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| Tony's splendid new DK Bavarian troops advancing on the village of Unterlaichling. This village changed hands several times and was the focus of our main attack. |
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| The Austrians wait patiently for the French to come on. They have a strong position anchored on a line of villages and woods. The infantry figures in this shot are all S-Range (I think). |
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| This photo shows the French right as the Bavarians near their objective. They are supported in the centre by French infantry. |
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| The French left flank. These units are all under the command of Davout. They are pushing up through difficult terrain (mostly woods). Not much use for artillery or cavalry here. |
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| The Austrian line looks solid and determined and I'm sure they must have had a few maxim guns because their fire was pretty devastating (I discovered to my cost that Austrian infantry use 5 dice when firing rather than the usual 4!). |
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| This is about as far as I got before my units started to melt away and Goya began to rack up an impressive VP score. |
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| For one brief moment Tony managed to take Unterlaichling again - but it was only brief. The French units in the centre were unable to make any further headway . |
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| With our infantry a spent force Tony led a mad dash with our cavalry against the Austrian left. Spectacular, but it was never going to turn the tide. |
Tony had come up with a clever rule amendment that allowed us to play the game without using any cards. The result was play that felt much more like a conventional wargame than the usual C&CN affair.
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| Marshal Davout now with added gloss. |
As for marshal Davout, well he didn’t exactly excel but I have decided to spare him from the bleach bath anyway and, after a touch-up to his paint work, he has been deemed fit to join my other French commanders.
16 comments:
By Eck, I'm definitely painting some more Bavarians now. Gorgeous!
Your Davout does you proud, Ian.
Best regards
WM
WM - the Bavarians are lovely and it's impressive how many Tony has assembled in such a short period of time!
I’m glad Nicky escaped the bleach bath, I rather liked his comb-over you just don’t see them on the table very often (as opposed to around the table). I’d hate to think you thought I was pushing for it’s demise.
Anyway, enough on coiffures, tell us more about this card free version of C&C?
Rob - the game variant is still in 'development' and I'm sure Tony will have more info on his blog in due course after a bit more play-testing. The comb-over has grown on me (not actually on me as I don't have enough hair) and I'm quite liking the way he's turned out!
How lovely and lucky to take part in such a splendid game...
Al the best- green with envy- Aly
Aly - a game at Tony's is always a real treat!
Wonderful. I think that sums it up. Its heartwarming to see so many lovely HH figures on a wargames table.It is a real achievement, well done.
Great spectacle Ian, and I'm intrigued about the non card variant, it's most irritating when you get stuck with a hand of cards that don't allow you to move anything! Glad you left Davout is he was save for a touch up and clean - he's a real character figure.
Robbie - these are not just Hinton Hunt but included Les Higgins, Der Kreigspieler, S-Range Minfigs and a few other types, just proves old toy soldiers never die!
Trahison! This still smarts - I have tears in my eyes reading your splendid account - also, once again your photos are much better than mine! - did you find the new lightbulbs an improvement, by the way? I found there's this funny switch thing on the wall that makes them much brighter - marvellous what they can do now.
The comb-over has become a classic memory of the day now. I'm glad Nicolas has got to keep his paint. In passing, someone told me that in Japan, guys with comb-overs (combs-over?) are known as "barcode men", which I had to think about for a while, but I decided I like it.
I had a great day - thanks again to you and Goya for making the trip and entering into the spirit of some more fake history!
And it brings a tear to the eye to hear that the 'Save Davout from the Bleach Bath' campaign has succeeded in melting your heart'
Lee - Tony will no doubt reveal more about card free C&CN on his blog in due course. I'm more than happy with Davout now I have touched-up the paintwork and given him a couple of coats of varnish!
Tony - your photos are great, I think the new bulbs may have helped a bit especially at the end of the room away from the window. It occurred to me that maybe the previous owner of Davout gave him a comb-over in tribute to Peter Gilder?
Roy - I'm nothing if not democratic although that does make it difficult to play the part of Napoleon!
I have heard that sometimes marching bravely to defeat is as grand as winning. or, at least I think I've heard that... anyway the pictures are magnificent.
Those S range Austrians! I've never really taken to the HH but S range figures just give me a jolt of endorphins, especially when well painted in an appropriate style like these.
Ross - the Austrians belong to Goya (who is indeed a master painter) and the detail on them is superb!
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