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Blitzkrieg Commander Game Write-Up (13th May 2012)
There are no photos from the game Richard and I played on Saturday afternoon, 12 May, but to me the essence of a good game is if it produces a compelling narrative. In late 1944 a German counterattack had established a bridgehead that the Soviets were det ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 8 (22nd Apr 2012)
The Royal Artillery 74th Field Regiment and RoyalArtillery 124th Field Regiment elements now complete. Yeah! The final delay was running out of matt varnish and having troublefinding some more, but job done now. Along with some dug- ... Read More
800 Point Napoleon's Battles Game - The French Army List (8th Apr 2012)
I meant to publish this with the original post, but it was getting too big as it was. Order of Battle Points “Spearhead” Overall Commander Marshall Davout:(3) 12"E(10)+1 [12F] [ 16M] 52 I Corps (I) Davout:(3) 12"E(10)+1 [4F] 0 &nbs ... Read More
800 Point Napoleon’s Battles Game (2nd Apr 2012)
On 18March 2012 Richard and I fought a straight up 800 point game using Napoleon’sBattles. It was French versus Russiansin 1812 and I was the French. This game gaveme impetus to finish attaching magnetic backing to my French troops so theyco ... Read More
WW2 Australian Infantry 15mm – Part 1 (16th Mar 2012)
Ok, this is a big step for me: WW2 in 15mm!After our last Blitzkrieg Commander game Richard gave me twopacks of Battlefront Miniatures Australian Infantry. Prior to this, while I have admired thefigures, I have stayed strictly away, wanting to ... Read More
Old Glory Napoleonic Prussian Kuirassiers (3rd Mar 2012)
Perhaps a bit premature posting at this stage, but I’ve had these guys six months and want to get them done. I bought them to form the other brigade of Prussian HC that appears in the Napoleon’s Battles Lutzen scenario. The first brigade I ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 7 (3rd Mar 2012)
Still working on the Quads which are now undercoated (Tamiya XF1 Flat Black) and one has its base coat (Tamiya XF58 Olive Green). I also found the figures for the crew and they are nearly finished. I’m thinking of basing the Quads and limber ... Read More
Revell’s Deutsche Artillerie WWII – one year on (3rd Mar 2012)
Most of my time with these guys has gone on agonising over what base size to use. I’ve settled on a permanent fixture to a 90mm square. So far I've done little more than undercoat them, but I have also started using Vallejo paints (on these ... Read More
Battle of Kamenewo 6 October 1941 Refought Using BlitzKrieg Commander (26th Feb 2012)
Battle report from 19 February 2012The aim was to play a game using Blitzkrieg Commander set on the early Eastern Front. I was tempted to try and convert the Crossfire Stalingrad scenario, but would need to test it first. So I settled on the Battle of Kam ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 6 (28th Jan 2012)
With all the recent posts I’ve seen on other blogs about contents of scrap boxes I thought an update on the progress of the field artillery for this unit would be timely. The guns and limbers were not an issue and I have even found the original gu ... Read More
Austrian Napoleonic IR 29 – Completed (14th Jan 2012)
Undercoat commenced in July last year and I finally got the time over Xmas to finish them. See original post on the background to this unit here: http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com/2011/07/austrian-napoleonic-ir-29-undercoat.htm ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 5 (8th Jan 2012)
Time marches on and now all the infantry elements have been rebased. So I now have the three brigades 69th, 151st and 168th for the 50th Division for the Megablitz rules.These same figures also double up as an infantry company for Crossfire.I'm also ... Read More
Blitzkrieg Commander (30th Dec 2011)
Played my first game of Blitzkrieg Commander. Very impressed. Gave a good feel and quick and easy to play. It's now on my wish list.http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/default.aspx?Area=BKC ... Read More
Field Fencing – Part 1 (24th Dec 2011)
This is a Xmas project and hopefully there will be a Part 2 within two weeks (the time I have off), however at the moment I’m into painting Napoleonics so it might not happen.I purchased this Peco Lineside kit and decided that for wargaming purposes it ... Read More
Stalingrad – Russians – Crossfire (11th Dec 2011)
These are my two Russian companies that I have dedicated to the Crossfire Stalingrad scenario.They have been relabelled with red brown on white for the first (rifle) company and white on red brown for the SMG company.The figures are a mix of Esci, Atlanti ... Read More
Leipzig Table A Scenario – Napoleon’s Battles (10th Dec 2011)
On 4 December we played the Leipzig Table A scenario, but noted how if we were playing the full battle there would be many decisions on other troops that would be available – this was some of the fun we were perhaps looking for. So far the two sce ... Read More
Stalingrad - Germans - Crossfire (27th Nov 2011)
These are the two German companies for theCrossfire Stalingrad scenario.After the last game I decided to relabel them so they are clearer and in the order Platoon/Company which seems to be the more natural way of reading the markings.The white background ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Final Installment (13th Nov 2011)
25 MayAfter finding an Allied Task Force in Candia Bay the Luftwaffe make a poorly coordinated attack but still manage to sink the DD Kelvin.The Germans air land more troops at Maleme. They also finally capture the Retimo airfield as the Allies star ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 6 (30th Oct 2011)
24 MayThe Allies are starting to run short on supplies. The Germans are faced with low supply in the Retimo and Heraklion sectors and are buoyed by the Luftwaffe’s continued interdiction to slow the Allies down.The main Luftwaffe force goes after ... Read More
Stalingrad - Crossfire (29th Oct 2011)
On Friday I introduced Richard to Crossfire using the Stalingrad scenario, something for which I had purpose built the terrain. The picture is old, but shows the full setup, all made up out of cardboard, litter and lots of glue and paint.Having take ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 5 (21st Oct 2011)
23 MayThe Germans are now short on supply in the Retimo and Heraklion sectors, but the Luftwaffe do their best to pin down the allies in these areas. The Luftwaffe’s main focus is the Royal Navy, but they were unlucky in attacking a RN task force in Alm ... Read More
Leipzig Table B Scenario - Napoleon's Battles (15th Oct 2011)
The plan is to play these in the sequence B, A, D and C. The first scenario, the attack on Lindenau, had already been played by Richard and the Austrians were able to shoot their way in fairly easily, so this time we decided that a double hit is required ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 4 (9th Oct 2011)
22 MayThe Germans find themselves short of supply and unable to reinforce Heraklion as they only hold half the airfield. They successfully interdict in the Maleme and Hearklion sectors and the Luftwaffe goes after the Royal Navy in Candia Bay sinkin ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 3 (29th Sep 2011)
21 MayLuftwaffe interdictions were not so absolute over Maleme and Heraklion and a morning strike against the Royal Navy in Candia Bay was easily driven off. The Germans attacked the retreating New Zelanders around Palatanus and vicious fighting occ ... Read More
25mm Metal Ancients - Javelinmen (24th Sep 2011)
This post was inspired by Tim Gow's post http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2011/09/blood-sweat-tears-and-superglue.htmlFirst up here is an old and sadly poor quality photo that I scanned in that shows what is a WRG Ancients 6th addition game (or p ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 2 (24th Sep 2011)
20 May PM and NightOn the afternoon of 20 May the Luftwaffe very successfully heavily interdicted all sectors. The drop on Retimo saw the loss of three companies with the bulk of the rest of the paratroops dispersed. The Germans captured the M ... Read More
Battle of Shiloh (19th Sep 2011)
These pictures are scans of photos taken during a refight of the Battle of Shiloh using Fire and Fury. The only notes I have are that it was 31 December 1992 and that the players on the Union side were Myron, Bruce and Dale while on the Rebs were Br ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 4 (18th Sep 2011)
Apart from the now finished 6pdr all the other figures I have had for a long time and these photos are just showing their final basing for the 50th Division I am slowly building based on the Megablitz scale.Typical photo style from me with one obvious exc ... Read More
Operation Mercury - Part 1 (18th Sep 2011)
I so enjoyed our game last week and having borrowed it from Richard to read the rules through in more detail, I couldn't resist the urge to set it up and play it solitaire.This is the map and set up before the invasion.20 May AMLuftwaffe success ... Read More
Operation Mercury - boardgame by GMT (12th Sep 2011)
A campaign theatre I’ve always been very interested in, so I couldn’t resist a chance to try this game out on the Axis invasion of Crete in 1941. We just played the Maleme scenario through twice – got different results each time, but it was mo ... Read More
Battle of Raab (14th Aug 2011)
Using the Napoleon’s Battles rules and scenario Richard and I refought this battle yesterday. We took an hour or two the previous night to set up the table and sort out the troops. Play commenced at 1pm and by 6pm we had an outcome. ... Read More
Prussian Napoleonic Cuirassiers – Part 4 (7th Aug 2011)
Painting finished. I’m pretty happy with how they look, but I love how they finally come alive in this sequence of pictures. Based on Renaissance Ink laser cut magnetic bases and sculptured using Jo Sonja's artist's paste. Basing flocked ... Read More
Napoleonic game - old photo (7th Aug 2011)
Some time in the late 1980s I took this photo of a Napoleonic game in 25mm. Must have been with Myron as I recognise the flag on his Spanish troops in the shadow on the bottom left. I wonder what rules we were using? Probably WRG. ... Read More
ACW 5mm - more old photos (7th Aug 2011)
My friend Norman sent me these two pictures of his 6mm, or is it 5 mm – hard to tell in this scale, ACW figures. Probably late 1980s. The interesting thing is that the terrain is made from sculptured loam – yes soil. Sprinkled with f ... Read More
Old photo of Ancients game (7th Aug 2011)
In going through my old photo albums I have a number of gems to get out here.This one I’m pretty sure is of a WRG Ancients game from the mid 1980s. At a guess it was with Myron and his 25mm figures, maybe a few of mine. It is my house as I recogni ... Read More
USS Forrestal and Golden Hind (5th Aug 2011)
Black and white photos taken in the back garden sometime around 1970. The oil tanker and the aircraft carrier are long gone, but I still have the row boat from the Golden Hind plus I bought the kit again to have another go at doing it. I remem ... Read More
Flames of War – first game (1st Aug 2011)
I had an opportunity to play a game using Flames of War. I seen games played and had been impressed by the miniatures, but the actual deployments never quiet looked right – too much base to base.The game was enjoyable as we had an umpire which the ... Read More
Austrian Napoleonic IR 29 – The Undercoat Commences (19th Jul 2011)
I’ve had these Essex Austrians for some time. The person who I got them from had thought they could be converted to be the Prussian IR 29 formed from the Berg regiment who were dressed in white uniforms with light blue facings. It just so ha ... Read More
Prussian Napoleonic Cuirassiers – Part 3 (19th Jul 2011)
Almost finished. I love how figures come alive as the paint goes on. ... Read More
Napoleon's Battles - Game 9 July (10th Jul 2011)
At over one thousand points each side, this fictitious battle with Austrians and Russians against the French in 1809 was perhaps a trifle too ambitious to be fully played out in the limited time available.However the pleasure of deploying all the superb f ... Read More
Leipzig Preliminaries - Prussian I and II Corps (29th Jun 2011)
Make Prussian figures can bascially make any of the three Prussian Corps at the battle of Leipzig, but one at a time.Here they are ready as the I Corps:And here they are as the II Corps:The gap in the II Corps is for the 16PrHC which are on their way. ... Read More
Prussian Napoleonic Cuirassiers – Part 2 (26th Jun 2011)
I normally paint production line (all the brown followed by all the blue etc), but this time decided to do four in one go. It turned out to but much more motivating and allowed me to work out a couple of options as in just how much detail I was goin ... Read More
Prussian Napoleonic Cuirassiers – Part 1 (19th Jun 2011)
I have had these 16 AB Prussian Napoleonic Cuirassiers for a few years and schedule to be a 16PrHC brigade for Napoleon’s Battles. They have been cleaned up and ready for undercoating and today’s the day (partner’s requirements to go and look ... Read More
800 point Napoleon’s Battles game – Part 3 (13th Jun 2011)
Sunday 1:00 to 6:00 real time, 13:00 to 14:30 (3 turns) game time. The battle continued for the hill on the Austrian right. The Grenadiers and the rallied troops drove off the French after a very tough fight, including a strange round in which a ... Read More
800 point Napoleon’s Battles game – Part 2 (12th Jun 2011)
Saturday 1:30 to 6:00 real time, 10:00 to 13:00 (7 turns) game time.The Hand of Gamer preparing the French attack on the Austrian left, held by the I Corps and the 1st Grenadier Division plus the light cavalry division. This attack took a long ... Read More
800 point Napoleon’s Battles game – Part 1 (11th Jun 2011)
Getting time to play has been hard, but this weekend we had our chance.I was to be the Austrians again and based my 800 point army on some of the Corps that were present at the battle of Aspern-Essling. Here is the list:UnitCompositionCommandDispers ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 3 (11th Jun 2011)
There has been slow progress with the 50th as I was a bit demoralized with the fiasco that was my attempt to fix the trail leg of the 6pdr. I’d considered using a bit of lead foil, but I couldn’t get it to hang right. But Paul’s com ... Read More
French Napoleonic Conscripts from Airfix French Foreign Legion (27th May 2011)
I did these a long time ago. The inspiration came from the wonderful Armies of the Peninsular Wars book (which can be found in my bookshelf that should be at the bottom of the page - although I've reproduced the relevant plate and text as part of th ... Read More
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division – Part 2 (3rd May 2011)
I was going along fine until I had a disaster with the 6pdr. I stupidly thought I could soften the plastic and straighten it out. Duh! All I achieved was to shrivel it up. Grrrr I have a spare, but no, I now have a mini project to ... Read More
Eastern part of the Battle of Ligny (1st May 2011)
This was a hypothetical scenario based on the battle of Ligny 1815.First up a confession. I have been pronouncing this name of the battle as “Lig-knee” when, after a comment by Richard, I think it should be “Le-nee”. A quick attempt wi ... Read More
