Never Fight Uphill me Boys - Part 2

I was very fortunate recently to receive from Don W in the US, some Hinton Compatriots Austrian generals. This range of figures was commissioned a few years ago by Ron Marshall and sculpted by Andrew Stadden. The idea was to produce figures that would be compatable with Hinton Hunt that filled in some of the gaps in the original range such as Austrian infantry in helmets.

ANC07 - General on Horse - H02

There are several generals in the range and this is the first one I've completed. The castings are lovely and the horses are superb works of art, very unlike the Hinton Hunt horses in style but a joy to paint. The horses are perhaps a bit on the large side but the over all height of the mounted figure is exactly the same as a Hinton Hunt one. Thanks to Don for supplying them!

Last week, Goya invited me over to have another go at his Lundy's Lane scenario for the War of 1812. He has been beavering away expanding his American forces and has even introduced some cavalry and Native Americans into the mix, there are enough figures now to potentially refight the entire war! This time we tried out a variant of Mr Madisons War rules which were fun if not a bit bloody, I was the British again.

Initial set-up. The idea is that both sides want to occupy the hill on the left that is currently in British hands.

These beautifully painted Native Americans are by Strelets from a set that, according to Goya, is very hard to track down (but then that's probably as it should be).

My Belgians finally got the memo and turned out with a US flag supplied by Goya. They did some fine work against the Canadian Militia.

My lads had the high ground and a very impressive cannon.

A very unsporting cavalry charge by the US resulted in a rapid retreat from the table for this poor unit. Would never have happened if the Duke had been there!

The British are coming!

The battle in full swing. I was hard pressed on the left but my guns were holding off the US forces in the centre.

Winfield Scott tries to rally his boys for another attack. This is the same chap who years later found himself in charge of the Union army at the start of the Civil War.

We played 9 turns which was pretty good going for a ruleset we'd never used before. At the end of play my forces still controlled the hill but both sides were receiving considerable reinforcements so I think it could have gone either way.

At the start of the year I said I aimed to paint 150 Hinton Hunt figures over the course of 2024 and I'm pleased to announce that I've actually managed to paint 154. However, I also said I would buy absolutely nothing...er, ahem...

Austrian 26th Schroeder Regiment

This is my latest Austrian infantry unit finally cleared from the painting desk. They will represent the 26th Schroeder Regiment for no reason other than I fancied parrot green facings.

As previoulsy stated, the majority of the figures used are Der Kreigspieler ones with a few Clayton's mixed in. The standard bearer is another of my free-hand attempts and the drummer is once more a DK Grenadier one with a head swap.

The figures used are:

1 x AN/6 Officer, marching

20 x AN/4-DK88/1 Musketeer, charging

1 x AN/21 Officer, charging

1 x DK Grenadier drummer (with head-swap conversion)

1 x AN/29 Standard bearer

You may have noticed that the troops are on a movement tray. Those of you who have made it through the doors of the Hinton Hut will know that my troops are mounted in threes and they can be a right faff to keep in order when manoeuvering across the table. I'm hoping that these movement trays (custom cut by the helpful and efficient people at Warbases) will speed up play whilst preserving a soldierly-like appearence.