Here's what I've been painting recently.
By Brush and Sword
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Painting Update - Quar
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Painting Update - Napoleonics
Here's what I've been painting.
I've finally started on my French for Weissenfels, starting with test light and line infantry battalions. The above is the first battalion of the 10th Legere.
Beginning a series of units always takes the longest time, as I need to double check my references and figure out how the miniatures have been sculpted. A few more units in and the process tends to speed up.
As an example, it took a little work to figure out that these miniatures (from Viking Forge) have shako covers on with their chin straps folded up.
The standard bearer doesn't come with a flagpole, so I've purchased some from Essex Miniatures. Not perfect, but fine from arm's length.
I also finished the light infantry brigade's complement of skirmishers.
The second test unit was a line battalion, this one being the first of the 14th Line. I have another 11 battalions to paint up like this!
Overall, I'd say I'm aiming for about 70%-80% historical accuracy. These won't be a perfect recreation of French troops, but I think they're a pretty good overall effort.
And to round out the post, here's the first line brigade's skirmisher bases.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Running Up That Hill - 'O' Group AAR
And watched as an American airstrike knocked out the last 88.
At that point, the Germans decided to call it quits and retreat. If I remember correctly, we were only three bases away from our third FUBAR. While the Americans were only two bases away from their fourth FUBAR, they now had the long-range firepower from the remaining tanks to chip away at the remaining Germans.
Still, it was a fun scenario. I think the Germans could have deployed their defenses a little better (mea culpa, Alex) but we still put up a decent fight against an opposing force twice our size. And 'O' Group continues to be an excellent set of rules.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The Second Battle of Kernstown - Pickett's Charge AAR
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Tewkesbury Drift - Pike & Shotte AAR
Judson meant to move the Yorkist left flank forward into combat, but rolled boxcars and ended up with a "blunder". In a moment of peak wargaming, he then rolled a six for a massive charge; exactly what he wanted!
With the accrued casualties, that left two of the three Lancastrian commands broken. Which gave the Yorkists the victory, coming back to the historical result in a roundabout fashion.
Roxanne ran a very fun game, and it was a good demonstration that Pike & Shotte (and its sibling rules Hail Caesar and Black Powder) can be fun with smaller battles. The inclusion of the drift was a great complication that easily added an extra layer to the fight.