tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66390605095264553252024-02-06T20:07:37.891-08:00The Steadfast Tin SoldierMosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-75308270854088118672014-05-06T08:35:00.000-07:002014-05-06T08:35:28.133-07:00Virginia Provincial Regiment.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Months ago Galloping Major Miniatures were doing a deal on their new FIW range- so I went ahead and bought some of their very nice figures - 'but its easier to buy figures than it is to paint them !' and it has taken till now to get them done. </div>
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I've painted them as the Virginia Regiment - which was commanded by George Washington during the French Indian War . I will be using these with the 'Tomahawks and Muskets' rules .</div>
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The command figures , Galloping Major do a very nice range of figures - rather 'chunky' maybe but they match well with most of the other ranges out there.</div>
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<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-72802529054537323542014-05-01T10:49:00.000-07:002014-05-01T10:49:00.868-07:00Songs of Blades and Heroes Campaign (Parte the First)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the first game of 3 in a Songs of Blades and Heroes (SOBAH) campaign , the opponents have to recover a clue to a magical item which is hidden in the derelict crypt in the centre of the table .</div>
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The baddies ! Lord Deeth and his skeleton minions - booo hiss ! .</div>
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The goodies - Prince Valiant, his men at arms and archers - huzza cheer ! . The figures are Rackham plastic pre-paints 'tarted up' a bit . Too be continued .....</div>
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Bye midday the French have the village , on the left their troops deploy to counter Prussian reinforcements. French cavalry cross the bridge and their infantry cross the river further down and march to secure the right flank. The Prussians were hampered by the late arrival of reinforcements and their artillery at the bridge running out of ammo .</div>
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The final move of the game and the Prussian threat to the French left is not going to materialise and the Prussian High Command signals their forces to retire - a French victory !. A great game - the poor Prussians were hampered by the non-arrival of reinforcements and when they did arrive they appeared at the least helpful position . The French getting theirs first thing in the morning allowed them to manoeuvre the Prussians away from the bridge and thus capture it. The Featherstone Horse and Musket rules worked brilliantly and gave a quick and easy game.</div>
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<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-29753843210798769342014-04-23T03:37:00.003-07:002014-04-23T03:37:41.952-07:00Saint Georges Day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Does one wish people a 'Merry Saint Georges Day ? , I always find it a bit annoying that the rest of the U.K. make a bit thing of their saints days and the English quietly forget their own , so a 'Happy Saint Georges Day' to you all !. </div>
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To celebrate my completion of my Franco Prussian project I've decided to do a series of battles with Featherstone's Horse & Musket rules using my newly painted figures . The first part of the battle is a meeting engagement to secure the bridge over the Peit Ruisseau River at the small hamlet at Forgerons . The French force of a Cavalry Brigade , Infantry Brigade and Artillery piece come onto the board nearest the bottom of the photo . The Prussian force appear on the top left hand road and are of a similar composition .</div>
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The starting positions were randomly diced for , as was the number of moves - it was to be 10 moves so the engagement started at daybreak and would last all day till evening. The French Chasseures d' Africa lead by Brigadier Camembert move up the road towards the hamlet.</div>
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The situation about midday . The Prussian infantry climb the hill on the left and another one holds the crook in the river near the bridge , the cavalry reorganise at the fork in the roads. The French Chasseurs move to counter the Prussians on their left , the French infantry deploy and start a fire-fight with the Prussians whilst the other infantry unit prepares to charge over the bridge . The French Lancers retire due to heavy casualties on the right covered by the artillery. </div>
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The Prussian Hussars take heavy casualties from the French artillery and flee the field . The French infantry's charge is countered by the much depleted Dragoons who win the melee and force the French to flee. </div>
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As night falls the Prussians move up to take possession of the village . A Prussian victory on day one with the casualties being about even - French 12 cavalry,18 infantry and 1 artilleryman ., the Prussians 13 cavalry and 14 infantry casualties . Both sides will get back half their casualties back for day two although the cavalry regiments that routed off the table will not appear . Too be continued ...</div>
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<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-60728268729502295032014-04-08T12:51:00.000-07:002014-04-08T12:51:13.411-07:00Huzza Finished !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well Chasseurs D'Afrique actually !, this is the final unit of my Old School Franco-Prussian project and it has taken about 18 months to get it done . It's not often I pre- plan my armies they usually just grow (like Topsy) , so I'm rather pleased to have been able to keep on target with it .</div>
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I'm not sure if they should have grey horses ? - they did in the Crimea , but what little pictorial evidence I can find seem to show various shades of brown during the Franco-Prussian War - I decided to give the officers grey ones in the end.</div>
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I have finished painting the Dragoons for my O.S. Prussians , as this is the last unit for the planned army - they are officially finished !.</div>
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They are the Dragoon Regt. No.13 Schleswig-Holstein. I only have to do the French Chasseurs D'Africa now to complete the task. Foundry do some rather nice dismounted figures for the FPW and I'm wondering if they will match my Spencer Smith foot figures ?.</div>
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The weather has being inclement so I've spent the afternoon messing about on the computer , over the last month or so I've been playing the odd game of 'Songs of Blades and Hero' (SoBaH) fantasy skirmish rules using some Rackham plastic pre-painted figures that I got cheap when the firm went bust . I have also been re-painting some of them as they are nice figures but the paint job doesn't do them justice . I then thought I would make up some unit/figure type cards for them as it looks nicer than scribbling the stats down on a bit of paper. Several attempts later (and much bad language as I managed to delete my efforts at one point !) I came up with these - above my 'baddy' warband - a Witch and 6 of her creatures .</div>
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And the 'goody' warband a Hero, 5 Men at Arms and 3 Archers . The rules are simple but clever and give a good game in about 30/40 minutes . I've got a 'undead' warband to paint up as well and will post photos of them and a battle report soon. </div>
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The other afternoon 'S' called round and we played a game using my Garibaldi figures which had not been used yet , we decided to use 'Black Powder' rules and set up a encounter game . Here the Garibaldini forces move onto the table . I'm afraid my photographic coverage of the battle is a bit patchy as I got caught up in the action.</div>
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Things went wrong rapidly for Garibaldi as his Red Shirts were driven off and a suicidal charge by his cavalry was wiped out . A Neapolitan victory ! . A great little game , Black Powder is flexible enough to adapt to most periods and armies . This will inspire me to paint up the remaining figures for these armies. Oh and by the way 'S' won !. </div>
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Well I'm down to my two last units to paint , Prussian Dragoons and French Chasseurs D Africa . When these are painted I will have completed my Old School Franco-Prussian War project - as I originally envisioned it about 18 months ago . Must admit it is not usual for me to plan out a collection as precisely as this - normally my projects are very open ended with no target in sight , so I'm rather pleased with myself that I have been able to keep this one on course . However there are slight feelings of regret that I am coming to the finishing line with these figures and maybe in the future I will be adding the odd unit to them (French Guard in Bearskins ?) , These 2 units are now in the queue for my painting table and I will report my progress - watch this space ....</div>
<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-48516500673851082372014-03-02T06:33:00.000-08:002014-03-02T06:33:11.107-08:00Next Project .I've been clearing out boxes from under my wargaming table with a view to selling off a lot of the stuff I will never use and its surprising what you find (I once found a dead blackbird hidden there by one of the cats- uck!) -<br />
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Two Peter Pig 15mm Russian Civil War armies , bought several years ago in one of his 'army in a box' deals - I based up and sprayed them ready for painting . I was going to use them with his 'Square Bashing' rules .Above is the White army .</div>
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Red army Armoured Car , Artillery and M/G bases . With my FPW project nearly finished (only 2 cavalry regiments to paint up) this would make a fine change and with the added bonus that its all ready for painting . See how I've talked myself into it ! - watch this space !</div>
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Well I've just finished painting the last 2 units of Infantry for my Franco-Prussian project.</div>
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This is my final Prussian Line Infantry unit , I decided on a marching pose as it will help distinguish it from the others.</div>
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Rather pleased with myself keeping on track with my painting schedule - I can be such a wargaming butterfly and hop from one subject to another. I am attempting to finish off the ACW lead mountain and so next up were this unit which I decided would be painted as Union Regulars , there is some evidence to suggest that early in the war the Regulars wore the pre-war dark blue trousers - so to make them stand out I've give them these. The figures are by Crusader Miniatures , who do a limited range of infantry . I wanted figures wearing the 'Hardee' hat and full dress frock coats and there are not many manufacturers out there who do them , they are nice solid figures which match the Perry's size wise.</div>
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The game is intterupted as the telegraph line is attacked by Hodge , note this photo is blurred as I lunge forward to rescue the telegraph pole from the jaws of the marauding cat.</div>
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The Lancers charge just falls short . The game is still in the balance and a further report will appear soon. The figures are a mixture of Foundry and Old Glory . </div>
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Its been a while since I posted anything about my Garibaldi/Red shirts project . It's been chugging along in the background slowly and it's nearly got to the point when I have enough for a game - using Black Powder. Here is a command figure for the Garibaldini , a Irregular figure of course .</div>
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Neapolitan command - CinC in full dress and a subordinate in undress uniform , again Irregular figures.</div>
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Garibaldi's Sicilian Volunteers 'picciotti'. There are lots of references to these in his early battles but not much in the way of uniform/clothing description . I decided that Spanish Napoleonic guerrillas would be the nearest I would get , the next problem is size - the Irregular figures are quite small - true 25mm and lots of modern figures do not look right with them . I thought I would try Hinchcliffe - they do a limited range of Spanish , so I mixed in a few AWI militia . They will count as Irregular skirmishers and be in 2 small units when finished.</div>
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<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-84510746714990276922014-01-18T11:02:00.000-08:002014-01-18T11:03:20.753-08:00Franco-Prussian Zouaves .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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People may have caught a glimpse of them in the battle photographs but I think they should have their own photo shoot.</div>
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Here we see them being urged on by their Cantiniere Marie Ann . </div>
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I also glued up the French command group onto a base - the French CinC seems to be distracted - no wonder they lost the war ! . I've only got a couple of line battalions and a couple of cavalry units to paint up to finish the project , so I will be sending off an order to Spencer Smith soon .</div>
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Because my wife was working over Christmas I had more time on my hands than usual , so I took the opportunity to get this ACW Zouave regiment painted.</div>
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One of the things I dislike to paint is Limbers and Teams , they are expensive and don't get used a lot BUT they do look nice when finished and are impressive on the table , here is my Union team and limber for my ACW army , a Perry model - very nice but the designers have left you with no method of attaching the limber to the horses ! - without modelling correct traces etc . I resorted to a thin metal pin inserted into the horses flanks and painted black to avoid people seeing it !</div>
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And comes under accurate Artillery fire !</div>
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'S' rushes reinforcements to hold up my attack ! - at this point the battle was defiantly going my way !. BUT I then did a series of things that snatched defeat from the jaws of victory !.</div>
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One of the only rule changes we made was to allow one French casualty to re roll a failed saving throw if a Cantiniere was present - if he was successful she had revived him with her brandy !.</div>
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To add insult to injury 'S' managed to cause casualties on my gun preventing it from firing . It was French victory - due to my mistakes and a touch of bad luck . We both agreed it had been a good and tense game , the rules worked well after 50 odd years and took only 2 hours to play . We hope it was a fitting memorial to a great wargamer . Who knows it may become a seasonal tradition !.</div>
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P.S. on seeing the photo of us in the first instalment, 'S' said that it did not make me look fat - only 'portly' - Not sure if he is trying to be kind or it's a pun !?</div>
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It was decided about a month ago to do a memorial game in the style of and to commemorate Donald Featherstone and his rules. 'S' set me a challenge to get my Franco Prussian War figures all painted ready for the game - which I manage to do - just !. We decided to dress formally as people in Don's early photos appear - 'S' sporting his fathers cravat and smoking jacket and myself a collar and tie . Here we are toasting Don's memory . I said to my wife "I don't like this photo it makes me look fat !"- she replied "but you are !, Hmm ! 'Et to Bruti' !</div>
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'S' steps back into 1960's mode . I've tried several different types of 'messing about' with photos techniques in this report to try and capture the period - some work better than others.</div>
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We played the scenario from Don's first book but with Franco Prussian figures instead of ACW ones. The Terrain was set up as close as I could manage to the Platteville Valley . I took the Prussians and 'S' the French (he's a bit of a Francophile). Here is the situation at the end of the second move , my Bavarians and Wurttembergers move towards the river as 'S's troops move down the road towards the bridge.</div>
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On move Three the rest of the units came onto their respective board edges, my Hussars came onto the table near the bridge and dashed across it much to 'S's consternation ! - my 'Coup D' Elite' !</div>
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On the other flank the main force of my infantry marched on .</div>
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The situation at the end of the Third move .</div>
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'S's troops way is blocked by the miniature bottle of Port.</div>
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My Hussars charge the French line and block the line of sight of my deployed Artillery ! Rats!.</div>
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They take casualties but in a close fought melee they hold the French advance up !.</div>
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The much depleated Hussars retire their mission completed - but at a cost !. So far Don's rules had stood the test of time ! . Too be continued ........</div>
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<br />Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639060509526455325.post-19769645077868682332013-12-23T01:23:00.000-08:002013-12-23T01:23:54.886-08:00A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year and thanks for your support in the last one and here's to the next ! - Cheers Tony.</div>
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Still battling on trying to get the remaining unpainted figures ready for our game at Christmas . The next in the queue were this unit of Wurttembergers , nice simple figures to paint .</div>
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There is only the French Zouaves to paint now and these are glued up and ready for spraying .</div>
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I have also got these Cantiniere done for the French units , L to R - Turco, Legere, Line and a rather dashing figure for the Zouaves .</div>
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