tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68759859595077754092024-03-18T15:12:16.819+00:00Hinton Hunt Vintage Wargame Figures"Our tribute to the heroic past is its armies in miniature, today."
Recreating a 1970s Wargame army using 20mm vintage figures.Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comBlogger734125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-52802233869667470832024-03-17T20:17:00.000+00:002024-03-17T20:17:52.608+00:00A pair of Poirot's<p>I did say that the next unit would be something not quite so French and I would say Belgians fit the bill quite nicely. So this is where I have got to so far -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjff51hY6yzMhnlVOApbYeLLjVdDR-qOEnMQvSTYWBcIK5JEGDGOcBDJY28k4dKuPyXkNLb926mx8DX_IR7peH4lp9p8uvwVeaiDUzXsl_mgmkQxGQiQ8k8iTs5rHiSwQyrpsDpe-PTQr9Ek4FSwP-JNz66PXHpOqN5XW8Uvibap_f-_YRG7RVqd1zB8IE/s2592/officers1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjff51hY6yzMhnlVOApbYeLLjVdDR-qOEnMQvSTYWBcIK5JEGDGOcBDJY28k4dKuPyXkNLb926mx8DX_IR7peH4lp9p8uvwVeaiDUzXsl_mgmkQxGQiQ8k8iTs5rHiSwQyrpsDpe-PTQr9Ek4FSwP-JNz66PXHpOqN5XW8Uvibap_f-_YRG7RVqd1zB8IE/w400-h300/officers1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are DN/1 Officer (charging) looking remarkably like the famous Belgian detective.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qXkD543pOa4SZrELYlqFRYNLeqv7Nhdc72kZ8mCdFfXPWvevYJ785qPMrvbn4pMPpYrwiitgD87HgojU8oDRHPELMwWGXtSsM74jxy2dGPgedLPZA3YmEWvkXDAE_E7n8gND4kb661UqLzgCdVjPjsyF4bmenYyrFE0TZlgSB_w6KRTT50H1Mvc76Ow/s2592/Beldrummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qXkD543pOa4SZrELYlqFRYNLeqv7Nhdc72kZ8mCdFfXPWvevYJ785qPMrvbn4pMPpYrwiitgD87HgojU8oDRHPELMwWGXtSsM74jxy2dGPgedLPZA3YmEWvkXDAE_E7n8gND4kb661UqLzgCdVjPjsyF4bmenYyrFE0TZlgSB_w6KRTT50H1Mvc76Ow/w400-h300/Beldrummer.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a conversion of BN/12 Drummer (playing). I snipped off his pack and added a Belgian one - clever eh?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWlwoflA1xzr5EpTftYQS9-8QESFotK004REgVahk3jcYc9P-cVciejqru-Ef4PFl8tCWCAaA58gdh23QNISgmudjDPp3yjsEEMGH6rAsXLlpeuEFvYowIdwLA2XFcWH0ltKq3XDjyp_qCACJlGL9IF_i0VPBZAQQXQJhoozyLxKTZWLLqeFczSSWknk/s2592/belinf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWlwoflA1xzr5EpTftYQS9-8QESFotK004REgVahk3jcYc9P-cVciejqru-Ef4PFl8tCWCAaA58gdh23QNISgmudjDPp3yjsEEMGH6rAsXLlpeuEFvYowIdwLA2XFcWH0ltKq3XDjyp_qCACJlGL9IF_i0VPBZAQQXQJhoozyLxKTZWLLqeFczSSWknk/w400-h300/belinf.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test figures for the Grenadier company (left) using DN/3 Private (charging) and the Light company (right) using DN/2 Private (firing).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Pmbk7i46pfKGhLiT58HoQ5Y9jyTucHCY9zPr-7Vo_UEfZH_XBaaQWWfSbMTyKqmvkjm0FFfSsOeWcE4k-m0AS9KpBH7N7QVJeF73ifTd0RQDDI1GaOPRas7tPqPVld3SiZy5wpj2Rx5CnrSPYHJjx-3qawypGLgPAaHsdYnz-YkV_8himo4HWPA8hg/s2592/belflag2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Pmbk7i46pfKGhLiT58HoQ5Y9jyTucHCY9zPr-7Vo_UEfZH_XBaaQWWfSbMTyKqmvkjm0FFfSsOeWcE4k-m0AS9KpBH7N7QVJeF73ifTd0RQDDI1GaOPRas7tPqPVld3SiZy5wpj2Rx5CnrSPYHJjx-3qawypGLgPAaHsdYnz-YkV_8himo4HWPA8hg/w400-h300/belflag2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this of course is a paint conversion of BN/13 Ensign Regiment Colour. I'm quite please with how he turned out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>This unit has waited far too long in the lead-pile and I'm pleased to be finally starting on them.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-21871268524863203662024-03-07T16:19:00.000+00:002024-03-07T16:19:07.863+00:00The Monster has escaped!<p>Napoleon has escaped from Elba with his Old Guard and is marching on Paris. Marshal Ney has been sent to stop him with the 5th regiment of the line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY5QvM-vjmvsinY_qB3wOy72lX9CVcYDO6fdd0fCxHzVqYF-3MEemgaixsKZqH5kOBZleK0Vaz1VeC2bTeQ1trp8coCLo5w0QmHqoy-sNEyKPaQgD9V8QFpnrFPudvaBKPQ-VlMYVNIDZYbhkItMaOuAxpVb-OSOXLJ6Xm7vqcpFntXSq0_4g_MA1OzU/s2592/monster1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY5QvM-vjmvsinY_qB3wOy72lX9CVcYDO6fdd0fCxHzVqYF-3MEemgaixsKZqH5kOBZleK0Vaz1VeC2bTeQ1trp8coCLo5w0QmHqoy-sNEyKPaQgD9V8QFpnrFPudvaBKPQ-VlMYVNIDZYbhkItMaOuAxpVb-OSOXLJ6Xm7vqcpFntXSq0_4g_MA1OzU/w400-h300/monster1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"On to Grenoble my grumblers!"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb_sZbjQs1dQ5Koi2GrMQATRYOtuCmeESADyUiBrGOOSXzJE8itJ1XunYouHfFIsMvZaLyOTnZR_PbuC2GFDLdKuTi97g4oMFMRP4eqaL6bA8zzLZGh_qgydDfCP6lBCaf3pZYYinSkwR4zX-RaH5FDrMVVSm6P1WOrgl6EGK3Poq259lCGaGgVDTKxc/s2592/monster2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb_sZbjQs1dQ5Koi2GrMQATRYOtuCmeESADyUiBrGOOSXzJE8itJ1XunYouHfFIsMvZaLyOTnZR_PbuC2GFDLdKuTi97g4oMFMRP4eqaL6bA8zzLZGh_qgydDfCP6lBCaf3pZYYinSkwR4zX-RaH5FDrMVVSm6P1WOrgl6EGK3Poq259lCGaGgVDTKxc/w400-h300/monster2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Men of the 5th do not let them pass!"</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF1Pd8BAVmnSN82zGlgKMlRxcWwrCZ6cSRPnH-XXeNWDKII1XtSG7bIEs1QmHoR2z4duqq7dUPOB_KMIGAXBHZnbeosd7Mb1u2fECiAXb8m2MtT_xgU8R4XC0XliFpddBid3HrkaQCpiIUBVKY_9CI3922dOodw4bhtBSrdWxV8m86Vn9SlUIh8BXNsM/s2592/monster3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF1Pd8BAVmnSN82zGlgKMlRxcWwrCZ6cSRPnH-XXeNWDKII1XtSG7bIEs1QmHoR2z4duqq7dUPOB_KMIGAXBHZnbeosd7Mb1u2fECiAXb8m2MtT_xgU8R4XC0XliFpddBid3HrkaQCpiIUBVKY_9CI3922dOodw4bhtBSrdWxV8m86Vn9SlUIh8BXNsM/w400-h300/monster3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Soldiers of the 5th do you recognise me? If you want to kill your emperor here I am!"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG5TPreHTD92eNxMY4oP71pnDpQu-kVxR0oRm_DQDsyBjhy0szLTMHsTRIiRRJd_MoqL7ZXc0gk7-8k-XF8NqJOqwGt59tAowFOZ9jETgic6uTOT0tYnpGNKc0NeV4F11CTbdxCGK9bGLYXACNwfbTs5vsHlKfxSPdwIHlT7MlSpx5mIx7KoUHjxoHK8/s2592/monster4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG5TPreHTD92eNxMY4oP71pnDpQu-kVxR0oRm_DQDsyBjhy0szLTMHsTRIiRRJd_MoqL7ZXc0gk7-8k-XF8NqJOqwGt59tAowFOZ9jETgic6uTOT0tYnpGNKc0NeV4F11CTbdxCGK9bGLYXACNwfbTs5vsHlKfxSPdwIHlT7MlSpx5mIx7KoUHjxoHK8/w400-h300/monster4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"FIRE!"<br />"What do you think Pierre?"<br />"Oh, what the heck..."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5ReqHB-zH_UDwz3F7TPR3rUhxuW3R0GVs72qoz7Oo0OkavPs9IzlSsT_DgwjJ8BfNEaA8G-ykapq2k48OslBQsaOE1Cu1Bcf_Nv76Nw6mD00zbgP2mVZ1of8nfAT5NJUdnVvx3KmU4fS8rbAFS-XPUR009IJjSezWienP3MOMrKO0AF1UrqjKoJdarU/s2592/monster5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5ReqHB-zH_UDwz3F7TPR3rUhxuW3R0GVs72qoz7Oo0OkavPs9IzlSsT_DgwjJ8BfNEaA8G-ykapq2k48OslBQsaOE1Cu1Bcf_Nv76Nw6mD00zbgP2mVZ1of8nfAT5NJUdnVvx3KmU4fS8rbAFS-XPUR009IJjSezWienP3MOMrKO0AF1UrqjKoJdarU/w400-h300/monster5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Vive l'empereur, Vive l'France, Vive Napoleon!"</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEwCo1HKY7UmYcCAp2STcg_1UG1xteshw4QkGojsZzhQFOUTssy18LoYqIPr3cuml5Q-j8Zr0lz2jF5fIUQC4hZsDq9fhWX3pToSxnUsiqYnfKsNixry9N0GbeyFEVR4Ko_pPM8OncTAQIlvj0Xn7TPmXgTdhCIZoLI1CQ8B387UNN6uDejed18zAb48/s2592/monster6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEwCo1HKY7UmYcCAp2STcg_1UG1xteshw4QkGojsZzhQFOUTssy18LoYqIPr3cuml5Q-j8Zr0lz2jF5fIUQC4hZsDq9fhWX3pToSxnUsiqYnfKsNixry9N0GbeyFEVR4Ko_pPM8OncTAQIlvj0Xn7TPmXgTdhCIZoLI1CQ8B387UNN6uDejed18zAb48/w400-h300/monster6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Did you really say you'd bring me back to Paris in an iron cage?"<br />"What me? No, that was definitely Murat!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div></div></div><p>The 5th regiment is complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonzDI2ZEYKwV-wXYzBXGGWdl1Dn2CNBH9AVGN0uLAG-hMs00_nh5PaIo1Z736EtGzL0dyVJfuK9bwiH22zphafDt-5WCkOHOAtqzpJfL_dTb7xg4QJbkMW9gnyh1Zw3RntRZAS-TzaDhB3l6VTGGHVtJPNVXASQwtW5AA4l5IsBSvXmBD4wu3TpBfTI0/s2592/monster7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonzDI2ZEYKwV-wXYzBXGGWdl1Dn2CNBH9AVGN0uLAG-hMs00_nh5PaIo1Z736EtGzL0dyVJfuK9bwiH22zphafDt-5WCkOHOAtqzpJfL_dTb7xg4QJbkMW9gnyh1Zw3RntRZAS-TzaDhB3l6VTGGHVtJPNVXASQwtW5AA4l5IsBSvXmBD4wu3TpBfTI0/w400-h300/monster7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The figures used are:</p><div style="text-align: left;">2 x FN/1 Officer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/4 Colour bearer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">19 x FN/5 Fusilier (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/6 Drummer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 FN/8 Officer (marching)</div><p>Next up will be something not quite so French.</p><p><br /></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-11241085994283619852024-02-29T13:56:00.001+00:002024-02-29T13:59:45.550+00:00More French Fusiliers<p>The extra day in February means that I have squeezed in the completion of yet another French line infantry regiment in the astonishing (for me) time period of one month. These lads will represent the 5th Regiment who of course were famously sent to stop Napoleon in his tracks after his escape from Elba.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Nt4ao4mPCuWU0vepZIuCcm5qE3BvdTHLXQZD5oe0MbKz5o4p5uBUOtxsc9BXRov8DrBwER1-IrzJlSEgRdY0PbjOwiDJIHjyfqJrmxXvrhUdS4wgnJYe-1lBmPa7uefy30TOs_hn26FnSWEX-HVnq2i_35xCtL1F5djuw3IBT8h2_iNXmo-R347aJU/s2592/5th001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Nt4ao4mPCuWU0vepZIuCcm5qE3BvdTHLXQZD5oe0MbKz5o4p5uBUOtxsc9BXRov8DrBwER1-IrzJlSEgRdY0PbjOwiDJIHjyfqJrmxXvrhUdS4wgnJYe-1lBmPa7uefy30TOs_hn26FnSWEX-HVnq2i_35xCtL1F5djuw3IBT8h2_iNXmo-R347aJU/w400-h300/5th001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This brings to a halt my expansion programme for the French line infantry the idea being that for larger games I will no longer have to rope in unlikely allies to fight alongside them to make up the numbers.</p><p>I'm giving myself a pat on the back for progress so far this year - 50 Hinton Hunt figures painted and ZERO new figures acquired!</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-89012401457424053272024-02-23T11:21:00.000+00:002024-02-23T11:21:15.093+00:00Artillery Review Part 2<p>Here are the French guns as promised together with the remainder of the Allied artillery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEija8tQzeRZAkd2RhvNOEp5sqe1FYM-V-OO1gRvF-r5r2j8skM-xg4La12fSTul-TpkrjYW_awAoUTAmfCv2TE_vu1_saOFYlWJ9CfjGDSUd5qQaeNBO3GCpNFXt6FLeycKdyMqZ3ElAbLVbVS1fZDJxtn_Z0cvI8kWh_GD_QzrfkGGWx45vLLL2KeyJdY/s2592/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEija8tQzeRZAkd2RhvNOEp5sqe1FYM-V-OO1gRvF-r5r2j8skM-xg4La12fSTul-TpkrjYW_awAoUTAmfCv2TE_vu1_saOFYlWJ9CfjGDSUd5qQaeNBO3GCpNFXt6FLeycKdyMqZ3ElAbLVbVS1fZDJxtn_Z0cvI8kWh_GD_QzrfkGGWx45vLLL2KeyJdY/w400-h300/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Guard are in the front row (of course) with the Line Foot batteries behind them.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bNGItZDMuiOkMeA8pT4h0fnHDcCNZfKUROITL92lB3JCSvEWOjPXfMu3Sw59OEd1EJK8N3zkoot3bVk4AIvtAOqm8aAVxycBmn216Pteai1qnnOE_20qsrSmuodbNJMw0fHymFK7N9x_w9jcAb7IHwucQEBXk7Fko0ko77VmoSofblYOkD6OVa9r4yg/s2592/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bNGItZDMuiOkMeA8pT4h0fnHDcCNZfKUROITL92lB3JCSvEWOjPXfMu3Sw59OEd1EJK8N3zkoot3bVk4AIvtAOqm8aAVxycBmn216Pteai1qnnOE_20qsrSmuodbNJMw0fHymFK7N9x_w9jcAb7IHwucQEBXk7Fko0ko77VmoSofblYOkD6OVa9r4yg/w400-h300/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Emperor's daughters.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQHpA_iZh91lB9Yoa-3AkCyBWhtFGBdYYQaysTfpE6UQqUW3osaj-A6HUpEryOa14mLvwXnPZ0k2HuZE0FdJWfgMTIAU4UJ53TBOwrpW71f71jrroKSP9TQmQMOHB5AoAtQkx52oqBocwSWfLIwzb2LLS6Tx58aefWXN2Ove0kcXRdjta6QuHLVWnskk/s2592/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQHpA_iZh91lB9Yoa-3AkCyBWhtFGBdYYQaysTfpE6UQqUW3osaj-A6HUpEryOa14mLvwXnPZ0k2HuZE0FdJWfgMTIAU4UJ53TBOwrpW71f71jrroKSP9TQmQMOHB5AoAtQkx52oqBocwSWfLIwzb2LLS6Tx58aefWXN2Ove0kcXRdjta6QuHLVWnskk/w400-h300/HintonHuntFrenchArtillery2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are 8 guns, 2 limbers and 32 gunners.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDePZcm686NmG7bWijNCxsKWFToskLwiQpL37HjN4Kxp93t4MX1ff7XQzaft91p2JryMqzCm5SelU7yoHp_z7G2Is2rnMkK9lQQ0mpnJ45fcNc0Cfb1cmCHjgLZLyxMAvmdZB-A0u18ByweEi1-21yknovQ7VBYMbBAahlhILYVUSxdY2kfCx9EGgPLA/s2592/HintonHuntArtillery1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDePZcm686NmG7bWijNCxsKWFToskLwiQpL37HjN4Kxp93t4MX1ff7XQzaft91p2JryMqzCm5SelU7yoHp_z7G2Is2rnMkK9lQQ0mpnJ45fcNc0Cfb1cmCHjgLZLyxMAvmdZB-A0u18ByweEi1-21yknovQ7VBYMbBAahlhILYVUSxdY2kfCx9EGgPLA/w400-h300/HintonHuntArtillery1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Austro-Russo-Prussian gun-line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgBUcf89KJn3DzFikzBtXZOaEWB5K8jcuU56uG9kcxGnYe2ezJu-mxrcrKE3rXunfDkjOHI35A7Z_KeOhNqHlGB3PxZwN-M90_d2RDmKHM3xciNd222dTf2RmkFXyY3UJJoZy-e1YuEJTX_uwHFVDs1hGtwBJ-Hb84b0s8nHwaPItEjadigj7skwTHmw/s2592/HintonHuntArtillery3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgBUcf89KJn3DzFikzBtXZOaEWB5K8jcuU56uG9kcxGnYe2ezJu-mxrcrKE3rXunfDkjOHI35A7Z_KeOhNqHlGB3PxZwN-M90_d2RDmKHM3xciNd222dTf2RmkFXyY3UJJoZy-e1YuEJTX_uwHFVDs1hGtwBJ-Hb84b0s8nHwaPItEjadigj7skwTHmw/w400-h300/HintonHuntArtillery3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't like gunners in bicornes?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbwoLar8z9JJRy1qvHJoPl0TgVYQPiI4VDryFRDRMKc1nByezpQVQ2kRQsU8lqxMYHRb5ZwaOkXpeGhsQuVauJS0AqT6g1-r308-ZMH1RRhOQDve42KAdW3NO7xYlkEnGQSvlDHq-06Fcg2px8a94iRObfIiiNy6PcWJN1wWUbkaliVovJJdecpO6kw4/s2592/HintonHuntArtillery2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbwoLar8z9JJRy1qvHJoPl0TgVYQPiI4VDryFRDRMKc1nByezpQVQ2kRQsU8lqxMYHRb5ZwaOkXpeGhsQuVauJS0AqT6g1-r308-ZMH1RRhOQDve42KAdW3NO7xYlkEnGQSvlDHq-06Fcg2px8a94iRObfIiiNy6PcWJN1wWUbkaliVovJJdecpO6kw4/w400-h300/HintonHuntArtillery2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are 8 guns, 3 limbers and 32 gunners.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>I have to confess that I'm quite surprised at just how many gun batteries there are in total so I think I can say with some confidence that the artillery for this project is complete.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-67182085801097301102024-02-21T17:02:00.001+00:002024-02-21T17:07:31.173+00:00British Artillery Review<p>I'd been thinking I should probably hold an artillery review and then David twisted my arm by commenting that he'd like to see the whole artillery park. First up then is the Anglo-Allied gun line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcwr0c30gD-3LZowpIO79BF_dMMoVwU6Y0dVUBnv0q6BVBnSeL3O1cEnXD1IZ7N2XcTI6B7YvBMw07ht1QRKCy7O5Jl253Q8UrU5s1Rr653-Qi2SEV8323SvC4BsVOqQEZbS8ZIemdDeKYT4OaBUO8gMkjBbO_OKb2djmrZSIvA2s-1qcSofjNJblxZ4/s2592/Hinton%20HuntRHA2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcwr0c30gD-3LZowpIO79BF_dMMoVwU6Y0dVUBnv0q6BVBnSeL3O1cEnXD1IZ7N2XcTI6B7YvBMw07ht1QRKCy7O5Jl253Q8UrU5s1Rr653-Qi2SEV8323SvC4BsVOqQEZbS8ZIemdDeKYT4OaBUO8gMkjBbO_OKb2djmrZSIvA2s-1qcSofjNJblxZ4/w400-h300/Hinton%20HuntRHA2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramsay & Mercer put the RHA through their paces.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnq76wlFBnmJcZIoBULdwVemfWH9w4ayM0JSAi5qvdkvdbgxzSP6elS9cfw5YPjg7IW1YoILfvNSDzOfkoJKHMMSqx8MgqFKXhLwbzIuK-kRP3345AxWSd-OzPNExjrJKk6gjFe3ZJ6MJO_Fhvti54KF2VhOsL1Jg8TSrdCdsuOs0aVMbwdALySxCzRY/s2592/Hinton%20HuntRHA1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnq76wlFBnmJcZIoBULdwVemfWH9w4ayM0JSAi5qvdkvdbgxzSP6elS9cfw5YPjg7IW1YoILfvNSDzOfkoJKHMMSqx8MgqFKXhLwbzIuK-kRP3345AxWSd-OzPNExjrJKk6gjFe3ZJ6MJO_Fhvti54KF2VhOsL1Jg8TSrdCdsuOs0aVMbwdALySxCzRY/w400-h300/Hinton%20HuntRHA1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two batteries have been painted 15 years apart which is nearly the same length of time that the Napoleonic Wars lasted!</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBIaslVeZVEJTpCwAfYl0BNAv4yxdtkDgc1qcJFxJPMXeMNOk_MrDjbKT_f-wlxWmaN5Njr3sgrf7aNTXCEERqvwsL_lPOxRveyAKG4mo2ZJcyzQ_oVGma-ZS50BFt6JibTpCIeAekXGJGJcUO5U-AdhQY2mHQBeMaTS3FL-uAfw7UkcLuh_ppUajgwk/s2592/Hinton%20Hunt%20British%20Artillery2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBIaslVeZVEJTpCwAfYl0BNAv4yxdtkDgc1qcJFxJPMXeMNOk_MrDjbKT_f-wlxWmaN5Njr3sgrf7aNTXCEERqvwsL_lPOxRveyAKG4mo2ZJcyzQ_oVGma-ZS50BFt6JibTpCIeAekXGJGJcUO5U-AdhQY2mHQBeMaTS3FL-uAfw7UkcLuh_ppUajgwk/w400-h300/Hinton%20Hunt%20British%20Artillery2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full gun-line, British to the front and Allies behind. The Dutch have a French gun whilst the Brunswickers have been equipped with British guns on this occasion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>A pretty impressive force to hold those French columns at bay. It strikes me though that I am missing a limber for the Brunswick Horse Artillery and possibly (just possibly) I could do with another Foot Battery to bring the count up to an even eight guns.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-90867638645955191642024-02-17T13:04:00.000+00:002024-02-17T13:04:17.590+00:00Artillery Reinforcements Complete<p>The guns and limbers are finished and all ready for action. This brings the total of French guns up to eight which is surely enough even for Napoleon. The Duke increases his artillery park to a respectable four pieces.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRLEkgYAZ0whKwZ6QVHb3w8RbMlEfNfyLpKOYzcSRpTgdHkg21qzJKTq9gk6TfdQ8Jq-J4N1WkFiEWwL0-bzFagCiIMXsCXCDaHigKMU8WBUWx4dYewaYW-zs5aRJuNkbsOEiYN3whyUglh1Tpy5TxhPtL10XSxkRFk0cVNLbWUsCuGRP85doDs72QBE/s2592/guns1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRLEkgYAZ0whKwZ6QVHb3w8RbMlEfNfyLpKOYzcSRpTgdHkg21qzJKTq9gk6TfdQ8Jq-J4N1WkFiEWwL0-bzFagCiIMXsCXCDaHigKMU8WBUWx4dYewaYW-zs5aRJuNkbsOEiYN3whyUglh1Tpy5TxhPtL10XSxkRFk0cVNLbWUsCuGRP85doDs72QBE/w400-h300/guns1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of an unusual sight but today the British and French artillery are parading together.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitThxRyNGhyM0XzbVkgPccPiN5QE_jX0m28xMSZFIRkthKArkQYbB5NKzUIsX_nGgdaLCuUpZQvIJh1l86hNW_Rp1PLV18tilMzyFi3VFveQkfdGZBzgxiYjpMSgUe0ZaECgL8HpZ2i8__cOhZaMxcjzNq27ItTPJ0O9FkDl8ksBdx4MROMAgVzuAjPJk/s2592/guns3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitThxRyNGhyM0XzbVkgPccPiN5QE_jX0m28xMSZFIRkthKArkQYbB5NKzUIsX_nGgdaLCuUpZQvIJh1l86hNW_Rp1PLV18tilMzyFi3VFveQkfdGZBzgxiYjpMSgUe0ZaECgL8HpZ2i8__cOhZaMxcjzNq27ItTPJ0O9FkDl8ksBdx4MROMAgVzuAjPJk/w400-h300/guns3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramsay's Battery. It's hard for me to believe but I painted Mercer's Battery back in 2009!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures used are:</p><div style="text-align: left;">1 x BN.24 Gunner (ramming home)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x BN.23 Gunner (positioned for manning gun)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x BN.24a Gunner (holding hand spike)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x BN.25 Officer (holding spy-glass and pointing)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x A.2 Field Gun - with modified wheels</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-odWSHd9q2JilYsiN6PMJkHgNIgFn5baBDt7Ap_QCegT-qqPpbkaFqsLiWh7haEEl7ghoKd53KajK_JviyT_vF5ErPZ65td198s4M3EVD9-y62ixqoMb0JMEDSIi6j7WpNwHvOidBJiptl4IXx9Ff4Nxb5wlFMfQVJVBreUO7Vp-JKnqg2WzOzQG3Qg/s2592/guns2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-odWSHd9q2JilYsiN6PMJkHgNIgFn5baBDt7Ap_QCegT-qqPpbkaFqsLiWh7haEEl7ghoKd53KajK_JviyT_vF5ErPZ65td198s4M3EVD9-y62ixqoMb0JMEDSIi6j7WpNwHvOidBJiptl4IXx9Ff4Nxb5wlFMfQVJVBreUO7Vp-JKnqg2WzOzQG3Qg/w400-h300/guns2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the fourth French Foot Battery for the collection. The officer had lost his shako plume so I have reconstructed it.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures used are:</p><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/32 Gunner (holding cannon ball)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/34 Gunner (positioned for manning gun)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/30 Officer (pointing)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/33 Gunner (ramming home)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x A/3 Field Gun - with modified wheels</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFAExuEpIvGexLNlEpT0I6giZVagVt9v9gVLXcUptOziWOS8xadP46Jrw0tNb_9PH4VOogYJSlS95buUvgMWyLEhjtBZeSn9GvCf5nGVO4qcsjgwDx57m5tpw-Te8sk-t_QNXFquVV5gvTvgXPDJ2XBFF0bdrKZ2PQjBPKwgQ496u6DvWYoKYf1_Lxjs/s2592/guns4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFAExuEpIvGexLNlEpT0I6giZVagVt9v9gVLXcUptOziWOS8xadP46Jrw0tNb_9PH4VOogYJSlS95buUvgMWyLEhjtBZeSn9GvCf5nGVO4qcsjgwDx57m5tpw-Te8sk-t_QNXFquVV5gvTvgXPDJ2XBFF0bdrKZ2PQjBPKwgQ496u6DvWYoKYf1_Lxjs/w400-h300/guns4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This addition means that both sides can field the right number of limbers for their Horse Batteries.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures used are:</p><div style="text-align: left;">1 x BN.28 R.H.A. Driver (positioned for riding on gun horse H/1)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x H/1 Nearside draught horse</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x H/2 Offside draught horse</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x AL.2 Gun Limber (British)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x A.2 British Field Gun</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/36 Driver, Line Artillery Drivers Corps (positioned for riding H/3)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x H/3 French Gun Horse (near side horse)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x H/4 French Gun Horse (off side horse)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x French Limber by Newline Designs</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x A/3 French Field Gun</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All the figures used are vintage Hinton Hunt castings (with the exception of the Newline Designs French limber).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next up, you guessed it - more French line infantry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-53587268829775083622024-02-09T16:49:00.002+00:002024-02-09T16:52:20.137+00:00Guard Cavalry Review - 2<p>It's just under a year ago (click <a href="https://hintonhunt.blogspot.com/2023/04/guard-cavalry-review.html">here</a>) that I confidently announced that the French Guard Cavalry was now 'complete'. However, to be fair, I did add that this was subject to me ever finding enough Guard Chasseur-a-Cheval figures to make up a unit. Anyway, here they are again!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYq0KUqMfEfwxtFf5nqwgSXJy2kuyJfNocIl5i62Pau1s7fP-bsIkQ3FTOXd8EsWgPq4m53vQKYBzTigVSz-yR6HlWgizdd_jxGAzG50Vl7txvxPjgXQOdhwQELzS7_4bNVlmeAdY2V9lOwgf4jm5PNF-8cXr3xDxfLQEdI9ZixjpgXlyXS67kNKcw3I/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYq0KUqMfEfwxtFf5nqwgSXJy2kuyJfNocIl5i62Pau1s7fP-bsIkQ3FTOXd8EsWgPq4m53vQKYBzTigVSz-yR6HlWgizdd_jxGAzG50Vl7txvxPjgXQOdhwQELzS7_4bNVlmeAdY2V9lOwgf4jm5PNF-8cXr3xDxfLQEdI9ZixjpgXlyXS67kNKcw3I/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full Guard Cavalry Division, Light Brigade to the front, Heavy Brigade in rear - 60 figures in total.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSocOUA7abmxZ4_rBptQuL28_4BqgiitnyDYlLSVhuE1peCCCBVVZi4AdHXDcC6j774DkksV8E-931xxNYUSS_Gp0SmSw_0CWAYAmFgUhH_KzeTJtIKqbso6xz0zzllvFu3r_ug9E0oyAVw8lCi8GR9yKahZE2o6x4iQIqvu54_mYqC5ICXRZEI0-7HpY/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSocOUA7abmxZ4_rBptQuL28_4BqgiitnyDYlLSVhuE1peCCCBVVZi4AdHXDcC6j774DkksV8E-931xxNYUSS_Gp0SmSw_0CWAYAmFgUhH_KzeTJtIKqbso6xz0zzllvFu3r_ug9E0oyAVw8lCi8GR9yKahZE2o6x4iQIqvu54_mYqC5ICXRZEI0-7HpY/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lancers - combined Red Lancers and Poles.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjqbMzQgkL4zKXen_nbz7fdV07ZKu0K9HWF5UaZ304LLUITbhTdWvr-5seeVxfoinpXsv6o3cpovsEqrvS88Ey_lWOHaPTEYYmphNW4gnYm8i6wwwcKY6DY0BalfsPMgsYLd4W16TQMQYyXXitsjXa0CRRhX93dnOf3_kgr-fuhgQg7AWo2JQUG6Vu2g/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjqbMzQgkL4zKXen_nbz7fdV07ZKu0K9HWF5UaZ304LLUITbhTdWvr-5seeVxfoinpXsv6o3cpovsEqrvS88Ey_lWOHaPTEYYmphNW4gnYm8i6wwwcKY6DY0BalfsPMgsYLd4W16TQMQYyXXitsjXa0CRRhX93dnOf3_kgr-fuhgQg7AWo2JQUG6Vu2g/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chasseur-a-Cheval.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzk8aFJBhxMzRASTFdIbjA5wD64-x8ApS29w9BiX4YV3QnoDRusAxrIR0do9-61gI91-Vhxh95pg5TeKqFGFOTtjUICPJe7aIOLR2OCei28JTMN885Qbl7kEflORwJVFFrAij2x6aRySSBUzrvjdaxgOHrYLGE0jmv5DB0_0ErNjguovBHD8VNen771g/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzk8aFJBhxMzRASTFdIbjA5wD64-x8ApS29w9BiX4YV3QnoDRusAxrIR0do9-61gI91-Vhxh95pg5TeKqFGFOTtjUICPJe7aIOLR2OCei28JTMN885Qbl7kEflORwJVFFrAij2x6aRySSBUzrvjdaxgOHrYLGE0jmv5DB0_0ErNjguovBHD8VNen771g/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yummy Eclaireurs!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETuwhppq9RCADS_TrOQrSiAZAoZwzwi02BNmoAX1fddG8Qj-mEMLVjIOZJ785r4KiK1sPS4dK-IeVXYLu0jyGw7Mjmy8Rc6rGmjBilEp5uqLsOCP0B_MdwucJhM8AeXFvnlHPIcFdpcOgxxC-SeVHqOGBQUffOC3EqZC0nxfppn5zhtoV6urm9j7bQYs/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETuwhppq9RCADS_TrOQrSiAZAoZwzwi02BNmoAX1fddG8Qj-mEMLVjIOZJ785r4KiK1sPS4dK-IeVXYLu0jyGw7Mjmy8Rc6rGmjBilEp5uqLsOCP0B_MdwucJhM8AeXFvnlHPIcFdpcOgxxC-SeVHqOGBQUffOC3EqZC0nxfppn5zhtoV6urm9j7bQYs/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Empress' Dragoons.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf-18SV6fGrFnYX89-zYtiMJhWBojxN6_hlUQmvKGFedoXSLAuiwu2YyCdWFAG35yTKMUk8vrdlX8pygGwBQxT8JDHME36PjG7VaawLfT-QHnMMJ7U7fIAAExTmMsRHqmTkXK0Q0m_gqt6N1YXtJimf_7-goYmWgO-WhI1hnr2dj4yyMMFayp6TuDJIA/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf-18SV6fGrFnYX89-zYtiMJhWBojxN6_hlUQmvKGFedoXSLAuiwu2YyCdWFAG35yTKMUk8vrdlX8pygGwBQxT8JDHME36PjG7VaawLfT-QHnMMJ7U7fIAAExTmMsRHqmTkXK0Q0m_gqt6N1YXtJimf_7-goYmWgO-WhI1hnr2dj4yyMMFayp6TuDJIA/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Horse Grenadiers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt3GQk0lrt__CoMTfv-6PxDuJkzLVQ_LLNTnX7k8OeSoVYADDUnVaTjGmS3xIndQm3ZujlMBa_Z8nGF2diPx3AionLI7GrVAgUJSA5EQXq0tgal7UyEOZU2BtEIdrj0vBblCAX55CGGJes5Zy2chbjo3VPuLiu28Qgw6DECTd65yJ6Xh1JDgM_xKbpAg/s2592/HintonHuntGuardCavalry7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt3GQk0lrt__CoMTfv-6PxDuJkzLVQ_LLNTnX7k8OeSoVYADDUnVaTjGmS3xIndQm3ZujlMBa_Z8nGF2diPx3AionLI7GrVAgUJSA5EQXq0tgal7UyEOZU2BtEIdrj0vBblCAX55CGGJes5Zy2chbjo3VPuLiu28Qgw6DECTd65yJ6Xh1JDgM_xKbpAg/w400-h300/HintonHuntGuardCavalry7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This time they really are complete...</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-56864300107191675112024-02-01T13:50:00.000+00:002024-02-01T13:50:05.502+00:00Artillery Reinforcements<p>When I set up the <a href="https://hintonhunt.blogspot.com/2023/07/waterloo-in-hut.html">Waterloo game</a> last summer I realised that I was a bit short on artillery for both sides so with the painting desk clear I decided it was time to do something about it.</p><p>Currently in progress is another RHA gun crew together with a French Line Foot Artillery crew. The RHA crew will of course be for Ramsay's battery to keep Mercer company. There is also a RHA limber and a French limber and two each of British and French field guns.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWj9sDxS295yOj1yXP8x0U_-VjY286vfCr9fBbdHGLK2hwCunczf3xDsrnevUbtswauguqUL8jNF9JDGjcK97Pu0-fkmGv_tiKD-82lPvAM1JfnAxZuSvl46dZCvimX6Esn4G1N1NzjPxMXCBewgnJtgVoTiDl0kYXCM6Jj_9yGs9jy7gkHHcCaPymuQ/s2592/HintonHuntArtillery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWj9sDxS295yOj1yXP8x0U_-VjY286vfCr9fBbdHGLK2hwCunczf3xDsrnevUbtswauguqUL8jNF9JDGjcK97Pu0-fkmGv_tiKD-82lPvAM1JfnAxZuSvl46dZCvimX6Esn4G1N1NzjPxMXCBewgnJtgVoTiDl0kYXCM6Jj_9yGs9jy7gkHHcCaPymuQ/w400-h300/HintonHuntArtillery.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guns are all Hinton Hunt ones that have been fitted with Hinchcliffe wheels by the previous owners, a common practice back in the day. The British limber is Hinton Hunt but the French one is a modern model by Newline Designs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My limbers if you remember have 2-horse teams and I only field them for horse artillery batteries. A lot of this stuff I've had hanging around for years and part of it was from a joint purchase with Goya a while back so it will be good to get them into action.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-46532212824469233752024-01-26T08:43:00.000+00:002024-01-26T08:43:05.929+00:00Chicken Hunters<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Here they are at last, served just for you, the table-ready
French Imperial Guard Chasseur-a-Cheval. Nigel (unkindly) called them Chicken Chasseurs,
but I prefer Chicken Hunters as they will inevitably seek out and destroy any Austrian
cavalry who approach within charge range!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTojkWyguOHiA78a9G5KzPCrfBHA7fmfEhvdhOA7V6Pi-LnS1YOtFBZksYLTtV20rmb6EXzmicmGZOEcYbxC2Ipr9S6age8pWGstqWeHInM6aX-CGuUUzr1rE0E0TB0Pek2kY68zhyphenhyphenpcnTbu0quFnq-imblZHeG9c0Z3DcyTYYDKCtgT7U-hfSzdQ8nQ/s2592/01hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTojkWyguOHiA78a9G5KzPCrfBHA7fmfEhvdhOA7V6Pi-LnS1YOtFBZksYLTtV20rmb6EXzmicmGZOEcYbxC2Ipr9S6age8pWGstqWeHInM6aX-CGuUUzr1rE0E0TB0Pek2kY68zhyphenhyphenpcnTbu0quFnq-imblZHeG9c0Z3DcyTYYDKCtgT7U-hfSzdQ8nQ/w400-h300/01hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The figures used are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/48 Guard Chasseur-a-Cheval (mounted) charging - converted to trumpeter</div><div style="text-align: left;">4 x DK 47/1 Guard Chasseur-a-Cheval</div><div style="text-align: left;">7 x FN/305 Chasseur-a-Cheval Old Guard (on horse FNH/3)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydsc_umBmCicsaBp7UNAlTH1Kv9JJH26ay4ENWWhMMS5tnSUjTUA7vAX5T9PX0Z9dcLzTKCbchj7dwLqxmVHOK5yS3bHgPpYGflxko0cJZTgqXoKvHJ8JNRO3s7V3xDEuD1Pe6mUO8jIR2rymkxp5PKZohct0rPC17j7PlUXUAHK4mbACY-VVGtti2FQ/s2592/02hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydsc_umBmCicsaBp7UNAlTH1Kv9JJH26ay4ENWWhMMS5tnSUjTUA7vAX5T9PX0Z9dcLzTKCbchj7dwLqxmVHOK5yS3bHgPpYGflxko0cJZTgqXoKvHJ8JNRO3s7V3xDEuD1Pe6mUO8jIR2rymkxp5PKZohct0rPC17j7PlUXUAHK4mbACY-VVGtti2FQ/w400-h300/02hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZyZdJ10XeMZH6-I3qK68lBCz32ioWnGuEOdt2fh5gDdBT9Gn0L8NvONjhO7d6MLxFO86iHmxMnHdPT_hZAfPpBF0WWusxGtEgICqbWCHXCpbUHh9j-JPVLEHgPzK7Iu8aUJ96lpmXYgiRoS9iIxBzoQQLDg6PRb4EXe9U0E7z8GfywapLZAkmWsxQq8/s2592/03hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZyZdJ10XeMZH6-I3qK68lBCz32ioWnGuEOdt2fh5gDdBT9Gn0L8NvONjhO7d6MLxFO86iHmxMnHdPT_hZAfPpBF0WWusxGtEgICqbWCHXCpbUHh9j-JPVLEHgPzK7Iu8aUJ96lpmXYgiRoS9iIxBzoQQLDg6PRb4EXe9U0E7z8GfywapLZAkmWsxQq8/w400-h300/03hintonhuntchasseur.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This unit has been a long time coming and could never
have been assembled without kind donations of figures from Don W, Tony, and Nigel. Your emperor thanks you gentlemen.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-38834493598730410592024-01-20T20:00:00.001+00:002024-01-20T20:14:33.160+00:00Seeing Marengo (Off Topic #38)<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We’ve just come back from a few days in London, and I
found the time yesterday to visit the National Army Museum. I hadn’t been to
the museum for quite a few years and had forgotten just how good it is, being a much nicer and less busy environment than the Imperial War Museum in
my opinion.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I had also forgotten how many amazing Napoleonic Wars
artefacts the place holds from Siborne’s Waterloo Diorama to the skeleton of
the great man’s horse – yes really.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrytN9HRu5_06bi8Z616eRTh4U6UDy6MGZA4a9UYsG3_rick3FyGyVKStw9KvRhVKcfMU9TXqtpbK5OsmfeKNqAO85yR1YgoW9aVZyO1BE014-x0zbQrrnrkdFDgG4fN96vUSUKtG66wKIp5dIOtsuS6S15TgJTFLGvEjq-AthxbCQuD5_ZlI-B-1ksOs/s640/IMG_1928.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrytN9HRu5_06bi8Z616eRTh4U6UDy6MGZA4a9UYsG3_rick3FyGyVKStw9KvRhVKcfMU9TXqtpbK5OsmfeKNqAO85yR1YgoW9aVZyO1BE014-x0zbQrrnrkdFDgG4fN96vUSUKtG66wKIp5dIOtsuS6S15TgJTFLGvEjq-AthxbCQuD5_ZlI-B-1ksOs/w400-h300/IMG_1928.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eagle of the French 105th regiment captured at Waterloo by Captain A Clark of the 1st (Royal) Dragoons. I still haven't been to see the eagle of the 45th in Edinburgh castle museum which is very bad of me.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggITNwbwFMZmeGXx1UmVQAOoGx587cJFPDYiB1bAQ5TyX-VmHYqaPZX2ylC-TyQAPUEcwOPEDdu8xJbXNS2mUSxrtWsD0WmuRGL8O1hYiyTC2dA6AYfwQgmHTX87raS8NHX__-aXVoG1dqmdFU49TFtapsgf2h8699emFyFSWX-f_7TXGRbmsTZF9p1Rg/s640/IMG_1926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggITNwbwFMZmeGXx1UmVQAOoGx587cJFPDYiB1bAQ5TyX-VmHYqaPZX2ylC-TyQAPUEcwOPEDdu8xJbXNS2mUSxrtWsD0WmuRGL8O1hYiyTC2dA6AYfwQgmHTX87raS8NHX__-aXVoG1dqmdFU49TFtapsgf2h8699emFyFSWX-f_7TXGRbmsTZF9p1Rg/w400-h300/IMG_1926.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Dawn of Waterloo" by Lady Butler. This painting was bought by the museum in 2021 for £325k and has been expertly renovated. The restorers removed many layers of yellowing varnish to reveal some really stunning brushwork. Perhaps Mrs S could acquire something like this for the Hinton Hut?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2rJyD3SyB-FcyI4106X4m9mFzW5ASXoN3xEIdDno5M3j-h3TSw7ND6EQzx1VWEfxVjg2xKoQ4WRQEhETXx6ELbrnT9PT1Te-qIh8rrUVfIZAl_taOBz1ynw6l0nRLiw8cPjI1GdHmnF7yCbbLI6PIH-m_Ejp07v5-aYEEfK62x5ZOC9Ayu-5d3EklmE/s640/IMG_1930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2rJyD3SyB-FcyI4106X4m9mFzW5ASXoN3xEIdDno5M3j-h3TSw7ND6EQzx1VWEfxVjg2xKoQ4WRQEhETXx6ELbrnT9PT1Te-qIh8rrUVfIZAl_taOBz1ynw6l0nRLiw8cPjI1GdHmnF7yCbbLI6PIH-m_Ejp07v5-aYEEfK62x5ZOC9Ayu-5d3EklmE/w400-h300/IMG_1930.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had forgotten that Siborne's model resides at the museum and it took me a few minutes to realise what I was looking at. It really is impressive in scope and detail although I think it will soon be surpassed by the model being assembled by <a href="https://generalpicton.blogspot.com/">General Picton</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I8_jiebmizvKfZ0uy2-kGrLq0bj_Y5Y5Nqi_XLel6yGbKyBD97uCiTIZOhEd-40_UoFQXywbmuSZ8YQ3ajIHy8_wKuFiFHnww71VQV9cAS7i0W-xs9VAWvrpWbZBu4_AfXmAy48P6YnnJU3UR0IRXe1tiWggpZffdM0j2cPThdyO0uYKEGgWSigaJMY/s640/IMG_1929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I8_jiebmizvKfZ0uy2-kGrLq0bj_Y5Y5Nqi_XLel6yGbKyBD97uCiTIZOhEd-40_UoFQXywbmuSZ8YQ3ajIHy8_wKuFiFHnww71VQV9cAS7i0W-xs9VAWvrpWbZBu4_AfXmAy48P6YnnJU3UR0IRXe1tiWggpZffdM0j2cPThdyO0uYKEGgWSigaJMY/w400-h300/IMG_1929.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did a double take at this - Napoleon's horse Marengo! Just crazy to think that he sat on this animal who went on to survive him by 10 years. The skeleton is complete except for the hooves, one of which became a snuff box and another an inkwell.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG2dniTqCNSkkPd-5MGocejAzAeNPnn0CruUyPHEAF8uFYTWu_KQdzpJ3P3lVUscOdLSGIkFGrsWPukOZiZQlxTp0nG3jG8FXuSkfmCyvigz5Gyae5IwtmxkLXqhmh1etgbXnhyphenhyphenvd_daQeX3_vlih9dVWXpuH-PRCWbLYpqCAF60KiUZNZr9DF_11Ek0/s640/IMG_1932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG2dniTqCNSkkPd-5MGocejAzAeNPnn0CruUyPHEAF8uFYTWu_KQdzpJ3P3lVUscOdLSGIkFGrsWPukOZiZQlxTp0nG3jG8FXuSkfmCyvigz5Gyae5IwtmxkLXqhmh1etgbXnhyphenhyphenvd_daQeX3_vlih9dVWXpuH-PRCWbLYpqCAF60KiUZNZr9DF_11Ek0/w400-h300/IMG_1932.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not Napoleonic, this is the charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava. I just really liked this painting of the lesser known charge at that battle.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj1XJYF-_jDpIbx2QbgnU0T6FyINyhmDPfQPwVgRFvLXO-ONMUfPY-IaFvF9WMHHySqlavAiTsASIt1m7F_FTH-WdCEFM5z0mt3efwBwo-KyC7AfWpPxR2z2mOi8KlpLK14WTrrGaFlyVERNiQfW7AcQ7XH9mmXB3Q2cZWVxQPKYSfim05Aj-x_PJhoc/s640/IMG_1916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj1XJYF-_jDpIbx2QbgnU0T6FyINyhmDPfQPwVgRFvLXO-ONMUfPY-IaFvF9WMHHySqlavAiTsASIt1m7F_FTH-WdCEFM5z0mt3efwBwo-KyC7AfWpPxR2z2mOi8KlpLK14WTrrGaFlyVERNiQfW7AcQ7XH9mmXB3Q2cZWVxQPKYSfim05Aj-x_PJhoc/w400-h300/IMG_1916.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not at the museum, this is Wellington by Wellington Arch just outside Apsley House. Wellington had originally sat on top of the arch but was replaced in 1912 by the sculpture "Peace desending on the Quadriga of war" - given what happened two years later perhaps they should have just left Wellington where he was.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>If you haven’t been to the museum it's definitely worth a
trip.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-45874990595925272962024-01-05T20:06:00.001+00:002024-01-06T15:44:50.885+00:00Man the trenches mes amis!<div style="text-align: left;">I finally went to see Napoleon last night with Mrs S and
my daughter and can report that despite my low expectations I rather enjoyed
it. I knew in advance that it was going to be full of historical inaccuracies,
but I have to say that the photography, costumes, and overall atmosphere was
excellent. My companions enjoyed it too even though their knowledge of the
subject matter was pretty thin (actually that probably helped).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I came away not entirely sure what Ridley Scott was
trying to do. I read that he has had a lifelong fascination with Napoleon so
clearly must have read some of the actual history and probably the military history
too. It seemed to me that with the battle scenes he was going for a sort of
<i>Game of Thrones</i> effect with lots of tents, flags, snow and individuals rushing
around, only the White Walkers were missing. Napoleon himself came over as a
bit of a loner (and rather stupid according to Mrs S) with no hint of the
charisma he clearly must have had in real life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxkU4qlpwyyl_0JMVjraugegGM32OH7Etca-Eh-aHYMwJH4JaUcU0ydm7Q6nttNbh85tBEACDv6FS6LHp-aVVzjle0QSc-0JLW8_-gDNEe_RkYqhSNo0mK94otZwDk36kBPOmS7pFDIf1HdHiOQPYTSbl6ZyY2QSs2iv2g0u-WWy_6d5bt_g1FBouzIw/s478/josephine.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="478" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxkU4qlpwyyl_0JMVjraugegGM32OH7Etca-Eh-aHYMwJH4JaUcU0ydm7Q6nttNbh85tBEACDv6FS6LHp-aVVzjle0QSc-0JLW8_-gDNEe_RkYqhSNo0mK94otZwDk36kBPOmS7pFDIf1HdHiOQPYTSbl6ZyY2QSs2iv2g0u-WWy_6d5bt_g1FBouzIw/w400-h275/josephine.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not tonight, but thanks for asking.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I did manage to sit through most of the battle scenes
without hyperventilating at the strange interpretation of events, but I had to
give up at the portrayal of Waterloo. Even Mrs S (who has walked the field) did
lean over and ask me if they really had trenches and what had happened to Hougoumont?
I did actually start sniggering as the French lads went over the top and Wellington
told his infantry to prepare to receive cavalry by rushing forward in line,
although to be fair the squares they eventually formed were probably better done
than those by Bondarchuk. The Prussians arriving on the British right flank was
a nice touch too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF46oekmEdCpQbjDkgGIjy3hs2keEW5eCu9yrLlmXo43kreOe5BhBF0CrSM2I6vGCtJXf_yR3ioKHsxtlnP14eitZlPha-T-_9yX-aEpe18tDDbF5yxdepgYz2w6j-oFT0ovHdkUIPyk9otsAB4hS-Zs7kQp9MKqNSG0xk07j-RUkjO1eusZjUWU4D3lc/s436/nappy.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="436" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF46oekmEdCpQbjDkgGIjy3hs2keEW5eCu9yrLlmXo43kreOe5BhBF0CrSM2I6vGCtJXf_yR3ioKHsxtlnP14eitZlPha-T-_9yX-aEpe18tDDbF5yxdepgYz2w6j-oFT0ovHdkUIPyk9otsAB4hS-Zs7kQp9MKqNSG0xk07j-RUkjO1eusZjUWU4D3lc/w400-h278/nappy.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Charge!" If you want a job done properly...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Despite all that I did enjoy it as a cinematic experience
and all three of us loved the comic ending when Napoleon fell off his perch.</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-17636840514821843602024-01-03T14:44:00.004+00:002024-01-03T16:16:43.839+00:00New Year Update<p>A happy new year to you all. The Christmas Tree is down and the mince pies and unhealthy levels of wine consumption are behind me. Time to get back to the serious stuff starting with those Guard Chasseur-a-cheval. All the one-piece castings and the horses are done and I'm now working my way through the remaining 7 riders so the whole unit should be finished soon.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CWSlrdTHOQ1xbUWZubrR4x9mBQ_qs0ImIdukPUT_obbsU6p2PTgpDCQ_lSfvRpJE2gpvMkpo2I-E843zAsuFmuI6SL3u3dKI9TTmHl0eOPD_3uXIFoeBIAcRt6MZhf_JP94kcMyp6rjyvrarj2U7AN5voATVyZ20DR0wekfT39AQPXrH7C3PItXBNx0/s2592/Chasseurs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CWSlrdTHOQ1xbUWZubrR4x9mBQ_qs0ImIdukPUT_obbsU6p2PTgpDCQ_lSfvRpJE2gpvMkpo2I-E843zAsuFmuI6SL3u3dKI9TTmHl0eOPD_3uXIFoeBIAcRt6MZhf_JP94kcMyp6rjyvrarj2U7AN5voATVyZ20DR0wekfT39AQPXrH7C3PItXBNx0/w400-h300/Chasseurs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I prefer to paint the horse and rider separately and then glue them together before finishing the detail on the riders. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>An early Christmas present to myself was replacing the frozen PVA with a smart new 500ml bottle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zvO-mL_LVyCQmvrRQz5P3GqE5w-J5NhUiyfwTJk6nmMvO09k92zm3kDt2m5nI9DqXphCVlZ7fibRtiygk2s7sYDBcN_GOh8K9av5jI67BHdZTK2wXj6IXIT0czmDGBPOINzXFs65TL5-FeXme8UuRKCuxpfmz8YKDhbdyRVkwOhTV0BvicIflcGtbIk/s2592/Glue.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zvO-mL_LVyCQmvrRQz5P3GqE5w-J5NhUiyfwTJk6nmMvO09k92zm3kDt2m5nI9DqXphCVlZ7fibRtiygk2s7sYDBcN_GOh8K9av5jI67BHdZTK2wXj6IXIT0czmDGBPOINzXFs65TL5-FeXme8UuRKCuxpfmz8YKDhbdyRVkwOhTV0BvicIflcGtbIk/w400-h300/Glue.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note to self - do not store at less than zero degrees!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also pushed the boat out and asked Santa for a board game - this is entirely the fault of Norm (click <a href="https://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/">here</a> if for some inexplicable reason you have never visited Norm's brilliant blog) enticing me to have a go at something with "high solo playability". I've cut out the counters but haven't played it yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP2NA-udG4Ux56RBv-7nWdyG9tLG-MjzN0uObFozz2134qFOel-JCM2ZHTGqNorJAuz_DsLzaeZAClnBNtl4T1Cx8HNPI_2tUfjfp3yMdBZj8Vk_2bwN3-BlaBAdM7yIaLvQ0JJRUYq7aBSjmDQA3M_hxPv41X8zK1zj6A56YUM6Wf6LYxcbj-gKoKac/s486/Game.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="486" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP2NA-udG4Ux56RBv-7nWdyG9tLG-MjzN0uObFozz2134qFOel-JCM2ZHTGqNorJAuz_DsLzaeZAClnBNtl4T1Cx8HNPI_2tUfjfp3yMdBZj8Vk_2bwN3-BlaBAdM7yIaLvQ0JJRUYq7aBSjmDQA3M_hxPv41X8zK1zj6A56YUM6Wf6LYxcbj-gKoKac/w400-h310/Game.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is going to be good.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-K9lGVwJtSW2AyD3LW2Q0wN1X76r0RjjJIFdcjUaIQgfaNWasAwZ31eI7iky677EGgLRxhZmY-HyFqP17Ts6LR7LmplpA4xdayQwHAdXrhjMTx2riNy8Bt0ap9LjEtO-PUC1J_CHWMvqhZZm39gWVsQNxQh-FbE1QO96SpF6odaAEBXoRjTOrRVycTI/s830/game2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="830" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-K9lGVwJtSW2AyD3LW2Q0wN1X76r0RjjJIFdcjUaIQgfaNWasAwZ31eI7iky677EGgLRxhZmY-HyFqP17Ts6LR7LmplpA4xdayQwHAdXrhjMTx2riNy8Bt0ap9LjEtO-PUC1J_CHWMvqhZZm39gWVsQNxQh-FbE1QO96SpF6odaAEBXoRjTOrRVycTI/w400-h260/game2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The counters are nice but the board is not mounted which is a bit disappointing.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Santa also brought me some lovely vintage Hinton Hunt Prussian Guards. I know I already have some but I couldn't resist as the marching figure is one of my favourites. I'm sure Blucher will be pleased too.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi2EnqlwW_ERCiQouuWCX2uNW6-Cx93zpJvOs0RL3XVS8-FppxJA6vwJGn4wbsqVyxThs9tGp3orF68JuYKJgclP8b73rz5WfMGSPaUo63A5d9lFLXTHKeyrQq_tg_mOh0Whj9NFQy8zYsMxzytF_kYL5l1DgCm28n7f_01NPAhSzv0tDEdKtVaJGSws/s2592/prusguard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi2EnqlwW_ERCiQouuWCX2uNW6-Cx93zpJvOs0RL3XVS8-FppxJA6vwJGn4wbsqVyxThs9tGp3orF68JuYKJgclP8b73rz5WfMGSPaUo63A5d9lFLXTHKeyrQq_tg_mOh0Whj9NFQy8zYsMxzytF_kYL5l1DgCm28n7f_01NPAhSzv0tDEdKtVaJGSws/w400-h300/prusguard.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't need more of these - well, not me obviously.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Buying more figures is probably not the way I should be going with this project. My master spreadsheet shows that I only painted 89 figures last year whilst I acquired 131. At this rate of course I will never finish so this year the plan is to paint at least 150 figures and buy absolutely NOTHING!</p><p>Wish me luck...</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-24324501462648886132023-12-12T20:17:00.000+00:002023-12-12T20:17:05.279+00:00A Trumpeter for the Guard Chasseurs<p class="MsoNoSpacing">With the Hut temperature back to a balmy 5 degrees I have
once again taken up residence. No damage to report except that my tub of PVA glue
froze solid and had to be chucked so something to put on my list for Santa.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB_vUy2Sb92sYv6YXMbKwSrBCrfG-6_AYzPF7aMaDT9bq4BsLEVbIuI-7P5dN7rnA49HJGzppGqZvSFZbIPm9R3JREOr11zmruja6PLn4ujzbynzQgYc0L0GfsGqK2FZcKETSoprwanJDwjf5jGbERwNIPE70bG0R0FJU8OUYE6PyNiPLiRTbMdP47Zo/s600/Trumpet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB_vUy2Sb92sYv6YXMbKwSrBCrfG-6_AYzPF7aMaDT9bq4BsLEVbIuI-7P5dN7rnA49HJGzppGqZvSFZbIPm9R3JREOr11zmruja6PLn4ujzbynzQgYc0L0GfsGqK2FZcKETSoprwanJDwjf5jGbERwNIPE70bG0R0FJU8OUYE6PyNiPLiRTbMdP47Zo/w400-h300/Trumpet1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">As you can see, the trumpeter is finished and I’m rather
pleased with the result. The pale blue dolman against the deep red pelisse is particularly
pleasing, well to my eye anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRJN7avouTzeDCqWs38qmupiFnPhm13q56R7XIr3HAYdzYEn18HSS-E3i9oFvghHOfo2HElfX9jfLBdHV4Roca8zWvUKB2o0KJg9pL2gf3T0PevrOQWsN1vUhL9jp6khwE4iTaAcfD8ZSDwEb7Gz_z5c1Ahe_c6tasDVlK-_xkO1UScWv_5vM1KqVvE8/s600/Trumpet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRJN7avouTzeDCqWs38qmupiFnPhm13q56R7XIr3HAYdzYEn18HSS-E3i9oFvghHOfo2HElfX9jfLBdHV4Roca8zWvUKB2o0KJg9pL2gf3T0PevrOQWsN1vUhL9jp6khwE4iTaAcfD8ZSDwEb7Gz_z5c1Ahe_c6tasDVlK-_xkO1UScWv_5vM1KqVvE8/w400-h300/Trumpet2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I’m thinking that the four chasseurs now sat on my desk
do look quite Christmassy although that probably wasn’t the aim when the
uniform was devised.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-90771253512613200222023-11-30T18:57:00.000+00:002023-11-30T18:57:43.962+00:00Guard Chasseur test figure<p>I found a bit of time to begin work on the Guard
Chasseurs starting with this test figure of the <i>Der Kreigspieler</i> version of <i>FN/48
Chasseur a Cheval (mounted) charging</i>. This is another case of a DK castings
being virtually indistinguishable for the Hinton Hunt one so I’m happy using them.</p><p>I used the Hinton Hunt painting instructions as my guide for this figure and was curious to see that they varied quite a bit from the illustration in my <i>Funcken (Part2)</i> book. The illustrations for <i>Funcken</i> were drawn in 1969 but I'm pretty sure Marcus Hinton would have published his instructions before that. However, as you would guess it's no contest for me as the 'official' Hinton Hunt guide will always win out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsAuoEnZfm1kYUqQ8riu1886xx8qndVELx3Q6k9IFhw5KV8TmSkZYdVB21_Cr-IMIPAj7Sgw5lJ4wSB-QaucEP0gzVkamEHv3dn6P9ATI4oxRgVetPgdov4vVL2N6W_jpgLbZpYc14z7lBLHW0CHP6xnSHcg4YfCTuLi13p1CeD0MriPCn8tJd09J7Xk/s2592/GuardChass2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsAuoEnZfm1kYUqQ8riu1886xx8qndVELx3Q6k9IFhw5KV8TmSkZYdVB21_Cr-IMIPAj7Sgw5lJ4wSB-QaucEP0gzVkamEHv3dn6P9ATI4oxRgVetPgdov4vVL2N6W_jpgLbZpYc14z7lBLHW0CHP6xnSHcg4YfCTuLi13p1CeD0MriPCn8tJd09J7Xk/w400-h300/GuardChass2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>With the evening temperature currently below zero I have
been forced to decamp from the Hinton Hut to perch on the end of the kitchen
table for my painting sessions. I did insulate the floor and ceiling of the Hut
when I built it which makes it habitable 99% of the time even in a Scottish
winter. I’ll happily sit out there with a fan heater and my heated blanket but
sadly the acrylic paints are not so hardy, as I discovered to my cost (literally)
during my first Hut winter.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I now have four troopers completed and have started on
the trumpeter but more on him in the next post.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-19738861010728571492023-11-24T19:34:00.000+00:002023-11-24T19:34:06.113+00:0033rd Line – Done!<p class="MsoNoSpacing">You’ll be pleased to hear that he French 33rd Line Regiment are painted,
based and ready for action.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XqT8gVmThfbPcVRoUZ-eVQD5gdFKfWhpBJ1WWM5VwDk5G0il6vCeaLp89rhmwr0-WXJ3MkapBxDVPwUrBejFpjpQKzEw8rJsGZo1uIKRV0cHfr3D55dR34paS0RRKM3gmVriYVTwMGODvbrE6KdByh_KKXfrj3r3-6X2iYKsC2dhhc5ZXouhCkNZnNo/s2592/33-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XqT8gVmThfbPcVRoUZ-eVQD5gdFKfWhpBJ1WWM5VwDk5G0il6vCeaLp89rhmwr0-WXJ3MkapBxDVPwUrBejFpjpQKzEw8rJsGZo1uIKRV0cHfr3D55dR34paS0RRKM3gmVriYVTwMGODvbrE6KdByh_KKXfrj3r3-6X2iYKsC2dhhc5ZXouhCkNZnNo/w400-h300/33-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They do look quite colourful when all ranked up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The figures used are as follows:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 x FN/1 Officer
(charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/4 Colour Bearer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">19 x FN/5 Fusilier (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x
FN/6 Drummer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/8 Officer (marching)</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">All the figures are very nice vintage first generation
castings.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQmEm4JwwV71NNae88kdfebQLpAs0_F4MXQfLWJN4onqKDJyBL1DaPB87caItFsKhi1jD3JzE-ruL90-gvDIF1uG8M974BtxXE4rzYDG1sp7QN3PEKwIxJQ9HGDWLtC_VHiN6H4wfLZyFvF3Udrwy6vvzDpeUXihXRhtCHJUIPwuNbQY79PezcTjyMUs/s2592/33-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQmEm4JwwV71NNae88kdfebQLpAs0_F4MXQfLWJN4onqKDJyBL1DaPB87caItFsKhi1jD3JzE-ruL90-gvDIF1uG8M974BtxXE4rzYDG1sp7QN3PEKwIxJQ9HGDWLtC_VHiN6H4wfLZyFvF3Udrwy6vvzDpeUXihXRhtCHJUIPwuNbQY79PezcTjyMUs/w400-h300/33-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted the flag with a brush that really needs to be chucked away so I'm amazed that the results are so legible.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I managed to bamboozle Mrs S into looking at the Colour Bearer (and
why not, she’s always getting me to admire her knitting) and was astonished to
find she could read the battle honours on the flag. Impressive stuff as she
even managed to pronounce Austerlitz correctly. I may run with this and try to
get her to come and see <i>Napoleon</i> with me although that may be a bit more
tricky.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMyVSVB1FsxV_YfQ8dsqOO-ryydRFBYUm-1uRTzHJkpVAm4euvkwX0i6tRGgyVt7YbbCKbYhFgRjTReezoauAS4Lj0Z1nCJ4vf-ihnRk39W-uyQOVWFImWBeV0qPT1fz_SHdU-SbdTwUXxWl6nNKmEol2BmmGxUA3wShfXJvrHMblGalz4AZi3ZEPKL8/s2592/33-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMyVSVB1FsxV_YfQ8dsqOO-ryydRFBYUm-1uRTzHJkpVAm4euvkwX0i6tRGgyVt7YbbCKbYhFgRjTReezoauAS4Lj0Z1nCJ4vf-ihnRk39W-uyQOVWFImWBeV0qPT1fz_SHdU-SbdTwUXxWl6nNKmEol2BmmGxUA3wShfXJvrHMblGalz4AZi3ZEPKL8/w400-h300/33-04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">où est monsieur le rosbif?</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNoSpacing">With these chaps out of the way the painting desk is
cleared for the Guard Chasseur-a-Cheval.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-36314759653447365562023-11-17T13:37:00.001+00:002023-11-17T13:38:51.890+00:00What? More Guard cavalry?<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Earlier this year I did say that my French Guard cavalry was
complete <i>unless</i> I found enough Chasseur-a-cheval for a full unit – well, be careful
what you wish for.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Thanks to Nigel (and Tony) I have managed to assemble
enough troopers for a full 12-figure unit. This will be made up of 7 x 2-piece castings,
1 x one-piece casting and 4 x DK one-piece castings. I really like the effect
of mixing one-piece and two-piece figures in a unit, and I think this one is going
to look very smart.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Fpo3KBPnGYsqwAk-CT94qiTbrmA3xEy8JhbBaPwspfA7kvFX7rmpgRu_avexBNiVMrfQacVCaRmTXh3yyBODfzwQ25Bs4rDIh_VPL_0Qwb6fMwsmbFiJUKBxzwevfoDnJqmEutsXrP3YroW0ibmBLPTanX6qtsYminiGS3tqkOAm844Bq7H4OwnCv9g/s2592/gathering%20guards.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Fpo3KBPnGYsqwAk-CT94qiTbrmA3xEy8JhbBaPwspfA7kvFX7rmpgRu_avexBNiVMrfQacVCaRmTXh3yyBODfzwQ25Bs4rDIh_VPL_0Qwb6fMwsmbFiJUKBxzwevfoDnJqmEutsXrP3YroW0ibmBLPTanX6qtsYminiGS3tqkOAm844Bq7H4OwnCv9g/w400-h300/gathering%20guards.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back left is an original OPC converted to trumpeter, back right a vintage 2-piece casting and front is a DK OPC painted by Don W.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Hinton Hunt OPC was already prepared by the previous
owner for conversion to a trumpeter as the carbine and sword have been removed.
All I had to do was add a trumpet with arm from another casting (of unknown origin)
to make a rather nice-looking figure.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p>Two of the DK castings are figures sent to me by Don
about 15 years ago so it’s about time they got used – I won’t be stripping the
paint from these as I’ll opt instead for a touch up of Don’s original work.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I can’t wait to get started on these! <o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-19567636374456547462023-11-05T18:50:00.000+00:002023-11-05T18:50:35.414+00:00A wargame at Nigel’s<p class="MsoNoSpacing">On Thursday I was privileged to attend an inaugural
wargame in Nigel’s fabulous newly converted dedicated wargame room at his home
in the rolling Cumbrian hills. After a bit of panic in the morning due to the
cancellation of my train I made good time by car to join Nigel and Tony for a
battle based on the Prussian arrival at Waterloo.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I took the part of Blucher while Tony played the
dastardly French, Nigel umpired as we were using his own house rules. Most of
the figures were Hinton Hunt and all were from Nigel’s vast collection.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHczlJ1CgHKVOxNLccUgKs3ss86unMkU_D8Xu_y2JCmATExsYRspqocqby7Lbd_bYQjqSa6Qgm7HCSIy1oL6aHqeTgWNi0lXORrDzdry5WDAeyyopcCr1BxP9i3_3mGuSq-Hila1fhoRKrlCZljRWRR-Aq1tX-7dTGvnUntRfmsGKVLNLN2_1lzNNJgdY/s2592/01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHczlJ1CgHKVOxNLccUgKs3ss86unMkU_D8Xu_y2JCmATExsYRspqocqby7Lbd_bYQjqSa6Qgm7HCSIy1oL6aHqeTgWNi0lXORrDzdry5WDAeyyopcCr1BxP9i3_3mGuSq-Hila1fhoRKrlCZljRWRR-Aq1tX-7dTGvnUntRfmsGKVLNLN2_1lzNNJgdY/w400-h300/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel's man-cave.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduK6vo1y9qpb1z_og2NOmnWQdiEP6w7kJXhYo3lVx3-CGM8T074H_IMavFQqUTpyjAIcr9dPxfzc8J1aEOnVzb_qr776oN6_uu9j3vTu9FFBti3KHhchq9vHzTpeWkrfVC5RdK66wptn4hhzCYL_kVXW4T0AIGMqazhJUA-0m6lOVdlYlBrIyJLRsJxs/s2592/02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduK6vo1y9qpb1z_og2NOmnWQdiEP6w7kJXhYo3lVx3-CGM8T074H_IMavFQqUTpyjAIcr9dPxfzc8J1aEOnVzb_qr776oN6_uu9j3vTu9FFBti3KHhchq9vHzTpeWkrfVC5RdK66wptn4hhzCYL_kVXW4T0AIGMqazhJUA-0m6lOVdlYlBrIyJLRsJxs/w400-h300/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table is 8' x 4'. This is the initial setup with the Prussians on the left and French on the right. That's Plancenoit church at the far end of the table with Papelotte in the foreground (the two other buildings near the farm mysteriously disappeared before the game began).</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb69OMnW4sBgCI0GJ8A4Fqt-oMy-hwrCRaV2_tWKoQKE6aVhE7Tjf4FwRc_3rw7e9ipdUQGE1ZbRN8sWTLGI7i3jOjz0j79oMfzmDf9p_5AXbitYGWTvIhbNPxBJZ7MW8rXmUGxuaDzmVffuu5EdDg7JrNe0pobCDYv8B3cOWPuvtDGeDo0xwn_fv0F8/s2592/04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb69OMnW4sBgCI0GJ8A4Fqt-oMy-hwrCRaV2_tWKoQKE6aVhE7Tjf4FwRc_3rw7e9ipdUQGE1ZbRN8sWTLGI7i3jOjz0j79oMfzmDf9p_5AXbitYGWTvIhbNPxBJZ7MW8rXmUGxuaDzmVffuu5EdDg7JrNe0pobCDYv8B3cOWPuvtDGeDo0xwn_fv0F8/w400-h300/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the Prussians and that's Blucher himself in the rear. Most of Nigel's infantry units are 30 figures and cavalry are 16.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ2lmEDAGYOIDDu6mkZ9zjtfvvh764ydYKIYSXyZjVJnERElJsmbA5dJLaTjNPpA5A8QqhpVaGMzjAuC3oHBdfHfrv1nAxvGuZOk7YDe10FnbsnS-94PrN7NjBUg-LC6ZYdE5f8-nOdUj9UIt3JCurTSj5z96tmXsLP4sezBOa5O-9V9eZ3HprocXrCc/s2592/05.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ2lmEDAGYOIDDu6mkZ9zjtfvvh764ydYKIYSXyZjVJnERElJsmbA5dJLaTjNPpA5A8QqhpVaGMzjAuC3oHBdfHfrv1nAxvGuZOk7YDe10FnbsnS-94PrN7NjBUg-LC6ZYdE5f8-nOdUj9UIt3JCurTSj5z96tmXsLP4sezBOa5O-9V9eZ3HprocXrCc/w400-h300/05.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lads are getting ready for the assault on Plancenoit.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iQlqha9WS-kyzihTEesu_brS_qeY7-sE-y5ujufUk4Emyg7WRTCGGCJ2yjYN3sYlbj3Yf750GpLKLMtVow-DyH8I5i907M_UYWoarxyb-jWebsAKD4Pi1o3Iv2svarP5-oPLj82a8SWvb5z2-H1devuASrjoNR4xBvwJMwDCqO2SQJ-Oy1t1DREfS28/s2592/07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iQlqha9WS-kyzihTEesu_brS_qeY7-sE-y5ujufUk4Emyg7WRTCGGCJ2yjYN3sYlbj3Yf750GpLKLMtVow-DyH8I5i907M_UYWoarxyb-jWebsAKD4Pi1o3Iv2svarP5-oPLj82a8SWvb5z2-H1devuASrjoNR4xBvwJMwDCqO2SQJ-Oy1t1DREfS28/w400-h300/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However, the action started with an attack on Papelotte as in this scenario the farm had been occupied by the French.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEW8_p3OFeErRcwSrTRPFmgq_ZakBk1hZeJ3HlNK3sqa0oaktX-XgXUTbjoUo6j70G4z_9n9yHb3iLxJ5X4VPjdrxAO1nelED9nv2jDa0x3JP2eOpaYjXprz2DWk7to0yaRjNvTAyANoXQGQoTJeHy5UqoAv0qNI4xBYsKlN8Js_namqgixsOi2X7iO0/s2592/08.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEW8_p3OFeErRcwSrTRPFmgq_ZakBk1hZeJ3HlNK3sqa0oaktX-XgXUTbjoUo6j70G4z_9n9yHb3iLxJ5X4VPjdrxAO1nelED9nv2jDa0x3JP2eOpaYjXprz2DWk7to0yaRjNvTAyANoXQGQoTJeHy5UqoAv0qNI4xBYsKlN8Js_namqgixsOi2X7iO0/w400-h300/08.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view along the Prussian line with both sides starting to advance.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyslIzfQeI6ggI_Sm3tetH3MApbXgyRnFAzWs6CCwlHyMlCAG7oZltqk0si8Y62j_7n-llu2_Yj9TkE4avblt630c1Zv4j4gmfhMPWj0GYPa_7gxh0XvicOcVQ9ZPCV54kGik45RyqUwI9ZBrISCqXtXmIkHBs36fOWnWf6aD6ln2Iu6BRaiWMt-JXbU/s2592/09.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyslIzfQeI6ggI_Sm3tetH3MApbXgyRnFAzWs6CCwlHyMlCAG7oZltqk0si8Y62j_7n-llu2_Yj9TkE4avblt630c1Zv4j4gmfhMPWj0GYPa_7gxh0XvicOcVQ9ZPCV54kGik45RyqUwI9ZBrISCqXtXmIkHBs36fOWnWf6aD6ln2Iu6BRaiWMt-JXbU/w400-h300/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French edge forward towards the church.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9Avow0cMxBtgjfxI2D-zufcraTqfE-Ct_f3QaqE8hmldaDYR21NJ546LjLxhWxvoWoGCcY2h54j8M-JiMZYW0sKcBvHA72wMO_E7LkmvSXD0zrntajYT84LQh6mT503URqLUCAYrgW593mrMcYYGWrakeFjCIICWqfbIZ5dxtr2oJqhKAaHOvQLZ0Dw/s2592/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9Avow0cMxBtgjfxI2D-zufcraTqfE-Ct_f3QaqE8hmldaDYR21NJ546LjLxhWxvoWoGCcY2h54j8M-JiMZYW0sKcBvHA72wMO_E7LkmvSXD0zrntajYT84LQh6mT503URqLUCAYrgW593mrMcYYGWrakeFjCIICWqfbIZ5dxtr2oJqhKAaHOvQLZ0Dw/w400-h300/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the Prussians do the same!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQlKtevBzok41X7ArzofUKKj8HG43aacaMziPkPH-UWw_J48CGAtASRu2UQ8jiGCC8BfVw1aqrQGQH9anLD6t2ulR-L48zEpLxWgMWWF76DPOh4tkfgRRBsz3sA6Xa6t0Bl9lzoHUVMHBBTIK4WQNgiA5WH7k7xNrUwKfjYKwqlgLb49dW755Hdx5sWg/s2592/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQlKtevBzok41X7ArzofUKKj8HG43aacaMziPkPH-UWw_J48CGAtASRu2UQ8jiGCC8BfVw1aqrQGQH9anLD6t2ulR-L48zEpLxWgMWWF76DPOh4tkfgRRBsz3sA6Xa6t0Bl9lzoHUVMHBBTIK4WQNgiA5WH7k7xNrUwKfjYKwqlgLb49dW755Hdx5sWg/w400-h300/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony and I both had a large cavalry force in the centre and of course we couldn't resist getting stuck in with the sabre (the lovely Leib Hussars with their big white plumes are a conversion)..</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3LnwTGo9UdQaL82cr8rkQM1BT5lXI-UeqAY6e6XAFcHn__1iZVdfBGfNk9pgxUno_bpYoHjr7whyphenhyphenA1GU1FFr8nOV3OnswPAgHnVO7pNgy6O0pTEl78FEKXVjaV6FDhfAKdG4uQlxXUBfFZZMaGnGz8ZCBzbj77wg1tVkTELukJESIp8NF7gPKLZCdes/s2592/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3LnwTGo9UdQaL82cr8rkQM1BT5lXI-UeqAY6e6XAFcHn__1iZVdfBGfNk9pgxUno_bpYoHjr7whyphenhyphenA1GU1FFr8nOV3OnswPAgHnVO7pNgy6O0pTEl78FEKXVjaV6FDhfAKdG4uQlxXUBfFZZMaGnGz8ZCBzbj77wg1tVkTELukJESIp8NF7gPKLZCdes/w400-h300/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle in full swing.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4RzjJu_8RJEK88I4zgK3LMCh0SmwSmPXtmGa9S-AdvZFa-nhW0Eb3RwmmSEiw1CqqdAQ6k-vSMjV_Ih5lt2Mb4jnBT7WGjbzZIa2VSUwdY5nywLJk5tbGn2WrIgSH89XQRLDMzG-y4xLcSpdE07QWSHtpq-CUrX-_7T1zoIg4Rura_si4vrrZLX-DDQ/s2592/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4RzjJu_8RJEK88I4zgK3LMCh0SmwSmPXtmGa9S-AdvZFa-nhW0Eb3RwmmSEiw1CqqdAQ6k-vSMjV_Ih5lt2Mb4jnBT7WGjbzZIa2VSUwdY5nywLJk5tbGn2WrIgSH89XQRLDMzG-y4xLcSpdE07QWSHtpq-CUrX-_7T1zoIg4Rura_si4vrrZLX-DDQ/w400-h300/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And how it might have looked in the days when Nigel started wargaming. In the end it was the Prussian cavalry who were to emerge victorious from a seven-unit scrum.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu51rB9gmLnvdqb23eGHwW4hP8HA_YDeX0n8AtgrjG20sjkxn8rTMkkM_bWcuFxx1uisTqFhCR1FYe4PaMxIeyF7ZKZhJ-OaNh39uBcjuSIys_mxObZwV9LTGfJ7yA3DOZFtrjAuoihb-Y67VYLl4MHG7-IsVEUXoV637xQkrS2K8S__Fbw9xhTnP-IKY/s2592/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu51rB9gmLnvdqb23eGHwW4hP8HA_YDeX0n8AtgrjG20sjkxn8rTMkkM_bWcuFxx1uisTqFhCR1FYe4PaMxIeyF7ZKZhJ-OaNh39uBcjuSIys_mxObZwV9LTGfJ7yA3DOZFtrjAuoihb-Y67VYLl4MHG7-IsVEUXoV637xQkrS2K8S__Fbw9xhTnP-IKY/w400-h300/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over at Papelotte though Tony had the upper hand and I was never able to occupy the place.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2lY5VVfKUjlDyXreGXi7jaqDuet3gSlVDH9yETR6SdtYBZL_lyBBii7C0XYjV2syDNX0jzeNuDPwfhg0g6iVTi8k3_XredX2oAnBqiVAF5CCfjcv24Lb9bGJmsczdennm4qeyb_khK7rEf_v8eDEdK4ob-oIDAsgNXepmWD3hO_v7KpGAElt4ziimn8/s2592/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2lY5VVfKUjlDyXreGXi7jaqDuet3gSlVDH9yETR6SdtYBZL_lyBBii7C0XYjV2syDNX0jzeNuDPwfhg0g6iVTi8k3_XredX2oAnBqiVAF5CCfjcv24Lb9bGJmsczdennm4qeyb_khK7rEf_v8eDEdK4ob-oIDAsgNXepmWD3hO_v7KpGAElt4ziimn8/w400-h300/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My infantry were thrown back from the church but I had sneakily brought up two batteries and started blasting the place apart.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1KYlJcbxV_55pnSO8_lnPe5T1uFWjjiv4B1OOL1glbtrvJQqXBWcDFqdhmalWcd0dKFlVEraTQ4erJvCftPyTaoa2fEiVTxR_pwUDPI7pbiFpNepcSo4mlFRM3Z6l7_1UGjymaigj-SiFuQ7oBt2v3z2tQ5_HzfoVHizrnrmU-5_WfRyTr-GL2xanrk/s2592/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1KYlJcbxV_55pnSO8_lnPe5T1uFWjjiv4B1OOL1glbtrvJQqXBWcDFqdhmalWcd0dKFlVEraTQ4erJvCftPyTaoa2fEiVTxR_pwUDPI7pbiFpNepcSo4mlFRM3Z6l7_1UGjymaigj-SiFuQ7oBt2v3z2tQ5_HzfoVHizrnrmU-5_WfRyTr-GL2xanrk/w400-h300/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A melee at Papelotte where I just about held my own.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMiJZcWLqNgbzwQbUS3GGkQFIJdROngxNObyxUCdBw3Lja8_qY2rrALK5CnUJ29QmRaM1HRS4kbVaIjlSzAtFOKRZKYPjBIdOm3QLLx2nh66RVTpfa1p_fL3_LNJJQ0_cjupGhHe1ZgLlTch3g1mm-oZ8GpV5F6tMUnT_yhJX5dtm2gQG7VY6c-w_jSo/s2592/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMiJZcWLqNgbzwQbUS3GGkQFIJdROngxNObyxUCdBw3Lja8_qY2rrALK5CnUJ29QmRaM1HRS4kbVaIjlSzAtFOKRZKYPjBIdOm3QLLx2nh66RVTpfa1p_fL3_LNJJQ0_cjupGhHe1ZgLlTch3g1mm-oZ8GpV5F6tMUnT_yhJX5dtm2gQG7VY6c-w_jSo/w400-h300/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Young Guard in the foreground are running away but they were to rally next turn.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqqymhaQi5LVmfBQPYmMz4EboIMLU-TRN2MXg0XM01tXdNQwZ230Ih1Nysvxv7yHUaPd-QeQdjfen2vmCXgmfB8kXIpSy4Pus2r0BeoknxPa8i4v3dc6g51pK_ibLCPLLrgfdXG4Xwf9YVnIMVnXPv2Jc8f2Bm8Bc0Y08_NSbQgpxy6Qb0TjLx-7A-8w/s2592/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqqymhaQi5LVmfBQPYmMz4EboIMLU-TRN2MXg0XM01tXdNQwZ230Ih1Nysvxv7yHUaPd-QeQdjfen2vmCXgmfB8kXIpSy4Pus2r0BeoknxPa8i4v3dc6g51pK_ibLCPLLrgfdXG4Xwf9YVnIMVnXPv2Jc8f2Bm8Bc0Y08_NSbQgpxy6Qb0TjLx-7A-8w/w400-h300/21.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blucher brings up the Landwehr - you know the French have had it when that happens!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">In the end (we managed a full 8 turns) it was a narrow victory for the Prussians but this only came about as I was able to reduce Plancenoit church to rubble thereby denying it as a VP location to Tony.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">It was a great day and full credit goes to Nigel for
running an excellent game and displaying an impressive grasp of mental
arithmetic during some rather complicated melee calculations. I very much enjoyed trying a
different set of rules to my own, but ones written in the same vein with
mechanisms harking back to the 1970s. I hope I get the chance to play again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">My thanks to the Archduke and Archduchess for their generous
hospitality.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-65598916784307540412023-10-28T19:36:00.002+01:002023-10-28T19:38:21.587+01:00Drummer for the 33rd<p>I've made a bit of progress over the last few days and have completed all the rank and file for the French 33rd Regiment so I'm on to the command figures starting with this drummer which as you know is <i>FN/6 Drummer (charging)</i>. He's clearly not a drummer 'boy' judging by his luxuriant moustache.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34skYYDgGi5R8zYnsDQJrpbLwwduwDypoj1B6r4NNDyFLgH8jkwxKF4la6vXcEjql9O9-Wx7Oazg6cnv-kYKw7MBM4Vyg9M0tz9NUjrzmSEaLySihs9YkFJidNsjHuucrwzJDSaEyUUed_yOJN2KCwt5mi0z6kaje8Dt6y9sHdEMo5bWvZv7QMNK7psc/s2592/Drummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34skYYDgGi5R8zYnsDQJrpbLwwduwDypoj1B6r4NNDyFLgH8jkwxKF4la6vXcEjql9O9-Wx7Oazg6cnv-kYKw7MBM4Vyg9M0tz9NUjrzmSEaLySihs9YkFJidNsjHuucrwzJDSaEyUUed_yOJN2KCwt5mi0z6kaje8Dt6y9sHdEMo5bWvZv7QMNK7psc/w400-h300/Drummer.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For a change I've given this chap a blue coat rather than green livery.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I've painted a fair few of these over the years and my stocks were dwindling until Tony recently kindly donated some. This was useful as the haul of figures earlier this year did not include any drummers although there were plenty of officers.</p><p>I tend to paint the command figures last as a reward for plodding through the rankers so hopefully I'll have the whole unit completed soon.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-7477300249422287062023-10-21T14:11:00.001+01:002023-10-21T14:11:47.065+01:00The madness continues<p>So, I’m back painting Hintons after a bit of a break and
it’s on with the effort to reduce the French <i>FN/5 Fusilier</i> lead mountain. This next
unit will nominally represent the 33rd Line infantry regiment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGRSquKRYvpCoJbqhUsWkLfeHlJe9EefkZz9sydk6Q09iNguyLG5hD-0d58TndGK0F8YaCBtpOGchtOvpNdmvAt_lrTDuMc5Oyrl35sovI19XXIeyYoAFxOWVFEsvpQIE5rZESw0-LXaJrEc9CNxO4OnGyR_y2UIPVN7E2fneskoHYYlJbq6V-63uzN4/s2592/MoreFN5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGRSquKRYvpCoJbqhUsWkLfeHlJe9EefkZz9sydk6Q09iNguyLG5hD-0d58TndGK0F8YaCBtpOGchtOvpNdmvAt_lrTDuMc5Oyrl35sovI19XXIeyYoAFxOWVFEsvpQIE5rZESw0-LXaJrEc9CNxO4OnGyR_y2UIPVN7E2fneskoHYYlJbq6V-63uzN4/w400-h300/MoreFN5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>They’ve been on the desk for a while, but various
distractions have meant I’m only just a bit over halfway through them. I’m
going to pull my socks up and crack on with them now that storm <i>Babet</i> has eased
and allowed reoccupation of the Hinton Hut.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-83954285353687684302023-07-14T14:47:00.000+01:002023-07-14T14:47:13.777+01:00Waterloo in the Hut<p class="MsoNoSpacing">On Wednesday Tony, Nigel, Goya and I gathered in the
Hinton Hut to fight out Waterloo. The figures were drawn from the collections
of Goya and I and were mostly Hinton Hunt with a smattering of other 20 mils.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">We drew cards to determine our commands, I ended up
playing Uxbridge (allied left) Goya was Silly Billy on my right, Tony (who
attended if full regalia) was Marshal Soult (French right) and Nigel calmly
drew the card for Marshal Ney (French left). We had no overall commander and
each side played by committee whilst Wellington and Napoleon looked on
impassively.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The game was scheduled to last for 8 turns with reserves
entering for each side starting on turn 2, to speed things up the reserves
could be deployed up to 2 foot forward of the player baseline. This meant that
reserves (cavalry for the allies and the Guard for the French) could suddenly
appear in unexpected areas. There was also a cunning system of drawing playing
cards from the start of turn 3 (and for each subsequent turn) that allowed the
possibility of either Groucy or the Prussians (or neither) showing up on the
French right flank for added suspense.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j3d88oudymTYq0G4YJF5n5xFV_91dJadDacjjjZkq3bp8zl4tKtrm3-xzdPgEdNFMK1uo2aMn36SEh7KF3CWFipSj39k5pxql_RD_5m7ftHuSqPtW_1b73H7ERTI7I0rCbMlq1lcBwHbocgwg0iol2_lBYOnewIEZeO5nH22cp3KzkNfymy3z6l9QNA/s2592/wg01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j3d88oudymTYq0G4YJF5n5xFV_91dJadDacjjjZkq3bp8zl4tKtrm3-xzdPgEdNFMK1uo2aMn36SEh7KF3CWFipSj39k5pxql_RD_5m7ftHuSqPtW_1b73H7ERTI7I0rCbMlq1lcBwHbocgwg0iol2_lBYOnewIEZeO5nH22cp3KzkNfymy3z6l9QNA/w400-h300/wg01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Well that opens the ball!"<br />We began the game with an initial round of artillery fire from both sides. For the British this included a rather nice Rocket Battery from Goya's collection. Firing the rockets was fun but they weren't overly effective.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_zM4oLrbCBSOjXrAy8VPew_ZZm4L9LcowN1cpDbECqMJ-uh48KHTyum6g7s2dcDMnhVHRr3eit_UInepIn21z_8ZC-85WMPZmZ8c5Uvc-P7GfxZYLYc1PidOxQEuFv5AXfHLCrjx2TzG0QeovLRTKC3fSTR6LLSPBgdqljdG2DIdy_MXSMi8dETUl5c/s2592/wg02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_zM4oLrbCBSOjXrAy8VPew_ZZm4L9LcowN1cpDbECqMJ-uh48KHTyum6g7s2dcDMnhVHRr3eit_UInepIn21z_8ZC-85WMPZmZ8c5Uvc-P7GfxZYLYc1PidOxQEuFv5AXfHLCrjx2TzG0QeovLRTKC3fSTR6LLSPBgdqljdG2DIdy_MXSMi8dETUl5c/w400-h300/wg02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony brought Wellington's tree with him - no wargame is complete without it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdJGa6K9LQqDTfXjHG_sfbQq34fi_FODQTAa1fYoF-KsVCrGu5jiLdImj1pZHcfZ7iOZZnAC4fznoszEP2u-hJT7klgAgdqer7rnnWCObnt2mzVu-FInWzRbqgJN0QOCQGwffpuZEdxEsLSEuDaFfiL-6sXXl06MJ3CrlTpPhjvbddCOV86FfgqPUSas/s2592/wg03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdJGa6K9LQqDTfXjHG_sfbQq34fi_FODQTAa1fYoF-KsVCrGu5jiLdImj1pZHcfZ7iOZZnAC4fznoszEP2u-hJT7klgAgdqer7rnnWCObnt2mzVu-FInWzRbqgJN0QOCQGwffpuZEdxEsLSEuDaFfiL-6sXXl06MJ3CrlTpPhjvbddCOV86FfgqPUSas/w400-h300/wg03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started by pushing forward on the left with the 11th Light Dragoons supported by some very nice KGL Hussars.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MCrqNGf6ZIJTTmaLZxUIoZxSOWk4PaWv6CRsUupZD_2S0J9S645UZP0M2tKMMLzPT3TvDePfKIzLCu5IR57RM9pRhjvfzxNg7ZFLCGJJ8bXYXGenwZgLBnn6JEggLeM5kxTOWD_pzeHEg0nrUQWM5H-kW4BdXJcE8Arek8FwOR9LR7wahEZLexpzfBs/s2592/wg04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MCrqNGf6ZIJTTmaLZxUIoZxSOWk4PaWv6CRsUupZD_2S0J9S645UZP0M2tKMMLzPT3TvDePfKIzLCu5IR57RM9pRhjvfzxNg7ZFLCGJJ8bXYXGenwZgLBnn6JEggLeM5kxTOWD_pzeHEg0nrUQWM5H-kW4BdXJcE8Arek8FwOR9LR7wahEZLexpzfBs/w400-h300/wg04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Belgians were soon taking a bit of a battering from Tony's grand battery on the other side of the valley and Picton had to ride forward to steady them to avoid a 'disordered' morale score.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw_ALJsEexXWvkjvQQpTWkd9u7lDc6E78ffP1Ge91T8bjXoS_n_QL5zjyzmqlsqbCbWKOPXgGobgdggDDZB6t94fqRXl4VLQBKeyacYaLr7yurXGUNwcIUsnLgQMsdnopSuLdv9wuXcUr5E5VdXPYPV9drKqgNDcdMI2Od6W523zFZmbgymxH7DU_nPs/s2592/wg05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw_ALJsEexXWvkjvQQpTWkd9u7lDc6E78ffP1Ge91T8bjXoS_n_QL5zjyzmqlsqbCbWKOPXgGobgdggDDZB6t94fqRXl4VLQBKeyacYaLr7yurXGUNwcIUsnLgQMsdnopSuLdv9wuXcUr5E5VdXPYPV9drKqgNDcdMI2Od6W523zFZmbgymxH7DU_nPs/w400-h300/wg05.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 2 and a curious movement by Tony's infantry who turned their columns left rather than advance ahead. I never did quite get to the bottom of the purpose of this but then "Anything that wastes time is good!"</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO1PIQSV1pGUDmvZcjfoKgRrNIuiLmT1IvMd_HftGy3K-qhBTDGOR16mvKmzQtZnQgS5LsnaUI_8a-E88Ge8-BkuKJRB4cuP2_Xexth3dGi5FISJPE_o_VwN-1nOVmcNBwVfi-tPdEiTQQ_yznYP0eXBw33CFcCBUgYJOynX3BtsKj710wUYXoXsdSKs/s2592/wg06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO1PIQSV1pGUDmvZcjfoKgRrNIuiLmT1IvMd_HftGy3K-qhBTDGOR16mvKmzQtZnQgS5LsnaUI_8a-E88Ge8-BkuKJRB4cuP2_Xexth3dGi5FISJPE_o_VwN-1nOVmcNBwVfi-tPdEiTQQ_yznYP0eXBw33CFcCBUgYJOynX3BtsKj710wUYXoXsdSKs/w400-h300/wg06.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel's men were also inclining to the left putting pressure on our right flank.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hkB5Z5qcOxWqNNe4npCXNzUtE4t31AdLSpfQKLcnyN92UMk6OBufVv5ltRlc0RtH3fN58wWWTlZbbXS9Sm0UMNrPPvI7jzLLoXm59xMCnTbHbM03C0YCGWP0l8fnh9oR0CA5YfVFt18nO3eC1JL2Ex9dan15VvrizKGdlX87RR8F_UKeWwUDaBHjkWs/s2592/wg07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hkB5Z5qcOxWqNNe4npCXNzUtE4t31AdLSpfQKLcnyN92UMk6OBufVv5ltRlc0RtH3fN58wWWTlZbbXS9Sm0UMNrPPvI7jzLLoXm59xMCnTbHbM03C0YCGWP0l8fnh9oR0CA5YfVFt18nO3eC1JL2Ex9dan15VvrizKGdlX87RR8F_UKeWwUDaBHjkWs/w400-h300/wg07.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Nassauers in Hougoumont seemed to be his main target.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg6gTUNY3hYG4LoABTIQohcAvq1oZpnRYRLoIQ7YBUBDqzKIDqknuzUOO1SyPeWSQojiSd1au3RlpyrY35jRIK2_M-3Q8kZHwkOgV3fYKdZ2GR09KXKNa_82oP5B3ma5gpNifvR0n3XBW-8ZNxmN_OL8SIGP_15RQc4DcIGZxj7M96TNcEZTfFHPb-Xo/s2592/wg08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg6gTUNY3hYG4LoABTIQohcAvq1oZpnRYRLoIQ7YBUBDqzKIDqknuzUOO1SyPeWSQojiSd1au3RlpyrY35jRIK2_M-3Q8kZHwkOgV3fYKdZ2GR09KXKNa_82oP5B3ma5gpNifvR0n3XBW-8ZNxmN_OL8SIGP_15RQc4DcIGZxj7M96TNcEZTfFHPb-Xo/w400-h300/wg08.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goya brought his own troops forward to fill the gap between Hougoumont and the end of the ridge. The Fusiliers (bottom left) were one of several units getting their baptism of fire in this game.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tklSrLQX38eexmjN5LF1SouNP0WpR7v0WdGVNI-ci21WatxXzoY2ewN-iG1kIfVkrmPDRx5960l013KH8uYzvs8n7QMGyZVVrLQmSsoPo2QWLXyoYUtNrKPDgq_V1HDjl1wYMRTrktRv1_eNeBjHsbzhz9bCuinOBFmKLZd527hMjLhFba6G-9VUEiw/s2592/wg09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tklSrLQX38eexmjN5LF1SouNP0WpR7v0WdGVNI-ci21WatxXzoY2ewN-iG1kIfVkrmPDRx5960l013KH8uYzvs8n7QMGyZVVrLQmSsoPo2QWLXyoYUtNrKPDgq_V1HDjl1wYMRTrktRv1_eNeBjHsbzhz9bCuinOBFmKLZd527hMjLhFba6G-9VUEiw/w400-h300/wg09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A general view of the table at the end of turn 2 (from the allied left with Papelotte in the foreground).</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSunvSAX2t-ksvZN641K-nGzTsJBoF8hPmIM8S7jYIYg1T20YzCjajgrat-fRTZgYtceBZXQL9DIz4FNmGfQL5ppd3Tc0rVx9qX9CGhiLrkgYaNAfPJFOAs5WEICJ0aW1AtyZnEIc1-ALJcAxFXgmAiQYXzW0MaX7uuK09NKzdFj57EwULUmautheiZqQ/s2592/wg10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSunvSAX2t-ksvZN641K-nGzTsJBoF8hPmIM8S7jYIYg1T20YzCjajgrat-fRTZgYtceBZXQL9DIz4FNmGfQL5ppd3Tc0rVx9qX9CGhiLrkgYaNAfPJFOAs5WEICJ0aW1AtyZnEIc1-ALJcAxFXgmAiQYXzW0MaX7uuK09NKzdFj57EwULUmautheiZqQ/w400-h300/wg10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And from the other end of the table.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtNFY0gxzcpp9lWiYex67DaOZTI202rK_NSl8xHC3d0_w7-T4wttNCRLxM3KcRh-6qME216x0lqjic19g-DLEpAavXFrx2eZNzWUDdzIIZhzMquyYgsEL394cWCWaX_2MX_Cv78Z54xArShZngxXORcu5TDymZwkXnwvy0dZZTquSbq-5GoitN8TFCs8/s2592/wg11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtNFY0gxzcpp9lWiYex67DaOZTI202rK_NSl8xHC3d0_w7-T4wttNCRLxM3KcRh-6qME216x0lqjic19g-DLEpAavXFrx2eZNzWUDdzIIZhzMquyYgsEL394cWCWaX_2MX_Cv78Z54xArShZngxXORcu5TDymZwkXnwvy0dZZTquSbq-5GoitN8TFCs8/w400-h300/wg11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After some desperate hand-to-hand fighting the Nassauers fought off the attempt to take Hougoumont. The 1st Light Infantry were another of the newbies and they took heavy casualties is this assault.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-yj69ZfwaNXFfA2Jd11UFuv8T4h0pIuH5TWC_x-vkmK-ORD09x-AywFbsB30FoxV2YeqN07wQ8Z2UCIA7IiZ2qr0SE3S40rk-Kjvhs3awwqGJ5QpiYt5j_RO33FUnJlvjV5CS0z_9Tu1jNw0cPlMeYhIafiqUDutFtQNwkDvwrefFpRKWGsfN6roAQM/s2592/wg12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-yj69ZfwaNXFfA2Jd11UFuv8T4h0pIuH5TWC_x-vkmK-ORD09x-AywFbsB30FoxV2YeqN07wQ8Z2UCIA7IiZ2qr0SE3S40rk-Kjvhs3awwqGJ5QpiYt5j_RO33FUnJlvjV5CS0z_9Tu1jNw0cPlMeYhIafiqUDutFtQNwkDvwrefFpRKWGsfN6roAQM/w400-h300/wg12.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel started to make some threatening movements with his heavy cavalry. I think it was about this time that Marshal Ney received a mortal wound during a morale test that prompted Tony to comment that "At least he won't be able to throw the cavalry away in this game!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMwc5V1uSxbMDEhxvgmXsIYQyZuDTNbV3QAwdRgqy5Ivg8ioV5JqapekM_ovoxc8oB7bynSud_SZU-4iY7FDvXgfPMmT_zpwywjcQHPvH7ZxjdYZHXvk5fmygInnvN1gL5iYqDRZt8iuNFvzuHG-r_ot1589OAPM5G4Ahw6ZpgTDqo0I_g8C83vtBMb8/s2592/wg13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMwc5V1uSxbMDEhxvgmXsIYQyZuDTNbV3QAwdRgqy5Ivg8ioV5JqapekM_ovoxc8oB7bynSud_SZU-4iY7FDvXgfPMmT_zpwywjcQHPvH7ZxjdYZHXvk5fmygInnvN1gL5iYqDRZt8iuNFvzuHG-r_ot1589OAPM5G4Ahw6ZpgTDqo0I_g8C83vtBMb8/w400-h300/wg13.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More manoeuvring from Tony's infantry - are they heading for La Haye Sainte? </td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiOcUKKMoOlp4Tf_VA9IChRtg0aox5timi2VTjR-GxTMJwkcPwfODV6OP3f34gucfMRmnWqJs-Wq5heeipphAtvz4Sb1fysze7RK35ugM-BJDtqehbSdkPlSKPyZPZDDJiUrd48MXJqySGf0Qr-7qqL9_yt0oQvzLUJkkNYpyLl8l7k115bFb4yAJcfU/s2592/wg15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiOcUKKMoOlp4Tf_VA9IChRtg0aox5timi2VTjR-GxTMJwkcPwfODV6OP3f34gucfMRmnWqJs-Wq5heeipphAtvz4Sb1fysze7RK35ugM-BJDtqehbSdkPlSKPyZPZDDJiUrd48MXJqySGf0Qr-7qqL9_yt0oQvzLUJkkNYpyLl8l7k115bFb4yAJcfU/w400-h300/wg15.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 3 and would you believe it? The Prussians arrive! Fortunately the French were able to bring on the Young Guard at the same time.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYozbPpXevOgmIr7HM90g3jeqCaGQWkzO07Bah4py7puwKlp9oQdd56KQAP7TBiQ0PNKYLgHrd2BBW-7Gc9rqPx2bkJP_gKLcAEVcy7NgYwkWFXnjo3ii_FhsL_HaI1GHHR5PAT851FDAk_K5gQPNXlVVeyZsbva3YvBaVZY8oN5_-ZNWDvg-xqdAiNVU/s2592/wg16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYozbPpXevOgmIr7HM90g3jeqCaGQWkzO07Bah4py7puwKlp9oQdd56KQAP7TBiQ0PNKYLgHrd2BBW-7Gc9rqPx2bkJP_gKLcAEVcy7NgYwkWFXnjo3ii_FhsL_HaI1GHHR5PAT851FDAk_K5gQPNXlVVeyZsbva3YvBaVZY8oN5_-ZNWDvg-xqdAiNVU/w400-h300/wg16.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just beyond the Young Guard a serious cavalry clash was developing that would eventually draw in 6 units of cavalry in a running melee that lasted for the rest of the game.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8LJsbfR3owT6a9yguk9k4cA2l0qlLwEP2byCWvPXCs_B44VohXBwKWx8sSkwUP9debG_csP0zLvu8rehfm1TJlRSnEBr7-4-F2cq0-DgVxPmlCQx1Xa6jW3YjqgI0gEc6PxsjjmxZb4lMMItmn2ivTLj1q1yaURyW1ZWUnuawsV2UVYTwYCHIBql0AM/s2592/wg17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8LJsbfR3owT6a9yguk9k4cA2l0qlLwEP2byCWvPXCs_B44VohXBwKWx8sSkwUP9debG_csP0zLvu8rehfm1TJlRSnEBr7-4-F2cq0-DgVxPmlCQx1Xa6jW3YjqgI0gEc6PxsjjmxZb4lMMItmn2ivTLj1q1yaURyW1ZWUnuawsV2UVYTwYCHIBql0AM/w400-h300/wg17.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As Tony's infantry moved off to my right I took the opportunity to advance the 42nd Highlanders down from the ridge to bolster the Dutch-Belgian line.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxqBV81-s6nppm3VlQdUjgzf07NG2ZdJG9hx9ZmESsqFjdn_TuAtbythgJlx0YTgYxUtw8SSyw3-EISlb6Op2Uf_uUc4rFJf2vZUpqinS57fAO1mEqPv5BhEbduJgtKN-4oJsZ9upQFNtECbx9LE1ave8sMn-PIs6S3_AQeFav0BvGQALue2HRBKW5MI/s2592/wg18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxqBV81-s6nppm3VlQdUjgzf07NG2ZdJG9hx9ZmESsqFjdn_TuAtbythgJlx0YTgYxUtw8SSyw3-EISlb6Op2Uf_uUc4rFJf2vZUpqinS57fAO1mEqPv5BhEbduJgtKN-4oJsZ9upQFNtECbx9LE1ave8sMn-PIs6S3_AQeFav0BvGQALue2HRBKW5MI/w400-h300/wg18.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile over on our right Goya had brought on the Greys and Inniskillings from our reserve.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFdbKk5Tz6Wcr7-elE8uzoywje163jreLn54lR7-PmHAxXR5zH7-p1dK6gBx7hGZ2GJLgEqTVvfDOC4-G_cXMrOe_lyyqCZZfa14Kqn37Px7fVSde5oBQx57xZ-156tFdhhiwgPeCrdkZe9YdGgir7CBoePX6RV4zYP8BpzbMAxJrMLr-5D6ljlesMyk/s2592/wg19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFdbKk5Tz6Wcr7-elE8uzoywje163jreLn54lR7-PmHAxXR5zH7-p1dK6gBx7hGZ2GJLgEqTVvfDOC4-G_cXMrOe_lyyqCZZfa14Kqn37Px7fVSde5oBQx57xZ-156tFdhhiwgPeCrdkZe9YdGgir7CBoePX6RV4zYP8BpzbMAxJrMLr-5D6ljlesMyk/w400-h300/wg19.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel's men try to regroup after the failed attack on Hougoumont.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpcSu1AONDl2ADAX_PGybZCirGvPnGNUnQZCgiq-u6EgGgWQUj3ymPCgVsHD2km2oAhGlmhqSO5lv_zXZyi2TtFJnbnX3pQSXfURB2I3sxtIS1sN46AAxFHPWnGNRfz_-cvEDkG67eLM7fQcbVuLSocH8DJHRQER_OldAyqfwLf3ngV9a5gdBP5fV-XM/s2592/wg20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpcSu1AONDl2ADAX_PGybZCirGvPnGNUnQZCgiq-u6EgGgWQUj3ymPCgVsHD2km2oAhGlmhqSO5lv_zXZyi2TtFJnbnX3pQSXfURB2I3sxtIS1sN46AAxFHPWnGNRfz_-cvEDkG67eLM7fQcbVuLSocH8DJHRQER_OldAyqfwLf3ngV9a5gdBP5fV-XM/w400-h300/wg20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 6th Chasseurs move forward supported by the 8th Cuirassiers.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrimQd9kcmvtLW9xkJBIAm7I01_VOva_YzvorDUbr20E5qWM22kUC9ahi8mbrPPWyC3fD1TCK13Jk3x9FSdUYGQu0a0HuDmQc6gzsQzC8lWhVXjPU5P3clMFQd7ySjpN6TvkPQ_w5NvfjMPMO4qHXcx7DttOgXVxfRqiUXBMA8RD4VEjj9FO8dDro-V5Y/s2592/wg21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrimQd9kcmvtLW9xkJBIAm7I01_VOva_YzvorDUbr20E5qWM22kUC9ahi8mbrPPWyC3fD1TCK13Jk3x9FSdUYGQu0a0HuDmQc6gzsQzC8lWhVXjPU5P3clMFQd7ySjpN6TvkPQ_w5NvfjMPMO4qHXcx7DttOgXVxfRqiUXBMA8RD4VEjj9FO8dDro-V5Y/w400-h300/wg21.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This must be the end of turn 4 or 5. The action is pretty much confined to each flank as the French infantry seem very wary of getting within range of the KGL Rifles in La Haye Sainte.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOKar5-gY61Gx7-wDTE2TLvKUTmeJ7zPQ6rUDXsgEx8oigxB3eq5uECwzwVxXjlPtkqWSfaeal3tjxErkkMD-7tioKyzMDXxSXZ6IS62tx3G4wII3eZ6fM2Mbd-wKZ8JyQTdrO5zRVKRdGq9UQ73m0Iob8TK8QKm6FQUJZYKp6RtVvt0r6FujUskWKWk/s2592/wg22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOKar5-gY61Gx7-wDTE2TLvKUTmeJ7zPQ6rUDXsgEx8oigxB3eq5uECwzwVxXjlPtkqWSfaeal3tjxErkkMD-7tioKyzMDXxSXZ6IS62tx3G4wII3eZ6fM2Mbd-wKZ8JyQTdrO5zRVKRdGq9UQ73m0Iob8TK8QKm6FQUJZYKp6RtVvt0r6FujUskWKWk/w400-h300/wg22.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Prussians charge the Young Guard with mixed results whilst the cavalry melee continues behind them.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcnY4xdXGnIqrweovUhSZXqkJJn36DOWfCOJxkCY7mYvjNwL0R4y5UShMqDOov4PIDpdQxTcz2ux4fZXvqNhnmAiVr5XxzCQ0bSovYQ8PzPAQav7lHX2IomfzWTOZ0xzz6txau5xx6krqWpd4QLt-QE8niU8LdmXloaix1Kb_Vtr6mQMCEmI1ukzyqy4/s2592/wg23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcnY4xdXGnIqrweovUhSZXqkJJn36DOWfCOJxkCY7mYvjNwL0R4y5UShMqDOov4PIDpdQxTcz2ux4fZXvqNhnmAiVr5XxzCQ0bSovYQ8PzPAQav7lHX2IomfzWTOZ0xzz6txau5xx6krqWpd4QLt-QE8niU8LdmXloaix1Kb_Vtr6mQMCEmI1ukzyqy4/w400-h300/wg23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Light Dragoons take a hammering from the Guard Lancers.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMssLKchE0OTULVoNJVzdDhe4gvQyv6eU_vnqbxRg4_vXKq_JdSQGNx4O7bBYSR0Ne1OSHozsra5uVRRtJUkwci1-809q7EApztO2FFdKn5zIl2cXVJHSeA_joSstPn9x9BLV4IiTPU_LOSOmh6htWu918p17Y5-RzBnHjFWssSHnQSyDQJNzGB-VA3M/s2592/wg24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMssLKchE0OTULVoNJVzdDhe4gvQyv6eU_vnqbxRg4_vXKq_JdSQGNx4O7bBYSR0Ne1OSHozsra5uVRRtJUkwci1-809q7EApztO2FFdKn5zIl2cXVJHSeA_joSstPn9x9BLV4IiTPU_LOSOmh6htWu918p17Y5-RzBnHjFWssSHnQSyDQJNzGB-VA3M/w400-h300/wg24.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I try to make an infantry line below the ridge as Tony finally starts to move forward.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0skBPhMb9pY2niGXziWEQc2mdXrEvOC_ZRNwiqNJ4pLa6cDlu7kNHNlLbqDwVijwV4N_NuIWEReTRVlNoQW2pihaaJQ_zmwiFW06BqClu3aOTBEZB5N2MU7GA-pIoqzroNM9dKWH2jGL7JvjPH_UyffS-8FYo3Z4hwfaktdrMoAzDa1rdOHziN34TTU/s2592/wg25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0skBPhMb9pY2niGXziWEQc2mdXrEvOC_ZRNwiqNJ4pLa6cDlu7kNHNlLbqDwVijwV4N_NuIWEReTRVlNoQW2pihaaJQ_zmwiFW06BqClu3aOTBEZB5N2MU7GA-pIoqzroNM9dKWH2jGL7JvjPH_UyffS-8FYo3Z4hwfaktdrMoAzDa1rdOHziN34TTU/w400-h300/wg25.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel resorts to using a time machine to nip back to the 1960s to see if he can find a set of more favourable rules.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3VFnyDTHTGY2HSkWz4EUCEtJTdkIu0XG1jIB_JfdMVqv-cqQiGydhCTDydlX8_27Gj7VwfRo6fbzvy2uk1qIUyYgMi2wIuyQkMHNBm0cQ43Z4BvfID3ljGqA9CtDn1kXullfMVgOL7dC0A2e_WpLpJL3GJMpYw9K46xXymg67gWZqiNJexsuO-cdgVY/s2592/wg26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3VFnyDTHTGY2HSkWz4EUCEtJTdkIu0XG1jIB_JfdMVqv-cqQiGydhCTDydlX8_27Gj7VwfRo6fbzvy2uk1qIUyYgMi2wIuyQkMHNBm0cQ43Z4BvfID3ljGqA9CtDn1kXullfMVgOL7dC0A2e_WpLpJL3GJMpYw9K46xXymg67gWZqiNJexsuO-cdgVY/w400-h300/wg26.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from Hougoumont along Goya's line. Top right you can just see that the Brunswick Hussars and 6th Chasseurs have crossed sabres.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_WlSjyula0HlH7HoW_iwQ87Idn78QUo-Xs_T0fEkukRxqoEqoasR4HzSSRi9c0Y5EOb7-J4Cq8Cq_ZYLXF63SKK6e-5ghwdqUAqVm5kD6q1BEwpGjPFaTrHF-NnzWwbcR1-XkgCEuSSxMiQ7diT1BMbFLuF8DYQV4-UiTEeGBJsZD74HQBNE-H_zAQo/s2592/wg27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_WlSjyula0HlH7HoW_iwQ87Idn78QUo-Xs_T0fEkukRxqoEqoasR4HzSSRi9c0Y5EOb7-J4Cq8Cq_ZYLXF63SKK6e-5ghwdqUAqVm5kD6q1BEwpGjPFaTrHF-NnzWwbcR1-XkgCEuSSxMiQ7diT1BMbFLuF8DYQV4-UiTEeGBJsZD74HQBNE-H_zAQo/w400-h300/wg27.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The result was not too good for the Brunswickers who are routing.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcYFCBodckkcHYT0k-QWMtJX-RxXPqPCcGM8vUjzVIJ69XgU47R9pNrCOPZiZnDpssTa_nNCCYPZnz-mTFt9LdTBIN_5oH9pKzBxC94VyqkwecF9ybbe4GWI2IKsQTuvC60QFO0u28BZLqV7c2o2W7psxi4cvsJdFxgOT3Ei6T62xKGjBmNy4-bHoUNM/s2592/wg28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcYFCBodckkcHYT0k-QWMtJX-RxXPqPCcGM8vUjzVIJ69XgU47R9pNrCOPZiZnDpssTa_nNCCYPZnz-mTFt9LdTBIN_5oH9pKzBxC94VyqkwecF9ybbe4GWI2IKsQTuvC60QFO0u28BZLqV7c2o2W7psxi4cvsJdFxgOT3Ei6T62xKGjBmNy4-bHoUNM/w400-h300/wg28.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Silesian Musketeers have been routed by the Young Guard whilst Silesian Landwehr and Fusiliers are fighting the Guard Marines.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQLMuBBSAejvDi9akWwsnkdhNNtthHlrv35rtCNNX5oXvRurbDVJ75_bebmIEU0F4ZCbBYEwGlTRH-eMvaxA0JVzG5KMGbAxSk1eYbRUbHoAV4S1pVDojsKR-rWiYjQWpduKCAEJAfOuv__Uj27vKNqDt1_29PFZf-JUOf9qCdaFyWveR6EPYn5vy3HU/s2592/wg29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQLMuBBSAejvDi9akWwsnkdhNNtthHlrv35rtCNNX5oXvRurbDVJ75_bebmIEU0F4ZCbBYEwGlTRH-eMvaxA0JVzG5KMGbAxSk1eYbRUbHoAV4S1pVDojsKR-rWiYjQWpduKCAEJAfOuv__Uj27vKNqDt1_29PFZf-JUOf9qCdaFyWveR6EPYn5vy3HU/w400-h300/wg29.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony "comes on the same old style"- actually no as he has sensibly adopted line formation in the face of my artillery and rockets.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpMVbm6XotFSJaDQJybP4ic_952E74jLlGh9ttxjf3uhml_KhjZP0UBZ9Ocbf85dNLJ9lpoZzerS4vi7MMQ_9vxm2rxjBS9ho35DCdO5xrXVw9A2XwU7bAO8qGzorlB8efU7HACrF33QSreQOjj4vYeKIQBkFVnjJnLWUQIZfeDzFlC7TpX5-3ciZ7R0/s2592/wg30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpMVbm6XotFSJaDQJybP4ic_952E74jLlGh9ttxjf3uhml_KhjZP0UBZ9Ocbf85dNLJ9lpoZzerS4vi7MMQ_9vxm2rxjBS9ho35DCdO5xrXVw9A2XwU7bAO8qGzorlB8efU7HACrF33QSreQOjj4vYeKIQBkFVnjJnLWUQIZfeDzFlC7TpX5-3ciZ7R0/w400-h300/wg30.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But his own artillery have been blazing away all day causing me quite a few problems as well.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIr7b3rH_fLDOeqhVZFrUX2si78lgQqEz60CHkMKvYLdyVgkYSojhkhqXKDSlXOR_EX07GKAUa9a-F-ivc88IwjQC_6p5skHCuRPxGb0djiYnuIrVUbeLcA0TRdBWgMD2e9PAUC-zb8cH3chZ9Ejf-sUcf02fYcoIDAkYkc2v3mrfQSJpPCjEALBb3G0/s2592/wg31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIr7b3rH_fLDOeqhVZFrUX2si78lgQqEz60CHkMKvYLdyVgkYSojhkhqXKDSlXOR_EX07GKAUa9a-F-ivc88IwjQC_6p5skHCuRPxGb0djiYnuIrVUbeLcA0TRdBWgMD2e9PAUC-zb8cH3chZ9Ejf-sUcf02fYcoIDAkYkc2v3mrfQSJpPCjEALBb3G0/w400-h300/wg31.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from behind the French left - in the distance you can see that the Old Guard have arrived but instead of heading for Hougoumont Nigel has them standing back in line formation - "never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake!"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zp9-N7M7QQuUBRqSsTue4sGHdc3ogmnTsr0jBILfS1Hvr68ua3I2p5vC0kz9aXF5Ak5tDX5upLkC3_SCVK7QCKMRLdLpqyRREvuSQtd_jKATyYxs1oKAKjD2V0zvNsmeDOqE6LUtFDINIBGpSGK7OKTq9YZwRnPR_yD4--PtuHy7W8VlFrA_titBSMg/s2592/wg32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zp9-N7M7QQuUBRqSsTue4sGHdc3ogmnTsr0jBILfS1Hvr68ua3I2p5vC0kz9aXF5Ak5tDX5upLkC3_SCVK7QCKMRLdLpqyRREvuSQtd_jKATyYxs1oKAKjD2V0zvNsmeDOqE6LUtFDINIBGpSGK7OKTq9YZwRnPR_yD4--PtuHy7W8VlFrA_titBSMg/w400-h300/wg32.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second attack on Hougoumont is beaten off. Where are those Old Guardsmen with their extra melee plus when you need them?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOASX1RR2jNzMf5rmkXckWgZndcUwWGEljg1YDXT_lYH8-1p_E8u6SACbhWb4N9ZQn2QG5v3TNqEtVFqFxElfyYHCyIKfV2ONn7AVdUfd4Mne37k-rXPt2J75E4-wRjsWLFMYHx--w28LZu6LwkDHzxAndIU2Hyr2gpMMGKjSX6oYT9JXxDUX7GOwKYIc/s2592/wg33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOASX1RR2jNzMf5rmkXckWgZndcUwWGEljg1YDXT_lYH8-1p_E8u6SACbhWb4N9ZQn2QG5v3TNqEtVFqFxElfyYHCyIKfV2ONn7AVdUfd4Mne37k-rXPt2J75E4-wRjsWLFMYHx--w28LZu6LwkDHzxAndIU2Hyr2gpMMGKjSX6oYT9JXxDUX7GOwKYIc/w400-h300/wg33.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goya's line is holding but is under pressure "Give me night or give me Blucher!"</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6BwKHYUgIUuYFrZfp0cVkELwwYSs7JZyqMpp02Fx-Nw9FKKQsiE9bKjjF59zMe5gyV8j89ZA__RS571me2UZkjVuqM2M2DmrF1v99Z7a-vi36cmZAY5mgDO0W-23a4rixahmLe_2y75lbvrl5Ejoz7fIRs_wQhHzlnww659FlNYxODbIBtG5bCuQuIk/s2592/wg34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6BwKHYUgIUuYFrZfp0cVkELwwYSs7JZyqMpp02Fx-Nw9FKKQsiE9bKjjF59zMe5gyV8j89ZA__RS571me2UZkjVuqM2M2DmrF1v99Z7a-vi36cmZAY5mgDO0W-23a4rixahmLe_2y75lbvrl5Ejoz7fIRs_wQhHzlnww659FlNYxODbIBtG5bCuQuIk/w400-h300/wg34.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But then then 8th Cuirassiers ride to destruction in front of Mercer's battery. Apparently Nigel "just wanted to see what would happen" if he charged the guns, well, now we know.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga1AWyim-YdMt4Hg0DMjo1arbgQ6FIHeV1jXJT-gWMiwkzD-VSqVaJ0EChslmeDvgz9QFfhn7Tw98PsWa0FfVSJiF3SfoxXWATUFZyjYVZbHat7HG2QSeu2xOWytmqOEONkLQgdRKEvsEEOOfk3Tw79EIoxGKPLb7MqPCFO2K63K6erD_2bYkCV5B5jE/s2592/wg35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga1AWyim-YdMt4Hg0DMjo1arbgQ6FIHeV1jXJT-gWMiwkzD-VSqVaJ0EChslmeDvgz9QFfhn7Tw98PsWa0FfVSJiF3SfoxXWATUFZyjYVZbHat7HG2QSeu2xOWytmqOEONkLQgdRKEvsEEOOfk3Tw79EIoxGKPLb7MqPCFO2K63K6erD_2bYkCV5B5jE/w400-h300/wg35.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Picton is down trying to steady the 92nd Gordon Highlanders - "I like the cut of your men Gordon!"</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodL_cNnr53ixe-RLoMBr0eTHS5-kx-JDneJSClvxx3hqCD5JgsQdH0Fy57RaJU0m3xwXZyPWL9-6rgd37WNmgwYW_tifnW3ivev7MVn3U5wFygaNM6w98Y8qiLC9Q10ObNH9gxDFYMaeyIKsSS4nzmj05XCqefpO1CvL3zO3z8AVG1czZUO3RD8pwD7o/s2592/wg36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodL_cNnr53ixe-RLoMBr0eTHS5-kx-JDneJSClvxx3hqCD5JgsQdH0Fy57RaJU0m3xwXZyPWL9-6rgd37WNmgwYW_tifnW3ivev7MVn3U5wFygaNM6w98Y8qiLC9Q10ObNH9gxDFYMaeyIKsSS4nzmj05XCqefpO1CvL3zO3z8AVG1czZUO3RD8pwD7o/w400-h300/wg36.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurrah for the Scots Greys! They see off the 6th Chasseurs and so ends the French cavalry threat to our right.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJOJXIh3N6m5r1vFVTcmMp7fvXVbPHgTiiQRpFAx-M5f7qRm9mOBZ-zZqwLlmE_IPthrMLwENaGCAw0IRKkji4Tqc-TqJfhmM93ilYATQww-TzMgkeNRIWXgap4LfYCeh9MuyCaEJXjRNucV0nXp1IBL5ZVSR4D6iecumNsoC9AmWmQZFRZKR8Bk3OPQ/s2592/wg37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJOJXIh3N6m5r1vFVTcmMp7fvXVbPHgTiiQRpFAx-M5f7qRm9mOBZ-zZqwLlmE_IPthrMLwENaGCAw0IRKkji4Tqc-TqJfhmM93ilYATQww-TzMgkeNRIWXgap4LfYCeh9MuyCaEJXjRNucV0nXp1IBL5ZVSR4D6iecumNsoC9AmWmQZFRZKR8Bk3OPQ/w400-h300/wg37.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'll be pleased to know that not a single Old Guardsman was injured in this fight although it is rumoured that one did get splashed with a bit of mud - shame.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYQPBwuK9V0tZQwzsUjv7WRSbSCsjkvgseQSbIBIJ6Ka45OrZLVGMyy51y86XHUw-FsAo715UryyWvypnfKuWkvZ0KpHYMqsfjDcF0UQrhx9Fy-FK9l_dUY829CYqc77Avzd1XgVJ5VSMNZqiAZUjUr75-I3fzJfFNTp9qa4gTIs2aInCyModTZwaYro/s2592/wg38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYQPBwuK9V0tZQwzsUjv7WRSbSCsjkvgseQSbIBIJ6Ka45OrZLVGMyy51y86XHUw-FsAo715UryyWvypnfKuWkvZ0KpHYMqsfjDcF0UQrhx9Fy-FK9l_dUY829CYqc77Avzd1XgVJ5VSMNZqiAZUjUr75-I3fzJfFNTp9qa4gTIs2aInCyModTZwaYro/w400-h300/wg38.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of turn 7 and the end of the game. The French really needed to take either Papelotte, La Haye Sainte or Hougoumont to stand a chance of winning.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><p>It was a great day and even though we only made it to turn
7 before time ran out, we did at least have a clear conclusion – a resounding
win for the Duke.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">My thanks to Tony and Nigel for threading their way
through the early morning traffic to get here and to Goya who had to resort to
public transport at the last minute. Good show all round!<o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-2560620428750070892023-07-10T20:30:00.001+01:002023-07-10T20:30:10.075+01:00The Eve of Waterloo<p>Well almost, actually we're playing the game on Wednesday but today with Goya's assistance I finished setting up the table. I can't believe it's almost a year since we last played a game of <i>Muskets & Marshals</i> in the Hut, how time flies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6jwE0KIQVpZr49YLVx5tXbvWAxxy5Z5GzbAt2KhFG4FIC3gXxjnN81S6qzJt0PIhXXqfdeTh7nXlPAXrRBYoDjiSIeGkoZZTz-ZGt9crh7-X6rypEreeIt1z2Yv3rJpDv-AbnWOEG5OuGAmYCkaglsXRExYW1T2e1DJIMlwQh3PYSAD8FfA6R08SY0E/s2592/wat01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6jwE0KIQVpZr49YLVx5tXbvWAxxy5Z5GzbAt2KhFG4FIC3gXxjnN81S6qzJt0PIhXXqfdeTh7nXlPAXrRBYoDjiSIeGkoZZTz-ZGt9crh7-X6rypEreeIt1z2Yv3rJpDv-AbnWOEG5OuGAmYCkaglsXRExYW1T2e1DJIMlwQh3PYSAD8FfA6R08SY0E/w400-h300/wat01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not quite on the scale of Vintage Waterloo but we will still have upwards of 900 figures on the table.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8gKidPtU7J1bwfPjymecEMOI9pfwZWlcxSRaK7Kzd2fpz-atkrLzlKScjc5DKGeK7xWFN5TjOIuoE_7M-ayYZjurug0zUfTOjaDy6tA2P_hk-aPRexN05yxaASYeAVkx6D7PSfK0xP3X86AH68jABElc2YW8xq4KWDR1tT4qA23apEDLK9KhwstwQCo/s2592/wat04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8gKidPtU7J1bwfPjymecEMOI9pfwZWlcxSRaK7Kzd2fpz-atkrLzlKScjc5DKGeK7xWFN5TjOIuoE_7M-ayYZjurug0zUfTOjaDy6tA2P_hk-aPRexN05yxaASYeAVkx6D7PSfK0xP3X86AH68jABElc2YW8xq4KWDR1tT4qA23apEDLK9KhwstwQCo/w400-h300/wat04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now who left them out front?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeYCIHBjjhhnKdcI7rpgbttXgmFA9GeHScBxhQ0WUguPVCOxWgf4faFy5qhnl4i0NK6nD-O-g2JNoQbZQQ4JH2wyMQricWMXkr0kJTJ_eeI6mjN-3gOCzhKI8YDHTRHOu2HPvCiDQtExukeZsaHIlRHddJKQnBSLzk7QvPIzgNEycW9CIegJavwVEYAw/s2592/wat05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeYCIHBjjhhnKdcI7rpgbttXgmFA9GeHScBxhQ0WUguPVCOxWgf4faFy5qhnl4i0NK6nD-O-g2JNoQbZQQ4JH2wyMQricWMXkr0kJTJ_eeI6mjN-3gOCzhKI8YDHTRHOu2HPvCiDQtExukeZsaHIlRHddJKQnBSLzk7QvPIzgNEycW9CIegJavwVEYAw/w400-h300/wat05.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goya just completed this excellent Airfix Papelotte conversion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>And on the subject of wargames, last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to Tony's for a full-scale trial of his <i>Corporal John</i> rules for the War of the Spanish Succession. As always Tony's table was stunning full of beautifully painted Les Higgins figures. I won't attempt a narrative but here are a few photos to give you a flavour of the game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K2K5lp64Wibkbdn4r3fYRJd9DY-5HX6WARickpFanmjRqqiivRyzjb-WonpbrcqMBLnfWf9vMD8wXkqAXB4FjVlMFM5hv1BUaQ3qcIlVEvUfyH68zsEZFUO5I5nKFg3YaFhT9oSbkNQvgdLCQjVAT5GiMupw_gitZcxG1W2jqPYsRsqzTp-c9Z5j3kg/s2592/wss01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K2K5lp64Wibkbdn4r3fYRJd9DY-5HX6WARickpFanmjRqqiivRyzjb-WonpbrcqMBLnfWf9vMD8wXkqAXB4FjVlMFM5hv1BUaQ3qcIlVEvUfyH68zsEZFUO5I5nKFg3YaFhT9oSbkNQvgdLCQjVAT5GiMupw_gitZcxG1W2jqPYsRsqzTp-c9Z5j3kg/w400-h300/wss01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another of Tony's amazing looking tables. I played the Franco-Bavarians (nearest the camera) and he played the Allies.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP8enkykHsQGZC4RbKEpqWdopgJ4BfqkJ7tHABp_w2kbuyLAIzJtjmHHA_-Esf8WY9HmrikHmsxrcB9lkQWeD2emRLe4nk9j9ltDQsdGRTH0XJ8ppozviMQ9L0T37wvD-wpqdhTMFjMy5PfpeNv6-hVB8TC9To33HtC1r_crEdvJEksKCPaK7rXka-ZM/s2592/wss01a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP8enkykHsQGZC4RbKEpqWdopgJ4BfqkJ7tHABp_w2kbuyLAIzJtjmHHA_-Esf8WY9HmrikHmsxrcB9lkQWeD2emRLe4nk9j9ltDQsdGRTH0XJ8ppozviMQ9L0T37wvD-wpqdhTMFjMy5PfpeNv6-hVB8TC9To33HtC1r_crEdvJEksKCPaK7rXka-ZM/w400-h300/wss01a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt left-wing cavalry just itching to get across the stream but that was to prove difficult.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJKmmTGEoKl3JTqRfjgv59Ht2-XlDxHu2RaBNCoynrZDxqSsbpGAjLBdPjD3HgUPDPPz0nK7u64nWxW2CrjKgIFfFTzC0ZxG8ScYR4nVBG-xPIixAfeowEQsQSzy6qTkMdz2o3K7W3KV9RPtKE6ZaB6d8kg7Dmv8zRngb9YytjxHf7uZxhSmZ03MkHXc/s2592/wss02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJKmmTGEoKl3JTqRfjgv59Ht2-XlDxHu2RaBNCoynrZDxqSsbpGAjLBdPjD3HgUPDPPz0nK7u64nWxW2CrjKgIFfFTzC0ZxG8ScYR4nVBG-xPIixAfeowEQsQSzy6qTkMdz2o3K7W3KV9RPtKE6ZaB6d8kg7Dmv8zRngb9YytjxHf7uZxhSmZ03MkHXc/w400-h300/wss02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lads go forward in the centre aided by some very useful Command Cards.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIHoPNpw4BjFIAChK53QeDxSWUhrBaN1Ln875bW8_J14eIf0FfyFpv1Rhkv8ziKBz6WlFw9wCUjHUgEZW708TuSnGdTVj3m_rfX31jEoO_9sWwigaraWDTHn9PbUEkIMYXTQw387arpKdyC4wJrGIqZ1msF2yc9XZuaT9upc2UDn2kOdKIZYnRSFopko/s2592/wss03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIHoPNpw4BjFIAChK53QeDxSWUhrBaN1Ln875bW8_J14eIf0FfyFpv1Rhkv8ziKBz6WlFw9wCUjHUgEZW708TuSnGdTVj3m_rfX31jEoO_9sWwigaraWDTHn9PbUEkIMYXTQw387arpKdyC4wJrGIqZ1msF2yc9XZuaT9upc2UDn2kOdKIZYnRSFopko/w400-h300/wss03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some intense cavalry action on the right flank - a whirl of sabres/</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IktVp1YT2m0dOyWz5iEr-tAel_tbK5hK7D4FqcF1xiv45X2wPwjgnL_MomNxbQFnVYcl2ht5P9h6ZfR1k7WYn6LKSr--MnH_7eQWZivh6dRwde0havQXXQbpedhydFgjuUJvxp4BV1Imbh-3keSfglvfCQe5nYRWWdwrVyHePjcHy35n_1NIwDFZ9Jg/s2592/wss04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IktVp1YT2m0dOyWz5iEr-tAel_tbK5hK7D4FqcF1xiv45X2wPwjgnL_MomNxbQFnVYcl2ht5P9h6ZfR1k7WYn6LKSr--MnH_7eQWZivh6dRwde0havQXXQbpedhydFgjuUJvxp4BV1Imbh-3keSfglvfCQe5nYRWWdwrVyHePjcHy35n_1NIwDFZ9Jg/w400-h300/wss04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My elite cavalry on the hill just before they delivered the coup de grace.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p>It was nice to win a game (although only just) after the recent drubbing at Goya's.</p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-5358740568542477582023-06-28T13:52:00.000+01:002023-06-28T13:52:23.934+01:00DBA and a Drubbing at Goya’s<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Earlier this year Goya introduced me to the dark art of
DBA games and to my surprise I have really enjoyed playing them. The limited figure
numbers and playing area coupled with games that last less than an hour have a
real appeal. The resulting games have been fun with more tactical depth than
you would think at first glance at the rules. Goya also kindly gifted me an
Essex Miniatures DBA Carthaginian Army that I have been slowly painting.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIa35BzXJp5VX7ns4qxIl7qW7rbvzvs6SjWEkTChF99jt2UwwThj1GjPka84dhBbLt8OGw8oGjZ_49sUmxhWBHWx-xHUbLA7aFX2RUGwE7L4FrbQljGFhr1KT_H5Vp6XJo2X4mbhCSIOlhIuFa_rt11PiI0Iab7lxsZg9HfCcJMmR4n2kY_gGV6VRje8/s2592/ess00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIa35BzXJp5VX7ns4qxIl7qW7rbvzvs6SjWEkTChF99jt2UwwThj1GjPka84dhBbLt8OGw8oGjZ_49sUmxhWBHWx-xHUbLA7aFX2RUGwE7L4FrbQljGFhr1KT_H5Vp6XJo2X4mbhCSIOlhIuFa_rt11PiI0Iab7lxsZg9HfCcJMmR4n2kY_gGV6VRje8/w400-h300/ess00.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm just over halfway through the Carthaginians, there are four more infantry bases and of course an elephant then they'll be ready for action.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">But this is where praise for Goya ends (only joking) as
he invited me over this week to play through the CCN Essling scenario knowing that I was
suffering from jetlag (excuses, excuses). The result was something of a
drubbing for me as I lost both the games we played.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA4zrMYLYQgheCzSVGrEedblTnkrM7BFHKma7i0iPGxL0EtU0_WwWQeqmp5yUxmpfQAao8kim73DQhJgaxgMfpTI_eYL1H4mICpPvPp2lgqnGCU20-_4-JUsHbkkypfSRPSi4ln6WONENPj3M0jjZ-ICaWbAAgEke9id0X22EiCurM19gY4AEI9FZZsE/s2592/ess01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA4zrMYLYQgheCzSVGrEedblTnkrM7BFHKma7i0iPGxL0EtU0_WwWQeqmp5yUxmpfQAao8kim73DQhJgaxgMfpTI_eYL1H4mICpPvPp2lgqnGCU20-_4-JUsHbkkypfSRPSi4ln6WONENPj3M0jjZ-ICaWbAAgEke9id0X22EiCurM19gY4AEI9FZZsE/w400-h300/ess01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the initial deployment as per the CCN scenario. We played normal Commands and Colors rules but with Tony's firing amendments for Ramekin.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0axXeudbWJZ9kR45zp7nQJGR1EbTevz3WUTV2Yo_r6D_0_bIGEyrxJwU8MBN7h-ulIPBe7XAXOuZuRmcRHoB9NlFaeKpPxkx-4LmPrRKr04X5MaZG5ueKImffWqaCVJIWRV058Cm2gmTBTcJSvZnYuyK2EDgvcJLVC0wI3dx9l5by1Vr5JzN35xeQZMw/s2592/ess02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0axXeudbWJZ9kR45zp7nQJGR1EbTevz3WUTV2Yo_r6D_0_bIGEyrxJwU8MBN7h-ulIPBe7XAXOuZuRmcRHoB9NlFaeKpPxkx-4LmPrRKr04X5MaZG5ueKImffWqaCVJIWRV058Cm2gmTBTcJSvZnYuyK2EDgvcJLVC0wI3dx9l5by1Vr5JzN35xeQZMw/w400-h300/ess02.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centre piece of the game was this magnificent model of the Granary. The model is actually 15mm but works perfectly with Goya's 20mm figures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ2ZKT0tkVRuqSoUPwgKQCDCKMnzqEd63El_pKIJHQUyVOJ1AyUbvg8CnFcdbqnGNHB03rON55_ibmpP4kyOOP0KQ5zeiHyOztV8Qm_ueqrA9r-ubnYMGswQN8WB5hywAHeHlgaLVRIDp2PSpz-piey9A6WLLsZhUARjEh98MbQXUy3NzdWis7Rb8jbA/s2592/ess03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ2ZKT0tkVRuqSoUPwgKQCDCKMnzqEd63El_pKIJHQUyVOJ1AyUbvg8CnFcdbqnGNHB03rON55_ibmpP4kyOOP0KQ5zeiHyOztV8Qm_ueqrA9r-ubnYMGswQN8WB5hywAHeHlgaLVRIDp2PSpz-piey9A6WLLsZhUARjEh98MbQXUy3NzdWis7Rb8jbA/w400-h300/ess03.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the troops on the table were from Goya's vast collection of (mostly) vintage Minifigs. There were lots of Austrians and all superbly painted - a joy to behold.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExeD8-gxaPntEcoDAqDZcy1WtvFnyHvOAW0CVtpeoh2jX62AmJp6nbiyhwROGfHjnZkx3D7KqRYDISwRi7kaj4mc1C0cmbemWiLSuK2cSAf8AiKMSltPVCYILzhMNGDn_Z1RB7pZoD3H8SjN4ONRYMw86A8YgOM0a5EzmrP1JnimuNKTehv_Qt9cjZs8/s2592/ess04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExeD8-gxaPntEcoDAqDZcy1WtvFnyHvOAW0CVtpeoh2jX62AmJp6nbiyhwROGfHjnZkx3D7KqRYDISwRi7kaj4mc1C0cmbemWiLSuK2cSAf8AiKMSltPVCYILzhMNGDn_Z1RB7pZoD3H8SjN4ONRYMw86A8YgOM0a5EzmrP1JnimuNKTehv_Qt9cjZs8/w400-h300/ess04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian Cuirassiers riding the famous Minifigs 'fat bottomed' horses!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yHVwGEheKdgU1Wru-JJ5cYupCfp5OS9ijN2YnNZ9uIWPza7vg-L7CXQUPpPoTcWCWJcswTHot1Fm48urFXhCTwLzy-vljeLOcJ3NQ05QX7s58Yb224R04sSqvrWAMaWIeAmMc0PiyJh7ttm93eTMzI-WC-toCTjqwLOP4O7mFWCJfNV9ObKFSLv6qoU/s2592/ess06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yHVwGEheKdgU1Wru-JJ5cYupCfp5OS9ijN2YnNZ9uIWPza7vg-L7CXQUPpPoTcWCWJcswTHot1Fm48urFXhCTwLzy-vljeLOcJ3NQ05QX7s58Yb224R04sSqvrWAMaWIeAmMc0PiyJh7ttm93eTMzI-WC-toCTjqwLOP4O7mFWCJfNV9ObKFSLv6qoU/w400-h300/ess06.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some very nice French Guard Horse Artillery - love the moustaches.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CKuqfFhiTgChId9gY5IHEejCwoQz-ey40QGLhVi5fQmsmWXW5acaqITq2zXzwHq3u33eMrU2BAD2rMIXnm0YNtb-OFWlr-3OgycFqWs3DpWqLarooReL3wEGMg6kCUYH_WRzsRL2SMVf3WZjc0KMBZbedEy4tD4xEhLl0NmKkW9jb9wH0ukW2USBMmQ/s2592/ess08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CKuqfFhiTgChId9gY5IHEejCwoQz-ey40QGLhVi5fQmsmWXW5acaqITq2zXzwHq3u33eMrU2BAD2rMIXnm0YNtb-OFWlr-3OgycFqWs3DpWqLarooReL3wEGMg6kCUYH_WRzsRL2SMVf3WZjc0KMBZbedEy4tD4xEhLl0NmKkW9jb9wH0ukW2USBMmQ/w400-h300/ess08.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goya played the Austrians in the first game and managed to eject my French infantry from the Granary gaining vital VPs in the process - 9 to 6 final score in favour of the men in white.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjqFXMmOPTG68fiAP4hRj6tqPKTFTl5wNJVYiBG8f1bzFa3uctzvrn1nXTWd3jDeuyRndM_yU14haXDXIe8HpBtWcNInvueQ3wSHkxnA6m_LyOU6HnvTumhwftX8Me4oP5VTwC71qa3ENjwjTUfra-gESSycGwctCcxMtbimjNfj1OkBEf8l24E7v5_8/s2592/ess09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjqFXMmOPTG68fiAP4hRj6tqPKTFTl5wNJVYiBG8f1bzFa3uctzvrn1nXTWd3jDeuyRndM_yU14haXDXIe8HpBtWcNInvueQ3wSHkxnA6m_LyOU6HnvTumhwftX8Me4oP5VTwC71qa3ENjwjTUfra-gESSycGwctCcxMtbimjNfj1OkBEf8l24E7v5_8/w400-h300/ess09.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I saw this chap with the shako on his musket it brought back memories of the front cover of the old Minifigs catalogue.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zNI9BK58wFXw4sf0mqCF31z93CM17dq3K--axHzBqzr7c1lJ7k2hwySxFtT7wQDdFPaoA94szJSOhgjbxLDwZLOZ860P1YWhWdBFZwosSFmvwXvkt0sWVNIHQSJNv3jDwX32tjfdWgmWtTCZdurmAHRWGMSxPrmeLslT3TVz0j1O2QVSaVFkHtxwoA/s2592/ess10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zNI9BK58wFXw4sf0mqCF31z93CM17dq3K--axHzBqzr7c1lJ7k2hwySxFtT7wQDdFPaoA94szJSOhgjbxLDwZLOZ860P1YWhWdBFZwosSFmvwXvkt0sWVNIHQSJNv3jDwX32tjfdWgmWtTCZdurmAHRWGMSxPrmeLslT3TVz0j1O2QVSaVFkHtxwoA/w400-h300/ess10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Game two saw us switching sides and as I had a preponderance of Left Flank cards, I tried to turn the French right but it didn't go well. The hussars in the centre of this shot are from the Hinton Compatriots range.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJr3iotQjpshZmWPIFLk7lHSOlq3y2iAur5JI-sMBxuTt57ds40YGCh_AlsynLE49hok3R0olId4ixyKwBu7LhJZLVR5iQ0DT_0_nx46CbCgRscHXX_BYRVU-nBIwdReWTXhJ38tpMOel_NM-H-NTesyIJTa2312EGRD-Pbi9JPGBJU9UOlIehkNRYMc/s2592/ess11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJr3iotQjpshZmWPIFLk7lHSOlq3y2iAur5JI-sMBxuTt57ds40YGCh_AlsynLE49hok3R0olId4ixyKwBu7LhJZLVR5iQ0DT_0_nx46CbCgRscHXX_BYRVU-nBIwdReWTXhJ38tpMOel_NM-H-NTesyIJTa2312EGRD-Pbi9JPGBJU9UOlIehkNRYMc/w400-h300/ess11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Try as I might I could make no progress and my units were getting chewed up at a terrible pace.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n3C86XP0RKgmyZIiwmMiyDdPsN4Em40PR4aqt7k2sjonCV6SYxbSHTXeVzksQJIWBeB0mFVGlN3BpCFvLu_uPu4J3YIEh3pFoh4CSGUd8pazxxTHchk710A3t3xGoQunYwyLfnvY2UNwPx8yI7gfBV6_b5ld5h7BAxDCUXOd3QEluIrTVpN5fNEicv4/s2592/ess12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n3C86XP0RKgmyZIiwmMiyDdPsN4Em40PR4aqt7k2sjonCV6SYxbSHTXeVzksQJIWBeB0mFVGlN3BpCFvLu_uPu4J3YIEh3pFoh4CSGUd8pazxxTHchk710A3t3xGoQunYwyLfnvY2UNwPx8yI7gfBV6_b5ld5h7BAxDCUXOd3QEluIrTVpN5fNEicv4/w400-h300/ess12.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This time the Granary stayed securely in French hands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p>Great fun even if the 9 to nil score of our second game
still smarts!</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-36414340434179498972023-06-01T11:49:00.002+01:002024-02-01T13:50:26.392+00:00Old Soldiers<p class="MsoNoSpacing">A couple of weeks back Tony gave me two rather
unusual castings that had originally been in the Eric Knowles collection. They
are figures believed to have been converted by none other than Peter Gilder for
the famous 1965 refight of the Battle of Waterloo at the Duke of York’s
Headquarters in Chelsea.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb5p_B17jjJvOQGy9x9k2DY70jeKKpu8wVbFeYZR-FMNn4W4Ir6Zdx_ua33XJP-VRb3hhDFQ9rFTiPvCZzZOhk_T6lyr6W54QxvZccTcCWwKnwctu3CrqpJyoEnpAalhu__a3wKcZaV8jRKmUGHyr_n5d8qDiUQqk0wennEqnZWlcF-sDlMIm0lBl/s2592/MercerRamsey2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb5p_B17jjJvOQGy9x9k2DY70jeKKpu8wVbFeYZR-FMNn4W4Ir6Zdx_ua33XJP-VRb3hhDFQ9rFTiPvCZzZOhk_T6lyr6W54QxvZccTcCWwKnwctu3CrqpJyoEnpAalhu__a3wKcZaV8jRKmUGHyr_n5d8qDiUQqk0wennEqnZWlcF-sDlMIm0lBl/w400-h300/MercerRamsey2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As far as I can make out they are two-piece castings and meant to represent Royal Horse artillery officers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">These are not Hinton Hunt and Tony believes they may be
converted from Alberken figures. I confess that I know very little about figure
types other than Hinton Hunt available in the 60s and the only Alberken horse I
have does look cruder than these. I have some other horses that I think are
Rose, but they don’t seem a good match either. Any ideas?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M6o88v8WtFLrJWGQj12kccVF_S23wZ_tlbXEGD6oZ_YKaiCo-WPob93Y7AU4VzCrRo9bQ9rwhPZuRcsq4GtwymqpTMdy-49fSEFrwIDVuDOKYMfbD2Jp708EAui1_OGa051tBpPjUQAEch2hM51Bob1GbkGrLbYP1NcqcFY008mq-XHSQhus1iux/s2500/dukeofyork3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="2500" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M6o88v8WtFLrJWGQj12kccVF_S23wZ_tlbXEGD6oZ_YKaiCo-WPob93Y7AU4VzCrRo9bQ9rwhPZuRcsq4GtwymqpTMdy-49fSEFrwIDVuDOKYMfbD2Jp708EAui1_OGa051tBpPjUQAEch2hM51Bob1GbkGrLbYP1NcqcFY008mq-XHSQhus1iux/w400-h261/dukeofyork3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous 1965 refight of Waterloo at the Duke of York's Headquarters. All the figures here appear to be Hinton Hunt. I do like to see wargamers in formal attire.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4Ommtt5X8IynaX0vX6oV2OiR4TwWOvVAVkCbIffgnrKx7eqTlxU5u1dXxuGKgytNoAi3aO4GhpyS8Q15uoWoPoNy9nEUWcxp90bDsO4p0k0mV5qZ7Q9KqBdvOcOB9gqZ4bQHUzX1DOwenqbY77huB-2Z8f87GnwSiEd5bPtrS0dawUd2XILGeSNp/s2400/dukeofyork4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="2400" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4Ommtt5X8IynaX0vX6oV2OiR4TwWOvVAVkCbIffgnrKx7eqTlxU5u1dXxuGKgytNoAi3aO4GhpyS8Q15uoWoPoNy9nEUWcxp90bDsO4p0k0mV5qZ7Q9KqBdvOcOB9gqZ4bQHUzX1DOwenqbY77huB-2Z8f87GnwSiEd5bPtrS0dawUd2XILGeSNp/w400-h174/dukeofyork4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo from the same event is tantalising. There are two British limbers in the background and possibly some mounted figures with them but even zoomed-in it's not very clear but I like to think they may be there!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The conversion is clever as wire reins and sword have
been carefully added together with what I assume is a plasticine blanket roll
(possibly hardened with the mysterious ‘banana oil’). The painting however is
frankly pretty basic which is not what I would associate with Peter Gilder judging
by the photos of his superb Hinchliffe figures in the early 70s.
However, Matt G told me that, having seen some of Gilders ACW figures from the
same era, his painting at that time was minimal. It may be that speed and
quantity was the aim rather than quality.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2u2c6P4Eb4T1D3hQ4FxVHC2QBaOWPlIk-dOQ-40CdjP-Ry4uVeKfRRVXcr2wzlgt9h5_RM1Hilg1tAScM6bz3FyilUQRSjLV8YtAMxt2b9VQW68hVNqixjIsHQ0slVDI6riFQfwRItvmER-lY_o08WDWOUE3AAHGwB-x9Z_sduGFzuq-vIJZJN3gu/s2592/MercerRamsey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2u2c6P4Eb4T1D3hQ4FxVHC2QBaOWPlIk-dOQ-40CdjP-Ry4uVeKfRRVXcr2wzlgt9h5_RM1Hilg1tAScM6bz3FyilUQRSjLV8YtAMxt2b9VQW68hVNqixjIsHQ0slVDI6riFQfwRItvmER-lY_o08WDWOUE3AAHGwB-x9Z_sduGFzuq-vIJZJN3gu/w400-h300/MercerRamsey.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I say Mercer, haven't seen you since 65!"<br />"Ah Ramsay, good to see you looking so well!"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I couldn’t work out if the figures are meant to be RHA
officers or just mounted RHA gunners but as a sword has been added to each, I
have assumed the former. I didn’t strip them (they may well have fallen apart
in the bleach) and have just repainted them sticking to the original colour
scheme. Hopefully this refurbishment will see them through for the next 58
years and allow them a few more outings on a wargame table.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-48317209572461926332023-05-19T14:13:00.000+01:002023-05-19T14:13:33.422+01:001st legere<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Gentleman (and others) I give you the 1st legere.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII1pDWC_Po4h0e-T1Y6CZc7klpl_hfx9l38dbUJ7rG_let-mx-PcVLtuGNelSL1EAHCSFQkVz4mdyzdTF0rYsVFiZb-eBIHSKI_5sl2FS_Uk_q4k4VfuC3L97uJhUaFZhwL-XLcvgbJEIphYir900orf_L7Wk8Cnh3tMqluGF_WOQYDMvHjDg9V2C/s2592/FN5-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII1pDWC_Po4h0e-T1Y6CZc7klpl_hfx9l38dbUJ7rG_let-mx-PcVLtuGNelSL1EAHCSFQkVz4mdyzdTF0rYsVFiZb-eBIHSKI_5sl2FS_Uk_q4k4VfuC3L97uJhUaFZhwL-XLcvgbJEIphYir900orf_L7Wk8Cnh3tMqluGF_WOQYDMvHjDg9V2C/w400-h300/FN5-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the record the figures I have used are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/1 Officer
(charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/4 Colour Bearer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">20 x FN/5 Fusilier (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x
FN/6 Drummer (charging)</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 x FN/8 Officer (marching)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite the name they have been based as regular close-order infantry.</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_d15JvGntgZ5Bf-5NmJERNxN2lD5Usnqk5W3qWJE30OijYQlUoa-ar--y7GPfchJg7owlbrz1YGHwAvAJlREalfPVe3oxgIxicBlJJfmwdGqSNMhDhBqNH-LqBs85yI7lJfy7TyAoVbCJd9EfxH9q_-h9AYHbEntSRo_MBfoHo_izFsAEuJWxR05V/s2592/FN5-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_d15JvGntgZ5Bf-5NmJERNxN2lD5Usnqk5W3qWJE30OijYQlUoa-ar--y7GPfchJg7owlbrz1YGHwAvAJlREalfPVe3oxgIxicBlJJfmwdGqSNMhDhBqNH-LqBs85yI7lJfy7TyAoVbCJd9EfxH9q_-h9AYHbEntSRo_MBfoHo_izFsAEuJWxR05V/w400-h300/FN5-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>All the figures are very nice first-generation castings previously
in the collection of Neville Dickinson, repainted by me.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Battle of Warve</b> – I was fortunate enough to play in Norm’s
(<i>Battlefield & Warriors blog</i>) recent Warve PBEM game. The game had ten
players and was superbly run by Norm. I took part as GdD Habert, 10th French Infantry Division, you can follow my exploits on his very detailed <a href="https://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2023/05/wavre-campaign-diary.html">AAR</a> - you'll need a cup of coffee and in my case sedatives...<o:p></o:p></p><br />Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-30993861130511290622023-05-05T14:24:00.000+01:002023-05-05T14:24:35.029+01:00Light Infantry Progress<p>This is a quick update to prove that work on my French
Light Infantry unit continues. I have completed all the rank and file and
started on the four remaining command figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamosjb77icJ5DymSaQnp7h_9ZTYY3t3_9bnWWoclG9iU-pp9L-qsGQ2RSnEW3_HmQ4KvsCV9QO4bsGs76qTVOM0BNCm8Th-Nm0pEaMJoK7RUasXD-j0idkS5-fhEZUXMzPoCT55j5kSxSMAEXQqv66EQYj24ZvKaDXyCMdgJXGzH5xgTlgtqKd2Jw/s2592/1lightinf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamosjb77icJ5DymSaQnp7h_9ZTYY3t3_9bnWWoclG9iU-pp9L-qsGQ2RSnEW3_HmQ4KvsCV9QO4bsGs76qTVOM0BNCm8Th-Nm0pEaMJoK7RUasXD-j0idkS5-fhEZUXMzPoCT55j5kSxSMAEXQqv66EQYj24ZvKaDXyCMdgJXGzH5xgTlgtqKd2Jw/w400-h300/1lightinf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The unit will represent the 1st Light Infantry who as part
of 6th Division, II Corps, took part in the attacks on Hougoumont at Waterloo. It
was Sous-Lieutenant Legros of this regiment who, seizing an axe from one
of the pioneers, smashed his way through the north gate into the courtyard.
Not that it ended well for him.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Strykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com10