A few distractions on the painting desk have caused a drop off in Prussian production although I can now report that I am halfway through the unit. Also done and dusted is the standard bearer and flag. The bearer is another conversion of PN5 and the flag this time is a printed paper one.
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| My other Prussian musketeer units have old Revo paper flags but I have run out of those and wanted something that would fit in. I found this one on line and have given it a couple of coats of gloss varnish to stiffen it. |
On Thursday I was lucky enough to be invited to Goya's seaside residence for a game of Command & Colors Napoleonics. This time it was Austrians versus French at the Battle of Rohr from the campaign of 1809.
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| I played the French and with a 3:2 advantage in units thought I would have no problem smashing the Habsburg lackeys. How wrong I was. |
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| As usual at Goya's there were a mixture of Hinton Hunt and Minifigs S-range figures on the table. |
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| My masterstroke - playing the 'Grande Manoeuvre' card enabled me to turn the Austrian right but in the end my men were just blown away by their superior firepower and the game ended in a French defeat. Those buildings are really nice plastic ones Goya picked up for a song. |
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| After lunch we swapped ends for a re-match but this one was in the balance when I had to head for home. |
The scenario turned out to be a lot trickier than it looked as although the French had an advantage in numbers those Austrians with their bigger units were hard to shift. I'd forgotten how much fun CCN can be and the rules are very easy to pick up again after a break which is perfecrt at my age.
16 comments:
The Pommeranians look fab, just gently jogging forward looking for another Frenchman to drive back across the Rhine.
Thanks Rob, they do have a rather determined look about them!
Lovely work on the Pommeranians, looking good. Cracking looking game, really nice to see.
Cheers Donnie!
Great progress Ian. As for C&C it remains my favourite game and how nice to see it played like that with proper soldiers!
Lee/
Thanks Lee, CCN always provides a good game in a sensible time frame but using miniatures is the way to go!
The Prussians are looking fantastic so far. And the game? It does both heart and soul good.
Kind Regards,
Stokes
(Michigan, USA)
Thanks Stokes, Goya’s toys are a wonder to behold!
Nice figures.
Thanks Rob.
Wow those Prussians look fantastic and so glad to see you have been tempted by paper flags as opposed to that fizzy can nonsense that someone else we know insists on using - You know who you are WM! I'll say it again, those Command and Colours games look amazing, as I imagine is the seaside view. Very jealous!
Thanks David, I’m not against fizzy drink flags but in this case the paper one fits in with the rest of my Prussians. The view from Goya’s study was indeed very nice as, with the leaves off the trees of his estate, we had a clear view of the Firth of Forth!
Splendid work on the Prussians…
And a cracking looking game… It’s nice to see so many lovely Minifigs on the table…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, the Minifigs have definitely grown on me and Goya’s collection is an impressive one.
Your Pommeranians are looking very smart. It's also always a pleasure to see Goya's lovely armies.
Thanks Matthew, Goya now has two Austrian armies - one Minifigs and the other Hinton Hunt!
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