Sunday 10 March 2024

25/28mm French Old Guard

25/28mm French old Guard French Old Guard Hinchliffe figures Earley 1970 started painting my few Old Guard French figures all Hinchliffe ones back then all we had to put on the bases was coloured sawdust sold in the model shops ( well that’s what I call it) held in place by emulsion paint . Having got lots of use since then I thought it’s a bought time, I up graded them with some nice flock . So far so good then look at the dust on the figures Started to remove dust with a wet paint brush trying not to nock of too many bayonets from the figures. Found an old paint brush to apply PVA then into the flock box ( Ice cream tub ) time well spent I hope ,

Thursday 22 February 2024

25/28mm Cowboys

25/28mm Cowboys One of the lads down at Calne Wargames Club asked If I did have any Cowboys yep I put up a town ( using my ACW houses) and post off some pics to club member. Have not had much chance to use them over the last few years but now may be they will get one ot two outing this year.

Saturday 16 December 2023

Can you have enough Archers?

Can you have enough Archers? Good question for a 24-points army using Lion Rampant game maybe 1 or 2 units. For a larger game then why not have more units of Archers or do you go for more men at arms? My 5 units of Archers are made up from Hincliffe @ Perry @ and some I picked up from Devizes show this year making 60 figures in all.

Friday 3 November 2023

Lion Rampant came at the Calne Wargames club

Lion Rampant game at the Calne Wargames club Some of the lads at the club want to play a 3 a sided game of lions rampant and knowing that I had a castle so that was the game. My castle I defend it . 72 points per side no problem. James spent Monday night making up some scaling ladders for his very nice and new Swiss troops to use. One of the best parts of the game was me trying to fire a cannon at the add advancing troops .After the first round that I fired all dice rolls to lode it failed all night . Each time it happened all the old joke came out with all of us having a good laugh . Needles to say the rest of the of my dice rolls was just as bad and with the right-hand flank having the same luck as me with all out generals out of the game. Morale gone and my last two units on the left flank when off the table one go the attackers won the game.Club nights Tuesday nights from 6 to 9 at the Calne springs show room.

Wednesday 18 October 2023

Fortress of Louisburg September 2023

Fortress of Louisburg On a trip to Canada and the USA first port of call was Sydney in Nova Scotia . Yes Yes could be heard for me sitting at my computer the wife said what all the noise We are going to Sydney NS I can go to Louisburg. As wargames know conversation can go down hill if you want to go some place on holiday that could have a bit to do with your hobby. After I said I would go up the Empire State Building with her ( I do not like hights) we book a trip to Louisburg fortress .