Painting Table Visit!

I got six Canadian Sedentary Militia completed for my Lundy's Lane game! A good day at the table! They are all based and ready for flocking. I am going to do all stands remaining to be flocked for the game tomorrow. Amazing what you can get done when you have a day to yourself!

Finally, Back to the Painting Table!

Finally got back to the hobby table today! Finished four RHA gunners for my Peninsula Army. Also got ten figures re-based on some fine bases made by fellow Conspirator, AJ. The artillery will be supports for my Cavalry brigade. I am still working on the Brunswick Hussars, but I have a fresh outlook on the hobby table now that this artillery group is finished. Only six figures to go! Then four or six figures of British Hussars and the brigade will be finished.

Pegasus Bridge Photos

Here are the photos of the game last night.

The Battlefield

The British Paras

The Defenders of the West End of the Bridge

The Battle on the West End of the Bridge

The Next Battlefield

Pegasus Bridge Game

I hosted a 20mm World War Two game last night. The scenario was Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944. The game was played by four players who had only limited CROSSFIRE gaming experience (if any). Overall the game went pretty well. It ended in a draw when the Germans blew-up the bridge. I think that if the same players commanded in this scenario again things would be much different. Everyone who played learned more about the rules all through the game and by the end they were getting pretty comfortable with the game system.

The game started with the British players landing their gliders. For some reason one of the commanders tried to land two gliders in a small pond on the LZ - and he succeeded both times! It took over half the game to sort out the crashes. The other commander massed his platoons and prepared to assault the German pillbox, thus securing the West end of the Canal Bridge. Unfortunately for the Brits, the luck of the die was with the Germans and the assaulting troops were wiped out. It took several initiatives for the Paras to recover and they finally took the pillbox and killed Germans on the West side of the Canal. While the British Paras were trying to secure the West end of the bridge, the Germans moved their engineers onto the bridge and prepped it for demolition. The Brits assaulted onto the bridge, but the charges were set and the Brits were blown up as the bridge disappeared into a cloud of smoke and flying debris! First time ever the bridge has been blown in this game. No DSO for Major Howard and no Iron Cross for the German Company Commander! The game ended in a draw.

One of the outcomes of the battle was the set up for a follow-on game with the British trying to take the town of Benouville and set up a replacement for the Pegasus Bridge. It should provide some interesting challenges for both sides.

I took some pictures of the game and will add them in a little while.

20mm Figure Painting

Just completed painting the rest of the crew for my German gunboat. I am going to use it for my upcoming Pegasus Bridge CROSSFIRE game. I still have to mount the figures on the boat, but I should be able to get that completed this week.

Smalle Wars

Played in a great 17th Century Skirmish level game yesterday at Ed M's. The scenario was Poles vs. Cossacks. I had an opportunity to play the Poles and got to command the cavalry arm (Paneceri, Reiters and Winged Hussars) which is very appropriate for that army in that time period! Never had the opportunity to charge with the Hussars as the German mercenaries devastated the Cossack with massed musket fire and the players on that side conceded before I could get them in action.

The figures were beautiful and the company was great so I had a fantastic time. Ed is putting the game on this coming Friday at NC Game Night so hopefully there will be photos so I can show the figures we used.

Overall, a great day of wargaming!

January Game Night

I had a chance to attend the Northern Conspiracy January Game Night. I played in a Brother Against Brother ACW Skirmish game. It was a ton of fun! The rules are pretty simple while giving a good feel for the period and the level of game. I have played in a couple of games using this system before, but this is definitely my favorite game of BAB so far. I have a bunch of photos of the game on my phone, just need to figure out how to get them from there to this blog.