Dusted off my old Airfix (Dapol) windmill, applied some tlc and weathered it a bit; followed by giving it a smaller footprint base.
Saturday, 7 May 2022
New Begovian figures - first metal ...
First lot of figures from the new moulds for the Begovians have been cast and I have made up the command figures for the Janissaries...
and a unit of cavalry ...Monday, 25 April 2022
New Janissary and Kapikalu sculpts ....
Finished the sculpts for the new look Begovian (Ottoman) Janissary infantry in long coat and the Kapikalu cavalry
A comparison between the new chaps and the old 'generation 1' version (one of my first sculpts 6 years ago); definitely an improvement ...
The cavalry figure, new rider fitted temporarily with lance...
Sunday, 17 April 2022
They Projects ....
A round up of my gaming projects; so lets see whats cooking ...
The Kingdom Of Wittenberg
Currently in the planning stage for the next part of the Begovian War (the 40mm collection will be in action again); before it kicks off the Begovians will receive an uplift in the shape of some new look Janissary infantry and Kapikulu cavalry; sculpts started (I wasn't going to do another mould but why not 😀 ). I will probably do a couple more border skirmish style games before the campaign kicks off.
Samurai - Sengoku Period (40mm)
Casting (and assembly) continues for the Samurai armies.. command and most of Ashigaru prepped for painting; samurai both on foot and mounted still to be done
Carry On Chaps
The sequence of games around the pyramidion artifact, last game was set at an airfield
is now coming to a close; last game will be attack on the Villains Lair (the table layout and scenario remain undefined).
For Ye Kinge (40mm)
Simmering on the backburner, designing a campaign - concept: Wittenberg will try to seize the Hoflandt, Saxe-Jarlsberg and Monrovian will try to hold it.
These chaps have been waiting way too long to get into action on the table ... Scots mercenary regiment..
The Nothelm Chronicle
A tinker-time project, so far have sorted through the figures I bought off Ebay and a few I already had. The forest outlaws are ready for play ...
hmm! .. plenty to keep me busy - game on 😎 🎲
Friday, 8 April 2022
Into the Bylandt - Campaign PDF
I've wrapped up all the games for the Monovia V Fenwick campaign - 'Into the Bylandt' into a PDF with suitable introduction and also included the basic table layout for each game scenario.
The PDF can be obtained from here ...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k50J1y81E0NKtc9CKGIUkn8h6I1xR_qE/view?usp=sharing
Sunday, 13 February 2022
Raid on Blotwitz...
continued from previous post ...
The Monrovian commander places his troops as best he can ...
The Duke of Fenwick arrives to observe proceedings...The order is given and the heavy guns are rolled out and open fire on Blotwitz...
a battery of mortars starts firing, adding their weight to the bombardment....
as the bombardment continues Fenwick assault troops move up the river Oudear ...
the bombardment stops as they prepare to land ....
The Monrovian commander orders his men to fall back to the hedge for cover .... the fire from the Fenwick mortars has set two of the town buildings afire ...
The Fenwick troops press forward, while some contain the Monrovians, the rest set fire to the crane and warehouses on the wharf ....
The Monrovians have rallied and fire stiff volleys at the Fenwick troops keeping that at bay behind a barricade and the hedge....
The sound of drums can be heard by the Monrovian troops, a land militia battalion is marching to their aid .....
The Fenwick troops pull-out, their job done....
Saturday, 12 February 2022
At Blotwitz....
The bridge over the river Oudear linking Fenwick and Monrovian territory at Pinzendorf is very well defended by Monrovia. The Duke of Fenwick has decided an assault would not be a sensible course of action and has another plan in mind.
About a mile below the bridge at Pinzendorf is Blotwitz; here are the wharfs where cargo is handled for trans-shipment via pack pony over the non-navigable section of the river Oudear to the north.
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The wharf at Blotwitz is not very busy,.....
Nothing much can be seen on the other side of the rive (in Fenwick territory)...Later in the day a column of Fenwick troops escorting a heavy artillery battery pass through a small village, behind them are more wagons and other troops....
On the hill opposite Blotwitz men are busy preparing the ground...
Fenwick officers observe Blotwitz, making notes of the location of buildings ...
Having concentrated on defending the bridge at Pinzendorf, the Monrovian commanders have managed find a unit to spare to protect Blotwitz - who march into the town in the late afternoon....
to be continued ...
Saturday, 29 January 2022
Sedan Chair Race ....
The annual sedan chair race between the two main carriers in Wittenberg city is due to start; the winner gets first place at the pick up points for the lucrative trade to and from the palace
The race starts at the Unicorn on Helmholtz Strasse, goes along then left through an alleyway into Lowen Platz (Lion Square), round the back of the lion statue to the next street, turning right by the Cauldron and down Konig Strasse finishing at the Golden Pretzel (on the edge of the market square)
At the start ...nearly ready to go .... under starts orders ....
Crowds are gathering at the finish...red is through the alley into Lowen Platz..
red slow down and then drop the sedan, green however are on fine form and overtake red ...
now it is green who tire a bit and red catches up as they near the Cauldron...
The crowd waiting at the finish line by the Golden Pretzel can just see the lead sedan chair turning into Konig Strasse
As red turns into Konig Strasse, green starts to lag behind...
Red starts to draw ahead as they head down Konig Strasse
Green try and keep up with them ....
As they near the finish line green is on the tail of red....(due to one lucky movement mulligan for green)
with a final burst of speed green passes the finish line first just ahead of red...
The green sedan chair company is the winner !
There was much drinking and jollity afterwards in the Golden Pretzel .....
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Sedan Race Rules:
Initiative: 1d6 per side, highest moves first
Movement Distance : 1D6 + 1D3 inches
Movement Mulligan (second chance); if score is double one on movement distance, throw again
Movement Penalties:
- for turning a corner, movement penalty - 2 inches
Risk Factor - for each movement throw a 1D6
- 1: dropped/grounded the sedan chair, movement penalty - 3 inches
- 2: stumbled, movement penalty - 2 inches
- 3: slipped, movement penalty - 1 inches
- 4,5,6: OK