Now What Is He Going To Do With These ?

 

Any guess what I have planned for the above item ? and it does not include transvestism ! , more photos to follow !

Easter Game Finale.

 

The French try to recover the village but in a fierce melee Scheither's Grenadiers drive them back.

 

 

The Swiss are confronted by the 20th and the Jaegers .

 

 

The Swiss take heavy casualties !.

 

 

On the other flank the French Hussars defeat the Carbineers.

 

 

The Hessians 'die hard!' but a combination of musketry and grapeshot remove them from the game ! - they being a newly painted unit this was to be expected !.

 

 

End game ! - the Swiss retire and the Jaegers see them off !. The 20th redeploy to confront the enemy cavalry.

 

 

On the other flank the French retire having suffered heavy losses from the Hessians .

 

 

With the French army in retreat Voltaire seeks an explanation from the French General Comte Du Fru-Fru  and is told that it is a tactical redeployment to fool the Allies ! - he is NOT convinced with this story !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Game.

 

 

Found some time to continue the 40mm SYW game this weekend , the Allies move up the road as the French Chasseurs move into the houses and open fire on the advancing 20th Foote.

 

 

They cause some casualties and the British fire back .

 

 

The French Regt. Castellas makes a flanking march as more French move onto the table.

 

 

Voltaire's observations are disturbed  by the arrival of a company of the Swiss - he offers the officer refreshments - and advice - one is received better than the other !.

 

 

The Swiss deploy , this is their first battle as a complete regiment .

 

 

The Jaegers from Scheither's Frei Korp deploy in skirmish order to counter the French attack.

 

 

The French Hussars have worked their way around the Allied left flank (after driving off the Allied cavalry) . The Allied Carabineers reform and prepare to engage them again.

 

 

Hodge (who has grown a bit since last appearing on this blog) tours the battlefield , rumours that he displays more generalmanship than the author are totally refuted !. Too be continued -if I can decat the table !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Doings .

 

As my wife is working this Easter I have been left to my own devices for the time being, so braving the cold weather I cast up some more cavalry figures - the command and second Squadron of the 'Blue' Horse.

 

 

I also set up a encounter battle to try out some of my new toys . The French are nearest the camera , the Allies in the distance.

 

 

The French deploy their Chasseurs and Hussars as the Swiss Regt. Castella move up the road.

 

 

The opposition the 20th Foote .

 

 

The newly painted Hessian Leibgarde zu Fuss Grenadier company (no drummer yet- have to cast him up next) their first battle - how will they perform ?

 

 

Voltaire and his manservant 'Wee' Jocky take up position in the church yard to get a good view of the action . I will be using 'Charge' for the rules and will hopefully post the results of the battle in the near future.

 

 

 

 

 

The French Regiment Castellas.

 

Sorry for the rather poor photos , I normally do my photography in the bathroom (an odd place to do a photo shoot I know, but the light is very good !) but as my wife was using the shower I had to take them on the stair landing (she told me to hoover the carpet first - Hmm didn't do to good a job of that !) .

 

 

I have got the final company done and this completes the Swiss Regt. Castellas. This means that I must do an Allied unit to help balance the forces .

 

 

I decided to repaint the figures I got of EBay as the grenadier companies of the Hesse-Kassel Regiment 'Leibgarde zu Fuss'.

 

 

Have got the first 3 figures done to see how they painted up , they are more 'toy soldier' in form in comparison to the Prince August figures and maybe slightly larger but as they are in a separate unit this won't matter - and after all they are Grenadiers !.

 

 

 

The Blue Horse.

 

After a 'paintfest' this week I have managed to get the rest of the 1st Regiment of Horse finished . To my annoyance their bases have turned out darker than I expected , not sure what went wrong there ! - obviously I have got my green paint mixed up !?.

 

 

They need another squadron and command casting up to finish them , but will have to wait their turn as I try to cast and paint to build up equal sized forces . So next is the final company of the French regiment of Foote .

 

 

Here the 'Blue Horse' take their place in the Allied ranks ready for their first action .Traditionally newly painted units perform badly in their first battle - we will have to see how they do !.

 

 

 

 

1st Regiment of Horse.

 

Awhile ago I had a massive casting session of cavalry figures and I finished off my French cavalry unit , I also cast up the first squadron of a Allied Regiment of Horse . Having debated long on the various units I could portrait with these figures I finally decided on the British 1st Regiment of Horse or the 'Blue Horse' . This regiment later became the 4th Dragoon Guards , it missed the SYW  being stationed in Ireland - but I see no reason that this historical fact should prevent it acquiring martial glory on my table top !. I also have a paint which is just right for their facing colour ! , so we have the first figures done as you see providing a mounted vedette.