15mm American Revolution Project: Artillery

With a resurgence into the American Revolution, I have dusted off my unpainted 15mm AWI forces and started to paint them.  Up first are all of the artillery for the main combatants: Continental, French, British, and Hessian. 

Here's the complete artillery painted to date, including guns, crew, artillery limbers, and wagons. 

The Hessian artillery have the Yellow guns.  The Hessian artillerists are dressed in blue jackets with white vests and trousers.  The French artillery have the sky blue guns.  The French artillerists are dressed in navy blue jackets with red vests and trousers.     

The British artillery have the red guns.  The British artillerists will be dressed in blue jackets with red trim and white trousers.  The Continental artillery have a variety of colored guns including olive green, brown, and gray.  The Continental artillerists will be dressed in a variety of colored outfits.  Some in jackets of navy blue, black, and browns. 

Japanese/Samaurai Terrain: Stucco/Tile Garden Walls

Battle of Puebla, May 5, 1862, Franco-Mexican War

In May 2008, we ran a Battle of Puebla game using the Johnny Reb Rules.  Since I really didn't have any of the appropriate troops, I enlisted the help of my French Napoleonic troops and some of my ACW zouave units to serve as the French forces and I used a combination of Napoleonic Prussians as the Mexicans.  I made some Mexican flags by gluing paper flags to a pin with a gold ball on the end, so looked like a flagpole with a gold finial, and pushed them into the wood bases.  The game went well and everyone had a good time.

 The town of Puebla is off to the lower right and the ridge with the two forts is to the left of the town. Fort Loreto is in the foreground center and Fort Guadalupe is further back and to the right.

The French move across the countryside.  Fort Guadalupe is on the Mexican right.

 

The contest starts to get heated as the French make it up to the first line of Mexican resistance.

A view from the French starting point.

 An overview of the table.

 Aerial of Fort Guadalupe. (today)

 Aerial of Ft. Loreto. (today)

Christmas 2010

For Christmas 2010, I decided to surprise some of our regular gaming group (Dragon's Lair) gamers with custom made terrain and/or miniatures created specially for their particular interests. Here are some of the presents I made.  Ho, Ho, Ho!

 Kevin received a 28mm lean-to and some trees to add to his Anglo-Saxon/Viking village.

 Stephen received a 20mm small Russian cabin and a stand of winter trees for use in our WWII games.

Rick received a 20mm larger Russian cabin and a stand of winter trees for use in our WWII games.

(My personal favorite)

Walter received a custom 20mm WWII lend-lease French M3 Scout Car and a display base/terrain piece with a stone wall, large tree and some supplies. "Vive la France!"

Battle of Quatre Bras, Part II.

Here are some pics from the conclusion of our 15mm Napoleon's Battles, Battle of Quatre Bras.

On the British left flank, amazingly, the Brunswickers were holding off the French line. (The French were quite cursed with more than their share of bad die rolls.) 

The British center is faltering, and the Dutch Belgian in the town are taking a beating form the French Grand Battery.  

With a big whole in the British center, including the routing of the troops deployed in the town and numerous routed British troops in the backfield, the French Guard Cavalry finally charges through the gap.  It was a good day to be a French cavalryman as they scooped up three routed units and were ready to strike at the last of the British Reinforcements entering the road. However, the British Guard would put a stop to the Cavalry Charge.

Despite the Brunswicker victories on the left flank, it was simply just not enough time, and the British would not be able to retake the town of Quatre Bras.

Battle of Quatre Bras, Part I.

We are currently playing the scenario, The Battle of Quatre Bras, using 15mm troops and the Napoleon's Battles rule set. Two weeks ago we played part I. (first half) of the battle. Tonight will be part II. (second half) of the battle.

An overview of the battlefield 

An overview of the battlefield 

 The French Center as they prepare for the advance on the British held Quatre Bras

The British center and right flank, as they move up to occupy Quatre Bras.