Category: Andy – Wargaming

The polish Lancers of the Guard now have “proper” lances thanks to plastic bristles from a broom head!

thanks to Ebay and some rebasing More to follow!  

As the conservatory remains quite chilly, and starting  to suffer from cabin fever, decided to move the painting bureau into the warmth. Even used it!  

In order to “finish off” the last game,  Sunday morning saw a return visit “up north” The terrain had be rolled back 2ft to give the allies room to retreat and some reserve space to move around in, Having set up a well organised attack the previous visit as French, I was asked to change…

Papelotte to about half way to La Haye Sainte.  Start of turn 9.  The Old Guard Grenadiers are on the move.   Though it looks a bit sparse in defense, there are a number of allied battalions and squadrons lurking on the back table, just out of shot

Three turns later.  As the French push on around La-Haie farm, the boards have been moved back so our fight is concentrated on the central table. The 2/30th managed to last until turn 29, where they were ridden down by Cuirassier after retreating from fire.  They died to a man, and the cuirassier managed to…

In our quest to use more figures than we have, our first attempt at refighting Waterloo has been started.  Big French push on the far right.

Just after we started La Haye Sainte painted by and from Hovels turned up. Couldn’t pass up a photo opportunity.

Finally got round to having a game again. Forces deployed End of Turn 1 – visible forces deployed – casualties inflicted already As this was our first game for sometime. And opening of the new table, took sometime to work everything out again. Our forces are mostly a random selection based on the full orbat…