Gnomes

The first batch of fantasy figures are done. 5 units of Gnomes from Splintered Light Miniatures. Great figures with lots of character. Next up are Cave Imps, Sons of Horus (Hawk Men), Bear Clan humans, and Ratmen (2 units).

The full force

General and Wizard

Gnogres! Giant Gnomes that pack a punch

Slingers to soften up the enemy

1st Regiment...looks like some are headed for the rear

2nd Regiment...a trend of retreating

3rd Regiment...at least they are all staying to fight

Hedgerow Hell

This is an AAR for a IABSM battle fought over my new hedgerows. A British company with some support must attack through the bocage to threaten the flank of a defending German battalion.

The British have:
HQ w/ scout section
3 x infantry platoons
2 x Churchills (they can be called forward once a path through the hedgerows is identified)
2 x MGs (called forward once the enemy main line is identified)
FO w/ battery of 25lb guns (4 salvos)

The Germans:
2 x infantry platoons
1 x sniper
2 x MG-42s
2 x AT teams
1 x 75mm AT Gun w/ halftrack
1 x armored car
The Germans have outpost teams forward in each platoon area. The entire force is hesitant (must pull back the closest unit to the enemy on that card).

The British objectives were to clear a path for the tanks through the hedgerows, take the orchard, the central hill, and the church. This would place them on the flank of the enemy battalion and force the Germans to retreat.

The British accomplished all objectives but suffered heavy casualties to one platoon. The German's withdrew about 30 men, 1 MG-42,  and the AT gun. They lost the armored car, and 38 men.

British Casualties: 8 KIA, 5 H-WIA, 4 L-WIA
HQ: 2 H-WIA (scouts)
1st: 1 KIA, 1 H-WIA
2nd: 6 KIA, 1 H-WIA, 2 L-WIA
3rd: 1 KIA, 2 H-WIA, 2 L-WIA

4 new replacements showed up and have gone to 1st and 3rd platoons to keep them full strength. 2nd platoon is down 9 men (2 were sent to the HQ scout section) and reorganized as 2 sections. Next battle reinforcement roll will be d8.

Lots of ground to cover.

Suspected sniper and MG in the church tower.

Looks like at AT gun position.

The orchard on the left flank.

1st contact with a German outpost.

Cut them down with a two-squad attack.

A squad in the center is not so lucky...5 men down in an ambush.

Sniper fire from the church hits two men coming through the gate. The medic will get to them later and get them back in action.

Revenge...1st platoon gets the ambushers in a crossfire.

While 3rd platoon runs into more trouble, losing 4 men when they try to storm the next hedgerow.

Starting to lay down smoke with the 2in mortars when 1st platoon encounters a MG-42.

And the FO identifies fire coming from the steeple.

Tanks start to move up...traveling quickly through the scouted territory.

Bounding overwatch gains the British some ground in the center once the MG-42 starts to get flanked.

1st platoon aggressively attacks on the left, unhinging the German line.

The Germans start to pull back as casualties mount.

1st platoon prepares for the last push.

3rd platoon rushes the church under cover of artillery, smoke, and machinegun fire.

A section ambushes the armored car as it tries to retreat, and the tanks reach the last hedgerow.

A section flushes the armored car from the orchard and takes up a defensive position.

Fantasy Project

I have started on the 15mm fantasy project. I will use the 15mm ancients I have painted with this same project.

I made a LARGE purchase of Splintered Light Miniatures when they were on sale last month. Below is a list of the factions/races and # of packs on hand...and the general order I will paint them. Starting with the Gnomes...

Gnomes 7
Imps 3
Sons of Horus 3
Ratmen 3
Bear Clan 4
Halflings 11
Hyena 6
Lion 4
Cougar 7
Faun 6
Goblin 7
Orc 8
Undead (zombie, skeleton, other) 20
Dark Elves 6
Dark Dwarves 10
Dwarves 19
Elves 22
Human 15...plus I will add billmen, archers, and knights

Future plans also include Meerkats, Duckmen, and Mongeese from Chariot miniatures.

July 2013

July has been a fantastic hobby month. I finished all the new units for my imagination, a drop ship for sci-fi, and prepped fantasy figures for that new project...first up are the Gnomes.

Also attended Historicon and got in lots of games (7).

PAINTING
1 x drop ship: 2 points
1 x artillery battery: 10 points
5 x infantry regiments: 60 points
5 x cavalry regiments: 80 points
4 x generals: 8 points
TOTAL: 160 points

Dropship with a tri-color camo

New bocage covering the table...two more boxes will make it really dense

Kingdom of Katzenstein expansion

I have expanded the Kingdom of Katzenstein forces. Have not touched that project in over a year so it was time for new troops.
5 infantry regiments
5 cavalry regiments
1 artillery battery
4 generals


This should hold me off for a while...I have 1 unit planned for the next expansion. I also plan to start a new campaign next year after I finish flocking all the existing bases.

Ish Irregulars

Saint Barbara Heavy Artillery Battery

Newly appointed Brigadiers

Saint George Horse Guard

Keck Kurrassier

Herk-Heimer Heavy Horse

Doft Dragoons

Saint Aloysious Light Infantry

Saint Basil Grenadiers

Foxin-Sox Fusiliers

Hortonhearsawho Fusiliers

Geisel Grenz

6mm Napoleonic and 15mm ancients for sale- painted

I am selling two groups of painted figures. Will also post on TMP before Ebay. I bought these over the last year but I am only keeping figures I painted myself.
Pictures below.

contact me at tcoakley@optonline.net

NAPOLEONICS-6mm, painted
6mm Baccus Napoleonics- French and Russian infantry plus extras
30 bases of painted French infantry (16 figures per base)
60 bases of painted Russian infantry (unbased, 4 figures per strip)
Extras:
NRU16 Russian Limbers (in bag)
NRU10 Russian Dragoons (in bag)
NRU17 Russian Caissons (in bag)
12 primed strips of Russian infantry
4 Russian guns with crew
NAF15 Russian Line 1803 flags

Asking $100 plus shipping for the batch. Don't want to break it up.



ANCIENTS-15mm, painted
16 x 4 base infantry units. Mix of full (6 figure) and skirmish (3 or 2 figure) bases
13 x 4 base cavalry units (2 or 3 figures per base)
Mix of loose figures.

Figures are a mix of Romans, Greeks, and others.

Asking $150 plus shipping for the batch. Don't want to break it up.

Look Sarge, No Charts

I played a game using the Look Sarge, No Charts line of rules at Historicon. Info on the rules can be found at:http://www.bucksurdu.com/Buck_Surdu/Look,_Sarge,_No_Charts.html

I have seen comments about these rules and their "funny" name on TMP but never gave them much thought. The rules series has specific rule books for WWII, ACW, Napoleonics, and Ancients/fantasy (in playtest). I played in a fantasy battle.

One of the main points of the rules is that they can be played without and reference cards or QRS. In place of these kinds of cards, the rules use special dice and labels directly on the unit.

Dice- you can make the dice using stickers and such. They play a nice role in the game mechanics and involve both players in each combat.

Labels- All the combat, movement, and morale info is printed on the label attached to each base. It did make things very easy especially for a convention. Not sure if I would use them or just go with a unit roster, but they were useful.

The rules get some flak for saying "No Charts" and then having labels on the units...this argument distracts from some clever mechanics and the labels do serve a purpose. I found myself able to play through the game after just a simple in brief and a few examples.

I have purchased PDFs of the Napoleonic set and the WWII set. I am not sure they will take over from my preferred rules (Field of Battle), but the WW II set has been making me think about doing a MicroArmor project. I will get the fantasy rules when they come out too.

Looking forward to the next couple of conventions. I will definitely sign up for some LSNC games.