Sunday 10 March 2019

Warmer weather coming, so garage will be back in business

I was puttering around in my garage between work, sleep, shoveling snow and slush and then water issues.
I should be able to get two tables going this year.
Stay tuned.
I spent the day airing out and sorting off both my gaming tables. I'd like to try to run both, one for large games, the other for smaller skirmish ones.
However, with the influx of new kits, and reductions of my other collections, my project table will stay cluttered for a while.


Wednesday 6 March 2019

La Belle-Famille, 24 July, 1759 Niagara,

One of the books I got for Christmas 2018 was Ospreys Combat North America 1755-63 British Redcoat vs French Fusilier by Stuart Reid.
The great thing about French and Indian war battles is the small scale they were, but the outcomes were so huge in the history of both Canada and America.
British Forces
De Lanceys Light Infantry: 44th, 46th, and 4/60th light companies
44th Regiment
46th Regiment
New York Regiment
Farquhar Grenadiers made up of the grenadier companies
Mohawks

French Forces
Companies Frances de La Marine 6 companies
Militia and Amerindians





Tuesday 5 March 2019

Darnah, Algeria, 1805

Minature Wargames have a scenario between US Naval troops against Ottoman Corsairs. The conflict came about when the Americans didn't want to continue to pay Barbary Deys protection money.

US forces consist of
2 guns with crew,
6 Turkish warriors Capt. Eaton

Lt. O'Bannon
30 figures mix of Marines, sailors

Derna castle: 40 Muslim warriors

The article lists a large amount of Turkish troops, but I will be using my Muslims troops as the defenders.
 I will model the defences with the tan coloured blocks I picked up as I have traded my Airfix desert fort to a fellow collector
I've been able to build up the North African forces and some terrain for this battle so sometime in 2021 I shall do this action 





Monday 4 March 2019

French Hussars, 1808-1814

I got these two figures for free from Wargames illustrated.
Since I have gotten out of the Napoleonic Wars (except for War of 1812,) I will be using these in other locals in lieu of other troops

both are 28mm but will fit nicely into my project for fighting in South Africa as Dutch, and in South America as Spanish.
Updated 4/6/2019
My buddy who I have traded kits and troops with has asked for my French collection. I will be keeping these figures for a South American liberation wars of the 19th century which used surplus Napoleonic kit. I am also passing over a brigade of British troops.
In trade, I received about a dozen more kits and several other figures. I have increased my collection without spending any funds!