tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90006076465041861512024-03-12T18:32:55.019-07:00Band of Wargame BrothersA blog about our miniatures for the lads!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-44854718110582669872024-02-09T04:12:00.000-08:002024-02-09T04:19:27.140-08:00Round three!! Assyrians and Elamites! So the Round three was fought out just after Chrristmas. In our first game my Elamites had been victorious. In the rematch Ross' Assyrians had smashed my army very comprehensively.....so it was time for the DECIDER!!Assyrian Left flank....Elamite light cavalry (left) up in the Assyrians' (right) faces skirmishing from turn 1.The table- Elamites on the left, Assyrians on the right.The Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-62155802908929475032024-02-01T14:33:00.000-08:002024-02-01T14:37:10.545-08:00Valour and Fortitude: 28mm Napoleonics Chris has some of the most amazing 28mm Napoleonic figures I have ever seen. His collection is huge and the quality of his stuff is first class. With the advent of the Perry's Valour and Fortitude Rules, he wanted to put some of his troops through their paces and get a handle on the rules, which are fast, very bloody and easy to play. He dropped in one Saturday afternoon last year - IJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-73433554621412097972024-01-14T18:39:00.000-08:002024-01-15T22:31:59.380-08:00Battle of Stones River- ( Or Murfreesboro) December 31 1862- The battle. The big day was on and the table was ready ( obviously!!) when the Brothers arrived. For ease of identification I have underlined and italiscised the Confederate commandersRalph was Braxton Bragg and he then would 'step down' and actually play Hardee's Corps ( Cleburne's and McCown's Divisions) on the Confederate left. On the Confederate right Phil was Breckinridge holding Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-60677732592300309622024-01-12T04:01:00.000-08:002024-01-14T16:10:29.264-08:00The Battle of Stones River, December 1862: The set up. An invite went out to all the Brothers to assemble in the understated elegance of my garage for the annual Christmas Big Bash- A large game with as many figures as possible on a 12' x 6'.I settled on ACW, which has been a staple favourite for big games, as the period is reasonably popular with the lads and everyone has some understanding of it. We use a simplified form of Rank and File Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-43522591906278899502024-01-08T17:39:00.000-08:002024-01-08T17:43:41.626-08:00Austrian Guns and Dragoons On holidays and an empty house- just the dog and the cat for company- it takes some effort to turn off the TV, switch off the computer and focus on the important stuff- wargames figures!I recently finished three units of Dragoons and two heavy guns for my WAS/SYW project. I just need to order and add the appropriate flags!Dragoons - 3 regiments for Honours of War complete.My cat watches theJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-65849284371247775442024-01-05T17:24:00.000-08:002024-01-08T16:22:13.476-08:00Solo WSS- Louis' Army holds the line I put some of my WSS through their paces the other day, using the scenario 'Flank attack' . A Brigade of French Horse ( 4 Squadrons) a Brigade of Foot ( 4 Battalions) and a small Dragoon Brigade ( 2 Squadrons) were tasked with holding a small line of hills that controlled a major road. The Dutch were to drive the French from their position ..and they had the added advantage of a Foot Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-32074325419284808292023-12-30T01:21:00.000-08:002023-12-30T01:21:53.812-08:00On the painting bench....WSS. I recently went back to adding to my favourite collection- my Age of Louis XIV or Marlburian. I hadn't painted any figures for quite a while- so many others to do!! A few years in fact so in November I ordered some figures from Front Rank. I decided on Imperial Troops ( Hapsburg Austrians) as I only have two battalions and decided to add two more.I painted the Daun Regiment and then Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-37469847706222690582023-12-27T06:03:00.000-08:002023-12-27T06:03:32.998-08:00Assyrians and Elamites...at it again!! After the last game, Ross went back to his army lists ...and decided to make some changes to his Assyrian army. He did away with the large number of the 'Line Infantry' and bumped up the number of archers. He took the maximum number of 'Archers of the Guard" and made sure that he had as much firepower as possible. Then he picked up the phone and hurled abuse down the line. Realising that&Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-27785304826200718582023-12-17T02:22:00.000-08:002023-12-17T02:22:08.715-08:00Assyrians and Elamites! So my Elamites were finally ready- done in one year! Ross dusted off the Assyrians and an historical match was fought. I found using the Elamites an interesting experience as they really had no hard hitting combat troops, just lots of firepower. The Assyrians on the other hand did have some good solid combat troops, but not quite the firepower of the Elamites.My Kallipani chariots- which Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-91567847479239683042023-12-10T17:45:00.000-08:002023-12-11T04:03:38.809-08:00The wagons must get through!At the Club Meet, ( Company of Dice) this month, Spyros and I put on a Pony Wars game with 'Spuds' joining us. Using The Men Who Would be Kings rules, we played an umpire run scenario where each player ( Spyros had A and B Troop and Spuds had E and F Troop) had two troops of US Cavalry commanded by a Lieutenant and they had to escort a couple of wagons off the table- lengthways- through Indian Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-46351060045970310782023-12-04T18:40:00.000-08:002024-01-11T00:27:55.142-08:00The trouble with the Swedes........... A look over a couple of the historical games that we've played in the GNW, (Holocwzyn, Lesnaya) showed that the Swedes lost those games both game-wise and historically. Yet in the rules we use, the Swedes have significant advantages for moving quickly, charging fiercely and other advantages over troops who do not have the same tactical doctrine- especially in the initial contact. The Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-28279888176114186442023-12-02T01:02:00.000-08:002023-12-02T01:02:01.706-08:00Predator!! One of my all time favourite movies- with Arnie. Predator is a classic....and is just crying out to be gamed. I saw online that someone had come up with the stats for Blood and Plunder for the movie 'Prey' which is American Indians against an earlier form of Predator...and while I was watching the movie Predator with my wife ...I looked online and found these beauties on Etsy!!I was Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-14284482085269539252023-11-28T02:19:00.000-08:002024-01-08T16:22:36.135-08:00Poles and Muscovites- small scenarioPolish Pancerni I opened up a scenario booklet and was looking at one of the scenarios- a holding action. A small force stopping a larger force from pushing thru their line of defence. I looked up the required forces and put the Muscovites on the table as the defenders and the Poles as the attackers.The Muscovite position. On the southern side of the road- a unit of Nobles ( Dvor) a units ofJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-75317168986686160512023-11-14T16:12:00.000-08:002023-11-14T16:12:00.681-08:00My new Vikings take the field...and lose...but my old Romans win. A couple of games from the last couple of months......Ross was aware that I had finished my Vikings. As he has Byzantines, Normans and Muslim forces that are all from the same period- I took my army off to his place and found an army waiting for them!What did I find? A Hamdanid Arab force - awaiting my plundering and rampaging Vikings.Both from the same time period - mid 10th Century....butJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-44313542298302710372023-11-08T16:00:00.004-08:002023-11-08T16:24:26.758-08:00Terrain I had an itch to make some terrain...but couldn't decide time frame or period...and then made the mistake of watching the old "The Mummy" movie with Brendan Fraser...and couldn't resist......hmmm...Hamunaptra !!Egyptian terrain it was!Do I have any ancient Egyptians? No.Crusaders and Fatimid Egyptians? NoNapoleonic French and Mamluks? NoSo???Well I do have a set of rules and some Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-25581107784940102672023-10-05T17:50:00.001-07:002023-10-05T17:50:32.400-07:00Muscovites and Poles vs the Ottomans Well, there's lots of them- and I threw them all onto the table earlier this year.A combined Polish and Muscovite force took on my full Ottoman army...and it was a blood bath.Paul commanded the Muscovites, Ross the Poles and I of course commanded the mighty forces of the Sultan!!The allied ( Poles and Muscovites) left flank. Lithuanian and Cossack light Cavalry and next to them Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-85855271026580834742023-10-05T17:50:00.000-07:002023-10-05T17:50:23.131-07:00Elamites, Vikings and Austrians.......what? The Elamites have been arriving, and having had some time on my hands recently, I finished my Vikings. I am powering through the aforementioned Elamites and and about 60% of the way through the infantry for my WAS/SYW Austrians.I feel I have achieved something! I even had time to work on some 18mm Crimean War figures.Viking BerserkersViking Command StandsVikings!Elamite Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-76791624730749227352023-09-26T20:03:00.003-07:002023-09-26T20:07:21.040-07:00Another project? Seriously?? Yes, I know I'm painting SYW Austrians..and yes..I am still working on my Muscovites....and adding a few bits and pieces to my Poles...oh and yes there are still some 18mm Crimean War figures on the painting blocks......and I do have a few more Vikings to go.......but the conversations went something like this......FIRST CONVERSATIONMe: "Hey Ross what army are you going to use?"Ross: "Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-57028496336503058092023-09-20T16:54:00.001-07:002023-09-20T16:58:51.009-07:00A game of 40kI hope readers of this blog won't object to a 'sci-fi' post!My son and his friends are very big GW 40K fans and they get together to play games as often as life permits! All in their 20s, it is kinda nice to hear all the yelling and screaming coming from my garage as they dish out pain with 'fleshborers', 'plasma guns' , 'powerfists' or any other such weaponry.He recently had 5 of them over Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-88842983840212169862023-09-07T00:07:00.003-07:002023-09-07T00:08:09.657-07:00War of the Austrian Succession and The Seven Years War Hmm.....another post..... another project. Early this year Ross and I were pondering the possibilities of New Year resolutions- what to paint. In the end, after long deliberations we settled on the Seven Years War. We had played games in the past using Honours of War and liked the very fast nature of them. So we sent a bulk order away to Crusader miniatures- Austrians for me and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-92060194996180420842023-08-29T00:32:00.004-07:002023-08-30T17:58:59.128-07:00GREEKS VS GALATIANS.... A game that pitted my Hellenistic Greek army against the Ross' rampaging Galatians. Paul was siding with Ross and the ever insightful Chris gave me the benefit of his sage advice and quick wit.A really brutal game that saw the Galatians tear across the table to hit the Greeks. There was a veritable horde!The Galatian line hits the Greeks- the woods were held by thureophoroi- who held their Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-47385977985671067492023-07-25T17:06:00.004-07:002023-07-25T17:06:55.701-07:00VIKINGS!! Well, it had to happen. I have Normans. Ross has Normans. I have Anglo-Danes.And someone keeps whispering "1066" in my ear. I swatted him away, but he tried the other ear. Knock it off Paul!!Oh well, it was inevitable:So I ordered some...and then some more..and some more....it's easy to do ...it's just a few clicks on my computer...and some numbers change in my bank account.So Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-38903916011393368372023-07-10T17:26:00.003-07:002023-07-10T23:09:52.930-07:007th Cavalry on the Plains! The Sioux aren't impressed. Four troops of the 7th Cavalry were sent out after intelligence was received that a group of hostiles had set up a village a half day's ride from their fort.Orders were to demolish the tipis and drive the hostiles away.The Black Foot and Lakota tribesmen were not going to go easily. The white men were harassing them again. Using The Men Who Would be Kings with some amendments for Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-34392613954088291782023-07-04T20:20:00.005-07:002023-07-04T20:20:49.781-07:00Normans and Anglo-Saxons Looking back to a couple of posts a looonnngg time ago I noticed that Ross' Normans had beaten my Anglo-Saxons a couple of times and I had only had a single victory against his mounted thugs.It was time for a rematch!My side of the table- Sitting behind a low series of hills. His crossbowmen unable to get too many hits.Just in front- some light cavalry skirmishing with my front line. Some Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000607646504186151.post-36861027082077927642023-05-30T02:44:00.000-07:002023-05-30T02:44:00.260-07:00It happens a lot......Muscovites!! I was sitting here one day admiring my Ottomans. I do that a lot.Then, as is my wont- I started admiring my Renaissance Poles. I do that a lot too.Then...I figured, well..who else can I collect that I could admire....hmmm well....someone to fight the Poles...and to fight the Ottomans........well why not?So I started 'window shopping' via the 'net. I do that a lot too.I was looking at Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.com22