Tuesday 23 April 2019

New house new Games room

It's has taken a few months but I have finally got my games room built although not 100% finished as I still need to add the second table and an 8' fish tank, plus mount my pictures and bits on the wall.






Both Gaming tables will be 21' x 5.5', but the second table will only have basic storage for large boxes of terrain.






Friday 16 June 2017



Quick Black Powder game tonight

Forces

French
Army command =  Napoleon

Brigade 1 Command (8)

6 x Line inf
1 x art

Brigade 2 Command (8)

6 x Line inf
1 x art

Brigade 3 Command (9)

1 x Lancer
2 x Dragoon
1 x Cuirassier
1 x art

Russian
Army Command (7)

Brigade 1 Command (7)

4 x Line

Brigade 2 Command (7)

2 x Art

Brigade 3 (7)

1 x Dragoon

Brigade 4 (reinforcements) Command (7)


Objective was to hold the village until reinforcements arrive.



Turns 1 - 3

Russians start hidden, while the French move forward




Turn 4

Russian Guns open up





Turn 5

French chard the first building

Russian hold them off while inflicting casualties on the 1 Brigade, and two units becoming disordered.


Turn 6

The lone Russian Dragoons counter charge the French cavalry (and dies a hero's death), the fighting for the first building continues to rage, with the Russians inflicting more damage on the attacking French, number are not helping.




Turn 7

The French Cavalry hold at the side of the village, restricted due to the small wood, a line battalion charge the guns, but the guns hold.  The battle for the first building continues to go back and forward, but the Russians still hold.




Turn 9

The Russian gun finally falls, and the French move on to the 2nd battery.  A lone battalion charges the 2nd building and is held.  The first building casualties are building up but the Russians remain stubborn.



Turn 10

French Cav pull back, while the Russian reserve arrive and hold at the edge of the table (not liking the carnage in the village).

The French smash the Russian guns and move on to the 3rd building, the defenders manage to destroy one battalion, no change at the first building.  The Russian charge the French flank at the 2nd building smashing them out of the picture








Turn 11

The first building finally falls, at the 2nd building the French our pushed back disordered, while at the 3rd building the French are held.




We finished the game here giving the Russians a minor victory :-), I thought the French would walk all over the small Russian force but they held their own.




Wednesday 7 June 2017

I have been working on some 6mm (Baccus) Napoleonic's for Black Powder,

The army is broken down as follows:-

Infantry - 48 figures per battalion
Cavalry - 18 figures per regiment
Artillery - 2 guns per battery

The bases and movement trays came from Battlefield Accessories

Hope you like the pictures












Monday 24 March 2014

Room update

Games room update



I have now added a model railway board that goes around the room, I can put my gaming tables under the railway when not in use. All I need now is my 6' fish tank and the rooms will be complete



Getting ready for a Bolt Action game with my new Bridge

Sunday 24 February 2013

ACW

This is the finished part of my collection that I started a few years ago, it includes my Rushes Lancers