WSS: Régiment du Roi - Cavalerie

I decided to add a second squadron of cavalry to my Régiment du Roi - Cavalerie:

As before the figures are from Black Hat and were painted by Roger and based by me.

12th SS Panzergrenadiers

I've added a few more figures to my World War 2 collection - this time it's some Artizan late war Germans painted up as a platoon of the 12th SS Panzergrenadiers:

The figures are from Artizan Designs, painted by Roger and based by me.

Chain of Command Jump-Off Markers

I finally got around to painting the resin Jump-Off Markers I bought from the TooFatLardies for their Chain of Command rules:

4Ground Bridge

Here's yet another addition to my 4Ground collection - this time in 15mm:

4Ground Livestock Fencing (with gates)

I decided to pick up some 4Ground fencing primarily to go with my Eastern Front buildings (but could be used for quite a variety of situations):

And here it is with the Ukranian Rural House:

4Ground Ukranian Rural House

Here's the latest building I have added to my 4Ground collection - the "Ukranian Rural House":

 

Happy Hogswatch!

Card available from PJSM Prints

Apologies for the dearth of posts over the last few months - no plan survives contact with the enemy (in this case real life) - I'm hoping to rectify that in the New Year.

Happy Hogswatch to you all!

The Mutiny: Ghazis

Here are the final addition to this phase of my Indian Mutiny project (rest assured another phase is in the works) - some Ghazis:

The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures and were painted by Roger.

The Mutiny: Bundalee Native Infantry

Here are some of the latest additions to my Indian Mutiny collection - some native infantry:

The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures and were painted by my friend Roger.

The 7th BNI Mutiny!

Here are the other half of my 7th Bengal Native Infantry and if you saw my last post you'll easily be able to see what I have done here:

The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures and the flag is from Grimsby Wargames Society.

The Mutiny: 7th Bengal Native Infantry

Here are a couple of shots of some of the latest additions to my Indian Mutiny collection - the 7th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry:

The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures and the flag is from Grimsby Wargames Society.

Maidstone Wargames Society Open Day 2014

Last weekend was the open day for my local club, the Maidstone Wargames Society.  I was down for a couple of displays and ended up playing our show game - Somewhere in Belgium 1914 - during the day.

The weather was rather changeable and the visitor count could have been better but it was a good day of gaming in any event.

Here are a few photos from the day:

My Two Display Tables

Somewhere in Belgium 1914 - 28mm WW1 using Through the Mud & the Blood

28mm Daleks vs Cybermen

15mm SF using Hammers Slammers - The Crucible

Napoleonic Naval using Action Under Sail

15mm ECW using Field of Glory Renaissance

28mm Dark Ages using Saga

Maidstone Wargames Society Open Day

My local club, the Maidstone Wargames Society, will be having its annual open day this Saturday.  There will a number of games being played and I will have some of my 15mm and 28mm WW2 collection on display - so come along if you're in the area.

You can find more information on their website.

Going to Broadside 2014?

Milton Hundred Wargames Club will be hosting their annual Broadside show in Sittingbourne again this year in a couple of weeks.  Whilst it's on the smaller side as shows go it's managed to secure some of the bigger name traders and some lovely games in previous years plus the entry charge is a little more affordable than some of the bigger shows.  I am planning to go along again this year assuming everything goes to plan.  Anyone else coming along?

The Gloucesters at Zuytpeene

I put on a 15mm WW2 game at the club last meeting using I Ain't Been Shot Mum.  I used one of the Lardies' own scenarios featuring the Gloucestershire Regiment defending the village of Zuytpeene against the Blitzkrieg.

The Brits had two platoons, a Boys anti-tank rifle, two Vickers MMGs and three "Big Men".  Facing them the Germans had three platoons, four MMGs, five "Big Men", three Panzer IIs and some Stuka support.

The German objective was to secure the river crossing just beyond the village - which meant clearing the village in order to secure their lines of communication.  The Gloucesters simply had to stop them.

The Germans decided to deploy on one of the two roads but it was the one the Brits had not expected.  However, the German advantage was lost when they were slow to deploy and advance.  This allowed the British to redeploy some troops and hold them up along the road.

The initial German assault from the road across a field ran into some dug in opposition and after a fierce firefight the German platoon suffered heavy casualties.  After having run into the Boys one of the Panzers decided that supporting the second wave of the infantry assault in the field would be a good idea and that tipped the balance and soon it was the British retiring hurt.

The third panzer engaged a British section deployed forward of the village.

The third German platoon continued the advance up the road.

A sniper in the church tower (it's a tradition!)

After a hard fight the third German platoon eventually entered the village.

Whilst the Stuka bombed some of the retiring British.

In the end the slow pace of the Germans was their downfall as, whilst they did get troops into the village they failed to secure it before their time was up.