tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200947793849826002024-03-19T14:22:14.556+11:00Doc's 'Art' of WarIts the creative part of the wargaming hobby that I enjoy the most, collecting, painting and model making aspects, in other words: the 'art' of war!Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-20351832620402585332023-06-15T15:04:00.003+10:002023-06-15T15:04:50.549+10:00Time for another post!<p> As I haven't posted since August last year I feel it's probably high time I posted again (maybe now a sort of bi-annual thing?) No sooner recovered from the Covid and cardio then ended up with a detached retina. Three eye operations later its finally healed enough to resume painting - about an hour or two every other day! Did I mention virtually nothing achieved for near on four months? Absolute torture! Suffice to say I've managed to make up for it with some figure sales and a few commission jobs (thanks Doug!) over the last month or so. One thing all this didn't put a complete halt to were my ahem... acquisitions as it were ;-) I appear to have acquired (and finished) a now virtually complete WWI German East African army - to be fair I did most of this last year ie. before my latest mishap! All that's needed now are a few bits and bobs for the Germans and a unit or two of KAR (Kings African Rifles) to go up against them. Brigade in the US have a fine range so no doubt the redoubtable Lon will be casting them up for me when I order them in the not-to-distant! (*Subject to Ministerial approval of course)</p><p>The following are some of my German East African Schutzetruppen, Askari and African tribal allies painted up last year. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieSsgxSdgTy9hHJqlGbwPCyIC_hkYO94w_i7vUFtrC9uE9L9-brC4rqN7OVksxYKFAE37pVZ3KZ7CbQ4rpzQg2TL__kVyebuZ_JqBd1vlzSo32q9vmpp1MI7vMScXkDy-3KsUf8lKqu9HOaidkx7suIlN2sGeRMZKAgZQJBx1oswzzxzCviVr2X6Q1wQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1024" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieSsgxSdgTy9hHJqlGbwPCyIC_hkYO94w_i7vUFtrC9uE9L9-brC4rqN7OVksxYKFAE37pVZ3KZ7CbQ4rpzQg2TL__kVyebuZ_JqBd1vlzSo32q9vmpp1MI7vMScXkDy-3KsUf8lKqu9HOaidkx7suIlN2sGeRMZKAgZQJBx1oswzzxzCviVr2X6Q1wQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">WaHeHe irregulars</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-gh-dJdrji7AAw5dDjaaKrBGaDnkaXMxd1I95PZcT1d8moMlEzcwm795xK0agsdwRWQEh0k-bgwQwZ2MNDxfijFVqS_FkFBwd7u0SKCewFzY0C1QhnDgEztX054rBwjiS8T7zgMcJusO91nz98ApI0JbNyDLzPotrBgeW7oUpL7OSAUevaOR56hxROQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="320" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-gh-dJdrji7AAw5dDjaaKrBGaDnkaXMxd1I95PZcT1d8moMlEzcwm795xK0agsdwRWQEh0k-bgwQwZ2MNDxfijFVqS_FkFBwd7u0SKCewFzY0C1QhnDgEztX054rBwjiS8T7zgMcJusO91nz98ApI0JbNyDLzPotrBgeW7oUpL7OSAUevaOR56hxROQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Schutzetruppen Maxim HMG</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pg7oo6fOFyejVngxvzFKo1hNeVfIJw1XMmiBS6yRTTdp0gCNwrQ6PaflKv0-PrIAJ5YrLxpjmQExLhC1NtnBrmdN_iKkrChDRqUqvwsr5F1SepQ97cV8P82GpvX9VKuByKDKlLb_mRCX5sBphXgE2CdDRF8q8NKr4iABu5w1o233S-4OsQEcCnPK1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1280" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pg7oo6fOFyejVngxvzFKo1hNeVfIJw1XMmiBS6yRTTdp0gCNwrQ6PaflKv0-PrIAJ5YrLxpjmQExLhC1NtnBrmdN_iKkrChDRqUqvwsr5F1SepQ97cV8P82GpvX9VKuByKDKlLb_mRCX5sBphXgE2CdDRF8q8NKr4iABu5w1o233S-4OsQEcCnPK1g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More German recruited irregulars - Ruga Ruga</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8COYuLBTCukhP-Wpt3jS04qUZcbTPI0HIYuK5PYVjD6xbaS72o1z6FHjivUWmbLgnZ6WMDWPg1Ko0eWPFHmKFrsAQeXH1VK4sQDuRpmHjZHQm-Dxk4FjjurOVyecnaLaDjHr1ZqpugRm4-oUvY8K5r1fzG20jjywlS3qgBo7Ff-atmeX0gEFARsqHSA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1024" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8COYuLBTCukhP-Wpt3jS04qUZcbTPI0HIYuK5PYVjD6xbaS72o1z6FHjivUWmbLgnZ6WMDWPg1Ko0eWPFHmKFrsAQeXH1VK4sQDuRpmHjZHQm-Dxk4FjjurOVyecnaLaDjHr1ZqpugRm4-oUvY8K5r1fzG20jjywlS3qgBo7Ff-atmeX0gEFARsqHSA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">German East Africa Company (OAK) Askari</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCqmdHbd_m4xybr7KhJcDQs8RsSo0fr87eBFFqRktdGLbtlqD7clXRkerWAtJvGPLY_eAavnCx4YoG0ZPzcr6WiP2s87pX2zzz2lEKMqADXXn6SHxaBvnXsewMbggJA3QDo1N6z8bWCdxkfEJbZyRClohkbfhE3s1emnyXf7zehzbdnYr_tk8WuKRXuA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCqmdHbd_m4xybr7KhJcDQs8RsSo0fr87eBFFqRktdGLbtlqD7clXRkerWAtJvGPLY_eAavnCx4YoG0ZPzcr6WiP2s87pX2zzz2lEKMqADXXn6SHxaBvnXsewMbggJA3QDo1N6z8bWCdxkfEJbZyRClohkbfhE3s1emnyXf7zehzbdnYr_tk8WuKRXuA" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF1RD78RjpO73GZcpf1qgWJH7Zudtua4DbrsNWmi-SBMsl_AL6y39TuxaUHIo4MN1YX9SJlelI5MuwUj6WgLFPnQZMqIT8Orq6YJyYRYerLL6fwLxMfTa5ygvtTZsUJMkh9DtCBedCPBNqogiTTSvwWhgYMgAKoibhHpLtkJlsNQ1Ro4Agt8DsE4v7EA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Askari Maxim</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO7dhNNsloyrjasOg4txF8HozkwWy7-bm_wr5xUvTZghWJoEfIzfPah39frd8y9kPxGyDEi_YxqtmqID-WZaykwrkjaN4D-cFCYgp8LvjRZEbMbDGITVHH53SBu5rNn794YPVM_SfW4_2WWvrSK9zSJMtd5Mm41s9BNz3C_4WK8uD9SkJ2f909BZoRfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO7dhNNsloyrjasOg4txF8HozkwWy7-bm_wr5xUvTZghWJoEfIzfPah39frd8y9kPxGyDEi_YxqtmqID-WZaykwrkjaN4D-cFCYgp8LvjRZEbMbDGITVHH53SBu5rNn794YPVM_SfW4_2WWvrSK9zSJMtd5Mm41s9BNz3C_4WK8uD9SkJ2f909BZoRfg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Schutzetruppen Offizier</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEj6moaAL8NmD2N7cTRRc450ZxcSgYeTpm8GbOTB7ukw6Gm4Qf6wPoQ5Sl76WZoKCNI3vg-tjHY7hEX8my1596QhUuhZFVOjoxILO5iXd4oO4eLhhW3X6Ldm0ChUAYi_IWFb_HnQFj8QMbMJrNCQvotx9A0A_tUSQSrlW4s_l-JGYhZL8cIx3tU9O63w" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1280" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEithIMuebj8T8rI5AkMnIBP6FWRfCJrICNJhe0tuRpt6FSZEmkvGiDjxXyZMTaFH5Mv5S4ZE3aqDZDInWpUjCE-xvifmCJao-NDFUyJMmpmCCG2yL3ruvlcpPesKItq9AMm7P1XAmC5ZHidcnb_3AsFTXVmMDtvM4-ca05tKtBW6K83SpBDyaj1Wx_ibA" width="320" /></a></div><br />Another major acquisition involved my Baron's War 'Outremer' Kickstarter featuring a beautiful mob of Paul Hicks sculpted Saracens, Crusaders and the like. These actually arrived during my eye op recovery and cheered me up no end. They have since been augmented by boxes and boxes of Gripping Beast versions of the same that I acquired in trades etc, and all awaiting my attention now I can at last actually SEE what I'm doing! <div><br /></div><div>As part of my cardio recovery therapy I painted up the second lot of my Back of Beyond armies (the first being the White Russians in my last post) - Chinese Nationalist, Warlord and mercenaries plus Mongol cavalry (mostly Copplestone). <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCAbkdJB3HrcqW3E8CAkz6a43vWw1vt78AMnXT70EfA6o0nLg5r8926UWAOBBhOIgJC8Ior5Kw05USXAfYtEPF7elC-BtAavtjlZoL3qjgd0yuu-_Q1ym3URsOe3qBVrJS5ZzJDl-6uutdGJ_jOZLr9sj7OcfgB2-dWRxbVvZ1qkzrHC6BA0BybP_3kQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCAbkdJB3HrcqW3E8CAkz6a43vWw1vt78AMnXT70EfA6o0nLg5r8926UWAOBBhOIgJC8Ior5Kw05USXAfYtEPF7elC-BtAavtjlZoL3qjgd0yuu-_Q1ym3URsOe3qBVrJS5ZzJDl-6uutdGJ_jOZLr9sj7OcfgB2-dWRxbVvZ1qkzrHC6BA0BybP_3kQ" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But boy were they worth that interminable wait as they are superb figures and will complete my FPW skirmish sets. I have three boxes to put together and paint (ie. a lotta figures!) but I've made up one box and the first figures are on the painting table as we speak - so hopefully something for a future post when I finish them. The most recent acquisition was unexpected but a very welcome addition to my Back of Beyond armies and the Mongols in particular being another full regiment of Copplestone Mongol tribal cavalry (North Star figures). So despite the figures already painted over the last 18 months there are now several hundreds more destined for the very crowded painting table! <p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5FobDNyqT6YkprZK9UU_2aOrLP-K1pc97rgHBRoTtHWe5SCBeyfVPw3X2AaTR9TWDaBBjF95R8EPFgbN2TfN53N7DzY01WY6bRi1TH65Ys60kjf4MHR8B2b3WhPVeeKjy0TrKEdifnb4HtpC6bsPxJKT1xgnOG-3H7L9vbw_kfFqQpGLWRPi7tng3pQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5FobDNyqT6YkprZK9UU_2aOrLP-K1pc97rgHBRoTtHWe5SCBeyfVPw3X2AaTR9TWDaBBjF95R8EPFgbN2TfN53N7DzY01WY6bRi1TH65Ys60kjf4MHR8B2b3WhPVeeKjy0TrKEdifnb4HtpC6bsPxJKT1xgnOG-3H7L9vbw_kfFqQpGLWRPi7tng3pQ" width="180" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Another one from left field are some downed pilots which will come in handy for my BoB adventures (and as my planes keep being shot down!) There's also a female version and even a femme fatale 'companion' for the fat White Russian general to be painted - the next post I promise!</div><div><br /></div><div>So long for now.</div><div>Doc</div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-57744395439393652832022-08-12T23:56:00.003+10:002022-08-13T00:07:56.511+10:00More Recovery Capers<p>The last lot of post Covid recovery capers has now been superseded by yet another another bout of health-related recovery consisting of mini-painting therapy (lots and lots of therapy!) after a Pacemaker implant. The whole thing was out-of-the-blue but after some unpleasantness and now no longer bed-ridden things are definitely looking up and generally speaking, much improved as evidenced by the amount of figures etc, I've managed to churn out over the past few months and weeks. Well anyway - I was surprised as I literally had no idea. Anyway enough of this waffle and on with the show! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q-8EQxKoz5QubAT7KJ1ejhza913l8sy8G2Z1FYtsJ6qbdqgwFk5nrKzYSFOT6BSQMRipbpL3E_bHsCkAUcPocVSHtttT3HDRlZpK4JRpUY9r5gRbb7diMm-CsZlUGL8C9ukIas0AYCJopCqLsKSNy77TIpRryLpGwl9dththxPv6m4pLtqSmFgV7SQ/s1280/Indian%20lancers%20officer%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3q-8EQxKoz5QubAT7KJ1ejhza913l8sy8G2Z1FYtsJ6qbdqgwFk5nrKzYSFOT6BSQMRipbpL3E_bHsCkAUcPocVSHtttT3HDRlZpK4JRpUY9r5gRbb7diMm-CsZlUGL8C9ukIas0AYCJopCqLsKSNy77TIpRryLpGwl9dththxPv6m4pLtqSmFgV7SQ/s320/Indian%20lancers%20officer%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0qQlXy2KWYaiTKQ8_nea9qoADnf8hI4mqfGRO5Q3jUV1_pivh86Dq0fUBBSzk9gtb5vmN6NKDau1jeOolBxrJPTApqUq5bHH6XzxhSq4mdREbcp25jkb4s73Q7A0BiGsF62zjRYByrkC-DyRYvwKgN_3W1JhQOcBJux2J5ziu2rXbKzSntT3jVJloQ/s800/Indian%20Lancers%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="800" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0qQlXy2KWYaiTKQ8_nea9qoADnf8hI4mqfGRO5Q3jUV1_pivh86Dq0fUBBSzk9gtb5vmN6NKDau1jeOolBxrJPTApqUq5bHH6XzxhSq4mdREbcp25jkb4s73Q7A0BiGsF62zjRYByrkC-DyRYvwKgN_3W1JhQOcBJux2J5ziu2rXbKzSntT3jVJloQ/s320/Indian%20Lancers%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Imperial Indian cavalry officer is the last figure/conversion I did after painting my last commission job (Napoleonic Saxon Chevau Leger in the previous post). It finally gave me two units of Indian cavalry that fit in with colonial British forces from the 1880s right up until after WW1. I think the rest are Northstar (Artizan?) with Woodbine heads. The body was an early Japanese or Nationalist Chinese officer in flat cap so the head swap with some delicate Dremel carving kinda works. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC95nb47K86bt3opad-Cmuny1i_DRUgXkVyunlfMjlF0O-HYCqiuJ7lVXDuonnWas5FI_t_FEVc5lKo_T2oQlwcVY-oMI-f9dLOm5m0NXwM9gO1T2V5SLKCl5XN_q3DKQ_osEY4EbgvARK37CxyOclO0biFsaxjY6ZGM7NQjDTzLHuVar0QJqEogFzEA/s1280/Turk%20cmd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC95nb47K86bt3opad-Cmuny1i_DRUgXkVyunlfMjlF0O-HYCqiuJ7lVXDuonnWas5FI_t_FEVc5lKo_T2oQlwcVY-oMI-f9dLOm5m0NXwM9gO1T2V5SLKCl5XN_q3DKQ_osEY4EbgvARK37CxyOclO0biFsaxjY6ZGM7NQjDTzLHuVar0QJqEogFzEA/s320/Turk%20cmd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWd8Kr7i8V_02FZc2sfYabBg13kiG-m1TKr9_c6L97yUGBMZEf1JhoT691JDroqDLJHUsYLEHm6VMyn3ylwWHLB8_YxNAcMgaNmxdtSl0hrTSaLmBrAhMwHM1tl7Fnf-waCfuAahv6dZhYyae7_yofzdXJxju5bPTrWh6ZbR5mQA6WASewJfjGCUjCQ/s1024/Turks%20w%20cmd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWd8Kr7i8V_02FZc2sfYabBg13kiG-m1TKr9_c6L97yUGBMZEf1JhoT691JDroqDLJHUsYLEHm6VMyn3ylwWHLB8_YxNAcMgaNmxdtSl0hrTSaLmBrAhMwHM1tl7Fnf-waCfuAahv6dZhYyae7_yofzdXJxju5bPTrWh6ZbR5mQA6WASewJfjGCUjCQ/s320/Turks%20w%20cmd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next lot are courtesy of my mate Peter who gave me a ton of his extra lead some of which I've subsequently painted up for another pal. These are WW1 Turkish officers and a squad for Palestine (Artizan or Great War sold by Northstar?) The guy in the green with the Astrakhan cap could be a senior officer Kemal Ataturk or the like. The next lot (also Peter's 'extras') are Arab & Bedouin irregulars, soon to be reinforced by some superb Paul Hicks sculpted Arabs from Lon Weiss' redoubtable <a href="https://www.brigadegames.com/WW1--Arabs_c_169.html">Brigade Games</a>. Not so sure they were all as colourful as this lot but you know what? Don't care!!! They can be Abdul Bulbul Amir's 'Pride' squad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdPUJnAgzpTYv4wW2n_LNspfqzG1Yk8yvfDlM0fhQC-G7TzVLA89mb5nvLMjDjQdG8kMO40ivLGXhvRyMNMUhuITO6bn3MwvsQtKbIyuETBVOL3nV-erfNmoiWvtg_spgNUBkI5bQL8_ZsIfdNZoyxQbhFbVCkDxDGln4Xyb0bwuj7R5vFU38_3pQdQ/s1280/Arab%20irregs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1280" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdPUJnAgzpTYv4wW2n_LNspfqzG1Yk8yvfDlM0fhQC-G7TzVLA89mb5nvLMjDjQdG8kMO40ivLGXhvRyMNMUhuITO6bn3MwvsQtKbIyuETBVOL3nV-erfNmoiWvtg_spgNUBkI5bQL8_ZsIfdNZoyxQbhFbVCkDxDGln4Xyb0bwuj7R5vFU38_3pQdQ/s320/Arab%20irregs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next I completed are my for intended Franco Prussian War (FPW) skirmish game project and follow on for the FPW Bavarians and Jaeger I posted previously. I decided that although I have a huge collection based three to a 60 x 25 for large scale battles (as once demoed at Cancon and posted years ago on this blog!) that I'm unlikely to put on any such large games again so will concentrate on smaller 1-150 figures per side larger-scale skirmish games. This requires individual basing but rather than re-base my entire collection I'll probably sell part off, re-base some and do the rest on single bases for the new Perry's plastics. Another innovation are the round casualty counters that I originally bought from the clever folk at <a href="http://warbases.co.uk">Warbases UK</a> for my Napoleonics but I've just finished for FPW games. Each counter can represent up to twelve casualties and look a damn sight better than the usual dice or markers. You can really do them up - a dead'un and a bit of flocking and you're good to go. Although probably more suited for the larger bases/big games I like the look of them so haven't decided whether to keep or sell them yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgxjAD3qj_Yke6ZhVdDFUUfUnAtSnov1CWuhF2m_ytUc4x7nmPH3CxjO4kcW2ccgZ7qaeHR7WGsWbW1U3jAKtRQTAVumkTtcWxiUgdR0_r3x0XzHBKEcZaaRmn9n7T-i1UvJrV0R0e8ftGV40frii8iqdC7sXRAnxd8c-QMsXaoaxo7wfxc4Z8dQZCQ/s800/IMG_0121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgxjAD3qj_Yke6ZhVdDFUUfUnAtSnov1CWuhF2m_ytUc4x7nmPH3CxjO4kcW2ccgZ7qaeHR7WGsWbW1U3jAKtRQTAVumkTtcWxiUgdR0_r3x0XzHBKEcZaaRmn9n7T-i1UvJrV0R0e8ftGV40frii8iqdC7sXRAnxd8c-QMsXaoaxo7wfxc4Z8dQZCQ/s320/IMG_0121.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also new were my Perry plastic Prussians! They are beautifully sculpted and show that Perry set the benchmark for extrusion molded hard plastic figures. They're part of the single based figures for skirmish games. The idea is about 4-6 infantry, 1-2 cavalry and 1-2 guns per side. So far have two Prussian and four French units re-based as singles so just awaiting the release of Perry's FPW box of French. The flag is my own created with my CorelDraw graphics and my industrial-strength HP Laserjet colour printer. Woohoo! A decent printer at last!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvNBiLnhqAQdiEsqIo-Euc42Izx9GQi-Eix3D4qDl8RMrB0AGEzwe3IbkFSLx8zR32LgyUlDSLO0t2fTG3phF22PUUrx7nkYQL5mcuNrDF91ZnL78S-ak12jniu3Y58N6mj0IE4wt9XJhYDz9fK1_vEYErCDneiyuq5gujs8QrZRymlqfWIy23BqWbg/s1024/Prussians%20skirmish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1024" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvNBiLnhqAQdiEsqIo-Euc42Izx9GQi-Eix3D4qDl8RMrB0AGEzwe3IbkFSLx8zR32LgyUlDSLO0t2fTG3phF22PUUrx7nkYQL5mcuNrDF91ZnL78S-ak12jniu3Y58N6mj0IE4wt9XJhYDz9fK1_vEYErCDneiyuq5gujs8QrZRymlqfWIy23BqWbg/s320/Prussians%20skirmish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV2FLjHkbeq-ANWUDTtem8nHCUYIBdA70VEOARO6OqvCVoQ5runf7C0zhmhY5gz3MvGBwW4lrqwBm-sZcUXbNfnJSCe_1_wehrD51XWkSYT4ED06dGJ4phJfBhYckaMuA8vpskCXLfOGRUthx1IkS7VN7ME0hW4A7-Uu_XsBMXrPAHrIXXrHtc2dWeA/s1024/Prussians%20drummer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV2FLjHkbeq-ANWUDTtem8nHCUYIBdA70VEOARO6OqvCVoQ5runf7C0zhmhY5gz3MvGBwW4lrqwBm-sZcUXbNfnJSCe_1_wehrD51XWkSYT4ED06dGJ4phJfBhYckaMuA8vpskCXLfOGRUthx1IkS7VN7ME0hW4A7-Uu_XsBMXrPAHrIXXrHtc2dWeA/s320/Prussians%20drummer.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHsgSwgwHMQ_GTdU4YtfkefWcJVJsnEGbuMX321wMc8R6-GvcDue2_TnMsZjkzlQLo8NHkxggR0ykd0Ulj-iE1YxvoeKzwms5B5EeBLkb3KvArNB87DId7BXeMmYulwETFj1iyX0zqKbTmPXmraPFMV5eMf067OTYRzCP0m_lt6z_eZItVP4KX6M25Q/s1280/Prussian%20Standard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHsgSwgwHMQ_GTdU4YtfkefWcJVJsnEGbuMX321wMc8R6-GvcDue2_TnMsZjkzlQLo8NHkxggR0ykd0Ulj-iE1YxvoeKzwms5B5EeBLkb3KvArNB87DId7BXeMmYulwETFj1iyX0zqKbTmPXmraPFMV5eMf067OTYRzCP0m_lt6z_eZItVP4KX6M25Q/s320/Prussian%20Standard.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;">Amongst the other figures I'm planning on selling are my old Foundry <span>Württembergers and I have over 50 figures in seventeen stands (of 3 figures each) with three commands (and six unpainted with another command) plastered in markets all over the internet. I've also made sure to have the correct standard for the main command stand. It was done on my old inkjet printer so not quite the quality of the Prussian flag above but all matt varnished and guaranteed not to fade or fall off! Pedants may notice a slight 'frosting' on the finish of the Prussian flag. This sometimes happens when otherwise excellent Vallejo matt spray varnish contacts laserjet toner. It's a pain but easily remedied with a brush-on coat of Micro Flat Clear Finish for Models varnish from Microscale. </span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black;">I'm wanting $200 AU for them but will negotiate and split into smaller unit(s). They are the first of a number of Foundry FPW figures (the old 25mm?) I'm selling and a rarity as they are no longer made and as I understand it the FPW range were amongst the first the Perrys sculpted when they worked for Foundry. You too can own a piece of wargaming history! ;-) </span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr5Wl7FukHw-JlavEV81HxsXryqCPtd2oW4Tf_arU0Kv5RJFgVVo1955LWqyKQxXlg0jyPqoLK3EUhHQufSzjXbby1cZ_TqfTnI8Vmn2LzShGIuv48H8y7M_HOKk4XDJeHquAnK7NCqyHgSp09bIoRCeCNoXsmw_6iHiGYfUWEQZ51S7jquq1MqxFbg/s800/Wurttemberger%20standard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="800" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr5Wl7FukHw-JlavEV81HxsXryqCPtd2oW4Tf_arU0Kv5RJFgVVo1955LWqyKQxXlg0jyPqoLK3EUhHQufSzjXbby1cZ_TqfTnI8Vmn2LzShGIuv48H8y7M_HOKk4XDJeHquAnK7NCqyHgSp09bIoRCeCNoXsmw_6iHiGYfUWEQZ51S7jquq1MqxFbg/s320/Wurttemberger%20standard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvziHkLKpsNE99T50xdL_H27P8441I0Le4YkRt4yXZt3QIjOerrjzZu0cCrrOdz5afU8lwyhbsBQsjhgpCgUiVqemxevucE8GQO2yZncrJzgmJiR4_b8QRqn2LXuzTFYfAsTzfFzTJQKjwOV3xYDjFINk2hpWzAQC_F9DtYrI3NO2-HIsh94ZadxWMHw/s1024/Wurttembergers%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1024" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvziHkLKpsNE99T50xdL_H27P8441I0Le4YkRt4yXZt3QIjOerrjzZu0cCrrOdz5afU8lwyhbsBQsjhgpCgUiVqemxevucE8GQO2yZncrJzgmJiR4_b8QRqn2LXuzTFYfAsTzfFzTJQKjwOV3xYDjFINk2hpWzAQC_F9DtYrI3NO2-HIsh94ZadxWMHw/s320/Wurttembergers%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFZo0suKUFC-qUxtEZSjLM_Cj0hzBCWy6uhQnR-ZihBJf30JtNIIBjzP3UH6lSbARiktZb95FcWOfThG7perwBRHM1txjCUg8SAeAokYDU0l_s_r_D_-q9oNZwUJF_GDBRYx_gA4niwlE8cld0sCaW3_pCjrrLvMEE9_87EGjRj4XNX_1CrpJrEQZyQ/s1024/Wurttembergers%20detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1024" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFZo0suKUFC-qUxtEZSjLM_Cj0hzBCWy6uhQnR-ZihBJf30JtNIIBjzP3UH6lSbARiktZb95FcWOfThG7perwBRHM1txjCUg8SAeAokYDU0l_s_r_D_-q9oNZwUJF_GDBRYx_gA4niwlE8cld0sCaW3_pCjrrLvMEE9_87EGjRj4XNX_1CrpJrEQZyQ/s320/Wurttembergers%20detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other project I've recently kicked off are my Back of Beyond armies for the terrific <a href="https://caliverbooks.com/bookview.php?iv87p2pvs66s49jmrr7l9mo056&id=25635">Setting The East Ablaze (ver 2) rules. </a> The first are the White Russians (in Chinese service) mercenaries. The beauty of these are that you can play them from early war Europe (1914) to the Back of Beyond scenarios in the Central Asia and the Far East until the 1920s. So far I've managed two units of infantry (Siberian Rifles), one of cavalry (Siberian Uhlans in flat caps) a Maxim HMG and an 18pdr Field Gun supports but my favourites are the Copplestone(?) Russian officers including the bemedalled General Fatsiev Bombatsky. His bloated eminence is a terrific pulp figure perfect for a White Russian mercenary commander! </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHopi-p_00gmmYBE7mu694EExP2m3rOv3eBCWezFyIsZ-2JCf7drugR0PbfPHHbMNIULkZc06O5VIfOEBs0fd70E_4qSbz8dq9D48OG-VDqwUTHROWvUkHHE9_A4dp6vooowpFRQblCyVnFZTCTZWnKFSXaWn9G1LZdLXPbwnCrDgan0XELgviKzAQ/s1024/FullSizeR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1024" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHopi-p_00gmmYBE7mu694EExP2m3rOv3eBCWezFyIsZ-2JCf7drugR0PbfPHHbMNIULkZc06O5VIfOEBs0fd70E_4qSbz8dq9D48OG-VDqwUTHROWvUkHHE9_A4dp6vooowpFRQblCyVnFZTCTZWnKFSXaWn9G1LZdLXPbwnCrDgan0XELgviKzAQ/s320/FullSizeR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWjiPfhvgq4fDZ9BS0ZgjBGPdkk_M7NXbhBxYkBMKN-N-qM-SEDqjADRXyX0--8pE4GuXCV24-mVZ5Xmcg96pQImgfB5IO7MMaKgA6A3PTenCYooyCUlspXvkY1ZbWkRGTpUJ11eJ7l9rwPiFT0uFuHLxVtFQVCVjePLJ3zR3r9jgi6sO-zanBJsSJA/s240/IMG_0571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="240" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWjiPfhvgq4fDZ9BS0ZgjBGPdkk_M7NXbhBxYkBMKN-N-qM-SEDqjADRXyX0--8pE4GuXCV24-mVZ5Xmcg96pQImgfB5IO7MMaKgA6A3PTenCYooyCUlspXvkY1ZbWkRGTpUJ11eJ7l9rwPiFT0uFuHLxVtFQVCVjePLJ3zR3r9jgi6sO-zanBJsSJA/s1600/IMG_0571.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTPsd5kCBZrP9lquEUejzNL34apk5wq214fWZiICcnOMixHyiwYaPYBCfY4a2Wyk2UdedyecNw9T3JIunm13YOwqRiipezdc40gFaW8FSILYyRAp1q7U1stKHB2483gDLFbkxWA5r9bROzcb1KlIs4ohPKn0lBIvAeKK6kUS5clNaKwUP8qWlR9Agzg/s320/IMG_0576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTPsd5kCBZrP9lquEUejzNL34apk5wq214fWZiICcnOMixHyiwYaPYBCfY4a2Wyk2UdedyecNw9T3JIunm13YOwqRiipezdc40gFaW8FSILYyRAp1q7U1stKHB2483gDLFbkxWA5r9bROzcb1KlIs4ohPKn0lBIvAeKK6kUS5clNaKwUP8qWlR9Agzg/s1600/IMG_0576.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEj0R8WGIJQKkXSzTAo3WLA_YQM9AmC5zOTOUqO3RJfVAq4bh-ycknR6eQSIZl2edfwMzi2tP--G16d6v50L25ATPK_Wg07yNtTZQvALj4XszbHonIEEjvk7kUkJmSjiVg3xX-feR9WWctOAqnrULVjkYcTU-FV3mFTHr_SmjTQWbzoffhWvX8wHJKDsXg/s320/IMG_0579.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R8WGIJQKkXSzTAo3WLA_YQM9AmC5zOTOUqO3RJfVAq4bh-ycknR6eQSIZl2edfwMzi2tP--G16d6v50L25ATPK_Wg07yNtTZQvALj4XszbHonIEEjvk7kUkJmSjiVg3xX-feR9WWctOAqnrULVjkYcTU-FV3mFTHr_SmjTQWbzoffhWvX8wHJKDsXg/s1600/IMG_0579.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Lewis gunner and bandaged head figure are conversions. The figure to the right of them is a Mongolian scout <br />(or Chinese bandit - take your pick!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLrRK6QoZB1QfASgnVgH1SxhMZZdjz4_luT2ODomcxU677XphLMhZ049_JHnqW3wIWh281D2IM1uI4O9z1EmkRAVfYaetfUSF6mRSA1qhacwDSnbExyfUu4hOZIscC5wWx6keQ788lI85-3-wkgBOI4yT3AVec-woOY0kmibcAmnl5x1X29rX9KIK1g/s320/IMG_0581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLrRK6QoZB1QfASgnVgH1SxhMZZdjz4_luT2ODomcxU677XphLMhZ049_JHnqW3wIWh281D2IM1uI4O9z1EmkRAVfYaetfUSF6mRSA1qhacwDSnbExyfUu4hOZIscC5wWx6keQ788lI85-3-wkgBOI4yT3AVec-woOY0kmibcAmnl5x1X29rX9KIK1g/s1600/IMG_0581.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEiXuvK9qWOwLyi53dtVScQk4Gk6a5l431dGPUfb1v-7lpUp16hS2iac_ZitH7NO8eRtQREKykOfhOC1PvwCC4a0LfhJFmpyKbInnmT2pqTUIkskbn4p_yAdQCGHha2Q1x17hGxUWefdO6CyqyKRSF0ax8t0u2wJzHWtw3sIBz3xAPZbUkY60vISLu7BPg/s320/IMG_0591.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="320" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuvK9qWOwLyi53dtVScQk4Gk6a5l431dGPUfb1v-7lpUp16hS2iac_ZitH7NO8eRtQREKykOfhOC1PvwCC4a0LfhJFmpyKbInnmT2pqTUIkskbn4p_yAdQCGHha2Q1x17hGxUWefdO6CyqyKRSF0ax8t0u2wJzHWtw3sIBz3xAPZbUkY60vISLu7BPg/s1600/IMG_0591.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The White Russian mercenary force so far - with ACs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've really enjoyed painting all of them. I've given the force a couple of Lancia Armoured Cars for good measure. Next on the list are Chinese Nationalist regulars, cavalry and a horde of warlord irregulars and bandits, followed by another horde of Buddhist Mongolian cavalry (a la Von Sternberg!) It promises to be a lot of fun when I finally get them all finished.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SH60g4wLF-9IDglgkxliv-ooFN3siUpF_wur-dNwQ5l4s3KB3FOrDDGWvF0YMq58FMF54i404qZyuM9Ge3vC0STqV8lab8hqU2MG956fVkMcf3JfjoRB__WOhrOEqnIHgSGFSHTRU6rixeVhRJlbgpSXBBwajB4vTzzFtyL5u5GyyGJ6jnFvXujuRA/s320/IMG_0592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SH60g4wLF-9IDglgkxliv-ooFN3siUpF_wur-dNwQ5l4s3KB3FOrDDGWvF0YMq58FMF54i404qZyuM9Ge3vC0STqV8lab8hqU2MG956fVkMcf3JfjoRB__WOhrOEqnIHgSGFSHTRU6rixeVhRJlbgpSXBBwajB4vTzzFtyL5u5GyyGJ6jnFvXujuRA/s1600/IMG_0592.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEie0rzbS-dP9qX1-ACUfmZVIPPJhXrsvukG1hQUNf8IYKHgoGV48wBmEL46Ire4Idn1Q7Nic_L8tjoxZkJF3UNd1gSpdzrg-iJ4pVajMlHd_VRuVD3cVsHa1LuE2DLoiz-zdxjxx-Spv5ftecAsGrCX9HRGJFnsppf5EEqGpp836tn97XezIelNu7gfIA/s1024/Siberian%20cav.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0rzbS-dP9qX1-ACUfmZVIPPJhXrsvukG1hQUNf8IYKHgoGV48wBmEL46Ire4Idn1Q7Nic_L8tjoxZkJF3UNd1gSpdzrg-iJ4pVajMlHd_VRuVD3cVsHa1LuE2DLoiz-zdxjxx-Spv5ftecAsGrCX9HRGJFnsppf5EEqGpp836tn97XezIelNu7gfIA/s320/Siberian%20cav.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Russian Siberian Uhlans (converted figures of unknown make)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhgLCdC2MCOlJDNFHuZH3A7XP1uv2YIbmIwAtCC_t6MaIxRCEhkq6M0r_yrGxpUqBHMSU7GZsThT84Navb4M-HQNADItIiRBzCGq_7bwqT_yx5qeOxeY-wtevo65gzTLWo_W4Qu5CoXYNaE-JnEuBFJjIt5SSlWrkKAab18lKlTwnFXz_76Nq2VeTXXsg/s1280/Siberian%20rifles%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1280" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLCdC2MCOlJDNFHuZH3A7XP1uv2YIbmIwAtCC_t6MaIxRCEhkq6M0r_yrGxpUqBHMSU7GZsThT84Navb4M-HQNADItIiRBzCGq_7bwqT_yx5qeOxeY-wtevo65gzTLWo_W4Qu5CoXYNaE-JnEuBFJjIt5SSlWrkKAab18lKlTwnFXz_76Nq2VeTXXsg/s320/Siberian%20rifles%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10th Siberian Rifles - Copplestone figures</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Glad I've managed another post this year with everything that's been going on. My generous mate Doug is taking me out to my first wargame in months this weekend as frustratingly (but understandably) I'm not allowed to drive for a while. We're gaming 2nd Gaza (WWI in Palestine) and my Brits will have to advance across a mile of open ground against entrenched Turks. Yikes! Really looking forward to it nonetheless.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it from Doc's 'Art of War' for now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Doc Smith</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-74858245971752844272022-06-16T00:00:00.002+10:002022-06-18T16:46:11.015+10:00Covid Recovery Capers<p>Its been quite a while since the last (post Christmas New Years) post. In between have been a few health issues and a decent bout of the dreaded Covid. Fortunately didn't hack up more than one lung and have eventually made a full recovery (I think) anyway the worst aspect of the Wuhan Flu was feeling too crook to even sit at the work table to paint! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidT3WSlopqyCXJnqP3zUQhtIM2KIBKKFFfHo4uVq5zjNyt3q7_FnYiWMv5OQ9o9SnO-kHNAeduFwWT6BevqGgLaqnfiMpXh1fii71902cBGS4EkEdljz5NRpNXlDcr6-SrxrE37nJ6m3eSty-ZyKXnEFRhx2NufF0bwfCN9s0msx7AT7mUorw_7aOwNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="806" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidT3WSlopqyCXJnqP3zUQhtIM2KIBKKFFfHo4uVq5zjNyt3q7_FnYiWMv5OQ9o9SnO-kHNAeduFwWT6BevqGgLaqnfiMpXh1fii71902cBGS4EkEdljz5NRpNXlDcr6-SrxrE37nJ6m3eSty-ZyKXnEFRhx2NufF0bwfCN9s0msx7AT7mUorw_7aOwNw" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nonetheless in the intervening time I've managed to paint up a storm, well heavy downpour anyway! With lengthy breaks in between. I have to admit motivation was somewhat lacking on occasion. First lot would be familiar to those who follow me on Farcebook - the final completion of my second ALH Ford armed scout vehicle and crew. From the delectable Empress (with the usual great service from Nathan of <a href="https://www.eliteminiaturesaustralia.com.au/#products" target="_blank">Elite Miniatures in Townsville</a>) this was a fiddly affair to put together with superglue but the end result is just superb, and a joy to paint up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsuLyqzWyxM4kKRszObNxS9nEgU_YAtI5zxqG5iaSfsEY90m9p7hNSOh4goE2G1rT34gi9NaYYEvdWbh5ff3-qmqTwT0IIdqOwdKMPvAvoZGcXQNZNYIo2NpyI5zhA_0Eefc33MHq02PoPLFE28bOtnNS3DMNY93xbesoy4WQtE-YYNnrprGAtJBGy8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsuLyqzWyxM4kKRszObNxS9nEgU_YAtI5zxqG5iaSfsEY90m9p7hNSOh4goE2G1rT34gi9NaYYEvdWbh5ff3-qmqTwT0IIdqOwdKMPvAvoZGcXQNZNYIo2NpyI5zhA_0Eefc33MHq02PoPLFE28bOtnNS3DMNY93xbesoy4WQtE-YYNnrprGAtJBGy8w" width="305" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE1Aw-XTWHhP5I9JuC2fuVdeHApcLj632ZG7ma-QG9TsH1HWCx-Lvg4cBv0yrGqsOl8aaB-Z0LheOU61zce0jEkpk-OEv-PGfWMgGFtix4rf6bMYroRI47_WBOQRnKNPQJnhI1BMnFyTPBY4mfocLPdRquSdxNL8qjbUj7PiUScp9W1idHXvAVFm7-6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE1Aw-XTWHhP5I9JuC2fuVdeHApcLj632ZG7ma-QG9TsH1HWCx-Lvg4cBv0yrGqsOl8aaB-Z0LheOU61zce0jEkpk-OEv-PGfWMgGFtix4rf6bMYroRI47_WBOQRnKNPQJnhI1BMnFyTPBY4mfocLPdRquSdxNL8qjbUj7PiUScp9W1idHXvAVFm7-6A" width="276" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqTN_17V9ynZBXzsxCjmiFWGoQb1aoMIcmgMr1y6HYvHUgSoRWJJD08C0l5G8TOyNOklfdWisQkgQFr8cExuwI04y5_A4AiXarewB8uGbqTOjnc97cgd7pT0SqCNHl-YAy0eQrIBd8Vt_Tr9w7cXEsNL9DPjxupASe65e-xaBtCT5Sa8I0BFi9hEmVaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="988" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqTN_17V9ynZBXzsxCjmiFWGoQb1aoMIcmgMr1y6HYvHUgSoRWJJD08C0l5G8TOyNOklfdWisQkgQFr8cExuwI04y5_A4AiXarewB8uGbqTOjnc97cgd7pT0SqCNHl-YAy0eQrIBd8Vt_Tr9w7cXEsNL9DPjxupASe65e-xaBtCT5Sa8I0BFi9hEmVaQ" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I debated on the basing but decided in the end to keep it simple as it didn't have the de-mountable HMG required of the first one. Am tempted to get a third one (Empress seem to have three car/crew variations available) but I also have the smaller Company B version already so its not a pressing issue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next lot after this was finishing off my early WW1 Belgian Guides d'Cheval - the Belgian's colourful elite lance and carbine armed mounted scouting squadrons in their anachronistic </div><div style="text-align: left;">Napoleonic-style Chasseur a Cheval uniforms. These are the rather nice <a href="https://www.brigademodels.co.uk/GreatWar28/index.html" target="_blank">UK Brigade figures</a> which surprisingly (for a mostly fantasy figure company) do a rather good range of early WW1 Belgians. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjo00MvgitD6vx3KRXegdWawm8eI5MSCegXirLnnoQJksT_0Q8GWRzmlRfBauTEtNQ3ZWTxHECnKEGd8NZ2IDuvgfxbA7fvqUDnOOihF5GK0E_5Ns2jCkqV26RcqQ3yiij3mga1-LW3Gz3VAVYgX1dbV8fjL2yd5PLcaFXoKb01m1JdH_JBlMuYhKnA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjo00MvgitD6vx3KRXegdWawm8eI5MSCegXirLnnoQJksT_0Q8GWRzmlRfBauTEtNQ3ZWTxHECnKEGd8NZ2IDuvgfxbA7fvqUDnOOihF5GK0E_5Ns2jCkqV26RcqQ3yiij3mga1-LW3Gz3VAVYgX1dbV8fjL2yd5PLcaFXoKb01m1JdH_JBlMuYhKnA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2SKm7d80Eed-SR51Amb6ab0nnu34syNeRrfuoAFFb6LIYQ2ycO6LKxovChEzC8t2pltJNvYo90vKWIak_5CUYnrI4X-r8S99VBdnDsEIRCDZeBme93K1uozd2CLWJ5MFoGtNRRJv20T9mzSWBwOBhl2gamipnBo-GJsG0lD3r_aZwAGy7MZAiiNCA7w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1024" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2SKm7d80Eed-SR51Amb6ab0nnu34syNeRrfuoAFFb6LIYQ2ycO6LKxovChEzC8t2pltJNvYo90vKWIak_5CUYnrI4X-r8S99VBdnDsEIRCDZeBme93K1uozd2CLWJ5MFoGtNRRJv20T9mzSWBwOBhl2gamipnBo-GJsG0lD3r_aZwAGy7MZAiiNCA7w" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In addition I did some basing and touch-up work on my kit-bashed Belgian Field Artillery and limber. This is an early French 75 with seats on the gunshield for limbered mode. Two rode on the limber, two on the gun - imagine what bone-shaking fun that would have been! Again this is all early 1914 -15 as the uniforms etc, had all been changed over to Belgian khaki by mid 1915.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8oQbKnoTwAYclQsmseEIS7ktag901IRTjDinUc8v0eoO-SePbjN5VCJ8c1NmuK7Lzwfk3l0sp5-oc7QFzN8eEZ4tgoF4S5w92tgjXhR5x-agIfdTDJrcrIYKBfoS3IsAj55cjIniwDFLpwBAHLsQl-meQEscp0zBezlVBty-0xu5tfqUKvSDwTZ82Aw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8oQbKnoTwAYclQsmseEIS7ktag901IRTjDinUc8v0eoO-SePbjN5VCJ8c1NmuK7Lzwfk3l0sp5-oc7QFzN8eEZ4tgoF4S5w92tgjXhR5x-agIfdTDJrcrIYKBfoS3IsAj55cjIniwDFLpwBAHLsQl-meQEscp0zBezlVBty-0xu5tfqUKvSDwTZ82Aw" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_IiQJLRleOqvbV0m-5jJeVnr8sMq6PfHNo5eAaqt6c02mOQByfgLqO3NOXURgM4rpgza7NS6WaRdiIZmP74rksFmAOXPg8HcDr2L59SW_T2h3TKgR6P7OWFNxC0-qi8ZAB-FY1XMEXd_FvfB3rGrQJCuKMqzEX3ri8ZrZZiUqXn4eqHgA1H5DLX-qIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="800" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_IiQJLRleOqvbV0m-5jJeVnr8sMq6PfHNo5eAaqt6c02mOQByfgLqO3NOXURgM4rpgza7NS6WaRdiIZmP74rksFmAOXPg8HcDr2L59SW_T2h3TKgR6P7OWFNxC0-qi8ZAB-FY1XMEXd_FvfB3rGrQJCuKMqzEX3ri8ZrZZiUqXn4eqHgA1H5DLX-qIg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This completes the early war Belgians, a unique little army to go with the same in British and German. The French are still a work in progress with colonial troops done but (1914-5) line still required (with supports!) Cavalry have been obtained and are next to do up. Also in contemplation are Russians and Austrians but apart from a few recently acquired Northstar(?) Russians (and supports) they are still some way off. My late war French were posted last time and to go with them now is some air cover in the form of a Niewport in the colours of French ace Roland Garros 'The Sentinel of Verdun' who survived the war. Interesting factoid: the surviving veteran French airmen were forbidden to fly in or rather over the victory parade along the Champs Du Elysee (they were expected to march apparently). Garros was so enraged by this overcautious and rather nonsensical order that he defied the ban and flew not only down the parade route at roof height but then actually through the famous victory arch. Although the Niewport is a <i>very </i>small plane it was still a remarkably dangerous feat that he actually appears to have gotten away with. One can imagine the onlookers astonishment - who cheered him madly of course. Well he was a famous national hero - one of the few who'd survived - so I suppose they were hardly going to lock him up for it. I'm sure he was grounded for it though! ;-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPX8qZEEpYsyoQuhFMNmbiKQUgZro2ij-UylF8wlg7Pgfmil3n9RK8KyI0aOhoj5XEkMORTobkxKdJckNxKIbLYxIQDKh6czWluncpRaqIXLqWCEndPK6oXSfgvi1IbZ2gachRGx2NuhSKGdCSjxZLN88Dkx_b5HA66ow0Ndh4A8Wi0gLAavN3nK0k7Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1280" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPX8qZEEpYsyoQuhFMNmbiKQUgZro2ij-UylF8wlg7Pgfmil3n9RK8KyI0aOhoj5XEkMORTobkxKdJckNxKIbLYxIQDKh6czWluncpRaqIXLqWCEndPK6oXSfgvi1IbZ2gachRGx2NuhSKGdCSjxZLN88Dkx_b5HA66ow0Ndh4A8Wi0gLAavN3nK0k7Q" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZJ_YmOrz8crC6GM-eDErZ5VB4a23JB-c1S8ryjIAPd1hkgsPu1v0vJ1OiUpVnMfqVXStDIEjkj0Y1gvGbFqEFt2IkkeF0Avq17uj3vmtAy3cL7sef2AzEPHTjjXgqKGpsoWrJjFJEgb0p92ynmuYc4thOwNTONm-ys6GaMcZPwLm72chDaUEUHHxwBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1271" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZJ_YmOrz8crC6GM-eDErZ5VB4a23JB-c1S8ryjIAPd1hkgsPu1v0vJ1OiUpVnMfqVXStDIEjkj0Y1gvGbFqEFt2IkkeF0Avq17uj3vmtAy3cL7sef2AzEPHTjjXgqKGpsoWrJjFJEgb0p92ynmuYc4thOwNTONm-ys6GaMcZPwLm72chDaUEUHHxwBQ" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The next lot are a bit of a departure from the modern-ish era. They are a unit of Medieval mounted Arab crossbow - I think the Saracens ( or Spanish Muslim light cavalry) copied the Europeans who had mounted a few Turkopoles as well as their own (French maybe?) Anyway they're nice-looking figures (although some of the horses I've found for them look a bit dodgy) and will fit in well with my Muslim mounted which now number well over 40! Wait... what?? How the hell did that happen? I wasn't even aware when I'd collected most of them! Oh dear. More figures. Shhh... don't tell the Memsahib!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj5TNmg9OkIcL-NyDcCghfWsMYpwa5s-dfI8PLgK9swOo1VqZXcAyG5aRQ97V7kLuvQxgH3vSGSDaYc-xd-Sfek15KkYqmda6QS7Wiumq3kaFtKtOrhuY-VpjJrZPTy8gwejXXavLZaZHOcJX7IVl2AY_jTyaW3jadMPBLXJTKe0pT_KUO9Apb-YcYWg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1023" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj5TNmg9OkIcL-NyDcCghfWsMYpwa5s-dfI8PLgK9swOo1VqZXcAyG5aRQ97V7kLuvQxgH3vSGSDaYc-xd-Sfek15KkYqmda6QS7Wiumq3kaFtKtOrhuY-VpjJrZPTy8gwejXXavLZaZHOcJX7IVl2AY_jTyaW3jadMPBLXJTKe0pT_KUO9Apb-YcYWg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpW31-PCSHoHbVb-PwvhOr5hqLztFogKna2TDjdIC-NvPhHWZTQrFf9gA3Rd3yza-Z1nDCht4TW4-pZEXLKMUCC875VHT9wK1QXuNG8BJ4AOnF0B4x5Hq4iZOolP1XLGiH7ceg9a6jDqSEeGQkXOn23QdIBafASgBgm_ROuNv8Ia3D1hz5xIpv4o4DUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpW31-PCSHoHbVb-PwvhOr5hqLztFogKna2TDjdIC-NvPhHWZTQrFf9gA3Rd3yza-Z1nDCht4TW4-pZEXLKMUCC875VHT9wK1QXuNG8BJ4AOnF0B4x5Hq4iZOolP1XLGiH7ceg9a6jDqSEeGQkXOn23QdIBafASgBgm_ROuNv8Ia3D1hz5xIpv4o4DUw" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf5hO2vGlZR8VACTVLyNfCB7AjNct-_re6QqDAr604nRLDw22YwUMZrybocRAJEj7ehq7m0oyTqnXnhDAY8kpxGkxdomWvOgq4AK6T6eJiLSaQKLiCdOS_rnMfBNEQIoJM7j3dO_yNZzltIQHxsE1swEmnphwxShKbD8J0kL5fTYjjGB1V76kZ4xjfng" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf5hO2vGlZR8VACTVLyNfCB7AjNct-_re6QqDAr604nRLDw22YwUMZrybocRAJEj7ehq7m0oyTqnXnhDAY8kpxGkxdomWvOgq4AK6T6eJiLSaQKLiCdOS_rnMfBNEQIoJM7j3dO_yNZzltIQHxsE1swEmnphwxShKbD8J0kL5fTYjjGB1V76kZ4xjfng" width="288" /></a></div><br />Very colourful and I'd imagine quite deadly from the saddle - at a gallop too I shouldn't wonder! Possibly Artizan or old Gripping Beast figures - I've really no idea.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last lot I have painted is another commission for my mate Doug who has collected a Napoleonic Saxon army from the wonderful <a href="https://www.calpeminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Calpe Miniatures</a>. I seized the opportunity to return albeit briefly to my Napoleonic wargame roots. It's been a while and while my eyesight and steady hand aren't what they once were I decided to give these a decent bash. They are Saxon Prinz Clemens Chevaux Legier and superb figures - so how could I not? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpjmqU9lmatYPe667FoOit62up9dGriY3r_IWIUbOpKytDBBsKtKWypUQWVTrwVACFjSnLsKjazfZSY7Lyh-pFImA_Psadb0S9h1sHEaE_QD4ht0A6GcEHGIfyw9SANTM_vs40U5gU4NN-OwMHSc2g7IMRXVI96If4qviYp-974UQVGlh40xQQkJFXIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpjmqU9lmatYPe667FoOit62up9dGriY3r_IWIUbOpKytDBBsKtKWypUQWVTrwVACFjSnLsKjazfZSY7Lyh-pFImA_Psadb0S9h1sHEaE_QD4ht0A6GcEHGIfyw9SANTM_vs40U5gU4NN-OwMHSc2g7IMRXVI96If4qviYp-974UQVGlh40xQQkJFXIA" width="320" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSeH8ky2h0ghN7r0WY_qEOakzwMq5S7eBLu9lT4eHNcY9LUPWPwojVu7Mn6VZbpL8GiRcL48dA245n1r4_3y5xLsJuNriisigQwo5nkMVdfzuQeOS4zYTsPZjcHXkkGZT7gnHBLsL5d-h7-23pVr1KA4u-v8G8RXaU1gfctkLMKKeONttTaueBa6jAiA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSeH8ky2h0ghN7r0WY_qEOakzwMq5S7eBLu9lT4eHNcY9LUPWPwojVu7Mn6VZbpL8GiRcL48dA245n1r4_3y5xLsJuNriisigQwo5nkMVdfzuQeOS4zYTsPZjcHXkkGZT7gnHBLsL5d-h7-23pVr1KA4u-v8G8RXaU1gfctkLMKKeONttTaueBa6jAiA" width="320" /></a></div><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuo-ey1Y_LTQquPn5LeMdf8B-1XmRRf6VKoYTV9AkaBXg2-m_xnbHCP218X6KWq_pi6oK4BVdDlJ6Yr1HMzNOybHuKjfxkrBGdseTu-b8zKxzPmAiaQMuNG_7k1rqOcCDF9YDlmE83YwvRwqA46QekBYF4YXg6pr0FIECU7wbMqj_HfAXwb5i_8DKpBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuo-ey1Y_LTQquPn5LeMdf8B-1XmRRf6VKoYTV9AkaBXg2-m_xnbHCP218X6KWq_pi6oK4BVdDlJ6Yr1HMzNOybHuKjfxkrBGdseTu-b8zKxzPmAiaQMuNG_7k1rqOcCDF9YDlmE83YwvRwqA46QekBYF4YXg6pr0FIECU7wbMqj_HfAXwb5i_8DKpBA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You're right if you spotted they're unfinished - based but not flocked as our Doug prefers to flock his own! Well that's it for another six months... well OK - hopefully not! I have to also thank my mate Peter Rixon who has given me an awesome and eclectic collection of figures including many unique Pulp and lesser known all-sorts ranging from Italian colonial to German East Africa to Chinese Warlord, the Black & Tans and IRA, African native, Turks and even some Zulus etc, etc. I am still deciding which from the first three I'm going to tackle first. I'd better get stuck into them before that <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hobbers/the-barons-war-4-outremer-the-crusader-states" target="_blank">Baron's War kickstarter</a> arrives! (Oh Gawd, here we go again!) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until next time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Doc.</div></div><br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-79288684898078810192022-04-10T00:22:00.001+10:002022-04-10T12:35:23.180+10:00The much overdue FIRST post of 2022 (the better late than never post) update!<p>I have tried on several occasions to post this pilgrim's progress since the start of the year but something always seems to get in the way, the latest being a prolonged serious illness and then the bloody Wuhan Flu in the house! At least the required quarantine has been fruitful as I've just managed to finish a mate's impressive <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/nat3-88mm-and-military-crew-340-p.asp" target="_blank">Empress 88</a> gun and crew done up as Condor Legion (so Luftwaffe Flakartillerie). The gun is just base-coated in Tamiya's German Grey with a black wash on the wheels etc, The brown Luftwaffe Flakartillerie uniform is correct for the Legion in Spain where the anti-aircraft guns like the 88 came under Luftwaffe control. The Unteroffizier is wearing a standard issue Luftwaffe Feldmutze and I given him a knock-off white 'Fliegerblusse' that Luftwaffe officers and NCOs liked the wear (with appropriate red tabs etc, for the artillery arm). the usual Legion uniform was brown - even the helmets but a coat of Feldgrau and they're all early war Germans again. Wonderful model but <i>very</i> fiddly to put together (as only the best ones can be!)</p><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/AVvXsEiyM3U3qypf5aeuauGrwvFPKc2VMia7i16rCx_7UqftffrxObzZMou9NhyU5lPjHoYQ98MA2G5i70WixMq0W11onlikQVwGk5TdVK7blvbrpqOA6uxuOYm9tGoEPphYXrQAl_YxJx8Nn_cRbilzamVAemkBVZkJ7HEbKtMYVNce_YbgLw5MQTOb51Qm9g/s1280/CondorL%2088%20ii.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM3U3qypf5aeuauGrwvFPKc2VMia7i16rCx_7UqftffrxObzZMou9NhyU5lPjHoYQ98MA2G5i70WixMq0W11onlikQVwGk5TdVK7blvbrpqOA6uxuOYm9tGoEPphYXrQAl_YxJx8Nn_cRbilzamVAemkBVZkJ7HEbKtMYVNce_YbgLw5MQTOb51Qm9g/s320/CondorL%2088%20ii.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxe2Fyb2xQcFQGzsY1c-W21xoDMs0Ymg4LiWolhzJZmGDeWUN7eXrqst4lcalG6dJ5P-aTr0ybZiRjBsMLpUiZy6bxDmgPfgec9yY499NDehnTzHsaGdRj4Es3vWmIo3rVgsaAoAeBYOqHGThKMLJCIRkTg4yjbvceZUMwzYvd-pwOnGDXCS5bxeSrg/s1280/Condor%20L%2088%20iv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxe2Fyb2xQcFQGzsY1c-W21xoDMs0Ymg4LiWolhzJZmGDeWUN7eXrqst4lcalG6dJ5P-aTr0ybZiRjBsMLpUiZy6bxDmgPfgec9yY499NDehnTzHsaGdRj4Es3vWmIo3rVgsaAoAeBYOqHGThKMLJCIRkTg4yjbvceZUMwzYvd-pwOnGDXCS5bxeSrg/s320/Condor%20L%2088%20iv.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkQNxDfw3W6HuV1vcsrY8KO4KjTGM_2XxDZ8GNCNrl1EUxMcZYk8XH_J0bqtB2D5QKONyuqI08fJeYMLPtp0epqfNj1ee1pqIaWzjyIZkrMUKoETV0WG73Qntp8E3QJkKtR4vzvAQ237ub1G699TNFTtp4r-ZiF47OF_sE22NZ5vYcg4MQkDZKRuyXw/s1280/CondorL%2088%20iii.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkQNxDfw3W6HuV1vcsrY8KO4KjTGM_2XxDZ8GNCNrl1EUxMcZYk8XH_J0bqtB2D5QKONyuqI08fJeYMLPtp0epqfNj1ee1pqIaWzjyIZkrMUKoETV0WG73Qntp8E3QJkKtR4vzvAQ237ub1G699TNFTtp4r-ZiF47OF_sE22NZ5vYcg4MQkDZKRuyXw/s320/CondorL%2088%20iii.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>As you can see, as well as the detachable wheels the set comes with a host of ammo boxes and shells and can be set up on wheels (the 88 could still be fired that way) or on its large cruxiform stand in any position. But my best achievement (I think) so far this year has been the final completion of my Imperial Indian force. Thanks to the generosity of another friend I obtained a horde of unwanted figures including the wonderful Artisan and Copplestone NWF Indians, both Sikh and Muslim troops to add to those I already have and the units of Woodbines plus the beautiful <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/jazz-age-imperialism-14-c.asp" target="_blank">Empress Indian Mountain gun</a> set.</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/AVvXsEjXjZ-AmGAnUxiLm-HzW3dS02A18doouL9ij5aahfvBYZO65Yycw3dlcTJ4HVp-vC_Jm7cA-RS_9ieCL-TyKt5l05wHXiN4PEtIh3dneTSMQpK_3djQ4UMYL453-ZxATEeYNe3pFZ78PyC9q42FSMNghNT5_r4xxg8taS7OIQPiurB-vv6jPa0-cm-X8w/s800/IMG_0042.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjZ-AmGAnUxiLm-HzW3dS02A18doouL9ij5aahfvBYZO65Yycw3dlcTJ4HVp-vC_Jm7cA-RS_9ieCL-TyKt5l05wHXiN4PEtIh3dneTSMQpK_3djQ4UMYL453-ZxATEeYNe3pFZ78PyC9q42FSMNghNT5_r4xxg8taS7OIQPiurB-vv6jPa0-cm-X8w/w320-h241/IMG_0042.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Muslim Rajput unit including HMG</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiGL-brvmN5C-Sngz6hS9I3iM9VBrF0oKl9hkXsX0xgRipbg7RBwksbfWLHggvEj7bJLmACC4nxmdjPqT-3Rt88MhzV81k2IY-TSng2oLCXiuYiGiNeVtP9LHDkDkkJg7cA2H3duNyEyAJ4dVFIFXIBKEtkbSEbpgbr7fW5rs6MtJtTeOq2xp5BzEAKuA/s800/IMG_0043.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL-brvmN5C-Sngz6hS9I3iM9VBrF0oKl9hkXsX0xgRipbg7RBwksbfWLHggvEj7bJLmACC4nxmdjPqT-3Rt88MhzV81k2IY-TSng2oLCXiuYiGiNeVtP9LHDkDkkJg7cA2H3duNyEyAJ4dVFIFXIBKEtkbSEbpgbr7fW5rs6MtJtTeOq2xp5BzEAKuA/w320-h240/IMG_0043.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Two Sikh units with HMGs (the third figure on the Sikh crew is my conversion using a Woodbine head)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEj9FIIw8RO-fg9JU-gVBuUBwS6qFcHIKRWaH9aot-EwctbCMr7j6uLtyo8UhVKNTK1DOVat04uARgYh9pkrxMgRZEy-R_eYvy8MYTWufYs18GDBqLMZ7e-zFG6MjG7FC1DZ35oXsmCNTIofgW3Sfay_TbzC7eAG61x5fRtya9QLIFwWTbhi-xc85y6zuQ/s1023/Indian%20officers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1023" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FIIw8RO-fg9JU-gVBuUBwS6qFcHIKRWaH9aot-EwctbCMr7j6uLtyo8UhVKNTK1DOVat04uARgYh9pkrxMgRZEy-R_eYvy8MYTWufYs18GDBqLMZ7e-zFG6MjG7FC1DZ35oXsmCNTIofgW3Sfay_TbzC7eAG61x5fRtya9QLIFwWTbhi-xc85y6zuQ/s320/Indian%20officers.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Indian officers including one in the middle from the Artisan NWF range</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEhLP7Ih-0-CNkBRhYIJF4FFenrJMJEsDmJWowMEf_u8b_Q31AoZOFADvH37YVK9Nnt2tZsbs4x4qvrhFXC5mJ-NrPlpawhC4uyeKJoEmNO-k5qPAGfVGFJs9p0K5JxD-eSmd26dZLNn0L2jS4RojiVvRbj6uDApL2nlAyDwSpdV2mGtSAa8yGNvq9qnwg/s800/Mtn%20gun.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="800" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP7Ih-0-CNkBRhYIJF4FFenrJMJEsDmJWowMEf_u8b_Q31AoZOFADvH37YVK9Nnt2tZsbs4x4qvrhFXC5mJ-NrPlpawhC4uyeKJoEmNO-k5qPAGfVGFJs9p0K5JxD-eSmd26dZLNn0L2jS4RojiVvRbj6uDApL2nlAyDwSpdV2mGtSAa8yGNvq9qnwg/s320/Mtn%20gun.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The magnificent Empress Indian Mountain Gun</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The collection also now includes two units of the famous Hodson's Horse - just missing one mounted officer! - and one unit of Frontier Rifles (which can double as dismounted Indian cavalry). Also prominent are three units of Ghurkas - two Woodbine (with HMG) and one Artisan (excellent figures) - plus four Woodbine units of two each of Muslim and Sikhs each with an additional Hotchkis HMG. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZw13oTRdDwwPZw3-SEqfDthiip0Vh8eqZvbmXeUutmwUc8ISqOk3YqkYOVumeei41Y4_DCZwOGrUQ-gl2mBtDgyOrcV9A7U9B0nLeCKuiq8N0ctsS-iE8TyAxCPV7GqpwTDAdK--3trLqpBAEixDNM08aiFIM1mhFhE8kdqg1ESG655SaVqjCTG69w/s800/Cav.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZw13oTRdDwwPZw3-SEqfDthiip0Vh8eqZvbmXeUutmwUc8ISqOk3YqkYOVumeei41Y4_DCZwOGrUQ-gl2mBtDgyOrcV9A7U9B0nLeCKuiq8N0ctsS-iE8TyAxCPV7GqpwTDAdK--3trLqpBAEixDNM08aiFIM1mhFhE8kdqg1ESG655SaVqjCTG69w/s320/Cav.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="2598" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO1xnmiHPG0h-NeZi6rkEbHYMbpS4AzSsS4vOsjOwYEv4VpDxB1nstk0Et9hRwIFK6XnQP1HqCfkezekMrxolbCIwjGjBtLp_Uz2bbhLXbxhLpD5IZhMu7hkjeACc38nbSrd3k2fK28LSNpGl5cjB4k70veQHR5S6h9Z0bsxrYn1HlnOpYLPP_XVebg/s320/Indian%20Mountain%20Gun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Prior to my Indian army units I was finishing my WWI French army (as seen in my last post) with a colonial unit after acquiring a box of the Atlantic plastic figures which come loaded with options - and Senegalese heads! They required quite a bit of scalpel work to properly fit arms etc, and avoid odd poses but the advantage is a wide variety of figures in quite animated poses, and being plastic ideal for the odd conversion such as my bugler! Generally matching the CoC list for a late war French infantry platoon (very VB heavy!) that could also do for early WWII - European or Middle East/Levant theatre. They paint up well and I'm not unhappy with the final result.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUspvmHu2biIZAd0b613aQiJRvF0W37iz51LmgxSZPKsOMDcZuei_vyXHWmzbMW3gp_EN5TNfhp28ez-95JaWjMrIr6JWrVUiD-c6GTazPYd8Pz95EGI8ox2fNzpCblkClnUeBepq9KeTzSyZYqUAz86ZpeyRFadS-LlSqWvmVzgIYQ7nDQcL8b-r3Cg/s1024/IMG_9929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1024" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUspvmHu2biIZAd0b613aQiJRvF0W37iz51LmgxSZPKsOMDcZuei_vyXHWmzbMW3gp_EN5TNfhp28ez-95JaWjMrIr6JWrVUiD-c6GTazPYd8Pz95EGI8ox2fNzpCblkClnUeBepq9KeTzSyZYqUAz86ZpeyRFadS-LlSqWvmVzgIYQ7nDQcL8b-r3Cg/s320/IMG_9929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpJ59bZFw87nIcdkhmx3HmW9bELfHrjV1Uu8ozLVCEIGyO8N1iqAG2-HoaYHvhbIrf35y1PIANnusVQ6bvUAM9IuZZlsbawMByWLoLe5TEHjiPiLFcPGAlLO0K7FqcgxtL67VIEom8OJt2prARMEoND2gsQXxywEAY_O9qmw1o68mlcJXwrwWHZz51A/s800/IMG_9932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRM0lKj3RoRBxuO_j0ZwHGyzGRXymwNOOPpVyGlt0CvR61kom402zzNM58fzV60imKkvqUjlS4CNSZYzGsw1FVC3OFBoZBT0762ey3KZB927IPr-Sft1s8h3n38ljY17ea-Fiy4ssp4UaDD5r91DYmzkQpnS9F5zrS0PoqBqXLJHXxrzRUKWy_IYzaA/s1280/IMG_9937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRM0lKj3RoRBxuO_j0ZwHGyzGRXymwNOOPpVyGlt0CvR61kom402zzNM58fzV60imKkvqUjlS4CNSZYzGsw1FVC3OFBoZBT0762ey3KZB927IPr-Sft1s8h3n38ljY17ea-Fiy4ssp4UaDD5r91DYmzkQpnS9F5zrS0PoqBqXLJHXxrzRUKWy_IYzaA/s320/IMG_9937.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>There have been plenty of others too with some recent Perry's FPW Jaeger but more on them in a future post when I get more done - plus I'm holding out for their promised FPW French infantry release which should be any time now (hint, hint Alan and Michael! ;-)</p><p>Jumped the gun a bit publishing this as I completely forgot all the Vichy French units - and armour - that I'd also finished. The French armour includes some very interesting pieces from <a href="https://www.madbobminiatures.co.uk/armoured-cars" target="_blank">Mad Bob Miniatures</a> in the UK such as the Panhard 165/175 Armoured Car and a couple of Panhard 179 APCs (amongst the world's first armoured troop carriers). The latter had two crew (one who acted as a gunner if it carried a Chauchat or Hotchkiss LMG) carrying 6-8 men and will form a mobile recce unit for my Vichy French. </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/AVvXsEjm0djjFN5aU5luJyKY2q6k6kdXw6fsQ7BnEF5Kj3rcF0LJLQ7rLyogTdT-SQo_b6F85i_tpqkHRTYKPnX29_Mqrgcd_W6sqeTbAfAOPrvdZlctYglxEli8K-Vsd1XwkdAJ9PLQQwezwPepqlaUL33VUuF_J-dRFZ77OtunpfnS_QbpYopm7TfXp-TbiQ/s1024/IMG_9885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1024" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0djjFN5aU5luJyKY2q6k6kdXw6fsQ7BnEF5Kj3rcF0LJLQ7rLyogTdT-SQo_b6F85i_tpqkHRTYKPnX29_Mqrgcd_W6sqeTbAfAOPrvdZlctYglxEli8K-Vsd1XwkdAJ9PLQQwezwPepqlaUL33VUuF_J-dRFZ77OtunpfnS_QbpYopm7TfXp-TbiQ/s320/IMG_9885.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Vichy French mobile recce unit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhAgZ8MAHo5xUQ2zobMkRMJ5Tvc12iyAtSk_je1h_AB0c6Gq8SWG_F9GJpa9ER_sOHKhemvwvkeOZnXzhXMpsy6qCAP-POkKnLj4aUUhh0NnmicowgVqHYCtp2OXS3kBUdnh0gP8jnlOJjWfrE6dOeP8mHDWB65w6YVDojsFWntrFbLCRDXYhkgelrpjg/s1023/IMG_9887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1023" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgZ8MAHo5xUQ2zobMkRMJ5Tvc12iyAtSk_je1h_AB0c6Gq8SWG_F9GJpa9ER_sOHKhemvwvkeOZnXzhXMpsy6qCAP-POkKnLj4aUUhh0NnmicowgVqHYCtp2OXS3kBUdnh0gP8jnlOJjWfrE6dOeP8mHDWB65w6YVDojsFWntrFbLCRDXYhkgelrpjg/s320/IMG_9887.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The rugged and reliable Panhard 165/175 Armoured Car</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Next cab off the rank so to speak is the Renault R35 light tank from <a href="https://www.rubiconmodels.com/products.php?i=80" target="_blank">Rubicon</a> which is a highly detailed plastic kit - I couldn't believe how small it is! Nonetheless it was well armoured and considered one of the best light tanks in the world at the time - the Allies in the Levant had nothing to counter it! The tank comes with both the long and short barrel 37mm gun turret. There were over 90 of these in the Vichy Arme L'Orient most operated by the famous Chasseurs D' Afrique regiments. </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/AVvXsEhmFncLNyUUbfZhA55Xmj4Z360gW23AheI2C5nCrK4VH5TWq2ccWIy5DbteU6mNt_I0b5V0veD1Lh75HNvjm9TvR-xbBil5MeEcvFpmiSFy6ssQWq8G-yVFKi_zQOmvJcVXN0yOiya-qbEIAQkq2Uvp8tHy0GlIjXtwcxjUBr0PTvHaf7_Q4b4K34988Q/s1280/IMG_9641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFncLNyUUbfZhA55Xmj4Z360gW23AheI2C5nCrK4VH5TWq2ccWIy5DbteU6mNt_I0b5V0veD1Lh75HNvjm9TvR-xbBil5MeEcvFpmiSFy6ssQWq8G-yVFKi_zQOmvJcVXN0yOiya-qbEIAQkq2Uvp8tHy0GlIjXtwcxjUBr0PTvHaf7_Q4b4K34988Q/s320/IMG_9641.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Renault R35 (short 37 gun turret version) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhtBXO49Kn6gNDQbM-EqVO5UKHClyzVp29YxwavGKVXllevpnc7v8_oQxp39W1OHSsP05E5PcienLHp9TcvW7asuJ0zqLbeqfB_Xx9YoZKUcsJuqgfiIYt_A7ZtWCMuXc1un692D_yf9mkc71QjISZT4jmZMEyjBOrdDj7oo7RebfZR5WG9l2pvyqcI-Q/s1280/IMG_9645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBXO49Kn6gNDQbM-EqVO5UKHClyzVp29YxwavGKVXllevpnc7v8_oQxp39W1OHSsP05E5PcienLHp9TcvW7asuJ0zqLbeqfB_Xx9YoZKUcsJuqgfiIYt_A7ZtWCMuXc1un692D_yf9mkc71QjISZT4jmZMEyjBOrdDj7oo7RebfZR5WG9l2pvyqcI-Q/s320/IMG_9645.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Long barrel 37mm version</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEh1xbR3cFywPkTJZ6bfw1xVhMizboSB1KpgJ7hmdvUH5gbMue12mziXukHyVCt-LKfClt58SM4InT6BsbPH-ssH2rqmAP-eX1y7dMvMF_mQOlGW6MvtiZwx1LdzRuUih1AxUxftbfVMSOUwGxC1AaK5AIlbP9vDG_n4R662hfwBBSHiFPg3_26eMqq7cw/s1280/IMG_9646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xbR3cFywPkTJZ6bfw1xVhMizboSB1KpgJ7hmdvUH5gbMue12mziXukHyVCt-LKfClt58SM4InT6BsbPH-ssH2rqmAP-eX1y7dMvMF_mQOlGW6MvtiZwx1LdzRuUih1AxUxftbfVMSOUwGxC1AaK5AIlbP9vDG_n4R662hfwBBSHiFPg3_26eMqq7cw/s320/IMG_9646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rear view of the long barrel version with two Perry Vichy French infantry to give an idea of just how small they were!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Apart from the AVs I also completed several units of figures to complete my Vichy force in the Levant and Syria including one of the more exotic cavalry the French had (several thousands of them in fact, both as mounted and mobile infantry mounted in trucks!) - this lot done up as French Moroccan Spahis - but could also easily be Circassians etc. and which I have as both mounted and dismounted. The figures are <a href="https://askari-minis.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21_33&products_id=183" target="_blank">Askari Miniatures</a> from the US who have one of the largest ranges of various colonial types, FFL and so on available. The quality mightn't be up there with the Perry's etc, but you can't quibble with the variety - many unique - very reasonable prices and for me anyway, the great service (and for those of you who have suffered at the hands of the US Postal Service you know how important that can be!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWH1E_CHBOTYacsNAM6yYLxhSL3Vovs50aytuUIos1k7A_isc30NjL5EZT6G2djg_E8rH6cFXTQ7npLRMgdq_zgoIIH5gFSRf3q8sw92_ij6eilUzimFgsvicEasT2MUGtNkmD74BGfLwmMR8dELwsibTa9hkq3MU2h_L7gdx6ovKaD4k5AlAPmdlGg/s1280/IMG_9295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWH1E_CHBOTYacsNAM6yYLxhSL3Vovs50aytuUIos1k7A_isc30NjL5EZT6G2djg_E8rH6cFXTQ7npLRMgdq_zgoIIH5gFSRf3q8sw92_ij6eilUzimFgsvicEasT2MUGtNkmD74BGfLwmMR8dELwsibTa9hkq3MU2h_L7gdx6ovKaD4k5AlAPmdlGg/s320/IMG_9295.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBhu-aY7laQcNkYVcBvhoaVg8Q4hWWpqwSfR_tV6OFcrVKf0G5ER2X97PDrR2WovgeUSeHgMQhiNXWT-9EPLJ9ps3JkwX4C8aiVHhRf0Wir56mHopNYoE-TCB_lvTxlGBa33lnylMbZxHarIwIl8tNPSL6Jq9I7IqtDHp3CYwnwdFmrwbIk5QxQU7tw/s1280/IMG_9296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBhu-aY7laQcNkYVcBvhoaVg8Q4hWWpqwSfR_tV6OFcrVKf0G5ER2X97PDrR2WovgeUSeHgMQhiNXWT-9EPLJ9ps3JkwX4C8aiVHhRf0Wir56mHopNYoE-TCB_lvTxlGBa33lnylMbZxHarIwIl8tNPSL6Jq9I7IqtDHp3CYwnwdFmrwbIk5QxQU7tw/s320/IMG_9296.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8kUKEc93YsxsaMSVEV1jl9LsF8FttSxgcvocbyVOyFxFFRL4UEJkTzF0PqCgOw8AexMNVHh4Heob_BDrbYSsbNPacprWehi5wHMG-GWWPQUjPwMi53pDFZZs9mXV248TvE-iSLdj_xCIMIFX6DEjDeYdV_HxpseOmPLs_JTgEvBm1aFDt5r7lZT7hQ/s1024/IMG_9320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8kUKEc93YsxsaMSVEV1jl9LsF8FttSxgcvocbyVOyFxFFRL4UEJkTzF0PqCgOw8AexMNVHh4Heob_BDrbYSsbNPacprWehi5wHMG-GWWPQUjPwMi53pDFZZs9mXV248TvE-iSLdj_xCIMIFX6DEjDeYdV_HxpseOmPLs_JTgEvBm1aFDt5r7lZT7hQ/s320/IMG_9320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtffE-Ale2ixdHFwaAJVePRqymESW0spqzK68UVoMLRcYaJe-ahUAxmJrU4EFdvqr9QVxGSNhIbfvmGH9KGJodnT4g_fRBjZG3OcGPlcYo0UCI2n-I6G2d_bdKOtxTSi8LnB9gfoUbc4yutBnMas1r6Lj6wAJwiFURC0FcT0lXGjpSqjS2uwxPT1gjeA/s1024/IMG_9321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtffE-Ale2ixdHFwaAJVePRqymESW0spqzK68UVoMLRcYaJe-ahUAxmJrU4EFdvqr9QVxGSNhIbfvmGH9KGJodnT4g_fRBjZG3OcGPlcYo0UCI2n-I6G2d_bdKOtxTSi8LnB9gfoUbc4yutBnMas1r6Lj6wAJwiFURC0FcT0lXGjpSqjS2uwxPT1gjeA/s320/IMG_9321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>In addition to the above were more of the pile of lead given me by my very generous mate Peter. They were the first of those figures I painted and are a full unit of French Foreign Legion in Vichy service so in all-French kit. I substituted a French SMG from the Atlantic WWI French set for the bearded FFL NCO figure - all the figures are <a href="https://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=15&cat=104&page=1" target="_blank">Artizan</a> with one unique one-eyed, one-armed Pulp French officer. A great character figure whose name escapes me but based on a real-life French war hero.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh0p3NvsfLDqKJiPTg2CQLPUvxrwO1ZoBdxBUJwU8m2tXdhdtsjYnqNc27mQSvWnYks3mlBGWVdzQl27I5d4C1TqLAjnhGkp3sTxFpn8tiOt1bAZx1t8OYtWW1QPH6r0_nlTmzFvpJT63KmWd2dcUhaMqiwKhQxBEmB697Gus-yr5Oa6Y-mqImLSfpw/s1024/IMG_9947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh0p3NvsfLDqKJiPTg2CQLPUvxrwO1ZoBdxBUJwU8m2tXdhdtsjYnqNc27mQSvWnYks3mlBGWVdzQl27I5d4C1TqLAjnhGkp3sTxFpn8tiOt1bAZx1t8OYtWW1QPH6r0_nlTmzFvpJT63KmWd2dcUhaMqiwKhQxBEmB697Gus-yr5Oa6Y-mqImLSfpw/s320/IMG_9947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2NjVjBm5LMEQYhFt3bl5cefMTXpPIUObC7rCGI1Ry4gikvNl5f8kzeGlHLDZfU6ADPBEDqDjWAnU-Wxg35JxMC29DcvzPrfChWOXDQuk9XVv6gsnyFu_kjMXR_wxzP0zfXuBBtT2Weg8HFJ4RvAV2OBE2gGYsqepEsYmzh0VVvyPTFaMhjFYrXMjDg/s1024/IMG_9948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2NjVjBm5LMEQYhFt3bl5cefMTXpPIUObC7rCGI1Ry4gikvNl5f8kzeGlHLDZfU6ADPBEDqDjWAnU-Wxg35JxMC29DcvzPrfChWOXDQuk9XVv6gsnyFu_kjMXR_wxzP0zfXuBBtT2Weg8HFJ4RvAV2OBE2gGYsqepEsYmzh0VVvyPTFaMhjFYrXMjDg/s320/IMG_9948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEt7JkjsuZ6CxLYtxgOcurOh1csmwpv_7NIaNyJmAf8NGtk0TPkiXezQ-Ome7woEw8aY672JT_2yHA7UFGPLOmXgvQf3sDI24A-yERyHfbnQEp1jSUEaLXUNqt3DgFSSBfSAbeXzAozcjX6JcvqJuMXOwpuzIzRpwNnr-TTvoZM12oKdIuYW-hA2gnQ/s1024/IMG_9953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEt7JkjsuZ6CxLYtxgOcurOh1csmwpv_7NIaNyJmAf8NGtk0TPkiXezQ-Ome7woEw8aY672JT_2yHA7UFGPLOmXgvQf3sDI24A-yERyHfbnQEp1jSUEaLXUNqt3DgFSSBfSAbeXzAozcjX6JcvqJuMXOwpuzIzRpwNnr-TTvoZM12oKdIuYW-hA2gnQ/s320/IMG_9953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrXKR09YulcFzXt_Mll6tXHIPPgg46ffiQfWb9YD4xDPurNFxZpBwiPn4kG53SQkWl4GLTb3KtG6xIKvDJ5VrDv9vyz98PfGgpLXRUyGPn-ZSZzRMSlEZP9oOOvm6vsifWb3b1FgzZFD7XU_6BclhSe49HeB9RU-HzkeilUWojpInWll9qf5YVQXfHw/s1280/IMG_9960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1280" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrXKR09YulcFzXt_Mll6tXHIPPgg46ffiQfWb9YD4xDPurNFxZpBwiPn4kG53SQkWl4GLTb3KtG6xIKvDJ5VrDv9vyz98PfGgpLXRUyGPn-ZSZzRMSlEZP9oOOvm6vsifWb3b1FgzZFD7XU_6BclhSe49HeB9RU-HzkeilUWojpInWll9qf5YVQXfHw/s320/IMG_9960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>With the addition of the FFL my Vichy force is about complete save for a truck or two, which I'm still trying to source. So quite an extensive update but then again its been a loooong time between posts so I have some making up to do. Hopefully the next will not be so long in the making and will include some of the FPW figures I've been doing for a skirmish style game. Ou revoir for now and may the dice gods be with you!</p><p>Doc. </p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-52544581380817863362021-12-05T19:34:00.004+11:002021-12-10T16:33:35.332+11:00Update: the FINAL final post for the year!<p>Its been a considerable break since the last post what with all that Covid lockdown crap (hopefully) behind us, I've saved up the bits and bobs of Doc's 'Art of War' activities for one final post for the shitty year that was 2021. Where I left off was my Empress Model T Ford scout vehicle (done to represent the ANZAC ALH unit in Palestine circa 1918) with another to be done to match but alas I've only gotten as far as building and base-coating as other (commission) work has intervened. </p><p>Finally getting a break from that I took the plunge and developed a late war (WWI) French platoon with supports for a series of games intended for Cancon next year - provided it isn't cancelled again with the next Covid outbreak! - and including some French armour. My wargaming friend Duncan has 3D printed a St. Chamond and a Schnieder which he has generously provided me for the painting of his own Trenchworx version of the model. The camo schemes used by by the French seem to vary widely so I've settled on one of the more common also used on their artillery (similar to that used by the Germans too) examples of which I have seen at the Musee de Armee in Paris and in the War Memorial here in Canberra.</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/a/AVvXsEgzy0y1w7s5v_Gin8sh5dN4z2JaJornXooz2VRYVCsKj52C1sB-1Ej4UQhtw90_x2Hs0jB6iB94W6RiRBkFYY_0yZdt8MKa7gYvNtWgFIvN7waRkU_kq8QCjPk13lcAcbbP0YlL7W5wvOBt8rniziGkeaBCNoXfbTSUkxzOMzkytXQQLOVN4wh_70K5cQ=s782" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="782" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzy0y1w7s5v_Gin8sh5dN4z2JaJornXooz2VRYVCsKj52C1sB-1Ej4UQhtw90_x2Hs0jB6iB94W6RiRBkFYY_0yZdt8MKa7gYvNtWgFIvN7waRkU_kq8QCjPk13lcAcbbP0YlL7W5wvOBt8rniziGkeaBCNoXfbTSUkxzOMzkytXQQLOVN4wh_70K5cQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Trenchworx model of the St. Chamond</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEgQxu-Ah9g0HiNBPtyoZPPL4Fb_pdswgsw2s71wyf0yjbQ23d7qM2wg8PjhwZM5pSeTpugZM1HIOuujZ6zttv6z6ZZeH70FQNBfl7BpNHfIzY_UxPescOQhGQD8FSR1-4olfmpI5toQpDrbRDmTucEPY1BndtEegGflJQzwZ1nJojhQSeudKfw3os22cw=s626" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="626" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQxu-Ah9g0HiNBPtyoZPPL4Fb_pdswgsw2s71wyf0yjbQ23d7qM2wg8PjhwZM5pSeTpugZM1HIOuujZ6zttv6z6ZZeH70FQNBfl7BpNHfIzY_UxPescOQhGQD8FSR1-4olfmpI5toQpDrbRDmTucEPY1BndtEegGflJQzwZ1nJojhQSeudKfw3os22cw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Duncan's 3D printed version - a bit cruder but quite serviceable <br />with a dab of paint (and mud!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW54XrjLiPSsFAvgy4zyoemrhEThlbKS74IzpCZQnLxCDsLUBpN4knT6iT_M14i-jWzyLQ5KfgFrSwkNli4Oc0LH8YyuTWbOFZGNKpbzzsApIb3y1lrLhzer1SkfRjivpjHrnMVCne4N6nQaubjn6y9PZgw_ybjdMjNWQ7Viho7uNnVGWW97m-TIvhMA=s759" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3xYNfcqwGpcDjvnXEOJbtBGeZwvA5gfyjyDGeRpv-KbjzVJHwruTein_abIP0SV-cQRrlM5O8vxLD9Dwpt9dcTly5xaKeC3SiOPoCIJISqcPp_dBK0L7Op7SCjPDFcys2X1kj-omCIfd-J51ehrjngpdN98SH6OiH6A6A2j4v-xf1z1bnqrPyLGsgqg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Schnieder (also a 3D print) tankette/armoured MG carrier<br />The MGs were usually Hotchkiss M1914s rather than <br />the Vickers or Maxim-looking MGs I've created.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEi8qWio3h_lMad4ofior1xrRy2ZDZtX-v-gjDapRa6u8CiSRGYpRqjs9LfUCRYjAdrRpEzTguPPtTriYW_STorH7j6XCmpftwKdU1z0QS_tswkCL1Gjm-TJtOkGklWmf5PJPVNaAT2keLNurrv6lWXbPxSKArdVGPxVCv629NxGhSlc2d11OQg_MP15eA=s761" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="761" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8qWio3h_lMad4ofior1xrRy2ZDZtX-v-gjDapRa6u8CiSRGYpRqjs9LfUCRYjAdrRpEzTguPPtTriYW_STorH7j6XCmpftwKdU1z0QS_tswkCL1Gjm-TJtOkGklWmf5PJPVNaAT2keLNurrv6lWXbPxSKArdVGPxVCv629NxGhSlc2d11OQg_MP15eA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Useful comparison of the Trenchworx model next to <br />based Artisan(?) late war French</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In between the various commish jobs I took the time to base and give a proper rendering to an old resin model (15 -25mm?) of a small destroyed church which I got from my wargaming partner in crime Doug and had been fought over on the tabletop for over thirty years (so time it got a spruce-up)! A great little model, its even got space to accommodate an observer or sniper in the wrecked belfry and perfect for our WWI gaming endeavors!</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/a/AVvXsEjlUYFVfeCc3Q9NLbzg60C5iQBFhioj3klZm-DWleEzaozAowRaXBZ6nFz17Uv3KLbAeoXywnpzFWUqO0RjVifSaH5eo2A20-UwOMqOvVFON_qASnM1EqE7P6wcazm11rS1vdjp9Xn1mhwMA9Doh3umy5xTEARJkkMAcNehxikdGd-rJv5D076meQimbw=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlUYFVfeCc3Q9NLbzg60C5iQBFhioj3klZm-DWleEzaozAowRaXBZ6nFz17Uv3KLbAeoXywnpzFWUqO0RjVifSaH5eo2A20-UwOMqOvVFON_qASnM1EqE7P6wcazm11rS1vdjp9Xn1mhwMA9Doh3umy5xTEARJkkMAcNehxikdGd-rJv5D076meQimbw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A now suitably singed church occupied by the cunningly disguised <br />Men In Black (AKA early war Belgian Carabiniers) - can<br />you spot the lookout in the wrecked belfry?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEhmFfxqeBXQmFb282_UA4qKJLzpyYn-Cxlg0N-k7NiXWY5181R1y_BvcZPYRNfDQZTXJt1d0k0ehaUmpxkHFphHkMU8WhPD8qiCf95uKmZmruT6KhH8Kfe7_dJgxQuKxv5l8fegkS2FYjksDqC4HMTQe0DB4V7GvaM--3mpTxjMXx5tK8p8qmmmtUBFTg=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmFfxqeBXQmFb282_UA4qKJLzpyYn-Cxlg0N-k7NiXWY5181R1y_BvcZPYRNfDQZTXJt1d0k0ehaUmpxkHFphHkMU8WhPD8qiCf95uKmZmruT6KhH8Kfe7_dJgxQuKxv5l8fegkS2FYjksDqC4HMTQe0DB4V7GvaM--3mpTxjMXx5tK8p8qmmmtUBFTg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Just enough room to accommodate an HMG too!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Just prior to this I had finished a commission job for Doug for supports for his late war Germans - two field guns and two HMGs. The models are the superb Empress but the bad news was I had to build them first! Both the guns and HMGs were a nightmare for failing eyesight and superglue soaked fat fingers! The basing is my own machined and cut MDF on magnetic sheet as in the middle of a @#*$lockdown I couldn't find any suitable commercially made bases the right size - AND he still had the temerity to whinge about the 'grassy bits' in the flocking - sheesh! there's no pleasing some people! But seriously a splash of brown wash will get rid of the green bits.</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/a/AVvXsEiFS9Hgjk2x-v4d2UNKBz5ZwYta7c4uAwi5j2G2R-NteK4yLzgvnGgZ_SoW-GS5EaZecJa-uNSiWc-WzcWuIRWUXSH09wVlO-sh-_W-75myUTh_6Jeml1soKUzGnKQqci2_v2noYtLbNzqtUV04xGQwRlLrYST1FL5cIjUhWwK3FZ-am9jTSeaz6L0VYg=s723" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="723" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFS9Hgjk2x-v4d2UNKBz5ZwYta7c4uAwi5j2G2R-NteK4yLzgvnGgZ_SoW-GS5EaZecJa-uNSiWc-WzcWuIRWUXSH09wVlO-sh-_W-75myUTh_6Jeml1soKUzGnKQqci2_v2noYtLbNzqtUV04xGQwRlLrYST1FL5cIjUhWwK3FZ-am9jTSeaz6L0VYg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Again beautiful Empress models but the rubber hoses for the water cooling is my addition.<br /> The guns were so fiddly to make one or two more bits wouldn't matter - a rash decision I came to regret! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEjdfJfKBstpwLTuncAPeYI9AYR3w2acGwZycSfjuZ6JQa7c6lo1gTBrkHb61pgzrPVt-oDBMbD7JS0imyq2OootxkClLHC9_32SYhnpoDIbhPzN-3SQJvbizruMZGfO2boVI4aOuOZrKantzop6Nh3_3VwzPUEtwkEKGbHhMJXgaBdQQI1e11fxyFRL1w=s1249" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1249" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdfJfKBstpwLTuncAPeYI9AYR3w2acGwZycSfjuZ6JQa7c6lo1gTBrkHb61pgzrPVt-oDBMbD7JS0imyq2OootxkClLHC9_32SYhnpoDIbhPzN-3SQJvbizruMZGfO2boVI4aOuOZrKantzop6Nh3_3VwzPUEtwkEKGbHhMJXgaBdQQI1e11fxyFRL1w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note the camo pattern on the gunner's helmet - gaudy but accurate!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEimMzOBcSmLXvb6Gzv31fE-VTLTd21LlhcpD8vgFetg9MVSAwNZCLTUBHlttImoeRaBsP2RhAjM-Qyx4WKxQhXXrR1GgXSZ-iIN12Ed4xgbWmmUut3dxJhfLzAUQeF2q1VqS178lIrjnjlsKkJxUwdyIT2ld2Cw8VLucIsyS6CwfA80-moSCC0RKMUqOg=s855" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="855" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimMzOBcSmLXvb6Gzv31fE-VTLTd21LlhcpD8vgFetg9MVSAwNZCLTUBHlttImoeRaBsP2RhAjM-Qyx4WKxQhXXrR1GgXSZ-iIN12Ed4xgbWmmUut3dxJhfLzAUQeF2q1VqS178lIrjnjlsKkJxUwdyIT2ld2Cw8VLucIsyS6CwfA80-moSCC0RKMUqOg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The guns are also Empress and beautifully made but <br />second only to the HMGs in degree of difficulty to assemble!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48ZoandsYOQZQhgrUsv1n0aFj8RKJzcz_OU9viswbXSU1j30hdCJg4my_OSkDrgiQQK7cvp2Y2vhVyzCVY0k6FIAHgLhWh_9tY-B5PVfiTGKM6UHTdxrQhIi63mPYUXwZMdX0O0OIR4xszeT7llsDagZCR7rlUSwWwPLxaCQ5wcd1IcEQg72wsviSsg=s592" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="592" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48ZoandsYOQZQhgrUsv1n0aFj8RKJzcz_OU9viswbXSU1j30hdCJg4my_OSkDrgiQQK7cvp2Y2vhVyzCVY0k6FIAHgLhWh_9tY-B5PVfiTGKM6UHTdxrQhIi63mPYUXwZMdX0O0OIR4xszeT7llsDagZCR7rlUSwWwPLxaCQ5wcd1IcEQg72wsviSsg=s320" width="320" /></a></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/a/AVvXsEjKrC-0YbrQiC5pZ39UEV4uficvOEjCvFSgjWk2JM-AnJSz8SVkkxtlP717GHXmuMjUoOAHno6vCWLVbamuNFMArRrhWeZbBPsfX-1khQcx_sGHHF29I2lJRyCffHI6Etu_HsM9LnbAurKhF68DdUFW-x96kDApc-hFNmYc6jE_bPYaRC_pYsN3gmSBbg=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKrC-0YbrQiC5pZ39UEV4uficvOEjCvFSgjWk2JM-AnJSz8SVkkxtlP717GHXmuMjUoOAHno6vCWLVbamuNFMArRrhWeZbBPsfX-1khQcx_sGHHF29I2lJRyCffHI6Etu_HsM9LnbAurKhF68DdUFW-x96kDApc-hFNmYc6jE_bPYaRC_pYsN3gmSBbg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I decided to make the guns in their standard <i>feldgrun </i>colour as I couldn't find a source <br />that agreed on the splinter camouflage pattern used for the gun-shields and ran out of time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Before this I was finishing off Doug's lovely Calpe Saxons. They really are just about perfect Napoleonic figures which is a big call considering other high-quality metal ranges such as Perrys. A better quality control in the spin casting process perhaps as there is next to no flash or even mold lines on the figures which are also highly detailed. If I didn't have more than enough Napoleonics to paint I'd be very tempted to get them myself. Note they're still on the painting sticks which is because the client (Doug!) prefers to do his own basing, which is fine by me - its still $5 a figure ($10 for mounted). All figures are base-coated and (matt) varnished. I've stuck to this over the years and its still paid for my otherwise (probably) un-affordable hobby - well, mostly 😉 (just don't tell the Memsahib!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTG7v9ECUi7JglN3J4vbeKX0IOAX8cZAsUFkKKUlrucZBemjY9NVFDTssl7hjC1vfXZfbaWjhjlJz7aNefi8l0jdbIt_HxnlHUczMWiu4CIr_4aPLURYPML6XRFVoB0jLbPTjjbw5oLFlMiROi-FfshGEXfWX0zUoP3GVTMaA4N07Etyy5qXPSIubrw=s898" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="898" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieTG7v9ECUi7JglN3J4vbeKX0IOAX8cZAsUFkKKUlrucZBemjY9NVFDTssl7hjC1vfXZfbaWjhjlJz7aNefi8l0jdbIt_HxnlHUczMWiu4CIr_4aPLURYPML6XRFVoB0jLbPTjjbw5oLFlMiROi-FfshGEXfWX0zUoP3GVTMaA4N07Etyy5qXPSIubrw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Another significant commission was for my good friend Peter and his Game of Thrones collection which featured in a previous post. He'd given me a range of fantasy figures and I kind of surprised him with my interpretation of R'llor(?) flaming swords and the Red Fire God priest types associated with them. In fact he liked them so much he gave me more to do. Not my cup of tea gaming-wise (I might play a game as a challenge but wouldn't collect them) but as I've stated previously, the figures themselves are superbly sculpted with great detail and some with well animated poses, so good to paint.</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/a/AVvXsEjWsnJnpqC-O5jI2FCaK5qTx8PZPq1RLSzL4-IGHmLjRvGHjtYf8myUxEOIKwbwDRDXFbamhjpqbxNZ69XfC7Zs2L9UAHi3CmWQdQA9TFVbVwlDS8niLfEx2yFvYBmygVXxm0zjD9nRwFtMg4fMRM4wor7aL_lzxM2CzpvFWrcbNLKuwK9OTRi5a9d4eQ=s658" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="658" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWsnJnpqC-O5jI2FCaK5qTx8PZPq1RLSzL4-IGHmLjRvGHjtYf8myUxEOIKwbwDRDXFbamhjpqbxNZ69XfC7Zs2L9UAHi3CmWQdQA9TFVbVwlDS8niLfEx2yFvYBmygVXxm0zjD9nRwFtMg4fMRM4wor7aL_lzxM2CzpvFWrcbNLKuwK9OTRi5a9d4eQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A few more Robin Hood-forest bandit types - love the voluminous green hooded capes!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="523" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTs0VgU07I8GUbDOjak7i5vh2g1Kff8W9hNFCSOWE68xYb-ZKwHIrDg9CY-KrLZuQzTJ4Kl2VasRY6KuV0QieG7lZ-Iy8N8fdsjZ-f9sDBXvmNIybRLQqvr6gBqCwni_BBWXZub3iB3XZxtvnAxcBAhkMD46PUGxg2JQFNdPBMyZ-2lg5EFPDH05YPFQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A few more flaming sword s to match in with those done previously.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I'm sure there'll be more to come - the potential range of figures is huge and I know Peter - not being a man of half measures - has purchased to complete game series including hundreds of figures. I'll look forward to painting the next lot! </p><p>There is a lot more other stuff of my own in the works or awaiting my attention over the Christmas 'break' - I'll just have to get them into some semblance of order - like my late war French (now over half done!)</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/a/AVvXsEiBi_nFYFarws5q4-tU3MjajT4lnxBKmn1W1whAcr51W4YXPa1Eq-okRphJ2IsTEZQxEAqI8ViJlGI-QCv5pb5Uc_Fvsp0P8CbdAe1BrREIY6UBGd-Xl95bPzhPnxguQNKU7lLhmtGd731NrDxtNJFtix19ckalt4e4U6oA3DQBVbq8qB_qG7U3vLLWUA=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBi_nFYFarws5q4-tU3MjajT4lnxBKmn1W1whAcr51W4YXPa1Eq-okRphJ2IsTEZQxEAqI8ViJlGI-QCv5pb5Uc_Fvsp0P8CbdAe1BrREIY6UBGd-Xl95bPzhPnxguQNKU7lLhmtGd731NrDxtNJFtix19ckalt4e4U6oA3DQBVbq8qB_qG7U3vLLWUA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A late war (1917-18) French infantry platoon (Western Front) of<br />two sections with supports and armour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>There is also another commission job - an 88 and crew (early WWII German) intended for action in France or even the Kondor Legion (SCW) - so don't worry Doug I haven't forgotten! The build for that one promises to be a nightmare too! Then there are literally boxes of my own stuff, most of it here:<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/a/AVvXsEiGCEtok7ZfFzPULmKzNeKZsRwaG4hhb8nVpXee_r14T6i172PpbwMvIMP2N-RFVEkBZAPRKY07omGwrSpS4XlU76gsq0-w6XA89nHU5kcWvm1-wJZsTrYyJa9OXOx59vztKyd4Uc40c0W3A6ezOFXw2HvBcoZDSmouAvod7lxR-3UaV01hXFFOBW-zOg=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGCEtok7ZfFzPULmKzNeKZsRwaG4hhb8nVpXee_r14T6i172PpbwMvIMP2N-RFVEkBZAPRKY07omGwrSpS4XlU76gsq0-w6XA89nHU5kcWvm1-wJZsTrYyJa9OXOx59vztKyd4Uc40c0W3A6ezOFXw2HvBcoZDSmouAvod7lxR-3UaV01hXFFOBW-zOg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From the bottom (L-R) my ALH Ford Scout [sigh] - one day my friend, one day...</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">next to it my FPW Bavarian Kuirassier and next to them Doug's 88 and my mounted Bashi Bazouks,</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">somewhere there's even a regt of half painted early war (WWI) French Hussars to fix up! The</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">next box includes my long-neglected Napoleonic French with a regt. of Legere and and another Rhine Confederation</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">regt., wagon train and yet more Revolutionary French...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This little lot doesn't include my other WWII stuff such as the Vichy French which need a few more bits to complete and my other Napoleonic Russians etc, etc, OR my planned Perry's FPW collection (next year) I'm sure you all get it - a lead addiction such as mine never has an end to it really 😁</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few more games planned over the next two months but I probably won't be posting anything more at least for this year. I do hope next year is a better one for all of you who have a passion for wargaming miniatures and share in our wargaming artistry - for that's what it is - and have a damn sight better year than the last two!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">God speed and a Merry Christmas to all - Doc signing off for '21</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">UPDATE</div><div style="text-align: left;">Definite last post! I seem to have been a bit premature with my last 'last post' as I was in the process of fixing up and finishing my late war (WWI) French infantry force for our annual wargaming convention next year (Cancon) - somewhat disappointing as I had created complete German, Belgian & British (BEF) forces for early war (1914-15) - but nobody else had them! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We are using Steve Langan's great rules "Setting The East Ablaze" (2nd Ed.) as it covers the period including the last years of the war (1917-18) with a straight forward but dynamic rules set. We are using Chain of Command (CoC) army lists devised by our rules guru Andrew to accurately represent forces at a platoon level which, with supports appears to be the most equitable way to game it. For the French that I chose (after a lot of um-ing and ah-ing) the standard platoon consists of a HQ (1 x Lieutenant) with two 22-man sections each headed by a sergeant and consisting of two squads: one Voltigeur/Grenadier consisting of 3 bombers & 5 rifles led by a Corporal; one 12-man Support Squad with an LMG team (usually a Chauchat) of a gunner, loader and two riflemen and a second BV (unique French rifle grenade) team of 4 rifle grenadiers and four BV loaders. For platoon supports I have a 75mm Field Gun, medium trench mortar, a Hotchkiss HMG (MMG?) and another rather unique French small anti-tank gun (didn't know they even had them!). The lumbering St. Chamond tank completes the force. <i>En avante mes amis!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfMbO5RS0g-AuaHIS3Q12iRmwrlkdSKrhDOkh-J6KKLGh0hLL6Jo7osxy7hQDF0xqZnxRvMqyFQrnzZ3EM55txhK4ZioK7OD3DXL39ZR4UVW3PUocDnWOhnk97JI-jVqdwmsz_GeN4UdRTRFMhWNszy0FHJCPmsAKyLWLf58Swe-S_9m78Y9IamtnjQ=s985" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="985" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfMbO5RS0g-AuaHIS3Q12iRmwrlkdSKrhDOkh-J6KKLGh0hLL6Jo7osxy7hQDF0xqZnxRvMqyFQrnzZ3EM55txhK4ZioK7OD3DXL39ZR4UVW3PUocDnWOhnk97JI-jVqdwmsz_GeN4UdRTRFMhWNszy0FHJCPmsAKyLWLf58Swe-S_9m78Y9IamtnjQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Grenadier/Voltigeur squad<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizoy0N96pUpzFtrhU3jktf-pYwDLfn-tF9uH4WJ9TKkCJhyFMoxyEXdd2Tzp8AcgDoSNHmguN9rsc8fvQSl0PT-jftOqnCWTLc_D4CoZwMslEswlf_EEsPJVI9HJ6v2WTZ2KguWKVC6cRNBRc3ZC1CeW7htZhcRFvsUm-lzLq8jEjdsLucIwhgjo8kzA=s862" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="697" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgps6MOSc2Np65ql1gKOAcD2Eewp1ron4FQsxNcT6vRk830XAw7c9UrZ9h7v7yCuQ1_RpSHdvLYhA-JKpbuo6Rh0A2jEpr2C7HF9PjQqKJuv_hcMkTa9uEekxCPPrf5x0TMbH4h0tq2h5Z3JuSafawzEXCr2tzwkk_5bcQTEUIb-tXfmF7pXM4HaELpYA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>A rather unique French trench mortar with finned rocket-like bombs. <br />The lead figure is my converted rifleman<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-90583888711592537102021-09-24T19:36:00.000+10:002021-09-24T19:36:47.528+10:00The Lockdown Follies cont'd...<p> Last month it was doing all the fantasy figures (farewell to my old LotR and a GoT commission) whilst in lockdown this year. After a brief interlude the *#%$ing Covid lockdown has extended curtailing all meetings and games although resulting in a corresponding range of projects being completed. Some have been hanging around for years and now finally getting attention. </p><p>That said the one that I was really enthused by was the more recently acquired <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/interwar-vehicles-15-c.asp">Empress Miniatures</a> Model T Ford scout with de-mountable HMG & crew. It is a really superb model of the first Ford truck with beautifully sculpted figures which come in several sets to enable multiple choices in your model set-up. Here it is all based up and good to go. Note that the NCO figure with the binoculars is a conversion of another Empress 'Jazz Age' figure using a Woodbine head, the actual crew consists of the two MG and the driver. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs52tuasIS9T7e_b8cDMoL-deCGmxZ0dIbJONiAvxNrZftN8CIekQXgXSbpfnaJ0e8xUQQRGB12DBqPf1OLpAxsmvsDYlcuks4eMJZ5IMb1tFJiyR_Ge55W9nlb8E113i_a1BQhLpmfNR/s1024/IMG_9412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1024" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDs52tuasIS9T7e_b8cDMoL-deCGmxZ0dIbJONiAvxNrZftN8CIekQXgXSbpfnaJ0e8xUQQRGB12DBqPf1OLpAxsmvsDYlcuks4eMJZ5IMb1tFJiyR_Ge55W9nlb8E113i_a1BQhLpmfNR/s320/IMG_9412.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb779aMz960JWeAx1-ckLOGxc0zM2EdU6uEs2Wjoc7SqZyfjhzJNNPg58lrSqY9ieAk748kQy9DI0zLeD07wsaXxkSKGEPdsfiZxq4iULDWaO5_iUQMPAjRDOhX6lA697qSxKpWve-PimY/s1024/IMG_9415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1024" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb779aMz960JWeAx1-ckLOGxc0zM2EdU6uEs2Wjoc7SqZyfjhzJNNPg58lrSqY9ieAk748kQy9DI0zLeD07wsaXxkSKGEPdsfiZxq4iULDWaO5_iUQMPAjRDOhX6lA697qSxKpWve-PimY/s320/IMG_9415.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HdhxPKLZAjizBnLCfMA8z6L77tUzfDej1LJCrVzaEYIjUADa4HBFDtBJjoZcE2wLHNLZuTE3pgWERACpUf771-tjVj2lICjwo_cyaB6zIKfoUyQ4EyF2ty0PI4waNqgZLVpfbk2U1Eak/s1024/IMG_9417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1024" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HdhxPKLZAjizBnLCfMA8z6L77tUzfDej1LJCrVzaEYIjUADa4HBFDtBJjoZcE2wLHNLZuTE3pgWERACpUf771-tjVj2lICjwo_cyaB6zIKfoUyQ4EyF2ty0PI4waNqgZLVpfbk2U1Eak/s320/IMG_9417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwL6VdL5ulkStOr_kx3JNfj3N0PIzECXmBXHkPH0Vx6NFefoeHME8sApAuON-h9lm40Gvd-VGr_NGK-eyrhDJCsYufJBccJY8X1asqwOutC0cHPHHYjnRW1r0D3dJ3nUICXkP-6moNnvM/s1024/IMG_9419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1024" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwL6VdL5ulkStOr_kx3JNfj3N0PIzECXmBXHkPH0Vx6NFefoeHME8sApAuON-h9lm40Gvd-VGr_NGK-eyrhDJCsYufJBccJY8X1asqwOutC0cHPHHYjnRW1r0D3dJ3nUICXkP-6moNnvM/s320/IMG_9419.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n6mRWaINZRWDN3KqqQV-sZz7xGhlm5_Q0jvRLFwYZv4zRacaY5qzvW00lkt5_8qcxGFTySttp3u1eVMoHKjLslcStr4k0yUEBany2P-i4CgJ7BAbu7I08kqeLiiDy3HJznJSUPgDsC9p/s1024/IMG_9420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="930" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1n6mRWaINZRWDN3KqqQV-sZz7xGhlm5_Q0jvRLFwYZv4zRacaY5qzvW00lkt5_8qcxGFTySttp3u1eVMoHKjLslcStr4k0yUEBany2P-i4CgJ7BAbu7I08kqeLiiDy3HJznJSUPgDsC9p/s320/IMG_9420.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFd74ll_CxQexa5jJWe7UDGcJlkZs5jco1v__MC-OBbhyU-XLuXjEABBfBQLbKfNZP8h9F0cmZnfqd8gYUna2AQW-KAGpYZq22HFEfjaiEQUZEXYYnlqzTnrDP54I_zpidQD_0RQ_z0QU/s1024/IMG_9421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1024" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFd74ll_CxQexa5jJWe7UDGcJlkZs5jco1v__MC-OBbhyU-XLuXjEABBfBQLbKfNZP8h9F0cmZnfqd8gYUna2AQW-KAGpYZq22HFEfjaiEQUZEXYYnlqzTnrDP54I_zpidQD_0RQ_z0QU/s320/IMG_9421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Historically these scouting vehicles were introduced in the Palestine campaign in the Middle East in early 1917 and operated mainly by the Australian Light Horse as well as the British Yeomanry. Despite the mechanical difficulties of maintaining these machines in such a hostile desert environment they were remarkably effective - the Turks had no real answer to them. By the end of the war ALH Model T scouts were the furthest advanced of any Allied unit ending up in Aleppo, northern Syria just next to the Ottoman Turkish border. </p><p>I was so impressed with how it eventually turned out (although fairly simple the Ford was a tricky build - and getting the MG and crew to fit together involved much superglue and bad language!) that I have acquired another (from my great kids for Fathers Day!) I'm in the process of doing it up now - after commission work that is. This Model T was (unbelievably) more of a challenge to build than the first one but here's what it looks like ready for paint:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSGdYsPGyLDgt3VceYHMwleSRL_V4M0xjPrac5gQUTMITod6zfDy0M8br4nSXLaVHCdBnlGeEQrxLvmS0D_ncFxMfATHUqpcWNTHbWaPmmobZzU92rEj5khtww_5WjPKaycZEk-9Ngeet/s1280/IMG_9425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSGdYsPGyLDgt3VceYHMwleSRL_V4M0xjPrac5gQUTMITod6zfDy0M8br4nSXLaVHCdBnlGeEQrxLvmS0D_ncFxMfATHUqpcWNTHbWaPmmobZzU92rEj5khtww_5WjPKaycZEk-9Ngeet/s320/IMG_9425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Amongst the figures I've painted are a number of Revolutionary and Napoleonics I've had left over or waiting around (sometimes for years) for paint. These included some <a href="https://skytrex.com/collections/the-french-revolutionary-army">Trent French Revolution figures</a> in tricorne for my French-in-Egypt army. Although many are in Kleber uniforms unique to the Egyptian campaign, the idea is to have a number of units in early Nap/Revolutionary kit that can also be used to fight in northern Italy etc. Note: Trent are a terrific range of figures who appear to have been bought out by Warlord and are now marketed by <a href="https://skytrex.com/collections/the-french-revolutionary-army">Skytrex</a>. If you're into French Revolution or early Napoleonics these are definitely worth considering. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pi-b9hdm7BwhrgX8aZHNI5opbIrm-YSI268DZkY0L-FIxN1DpQ0SgcVCWdlgM2NVBU97cvKpfvv0gK2D53c7ldG7wQpUaGfVkcfofre7PW3o4g_QCau08ICvZmLADWMpjhxREMPYNC7P/s1280/IMG_9338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1280" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pi-b9hdm7BwhrgX8aZHNI5opbIrm-YSI268DZkY0L-FIxN1DpQ0SgcVCWdlgM2NVBU97cvKpfvv0gK2D53c7ldG7wQpUaGfVkcfofre7PW3o4g_QCau08ICvZmLADWMpjhxREMPYNC7P/s320/IMG_9338.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr79i7CScHsGSnKOG6Oc8oOZDwOj8uloCYuQqWjyD3BajGgBIyY9zeAjR7QtwTpYy44KE8782b6_1myJ1J23j0Fux0R-t9aSUD2HDJyxnXD_0r_373hVp6wCwxtgTKiaJisge4n8kc78Ip/s1024/IMG_9339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr79i7CScHsGSnKOG6Oc8oOZDwOj8uloCYuQqWjyD3BajGgBIyY9zeAjR7QtwTpYy44KE8782b6_1myJ1J23j0Fux0R-t9aSUD2HDJyxnXD_0r_373hVp6wCwxtgTKiaJisge4n8kc78Ip/s320/IMG_9339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you recall from a previous post - they match in (ie. same make) as these guys:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFt5aiGVuo3-UboTUpqkFVLBzRPPgaBXj1Qes7ZE61QKepJUBku8raNYVNxxidpL3u31t1eqDsiJNwPn5mHO-2eDWXocmRNeqQ3n8GyvgmoXUBzKmE-pzNriWAYZkICQ-IhznvhvC1q-8/s1280/IMG_7755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1280" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFt5aiGVuo3-UboTUpqkFVLBzRPPgaBXj1Qes7ZE61QKepJUBku8raNYVNxxidpL3u31t1eqDsiJNwPn5mHO-2eDWXocmRNeqQ3n8GyvgmoXUBzKmE-pzNriWAYZkICQ-IhznvhvC1q-8/s320/IMG_7755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Nicely animated and some fierce expressions! They also compare well and mix with other makes like Front Rank and Elite, speaking of which I happened to have an Austrian 'German' unit hanging around for years primed and ready for paint. So they too got the treatment! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfTgRmMMZjXTI1eThVbzMv236swuow5l4pKCUX6Vg3c4eg_Tcg5ifulh6QfmmLVqZr9vXypva5gyt37wkGfLlYM2wpnnPN2eONB2qkDhWHy2Hk0Lm408Mn1BgsRmQZURyHwG3NX6QSdfL/s1024/IMG_9344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfTgRmMMZjXTI1eThVbzMv236swuow5l4pKCUX6Vg3c4eg_Tcg5ifulh6QfmmLVqZr9vXypva5gyt37wkGfLlYM2wpnnPN2eONB2qkDhWHy2Hk0Lm408Mn1BgsRmQZURyHwG3NX6QSdfL/s320/IMG_9344.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXNP4bHcH8ErzH2yhJeUsHRg7q1gqzStpupVXTqrgY4fkRAAs6bMFFKq-Dfu-YQgc-L0luN-KeawxHGc7tYvYJ_IO34u2aVq8ErX5V1Q7w9-7D7U4UMPAsfDL6qAiPbLMeAzN3vHaJ6oK/s1024/IMG_9345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXNP4bHcH8ErzH2yhJeUsHRg7q1gqzStpupVXTqrgY4fkRAAs6bMFFKq-Dfu-YQgc-L0luN-KeawxHGc7tYvYJ_IO34u2aVq8ErX5V1Q7w9-7D7U4UMPAsfDL6qAiPbLMeAzN3vHaJ6oK/s320/IMG_9345.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPPhlL50SjGjopTNshg9wy18opFndWpARM6Oa7rG1AqmJz16Bb88ZDYLyQhW9X9S6uQg7XKRCgTgRPk2P__uduwLX__MH-GrOsREoqGKTE1XLIU3fjUBT6B1i0-ifKW-qaTclI2X98a9J/s1024/IMG_9347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPPhlL50SjGjopTNshg9wy18opFndWpARM6Oa7rG1AqmJz16Bb88ZDYLyQhW9X9S6uQg7XKRCgTgRPk2P__uduwLX__MH-GrOsREoqGKTE1XLIU3fjUBT6B1i0-ifKW-qaTclI2X98a9J/s320/IMG_9347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScV7v-xGIfV3ycG8gr8sAbTR7XkK1XYyVrQc1WZFFJFajFAhLDDXrPAPbn6UzQcOqRCOIJSwztGe52dkijEEZ5EiaJAzUu7KgX2oazMPgZDyh-PZloLLS9RSEThqe2ZEIRO7Oc4oZexVc/s1024/IMG_9348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScV7v-xGIfV3ycG8gr8sAbTR7XkK1XYyVrQc1WZFFJFajFAhLDDXrPAPbn6UzQcOqRCOIJSwztGe52dkijEEZ5EiaJAzUu7KgX2oazMPgZDyh-PZloLLS9RSEThqe2ZEIRO7Oc4oZexVc/s320/IMG_9348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly was this (old Perry?) figure of Marshal Ney - quite a challenge as it was in a very dilapidated condition. I tried to remove it for another base but no go - it was glued fast and in real danger of snapping off at the fetlocks! So with a bit of cutting back and pinning (cunningly disguised!) plus a good repaint the Marshal has been given a new breath of life on the wargaming table! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vi4YCtGVyIUKaEHs21dTF69pYhsUf_EC_llrYDMhor2JCA5aIc6PARppugDnPIlqjO4NVjLww1gnBnfcYsu1XpPmU5WdEO_arXhhKbNdYIsvoT18WgGOq3JGSxCBPKeV4-7vs1C6BnG_/s1024/IMG_9334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vi4YCtGVyIUKaEHs21dTF69pYhsUf_EC_llrYDMhor2JCA5aIc6PARppugDnPIlqjO4NVjLww1gnBnfcYsu1XpPmU5WdEO_arXhhKbNdYIsvoT18WgGOq3JGSxCBPKeV4-7vs1C6BnG_/s320/IMG_9334.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq34rzlxhAO6vRfZJo7Eppxp1S3PMQmK8nsIwyvzdDgbqaCUHbFlfe67nKgs5de7IrrgeRQOwIMAlxTVU1qY6lXNJuw1eU9VtXumY2JJkwjUbp2Ee8-3IKu4Sdjcd05AQTcEDBv0LvU0tp/s1024/IMG_9336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq34rzlxhAO6vRfZJo7Eppxp1S3PMQmK8nsIwyvzdDgbqaCUHbFlfe67nKgs5de7IrrgeRQOwIMAlxTVU1qY6lXNJuw1eU9VtXumY2JJkwjUbp2Ee8-3IKu4Sdjcd05AQTcEDBv0LvU0tp/s320/IMG_9336.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><p>I've been more productive than anticipated despite health concerns including a back injury that has limited the time spent at the painting desk. I've got to maintain my 5km walk per day too which means NOT risking the progress I'm making (oh so gradually!) by staying up hours every other night painting! Nonetheless I've managed all the above and a few odds and sods over the last six-eight weeks. </p><p>Amongst the latest of these are the following Franco-Prussian War Bavarians. These are some of the original Perry's sculpts they did for Foundry back in the day (which was forty odd years ago!) - I have complete armies of them - but these Bavarians, like the Front Rank Austrians, have been waiting for years to be painted. I'd forgotten what lovely figures they are and found a regt. of Kuirassier to go with them (which still remain to be done). All of this was inspired by the recent release of the Perry's FPW range, particularly the boxes of Prussians. I'm hoping the commission work will fund a few boxes of them for skirmish games but I'm also eagerly awaiting their release of the French in plastic, hopefully this year. Meanwhile I've painted and based up the Bavarians as per my other FPW figures three to a 60 x 30mm base. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lktwJNTdqIITr8gVsMFJSOlt8vfmqGZG8FrHPRmYMYQkXqZfPOy_eqz5Wi-B29nnI7Cwh21nNevSWpGIt9nvUKXy8PXJCeDIX7_b9qAa0r4nupzmTpQ6iZ6Xt0nLlQzL-I4awjOHCLDg/s1280/IMG_9433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lktwJNTdqIITr8gVsMFJSOlt8vfmqGZG8FrHPRmYMYQkXqZfPOy_eqz5Wi-B29nnI7Cwh21nNevSWpGIt9nvUKXy8PXJCeDIX7_b9qAa0r4nupzmTpQ6iZ6Xt0nLlQzL-I4awjOHCLDg/s320/IMG_9433.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92A2jyJAly3xkfTR3XLXzt2NQmMBaCAYSCGemK_RwY0d1hMnXFkw4HKSTvKYwGAXWTeDbptDuwQoMr5NN2GQDo5tjezK7Pw4yY5TrMegJR8Ilcb-lZ2gaysdzrk3txKAWqyUfVTa2Vx_s/s1024/IMG_9434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92A2jyJAly3xkfTR3XLXzt2NQmMBaCAYSCGemK_RwY0d1hMnXFkw4HKSTvKYwGAXWTeDbptDuwQoMr5NN2GQDo5tjezK7Pw4yY5TrMegJR8Ilcb-lZ2gaysdzrk3txKAWqyUfVTa2Vx_s/s320/IMG_9434.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tnuxOyjnmULxhIA38exICCrdTzyg91ZVk8RJoQ6cX83LZyWD94-ZlHL85xpUKSbp6NgniCiSgiYVZoSP4TPMvSrRSyh1mDGTbJz5tkbldXsiuqQOkyLCtFgd9kcoAiLf3gSbO5LnJSnM/s1024/IMG_9435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tnuxOyjnmULxhIA38exICCrdTzyg91ZVk8RJoQ6cX83LZyWD94-ZlHL85xpUKSbp6NgniCiSgiYVZoSP4TPMvSrRSyh1mDGTbJz5tkbldXsiuqQOkyLCtFgd9kcoAiLf3gSbO5LnJSnM/s320/IMG_9435.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipz_8ByLjvIRHAOlcZOR6jeMmfb62DwFDiNpISsn49juY_yw0RqpwJ4RJo_BpXfxCQlc9K3XMT2nPYVX6bNWMYnrSv0rPmYq_DMYDJcj5vb98GWr1I6AFeN1BsvdB0ZVVL4vA3iN-sIXwu/s1024/IMG_9437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipz_8ByLjvIRHAOlcZOR6jeMmfb62DwFDiNpISsn49juY_yw0RqpwJ4RJo_BpXfxCQlc9K3XMT2nPYVX6bNWMYnrSv0rPmYq_DMYDJcj5vb98GWr1I6AFeN1BsvdB0ZVVL4vA3iN-sIXwu/s320/IMG_9437.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Most of my commissioned work thus far (some lovely Calpe Saxons at the moment) are to pay for a unit of mounted Perry's Bashi Bazouks and some wonderful WWI French Hussars all of which will also need a good repaint. Until next time. <p></p><p>Doc</p><p>PS: As usual feel free to comment!</p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-34014849559262706262021-08-16T16:04:00.000+10:002021-08-16T16:04:16.168+10:00Fantasy response to the Covid blues and some Spahi!<p> We've not even made it to the end of a week of a snap lockdown when another two weeks have been announced. Great. </p><p>On the plus side it does give me an opportunity to catch up on some of the things I've actually enjoyed since the last posting back in June(!) The first of these is a bit of an unusual commission for a mate with a horde of Game of Throne figures. Not sure of the make - I think think they might have come with a set of rules or game based on GoT. No matter - they are very nice sculpts and good quality HD plastic 30mm 'heroic' scale figures. The first lot I did were House Bolton Blackguard with a Dread Tower officer, champion and an appropriately gruesome 'Flayed Man' House Bolton banner. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyU3MH-VRL23MWiNUdJYDY9c9zjE0SRtvlU4n3wWSHmoJytm3dXvxxhebBn9icWQI1YuF_ZUflVcwD9xll_eYnfTv2ZOpaP9PCCs4atM-oz8KHhq45X8zOLnEUyadpOoQA5kM6pDdeIgJ/s1024/IMG_9254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1024" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyU3MH-VRL23MWiNUdJYDY9c9zjE0SRtvlU4n3wWSHmoJytm3dXvxxhebBn9icWQI1YuF_ZUflVcwD9xll_eYnfTv2ZOpaP9PCCs4atM-oz8KHhq45X8zOLnEUyadpOoQA5kM6pDdeIgJ/s320/IMG_9254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFfvQMOaJA_ySDGjq4vhyjg9fmAobiI6PTgaqON_bH0FTsgTIZhohW59Xm-M9Kad_v3czJSYYPP3V50B8mA7-KXn9SHYhJZZlw5UVZ47KWpwSxl42qy5wF3Tgq33S4KuUwVVJFEYOeTkj/s1280/IMG_9255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn_iUieqboS0aVyLKdMgyRICGwTgFXjjeVE44zsPtZ5NBMEfzqE4ipypQJEFWD6lezCCPD2rd3tahruiFFdsqyIP3ys64e6QSzRVALJk4zq6qlgZVPsqpGyX6izgxGvrVEE6u6vdd-qOr/s1024/IMG_9263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn_iUieqboS0aVyLKdMgyRICGwTgFXjjeVE44zsPtZ5NBMEfzqE4ipypQJEFWD6lezCCPD2rd3tahruiFFdsqyIP3ys64e6QSzRVALJk4zq6qlgZVPsqpGyX6izgxGvrVEE6u6vdd-qOr/s320/IMG_9263.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Happy with the result I then got stuck into the other R'Lhor militia types with their mysterious red 'Lord of Light' fire god priests from Mereen. This was a bit more of a challenge, particularly the priests with the figures reflecting their manifestation of fire etc. And all in red too! For the militia types I though more Robin Hood and his merry men hiding in the woods would look appropriate. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksaFBu3gUsnee5Bz72OT9baa2hyphenhyphen68HsbRJ2qwVPdM0ymvizOcrpS589K5LqmBXdRehn0Q7jAGz2kZpvNwh3TmWorhTbShU7GkGebwwx2x2BLrJ5mZyocSC2naXogzNO0EvHww8DfDbFat/s1024/IMG_9266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksaFBu3gUsnee5Bz72OT9baa2hyphenhyphen68HsbRJ2qwVPdM0ymvizOcrpS589K5LqmBXdRehn0Q7jAGz2kZpvNwh3TmWorhTbShU7GkGebwwx2x2BLrJ5mZyocSC2naXogzNO0EvHww8DfDbFat/s320/IMG_9266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm4KkVYNXvI028GQOiipIV1f2wbsp2FMQf9ji7KftN_8wyxsWwjEb0bTarkgOFl22ntaQ9km8nNutWwFZXYnRyb6Q04hrRBSJJ8Mgiv6d3xFlIp6bhfo3HhrfawGFE6fpUcmdLkIgtok4/s1024/IMG_9268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm4KkVYNXvI028GQOiipIV1f2wbsp2FMQf9ji7KftN_8wyxsWwjEb0bTarkgOFl22ntaQ9km8nNutWwFZXYnRyb6Q04hrRBSJJ8Mgiv6d3xFlIp6bhfo3HhrfawGFE6fpUcmdLkIgtok4/s320/IMG_9268.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49QCv7pBHaQxareC3-PZQJ72iOd61WG-NHtHvGVcoODgDXm4snrBD83BYqVGg19VNTobN6qCHfSkTZe8Kmg_h1-v54_nfv19cpAjNwh8v7-SC4uYJ0sQaG-v2bkRINkMrdDbEuvBLgixz/s1024/IMG_9272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1024" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49QCv7pBHaQxareC3-PZQJ72iOd61WG-NHtHvGVcoODgDXm4snrBD83BYqVGg19VNTobN6qCHfSkTZe8Kmg_h1-v54_nfv19cpAjNwh8v7-SC4uYJ0sQaG-v2bkRINkMrdDbEuvBLgixz/s320/IMG_9272.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyq4D3ZyPKrcY4ef7zRQhcRn_iBAy4g1m0hReWMwM0qPPCkSsbbhx6SFumr6H4C3gmeLPxtrvpFZnhB90xBguQ0DCkhbuL8ZjOjwd-bRqgtdZjCLGNsUcUsgZyZzamGF100rgz3luDHD/s1023/IMG_9276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1023" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyq4D3ZyPKrcY4ef7zRQhcRn_iBAy4g1m0hReWMwM0qPPCkSsbbhx6SFumr6H4C3gmeLPxtrvpFZnhB90xBguQ0DCkhbuL8ZjOjwd-bRqgtdZjCLGNsUcUsgZyZzamGF100rgz3luDHD/s320/IMG_9276.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I have to say this came as a surprise to my mate Peter who had the R'Lhor(?) flaming sword, woodsmen types and priests (the male I'm told was just a Mereen noble figure - but he looks more the part as a priest!) and left it to me to come up with something. The R'Lhor flaming heart symbol on the bannerman pretty much decided the choice. I'm also told the bloke with the eye-patch is NOT their frequently resurrected knight leader just some random - well not anymore with his remaining 'good eye' fixed on the curvaceous Red Priestess! Great balls of fire! (as someone once said). Enough of this frivolity!<p></p><p>While we're on a fantasy jag I finally decided to sell my Lord of the Rings armies collected (and painted) nearly twenty (!) years ago! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHFmc_JalpQ2DPzuQ4dr_1Qwq67waJJC4QHYywPhi4v0AcCEtdluca5D3WQ0fYhBWxcnQITIw_C3G4tAc1i1iO-R0sLmbyCIq59T3Z8-XPqHgRzGQA1P0N5HD14Lplg59Fr86PI4X-cLu/s622/LoTR+Theodin%2527s+Allied+Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="622" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHFmc_JalpQ2DPzuQ4dr_1Qwq67waJJC4QHYywPhi4v0AcCEtdluca5D3WQ0fYhBWxcnQITIw_C3G4tAc1i1iO-R0sLmbyCIq59T3Z8-XPqHgRzGQA1P0N5HD14Lplg59Fr86PI4X-cLu/s320/LoTR+Theodin%2527s+Allied+Army.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEk7gqljoy5STlD-m7i0dhyHE9KlUDwEI-e9dveIwgO5y_AatfdLIDJ4Qs8-ZL_BeowZw-Ft4aHU1niMz4vwzS4FeMEA0AJ8S8gKCbh1IZepji73gQLMpZCtXkC92V2eM7-PjjqC9zGFt/s757/LoTRSaruman%2527s+Army.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="757" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEk7gqljoy5STlD-m7i0dhyHE9KlUDwEI-e9dveIwgO5y_AatfdLIDJ4Qs8-ZL_BeowZw-Ft4aHU1niMz4vwzS4FeMEA0AJ8S8gKCbh1IZepji73gQLMpZCtXkC92V2eM7-PjjqC9zGFt/s320/LoTRSaruman%2527s+Army.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Originally collected for my youngest (now in his twenties!) who showed no interest at all in them, they have at least gone to a good home and better yet, have seen plenty of action on a weekend with a mate's teen son and his friends. Hundreds of LotR figures with trolls and Rohim etc etc. Great stuff! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCMOb_NOO1iBE4s00L0Zim4_-T9ehcU2PssHdg_F-RznAe5-Z_oxI2irE7IbSxkXCddvTm95vh6mV8afvPd_IQmXl4sEoJ1z3MKAerqHkhUgjWHzAKsiiz_ltJBz2povPMsWUZKjpdJCJ/s714/LoTR+Elven+Bow+%2526+Leader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="714" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCMOb_NOO1iBE4s00L0Zim4_-T9ehcU2PssHdg_F-RznAe5-Z_oxI2irE7IbSxkXCddvTm95vh6mV8afvPd_IQmXl4sEoJ1z3MKAerqHkhUgjWHzAKsiiz_ltJBz2povPMsWUZKjpdJCJ/s320/LoTR+Elven+Bow+%2526+Leader.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPEMpA4zrIuASPYKFqC_n6GnccVkzI1O9y-UvGjf0DnJ_5-_9YT6pfqo51DOShMzHFjepXU4Czq8qTepau4QH_TET55YTeo7o9M2-izCFviaw3_CWGqX_r53sJ1FAQEZU6P01TQc8BBl3/s1239/LoTRBannerSquad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The latest included my completion of some US <a href="https://askari-minis.com/" target="_blank">Askari</a> figures - mounted North African Spahi. While the horses aren't the greatest sculpts the figures themselves are quite OK. More importantly they fill a niche - having every type of colonial type figure imaginable AND very reasonably priced. I have to also give a shout out to their service as the figures arrived in Australia from Colorado USA in about three weeks - a record for the usually expensive and glacially slow US Postal Service! So - well done and thanks <a href="https://askari-minis.com/" target="_blank">Askari</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMFRTakPg7ARCHTnPQCzRD0-wGFMe3wxSslu2XE3prISME2oIFB1vpSTzYOa-WfCU9Qta1Jpu_MNQW7Sa0HEtkJ5CUnzpnQj4CANuU3yd7F2j5nWWsb7zMjGge7SFtUnBCFATM2xK4_IX/s1280/IMG_9294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMFRTakPg7ARCHTnPQCzRD0-wGFMe3wxSslu2XE3prISME2oIFB1vpSTzYOa-WfCU9Qta1Jpu_MNQW7Sa0HEtkJ5CUnzpnQj4CANuU3yd7F2j5nWWsb7zMjGge7SFtUnBCFATM2xK4_IX/s320/IMG_9294.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZYuhN7rp9qzT-01QsI-wj833jbvRrBJQd1bzmxzGaOfSjc57_IlXqElYFNvK4xVVG8PZVYZT-MdKioXS5x4XFNQatE_pHoYdWtlPZSYrz_UN9boiZZm91MeXvmJxBbt1IbRwP2MY63ip/s1280/IMG_9295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZYuhN7rp9qzT-01QsI-wj833jbvRrBJQd1bzmxzGaOfSjc57_IlXqElYFNvK4xVVG8PZVYZT-MdKioXS5x4XFNQatE_pHoYdWtlPZSYrz_UN9boiZZm91MeXvmJxBbt1IbRwP2MY63ip/s320/IMG_9295.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQhsdk8cr8jdSVnTwvyAniI1qj-4C6HXL6qpsR962vlxNV4S8TguZNWOvGM5Ktj7hEt4Xr-4MOwhUnVMuzuLqJGNzSTLbCFpGTSXgqFYa862PFosXnw_N6Vq3tzbNmvoG8V1zm_oz2LjV/s1280/IMG_9296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQhsdk8cr8jdSVnTwvyAniI1qj-4C6HXL6qpsR962vlxNV4S8TguZNWOvGM5Ktj7hEt4Xr-4MOwhUnVMuzuLqJGNzSTLbCFpGTSXgqFYa862PFosXnw_N6Vq3tzbNmvoG8V1zm_oz2LjV/s320/IMG_9296.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCkFOyq5JRTUq58rlBg-q_bD9QQL9HS9m_n4Ny0lrtSpht0w9DlgC-cDpACDi4wnOeLHNqCLVufxMLj_7TdOU1jRZb7U29rLiBG25nGMVmBOyZStjv3kBxXW3fgOu703dykQSCjkffHSZ/s1280/IMG_9297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCkFOyq5JRTUq58rlBg-q_bD9QQL9HS9m_n4Ny0lrtSpht0w9DlgC-cDpACDi4wnOeLHNqCLVufxMLj_7TdOU1jRZb7U29rLiBG25nGMVmBOyZStjv3kBxXW3fgOu703dykQSCjkffHSZ/s320/IMG_9297.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oONVLdEnAmUvLt5NH6FPBiCp_ruyXBNaa2ErpjDtkrWhVV-O1OyPRk4P3BGBrx-t2RKATo5J1E1bONYVBzvBKoaRgSntgODBRV25aZuROFgSDe6kW10UiHJfeQbc_ObtKdzPpUViT_R2/s1024/IMG_9320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oONVLdEnAmUvLt5NH6FPBiCp_ruyXBNaa2ErpjDtkrWhVV-O1OyPRk4P3BGBrx-t2RKATo5J1E1bONYVBzvBKoaRgSntgODBRV25aZuROFgSDe6kW10UiHJfeQbc_ObtKdzPpUViT_R2/s320/IMG_9320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9qPsh9MQkSjA7ot4C1FxuIliMinQ25jOiRDhSGsPsnonNJDnI8nR_URg_GS-GIMkzxVdMJQGA4r0LgtzTIfY4CoSDTEOlWmqgFTm2R6__s-bMcBxw84sLUEZrZ627R4kTVEJcverI31p/s1024/IMG_9321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9qPsh9MQkSjA7ot4C1FxuIliMinQ25jOiRDhSGsPsnonNJDnI8nR_URg_GS-GIMkzxVdMJQGA4r0LgtzTIfY4CoSDTEOlWmqgFTm2R6__s-bMcBxw84sLUEZrZ627R4kTVEJcverI31p/s320/IMG_9321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Coming both mounted and dismounted, led by French officers (all FFL figures) I've done them in their 'campaign' dress rather than the traditional rather bright colours. They could also be Circassians as the French had some 5,000(!) of these 'native' colonial cavalry both mounted and in trucks. Ironically the Circassians were one of the very few (and not even all of them) defecting to the Allied side. They work well I think and a perfect opposition to my British Yeomanry. The next unit I want is the Vichy version of the FFL - so all in kepi/Adrian helmet and no Brit kit! - and a <a href="http://www.rubiconmodels.com/products.php?i=80" target="_blank">Rubicon Renault R35</a> light tank. But having just ordered an ANZAC Model T Ford scout from Empress I may have to wait until my finances recover and/or another painting commission rolls in!</p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-14962637476472881962021-06-01T00:42:00.000+10:002021-06-01T00:42:58.135+10:00Finishing forces: Vichy French in the Levant and 1914 BEF, Germans<p> Lot of different odds and sods to finish off over the last month or so. My Vichy French Armee l'Orient - at least the <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product-category/metal-ranges/world-war-2/french-world-war-2/" target="_blank">Perry's figures</a>/<a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product-category/metal-ranges/world-war-2/blitzkrieg-vehicles/" target="_blank">Blitzkrieg armour & vehicles</a> - are done. Well, sort of - its such a colourful and unique force I keep finding new units I'd like to have. Oh who am I kidding!!! I want the <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/fww-28-75mm-mountain-howitzer/" target="_blank">Perry's French Mountain Howitzer</a> and Senegalese crew too! Then of course there are the Foreign Legion who fought on both sides... and then there's the <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/bm-54-renault-r35/" target="_blank">Renault R35</a>... as you can see <a href="https://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=867.0" target="_blank">Rubicon</a> also do a lovely model of the Renault as well but good luck being able to find one as they're as scarce as hen's teeth! And that's the problem with these eclectic projects of mine - they tend to get a life of their own! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0Oblq6ZmfRvo9AiSRRrf04RHak__DKmW6OQYHeD5H0PctIyOPyVMJxqMsSvpQE2-4G432v_3etB3iEUigD7_WRTLfDlOl-qvTyVgnluR85xwdNRVvWXB0YO46bSasV9K36X2DmijG5vM/s394/IMG_9062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0Oblq6ZmfRvo9AiSRRrf04RHak__DKmW6OQYHeD5H0PctIyOPyVMJxqMsSvpQE2-4G432v_3etB3iEUigD7_WRTLfDlOl-qvTyVgnluR85xwdNRVvWXB0YO46bSasV9K36X2DmijG5vM/s320/IMG_9062.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3VagLb4yZKcF2X0csfjZmNMdll9ajqdS_A_YiYPf4vaS9uiP1fvUh1vRcOcOvKRpwRmnpQDCh1_h2Qpv7KGO2nSno3uYJCTIA0v_xAlZu0EH3TlI5eAjbtjO9jkF684h2jVFPEofqD0g/s598/IMG_9063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3VagLb4yZKcF2X0csfjZmNMdll9ajqdS_A_YiYPf4vaS9uiP1fvUh1vRcOcOvKRpwRmnpQDCh1_h2Qpv7KGO2nSno3uYJCTIA0v_xAlZu0EH3TlI5eAjbtjO9jkF684h2jVFPEofqD0g/s320/IMG_9063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The latest I'm intending to acquire are the Circassian cavalry - there were also mounted Algerian Spahi - both rather good scouting cavalry which actually worked in the rugged and mountainous interior of the Lebanon (well, those that didn't defect that is!) Anyway I've found the perfect figures for them in the <a href="http://www.gringo40s.com/french-spahi-cavalry.html" target="_blank">Gringo 40s French Spahis</a> in their Tonkin colonial range. But at $10AUS a figure I'll have to save up my Shekels! The French had 4 regiments of North African Spahis in the Levant <i>in addition </i>to the Circassians, Druze etc, etc. so a horse mounted cavalry unit (to counter my excellent British Yeomanry unit) is <i>de rigor mon ami!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2iKFTD6Py4krNy6YMIkv_gvhA0GiBypXlzQbNoWLt8cQFkZpjrWmRcA5tR63pEAww-yvYoDx5Wd0jFYmsJkPDuAXbGy3-VGSJydjjv7dyUdwQ9-59DYZ-cyl-74BMKgFBiWgjKARKQTO/s626/IMG_9064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2iKFTD6Py4krNy6YMIkv_gvhA0GiBypXlzQbNoWLt8cQFkZpjrWmRcA5tR63pEAww-yvYoDx5Wd0jFYmsJkPDuAXbGy3-VGSJydjjv7dyUdwQ9-59DYZ-cyl-74BMKgFBiWgjKARKQTO/s320/IMG_9064.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3v4GlQWV6vxadlK_mZ8XYHC9TW7g6uTyGQaqTjjNLNTxPP_aGC67KjWdXjNihjcSKSFuz7q7Yd9ztMBmSvKMY-6gCxJ8UHD7DHlFzkD44yZVNPRK_Nf6XrtXzDfDoDb2bAcm75BE3Oxo/s590/IMG_9070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3v4GlQWV6vxadlK_mZ8XYHC9TW7g6uTyGQaqTjjNLNTxPP_aGC67KjWdXjNihjcSKSFuz7q7Yd9ztMBmSvKMY-6gCxJ8UHD7DHlFzkD44yZVNPRK_Nf6XrtXzDfDoDb2bAcm75BE3Oxo/s320/IMG_9070.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6kXr2a_RoMEnItIFL564CSaJ-Rg9wyUmA4anHg77CSwdGeCoRSzzzcZoif7VUSkZImBOG5aRqWWp_33XSoUc7ptEOpwlVqZaKp8lT0P35LR44Ca_z_VEHNQZgkKPh0u14J3T6yIOLcbs/s768/IMG_9071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6kXr2a_RoMEnItIFL564CSaJ-Rg9wyUmA4anHg77CSwdGeCoRSzzzcZoif7VUSkZImBOG5aRqWWp_33XSoUc7ptEOpwlVqZaKp8lT0P35LR44Ca_z_VEHNQZgkKPh0u14J3T6yIOLcbs/s320/IMG_9071.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU4xKF0Zdt4OjHLqbTphydT3Pe3Kfp-lo8vHTi3h-eGiXqP1PEfqzpyBOx2zAYb06Mgq1_sbMO_X1aKKnuMljEznLopmhdzyTDNHXFBe8cyOS0b7jUnRRig4XYpinp0PMf5jgLwmFeCvW/s761/IMG_9072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="761" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU4xKF0Zdt4OjHLqbTphydT3Pe3Kfp-lo8vHTi3h-eGiXqP1PEfqzpyBOx2zAYb06Mgq1_sbMO_X1aKKnuMljEznLopmhdzyTDNHXFBe8cyOS0b7jUnRRig4XYpinp0PMf5jgLwmFeCvW/s320/IMG_9072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The French led Senegalese colonial light infantry (<i>tirailleurs)</i> along with the Tunisians, Moroccans and Algerians fought well in the campaign and proved tough opponents. According to the army list in James superb book ('Australia's War With France' - Appendix 2) the French fielded no less than 16 battalions of these <i>tirailleurs. </i>As far as I know Perry's are the only makers of any 28mm French colonial figures for this campaign but it would be interesting to get a unit or two of the other colonial <i>tirailleurs. </i></p><p>Next cab off the rank are my WWI 1914 figures. I just got an order of BEF and various Germans from <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&cat=153&page=1" target="_blank">Northstar</a> which has allowed me to finish off those two armies to add to the Belgian one I did earlier. Of particular fun were the respective high command stands I've made for them, just finishing the Germans a few hours ago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnKawRwigpi3jsCkaUk5DBLFXVc2cihgWeDAOQyUHNK433Z63Ru26x8zTrMw2XU1ZHACEzfSOtilXq28W7-M88KqaSJqJrQv9I1EHx5Ej45N0AkOnZJEIE7Nm-SAGaoektUy5mh8085eZ/s932/IMG_9124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="932" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnKawRwigpi3jsCkaUk5DBLFXVc2cihgWeDAOQyUHNK433Z63Ru26x8zTrMw2XU1ZHACEzfSOtilXq28W7-M88KqaSJqJrQv9I1EHx5Ej45N0AkOnZJEIE7Nm-SAGaoektUy5mh8085eZ/s320/IMG_9124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMtnRBV8AGvhZahMt1YVUO8IQoGDv0Hnf_QDAJ3q4iIa8vkKeriiicJyEXhGHQvIciE0YZ2atmxRadQs1PJTNQxSX-fkaw2X2LmEu9iQFhrcvRXEEmlSnrpm6zTTUpQlAOwfgMg6X_OZB/s716/IMG_9126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="716" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMtnRBV8AGvhZahMt1YVUO8IQoGDv0Hnf_QDAJ3q4iIa8vkKeriiicJyEXhGHQvIciE0YZ2atmxRadQs1PJTNQxSX-fkaw2X2LmEu9iQFhrcvRXEEmlSnrpm6zTTUpQlAOwfgMg6X_OZB/s320/IMG_9126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfsFMOaRWE_DnHKOJ0xztdwUSi3FiEEoaff2sRfm7U-wS4QnQ3dZY8mz93l2skCIBJawLUXo15kYOZ8zuIfTlRphXbcIxSZYJmWj3KmM3r0LlYOPKnYoMPF-zCI-PyhM8kgjLrGraU5Y_/s731/IMG_9133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="731" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfsFMOaRWE_DnHKOJ0xztdwUSi3FiEEoaff2sRfm7U-wS4QnQ3dZY8mz93l2skCIBJawLUXo15kYOZ8zuIfTlRphXbcIxSZYJmWj3KmM3r0LlYOPKnYoMPF-zCI-PyhM8kgjLrGraU5Y_/s320/IMG_9133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHcori0GK0oX1D_j8xVUi4DOjghP5eCVmn5W_qSWi7F1hXMpQ6JjsqU2k7pwQ6i_ShkDP583jVKPMW0ElIyOe-xWcrrNRcSWsXgxT-MiDmveHcmmCV6wUbt6e1Gr-AuU8O3MESNgrFjCq/s940/IMG_9135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHcori0GK0oX1D_j8xVUi4DOjghP5eCVmn5W_qSWi7F1hXMpQ6JjsqU2k7pwQ6i_ShkDP583jVKPMW0ElIyOe-xWcrrNRcSWsXgxT-MiDmveHcmmCV6wUbt6e1Gr-AuU8O3MESNgrFjCq/s320/IMG_9135.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PHl933ZvUMnvHMom-CUJNaKIj6Id-vZVnfNg9Odh60HLwBslVYY10onSJL1-caCAhw7zQfj7VdRMZ7JEcXfuzgNWZk4k8jrr9qrpKUFMDGCgwdM4DZHoLPbBZaaBWSmIGSgjT70z5R6P/s715/IMG_9137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="715" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PHl933ZvUMnvHMom-CUJNaKIj6Id-vZVnfNg9Odh60HLwBslVYY10onSJL1-caCAhw7zQfj7VdRMZ7JEcXfuzgNWZk4k8jrr9qrpKUFMDGCgwdM4DZHoLPbBZaaBWSmIGSgjT70z5R6P/s320/IMG_9137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've painted the BEF command as Corps Command staff 1914-15. I particularly like the <i>Jaeger </i>field telephone unit that came with the German command figures. I was thinking of putting them in a ruined church or similar but in the end decided to let the figures speak for themselves as it were as they're such a nice group. For all the major command stands for these I've put some red Flanders poppies on them somewhere.</div><p style="text-align: left;">Also with the <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&cat=153&page=1" target="_blank">Northstar 'Great War Miniatures' </a> were two units of dismounted cavalry - British Dragoons and German Uhlans. I've procured an officer for each unit, lightly converting the German one into a cavalry officer in soft cap rather than czapka-style hat. Again, nice figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwmYo7biqQvJuuXFc3thBB2dJX7xv_C5IxeF9Ouljd-qYV8To9aZZAulkluEfvlEa8kxwVXgYY4ZsFLMRTs1X_4vlmQuSDYq88gks1hLuh8jjOjVSxqWPWo1fgBOp5tyyHtOVvQkF3bmh/s1280/IMG_9118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwmYo7biqQvJuuXFc3thBB2dJX7xv_C5IxeF9Ouljd-qYV8To9aZZAulkluEfvlEa8kxwVXgYY4ZsFLMRTs1X_4vlmQuSDYq88gks1hLuh8jjOjVSxqWPWo1fgBOp5tyyHtOVvQkF3bmh/s320/IMG_9118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87PiiPcALTOJZxQUBTTg4eWhPUUi5HqVVUKRoZOPUBU72E982WBL17QHCPR_Nx9bSSD4krYkUJHJGqhpCXYBFna_XhfEoyhK03gEuM6z5yCcENakPxY7lXLzdDmARpPvQX5RnzlnrP-tb/s1280/IMG_9119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87PiiPcALTOJZxQUBTTg4eWhPUUi5HqVVUKRoZOPUBU72E982WBL17QHCPR_Nx9bSSD4krYkUJHJGqhpCXYBFna_XhfEoyhK03gEuM6z5yCcENakPxY7lXLzdDmARpPvQX5RnzlnrP-tb/s320/IMG_9119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9WkIqODP8_NMeCqyziXCNXPwWqvmwpibDkNrCrJmohh46dhVHN9JE7ku6tsLqE9EAGzETKs7yVSOgnYXM0xuPwz9OL4xJBvtgkIbDH1bHV1PKIu5IAzeZMD8vOegsa2M86PPAvwpS2d6/s1024/IMG_9127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9WkIqODP8_NMeCqyziXCNXPwWqvmwpibDkNrCrJmohh46dhVHN9JE7ku6tsLqE9EAGzETKs7yVSOgnYXM0xuPwz9OL4xJBvtgkIbDH1bHV1PKIu5IAzeZMD8vOegsa2M86PPAvwpS2d6/s320/IMG_9127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF3JA14O9ANFN1y3HsLt6bA6kU7k1KQlcynHxHt8RaArRiHF6U1eeqIXiaBPyxcLx5Md5LXsWKmmzhryau51JnE09_SFV7040CowHmBq-pDYHZ5IKFJ-R1W1ZdYrJiy1jyMOJi8-AN8_p/s1024/IMG_9129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF3JA14O9ANFN1y3HsLt6bA6kU7k1KQlcynHxHt8RaArRiHF6U1eeqIXiaBPyxcLx5Md5LXsWKmmzhryau51JnE09_SFV7040CowHmBq-pDYHZ5IKFJ-R1W1ZdYrJiy1jyMOJi8-AN8_p/s320/IMG_9129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The British officer is a spare Woodbine cavalry officer I've had floating around. Also with the BEF I've got some Imperial Indians - Sikhs and Lancers (Hodson's Horse) I can add so the Germans are now quite outnumbered!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQiv2TzgkqBoIH_Mb-1mw7CmW9HDOX8V1X3AOHeifv1iPZLxuUU5Mc6JzyPbS2foiBYaP0ZPW3m0XABkNjaZ_rVWtNiU7eziAHfPwf5OYk-IhhAZJILMMOSM87SyBrY0_TWrSnSSkxotn/s4331/DSCN1225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="4331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQiv2TzgkqBoIH_Mb-1mw7CmW9HDOX8V1X3AOHeifv1iPZLxuUU5Mc6JzyPbS2foiBYaP0ZPW3m0XABkNjaZ_rVWtNiU7eziAHfPwf5OYk-IhhAZJILMMOSM87SyBrY0_TWrSnSSkxotn/s320/DSCN1225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJdERFXA0anK1PYhvp7kJDvoWDPf62d_BrY2nMxmBbFN7fBTStLdA_a24ITwYeeURBXS6TFStei-sNbBoo65irlCk6D96a6QI50bBSYPHgZX7WxqyM7lw9d7L53kRJlHGmss5QTQCxVgE/s5184/DSCN1226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJdERFXA0anK1PYhvp7kJDvoWDPf62d_BrY2nMxmBbFN7fBTStLdA_a24ITwYeeURBXS6TFStei-sNbBoo65irlCk6D96a6QI50bBSYPHgZX7WxqyM7lw9d7L53kRJlHGmss5QTQCxVgE/s320/DSCN1226.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Amongst the other figures now completed are a generic Lowland Scots unit (originally London Scots from my 1916-18 army in Palestine). Again I had enough command figures previously to 'flesh out' a large (or two smaller) Scots units for my BEF. As you can see - just a wee bit 'o re-basing required!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX72pCB3Ale5ne_q0CW_1HIt1eAlk-PRxJmlC4LvB3IWAyYuTV_Lcu9ByEGcsj2WP5NsTs3d2Z9x_cu6rgVdx7-LMQ321xeB7ug5HAAbkZOMiJ3jF6Q2VZ6ClGRfpnfRk6KgK8U0-4IWY/s5184/DSCN1885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcX72pCB3Ale5ne_q0CW_1HIt1eAlk-PRxJmlC4LvB3IWAyYuTV_Lcu9ByEGcsj2WP5NsTs3d2Z9x_cu6rgVdx7-LMQ321xeB7ug5HAAbkZOMiJ3jF6Q2VZ6ClGRfpnfRk6KgK8U0-4IWY/s320/DSCN1885.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqSpr00lOT-KBo86aCoRo_rJ_NGkbqGVEpHe61d7iiAKeYed0bTY7ufFzuLx0z2Ni5ZsYVw1aYJW7jiFMmH4v26WhJ-0ImUnxAAH9dsiEoYQi4ZPpHdjwx0fVR3iiCGlzTdYSDoBgz2v_/s994/IMG_9083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And last but not least a close-up of the German Uhlan officer. The conversion was literally Swedish cuffs, full collar and single breasted jacket with the aid of a scalpel and a bit of green stuff!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzepmszkVaMVm3oveaV-ZS45CVhBCcs_AEtXu7BruLxBqKjYRlfksp1xegs0_54pkUI1oVCG6AwIUU__V2nhmw354HcLUVif2uWnZ8t2LU__BpfXMgo2Zl9Pwvb0qPbJ8yolv1nhYKHc3/s688/IMG_9118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="688" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzepmszkVaMVm3oveaV-ZS45CVhBCcs_AEtXu7BruLxBqKjYRlfksp1xegs0_54pkUI1oVCG6AwIUU__V2nhmw354HcLUVif2uWnZ8t2LU__BpfXMgo2Zl9Pwvb0qPbJ8yolv1nhYKHc3/s320/IMG_9118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Not quite sure whats up next - there are Muskets and Tomahawks units of British Rangers and frontiersmen etc, recently acquired requiring paint - but I may have to put them all on hold while I <i>extractus digitus </i>and sort some wargaming scenarios out for all of the above! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Cheers, Doc</p></div><br /><p><br /></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-54444530496013676282021-05-02T00:23:00.001+10:002021-05-02T00:23:24.998+10:00More French in the Orient - this time WWII and the Levant<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5jla_bdL9_6kJzgXE8fBHqsSTX6kc7o5loWXN_Ld02eP1Wt_yDIhmRnbJmIzpDfW1pl-415zrd0hOH-a0OwT6u60Hht4kcr-LEbRlmkMv3d8taPoJ60krBdmlVfKKBAstsvCBQqQIGAl/s1024/IMG_9058.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5jla_bdL9_6kJzgXE8fBHqsSTX6kc7o5loWXN_Ld02eP1Wt_yDIhmRnbJmIzpDfW1pl-415zrd0hOH-a0OwT6u60Hht4kcr-LEbRlmkMv3d8taPoJ60krBdmlVfKKBAstsvCBQqQIGAl/w150-h200/IMG_9058.jpg" width="150" /></a>Nearly 80 years ago - six weeks from June to July 1941 to be exact - the Allies fought a brief but vicious campaign against the Vichy French colonial territory in the Levant (now modern day Lebanon and Syria). In this short conflict the Allies prevailed but at a cost of over 1,000 lives on either side including over 400 Australians. To put it in perspective that's ten times our losses suffered in Afghanistan in over ten years but in just six weeks! Yet it is virtually unknown, coming as it did just after the disastrous campaign in Greece and the unsuccessful defense of Crete (German airborne assault Op MERCURE) and before Tobruk and El Alamein. And of course by 1942 when these troops were pulled back to defend Australia and fighting for survival on the Kokoda track. The entire episode in Syria and Lebanon was quickly forgotten which is a pity as the achievements of the Australians were as impressive and courageous as any of the better known battles in WWII. The French they were up against were a formidable foe. The French colonial Army de Orient were well-led, trained, equipped and highly motivated - which came as a great surprise to the British commanders who had expected little (if any) resistance. This episode would have likely remained in obscurity, unknown outside the official (Australian) military histories (as I did in the AWM's Vol II 'Greece, Crete and Syria' of Australia in the War of 1939-45 published by the Australian War Memorial in 1953 on my father's bookshelf!) but for a masterful retelling of the entire thing by Richard James in his 'Australia's War with France - The Campaign in Syria and Lebanon, 1941' (Big Sky Publishing 2017).</p><p>But I know you lot didn't visit Doc's blog for a history lesson so here are the figures and models I've done up to represent the Vichy French the Australians encountered. The first cab off the rank is a great little 1/72 model (Hobby Boss - a Chinese firm) of a Vichy Dewoitine D520 fighter. The French air force was well-equipped with fighters and bombers that were easily a match for the Allies, and the French pilots gave good account of themselves downing two Hurricanes and strafing Australian convoys on the coastal road near the Litani River. The Dewoitines were the best French fighters of the war. Colourful too! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTE4X2FC85ZW7hH3Lawn2QeAYaFA7Cvn81jqVncGcZL6XUvHJMtLXsOdXIuaPtHq9A027uOEq2iuXw8yFiq5vPExRhQWJh7tKt3aWMY-JC_K4CbA_qDsJp_9C3DDoeLOnHN_jjtb8SfKz/s2048/IMG_9009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTE4X2FC85ZW7hH3Lawn2QeAYaFA7Cvn81jqVncGcZL6XUvHJMtLXsOdXIuaPtHq9A027uOEq2iuXw8yFiq5vPExRhQWJh7tKt3aWMY-JC_K4CbA_qDsJp_9C3DDoeLOnHN_jjtb8SfKz/s320/IMG_9009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQgpRaZl5U3bwNaZZ7Uw1ILhGPcMrhztEJNljo3pWW_1gUNjfS9PB6oYmIgo-95h0PGsGgaFpM_RHvhcPMPfqQruyy6owUziZZ4BTMcaNsvzSkOMGT2Z83KMDeltLESrK6fbbyelJMyFo/s673/IMG_9008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQgpRaZl5U3bwNaZZ7Uw1ILhGPcMrhztEJNljo3pWW_1gUNjfS9PB6oYmIgo-95h0PGsGgaFpM_RHvhcPMPfqQruyy6owUziZZ4BTMcaNsvzSkOMGT2Z83KMDeltLESrK6fbbyelJMyFo/s320/IMG_9008.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzgTQuQyk3d5A4M5c1osG4jGzp-ytHtEUe_ZphNlFXjw6rMFWF4eEgjfqTXMh7GMCPZpmBnVmnrax_j4exS4NZMZfBIX1zdRQs4mFp7le4BsiFH934VE35SfS19bQJXersAspAalYSBmB/s967/IMG_9006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzgTQuQyk3d5A4M5c1osG4jGzp-ytHtEUe_ZphNlFXjw6rMFWF4eEgjfqTXMh7GMCPZpmBnVmnrax_j4exS4NZMZfBIX1zdRQs4mFp7le4BsiFH934VE35SfS19bQJXersAspAalYSBmB/s320/IMG_9006.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsMaTaiWnZzvjMcPLHfNy3gU_NAgA6E1VcQgMrMfVTHEn-ZCUi1bqm0ckBMeiNJCu8IPR1q3N683tP1yUqsiB98cknmAY2FrnEqa_sziUus_6EO-JQVKgkKUF-3GA9lZBo13qT4vW-b_Z/s1600/IMG_9003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsMaTaiWnZzvjMcPLHfNy3gU_NAgA6E1VcQgMrMfVTHEn-ZCUi1bqm0ckBMeiNJCu8IPR1q3N683tP1yUqsiB98cknmAY2FrnEqa_sziUus_6EO-JQVKgkKUF-3GA9lZBo13qT4vW-b_Z/s320/IMG_9003.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The French colonial Army of the Levant was also a colourful one: "...an amalgamation of French Foreign Legion troops, regular French army troops, colonial troops from North Africa [and West Africa] and local troops." (James, p120). The Legion were four battalions of the 6th Regt <i>Etrangere, </i>the regulars were three battalions of the 24th Mixed Colonial Regt. - Frenchmen supplemented by Senegalese - and some 13 battalions of African <i>Tirailleurs </i>(light infantry rifles from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal and a dozen or so local (i.e. Syrian and Lebanese) battalions - there was even an Indochinese 'Construction' battalion! In addition there were some 2000 <i>Spahis </i>light cavalry (from Algeria, Morocco - even local Druze and Circassians!) mostly mounted but also in lorries and armoured cars. <i>Piece de resistance </i>of the force were the two armoured regiments, the famous 6th and 7th Chasseurs d'Afrique equipped with 90 of the latest French light tanks including the Renault R35s - for which the Allies initially at least no answer as their armour was too thick to be penetrated by the British Boyes AT rifles (save at point blank range or from the side or rear) the Allies had. Allied 'armour' consisted of armoured cars (mostly Herringtons and older Rolls Royces) Vickers light tanks and Bren carriers i.e. usually no match for the French!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODiXYv8hS5huJ9v0yNw6gJwLPvhzgCOoHuhwjr7Qadul79Sm6oEFHju1CCpFnc3cpu9L85iFuj5pFbUzivgdx9_TeGx3cUjQg2dAqO59_VJMLrBSV7Uzkv7JgFC5j-7MCdMQQZeTuRp3Y/s913/IMG_8934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="913" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODiXYv8hS5huJ9v0yNw6gJwLPvhzgCOoHuhwjr7Qadul79Sm6oEFHju1CCpFnc3cpu9L85iFuj5pFbUzivgdx9_TeGx3cUjQg2dAqO59_VJMLrBSV7Uzkv7JgFC5j-7MCdMQQZeTuRp3Y/s320/IMG_8934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPQl-8mUqJdJr4qGKZ5C1N_lt0gsSoqfELs4J3WaT_R2rczeKZ98NmQZgCeSztJqQ52f5hxHCIYOw7Ml81MMX0OtZ2Pcg55X3hRrxuur2u9NRukdrIYaMAO2TLiTO4T5o92vwotQHFNGt/s930/IMG_8915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The latter include a Dodge 'Tanake' armoured truck sporting a 37mm gun and at least one Hotchkis LMG and a Somua S35 with a 47mm gun. Although the Somua's <i>were </i>sent to Africa including to equip the <i>Chasseurs d'Afrique </i> they appear to have been with Vichy forces in West Africa and Tunisia and not in the Levant, although I haven't been able to confirm this. Bugger. It was the only French tank available I could get my hands on! Fortunately also available was a nice 75 gun and Vichy crew. The Tanake is a particularly nice model. About 30 1&1/2 ton Dodge trucks were converted into gun truck/APCs by the French and used by both Vichy and Free French forces in the Levant and North Africa.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr-a5VJqtwD2N0sPLjFEO0hgwrUmkl8uO3zufn8Uqpk029rWJ3b7pxtaXl5eTY-Vtwc0OKi7oKBazlS7cVN41abcCnO_MWe7JlEaUdyw2mTSIwhWUkV9DmD0wJQwesYHeqyPyLABM07l4/s1059/IMG_8901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1059" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr-a5VJqtwD2N0sPLjFEO0hgwrUmkl8uO3zufn8Uqpk029rWJ3b7pxtaXl5eTY-Vtwc0OKi7oKBazlS7cVN41abcCnO_MWe7JlEaUdyw2mTSIwhWUkV9DmD0wJQwesYHeqyPyLABM07l4/s320/IMG_8901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk2CqcXxIeqtwud5fy2EXfWkZYB1S2vAXCBME1NLFH1S_3F8Be7kXnvD0wqF_Ga5sS7OFiv8yvPG9TB8SZ0dNDtrYwXW49Wafo40bU1RWJS-MDHjrejVHAuWu9vNlgfHPzJeJtVHtG0iw/s1184/IMG_8902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk2CqcXxIeqtwud5fy2EXfWkZYB1S2vAXCBME1NLFH1S_3F8Be7kXnvD0wqF_Ga5sS7OFiv8yvPG9TB8SZ0dNDtrYwXW49Wafo40bU1RWJS-MDHjrejVHAuWu9vNlgfHPzJeJtVHtG0iw/s320/IMG_8902.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9TbZ67_SvRlDGiuhTHbuxPhQw1ofYpQufJtLlYLW7uGSbSU7DOwmOmiTLl_YPvgeB7L1wNEFB5E_kLaGCGOeRnGHYnOsShdfG_cATXMYr-DEnbofqftkvpjbhbEH6s9ML2jquGrFWzss/s1280/IMG_8905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9TbZ67_SvRlDGiuhTHbuxPhQw1ofYpQufJtLlYLW7uGSbSU7DOwmOmiTLl_YPvgeB7L1wNEFB5E_kLaGCGOeRnGHYnOsShdfG_cATXMYr-DEnbofqftkvpjbhbEH6s9ML2jquGrFWzss/s320/IMG_8905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXf4Ozq-D9LufJWflvHtt5jGl8nokQ8RwIS0HbF1sVhEwXeG_68zbmDmiVMN3AJ9HHqTEamujyrkfSe82EcqL2K7RqBEjK7F5QPl3kKjbs-hRzemI3H5FRZ4Q-4oPws-KsEWkRrJ5DTq_/s1280/IMG_8908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXf4Ozq-D9LufJWflvHtt5jGl8nokQ8RwIS0HbF1sVhEwXeG_68zbmDmiVMN3AJ9HHqTEamujyrkfSe82EcqL2K7RqBEjK7F5QPl3kKjbs-hRzemI3H5FRZ4Q-4oPws-KsEWkRrJ5DTq_/s320/IMG_8908.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgo2Z8k057ALiJBr-2ToK087QN4tkhaeE7M2NyrIcPBcojDllo_Db3Er3kEPBIUDMK5lNMH1RMPf0ba7k6VaYCmDyybpS5WJfPWT3sR5w2vTcA3nTssG-0JFZpt6zWPuZcONPrF0cLLXx/s933/IMG_8924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgo2Z8k057ALiJBr-2ToK087QN4tkhaeE7M2NyrIcPBcojDllo_Db3Er3kEPBIUDMK5lNMH1RMPf0ba7k6VaYCmDyybpS5WJfPWT3sR5w2vTcA3nTssG-0JFZpt6zWPuZcONPrF0cLLXx/s320/IMG_8924.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoI_GuHMOWHeR82Lov4PcN1957qV2-66MpnR2ULZVlTxr62DkjCHJ3tda8NOn3iEO_XvG24p1RIvIY51LTdlwnzya4V0vahLlkZPArmqzNx9J9jzmt48Y18UV6q9KUsbKEub4GUqbmCwY-/s1280/IMG_8927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoI_GuHMOWHeR82Lov4PcN1957qV2-66MpnR2ULZVlTxr62DkjCHJ3tda8NOn3iEO_XvG24p1RIvIY51LTdlwnzya4V0vahLlkZPArmqzNx9J9jzmt48Y18UV6q9KUsbKEub4GUqbmCwY-/s320/IMG_8927.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Although I haven't photographed the French and Senegalese infantry yet but will post them in due course. I also have the British, Australian and Indian units (and armour) that fought in the Levant as well. I've tried to put a scenario together for this but will need to put more work into making a proper Chain of Command Early War campaign. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQGEMhAdl5OAxgC6SWt_ZsWILT4_oHDwB0df6YQuRKqn6SaDRQ7c8JTKCpX7j9040R8N-wloHmMIpWY_FdrYSSB3e0uUu_mhNB_JTBmpOH5aqk8rEKQcwuH8g7xFOrR7HigD1xbks1QQ6/s800/IMG_8990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQGEMhAdl5OAxgC6SWt_ZsWILT4_oHDwB0df6YQuRKqn6SaDRQ7c8JTKCpX7j9040R8N-wloHmMIpWY_FdrYSSB3e0uUu_mhNB_JTBmpOH5aqk8rEKQcwuH8g7xFOrR7HigD1xbks1QQ6/s320/IMG_8990.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC4HOq_S4PpL_rN5-ttOXXwoXVKUeVVkeNsmrlNTEyWsClErCo8DtdxDH2q23S67ysrOMZ98mqaN7txkGNIpUkCYq6s2IC_ish4R_K8bS2_sSLIgi5Q9yMUVqKQgAnDmKxiJDihW19Hbh/s800/IMG_8988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC4HOq_S4PpL_rN5-ttOXXwoXVKUeVVkeNsmrlNTEyWsClErCo8DtdxDH2q23S67ysrOMZ98mqaN7txkGNIpUkCYq6s2IC_ish4R_K8bS2_sSLIgi5Q9yMUVqKQgAnDmKxiJDihW19Hbh/s320/IMG_8988.jpg" /></a></div>The blue at the end of the table represents the Litani River the Allies had to cross at the start of the campaign. I'll have to come up with some proper lists of what was available to respective commanders. It will certainly be a challenging game or two to recreate on the tabletop.</div><div><br /></div><div>Between that and currently finishing off my 1914 BEF (British cavalry done, halfway through a Scots unit, dismounted and command still to do) and Germans (German mounted finished, dismounted Uhlans and Command still to do) I daresay I will have my hands full!</div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-80602730946296177212021-02-24T00:31:00.000+11:002021-02-24T00:31:19.427+11:00Wargaming the French in Egypt: Desaix' Pursuit - encounter beside the Nile<p>I devised a game scenario based on Desaix's famous pursuit of Mameluke leader Murad Bey in the Upper Egypt campaign (August 1798 - August 1799). The game is loosely based on several incidents during the campaign. The first was in March 1799 with Desaix' General De Brigade Belliard's small force of 1000 men (and one light gun) encountering 300 Mamelukes and 3,000 Meccan infantry (Arab fanatics) at Abnud north of Luxor. A desperate hand-to-hand battle ensued for two days with the French eventually dislodging the Meccans and destroying most of them but suffering over a hundred casualties in the process - one of the heaviest losses suffered by the French in the campaign at that point. Once over Belliard resumed his marching between Qena and Aswan. The second is one I've described before, the destruction of the French flotilla at Qena (just north of Abnud) in April 1799 by Murad Bey's ally Sheriff Hassan and 2,000 more Meccan fanatics. In his marches up and down the Nile after being resupplied Desaix had been forced to leave his flotilla which was subsequently attacked and largely destroyed. Belliard's force was barely 20 kms away but had no idea the Mamelukes and their Arab allies had slipped in behind them. This must have been quite a blow as Desaix relied heavily on his flotilla for resupply and to move long distances up the Nile. Because of the dangerous shoals Qena was about as far as most of the larger vessels like the flagship L'Italie could go but at the time it was also serving as a hospital ship for hundreds of soldiers suffering opthalmia and dysentery.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this scenario the French have landed much needed supplies at a riverside village and await the main French force which is within a day's march. Unbeknownst to them the Mamelukes extensive spy network has alerted them to the presence of the flotilla and they have dispatched a large infantry force to capture the supplies and destroy the French there before the French main force arrives (which the advance scout force - Dromadaires & Dragoons - can begin to arrive at the of the end of the table on a D6 from Turn Four).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSITyFGGAJ6jRXVJnibwAYFZTfU4sTrMRSZYa8IET3gKgF9S3KvP2I6nOze9EZQdcLZlFzciA9F0VNsIQSrjnxmVQXVBLnN7kfbDgpwOi5tpiK0Cogk5ECYtTc_76k5QZlvd8mEG5l5JG/s724/IMG_8751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSITyFGGAJ6jRXVJnibwAYFZTfU4sTrMRSZYa8IET3gKgF9S3KvP2I6nOze9EZQdcLZlFzciA9F0VNsIQSrjnxmVQXVBLnN7kfbDgpwOi5tpiK0Cogk5ECYtTc_76k5QZlvd8mEG5l5JG/s320/IMG_8751.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF7U4AWsqLGJ4NwU9xiCNp9GYY8rbi81oRMh6mTCHZ92TzXSXQoNyuvDDvAoRH5NkxKE2FJkWGCz95Y8Ex2nEfYLslkw5P-0ER6j-I3SCwMn2_aU-ISSExaoebbVOkxZVJBkDCmOIEaHs/s995/IMG_8753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF7U4AWsqLGJ4NwU9xiCNp9GYY8rbi81oRMh6mTCHZ92TzXSXQoNyuvDDvAoRH5NkxKE2FJkWGCz95Y8Ex2nEfYLslkw5P-0ER6j-I3SCwMn2_aU-ISSExaoebbVOkxZVJBkDCmOIEaHs/s320/IMG_8753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To protect the supply dump the French have two small battalions of the 14th and 21st Demi-Brigades and a Naval Bde consisting of two small battalions and one 4 pdr gun. There is artillery support of one howitzer aboard an armed sloop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqOAGALo1kqlr3p1jzx_60El65ZLXEaGgUSUd2iwWRaWF32YxCZ10_7-jb068XWeP_Gp-ENzBxzznRlsO0-tiJ_d1SDZ4TjWxt3v1r5wGvXQY49US0vyjxi99qGWNrxRzO15LMmg7aLys/s1017/IMG_8757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1017" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqOAGALo1kqlr3p1jzx_60El65ZLXEaGgUSUd2iwWRaWF32YxCZ10_7-jb068XWeP_Gp-ENzBxzznRlsO0-tiJ_d1SDZ4TjWxt3v1r5wGvXQY49US0vyjxi99qGWNrxRzO15LMmg7aLys/s320/IMG_8757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickm6ZyaRtSWCP_1LPkkflKgA2Nayup60cBPXDPFXPP_vO8TPfWdhpDWgnyu0CcNyiPeGtNmWxAwMjJWKHOS3cxrl7vxyNyJXPezvle0WX8O35ys9IDRjARDZ0WmlcGqTKa6YaPGccUNH7/s800/IMG_8759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickm6ZyaRtSWCP_1LPkkflKgA2Nayup60cBPXDPFXPP_vO8TPfWdhpDWgnyu0CcNyiPeGtNmWxAwMjJWKHOS3cxrl7vxyNyJXPezvle0WX8O35ys9IDRjARDZ0WmlcGqTKa6YaPGccUNH7/s320/IMG_8759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSPCGxeBz29_PIKEN-vV9GjWh9S9icMaxYRRcQanoC9zISVdhhy8JBw0CKNaEaq7wFwmyCShBQ6U52d4SPwenH3LRYNSMgclCaOpZfBYMg8C-DWlD3EtZJ9jRH88BZqzEuY2ftgIknnxX/s1011/IMG_8760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1011" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSPCGxeBz29_PIKEN-vV9GjWh9S9icMaxYRRcQanoC9zISVdhhy8JBw0CKNaEaq7wFwmyCShBQ6U52d4SPwenH3LRYNSMgclCaOpZfBYMg8C-DWlD3EtZJ9jRH88BZqzEuY2ftgIknnxX/s320/IMG_8760.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The French have landed their small infantry force and pushed to the edge of the village in the nick of time. One Naval unit and disembarked gun are in the middle of town, with the second unit still disembarking. A single battalion of the 21st DB is covering their right. The only way back to the flotilla is via the dilapidated local dock, one of which is barely usable. <p></p><p>The Mameluke force consists of two infantry 'brigades' of Fellahin/Egyptian infantry and Sekkan unit (Jizail armed Balkan/Greek mercenaries) & one 4 pdr gun plus Mameluke/Bedouin Arab cavalry (12 figs). The second 'brigade' consists of Cairo Janissaries, Sekkans and Meccan fanatics plus an 8 pdr gun. Both the Egyptian infantry and Meccans are large units (30+ figures each). Also available from Turn Four is another main force of Mamelukes (24 figures) who arrive along the other side of the table.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5d7htt-1P1d6vVxEXI9FG52KdJbpr1gTWgufbc3IK69jKVSECPeNCZWlD9beIIDdVRCcdxTTobhUpZIem_W8h9V8G5bYfBKUeIDb2JAt8vF_-Cf16KQ9YormUpeaMxfnLcwlJB0ltjCY/s896/IMG_8754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="896" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5d7htt-1P1d6vVxEXI9FG52KdJbpr1gTWgufbc3IK69jKVSECPeNCZWlD9beIIDdVRCcdxTTobhUpZIem_W8h9V8G5bYfBKUeIDb2JAt8vF_-Cf16KQ9YormUpeaMxfnLcwlJB0ltjCY/s320/IMG_8754.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMCfU58KhELsK6d4kd3lVzAR7lOv-HPx-tT-q-Jfgvu3T3BL9n3_XQWecI8nY431ARzfBKbVV8aiulvLSjgKWhlTv822VxXIFnBLMnb4F5KhsWYhisyw8XHXoP-Gbk8mJWSd-XSsWbmUl/s677/IMG_8761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="677" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMCfU58KhELsK6d4kd3lVzAR7lOv-HPx-tT-q-Jfgvu3T3BL9n3_XQWecI8nY431ARzfBKbVV8aiulvLSjgKWhlTv822VxXIFnBLMnb4F5KhsWYhisyw8XHXoP-Gbk8mJWSd-XSsWbmUl/s320/IMG_8761.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Meccan fanatics waste no time and set about charging the Legere at the village edge.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NvrD1EoHzrrk0QPYXUBQvXij-PRZPU9ZaHgr_QgzoMlY2yTnnHRDqrLyEIElp1s0iTK-JzglsHZkFiDkBgvw5RRvh2DNKrYHKJ17Ss5P12Wv0pbHoEd8uKICvsYvdGmDo14P7BttGU30/s854/IMG_8772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="854" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NvrD1EoHzrrk0QPYXUBQvXij-PRZPU9ZaHgr_QgzoMlY2yTnnHRDqrLyEIElp1s0iTK-JzglsHZkFiDkBgvw5RRvh2DNKrYHKJ17Ss5P12Wv0pbHoEd8uKICvsYvdGmDo14P7BttGU30/s320/IMG_8772.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian Fellahin infantry - encouraged by their Imam - get ready to charge while the Sekkan unleash surprisingly accurate galling fire from the cover of the palm grove in front.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSEt46VH2hbKomiSsQXXaFu3CUwziCUAOGlv_N8twaPmJO0yxUs-IFwAj23fBADUHtwRqHqQPSsCBvSHahG6cNfrhoBiqbGd1oJoD-OTCTK2xoBRVbiNmoxyBx_Ya12ClMjRvPQtxeViD/s747/IMG_8777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="747" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSEt46VH2hbKomiSsQXXaFu3CUwziCUAOGlv_N8twaPmJO0yxUs-IFwAj23fBADUHtwRqHqQPSsCBvSHahG6cNfrhoBiqbGd1oJoD-OTCTK2xoBRVbiNmoxyBx_Ya12ClMjRvPQtxeViD/s320/IMG_8777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Egyptians burst through into the field but suffer a deadly bombardment from the French flotilla howitzer and are then met with an equally devastating fire from the Naval Brigade, gun and the 21st DB battalion lined up opposite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxKdTZ8mGCkJl9ZDh5jCoAINj7ISSZ7BOw1q4SF0LpYdhFQhLfj3e5qguWfXNG9ClnlA0kL_Jq-AnFhljsfof6TuKgwVYnL8EpC6RZSIL8QdWzwDRBzlZTswCUs999e2SyevqyzHkDdB5/s756/IMG_8780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxKdTZ8mGCkJl9ZDh5jCoAINj7ISSZ7BOw1q4SF0LpYdhFQhLfj3e5qguWfXNG9ClnlA0kL_Jq-AnFhljsfof6TuKgwVYnL8EpC6RZSIL8QdWzwDRBzlZTswCUs999e2SyevqyzHkDdB5/s320/IMG_8780.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Ottoman 4 pdr provided accurate fire on the French in support of the attacking Fellahin. Behind them the Meccan's furious charge is barely stopped for the moment by desperate volleying from the French Legere. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QU5jbZ1ANqpg9_wpai-BbqtSeKVnPsbJB3tL6PW27Eu-iZ9pA2nmYfeLzIG6cnLNuDfTSiEtc8YN_jWG6A2TcjaLKZqsOj2UwRZWrXkODqHBV2OhjoI_RPvcwAb_yBPv2cVSicA8vrbp/s609/IMG_8785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QU5jbZ1ANqpg9_wpai-BbqtSeKVnPsbJB3tL6PW27Eu-iZ9pA2nmYfeLzIG6cnLNuDfTSiEtc8YN_jWG6A2TcjaLKZqsOj2UwRZWrXkODqHBV2OhjoI_RPvcwAb_yBPv2cVSicA8vrbp/s320/IMG_8785.jpg" /></a></div><br /> By sheer weight of numbers the Meccans have forced the French back towards the village at the end of Turn Two. Fortunately for the latter the Meccan's enthusiasm to come to grips with the hated Infidel has masked their own gun which only got one shot in (and missed!) The French in danger of being outflanked by the Meccans managed to buy enough time to retreat into the village building.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HCVxiyt7ISDvXDze9jj3YyYmKEBtZW0RjVSZOnsas5tX7S0r5fsGZ1Gstf0KpMwxPsFkPEAHUeFRPfJWFJfVSotl6WZf4mA8uOu368gzn2VIOIg0gdhCfM6FENhcpbzhC9a-urD3hI07/s800/IMG_8787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HCVxiyt7ISDvXDze9jj3YyYmKEBtZW0RjVSZOnsas5tX7S0r5fsGZ1Gstf0KpMwxPsFkPEAHUeFRPfJWFJfVSotl6WZf4mA8uOu368gzn2VIOIg0gdhCfM6FENhcpbzhC9a-urD3hI07/s320/IMG_8787.jpg" /></a></div><p>Turn Three saw maximum pressure on the French. While the Egyptian Fellahin were destroyed and fled the field the Sekkan's sniping and Ottoman gun wiped out the Naval gun crew and reduced both the 21st DB and one of the Naval battalions. Then the Mamelukes made one of their maniacal charges that only just stopped short of contacting the other Naval battalion. It was too much for the other one which having lost the gun crew and under bombardment broke, leaving a hole in the French line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6ly-nP4yZpcXvTpMg0yWmRkuUOqhgZ9CxZdJzxSHddJEsTS2eDcvlNtNcXX5D3ldDp4QnwdXr4cojt2Rd6iF4orMsemiww2nU-caLsGWo8BH0-2BlpStYFrRx3cMHTqpwcuADEPtlQof/s631/IMG_8786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6ly-nP4yZpcXvTpMg0yWmRkuUOqhgZ9CxZdJzxSHddJEsTS2eDcvlNtNcXX5D3ldDp4QnwdXr4cojt2Rd6iF4orMsemiww2nU-caLsGWo8BH0-2BlpStYFrRx3cMHTqpwcuADEPtlQof/s320/IMG_8786.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKih_FGn-RCUVto9-Bmy0EVdi5d9Sgff3QFt5zuYRg8_-FCPIDNziuRzYQWfmS2zZ7Og84arrn0-e0OZEiHIBNLRnijpbbh3IYCdxkBHCyDXsd-TwxkvYTh4FpyVguEGwJgReWOCcEiUC/s625/IMG_8770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKih_FGn-RCUVto9-Bmy0EVdi5d9Sgff3QFt5zuYRg8_-FCPIDNziuRzYQWfmS2zZ7Og84arrn0-e0OZEiHIBNLRnijpbbh3IYCdxkBHCyDXsd-TwxkvYTh4FpyVguEGwJgReWOCcEiUC/s320/IMG_8770.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagAkycE9osh1t4576dj5Q02Ww05D_gPMrBq1SHUzCUBfMtNPyyYz9xxfEzyjbPwYgtGSCCvsmAKfW3iQP2hlWmBhQeioKf3zfUI9BAevy42w88CyqLP0l5zXxqSnTjNi2UKJ3iQ1G0Zj8/s655/IMG_8769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="655" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagAkycE9osh1t4576dj5Q02Ww05D_gPMrBq1SHUzCUBfMtNPyyYz9xxfEzyjbPwYgtGSCCvsmAKfW3iQP2hlWmBhQeioKf3zfUI9BAevy42w88CyqLP0l5zXxqSnTjNi2UKJ3iQ1G0Zj8/s320/IMG_8769.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_M-l8Lk5hsBcY1ocCZy2OpBjcvO3nej0yPmfvM1mN8v21sXFo5XSrgHb_pFFuuI_0qZ4nfk67mnt9DwOuVytYxb6pAM-aoNGoS1TXaPcfaJVMa-Jjx9WuL3H1RXrwgXBOLtehAc8uIxt/s925/IMG_8767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="925" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_M-l8Lk5hsBcY1ocCZy2OpBjcvO3nej0yPmfvM1mN8v21sXFo5XSrgHb_pFFuuI_0qZ4nfk67mnt9DwOuVytYxb6pAM-aoNGoS1TXaPcfaJVMa-Jjx9WuL3H1RXrwgXBOLtehAc8uIxt/s320/IMG_8767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNbTlID1qPuLUv_yECxn5UPikaKHUu9BxV6o3o3JZFn3FNidtXFsdX1pkt4QKb8N73xb_pOqdptjFuZEZeNEiMy4ChsubHosxQh4hwTOZ8KSv156Xe8Vkhw6kxZpQrx0gUQz1gtFbiPWs/s572/IMG_8798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNbTlID1qPuLUv_yECxn5UPikaKHUu9BxV6o3o3JZFn3FNidtXFsdX1pkt4QKb8N73xb_pOqdptjFuZEZeNEiMy4ChsubHosxQh4hwTOZ8KSv156Xe8Vkhw6kxZpQrx0gUQz1gtFbiPWs/s320/IMG_8798.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Although they didn't break, the other French Naval unit after losses from an initial exchange with the Mamelukes, prudently withdrew into the village, forming a line between the building and the village well. The other unit sought shelter in the building and somehow rallied (their surviving officer was made of sterner stuff!) while the 21st bttn formed an emergency square (which came under immediate fire from the Sekkans and that damned Ottoman gun!) The Mameluke/Arab horse saw a final opportunity and charged once again. At the same time the Meccan fanatics surrounded the remaining Legere in the building and tried to fight their way in. The second Sekkan unit moved up in support and it looked like it could be all over for the French.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuduW5fRnmMH69dKqJ9q7ZRZF_sgZK_vRFpneuPqPyE1QN1JzIPJ-R1oNW6g8rV10AlBbqnEXIXD7uGEHCRLQ5rjM7WpESYEEugHiUT_CHFOR0eNqAk6mU6bFWzvFsMi-q4jW4mB5Wqjwc/s692/IMG_8797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuduW5fRnmMH69dKqJ9q7ZRZF_sgZK_vRFpneuPqPyE1QN1JzIPJ-R1oNW6g8rV10AlBbqnEXIXD7uGEHCRLQ5rjM7WpESYEEugHiUT_CHFOR0eNqAk6mU6bFWzvFsMi-q4jW4mB5Wqjwc/s320/IMG_8797.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Cairo Janissaries being the best trained of the Ottoman/Mameluke force were surprisingly reluctant to join their Meccan comrades attacking the village. Their well-trained artillery piece likewise were frustrated at not being able to fire at anything. Although they appeared about engage (my fault I forgot to add their shooting in the last turn) the Sekkans had spent some time getting into position for the final attack that never came!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3BTwH7O9Tgc4vMBeKMBqCoQq9Hlvcht6olzu4wBzyp1gGcyTYuA8ipKGcPdTjIWZx1nSyjVtcuFlefVAUgc3mOyKCZKjQj3FSXQ98uoQY_kg40VVBzE45x0OAJMuQPV7F8lJzULnobZd/s800/IMG_8796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3BTwH7O9Tgc4vMBeKMBqCoQq9Hlvcht6olzu4wBzyp1gGcyTYuA8ipKGcPdTjIWZx1nSyjVtcuFlefVAUgc3mOyKCZKjQj3FSXQ98uoQY_kg40VVBzE45x0OAJMuQPV7F8lJzULnobZd/s320/IMG_8796.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CHu9kJRv2ibiUPsrLcjOejZmZE-JpBTB5UAXoBd3EWp7EomdF7J_X-dYqbUrwXY1riO-U5__02I_74mttR1sxTJ_qN0YHydiZOMHEHg49iR8X3iynbz395euSHA9jbKwO_lgLrGKjj9Y/s586/IMG_8795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On the verge of a rather complete victory the Mamelukes failed to break the French Naval Bde and instead broke themselves! The French defensive volley accompanied by a naval grenade or two from the neighbouring rooftop (not sure if I should have allowed that but... ) saw the Mamelukes fail their moral and adopt their other tactic - run away! (Despite the exhortations of the Imam!) This was also aided by a spectacular direct hit on the Ottoman gun by the French flotilla howitzer. By this time the Meccan fanatics had also been reduced to less than half their number so when the Mamelukes rode off ALL the Mameluke army had to test and due to excessive casualties they too broke and ran. Only the Sekkan mercenaries stayed put but seeing the rest of their comrades running decided discretion the better part of valour and also withdrew. [Note to self: make sure to put an independent Mameluke command in charge so the army doesn't run away if the Mamelukes do!]</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oycEwQneW_3xnz37Zkmlr9_KUWtenAI_zmL7u-KVKDlX8mufAZwLGgzhbHkxtDFGIwUciKpR_SgrRpR4oqjCH9IxMHLctXQmfv9QcZJyq_5nVugns2UM6fGLSRzjvQ6c07RcqzKmsaiE/s1024/IMG_8802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oycEwQneW_3xnz37Zkmlr9_KUWtenAI_zmL7u-KVKDlX8mufAZwLGgzhbHkxtDFGIwUciKpR_SgrRpR4oqjCH9IxMHLctXQmfv9QcZJyq_5nVugns2UM6fGLSRzjvQ6c07RcqzKmsaiE/s320/IMG_8802.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-HLaA6lAaNuux6lL_dnwCIk5-NnnvM9PpDh5HUzcWm7X8uTwholUgQmqYc1TDTWeFiz0eq3dmQrYbNk2wbFGAc3x0meprNLr4-s0kHrjPHxQ1PoLufCzv_cZNtvSs3Usq4CF8pvIP5kQ/s872/IMG_8803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-HLaA6lAaNuux6lL_dnwCIk5-NnnvM9PpDh5HUzcWm7X8uTwholUgQmqYc1TDTWeFiz0eq3dmQrYbNk2wbFGAc3x0meprNLr4-s0kHrjPHxQ1PoLufCzv_cZNtvSs3Usq4CF8pvIP5kQ/s320/IMG_8803.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP1Ijuq3GDzxBka3NFG4oj8IkP2nvIWvngn37EcsFY_Hrgds-dYzNGJbCY7GIpwnOPN0m8RtktTn032qAoaXGuOfTqfFmKHRaEHPOkhUslbjy5hsSwYK15n6r-I6Yoz3xs5bGoB4t8nHx/s589/IMG_8804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP1Ijuq3GDzxBka3NFG4oj8IkP2nvIWvngn37EcsFY_Hrgds-dYzNGJbCY7GIpwnOPN0m8RtktTn032qAoaXGuOfTqfFmKHRaEHPOkhUslbjy5hsSwYK15n6r-I6Yoz3xs5bGoB4t8nHx/s320/IMG_8804.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bang! The Ottoman gun is no more!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJjT6vKQYxA0OlDBu6Qnia8Wx12QK7lKc9lPqehxkmJ3Fd_XcHUiUY6uUJJAzWOrePRsbXBGgZiLrlmreaJNkUNvAWIZzn3zUFznzmq5bZGfs5T5tpjHzEjDEypHDXuKSugZMpkYAJK4c/s557/IMG_8805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJjT6vKQYxA0OlDBu6Qnia8Wx12QK7lKc9lPqehxkmJ3Fd_XcHUiUY6uUJJAzWOrePRsbXBGgZiLrlmreaJNkUNvAWIZzn3zUFznzmq5bZGfs5T5tpjHzEjDEypHDXuKSugZMpkYAJK4c/s320/IMG_8805.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdlkmDWrnM37CyELtsIa5ozSgQwNR5NOCSFfp4WO-vAsWocEbmx0KcH1K9-M25MPdusM8to5rAdZnEmxbEeXNYKUOVkLIpWBtxs926XWadn_tmq8gIWtG1JQvKDXhUYvlgo0lTRKoSmbL/s649/IMG_8807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="860" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahmiqcQa60DYWhecwgOrQSpgSEuD7ixTQl1hxaCuD4-Xi37n3Mt8dj9F53sxVaqJhd4eAypMyIlrOBQfALfJaqRjmUDlyQlo8Z0Fmzfm7N3TewWTgU84ZtwutRTCJlXf3zEgGxb-ZCPHL/s320/IMG_8811.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Imam pleads but they just shout 'Allahu Ackbar!' and ride harder in the opposite direction!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqygF9fJsPTa3lel14Raj-V8Pdwe4NyhRrUe1ONFwvSI6Ly7f7UzkiaaB7XLGk6aDpbaj6avMOKPpKcZ8vNkdnywq2P1B-Psxep7YVlh49sxLhZ1DB75Gdlfewr1qVwWUu13Ws6sVHad_z/s905/IMG_8814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="905" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqygF9fJsPTa3lel14Raj-V8Pdwe4NyhRrUe1ONFwvSI6Ly7f7UzkiaaB7XLGk6aDpbaj6avMOKPpKcZ8vNkdnywq2P1B-Psxep7YVlh49sxLhZ1DB75Gdlfewr1qVwWUu13Ws6sVHad_z/s320/IMG_8814.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And suddenly it was all over bar a bit of shouting in the distance (probably just a distraught Imam)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was getting too hot both in the village and on my gaming deck to get the French advance scout force and second Mameluke force on the table in time so I called it a day. Quite happy at how the scenario played - I think it could be either as a game on its own or part of a larger battle or series of encounters. [Thinks: there is also a sizable Ottoman Turk force I could introduce!] Making the Nile river sections, repositioning the village at one end of the table and bringing in the French flotilla has made all the difference. Its now ready for a proper game down t'club!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yes, the gaming scenario is based on the General de Brigade 'Napoleonic Scenarios 4 - Against the Ottomans' and the rules used are likewise a specific adaption of General de Armee.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well hoped you enjoyed it - please feel free to comment and/or with any suggestions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cheers, Doc</div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-10234844561094851032021-01-29T18:14:00.000+11:002021-01-29T18:14:06.073+11:00Doc's First Post for 2021: 1914 Project: the BEF<p>The end of 2020 saw me busily finishing off my French in Egypt project which, figure-wise, is now all but completed. Some scenery (a Nile-ish shoreline and crude village dock) still have to be constructed along with another French sloop for the scenario I ran last year but other projects have now taken priority and in particular the completion of my 1914 project. This was given a big boost through the acquisition of a large German army (half of which I painted myself anyway!) which has now been touched up and is just awaiting some specific figures to finish off. I've already got the bulk of my 1914 Belgians finished but had bags of <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/">Empress</a> lead (Paul Hick's wonderful British Expeditionary Force figures) to paint and base. I'm pleased to say I've just completed my Contemptables with an infantry platoon, two Vickers HMGs, a Howitzer and limber and now cavalry (sword armed so possibly Dragoons?) I intend to add a unit of Highlanders and a few other bits and bobs in the near future but for now have a full army tabletop ready!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn44Bau94ttI2UyAF9Y9MF69ALZm5aQpm-ZGax1bHSw5qqsyAEFIRSruX3le-SwGv-wfiqHR7CfiuYPIpvfNYKz9xHEqCxVLREKWkTHN32Db4R5-pcyHOgxKG72k9V064rQYJgbnPc0m8V/s1363/IMG_8464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn44Bau94ttI2UyAF9Y9MF69ALZm5aQpm-ZGax1bHSw5qqsyAEFIRSruX3le-SwGv-wfiqHR7CfiuYPIpvfNYKz9xHEqCxVLREKWkTHN32Db4R5-pcyHOgxKG72k9V064rQYJgbnPc0m8V/s320/IMG_8464.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sBUlz2NZrDASQDep8-sm3bEZCx5NwKTtb_J4vEM4sl81G7TrW4G1ZR9FVC-Kd7rDGB3SyAKb69TH2DoVwhs3Pcl2kkCeAAwiEYk7IjZHGtaLQXWldOipb-4WWozIgJB3wl3NoqCVBEB3/s1198/IMG_8470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6wa6SFRX0JC6vi7LO96QlI5aqo6-te0LQTSjLZUZ7Ka91fQ_amP_vkVCrDCIsVm_DCfyGjC2HEK5AWjN4p4j2IeK2_Yzy2YJTI1xvkslSLgpohljeLxJCUwwbDz6TlVGNZ1yRBXjFMrA/s320/IMG_8538+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Also added was a German Hussar command figure converted from an old Foundry FPW figure. The uniform is very similar to that favoured by older Prussian cavalry commanders and made popular by famous generals like Mackensen. Hopefully obtaining a proper Hussar command soon but meantime here he is with his Hussar escort!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWq-e5Vpz2CZK3y1jkLZiP2lTf0tZ48mGHNNQ7T9Y4V2Hic_izcW-pHBvioR2xS2UJxQdEMM5tR7S8JyqQ5mrQxYi8JI7YcnKbUXz904P_x-GrTLJvlMo9RilSwBcgR_myAadUOG8nw8V/s1361/IMG_8498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWq-e5Vpz2CZK3y1jkLZiP2lTf0tZ48mGHNNQ7T9Y4V2Hic_izcW-pHBvioR2xS2UJxQdEMM5tR7S8JyqQ5mrQxYi8JI7YcnKbUXz904P_x-GrTLJvlMo9RilSwBcgR_myAadUOG8nw8V/s320/IMG_8498.jpg" /></a></div><p>Also recently acquired is the Muttonchop (Empress) German Maxim which I have now done up. Should have put it behind a low wall or something but I think the basing works. In addition to this was the very pleasing re-acquisition of my artillery limber with crew in Feldmutze (my conversion). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuess16VAkQa3PqRpCwGackjdDuNdtRq2XG7pkilMCdu5HuumuZodmD3S7XZgQ3P1e2NgLL6VaN2ZH-c46ccTrIRMu_2_TSPMefuvAllspqPdTwiiusMtTuM8_r6A8Z1_9f7aygvs6fT4/s1280/IMG_8611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuess16VAkQa3PqRpCwGackjdDuNdtRq2XG7pkilMCdu5HuumuZodmD3S7XZgQ3P1e2NgLL6VaN2ZH-c46ccTrIRMu_2_TSPMefuvAllspqPdTwiiusMtTuM8_r6A8Z1_9f7aygvs6fT4/s320/IMG_8611.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFudNyUpoxq8lhNtReMpASaOKnw6h1jZ7AczTDQIYou7UsI55WZ01HqoRqSkyx188zO7GRI5u9abqzv3QzOE7JpUeu1YBk2FyzbSJe3l6FhmHN-MK37JfWfwV5w947HFKyud_HUZBdTx9J/s1024/IMG_8613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFudNyUpoxq8lhNtReMpASaOKnw6h1jZ7AczTDQIYou7UsI55WZ01HqoRqSkyx188zO7GRI5u9abqzv3QzOE7JpUeu1YBk2FyzbSJe3l6FhmHN-MK37JfWfwV5w947HFKyud_HUZBdTx9J/s320/IMG_8613.jpg" /></a></div><p>All of the above will of course also be added to my virtually complete Belgian army with its Minerva Armoured Car. I may at some point try and find an RN Rolls Royce AC also used in 1914 - hopefully easier to find than a model of a German 'Taube' single winged recon plane (one of the first aircraft used in WW1). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8UfFqcqWDamYIa1Z2Ju2GS-U7VQGy7ixT4PkFXAXfz2R34xRVMHwz4IoVAD_s2UA2TC7-5E0czIQvw2AOcZpIplqeGoev5y1YYE0JOv2HXNbigmQ7vKo7i_HXp-cIDMViG7t3XhAc_N8/s5184/DSCN0836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8UfFqcqWDamYIa1Z2Ju2GS-U7VQGy7ixT4PkFXAXfz2R34xRVMHwz4IoVAD_s2UA2TC7-5E0czIQvw2AOcZpIplqeGoev5y1YYE0JOv2HXNbigmQ7vKo7i_HXp-cIDMViG7t3XhAc_N8/s320/DSCN0836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vaZ_7T78if5ZYdYP_jUpR5uKKix001UXsxWMtaQ7i-VjwLyi_n8R2Dt2uAMfaQ1A3uNonE4-R8vUSxFSzcMJqE6ORtm9ZImLcHhJkApVk318eRShPO8QKJph1qfiukRBpwyzM5PeSZy-/s5184/DSCN1212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vaZ_7T78if5ZYdYP_jUpR5uKKix001UXsxWMtaQ7i-VjwLyi_n8R2Dt2uAMfaQ1A3uNonE4-R8vUSxFSzcMJqE6ORtm9ZImLcHhJkApVk318eRShPO8QKJph1qfiukRBpwyzM5PeSZy-/s320/DSCN1212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I already have some <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&page=1">Northstar Great War Miniatures</a> Scottish command (in Glengarry) painted up with a spare piper and officer etc, with just a sun helmet or two to remove so the Highlander unit will be first cab off the rank for painting when they arrive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOxnyVhzGdjuzzfvsUFJIYaPdMimvMFM-VLIHVwxMpUDLcq2A3tkWuobLuLnrLs9pojH4J7ubCo-8z-i1voIDDiWGyBUp6bTcwdHpxf4wyUmw_LIXin-j_IL_okb64wFUQa0nKoDEL7AM/s5184/DSCN1880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOxnyVhzGdjuzzfvsUFJIYaPdMimvMFM-VLIHVwxMpUDLcq2A3tkWuobLuLnrLs9pojH4J7ubCo-8z-i1voIDDiWGyBUp6bTcwdHpxf4wyUmw_LIXin-j_IL_okb64wFUQa0nKoDEL7AM/s320/DSCN1880.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUiZ9X73Lr_wFHMSZNfHmoE9NcDua8sgfa-XEPRmtvq9meHUMyL1ELAZZWDVUn0oE7s3wqkECGnhrMlAbFU3tYv3G7BPNJqtQ8qdfFM1ffE3c9ENHhMDNg58aUq-NygALc8tIEhnCENgF/s5184/DSCN1881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUiZ9X73Lr_wFHMSZNfHmoE9NcDua8sgfa-XEPRmtvq9meHUMyL1ELAZZWDVUn0oE7s3wqkECGnhrMlAbFU3tYv3G7BPNJqtQ8qdfFM1ffE3c9ENHhMDNg58aUq-NygALc8tIEhnCENgF/s320/DSCN1881.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQjypjdnJghZGAswJuwEv7fm-UPbIo9MudWo14JOJgeuaNfAeGXtUiekHTojlFon8-ov2lM6u2xrDyUW94I5zEjqsx8zoy3ruNjMBl59XrpziVZrQHzJgXFLqowxIpT3IvMkeQJI65X2f/s5184/DSCN1887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQjypjdnJghZGAswJuwEv7fm-UPbIo9MudWo14JOJgeuaNfAeGXtUiekHTojlFon8-ov2lM6u2xrDyUW94I5zEjqsx8zoy3ruNjMBl59XrpziVZrQHzJgXFLqowxIpT3IvMkeQJI65X2f/s320/DSCN1887.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I really like the very animated cav figures from Empress - pity they don't come with a command - but my Northstar order should take care of that. Love that <a href="https://www.eliteminiaturesaustralia.net/Mutton-Chop-Miniatures-WWI.html">Muttonchop Miniatures (Empress)</a> Vickers HMG too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBsPOa0ZZLmgpT8orkzhxJ33FgYTvoHvnTwmP4m87XHvNVaS8cFwEyFO832RB0GpjD6MVdmzrB04INtIKhbo6BxdO0OQKM46m6tWcEfrbA8D7hOacLNiguK7B_RAxKrd2VmLGQ5pOOL7K/s1024/BEF+Cav.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBsPOa0ZZLmgpT8orkzhxJ33FgYTvoHvnTwmP4m87XHvNVaS8cFwEyFO832RB0GpjD6MVdmzrB04INtIKhbo6BxdO0OQKM46m6tWcEfrbA8D7hOacLNiguK7B_RAxKrd2VmLGQ5pOOL7K/s320/BEF+Cav.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o0iF3wjpT8K5QsFO9kxFv_VQJjjcEU0Xq6ppq_bNDny3SzF0-2GPr3G6Mw_M87sIyMFKRPVWvFgPIwdnJG3cP5oU6BYt_VBQ5kqaW6QaFePn0QAGAE7JOITBsWF1lqybOwEaGhdVXCPT/s736/BEF+HMG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o0iF3wjpT8K5QsFO9kxFv_VQJjjcEU0Xq6ppq_bNDny3SzF0-2GPr3G6Mw_M87sIyMFKRPVWvFgPIwdnJG3cP5oU6BYt_VBQ5kqaW6QaFePn0QAGAE7JOITBsWF1lqybOwEaGhdVXCPT/s320/BEF+HMG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Well that's it for now. Tootlepip! until next time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Doc</div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-44122524973589942482020-12-31T00:53:00.003+11:002020-12-31T09:56:27.586+11:00Doc's final for 2020: Finishing the French in Egypt Project and the first game scenario<p>For the last few weeks I've been finishing off my Armee l'Orient with the last artillery battery (4pdr & howitzer) & crews in Kleber - Paul Hicks/US Brigade figures of course. Another officer or two as well but I have enough now to play the game scenario I've devised. One thing or another in this crappy year prevented me posting earlier but I thought I'd sneak in the last post for 2020 literally at the death-knell as it were. The following are the last French (in Egypt) units/figures I'll be doing for awhile.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_esYoQs5RJfA6Jqmv2QSnq8u5Aw3Rrrcn51rEOzku7ycLAx8cnxzrX7PpYd9UG_iaugvMXrIFoj3arW1rbRLueDc2NN9RrpgxY1qyfxp-5BhjcLxN7C5E1I3RKI56-PzRs-BNIBJctht/s1140/IMG_8484.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_esYoQs5RJfA6Jqmv2QSnq8u5Aw3Rrrcn51rEOzku7ycLAx8cnxzrX7PpYd9UG_iaugvMXrIFoj3arW1rbRLueDc2NN9RrpgxY1qyfxp-5BhjcLxN7C5E1I3RKI56-PzRs-BNIBJctht/s320/IMG_8484.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj8Yk0Kmxk_QusR4CEAJKfl8FpApCVEpNZmPqdBC6gtBpyo81j2E6eASSG0FK3VDemDXE-qlTy3pfYcLlYDRt9oihcqkDmqaqOw80tpe5Hiy_di26FWLl_u3yGdktHq2z-Gh4-RY-Yivl/s1101/IMG_8486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj8Yk0Kmxk_QusR4CEAJKfl8FpApCVEpNZmPqdBC6gtBpyo81j2E6eASSG0FK3VDemDXE-qlTy3pfYcLlYDRt9oihcqkDmqaqOw80tpe5Hiy_di26FWLl_u3yGdktHq2z-Gh4-RY-Yivl/s320/IMG_8486.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIZhZon6c8TOasiH6lzWFqGFOaGQB7MKV7_2HdqB2LVlLv52ru9huvqOFmwGkkO2XhXf8TWjWL6ixzphWWMyhS0gMIxLbXCH1Y96wPZsYlCbHPGYDz_NnDRumHjyWrteaGNfzqjoFCp3C/s1115/IMG_8488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIZhZon6c8TOasiH6lzWFqGFOaGQB7MKV7_2HdqB2LVlLv52ru9huvqOFmwGkkO2XhXf8TWjWL6ixzphWWMyhS0gMIxLbXCH1Y96wPZsYlCbHPGYDz_NnDRumHjyWrteaGNfzqjoFCp3C/s320/IMG_8488.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgRD2IbLgLREtF-nXHPUavnmiMJiS4Z2uUGzAoaSLc2j8SsQVcFkCEzlK1bk176p0jqRF9SbWMNAER8wDfJSslFCjaQ_3GE8ZVfaLHZtiA0fxK1qlKaTxWs2LEkN5Tmyo7Rg8UyEZIyRt/s1285/IMG_8492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgRD2IbLgLREtF-nXHPUavnmiMJiS4Z2uUGzAoaSLc2j8SsQVcFkCEzlK1bk176p0jqRF9SbWMNAER8wDfJSslFCjaQ_3GE8ZVfaLHZtiA0fxK1qlKaTxWs2LEkN5Tmyo7Rg8UyEZIyRt/s320/IMG_8492.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDyY64FuE-ZNLSo7eSKI4MV_NfLaUQrVtkVugCnKhHRgpvV1itmpvYfgTQ2HO-muI6GyxfoEQi0t7I1TAIKQu7l1AINeRLj7syZeO2LXOtHMs4PqK-8LhlxJBMoCT9xklpW9Vq1HjIypJ/s1526/IMG_8494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDyY64FuE-ZNLSo7eSKI4MV_NfLaUQrVtkVugCnKhHRgpvV1itmpvYfgTQ2HO-muI6GyxfoEQi0t7I1TAIKQu7l1AINeRLj7syZeO2LXOtHMs4PqK-8LhlxJBMoCT9xklpW9Vq1HjIypJ/s320/IMG_8494.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGE86oFoMXlyZyjRNMmmX7xb_5dsE5Fscf3Uch1T4CD5Kok7TktRzZCB5ONUANTama3yPqAYdh3gpIMniRlKQWA5HvUD78uljr4FfmEm2GH5oaDJmChv1ecbIYVlqop1RUOHQWyt1bTen/s2048/IMG_8496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGE86oFoMXlyZyjRNMmmX7xb_5dsE5Fscf3Uch1T4CD5Kok7TktRzZCB5ONUANTama3yPqAYdh3gpIMniRlKQWA5HvUD78uljr4FfmEm2GH5oaDJmChv1ecbIYVlqop1RUOHQWyt1bTen/s320/IMG_8496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've given the mounted officer some impressive plumage and a sash to make him another General de Brigade. The supply dump is part of the wargame scenario which is loosely based on an incident during Desaix' campaign up the Nile in pursuit of the remaining Mamelukes under Ibrahim Bey. Desaix was under huge pressure chasing Bey's highly mobile force for several months and suffered severe supply problems in a logistical nightmare over 1000 kms from Cairo. He was highly dependent on the French Nile Flotilla to resupply and evacuate wounded including hundreds afflicted with blinding tropical diseases like ophthalmia. The flotilla was centered around the flagship l'Italie which acted as a floating hospital but was eventually caught and destroyed by one of the Mameluke Beys leading a force of a few hundred Mamelukes but included at least 3,000 Meccan fanatics (jihadis shipped across the Red Sea from Mecca by the Ottoman Caliphate). In the scenario I've devised Desaix main force is to rendezvous with the flotilla at a village on the Nile for much needed resupply BUT both Ibrahim Bey's Mameluke-led force is aware of the French landing and is trying to get there first - dispatching the Meccans to take the village and destroy the Flotilla landing force protecting the landed supplies. Desaix has dispatched his Dromadaires and Dragoons ahead to scout out the Mamelukes and contact the landing force first so the race is on!<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/AVvXsEgHUZMavSpYzu71aJ1_HxCrOpYuKCi3dMEI5dL9Qs5CZrtFECkIxAxMoTa3hGIux6173ek3NATj2XT4_1TNbGM_c7p5W5lJrJ4K_PpLBqlqOqAz7iLXvvKPwpjltCWLZ4TtYfKLgGliepop/s1146/IMG_8018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUZMavSpYzu71aJ1_HxCrOpYuKCi3dMEI5dL9Qs5CZrtFECkIxAxMoTa3hGIux6173ek3NATj2XT4_1TNbGM_c7p5W5lJrJ4K_PpLBqlqOqAz7iLXvvKPwpjltCWLZ4TtYfKLgGliepop/s320/IMG_8018.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mamelukes have forced the French into square while the Meccans assault the reinforced Legion Nautique landing force in the village. </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhd_TDoqNehBYFM0i-Or4pcKzvZ_Fbenxi3Wmlxh_-FkCIPhko6wMNGelQ13ggWkVGmwO5esdTulQUs_gQVBW_tldOzuMUUyqluGXBV3cN5z4R1eNksHWLS5uFmBgtS9CCKgZtlqCsVWckG/s807/IMG_8019.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="807" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_TDoqNehBYFM0i-Or4pcKzvZ_Fbenxi3Wmlxh_-FkCIPhko6wMNGelQ13ggWkVGmwO5esdTulQUs_gQVBW_tldOzuMUUyqluGXBV3cN5z4R1eNksHWLS5uFmBgtS9CCKgZtlqCsVWckG/s320/IMG_8019.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Meccans burst into the village and eventually overwhelm the French forcing them out and seizing the supplies - temporarily at least. </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg3ffpvyPYk67KtQBpNXERK6z1o-ZZwL-wqlaujWpHe6-HAUUbprhniV-RmeFQpHKKQfd6DjoXVWQF_MMCbawQppeYynY3s3tl72kewEp-MgcYct54z3bf08IpkbcXjTPTux9veckMhyphenhyphenZZe/s1115/IMG_8020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ffpvyPYk67KtQBpNXERK6z1o-ZZwL-wqlaujWpHe6-HAUUbprhniV-RmeFQpHKKQfd6DjoXVWQF_MMCbawQppeYynY3s3tl72kewEp-MgcYct54z3bf08IpkbcXjTPTux9veckMhyphenhyphenZZe/s320/IMG_8020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main Mameluke force under Ibrahim Bey has gotten between Desaix and his advance guard/naval landing force. </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgEI14hKAr1u7ufZmi0vJnDbOWrO1EzYiYFWyZ9N7BVZg2TxK8SO105lZf3E1XKIaBxjz4x6wA8tyZJmVNr8lMeXlVWssKrCxFCSI4Zst9Lq5D8OO3WqgyUg9fcrsZahxMQzQKBbgpnetx1/s1188/IMG_8021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI14hKAr1u7ufZmi0vJnDbOWrO1EzYiYFWyZ9N7BVZg2TxK8SO105lZf3E1XKIaBxjz4x6wA8tyZJmVNr8lMeXlVWssKrCxFCSI4Zst9Lq5D8OO3WqgyUg9fcrsZahxMQzQKBbgpnetx1/s320/IMG_8021.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The French cavalry/camel advance force wisely forms square rather than mix it with Mamelukes!</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgqONIOQ1EgN3FNZiDq6Qm-KznRK4QNqHrji-YHgweAp0rYq335FN7GAttCYrrifZ0cfQThqKJvzO3jGJ4hYHNUJj-xmCpQ2g6-9KlSsrMfFBaLDja1fFre3eCuZLcE8OPPA13kngfpmjNK/s1555/IMG_8024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqONIOQ1EgN3FNZiDq6Qm-KznRK4QNqHrji-YHgweAp0rYq335FN7GAttCYrrifZ0cfQThqKJvzO3jGJ4hYHNUJj-xmCpQ2g6-9KlSsrMfFBaLDja1fFre3eCuZLcE8OPPA13kngfpmjNK/s320/IMG_8024.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The armoured Mamelukes form a wedge formation to penetrate the French square - and only bounced by the narrowest of margins!</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjjHuE-4qhY0FwEb0qeJBOsGrkwy0pt1wMVp94qLgvl7dUMVGZittkjySera1nBtFGeESUVNMMsRFsqssQNanyNEz2jzYQljNSQwmREmRcEuLgPSQQiF71uScFdzgnSQ67BsHY7YzRrwj6N/s1207/IMG_8025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHuE-4qhY0FwEb0qeJBOsGrkwy0pt1wMVp94qLgvl7dUMVGZittkjySera1nBtFGeESUVNMMsRFsqssQNanyNEz2jzYQljNSQwmREmRcEuLgPSQQiF71uScFdzgnSQ67BsHY7YzRrwj6N/s320/IMG_8025.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main group of Mamelukes in disarray after bouncing off the nearest French square. </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhhsANFPM3J92sDOLjRGQsqdQPquKMdVZxM2ENg9rTqwfdgmM-DQ9fOjeK6LzkEMj96J3tG-b7cQpH3CtFcO3eUrs-PA7IoHzsHKKH5CuO0-ORQA0JHcDKp1qBIDp6MZX2t2fr3r5Kw1VJW/s1180/IMG_8027.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="946" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsANFPM3J92sDOLjRGQsqdQPquKMdVZxM2ENg9rTqwfdgmM-DQ9fOjeK6LzkEMj96J3tG-b7cQpH3CtFcO3eUrs-PA7IoHzsHKKH5CuO0-ORQA0JHcDKp1qBIDp6MZX2t2fr3r5Kw1VJW/s320/IMG_8027.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confusion on the Mameluke side after repeatedly bouncing off the French squares - the jezzail armed Sekkans weren't able to get a bead on the massed ranks of French - luckily for the latter!</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgIBHIoKMoNXMjrJEy8B1MRwFoJrm5WCIm7WsxftXZApx_8Sf3ZqkOgOk9FcMUx2nlAatJv2C-KqkWp8ohRv3aQcXYJsZY8AGl2zXStOG-EgPsqc3jMace3IYOGSbhj_cNQ4DAbkLViW2Sr/s1508/IMG_8028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBHIoKMoNXMjrJEy8B1MRwFoJrm5WCIm7WsxftXZApx_8Sf3ZqkOgOk9FcMUx2nlAatJv2C-KqkWp8ohRv3aQcXYJsZY8AGl2zXStOG-EgPsqc3jMace3IYOGSbhj_cNQ4DAbkLViW2Sr/s320/IMG_8028.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having taken the village the much-depleted Meccans are about to get ridden down by French cavalry.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a great game with three commands per side so well-balanced. The game was called (Covid-restricted time limit at the club) with the French about to retake the village - albeit at some cost. The Mamelukes had failed to stop the French in square but their famous impetuosity meant that their artillery and jezzail armed Balkan mercenaries (Sekkans) were never able to take aim at the massed ranks of French advancing across the desert. The naval landing force survived albeit severely mauled, losing the village and valuable supplies, eventually had to be saved by the French cavalry/Camel Corps advance guard. A third force of Turkish regulars (Nizam e-cedit and Janissaries) never got involved and so may not be needed for the future scenario. Great fun using adapted General de Armee rules and a game I'll definitely be running in 2021.<div><br /></div><div>My next project I'll post on soon is finishing my WWI 1914 armies with a beautiful force of BEF sculpted by Paul Hicks for Empress. Meanwhile I'm glad to see the back of 2020 and look forward to much more wargaming goodness in 2021, wishing all my blog followers and fellow wargaming enthusiasts a safe and prosperous New Year!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-20876978610896864412020-10-12T23:52:00.001+11:002020-10-12T23:52:44.604+11:00Doc's French in Egypt Project: Part VII The Ottomans & Mamelukes<p>Having nearly completed the French part of my FiE Project I decided to review what I have, particularly the Mamelukes and Ottomans that I have also pretty much completed in order to see if there are any glaring gaps in the collection. The Ottoman/Turk/Arab force that fought the French so determinedly was quite different from any European army of the period and importantly, for wargaming purposes I had to have both the right mix of troops and well, considerable numbers if only to reflect the fact that in many encounters they outnumbered the French, sometimes by a considerable margin. What I found was the I had a shortage of artillery which, as I have discovered, the Ottomans were in plentiful supply with a wide range of both ancient and modern pieces and importantly, trained crews. The French found this out on several occasions - Desaix's squares came under intense and accurate fire from Murad Bey's artillery at Sediman while around the same time outside Acre Napoleon's besieging army also suffered at the hands of the plentiful and well-served Ottoman guns. With that in mind I've expanded the Turk's artillery park to include a modern 12 pdr and now a 4 pdr to go with the massive 24 pdrs (hauled by oxen!)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdkLwkXUiqKzpcPbZUvEtKO8esgDTEbFajUdAeht34lUNnqhlxw8_C7Y68uJ4Qy_LZTiJKFnw4vQUkaacANprDKc0l1PS2zIjGB-Bf0QAIanAYlVL_HXkbkw3-bw0DcYl7tVCDv3N11Pj/s4078/DSCN3614+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="4078" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdkLwkXUiqKzpcPbZUvEtKO8esgDTEbFajUdAeht34lUNnqhlxw8_C7Y68uJ4Qy_LZTiJKFnw4vQUkaacANprDKc0l1PS2zIjGB-Bf0QAIanAYlVL_HXkbkw3-bw0DcYl7tVCDv3N11Pj/s320/DSCN3614+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5Kyl0wbbY5evKRrP-zwWCMWp6vYnM8gxJpNWU31tyxmNj9VVhn0Wuhpq7BGyVAwQEHfrEpT2IY8RA2MHqJVe5G4wUH-wdaEHJ3tcKu6HglHX8OSQBArG8kSYQdMni31sjp25tqVRDBd3/s2648/DSCN3616+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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At Embahbeh (Battle of the Pyramids) the Mamelukes had a large battery of these monsters entrenched, which the French were careful to avoid (before storming the position) - the noise alone must have been terrifying! The artillery crew are the delightful Brigade figures, the two big guns are old modified Warhammer guns! The 12 pdr is a slightly modified Gribeauvil and the crew are Empress Indian Mutiny which I think match in well. I reckon they're hajis (maybe British-trained former Sepoys?) recruited for jihad against the infidel French and sent over with the other Meccan fanatics! Not as outlandish as it seems - note also that it was the Meccans led by Mameluke Osman Bey who in March 1799 attacked and destroyed Desaix's Nile Flotilla at Benut including the brig <i>l'Italie. </i>The Meccans slaughtered the Flotilla including several hundred Legion Nautique Marines, Legion Greque (Greek) and the band of the 61st Demi-Brigade - in addition to the loss of Desaix' much-needed supplies! The French conquest of Egypt was most definitely not the one-sided affair (until they met the British of course) as suggested by many historians.<p></p><p>To give some idea of the full collection I've assembled all the Mameluke and Ottomans facing the French as follows: on the left the Ottomans then Mamelukes (from the right) below them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogAXD9KTGA8hyphenhyphen2KiAo3NkVOyF96SdoXkNz9pEvGlxeOqX-kFF03WpxCSGfSWXXqCievy-gWLYrpnq0ie0G8GVrRVXtq_nronxErD98y4uuiG6EeIwNSb9qGBjGEA_DtHso4CosE4ahOSP/s5155/DSCN3640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3307" data-original-width="5155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogAXD9KTGA8hyphenhyphen2KiAo3NkVOyF96SdoXkNz9pEvGlxeOqX-kFF03WpxCSGfSWXXqCievy-gWLYrpnq0ie0G8GVrRVXtq_nronxErD98y4uuiG6EeIwNSb9qGBjGEA_DtHso4CosE4ahOSP/s320/DSCN3640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Closest are the Ottoman Askinjis heavy cavalry next to the big guns then the bow-armed Sipahi light cavalry led by a Mameluke (suspiciously dressed like an Arab knight with his Bedouin retinue/escort!) Behind them are the jezzail-armed Sekkans - a light infantry of Balkan mercenaries (and crack shots apparently) who are in front of the red-coated Nizam e-Cedit (Ottoman European-style Regulars - their 'new army') and two regiments of real Ottoman Janissary (none of your 'Cairo' rubbish!) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2ocBfewXtcN8fgFzfykraZIfeO-1cjZmIOnKXhYd-vM4KCQmD9oSVM4BDjbh7xEWAA6-tkKsCBvRUCoIbdPifZfcEqfDXqxpqwnYzn_tSk0nM7c_pkMVoxD1Br_lH0IltSpj66gl9F3M/s5152/DSCN3622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2ocBfewXtcN8fgFzfykraZIfeO-1cjZmIOnKXhYd-vM4KCQmD9oSVM4BDjbh7xEWAA6-tkKsCBvRUCoIbdPifZfcEqfDXqxpqwnYzn_tSk0nM7c_pkMVoxD1Br_lH0IltSpj66gl9F3M/s320/DSCN3622.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Behind the Mamelukes are the dead-eyed Meccan jihadi fanatics (in appropriate ISIS-like black) and behind them Egyptian regulars (or armed Fedahyeen peasantry - take your pick!) next to the slightly more regular Cairo Janissaries. Leading them all is the man himself Murad-Bey (another wonderful Brigade figure sculpted by Paul Hicks).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLZauzJxJ32JbpePUDdCykwMOWd4R_kBfIlY57k-4vE_e44-g0wJznL2S9OVqOlSgZqmnUnxCFSPHzl9N9Od3sBAeBKOqn7yCdTXL-G7Kbh3VfhURpgGly01ETJixDdF83jh7nHJTGtrm/s1632/IMG_3479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLZauzJxJ32JbpePUDdCykwMOWd4R_kBfIlY57k-4vE_e44-g0wJznL2S9OVqOlSgZqmnUnxCFSPHzl9N9Od3sBAeBKOqn7yCdTXL-G7Kbh3VfhURpgGly01ETJixDdF83jh7nHJTGtrm/s320/IMG_3479.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>There are quite a mix of figures reflecting how long I've been collecting them! Some of my favourites are the old Old Glory Mamelukes which were made close to 50 years ago! (antique collectibles maybe?) including this terrific mounted emir.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimreidQHhfwU6bfKr1uJWF2kUPOfs40g8NdV_cut3cKG9HU-HPrlyUYFVESCiFQMIbmwq9AoIOa4cqHU01b4YEwR5NlstpyJYMM6rdk3De3aa-EwKZjpydl_TRO2rG_SuyrIRjkEszBBO2/s439/Old+Glory+Mameluke+Cmd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimreidQHhfwU6bfKr1uJWF2kUPOfs40g8NdV_cut3cKG9HU-HPrlyUYFVESCiFQMIbmwq9AoIOa4cqHU01b4YEwR5NlstpyJYMM6rdk3De3aa-EwKZjpydl_TRO2rG_SuyrIRjkEszBBO2/s320/Old+Glory+Mameluke+Cmd.JPG" /></a></div><p>In no particular order the rest of the Mameluke horde in detail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCzbFsiS7VpPFjHzyenNrnFelVKsnAUUDNNJZVUBrE_SrCu-zAIZYkVWdjyAYoOqqoNNqy8Zw1cjHhtZrKRsfn1pZgVXRN322ko6Hhdnlr-8EfwGMQug12oNaG6DAHcTE6u7wqkNEVKsT/s4261/DSCN3623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-8MBB-TxsyZsB1Vt4L9ggt4Qs5lHZlUnsYVZntW0gfG2Qx10rXZzCZe81yiWn-Ygk2ZDzSA5AYTsoHT6lAYOpcw4rdXEbeobOjBsf1q1HvNIli81yeElNW4qu25X80Y9jivuDdyRqRrd/s1632/IMG_3476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-8MBB-TxsyZsB1Vt4L9ggt4Qs5lHZlUnsYVZntW0gfG2Qx10rXZzCZe81yiWn-Ygk2ZDzSA5AYTsoHT6lAYOpcw4rdXEbeobOjBsf1q1HvNIli81yeElNW4qu25X80Y9jivuDdyRqRrd/s320/IMG_3476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I think that'll do it for the Ottomans and their Mameluke madmen mates for now. I've got a few more French to finish and have to start planning the wargame scenarios and lists for play-testing. I'll be taking a break from the project for a bit while I fill various paint orders including some rather lovely Indian Mutiny figures. Conscious too that I have to set aside a block of time to kick-off my WWII Vichy French in Syria project - that I need more paint orders to pay for! (Shhh - don't tell the Memsahib!)</p><p>Au revoir for now.</p><p>'Doc'</p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-80031923868612181092020-09-24T16:15:00.005+10:002020-09-24T16:22:35.145+10:00Doc's French in Egypt (Armee L'Orient) project Part VI: the army nears completion<p> Although started well over six years ago it was not until near the end of last year that I finally got my act together and finished collecting for the French army in Egypt, making my last purchases earlier this year and beginning to paint and base them all. Having just finished another battalion of the 9eme de Ligne (in Kleber) I have taken stock of everything I have for the Egyptian campaign so far. There are two more Demi Brigade's of figures which I will do as the 4eme Legere (in Kleber of course!) and a generic DB in 'tenue de disembarcation', as well as an 8 pdr battery (crew in Kleber) and a small unit of Guides or Chasseurs to finish up the French. Unfortunately I have had to give up on the Nile Flotilla idea for now - although a 28mm version of the D'Italie fighting off the hordes of Arabs in armed Dhows does appeal... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8q63afMYi_-BVTyB6oxSAsj76ooMBAficQ9NP_oLIGXyGyq1b5NpsLiNYU0IqznbnrtPHrmHgkh_yaz1feGKSlHJtFlnh4A7pqqI9bXYIkNw_g_QK9VIJ2uzHo0loyYqrdhFOpAXiEKz/s4599/Armee+L%2527Orient+infantry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="4599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8q63afMYi_-BVTyB6oxSAsj76ooMBAficQ9NP_oLIGXyGyq1b5NpsLiNYU0IqznbnrtPHrmHgkh_yaz1feGKSlHJtFlnh4A7pqqI9bXYIkNw_g_QK9VIJ2uzHo0loyYqrdhFOpAXiEKz/s320/Armee+L%2527Orient+infantry.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7GYm9sv34uwfd4z8e_DgBMjLlhX-lmj3TeRllSZh2YF0baQD_JRrDxUBApZSmVHP0Z8scsiGqyLTH1Jf4UIH79eR-YVhpetVmENJE4lFpeBS5m5R-N7qHWVDJoKP5Adt7QX5X-z_uJB4/s5184/Doc%2527s+Armee+L%2527Orient+cav.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C81aQSNYN48WsIC4q9GpNN4s3s_zd9njrvjwD7xR3T2YpxhUno_nvKw-MoY8nMYokmm2usxv-ptLzprhQT_lT_NVJ2UOVK-6-U9viFfblk2SqYzwXSluoA_LPZ1JgeyS3R2B8YhmwCqt/s5184/DSCN3581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C81aQSNYN48WsIC4q9GpNN4s3s_zd9njrvjwD7xR3T2YpxhUno_nvKw-MoY8nMYokmm2usxv-ptLzprhQT_lT_NVJ2UOVK-6-U9viFfblk2SqYzwXSluoA_LPZ1JgeyS3R2B8YhmwCqt/s320/DSCN3581.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>So thus far there are:</p><p><span> </span><span> 21eme Legere (2 x bttn @ 18)</span><br /></p><p><span><span> </span><span> 9eme Ligne (2 x bttn @ 24)</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span><span> </span><span> 88eme Ligne (1 bttn @ 24)</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span> </span><span> 61eme Ligne (1 bttn @ 24)</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> 4eme Legere (1 bttn - in Mirliton @ 18)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Legion Nautique (1 bttn @ 24 plus gun & officer, four crew)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Foot Battery (2 x 6 pdrs, 8 crew)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Total: 174 infantry, 3 guns & 13 crew</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Camel Corps (Dromadaires) (12 mtd, 14 dismounted)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> 14/15eme 18/20eme Dragoons (12 mtd, 14 dismounted)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> 7eme <i>bis </i>Hussars (8 mtd)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Guides (a Cheval) (9 mtd)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Horse Battery (2 x 4 pdrs, 8 crew)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> 2 Mtd Generals plus Guide escort (3 x mtd) </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> Total: 44 mounted, 28 dismtd, 2 guns & 8 crew</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This leaves a total of 48 foot, 9 mounted, 3 guns and 12 crew left to do. Plus another mounted general - or two - to finish my Armee L'Orient! They are faced by an even larger Ottoman/Mameluke force which apart from another gun or two is all ready to go and smite the infidel (<i>insh'Allah</i>)! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The most recent French unit completed is the 9eme de Ligne in their bright red Kleber uniform. All Perry's metals. I have already made a battalion of that Demi Brigade in 'dis-embarcation uniform' as there is some conjecture that some of Desaix' infantry may have marched up the Nile <i>before</i> they had all been clothed in the new Kleber cotton uniforms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa2oJzAwUkKnZJkvhP_KH37pXUqfGvjnNFocNsbkhx05XUMOFFftn8hYsYKD8wSEBXRYCEbbEOgcjWy1S6F-rfJA5Jn3-pb5-ks-FXMMJifVBTYs2m54rH1N1hD-G4u3TjbNv7Y4mMaAk/s4229/Ninth+DB+bttns+in+Blues+and+Kleber.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3398" data-original-width="4229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa2oJzAwUkKnZJkvhP_KH37pXUqfGvjnNFocNsbkhx05XUMOFFftn8hYsYKD8wSEBXRYCEbbEOgcjWy1S6F-rfJA5Jn3-pb5-ks-FXMMJifVBTYs2m54rH1N1hD-G4u3TjbNv7Y4mMaAk/s320/Ninth+DB+bttns+in+Blues+and+Kleber.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOpb0NM9ctAG7MNY7jcW-EuyLuUCUTde_vVwplF-v_l-Zyex4AHhyphenhyphenuJKpDd_QMUTWMGc0YpRSHfur59yqrThU-O0qCITQZ9BSZ4_ip2GUSMKfuAsoY0a9be-uCl5xLNii7sOyOKomVxzU/s2548/Ninth+DB+in+Kleber+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="2548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOpb0NM9ctAG7MNY7jcW-EuyLuUCUTde_vVwplF-v_l-Zyex4AHhyphenhyphenuJKpDd_QMUTWMGc0YpRSHfur59yqrThU-O0qCITQZ9BSZ4_ip2GUSMKfuAsoY0a9be-uCl5xLNii7sOyOKomVxzU/s320/Ninth+DB+in+Kleber+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsrkizP77MQANchIMwk8gdfPy3Asq717vq4wfb-lsl_2wqfp2LSCmkwH1KG07WA54lS-mwTJ5HmgndERJjlL52AScL81KutDCrk2buugwqQ9D7W4IE22_kBFKa-YDEWVYwscdh-preqdP/s3531/Ninth+in+Kleber+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsrkizP77MQANchIMwk8gdfPy3Asq717vq4wfb-lsl_2wqfp2LSCmkwH1KG07WA54lS-mwTJ5HmgndERJjlL52AScL81KutDCrk2buugwqQ9D7W4IE22_kBFKa-YDEWVYwscdh-preqdP/s320/Ninth+in+Kleber+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63HRxj9qgPbTn5GpYfEO8xoF32wpdc3KOrU_nuGGG1_X7KpBpVbz_Z5DYJsQREYjX4jPWRZmVO0OzD9mfd-xhU-8PznAr1UHqxE9xM_bmZzVnkv0z-rOZwQJ7w3FD5xHF7owJxGqVgIUL/s3558/Ninth+in+Kleber+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="3558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63HRxj9qgPbTn5GpYfEO8xoF32wpdc3KOrU_nuGGG1_X7KpBpVbz_Z5DYJsQREYjX4jPWRZmVO0OzD9mfd-xhU-8PznAr1UHqxE9xM_bmZzVnkv0z-rOZwQJ7w3FD5xHF7owJxGqVgIUL/s320/Ninth+in+Kleber+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I had intended to showcase this in November at the local club for the Little Wars 2020 convention but the Wuhan Flu pandemic put paid to that plus the restricted hours currently allowed now for games (just two!) means this won't happen before mid to late 2021 at the earliest. Hopefully this will allow me to try a few test games first using the General de Brigade rules as a base as GdB have a number of Ottoman/French-in-Egypt scenarios. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KH237Lt-669TuupVSHa1UcAvL2W3GdFJY0Q4ZxMVPtx0IF9JlK1yxUO2Y8IVbOOYsZdK-H9J7-16prmQcYvmd5me52IPF7kUHid_p-rzt3cK0WAZQqa-wiTW_GdEE899Ps2lk-YEcmky/s5184/4eme+Legere+in+Mirliton.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KH237Lt-669TuupVSHa1UcAvL2W3GdFJY0Q4ZxMVPtx0IF9JlK1yxUO2Y8IVbOOYsZdK-H9J7-16prmQcYvmd5me52IPF7kUHid_p-rzt3cK0WAZQqa-wiTW_GdEE899Ps2lk-YEcmky/s320/4eme+Legere+in+Mirliton.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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While they were much better at hand-to-hand (armed with a ferocious array of weapons and the early 'trench broom' blunderbuss) they had little of the discipline required of well drilled infantry so how they'll go in square against charging Mameluke maniacs on the wargaming table remains to be seen!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJndhu8Ct-DdkwPCu7-Nt86TR-JH96Pk93YkvD8MhDWMaXBi5Qp8ByLRg2PFk0rRdwXD1RBVu4Kp9wovHUcHN-c-8-ULLHkG7Z-T2o9qMB3Jv8D8z2CBJYSx4SMTEfZmqSRyx4Gbg3n0-/s3727/Legion+Nautique+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="3727" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJndhu8Ct-DdkwPCu7-Nt86TR-JH96Pk93YkvD8MhDWMaXBi5Qp8ByLRg2PFk0rRdwXD1RBVu4Kp9wovHUcHN-c-8-ULLHkG7Z-T2o9qMB3Jv8D8z2CBJYSx4SMTEfZmqSRyx4Gbg3n0-/s320/Legion+Nautique+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB46sJd8CjdC5QHjCKAs1SVER2Dhskd4cgy3clfAa5SnQYvqanuxm202_L6s4-jmlpA-5krxXXFM9IeOmhvHcsx0-j8c1F6n6yYkpIGHD9aSeeSq0Xb6m0qRtW2AW4mMyAJYHZl87Sew0/s2199/Legion+Nautique+gun.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoB46sJd8CjdC5QHjCKAs1SVER2Dhskd4cgy3clfAa5SnQYvqanuxm202_L6s4-jmlpA-5krxXXFM9IeOmhvHcsx0-j8c1F6n6yYkpIGHD9aSeeSq0Xb6m0qRtW2AW4mMyAJYHZl87Sew0/s320/Legion+Nautique+gun.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiinDv2NvSHRZc0czdnXxZ5SoSXAH91VtZ4qqneJGeFG96hSiI0c9zJ7AjPpctnCfbemU6PNEzODL4mvZk0lDxdvD9fLf08cJcVWy0_kmjSTds-sw1ORvtSacvLeHfU0g-95F_gry5dEk3/s4141/Legion+Nautique.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="4141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiinDv2NvSHRZc0czdnXxZ5SoSXAH91VtZ4qqneJGeFG96hSiI0c9zJ7AjPpctnCfbemU6PNEzODL4mvZk0lDxdvD9fLf08cJcVWy0_kmjSTds-sw1ORvtSacvLeHfU0g-95F_gry5dEk3/s320/Legion+Nautique.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span>In truth I've blown the pensioner's budget (don't tell the Memsahib!) on getting virtually an entire Perry's Vichy (in Syria) army for my WWII Syria project. Just waiting for the last part to arrive which should give me a platoon each of French and Senegalese infantry plus a 75, Tanake Dodge Armoured Car and Somua R35(?) light tank - pretty much the entire shootin' match. Woohoo! I've also acquired a WWI 1914-15 German army that requires a little tidy-up paint etc. The upshot is I really don't have the time or funds to do a Nile Flotilla (or another Revolutionary French army) - short of a LOT of painting commission work (all in prospect for the moment) so [sigh] a hard decision had to be made... the Flotilla is sunk for the </span>foreseeable! <i>O la vache! </i>On the plus side the French in Egypt project finally nears its completion.<p></p><p><i>Au revoir mes amis </i>- until next time. </p><p>Doc</p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-88080694923520799492020-09-02T15:18:00.002+10:002020-09-02T15:20:48.930+10:00French In Egypt Project Part V: The Guides and a Legere<p> I took a little break after the last post to do some landscaping duties as She Who Must Be Obeyed 'guided' so it was only appropriate that, as mentioned previously I made up a unit of Guides. These are the famous <i>Guides de l'Armee d'Orient. </i>They were the forerunners of the Consular and later Imperial Guard and consisted of about 700 men in seven companies (four mounted, three foot) under the newly-minted Chef de Brigade Bessieres! Originally meant to be force protection for the commander as well as a bodyguard they were also scouts and messengers (in such hostile territory messengers required a strong mounted escort). In Egypt Napoleon relied increasingly on their scouting abilities and the mounted Guides themselves became the first French units to adopt Egyptian clothing particularly turbans and voluminous light coloured hooded cloaks that provided protection against the cold desert nights. The figures are once again those made by Paul Hicks for Brigade. The only problem was that none had any of the aforementioned cloaks as seen with some of his <i>Dromadaires </i>(also see my first French In Egypt post) so I got out the old Milliput and sculpted my own!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyMgqYS0RCovJUejYw_VJjFLIJaoxC_Xp08w45PsWEsX19teLCpIxKWGlI3YqetXPVxQPo1lJHHRktLg7-ciLyep8_fXmL_Hdm_RdCPrjbOMTpvfo_WnS7mAQlBPrYQQgBTbJ8dN-WJv4/s3191/DSCN3450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="3191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyMgqYS0RCovJUejYw_VJjFLIJaoxC_Xp08w45PsWEsX19teLCpIxKWGlI3YqetXPVxQPo1lJHHRktLg7-ciLyep8_fXmL_Hdm_RdCPrjbOMTpvfo_WnS7mAQlBPrYQQgBTbJ8dN-WJv4/s640/DSCN3450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8CfPk3bpumlsvwEwxT9U8lzvtHo1_nX39NHQadAb8KvQ5Ag5WtR7u37Zcp5x5MfbMSn9UcL6NsA_T74XbSY_fK1BjdvpkJ2S07X6MaXMsX1D4fZTpRBiKkD7HK9RjmZscTL9PyAQa4ao/s3311/DSCN3452.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmegGXF5sDQ2TdcraADnuE3U3aYOQTQEqLI2i1YkWI2-svYECkEvE-lJFBDlRdgjhVgC9ou_JgZS2rYdMmi3vazGRX_0K78ZnMblruLn4uMa58r2iGzzlpty0RFBNPFLrqQ95-dbWfxRKn/s3669/DSCN3466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3367" data-original-width="3669" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmegGXF5sDQ2TdcraADnuE3U3aYOQTQEqLI2i1YkWI2-svYECkEvE-lJFBDlRdgjhVgC9ou_JgZS2rYdMmi3vazGRX_0K78ZnMblruLn4uMa58r2iGzzlpty0RFBNPFLrqQ95-dbWfxRKn/s640/DSCN3466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>With three auxiliary companies (one half-company of mounted light artillery, two of foot) the Guides, supposedly a miniature corps, in theory numbered over 1,000 but even with the auxiliaries were never much more than the original 700. The reality in Egypt was that by 1 January 1799 there were 294 mounted and 268 foot Guides with an additional 71 Guide artillery. The Egyptian campaign was a hard one for the Guides with 200 Guides (100 each mounted and foot) returning with Napoleon (and Bessieres!) in August 1799 and only 190 foot and 90 mounted returning to France in 1801. All those returning joined the newly formed Consular Guard. Although not part of Desaix' force an interesting lot that were well regarded and a must for any <i>Armee de l'Orient! </i></p><p>Some of the figures that I collected were light infantry in Mirliton (headgear usually associated with light cavalry), possibly <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=451" target="_blank">Trent figures</a> still sold by <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/" target="_blank">North Star</a>. The <i>Legere </i>Demi-Brigades that were in Egypt included the 4th, 7th, 21st and 22nd but while I could find evidence of some in <i>tenue de disembarcation </i>with Mirliton I could not identify which Demi-Brigade they belonged to (or how long they retained the headgear) so I came up with a uniform worn by the 14th in 1798-1801 that could have easily equated with one of the <i>Legere </i>in Egypt. To add to that and complete the unit (which came without command figures) I converted an officer figure from an old Foundry Austrian and a Cornet from one of the Perry pre-1810 French plastics using Mirliton heads from their French Hussars box. While the <i>Legere </i>tended to use drummers at this time they also had some with hunting horns so I chose that option. 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You'd have to be fit to trot across the desert in that clobber anyway! </p><p>The <i>Armee De l'Orient </i>is getting close to completion with only about five units left to go - still a stack of figures just not quite the lead mountain I started out with back in January. </p><p>Click on the pics to get a better look and feel free to leave a comment if you like (or if you no like!) </p><p>Till next time. </p><p><i>Au revoir</i></p><p>Doc</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: It never ends - the next project just kicked off before this finished with the arrival (woohoo!!!) of my recently purchased Perry's Vichy French intended for my long-planned WWII Syrian Campaign.</p><p><br /></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-1260933317927817452020-08-22T18:55:00.000+10:002020-08-22T18:55:11.906+10:00French in Egypt Project - Part IV some more cavalry & artillery<p>Two welcome events in the last week have cheered me up no end - our local club is coming out of Covid lockdown and commencing operations (and gaming!) again. Woohoo! And my last order from <a href="http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/">Brigade</a> finally arrived on my doorstep last week. That has enabled me to finish my Dragoons and eventually the rest of my Army of the Orient - so the end is finally in sight! (sort of...) Although there's a small mountain of lead still to go this has been a reasonably productive two weeks or so.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjnEE8PujSaZOJ2T2VOs-4R_BD-YyHyJTfmZ45vR-HPB1dSUxt8UyBNGPTmegKlbd8MMFkYebkamu01f5xw6tIBvCSF5Vggxv4Qalu8a73gxwOgbJA_-iiFtOzFai1sMklC2u_dNlIR6M/s1280/IMG_7902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjnEE8PujSaZOJ2T2VOs-4R_BD-YyHyJTfmZ45vR-HPB1dSUxt8UyBNGPTmegKlbd8MMFkYebkamu01f5xw6tIBvCSF5Vggxv4Qalu8a73gxwOgbJA_-iiFtOzFai1sMklC2u_dNlIR6M/s640/IMG_7902.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">The figure production for the last fortnight or so - minus the General finished earlier.</span></div><p></p><p>All the figures this time are Brigade (sculpted in the UK by the talented Paul Hicks) starting with the Foot Artillery (in Bicorne). There are two 6pdrs with crews loading and firing - love the poses!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0sy-tPOM9xy6HiPJu5ZdEFq_5oBzZUH9sZi2AiM48aWjG1AyC0lD9KVH4MO5QpGf4TLWt5wCqKUQf9ZKb0-335fm2QUbtd34FrtY3z0goWZpt6kZSg2jaWd_g5QEjQPpf5JVQVT1RGCi/s2467/DSCN3379+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0sy-tPOM9xy6HiPJu5ZdEFq_5oBzZUH9sZi2AiM48aWjG1AyC0lD9KVH4MO5QpGf4TLWt5wCqKUQf9ZKb0-335fm2QUbtd34FrtY3z0goWZpt6kZSg2jaWd_g5QEjQPpf5JVQVT1RGCi/s640/DSCN3379+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFsIHXVy9WRLZWuThjkDjlVOFyAaqi1GLl526ZGpFXhXDra6bDjD0_v7-y3i_3f2SsJm5tQG5LGIGKSV28lpOo8omL5wu6r-k3v9fhhYMqYOUujC-Cj6CNa55CYN-Q5roDX6nHtGYmB09/s4929/DSCN3382+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="4929" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFsIHXVy9WRLZWuThjkDjlVOFyAaqi1GLl526ZGpFXhXDra6bDjD0_v7-y3i_3f2SsJm5tQG5LGIGKSV28lpOo8omL5wu6r-k3v9fhhYMqYOUujC-Cj6CNa55CYN-Q5roDX6nHtGYmB09/s640/DSCN3382+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii86g5TnBdM7peSFJCE3m3eG4efC3VMOu93ANVN_mzY341CcvISXFDPOIRT10bRCcpWvZysXOnPFGiUhOsfLSClzJb2Iflf_sNj2EhaV0cloToZFRPp_iAAn16Dc3jagR-N0QHaALRcWf/s4763/DSCN3386+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="4763" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii86g5TnBdM7peSFJCE3m3eG4efC3VMOu93ANVN_mzY341CcvISXFDPOIRT10bRCcpWvZysXOnPFGiUhOsfLSClzJb2Iflf_sNj2EhaV0cloToZFRPp_iAAn16Dc3jagR-N0QHaALRcWf/s640/DSCN3386+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I like the idea of the gun commander yelling at the rammer not to swab the barrel before the vent-man seals the touch-hole. The vent-man is equipped with a peculiar leather glove with the thumb that seals the touch-hole to stop air getting into the barrel and potentially igniting waste powder before it can be swabbed out prior to reloading. Hicks' figure is the best I've seen depicting this vital crew member in action. </p><p>The next lot are the dismounted Dragoons. For the campaign French cavalry arrived in Egypt with less than 800 horses, Napoleon thinking they would source locally the 12,000 or so he thought would be required. As it transpired they fell far short of finding this number and much of the cavalry were dismounted at the start of the campaign. Some Dragoons and the Guides were issued with infantry packs, trousers and boots and at least for the early part of the campaign, marched and fought as infantry (the Guides were in fact originally organised as both mounted and foot units). Tactically even when mounted they sheltered in infantry squares and/or dismounted to form square rather than taking on the Mamelukes hand-to-hand, the latter being better mounted and equipped (and arguably the superior horsemen!) <a href="http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/">Brigade</a> also include sets of Dragoon horse-holders as well as those equipped as infantry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sKzICOZnhsGqs31sySqRJ4VIKqEDqKAS9tDwjMePIiLdMVzKo2_DbKRgbfW0lJaxW1YKmjWTgOiYeqBSNbTJwJKdYZn-VLe6G-YXu4j3ACx8L_hdLUDGf8ZMYPhY41LwQL9O3ppi4k1h/s2148/DSCN3393+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="1742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sKzICOZnhsGqs31sySqRJ4VIKqEDqKAS9tDwjMePIiLdMVzKo2_DbKRgbfW0lJaxW1YKmjWTgOiYeqBSNbTJwJKdYZn-VLe6G-YXu4j3ACx8L_hdLUDGf8ZMYPhY41LwQL9O3ppi4k1h/s640/DSCN3393+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQHnYWc-mfKM55q7LiCYGkBKGclC7s_ucOUxTwxnc0Rcpz0jc_ivGiycUmVmfmOvMeV78A-wQfRZ4MYHvZe33W4SnObZI9nxzezz_8syd0gi1X1Y6wfR6Q9N6C74YM-ezK6XLYgiuqzfw/s4931/DSCN3412+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="4931" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQHnYWc-mfKM55q7LiCYGkBKGclC7s_ucOUxTwxnc0Rcpz0jc_ivGiycUmVmfmOvMeV78A-wQfRZ4MYHvZe33W4SnObZI9nxzezz_8syd0gi1X1Y6wfR6Q9N6C74YM-ezK6XLYgiuqzfw/s640/DSCN3412+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The Dragoons represented Davout's reinforcements for Desaix which including the 7th <i>bis </i>Hussars & 22nd Chasseurs consisted of a squadron each of the 15th, 18th, 20th and 24th Dragoons, with an artillery detachment so a mounted force of about a 1,000 in all. Facing colours for the 15th & 18th were yellow (<i>jaune) </i>and pink (<i>rose</i>) for the 20 & 24th. I now have just a unit each of Chasseurs and mounted Guides to paint so I've painted one of the Guides up as an escort for the <i>General de Division.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPLwrC5l1gx0ipmaeatf07LKkwisB04v6lMSzjWFn-EcPrQS-pVT44KdBCBs0Obq_0fJh9EcL_GAx5_34iR_l4ANYkN_UxWG5v1GWZToe5RS2vLFFX7eboKhrF5KB58FpoEHRmd3Rh3Vk/s3497/DSCN3391+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="3497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPLwrC5l1gx0ipmaeatf07LKkwisB04v6lMSzjWFn-EcPrQS-pVT44KdBCBs0Obq_0fJh9EcL_GAx5_34iR_l4ANYkN_UxWG5v1GWZToe5RS2vLFFX7eboKhrF5KB58FpoEHRmd3Rh3Vk/s640/DSCN3391+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpIdFPMK7Rd9B9wxrKlIY67WkjFRex38DXceGxSJPClfysB-vwf68rK8heg9zYDl2S-u1lSJ0F9YyH-u5gMNtdEYhB0mhct-8Iof3I_L3tNZ2gVRFZzAB7TAP9HCuj59qxx36j2fPjfp9/s3368/DSCN3392+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="3368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpIdFPMK7Rd9B9wxrKlIY67WkjFRex38DXceGxSJPClfysB-vwf68rK8heg9zYDl2S-u1lSJ0F9YyH-u5gMNtdEYhB0mhct-8Iof3I_L3tNZ2gVRFZzAB7TAP9HCuj59qxx36j2fPjfp9/s640/DSCN3392+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><p></p><p>The Guides were an interesting lot, going on to form the basis of the Consular and eventually Imperial Guard. Many adopted Eastern garb with their uniforms while in Egypt so I'm going to add the odd burnoose cloak etc, to give them that authentic Egyptian look!</p><p>As well as painting I'm also looking forward to getting back into a game or two next week - at long last!</p><p>Au revoir for now.</p><p>Doc.</p><p><br /></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-36476535658095004452020-08-12T22:25:00.002+10:002020-08-12T22:28:10.160+10:00French in Egypt Project - part III: nearing completion (sort of)<p>My French in Egypt project has made further progress with more infantry, cavalry and artillery added to my 'Armee l'Orient': an extra battalion for the 21st Legere DB (historically they had three) plus one of the 61st Ligne DB which together with the mauve coats of the 88th completes the representation of Desaix' original infantry force. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA580S8wn5YVGwwQeZLIVRTE2QvZjJtZcnPmkmpXk1o3pJHYHmS4FJ1hVnXVsSxbhyphenhyphenwqjTpuSvMp3zFxnyZYnEKH3X4ZIcx1JRJ1idrgYsDpMQAVxmUXELENKgqIURCnFD6fprw0cAjdk/s4916/61stDB+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="4916" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJA580S8wn5YVGwwQeZLIVRTE2QvZjJtZcnPmkmpXk1o3pJHYHmS4FJ1hVnXVsSxbhyphenhyphenwqjTpuSvMp3zFxnyZYnEKH3X4ZIcx1JRJ1idrgYsDpMQAVxmUXELENKgqIURCnFD6fprw0cAjdk/s640/61stDB+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYwnNSbhEeSr91qD7q-NZsCkRMaI_CUi48T6m4CzDKNppckhb5qAfDo7MkZ-qyqo9bh3QBhc6AcKFBvPydr160vwQNMnWUTEeklqzF96cGP395zMSWyJkAdBfa4KGoJcsLpKSnsOgEpaf/s1280/Horse+Arty+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYwnNSbhEeSr91qD7q-NZsCkRMaI_CUi48T6m4CzDKNppckhb5qAfDo7MkZ-qyqo9bh3QBhc6AcKFBvPydr160vwQNMnWUTEeklqzF96cGP395zMSWyJkAdBfa4KGoJcsLpKSnsOgEpaf/s640/Horse+Arty+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>For cavalry there is a small unit (8 figures of unknown make - Eureka? Trent? ??) of the 7th <i>bis </i>Hussars which I have done in their <i>tenue de embarcation </i>- basically their original European uniform with the conical<i> mirliton. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ9gT2LdS5UPF0s0QU_MUqBizaCBEh6NQKiaBnLSKU0T3nYtSsv3A57UzFextAytMyMjG-7NcjRvQiZWpi6XyvdQzavnmAbhqjcbLHZoaTeDeQGuMomCcXHjBXEtL2C9CKdGL5PXpkA8K/s5079/7thbisHussars1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3660" data-original-width="5079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ9gT2LdS5UPF0s0QU_MUqBizaCBEh6NQKiaBnLSKU0T3nYtSsv3A57UzFextAytMyMjG-7NcjRvQiZWpi6XyvdQzavnmAbhqjcbLHZoaTeDeQGuMomCcXHjBXEtL2C9CKdGL5PXpkA8K/s640/7thbisHussars1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Like the rest of the French army they soon wore out or replaced their heavy European uniforms but I'm guessing for the cavalry like the Hussars their first priority was obtaining suitable horses (most arrived in Egypt <i>sans cheval </i>) so they still could have had mirlitons etc, at the time of the Desaix expedition down the Nile. For the purists there are a lovely line of <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_28_92&products_id=3465">Perrys French Hussars</a> in their Kleber clobber with peaked shakos etc. which they wore by 1800. For my cavalry force (still a regiment of Guides/Chasseurs to go) I also have the gorgeous Perry's French-in-Egypt Horse Artillery. Really superb figures and beautifully made guns and equipment. To complete the artillery compliment I will have another two 6pdr Foot artillery (in Bicorne) and two with crew in Kleber. Those in bicorne are currently on the painting table.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc8w9QezsorfKPyvHtuRNWhnJDYdfvxtVFs10eNpCWZ6S29IuxELlH_QN8Sy_BtlHyADdE6T86pTwGQa7psLLQCwy7j72zRlzs1Ey-uSsCvSpsKUocIiPbeKUApIwFyChYGvpJ5JabGnl/s3725/7thbis+avante%2521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="3725" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc8w9QezsorfKPyvHtuRNWhnJDYdfvxtVFs10eNpCWZ6S29IuxELlH_QN8Sy_BtlHyADdE6T86pTwGQa7psLLQCwy7j72zRlzs1Ey-uSsCvSpsKUocIiPbeKUApIwFyChYGvpJ5JabGnl/s640/7thbis+avante%2521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLJk-C-Tiil0xJVy3bNv69tMfSPU-OtySivZEHeS6ZYnRdTXiS9BLWiLCjvX3rfZi3MqY_B27IMEzIMGvtBXOKZ7aljvoy083RDv5AP4LCgIbAO4RDMWJ8BDnTNugDTLkvrP_m4VetcCi/s4363/7thbis+en+flanque.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="4363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLJk-C-Tiil0xJVy3bNv69tMfSPU-OtySivZEHeS6ZYnRdTXiS9BLWiLCjvX3rfZi3MqY_B27IMEzIMGvtBXOKZ7aljvoy083RDv5AP4LCgIbAO4RDMWJ8BDnTNugDTLkvrP_m4VetcCi/s640/7thbis+en+flanque.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCRJe0Q9Q-uY3K5u1UnMNxpt17VVFoDvWacCjpSCv9JRXEFqycdREomrObixNhVhlerS4tqj6P4mKzi2s0gqNyhlLvlY_c8-7-Nsp8AGDOme-Dq3dvdMAFZ16eczXIeCO5E0Bn88j0mFR/s3310/7thbis+Hussars+trompet.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="2310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCRJe0Q9Q-uY3K5u1UnMNxpt17VVFoDvWacCjpSCv9JRXEFqycdREomrObixNhVhlerS4tqj6P4mKzi2s0gqNyhlLvlY_c8-7-Nsp8AGDOme-Dq3dvdMAFZ16eczXIeCO5E0Bn88j0mFR/s640/7thbis+Hussars+trompet.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn6d9vUsjApopW2Dm60eyKv2TP19pMb2i-FnsGPC-aZD04YBo9qtuPODAzE7lHttKga8TUYr77s4MBrISLfPZfJp21G4_gCX8CwnlZOru09QBE89EYQGRoTPdGRE_rEUCcfhsMWzfLwzR/s3269/7thbis+troopers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="3269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn6d9vUsjApopW2Dm60eyKv2TP19pMb2i-FnsGPC-aZD04YBo9qtuPODAzE7lHttKga8TUYr77s4MBrISLfPZfJp21G4_gCX8CwnlZOru09QBE89EYQGRoTPdGRE_rEUCcfhsMWzfLwzR/s640/7thbis+troopers.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbIJ7e8In4kSWKYOoLbOnPA6HyWH-lxC-mK6-QwHSBUrj6ZLTi-8t8oqEu0ifyOubLrurS1v5p9VSXo-qyXGKQBitPltBiOfyK4Ps8JJ-R4i12btVS-lhSFxu3rFpr223-YmkDwsIw6Xd/s2988/7thbisHussars2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="2988" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbIJ7e8In4kSWKYOoLbOnPA6HyWH-lxC-mK6-QwHSBUrj6ZLTi-8t8oqEu0ifyOubLrurS1v5p9VSXo-qyXGKQBitPltBiOfyK4Ps8JJ-R4i12btVS-lhSFxu3rFpr223-YmkDwsIw6Xd/s640/7thbisHussars2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>For the infantry of the 61st DB I used the Perrys figures I'd ordered but found I did not have enough in elite uniform so had to literally make them up from their very useful box of French Elite Companies (1807-1814) using their metal bicorne heads and some green stuff for neckflaps which seems to work. Currently awaiting my final order from <a href="http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Napoleonic-French_c_339.html">Brigade</a> of more wonderful Paul Hicks sculpted infantry (in Kleber) with enough elites in bicorne and some dismounted Dragoons (they fought as much on foot in square as on horseback - nobody wanted to mess with ferocious mounted Mamelukes in hand-to-hand!) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT1FLk8TVWjuRxORj-ga3-2iOeoppknloRy5oh4t2eeckKbbSMzPMdI4fvxM9tnCPGCo4WB0ZF8UEMHhswrBTIEh9z2j9PAPpQbDPVu5f7JN7ngLItcJPdXCE4QcYbKjx8yLWNP2V5bJj/s4182/61stDB+-+aerial.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="4182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT1FLk8TVWjuRxORj-ga3-2iOeoppknloRy5oh4t2eeckKbbSMzPMdI4fvxM9tnCPGCo4WB0ZF8UEMHhswrBTIEh9z2j9PAPpQbDPVu5f7JN7ngLItcJPdXCE4QcYbKjx8yLWNP2V5bJj/s640/61stDB+-+aerial.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNpX_Bmzof3kORpgjpvX8Eg_YJnQTdRgm8KN1fOKzh-k5dpDZUD7BxRny6E_HpWgSxMQb1nWRLLj6lOCxTVpFJougFuQVnsvhBjkMiC4osFYRppLXLFtPzfS73vwJ0d7o6vQ7DuMihrb0/s4326/61stDB+Cmd.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4326" data-original-width="3728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNpX_Bmzof3kORpgjpvX8Eg_YJnQTdRgm8KN1fOKzh-k5dpDZUD7BxRny6E_HpWgSxMQb1nWRLLj6lOCxTVpFJougFuQVnsvhBjkMiC4osFYRppLXLFtPzfS73vwJ0d7o6vQ7DuMihrb0/s640/61stDB+Cmd.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrgu5DlGZdb68W2wPIkHZ3EJ1P5Xwqnrt67jRG8wSchkGG640pKTfRko9btywEzfeKp_Bs4alPEfvqhmVuCWmdnPHJ9WyqPusNNMkX0ypJQqcIxtExCLDTi3DzoEZ8-DK2821AofVNwuo/s4735/61stDB+en+avante%2521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="4735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrgu5DlGZdb68W2wPIkHZ3EJ1P5Xwqnrt67jRG8wSchkGG640pKTfRko9btywEzfeKp_Bs4alPEfvqhmVuCWmdnPHJ9WyqPusNNMkX0ypJQqcIxtExCLDTi3DzoEZ8-DK2821AofVNwuo/s640/61stDB+en+avante%2521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6g8ju1-IeDVsYJM3fMQs5aHkDhK8lCybN6YC5WBfLYjPWeQ3-ILa3O1douBvlcfpt4tW-tY95SDP6FhauE6fTbqHbaKXOvkhHCsAfQHgp8t3d98W1DHgOUQvN88FdeyLxj7I9vNMxYVK/s3734/61stDB+Gren+Coy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="3734" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6g8ju1-IeDVsYJM3fMQs5aHkDhK8lCybN6YC5WBfLYjPWeQ3-ILa3O1douBvlcfpt4tW-tY95SDP6FhauE6fTbqHbaKXOvkhHCsAfQHgp8t3d98W1DHgOUQvN88FdeyLxj7I9vNMxYVK/s640/61stDB+Gren+Coy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2NnNQaVT0n0xjrOu0dLvFKApEYyb3_e4K8oWq7cmo1iqsM1Iv74XIFn7w1ncPCLZJNYZ_Rf7JG88KwLOzITnnJrooLWX6XC5FuWnMG7dWig1Gc7VWKyXaZ110Bg_8ZtJFmlED16oNGQp/s3307/61stDB+Lt+Coy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="3307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2NnNQaVT0n0xjrOu0dLvFKApEYyb3_e4K8oWq7cmo1iqsM1Iv74XIFn7w1ncPCLZJNYZ_Rf7JG88KwLOzITnnJrooLWX6XC5FuWnMG7dWig1Gc7VWKyXaZ110Bg_8ZtJFmlED16oNGQp/s640/61stDB+Lt+Coy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Above includes the grenadier company (of about 60-80 men, one per battalion) in bicorne which they favoured over the Kleber leather casket - some even kept their bearskins which must have been hell to wear and maintain in the desert! The last one above is of the Demi-Brigade sharpshooter unit which was the forerunner of the Voltigeur light infantry company. The Demi-Brigade battalions were reorganised in Egypt into one elite (grenadier) and five line companies as opposed to one (smaller) elite and eight(!) line companies so I've made mine 24 figures on six 4 figure stands, with the elites/sharpshooters on two figure stands to represent their ability to skirmish although those tactics were not much called for in Egypt!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfInqwofY67tJAsxQEuk8lpkcloDItNpi0uqPp8dezovw5dykWUebgnMqTTb0GM6yGIMIzHX6ekXYaqR66hYdmi1dlQz_63u3swOA1i89gfZuEeQpyxA_pBxP2vMQQQljIrEwBmuSL6kYb/s1280/Horse+Arty3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfInqwofY67tJAsxQEuk8lpkcloDItNpi0uqPp8dezovw5dykWUebgnMqTTb0GM6yGIMIzHX6ekXYaqR66hYdmi1dlQz_63u3swOA1i89gfZuEeQpyxA_pBxP2vMQQQljIrEwBmuSL6kYb/s640/Horse+Arty3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp2ztxAECLfdgt3WdWqav_6cnFzpGhPHUkmS4AdHbdqkjXaShW43ETTCmOcIRrrsqI0XeT0bmqgTqN10yWbzlftfQMnABuqdUD36zS4lmI4PV6jZlIQzM5tc3rMLCkp3ndL-JDIg5PYWI/s1280/Horse+Arty+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp2ztxAECLfdgt3WdWqav_6cnFzpGhPHUkmS4AdHbdqkjXaShW43ETTCmOcIRrrsqI0XeT0bmqgTqN10yWbzlftfQMnABuqdUD36zS4lmI4PV6jZlIQzM5tc3rMLCkp3ndL-JDIg5PYWI/s640/Horse+Arty+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Last but not least - the Horse Artillery. Ironically they rode but the guns were pulled on limbers operated by a contracted civilian service. At that time in France the artillery train service was being organised as a part of the military but this was not the case with the Army of the Orient. Perrys show them in plain mustard-coloured tunics and bicornes without ornament which is a pity as somehow I have THREE limbers with riders in plumed bicornes etc. I may make one up with a bit a scalpel work as a civvy haulage <i>a la Egypt! </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeFcUfrNH6uDf9iLlcdlhht0ZXhmOQvccuwrgJjKHB1lF0s9snGLyWAwE4hfdwVURk1zAh_Hx4NDk_1BGBLc23VCHM98ThrvhGl2H56ThZUHmPlhOf2lWPhwQVzKKsXZsWFlwEBvYnlnl/s4924/CD13Mameluke3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="4924" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeFcUfrNH6uDf9iLlcdlhht0ZXhmOQvccuwrgJjKHB1lF0s9snGLyWAwE4hfdwVURk1zAh_Hx4NDk_1BGBLc23VCHM98ThrvhGl2H56ThZUHmPlhOf2lWPhwQVzKKsXZsWFlwEBvYnlnl/s640/CD13Mameluke3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sacre Bleu! Les Mamelukes - tirrez mon braves!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></i><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Nearly done with the force so far now consisting of 4 x bttn @ 24, 2 x bttn @ 18, 1 x bttn @ 16 of infantry, Dromadaire & 1 x regt @ 12 and 1 x regt @ 8 (<i>bis!</i>) of cavalry, 2 x 6pdr guns (Horse Arty), 1 x 6pdr with Naval crew (5) & 10 dismounted Dromadaire, two mounted Generals. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>O la vache!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Its starting to take shape now which is good as our local sports club at which our wargaming group used to meet has just announced they're coming out of Covid lockdown and resuming operations so hopefully not too long before we can stage a decent game again. Hopefully.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cheers, Doc</div><p></p>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-43470183086036405482020-07-23T17:39:00.000+10:002020-07-23T17:39:13.019+10:00The French in Egypt Project - past the halfway mark!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As promised the next installment of my French in Egypt project or <i>Armee l'Orient par deux</i>!<br />
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With my last figure order from <a href="http://brigadegames.com/">Brigade</a> winging its way here (thanks Lon Weiss for getting it out in the middle of a pandemic lockdown!) I'm set for the last part of what has been one of my most ambitious projects to date or at least since wrapping up my Franco-Prussian War project (with Doug Walsh) about five years ago (time flies like a Chassepot minie ball!) In fact I started this one about a year or so before I took my extended hiatus from blogging and its been progressing in fits and starts until earlier this year when I decided to bite the bullet and get stuck into the unique French Armee l'Orient. <br />
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Before I started the infantry in earnest (assembling <i>les rangs Revolutionaire</i> both Kleber and non-Kleber) I painted up my command figures and constructed a little vignette of a camel mounted Napoleon in Egypt for a bit of table eye-candy. The figures are a mix of Foundry, Eureka and even Gripping Beast with camel bridles etc, modeled out of greenstuff.<br />
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With the command figures completed I then embarked on my first two demi-brigades of French infantry <i>en Kleber </i>of course! I decided to concentrate my force based on Desaix' Division which was sent off in pursuit of Murad Bey's Mamelukes for hundreds of kilometres down the Nile (almost to Sudan). The units to choose from included the 21st <i>Legere</i> DB (Demi-Brigade - 1162 men in three bttn), the 61st <i>Ligne </i>DB (987 men in two bttn) and 88th <i>Ligne </i>DB (608 men in two bttn.) I started off with a 24-figure battalion of the 88th in their striking violet jackets. I'm indebted to Mssr Yves Martin (author of '<a href="https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-french-army-of-the-orient-1798-1801-napoleons-beloved-egyptians.php?sid=0f728308ccab6b91c5ccb4c1058e7a9b">The French Army of the Orient 1798-1801</a>' THE reference required!) for his advice and providing (via Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BonaparteenEgypte/">La Campagne en Egypt</a>) actual cloth samples from French Army Archives. The original colour appears to be quite a strong purpley-red that faded on campaign to an almost lavender - so plenty of scope to get it wrong! I soon found out its like this for virtually all the Kleber uniforms - and they're unique to the Egypt campaign of course!<br />
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The figures in this one are all - save for a few on the command stand - Paul Hick's sculpted from Brigade. Next cab off the rank was a unit of the famous 21st <i>Legere</i> in their sky-blue jackets and bright pink turnbacks and collars etc. The outstanding part here is the flag which came with some of the original figures (Trent?). Strikes me as pro-made as its so good with filials etc, etc. <br />
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After completing these I'd used most of my available figures <i>en Kleber </i> so I decided to do a regiment of cavalry while I awaited reinforcements from the UK (Perry's of course!) My unit of choice were the Brigade Dragoons - also sculpted by Hicksie for the Egyptian Campaign. Not my best paint-job - but they'll do!<br />
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Using my old iPhone camera also sucks nearly as much as my paint-job! The pink had to be mixed up to a particularly vivid hue but the different coloured facings denote it was a mixed unit as part of Davout's reinforcements for Desaix consisting of squadrons of the 15th, 18th, 20th and 24th Dragoons (together with a squadron each of the 7th <i>bis </i>Hussars and 22nd Chasseurs - the remaining cavalry I have yet to paint up) and a battery of light artillery (which I have just finished - Perry's of course!)<br />
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Last of all was another infantry unit - ostensibly done as the 9th <i>before </i>donning the Kleber - or maybe they just hated the hats and decided - like most elite companies - to retain their bicornes! The 9th were with Napoleon at Acre at the time but I'm sure they'll fit into my planned scenarios - maybe facing the Nizam e-Cedit (Turk 'New Army') which they actually did encounter at Acre! Again a mixture of figures including Trent, old Foundry(?) and Brigade etc. Bit of a hodge-podge but they seem to look OK together. After this lot another two in Kleber and one in bicorne to be done when my reinforcements from Brigade arrive!<br />
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With the remaining Brigade figures are some dismounted Dragoons to reflect that quite frequently they dismounted and formed square (or part thereof) to drive off the Mamelukes as they rarely had the numbers, equipment (e.g. Damascus steel sabres!) and skills <i>homme-e-homme </i>to take them on mounted. They usually only did so after shooting the crap out of them first! All that and more in my next post.Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-53384979270262606472020-07-12T17:20:00.000+10:002020-07-12T17:21:20.846+10:00Doc is back! Showcasing my French in Egypt project.Its been quite a while since posting on this blog and to be honest I've focused mainly on Facebook and related groups and ignored the blog. There have been several attempts to restart but something always got in the way and not the least being more recently trying to decide what to post.<br />
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In the last nearly three(!) years there's been quite a bit of wargaming production and the addition of several armies to the ever-growing collection including 1917-18 ANZAC and Allied army including our famous Light Horse and then the more mechanized Dunsterforce (for mainly late WW1 and interwar period in the Middle East). There's also been some early WW1 Belgian, French Colonial, French and Indian Wars French and so on as well as Napoleonics - in addition to my commissioned work to help pay for it all!<br />
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With regard to Napoleonics I am currently in the process of completing my long-running (with several false starts!) French in Egypt project. I had virtually finished my Mameluke & Ottoman armies but the French languished for some time until I finally obtained yet another Corps de Dromadaires from Brigade (US) and some of Paul Hick's earlier sculpts of French in Kleber and got stuck in. So I thought these would be a suitable point to pick up where I left off. The figures of my Armee d'Orient are a mix of what was available at the time with my usual lead horse-trading and a few (ahem) strategic purchases but are in the main Brigade, Perry's, Eureka and Trent with the odd Foundry ring-in.<br />
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Those of you who have followed me on Facebook will have seen most of them but with the exception of the 'Meccan fanatics' (Mameluke allies) - a recent addition - all are of the French Revolutionary Armee d'Orient including a rather nice ship from <a href="http://www.miniaturescenery.com/">Miniature Scenery</a> for my planned Nile Flotilla!<br />
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In addition to the armed pinnace there is an unarmed version yet to be built. The average ship's longboat could transport about two dozen marines with a crew of a dozen oarsmen so nearly forty in all - and its half the size of the above boat! Its difficult to imagine they packed sixty or more into them and sailed nearly 1000 kilometers down the Nile - but they did! I'd like to get Miniature Scenery's spectacular Brig model to represent the flotilla's ill-fated flagship d'Italie but that might be stretching the budget etc, a tad too far!</div>
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To go with these are a unit of Legion Nautique (more Brigade figures) all scruffy survivors of Aboukir who formed the crew of the Nile Flotilla and its force protection of Marines - for example d'Italie carried a unit of 200 onboard - all uniformed very similarly to their British counterparts. </div>
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I think that'll do for my first foray blog-wise for some time! I hope you will once more follow this ancient pensioner's progress but I'll have to see how it goes as I'm heartily sick of the overly politicized Facebook so hopefully returning to Blogdom may be the cure! I'll post the rest of my Armee d'Orient French next time.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Virginian regular Continentals on the American left of a very European-looking Chew House with Owen's 40th Foot loitering in front - but not for long!</td></tr>
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Gamers will recall this is the battle where Washington tried to envelope the British position at Germanstown outside of Philedelphia - and nearly pulled it off. In the end he was defeated and lost over 1100 out of a force of 11000, with Howe's British and Knyphausen's Hessians losing a bit over 500 out of 9,000 - mainly British casualties. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark's ruthless Hessians on the British right of Germanstown.</td></tr>
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The game we played had a remarkably similar result - if anything the Americans came even closer to enveloping the British flank, only being halted when the American centre threatened to give way. Doug's militia on the right were also rebuffed by Mark's Hessians - although the Germans lost a lot more in this battle than historically.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and poured a volley into them at close range - ouch! But the regulars were made of sterner stuff and held their ground despite many a soiled pantaloon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ensuing firefight was brutal with one unit fleeing off the table, its morale shattered and another reduced to half strength but unsupported, the British were forced back with the timely arrival of American reinforcements.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the climax of the game was in the centre where Mark and Owen's Scots and Light Bob's, supported by the Hessian Jaegers, decided to charge the American guns trained on Chew House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The courageous Continental gunners supported by the Marylander regulars eventually saw off two British units before <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">a third </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">becoming victorious and capturing the guns at bayonet point!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Light Bob's go in ...and are met with another blast of canister!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">The American commanders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fight in and around Chew House gets increasingly desperate with my Virginians to the left copping a shellacking. The Queens Rangers attacking across open ground encouraged the 40th to come out off the house and drive the Americans off. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The confused fighting in front of Chew House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doug's militia take it up to Mark's Hessians. They proved unexpectedly resilient against the experienced Germans, not running away for most of the battle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The militia giving a good as they get - and not running yet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marylanders and 40th Foot duke it out in front of Chew House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the American left Nathaniel Greene's veterans have arrived and driving back Howe's assault, threaten to overwhelm the flank after the Lights (who started with the ambush on the hill) finally gave way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its not looking good for the British who are now holding the flank by the skin of their teeth!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dramatic and courageous charge by Owen's Queen's Legion troopers saves the day for the British and fatally stalls the American attack on the flank. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the centre all but gone (the guns now in British hands), the flank assault going nowhere and the militia/Marylanders pretty well spent, the game was called in favour of the British. Tallying up the points I think it may have been a major victory for King George Owen and his German friend Mark.</td></tr>
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<br />Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-52527307393008703372017-01-06T13:43:00.000+11:002017-01-06T13:45:30.337+11:00Doc's WWII collection: this time fun with the AussiesIn addition to the Italians (and a smattering of Germans) I have built up a company sized force of Australians representing (mainly) the famed 2/7th. These guys saw extensive action from the initial assault against the Italians in Libya (the 'Bardia races'), the Vichy French in Syria, the Germans in Greece and on Crete and again in North Africa up until and including el Alamein. They were then withdrawn to defend Australia against the Japanese in 1942 and ended up covering themselves in more glory on the infamous Kokoda Track where they helped defeat an elite Japanese force that came within an inch of taking Papua New Guinea. Very worthy unit to recreate for their early war period, particularly my Greece and Crete campaign.<br />
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The armour is mainly British but includes a couple of 7 Div Honeys. For air support they have a Blenheim fighter bomber, a Gloster Gladiator and a Hawker Hurricane (I have a Kittyhawk fighter and a Swordfish torpedo bomber still in the works!) All of these aircraft are in the colours of the Greece campaign (and North Africa). As before, the collection followed by a few action vignettes.<br />
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The Allies thus far.<br />
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The guns including 2 x 2 pdr ATs (1 x Portee - a beautiful Blitzkrieg/Perrys model), 25pdr & Quad (another Perrys) and the @#$%Bofors AA (unknown E. European make and a 'challenge' to make - Perrys crew)<br />
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1st Platoon 2/7th consisting of 3 x 10 man sections & 1 x 8 man section, Headquarters section and supports. The ten man sections each have 1 NCO (Thompson SMG) and six rifles, 1 x VB (rifle grenade) and one Bren LMG team. The 8 man section (which can be attached to HQ section) consists of 5 rifles & a Bren LMG team under an SMG armed NCO. HQ has officer (1st Lt.), radio and two NCOs (SMG) (or runner and sergeant) with attached supports of a Boyes AT rifle team and 2" mortar team. Other supports are a Vickers HMG and a 3" medium mortar. 2nd platoon is same set up as 1st but under a 2nd Lt.<br />
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HQ Company (sort of) with officer (Captain), WO and Sergeant with 2" mortar team, Boyes AT rifle team, Forward Observer and runner. Supporting are the Bren section and 2pdr AT guns (and an ancient Morris truck as I don't have a Bedford!)<br />
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The Allied armour including 3 x Stuart Honeys (two Australian - Shapeways models - and one Company B) The 2 x Vickers light tanks are Perrys/Blitzkrieg. The Herrington AC is of unknown origin (picked up for $10 at the club's bring&buy). In the back are a Crusader Mk. 1 (Blacktree Designs?) and two beautiful Perrys/Blitzkrieg Matilda heavy inf. tanks. There is another Crusader (Mk.2) and a Staghorn AV scout still 'in the works'.<br />
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Aussie Honey and Bren squad on patrol.<br />
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Perrys 25pdr and Morris Quad in action.<br />
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Light scout recon in action.<br />
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Honey hit!<br />
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Their German counterpart KFZ 221 squad to go with my Ramke Brigade para platoon together with a STuG Assault Gun (still in the works). They are my only planned North Africa Germans (i.e. DAK) as they can also be later war Mediterranean theatre. They can also be teamed with the Italian 'Folgore' ('Lightning') Div Parachutisti platoon - when I get around to painting them too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNRWe56guKVbEldQODIccwaSdFsezDKwdgZ7eYIpzOPYJ1TtCd8nNP2D8VFutYrV8eulDXJ65K0LJJ9I42GFScc8tfHDJKvU0j2K8jh6UiHb9459XTSy2sHNnGUN0XZmST_K4mH1jkEnE/s1600/6pdr+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNRWe56guKVbEldQODIccwaSdFsezDKwdgZ7eYIpzOPYJ1TtCd8nNP2D8VFutYrV8eulDXJ65K0LJJ9I42GFScc8tfHDJKvU0j2K8jh6UiHb9459XTSy2sHNnGUN0XZmST_K4mH1jkEnE/s320/6pdr+detail.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
They'll make great targets for the 2pdr AT guns!<br />
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If the RAF doesn't get 'em first!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed this last bit of Doc's WWII desert whimsy. Normal service will be resumed shortly - the next post will be an actual game or some even more sensible Napoleonics or something.<br />
<br />Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-69408954158328684832017-01-06T00:40:00.000+11:002017-01-06T00:51:56.867+11:00A bit of fun with the WWII ItaliansNothing particularly wargamey about this post as I haven't managed to have one over the Xmas New Years break BUT we have been busy finishing our latest Italians for the forthcoming third battle of our Greece Campaign. Basically got all the WWII Italians Regio Esercito and Aussies 2/7th (and assorted armour etc) out to count 'em up and see what gaps there are - trouble is you can always think of more! Really must.not.collect.more.figures!!! (Easier said than done of course - and bugger New Year's resolutions!) So, the Italian collection and then a few 'action' vignettes.<br />
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The Italian Regio Esercito: air, armour and infantry.<br />
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The 'lights' - recon AVs and Bersaglieri. Full platoon of Bersas with 4 x squads of ten with a Breda LMG and under an NCO with a Baretta SMG and supported by a Breda MMG, 81mm medium mortar, 47/32 Elefantino AT gun and 20mm Solothurn AT rifle teams. The scout AVs are 2 x Autoblinda 41s, an Autoblinda Lince (Lynx) scout (identical to the British Dingo) and 2 x Sahariana scouts.<br />
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The Italian Royal Army regulars, armour and guns. Three ten man squads with the same supports as the Bersas plus a sniper team, forward observer (with radio) and 20mm AA gun (but minus the Solothurn rifle which I've still to make up). The guns are a Canone da 75/27 (75mm) light artillery with four crew and the awesome Semovente 90/53. The armour is one Semovente 47/32 and a 75/18 Self-Propelled (Assault) Guns, 2 x M13/40 and a M14/41 medium tank. And how could I forget the mighty L3/35 tankette squad including the AT Solothurn and flame-thrower versions.<br />
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Italian recon scout group on the move!<br />
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The Bersaglieri Moto Guzzi squad. Unfortunately nobody makes 'em in 28mm so I converted three Warlord DAK Kradshutzen and yes the NCO is carrying an MP40 SMG - until I find a Baretta barrel! One of the bikes has a Breda LMG mounted on the handlebar.<br />
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The mighty Semo 90/53 with Semo crew carrier and ammo trailer - Perry's crew (the 90 is a Company B model).<br />
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Business end of the Semo 90. Luckily for the Allies they didn't have that many and only available from early '42.<br />
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The Semo AGs come under fire.<br />
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The M13/40 squad - avanti!<br />
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Brewed up - run before she blows!<br />
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Mi arrendo!<br />
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If I get the time I'll post the Aussie 2/7th collection next.Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-39875406624913169712016-12-30T23:02:00.000+11:002016-12-30T23:29:07.052+11:00Come Fly With Me... and the second Greek campaign battle on the Albanian frontier.A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the followers of Doc's 'Art of War'. The counter thingy tells me its clicked over 150,000 views which is, I believe, a milestone of sorts for this little blog so again, thanks to all who've taken the time to visit and especially comment on my eclectic wargame activities. This year has been pretty ordinary with the loss of Bowie, Prince, Ricky Parfit (Status Quo) - great muso and a thoroughly good bloke BTW - and then to finish off the indomitable 'Princess Leila' Carrie Fisher (followed by her mum Debbie Reynolds) - and a host of others. Dropping like flies they are so it'll be good to see the back of 2016!<br />
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I thought I'd sneak in one last post for the year - a bit different as I'm more a figure collector / gamer than model-builder BUT as it involved my growing WWII collection I thought I'd show a few of my recent aircraft. I've got a decent selection of German aircraft - JU52, JU87 Stuka, BF109 and ME110 (next will be a JU88 to complete my Mediterranean theatre Luftflotte) but wanted to finish my Italian airforce. I had my little Macci 'Arrow' fighter but needed a heavy/ground attack fighter-bomber so just finished an S79 Sparviero trimotor. Absolute bugger to build (snapped the cockpit canopy in two and spend hours on hands and knees hunting for and invisible piece of clear plastic on a grey carpet...) but the end result was worth it. Just have a CR.42 biplane to finish and the Italian Regio Aeronautica air support for the Regio Esercito for Greece and North Africa is done.<br />
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And (below) with his escort, somewhere over the Albanian 'badlands' or Libyan desert.<br />
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After I took a few shots I decided to do a few more 'pairings'. As I have already posted on the Gloster I decided instead to do the Hurricane (that replaced them) for a 'somewhere over Greece' shot with the Blenheim, using my home-made desert battle mat as a backdrop.<br />
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JU87 Stuka and ME110 over Doc's desert battle mat (and maybe a little bit of photoshopping to rub out the air stands). And last but not least, perennial favorites the Heinkel and ME109 escort.<br />
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We had a game at Jolt in Mitchell before Christmas - the second of our Greek Campaign. My Italian army has invaded Greece from Albania and at the same time as a lightning advance by Italian armour along the coast, a second thrust is being made in the mountainous north by Italian infantry divisions. Now I spent plenty of valuable points on an Air Forward Observation Officer (75 out of an 800 point army for a single figure!) but unlike the first game didn't get to use him as I left it too late and we ran out of time. <br />
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There was not a chance of the whitewash of the first game with Mark's horribly outnumbered Greeks being pummeled by artillery, air and armour - this time they were in a heavily defended frontier in one of three(!) indestructible pillboxes (also the Italian objectives!) or behind stout (Greek) stonewalls - and only outnumbered 2 to 1 by attacking Italians with NO armour (yikes!) I thought I had offset this by bringing along a Canone da 75 but that didn't survive two rounds before being taken out by a Greek howitzer (WWI Austrian issue!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Italian 75, having been towed into position by the GoGo-mobile, open fire on the Greeks... only to be obliterated by the Greek howitzer opposite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italians under heavy fire, try a coordinated assault with the Alpini to their right who spent most of the game trying to winkle around the other Greek flank - they copped a shellacking but kept on a-commin'!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prelim bombardment wasn't nearly as effective this time although it got several valuable pins on the middle bunker. The entrenched Greek howitzer on the far right was untouched - very bad for me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My useless air observer and my very useful sniper team move up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Alpini' (subbed for by my Bersaglieri figures) try to sneak up under cover on the right - still a lot of open ground to cover!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The preliminary bombardment - a few pin markers and a spectacular hit on one bunker/objective that achieved... not much! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark's light mortar quickly zeroed in on the Italians crossing open ground - it proved to be quite a nuisance! (so much so I was inspired to make one up for my Greek platoon!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Italians on the left try and work their way around to a position where they can rush the bunker opposite. Conspicuously they had a very Italian-like failure of nerve at the daunting prospect of crossing the open to rush the bunker. This held up and threatened to stall the entire Italian attack.<br />
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After having finally eliminated the Greek infantry covering the gun position, the Alpini/Bersas prepare to assault the gun position (objective 3) while the other (much depleted) section charge recklessly at the Greek HMG in the bunker (objective 2). unfortunately that's as far as we got as we ran out of time after six? turns.<br />
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The Italians come under heavy fire advancing in the open against the Greeks behind yet another stone wall but the real hero of the piece was the sniper on the hill behind them. Despite coming under intense HMG fire and loosing his spotter, he calmly took aim and took out the Greek Captain, which compromised their entire defense.<br />
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The last act of the game: the Italians finally worked up to nerve to assault the bunker, which they took after yet another vicious round of hand-to-hand. Similarly to the first game the Greek defenders took out the same number of Italians including their NCO, selling their lives dearly for Greece!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although a 5 to 1 result it could have easily been the other way and as the Italians were only able to seize one of three objectives the game was a draw and the Italian offensive in the north is deemed to have stalled. The Italians had a very hard nut to crack with no less than four fortified defenses to overcome but the Greeks were disadvantaged by having useless AT rifles in bunkers were they should have had MGs (had I have known I would have given them the extra I had with me). Despite attempts to fight the third game before Christmas it proved too much with everyone including myself committed to Christmas/family/shopping/lunches at work etc etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks again to all followers of Doc's Art of War in 2016. Hope you enjoyed what I've posted even if you didn't enjoy the rather long lapses between those postings! Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.</span></div>
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Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-77609283841199628322016-12-04T21:45:00.000+11:002016-12-04T22:38:20.571+11:00First game of our BA2 Greece Campaign and going for Baroque at the Club!Mate Ian at the club last Wednesday chided me for yet again neglecting my blog and not posting for weeks - and clearly spending way too much time on #@$%ing Facebook. Guilty Yer Honour! To make amends I'm posting on not one but TWO games I had recently. The first was my introduction to Bolt Action Ver 2 - which rules we tested out at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThreeD6/">3D6</a> in Tuggeranong. Now I always give a decent establishment a plug as well, hence the link and this one to their nicely done pub next door, <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/the-loaded-dice/56fcd0f2498e54a0f4392cba">the Loaded Dice</a> which has a decent bar and hot food reasonably priced mere steps away from your gaming table (food delivered while-u-throw dice!)<br />
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The first game was several weeks ago and featured by LV33 tankettes uncharacteristically successful and my Bersaglieri getting into all sorts of trouble in town. No matter as the purpose was to get use to the new revised version of BA - which is a quantum improvement over the first IMO.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stirring sight of Italian LV33s coming to the rescue of the DAK. Hilarious!</td></tr>
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A rather good table with my very own 12' desert battle mat made from a canvas drop cloth from Bunnings (all of $24 - the rubber backed ones are $36 but better mats). The second game of BA2 also went well as the first of our Greece Campaign series. In this as Italian commander I am taking a rather un-historical tack by <i>successfully</i> invading Greece from Albania along the coastal route. It is a surprise move so the poor old Greeks are heavily outnumbered by Italian armour, mobile troops, artillery support and even air cover. My opponent Mark put up a game fight (note to any Italian generals: avoid hand-to-hand with Greeks!) but pounded by a preliminary artillery bombardment (which also heralded my rolling of more boxcar D6 for any game in living memory!) which absolutely hammered the Greeks who had no defences other than a solitary bunker with an AT gun in it - an almost impossible nut to crack as it turned out. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Greeks were outnumbered 3 to 1 and faced a horde of tanks supported by mobile infantry: the lead truck is stopped by taking a few hits - the Bersaglieri section dismount and advance across open ground at the Greeks hiding amongst the grapevines. They were reduced to half strength but kept on going - not bad for Italians!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i>Regia Aeronautica </i>also enjoyed uncharacteristic success being called in by the FOO and taking out the Greeks only artillery ordnance (a WWI vintage Austrian howitzer) virtually before it could fire a shot. The explosion marker on the other side of the grape vines marks another hit on the Greeks only HMG - which otherwise should have done great execution on the Bersa out in the open.</td></tr>
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Mark's Greeks were plenty tough - twice they had to be taken out in hand-to-hand and even hugely outnumbered, inflicting as many casualties as they suffered in the process. Like the Japs, you do NOT want to get into fisticuffs up close with the Greeks - they'll hurt you every time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian armour advances. The flame symbol on the bunker in the distance is a rather optimistic (as it turned out) aerial attack marker. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Italians didn't get it all their own way - the AT gun in the bunker took out a truck and some of the infantry section it was carrying, forcing the rest to bail out.</td></tr>
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The second wave of Italians, regular infantry plus supports, were most reluctant to come on before all the fighting was done, so just in time for the awarding of medals. The Greeks bunker was a true beast which was impervious to everything thrown at it. To kill anything <i>in</i> the bunker you literally need to roll three 6D6 in a row, otherwise the only way to take it is with infantry assault. That's hand-to-hand. Against Greeks. Not good!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tank made no impression as had the aerial and artillery bombardment beforehand. It was up to the brave Bersaglieri to frontally assault and pin the crew inside while the rest went around the back to get inside. The two surviving crew took the leading NCO and his oppo with them. Another was given a large AT hole in him trying to throw grenades etc into the embrasure. Mumma mia!</td></tr>
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The game at 3D6 was really enjoyable and we got through four turns in three hours as we became more familiar with the rules. Mark's Greeks put up a credible performance considering the odds stacked against them but the next encounter will be in the mountains to the north and they will only be outnumbered two to one next time - and no tanks!<br />
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At the Lanyon club last Wednesday Doug and I finally had that TYW game of Baroque ('Europe At War 1550 - 1700') we'd been promising to do for months. Its an unusual Impetus-style rule system that reduces things to simple mechanics rather than multiple factors, so once you get used to how it operates, the game flows and its quite enjoyable. <br />
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Unlike other systems it does not require hordes of figures, which is also useful. Two 650 point armies going at it will give you a good three hour game. Doug fielded his Ottomans and I my Poles taken from the Baroque lists. The only criticism is that artillery seem completely useless. You really don't need to spend the points on them as they do very little anyway. I realise that artillery were not as effective during this period but I think they probably go too far the other way (I may be a bit harsh here - if you buy a Master Gunner they are more effective). No matter - it doesn't spoil the game and the combat is, as it was at the time, rather brutal!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After being rebuffed by Doug's Sipahis, my Pacerni are hit - hard - by his ferocious Quapukulu Sipahis heavies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Pacerni hold and a second unit hits his Sipahis in the flank. In the background my victorious Hussars (scratch two units of mounted Sipahi Bow) are about to get their comeuppance with a devastating volley or three from the Janissaries. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reduced to just one effective figure the unit somehow remained on the field with Doug frustratingly unable to get the one extra hit that would have destroyed them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of the endless melee between the Polish Pacerni and the Sipahi (Deli?) heavies. The Ottoman heavies are as hard to kill as my Polish winged hussars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pacerni in turn were hit by Doug's Sipahi/Deli heavies.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_S3bBt6fyKLvMZWm6LWaOXzgKYr6wknA7fY62fBaV5uyQjiJ8FUEC_43pLcROHe68r2y9iVklJe5AvSIGeqxUC22_mNwxZ3XGAVyguKfvhfEt6jD1pE6wi3ggCl_1tneQahFif8cARkR/s1600/IMG_2668.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nUoTdnGrQlyEpvXwJjhlxwG9S1WaQ32qXpD-olKGIinbYn0rBwqGZr3TxY534DG-lR_B0jay9PK5ly5ofi0n_c9xYi8r5edTU6yLWcpoXFOYyBZQlsRuT1LvxqjtNVEoLUcI63NgmE36/s1600/IMG_2676.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nUoTdnGrQlyEpvXwJjhlxwG9S1WaQ32qXpD-olKGIinbYn0rBwqGZr3TxY534DG-lR_B0jay9PK5ly5ofi0n_c9xYi8r5edTU6yLWcpoXFOYyBZQlsRuT1LvxqjtNVEoLUcI63NgmE36/s320/IMG_2676.JPG" width="240" /></a> After running out of time the infantry on the right didn't really get engaged. The Haiduks volleyed the Ottoman bow (Anatolic skirmishers?) into oblivion but Doug's advancing Janissaries were unable to get to grips with the Poles. On the other flank Doug's Ottoman Dragoons (lurking in the rough) were destroyed by a rolling attack - effectively a caracole by the Reiter and one of the Pacerni units - who rode up to the edge of the rough, fired then were replaced by the next unit etc. With Doug's entire right wing (a third of his command) gone it was a convincing Polish victory BUT Doug generously explained how the rules worked and I got lucky dice when I needed them. After a frustrating start where most of my units failed their initiative several times while Doug's entire right wing division advanced, I got lucky with the melees. All in all an interesting game to play and - importantly - gave me the excuse to get out armies I haven't played in years. Great fun. We'll be playing more Baroque in the future.<br />
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'Pulled' the post for a final bit of editing as I just noticed the counter has turned over 150,000 visits. Wow - has it been that long? A HUGE thank you to all the followers and visitors to my humble blog.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Doc<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_S3bBt6fyKLvMZWm6LWaOXzgKYr6wknA7fY62fBaV5uyQjiJ8FUEC_43pLcROHe68r2y9iVklJe5AvSIGeqxUC22_mNwxZ3XGAVyguKfvhfEt6jD1pE6wi3ggCl_1tneQahFif8cARkR/s1600/IMG_2668.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a>Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020094779384982600.post-32737053657925415792016-11-09T02:13:00.002+11:002016-11-09T02:13:55.257+11:00Canberra's Little Wars 2016This is my second attempt to post after the @#$%ing PC crashed last night and I lost the lot. Usually saves a draft - not this time Josephine. Swear I have so many things happening at the same time its doing my head in. Well in the immortal words of Bullwinkle Moose: "This time fer sure!"<br />
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First up my hearty congratulations to Ian, Leigh and Greg for putting on another great Little Wars convention. Raised over $400 for Soldier On so a great effort one and all. And what an enjoyable day's gaming there was! So many different and amazing looking games - a bit of something for everyone. I think the traders did good business as well - Dean from <a href="http://www.olympiangames.com.au/">Olympian</a> ran a well-attended bring-and-buy as well as his usual array of laser-cut precision MDF bits and BA-CoC-Saga etc etc bits and bobs at bargain prices as well as Nick from <a href="http://www.eurekamin.com.au/">Eureka</a> with a mouth-watering array of fantastic figures. Wargamer heaven it was. Now the games.<br />
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First I noticed was an amazing Rome v Carthage in 54mm with hundreds of figures - looked spectacular!<br />
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Next to our Sharp Practice game my mate Cam had set up a very cool fantasy Horde of the Lizard King game with a suitably glittering prize horde of ... well , glittery stuff AND spectacular scenery a la Ankor Wat junglie-like hall. Look here are some photos ok?<br />
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Man, I seriously covet my neighbour's temple. Have no idea what I'd use it for - me just wants it. My Precious.<br />
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Also right up there in the wargame desirability stakes was Greg's Viking Raid game with some spectacular to-scale (28mm) Viking longboats. Although he doesn't realize it he has generously donated a couple of his excellent photos of it for my blog. Thanks Greg!<br />
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Another was a great-looking table of modular terrain for a 20mm - 1/72 WWI Western Front game with tanks, cavalry (!) gas-mask-clad infantry and beautifully made trenchworks.<br />
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To the west of this - waaay out west - was a small but spectacular table that looked like it could have been a Hollywood film set for a game of Dead Man's Hand. A superbly-made Western town replete with railway terminal and the Dalton gang drawin' thur six-shooters ta pump dang varmints fulla lead that be needin' a good shootin'! I'm sure that's what they told the Sheriff. Oh wait... HE was the one they were pumpin' fulla lead? My bad.<br />
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Also a spectacular-looking game table with an amazing set was the WWII Arnhem game brought by the same chaps that did the equally spectacular-looking raid on a U-boat in its pen game last year. The work they must put into these is mind-boggling. Have a look at these photos and prepare to be boggled. As with the above game, my phone-photography doesn't do it justice. The last photo is a rather neat Charge of the Light Brigade in 15mm.<br />
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Myself Mark and Owen put on a Sharp Practice (ver. 2) game 'Somewhere in Russia - 1812'. I supplied the figures for two Russian, a French and a Polish force in what we intended to be more of an encounter skirmish game. Michael Geld took the Polish command (thanks Geldie) to round out numbers and proceeded to do what Poles like to do when they encounter Russians - give 'em a darn good flogging! Pity the same couldn't be said about my French who failed to advance and dislodge Owen's deftly-handled Russians opposite. I put it down to Cossack-fear. My Voltigeurs fired a thunderous volley into them that killed two and put no less than nine (nine!!!) shock on them which saw them... run away a little then ignore my lousy shooting for virtually the rest of the game.<br />
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The figures are a mix of mainly Perry's and Front Rank - with a few lovely old Foundry (French <i>Legere</i>) and some odds and sods thrown in like Victrix plastics for two brown jacketed units of the 'Emperor's Cousins' (Corsicans of course). The Poles are all the beautifully Paul Hicks sculpted <a href="http://murawskiminiatures.com/">Murowski Miniatures</a> with Perry's Guard (Polish) Lancers. The greatest success and failures of the game involved the French & Polish cavalry. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The successful cav: Geldie's Poles ride down and chase Mark's Russian infantry right off the table! And the unsuccessful cav: what's left of my dragoons after surprising Owen's infantry in line, hitting their flank - and getting bounced! Owen's repeated volleys did the rest.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
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My infantry fared little better - stuck in the middle of an open field they copped horrendous casualties from Owen's infantry and gun in front and his Jaegers in the apple orchard on their right. Even when my skirmishers (more Corsicans of course) eventually came on and joined in they could make no headway. At the end they had 14 out of 24 figures left and were carrying 26 shock! My artillery made up for it a bit by enfilading the unit that bounced my dragoons but those Russians are a tough lot - never looked like budging let alone breaking!<br />
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It was a different story for the Poles. Although the cavalry were virtually destroyed by their efforts, they did drive off most if not all of the opposing Russian infantry. The Polish infantry volleyed Mark's cossacks out of the way (no cossack-fear for the Poles!) advanced virtually unopposed and got into the village, copped some canister hits from Mark's gun, laughed it off then bayonet charged and captured both gun and the crossroads objective. <br />
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While remaining completely unimpressed with the SP Hollywood history treatment of Fisticuffs between fresh cavalry and infantry <i>not </i>in a defensive formation (result = completely unrealistic crap simply due to the lack of factors to hit for the cavalry) the overall mechanism works and makes for a fun game. It also means you don't have to have masses of figures to have a reasonable wargame.<br />
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Thanks to those that joined in and hope they had a good time - two to three hours for a 60+ points a side game is very doable even on a large table and we managed that with a break for lunch. And a nice icy cold beer afterwards to celebrate a successful Little Wars for another year!Doc Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com0