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Monday, May 28, 2012

SWISS WIP

 HI GUYS
A very quick post.
Just thought I'd share some WORK IN PROGRESS, (WIP).
This time Some PERRY MINIATURES French Infantry pained as the SWISS 1st and 4th Regiments.
I'm painting 3 Battalions of these chaps for gaming with LASALLE.
Coming along nicely I think.
I got all the info I needed re 'Uniforms' HERE

Comments Welcomed.
Cheers

LITTLE WARS '12

 Hi All
Well, LITTLE WARS (Melbourne's 'Wargame Day Of Fun') has come and gone for another year.
It was, as usual, a great day out. I manage to sell some stuff at the 'Bring and Buy' so actually walked away with my wallet slightly thicker than when I walked in, (for a change).
There were as swag of excellent games on display.
The Best one was, (in my opinion) the BLACK POWDER 'Borodino' Demo game. Beauitiful 28mm miniatures on excellent terrain.  See a swag of photos below:

 BELOW: BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM,...... boom boom boom? OLD GUARD Artillery in action.






 BELOW: Ancients being played using Board game rules. An adaption from the COMMAND & COLORS (colours?) board game
 BELOW: FIELD OF GLORY: NAPOLEONIC. 15mm Napoleonics played on 'Teddy Bear' fur.
The battle was Waterloo. Apparently no Teddy Bears were harmed,...
 A great looking game, though the unit 'Tags' detracted from it I think.


 BELOW: FORCE ON FORCE! 28mm Modern combat in Afghanistan,.... when I last had a look the Coalition forces had sustained some heavy casualties. Sure to look bad in the papers and put Mr and Mrs 'citizen' off their breakfast. 'sigh'.
 BELOW: A rather spiffy game of English Civil War action using Black Powder PIKE & SHOTTE rules I believe.

 ABOVE: ZULUS!!! FAAAAASSSSSSSANDS OF 'EM.
BELOW: I entered my Peninsular War British Light Dragoons in the Painting comp and they collected a Silver Medal!!
All in all a cracking good day of Wargame Goodness!!!!
COMMENTS WELCOMED!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

DBA and Emu's

Hi Guys
Had a couple of games of DBA the other day with Stan.
Romans, Ancient Brits, Successors and Carthaginians all had a hit-out.
BELOW: Celts V Romans
 BELOW: Celts V Successors.
My Chariots move off on a flanking manouver,..
 Seems the local bird life had the same idea.
 They then beat a not so hasty retreat,... "Move along, nothing to see here".
Apparently they were simply checking out if their copy of 'MAURICE' had arrived.
Cheers