpXOvhp1Wbp6MRYChxXpeSJv92yLOpchvryR23Im2Q/s2048/P1190848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ60PKuY3-dU7PKkCntCu9XmnjF3oABciAndAChLgiN64nmltF26Onrn7a50rW8A67u62a6S3bPXmq24K9d4C2rRl-BQLU8Ev8vZ5V1b2ehEIksO_UHivlJXrtNJWa_S0uat2nfg1cThV4MwFbpXOvhp1Wbp6MRYChxXpeSJv92yLOpchvryR23Im2Q/w640-h426/P1190848.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHJ9aJqUsfGh0JfaXbz8kICMgRaUcTAn_fzwSY1EfFx2addp7g_s8T6FBslpaqRont33FOvlJ0YUmH6LxIS96ho5pU6z8M3Hx5SKGheXNrBHoOkS8KWDORIf7QHICxmG_8IxV3DGy51XcfvEuOOOMwLYPtjBBYLP9Hz_T6xwcln_6KoJrlDfk24C3qw/s2048/P1190847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHJ9aJqUsfGh0JfaXbz8kICMgRaUcTAn_fzwSY1EfFx2addp7g_s8T6FBslpaqRont33FOvlJ0YUmH6LxIS96ho5pU6z8M3Hx5SKGheXNrBHoOkS8KWDORIf7QHICxmG_8IxV3DGy51XcfvEuOOOMwLYPtjBBYLP9Hz_T6xwcln_6KoJrlDfk24C3qw/w640-h426/P1190847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">My small unit of 28mm Chasseurs d'Afrique during the French occupation of Algeria in the 1830’s. This is much earlier than the Beau Geste era so the uniforms are more Napoleonic than ‘colonial’. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I based the army as my original infantry I made (converted from Napoleonics in overcoats but with the distinctive tall red cap -see below) are the French Foreign Legion who would be sent to Spain in 1836 for the Carlist War. The uniform in Algeria would be changed in the meantime. Thus the early time frame. Still flintlock muskets at this time.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Obvious not based up yet. Made from Perry plastic ACW cavalry horses, 3 of the riders are also ACW but the others kitbashed from various Napoleonic bits - French and Austrian. A bit of scraping and different colour of paint hides the American-ish of them <grin> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwafVE3nqvhCo3n05trbWVmQNqDn7Z6my5_A7AOxSGCBJ3KDVox4QF8DJDgGKaAmOnMHBtx-A9P7ERLcYyFKqXjsaJERDfo6_3exvI_JZcukWoUaQCKgzKu5BK7_vjwXpB8Sx1j3eUwEaVFgH2ercJsS1j2Jr4c_zaQ0_bp501mMeNK99azShzP-4dg/s2048/P1190520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwafVE3nqvhCo3n05trbWVmQNqDn7Z6my5_A7AOxSGCBJ3KDVox4QF8DJDgGKaAmOnMHBtx-A9P7ERLcYyFKqXjsaJERDfo6_3exvI_JZcukWoUaQCKgzKu5BK7_vjwXpB8Sx1j3eUwEaVFgH2ercJsS1j2Jr4c_zaQ0_bp501mMeNK99azShzP-4dg/w640-h426/P1190520.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Infantry in the common overcoats worn in Algeria (it can have quite miserable weather).<br />These are my earlier edition. I have subsequently have removed the tent roll and changed their epaulettes to red fringe and green to represent the Foreign Legion during this era. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObzQtE719SnChQPjenz_MoDSo_hQ0EuGTujDy0ghDWHc0qyDReDN3PBgtQyxFpBwakwX_udIBaKkspEklv1UPnW4nUGNn-itLveKFP-G3ld398D92S6OXsIBfU-T7PCxcXfKtoBmYM89NuvX5F1WKTXXmS2fbiaa02GAfL6Ad0rZkPKUz6553-CU1-A/s2048/P1190602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObzQtE719SnChQPjenz_MoDSo_hQ0EuGTujDy0ghDWHc0qyDReDN3PBgtQyxFpBwakwX_udIBaKkspEklv1UPnW4nUGNn-itLveKFP-G3ld398D92S6OXsIBfU-T7PCxcXfKtoBmYM89NuvX5F1WKTXXmS2fbiaa02GAfL6Ad0rZkPKUz6553-CU1-A/w640-h426/P1190602.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Zouaves in green turbans (2nd Batt.) in 1834</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Still haven't an opposition however. Sigh. Might wait for the company "1898" to develop their Berber range or still have them as 'hidden' marksmen in hill and scrub....</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-17684571145579096922022-10-13T23:04:00.002-07:002022-10-14T11:47:27.754-07:00Samurai Clash<p> Hosted a Samurai game using Lion Rampant at the local mini-con. </p><p>While the new 2nd Edition of the rules has the rule's author Dan Mersey argue for the one-failed-activation-and-you-are-done rule to be continued, I and many others have not done so as the players have felt dejected from not having any involvement for turns - or for the entire game in one famous event! However, as this game was essentially a four-way fight and each player only had 2 or 3 units, I made this original rule in effect. Of course, there were many failures but this had the turns fly by and kept everyone very much engaged. "What? My turn again? Excellent"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SEfF1cRmCPre0r69fdgIfEHXnLG6ovC2QwdRDOPEymjrjNYe0KnR9iLqi_yS5jJ23m28c-APkf8fXM_26ae9Dco-qCVaXZfT08eLXS1XAJ5CIce6RnazDblp8reljMvnCdzPpaPjAbWtY7ZoQHognlZEPieRbrOBSAAxtQxeM1l5paPyg-K-Kfy-xw/s2016/IMG_0169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SEfF1cRmCPre0r69fdgIfEHXnLG6ovC2QwdRDOPEymjrjNYe0KnR9iLqi_yS5jJ23m28c-APkf8fXM_26ae9Dco-qCVaXZfT08eLXS1XAJ5CIce6RnazDblp8reljMvnCdzPpaPjAbWtY7ZoQHognlZEPieRbrOBSAAxtQxeM1l5paPyg-K-Kfy-xw/w640-h480/IMG_0169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Vp-jPAOIU6w5Ib49QXFe0_NDU5Lg4u_xhBuS4XXqs9KpmpXh75AQA212RPshYPOmKA2vnEbdelFPR0FdoI7n3OdOML8MlJ82iLbvaxAvWDfhAL_EjHiZzZ7FV-shcCNWQP1ZBpu3zS4fCDhbHHKKhQVjQc6tXbhVYGmc0j3EYU0kahSvBsnUEnxJPw/s2016/IMG_0168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Vp-jPAOIU6w5Ib49QXFe0_NDU5Lg4u_xhBuS4XXqs9KpmpXh75AQA212RPshYPOmKA2vnEbdelFPR0FdoI7n3OdOML8MlJ82iLbvaxAvWDfhAL_EjHiZzZ7FV-shcCNWQP1ZBpu3zS4fCDhbHHKKhQVjQc6tXbhVYGmc0j3EYU0kahSvBsnUEnxJPw/w640-h480/IMG_0168.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmEoQ20fhBTMeXXGCzwpNY1nDxcxJI1vIsA0DxLUhgp_Np5JEClQX-063O-s9GEAEX3jKCX8GMEfqBf6kOmIdm7ugtfN842IR00rP-BJlzcVZbosgVNzMLOJ5vpGZSGHuFaZlBA63Dd5SaPy0613sk31L2Jun9nNBNrujy3jD6wJYnYaBtvU3Y458NQ/s2016/IMG_0166.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmEoQ20fhBTMeXXGCzwpNY1nDxcxJI1vIsA0DxLUhgp_Np5JEClQX-063O-s9GEAEX3jKCX8GMEfqBf6kOmIdm7ugtfN842IR00rP-BJlzcVZbosgVNzMLOJ5vpGZSGHuFaZlBA63Dd5SaPy0613sk31L2Jun9nNBNrujy3jD6wJYnYaBtvU3Y458NQ/w640-h480/IMG_0166.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFTdrRtrzcof531iABMJv8I5QHR8l8fZ9S7j9udfeWBAyfZzFuvYyeZ2_7KM2zpsfpWbfvSPv9nZW2Vd-QTFrJwqf_NDbaBR4JIFISahs8bLu-YIwn3nXFwmaf0V98RDe7tv_H0cKqQ2UsmfMENzOVScx8cF21iHnnzf6OU7m7-HK190-0qyCUgJxOQ/s2016/IMG_0164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFTdrRtrzcof531iABMJv8I5QHR8l8fZ9S7j9udfeWBAyfZzFuvYyeZ2_7KM2zpsfpWbfvSPv9nZW2Vd-QTFrJwqf_NDbaBR4JIFISahs8bLu-YIwn3nXFwmaf0V98RDe7tv_H0cKqQ2UsmfMENzOVScx8cF21iHnnzf6OU7m7-HK190-0qyCUgJxOQ/w640-h480/IMG_0164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>One event of the game stands out. The banner of Okudaira Sadamasa was "stalled" lacking the activation to move with the army by PeterM's usual rolling. However my also usual poor activation dicing had this prime target for the villagers to gain victory points out of reach. This sorry state would last for much of the game, turn after turn. Meanwhile the other players had a time with great slaughter.... </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIYQOvkWRMb17tKH9m1rN6dM0bhs76sjJlLKxpQmefT2W12na5TWlW8pI_4Az-KNMpJl3VZM82YXf8VEkSrT5ZNTi7u--4SvdlHVK6Yjakc46BbrsAc8Siou3KkjbadSHtSjzEJOlUAP2_0kXBiWrG5vL3FZ3JhYmYUGbbYnKF90VLcM3X4HWMDv4LA/s2016/Okudaira%20Banner.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIYQOvkWRMb17tKH9m1rN6dM0bhs76sjJlLKxpQmefT2W12na5TWlW8pI_4Az-KNMpJl3VZM82YXf8VEkSrT5ZNTi7u--4SvdlHVK6Yjakc46BbrsAc8Siou3KkjbadSHtSjzEJOlUAP2_0kXBiWrG5vL3FZ3JhYmYUGbbYnKF90VLcM3X4HWMDv4LA/w640-h480/Okudaira%20Banner.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The camera must have been on one of those funky settings. The villagers are massed behind the building ready to come out of the gate...if i could only roll high enough dice.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-54685681311314977382022-10-13T00:24:00.003-07:002022-10-13T00:24:43.103-07:00latest ancients/skeleton units<p> Did some points counting of my Ancients armies with Dragon Rampant and came up with, if I purchased yet another box of the boney ones, I could even my three armies all at a nice large 32 points. </p><p>The Romans got an additional "legio" </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPNOm0HAoEcB1oIb6YzYGO111bwxNEhNts3SO0l27O78Kxkja7gGmkHWzU3_I5PPt8l84krKqrit4Z1aRpWsfyThYusiIBlHl-exK-KghdHyWorjqixDEsA4kYpoeIlLAEPqtqohWkEad35TUGJgRXC1FCROtXV3qNfx0rKCntBxu6trSyM-fxazLPw/s2016/IMG_0163-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPNOm0HAoEcB1oIb6YzYGO111bwxNEhNts3SO0l27O78Kxkja7gGmkHWzU3_I5PPt8l84krKqrit4Z1aRpWsfyThYusiIBlHl-exK-KghdHyWorjqixDEsA4kYpoeIlLAEPqtqohWkEad35TUGJgRXC1FCROtXV3qNfx0rKCntBxu6trSyM-fxazLPw/w640-h480/IMG_0163-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A merge of Wargame Atlantic skeleton and Warlord Veteran Roman plastics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPIorM1E4cxD_yCfLzDj7Ddduag2cxR4k8STw02mI2BDX_eRfcl4vD3uWTpHtWw5KWwVX8Q6CKmX7cM7fyrI3FB-d1U0zdJl89MJobnlUUQJg8-0du7nX_nAd1vVxnGNuxWFEiCiuitWkBji-Gme03OCLXhTo7HAgbmwli8zCBjedupT3qch4_9Oa-Q/s2016/IMG_0150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPIorM1E4cxD_yCfLzDj7Ddduag2cxR4k8STw02mI2BDX_eRfcl4vD3uWTpHtWw5KWwVX8Q6CKmX7cM7fyrI3FB-d1U0zdJl89MJobnlUUQJg8-0du7nX_nAd1vVxnGNuxWFEiCiuitWkBji-Gme03OCLXhTo7HAgbmwli8zCBjedupT3qch4_9Oa-Q/w640-h480/IMG_0150.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The textured marker is to indicate they have a 'pila' bonus to use adding to their attack. This is a small additional rule add by myself. In typical Rampant style (along with evading and skirmishing at 7+) it must be activated and successful - or not - they are used up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Successor/Seleucids received a third pike unit making a nice pike block and a "mercenary Greek hoplite" sword unit.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwZ1FM9H5eoh1p6K1QHg4oDicQEEBppfoWstlveYY7B9nzLqqVVPMGCqmD_NIlzhBueop4FlStTsBhLecTZa3IHgR4Uu5gLVVw8AY3l7kO_3mLp537JxYhLEt3ci0IoT5R3m_h9WKUaVld0grEX01Squd7EunpInSHoVGXul0Tbs0Q-eTJ25XQr1g-Q/s640/IMG_0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwZ1FM9H5eoh1p6K1QHg4oDicQEEBppfoWstlveYY7B9nzLqqVVPMGCqmD_NIlzhBueop4FlStTsBhLecTZa3IHgR4Uu5gLVVw8AY3l7kO_3mLp537JxYhLEt3ci0IoT5R3m_h9WKUaVld0grEX01Squd7EunpInSHoVGXul0Tbs0Q-eTJ25XQr1g-Q/w640-h480/IMG_0152.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three units of pike combined. If together, they move under only one activation (making movement all together). Attacks and defence is increased and casualties are spread out making individual unit courage less difficult to pass. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjOLMtR6w_sTSyshv62Y0bA-yaxvfv2Rp0dTBnIVfJpWF73I5YH8iVSFJWXxkfTpmsj_viaX4MP0gANFkxb-8CQlhKpNIPhE3ahCYzUdxdKlwOSaEvKkCrq1D8IfL-Dq4Q51jUbSx1Xo_S-uBtShhDPzCfWAA3b-lyCEkjm0IV0jtkwtGYQBscecbjw/s2016/Losing%20one's%20head.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjOLMtR6w_sTSyshv62Y0bA-yaxvfv2Rp0dTBnIVfJpWF73I5YH8iVSFJWXxkfTpmsj_viaX4MP0gANFkxb-8CQlhKpNIPhE3ahCYzUdxdKlwOSaEvKkCrq1D8IfL-Dq4Q51jUbSx1Xo_S-uBtShhDPzCfWAA3b-lyCEkjm0IV0jtkwtGYQBscecbjw/w640-h480/Losing%20one's%20head.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Greek mercenary losing one's head for the upcoming battle...... The expediency of creating another figure to fill in the ranks of the unit, but not having enough legs(i.e. figures) to do so - as the Legio has 10, the pike unit has 11 and this unit with only 11 for the total of 32 plastic figures in the box - had me glue on arms backwards on a spare torso and squish out the hands to feet-like proportions so the miniature would appear to be gathering up himself after losing his head temporarily.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Yes, an all-together silly 'project' but serves my 'needs' all the while keeping the time consuming part shorter for an ancient collection - and I suppose also fantasy if I require.....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-91355734182568566712022-09-19T19:45:00.018-07:002022-09-20T19:03:28.044-07:00The Cavaliers down the High Street<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY2PEllcEo-zkwUTUb70Y5Bpq36j9kCsdZPDCG6EqKnOVoAaeJI0Kr5F_ZRx8G7Cwsc-MOHn32osK4muh0VS-FrkZ-D4MQ-iGZWeu4Wrp83T82dWdC_AI-2Z0NiW1oi7k4D5vLwnP07uMgZ_Pc6smfT3HbOm7N_poCc_XOGklGsQhKaz-_lUAsDU1OA/s1893/C544588D-BBEC-438F-BA66-0501C7B1197F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1893" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY2PEllcEo-zkwUTUb70Y5Bpq36j9kCsdZPDCG6EqKnOVoAaeJI0Kr5F_ZRx8G7Cwsc-MOHn32osK4muh0VS-FrkZ-D4MQ-iGZWeu4Wrp83T82dWdC_AI-2Z0NiW1oi7k4D5vLwnP07uMgZ_Pc6smfT3HbOm7N_poCc_XOGklGsQhKaz-_lUAsDU1OA/w640-h434/C544588D-BBEC-438F-BA66-0501C7B1197F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> My solo "Tersey River" fictional ECW campaign has made an appearance on the table. Memorable for the effectiveness of the cannon fire from "Little Maggie" which discouraged the Tawney attack across the bridge of the Tam and the headlong charge by Lord Blare down the highstreet of Carweal village being met with the veteran cavalry of the Murrey faction charging down the street from the opposite direction!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowOBVKrGBvtRBDlOK9Gy7erY4vC8OyAU8gzSAO2fQLEBWylD-nAIu7mnScZgVOooHCPVa8jH6h6J5bIFbMXFn54j8A_IXlU-ND2xl29Q_wzAQ8v8QXHe25I0rz6JRZhMB_EUEFMgW5qUM79aEl9_vdkrKouob4dWmpn_zeSglifmJkM8thDmxUk3ElQ/s2048/25298535-7D78-4B24-840F-A552A2A92BC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowOBVKrGBvtRBDlOK9Gy7erY4vC8OyAU8gzSAO2fQLEBWylD-nAIu7mnScZgVOooHCPVa8jH6h6J5bIFbMXFn54j8A_IXlU-ND2xl29Q_wzAQ8v8QXHe25I0rz6JRZhMB_EUEFMgW5qUM79aEl9_vdkrKouob4dWmpn_zeSglifmJkM8thDmxUk3ElQ/w640-h426/25298535-7D78-4B24-840F-A552A2A92BC8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Blare's troopers took the brunt of the force and were forced to halt causing a traffic jam of milling horses within the town and were soon forced to flight. </p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-86214534207855038212022-09-07T17:33:00.004-07:002022-09-07T17:33:31.980-07:00Somewhere south of Battleford....<p><br /></p><p>The ‘birth’ of my new unit of NWMP newly painted last night.</p><p> The North-West Mounted Police, were the Canadian Constabulary of the later 19th Century used in modern-day Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba “the Prairie Provinces”. This is a vast area, some 1,780,000 km2. For comparison, the UK is 243,000 km2. The southern area of Saskatchewan, the primary theatre of operations during the North-West Rebellion is approximately the size of modern Germany. For all this area of patrol, only some 500 officers were employed and so thus the very small contingent for my force made from conversations of the Perry American Civil War plastic cavalrymen. The dismounted trooper happens to be a Brigade Games Boer with a new plastic Home Service head to represent the mounted infantrymen status of the contingent. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgPE-Gg4JHE9KEwXL2zCueM8mzc7TWmFq4ssmsJMxvbVL-Fcz91W4EYl4kpC6lUvatyCU1G8u4VUAc5MTz235UQW8rVvZhVuKk4oy66T44pNhGUGeXV-dS482yBa0Bh5G6VwkGxlHDZRwkP2uoKcDFQh4dBPmdNp_KoaXaVf9WU-1Sj_zbiKRPNZHiw/s2048/P1190800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgPE-Gg4JHE9KEwXL2zCueM8mzc7TWmFq4ssmsJMxvbVL-Fcz91W4EYl4kpC6lUvatyCU1G8u4VUAc5MTz235UQW8rVvZhVuKk4oy66T44pNhGUGeXV-dS482yBa0Bh5G6VwkGxlHDZRwkP2uoKcDFQh4dBPmdNp_KoaXaVf9WU-1Sj_zbiKRPNZHiw/w640-h426/P1190800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>While the historical relationship of the NWMP and the native aboriginal population was generally good, some of the Cree joined the Metis of Louis Riel in conflict with the Canadian government. Under this guise, I created a very small scenario to use my newly painted NWMP contingent for that campaign and that of the native teepees built during the summer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhT1VEXmNKXfmylplo5EKdRvey6FoHH_qeaxcJsGm__9G4NkMxksauYSTM0vPYYxOZo9YM7ekf5eiBRVlrlRET5YjwgtewRyMi8lbZuuH_MhDrnKVyx7jHkvfTgfvDT3UJJ03SpKbuvdrCBiYpoK9_Nl3KFFn39XGBe2MKL7LPm8tizu09O3Y_SJaww/s2048/P1190802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhT1VEXmNKXfmylplo5EKdRvey6FoHH_qeaxcJsGm__9G4NkMxksauYSTM0vPYYxOZo9YM7ekf5eiBRVlrlRET5YjwgtewRyMi8lbZuuH_MhDrnKVyx7jHkvfTgfvDT3UJJ03SpKbuvdrCBiYpoK9_Nl3KFFn39XGBe2MKL7LPm8tizu09O3Y_SJaww/w640-h426/P1190802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfmsA-L20B3rUNUI7MLK_CLXxMbAxvSiWuI-9VL60HgBaru-Wp1hw1W1c8nEnjnUIfbGh8IMQ7UyQr0CIlOcqOqf3i5maANaWXzZijCfXum8beVotP5CwmKb0ld3Xiv7srE8fVl2HOWITah2VfKQpzTsxILOefYFzSbWvdTuFHjPpZDsdxCAafhVJw/s1600/NWR%20NWMP%20painting.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfmsA-L20B3rUNUI7MLK_CLXxMbAxvSiWuI-9VL60HgBaru-Wp1hw1W1c8nEnjnUIfbGh8IMQ7UyQr0CIlOcqOqf3i5maANaWXzZijCfXum8beVotP5CwmKb0ld3Xiv7srE8fVl2HOWITah2VfKQpzTsxILOefYFzSbWvdTuFHjPpZDsdxCAafhVJw/w640-h480/NWR%20NWMP%20painting.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure about the accuracy of this work but certainly presents an interesting portrait of the NWMP </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklz0M-Xe2Uzz3et6zoKQlL1_khbWtBo3NfTkQd7R5SPV2vdJcvaDUHelH-3R_rzrRN_p6i75cGGXJUUni7fIUnly5hezMoPs_hhWHzxo_KC3BFj7fYWbGW297H90mUBhANT77P7RrdM62vpklZHRlQE-Wg9G7guumrNVAK352XL5wyaLfs6l6ridjig/s768/NWR%20NWMP%20b:w.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="768" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklz0M-Xe2Uzz3et6zoKQlL1_khbWtBo3NfTkQd7R5SPV2vdJcvaDUHelH-3R_rzrRN_p6i75cGGXJUUni7fIUnly5hezMoPs_hhWHzxo_KC3BFj7fYWbGW297H90mUBhANT77P7RrdM62vpklZHRlQE-Wg9G7guumrNVAK352XL5wyaLfs6l6ridjig/w400-h398/NWR%20NWMP%20b:w.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX870v5VyB2s-tOl9f6oYzJ_YgszGu63cl9dkHZeKV7EtbJKC5WfVGf86IXLs_s-hUIZd4HUl8yqG-BDLFMvi0vxbnQ1J4Yjsy4f_-w8Yqj2TbOWr0SoOJ6jJ6RIZ8GqEEEz3eMBIIz_OIWTlSDjkThimcqHvcWX6nrP0cNkmPl44LktD2IRMDSaWJ1Q/s1000/NWMP%20on%20parade%20Fort%20Calgary.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1000" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX870v5VyB2s-tOl9f6oYzJ_YgszGu63cl9dkHZeKV7EtbJKC5WfVGf86IXLs_s-hUIZd4HUl8yqG-BDLFMvi0vxbnQ1J4Yjsy4f_-w8Yqj2TbOWr0SoOJ6jJ6RIZ8GqEEEz3eMBIIz_OIWTlSDjkThimcqHvcWX6nrP0cNkmPl44LktD2IRMDSaWJ1Q/w640-h192/NWMP%20on%20parade%20Fort%20Calgary.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NWMP on parade at Fort Calgary. Note helmet and white gloves from which I took my inspiration. Actually doubtful that the patrolling troopers would continue to wear such gear but this IS wargaming and we all do the full-dress appearance of our miniatures, don't we?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The scenario has the NWMP to determine the belligerent status of the native encampment. The camp was large with a woods to the south and unknown to the policemen, a slight escarpment in front of the camp.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY2KVkFqYisuqaa2DoelwfGS5ZSKaIR7DSdAPGTN67m12K_WgXAEFKnqJMqXEnQjprJ8iSP69VAsD8IBlVzJnIrPgRvV6rRR-1r6usJN1sJsDMtkqCRIMapPI6SxEk1ZyRD2LXMYvvMFxeBR7typjV8_jwGBy7bsZfLZ5Uu5fe4363mhijlyaARMcpQ/s842/cree-tipis.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="655" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY2KVkFqYisuqaa2DoelwfGS5ZSKaIR7DSdAPGTN67m12K_WgXAEFKnqJMqXEnQjprJ8iSP69VAsD8IBlVzJnIrPgRvV6rRR-1r6usJN1sJsDMtkqCRIMapPI6SxEk1ZyRD2LXMYvvMFxeBR7typjV8_jwGBy7bsZfLZ5Uu5fe4363mhijlyaARMcpQ/w311-h400/cree-tipis.jpeg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Cree tipi/teepee. My tipis are from old conical drinking paper cups held in storage for many years!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Canadians trotted toward the camp with careful view to the small copse of trees to their right. A high-pitched voice was followed by firing, wounding one of the troopers. In the commotion the NWMP were unaware of the firing from the escarpment (no hits from this direction at all, so presumably no effect or reaction from the otherwise involved troopers). </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-weQV29pAc9T50OSkgdhTcROkNzN_I6zrQQoCx0ZXECn13YbI3bFTQeK639f3Vigxm0YFfts6VA_apOOY5vtZRZj3l8z_I3PZhfhEq_v32qj21G5GVhXujzz4grX9bbGLGb03WvdCeh_oTX-Gd7crQZbmMxGCuNp9CmYW54nx-LPs5sofYOfa-_bj-w/s2048/P1190804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-weQV29pAc9T50OSkgdhTcROkNzN_I6zrQQoCx0ZXECn13YbI3bFTQeK639f3Vigxm0YFfts6VA_apOOY5vtZRZj3l8z_I3PZhfhEq_v32qj21G5GVhXujzz4grX9bbGLGb03WvdCeh_oTX-Gd7crQZbmMxGCuNp9CmYW54nx-LPs5sofYOfa-_bj-w/w640-h426/P1190804.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The log marker represents a 'pinned' status, the blackened cotton ball (those often stuffed in oversized pill bottles are wonderful for this purpose) represents a shot from the Cree hidden in the trees. The troopers are converted from Perry plastic American Civil War cavalrymen. While the mounted fellows have retained their heavy gloves (which I have given them from 'green stuff') their dismounted companion has placed his under his belt on the back - also green stuff.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Recovering their motivation (making the pinning test) they moved away from the fire and toward the camp. More firing came from the woods but to no effect. However the troopers were now startled from the close range fire from the hidden position in front of them, and the same trooper was again hit ( I diced to see which of the three would be hit) Pinned once again, they waited the Cree reaction but none was forthcoming. Unbeknown, the Cree were short of ammunition and arrows thus equally unable to continue the fight. (I rolled very low for the amount of shots the Cree could deliver)</p><p>But the policemen had their answer about the Cree attitude and decided to quickly retire to report. ( I rolled maximum on the dice for their morale/activation!)</p><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451577227591179555.post-1526299047231303382022-08-24T00:00:00.000-07:002022-08-24T00:00:04.265-07:00A small affair in Saskatchewan <p> Wanting to entertain the boys having traveled many hours, I took the time late night to set up another small game for the morning after breakfast before we set off for the local hobby store (opening late at noon) </p><p>(for other games played during "Dougfest" see previous posts)</p><p>I picked a recent personal favourite in the Canadian Northwest Rebellion of 1885. The scenario was simple. Each player had two units of infantry to approach and protect a wagon abandoned previously from opposite directions. The enemy Metis had predetermined ambush points. We played with the "Men Who Would Be Kings" rules. </p><p>Fun little affair. I played the Metis who were given ammuntion restrictions, the single threat to James's contingent fired their one shot and then departed! He was slightly delayed with one unit who had to deal with them....</p><p>the other Metis group had more shots and forced one of Seth's green/black-clad Rifle units to continually fail their morale and fall back. But the wagon was saved and the newspapers back home rejoiced in the "great victory"</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77pgmlpUlV2LGQRdpsHIRsiWXJaQixU8H0ET1MaPg7Nn37FtupWHId86pQZ12z_2VzVhyxFtX3ETWHFQ1Jb2wnsWBiNXh2XVIGsDrFxVse6cY1a6O5FuBYemXoVltPrhq6adQNOBs1hQSq62rXyxl2V5gFcormo9yDaYre7NHMTFuv4JuTzghbTjHow/s2048/P1190798.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77pgmlpUlV2LGQRdpsHIRsiWXJaQixU8H0ET1MaPg7Nn37FtupWHId86pQZ12z_2VzVhyxFtX3ETWHFQ1Jb2wnsWBiNXh2XVIGsDrFxVse6cY1a6O5FuBYemXoVltPrhq6adQNOBs1hQSq62rXyxl2V5gFcormo9yDaYre7NHMTFuv4JuTzghbTjHow/w640-h426/P1190798.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Canadian Militia of 1885 and part of JamesC's command. In the background the second group is approaching the hill from which they took fire (the smoke cotton ball in the far distance indicates Metis fire)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Lkjt5_MjcNgToWH4jOMPPP8_UdCP23tUSMQj3CIC0lzKJjfoKy3ON5dDDzr9p7rQo9yg80cCtKBRlQlo9dcD4TcdKBcCJCuLKZVa-fvY5pWSupROawWujBPa0Nuo9rud64eggwOvVsB6qxeBK5-XE5HQuVPAwI2KtHkvy_z2dGghzn5lCiY0i3dig/s2048/P1190799.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Lkjt5_MjcNgToWH4jOMPPP8_UdCP23tUSMQj3CIC0lzKJjfoKy3ON5dDDzr9p7rQo9yg80cCtKBRlQlo9dcD4TcdKBcCJCuLKZVa-fvY5pWSupROawWujBPa0Nuo9rud64eggwOvVsB6qxeBK5-XE5HQuVPAwI2KtHkvy_z2dGghzn5lCiY0i3dig/w640-h426/P1190799.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SethT's Canadian Rifles in action. The 'log' marker indicates they are currently "Pinned". His other unit is assaulting the Metis position indicated by the 'smoke balls'. <br />The figures are Perry plastic American Civil War Union types with new glengarry headdresses added by me with Green Stuff.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>DougHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17243396928781521342noreply@blogger.com