A Rainy Day Battle

One wet day this winter a friend and I gathered around a ping pong table and slugged out a massive Civil War game. It took many hours so I won't give a turn by turn but here are some photos that may be of interest.

Hanging my hat and duster up to dry

Starting positions

 The Confederacy's one legged General 

A Union scout and Wheat's Tigers Lieutenant duel it out on the field 

A cavalry officer and Berdan's Sharpshooter take cover behind a dead horse

The officer is knocked down by enemy fire.

Game Day!

I had the wonderful opportunity to fight three wargames yesterday with a good friend of mine. In total, one was won, one was lost, and one was called a draw due to time restraints. I was introduced to Warhammer 40K and although I enjoyed it, the game doesn't really fit my interests enough for me to buy into it. However, when loaned  an army I will happily play. We played two games in 54mm as well. The first was a French and Indian war skirmish that ended with a massacre of British Rangers by a much larger force of Indians. The second was an assault on a destroyed Boer farmhouse by a Zulu raiding party. The game was called short right at the climax. Maybe it will be finished at a later date.

 Warhammer 40k

The slaughter I endured. I did manage to knock off a few Shawnee warriors.

The board after the first turn. All games were played on the same wonderful modular terrain boards built by my friend.

 My Zulus

 The valiant defenders.

 The fence would slow my forces down enough to allow the defenders to whittle down my forces. The body pile in the picture below is a testament to the effectiveness of their rifle fire.

I was able to breach the wall but time was called at the end of this turn. 

More Painted Figures

 Assorted officers in Her Majesty's army. Although I love the scarlet uniform, I will be repainting these in khaki. 

 Canadian sniper circa 1916 converted from an AIP First World War Highlander.

Foreign Legion and Confederate officers painted as Spanish.

Confederate officer painted as, well, a Confederate officer.

Boer officer with Brickarms C96. Lego scale handguns make lovely conversions to 54mm. Expect to see more in the future..

Egyptian officer painted as a turn of the century Ottoman.

Ottoman cavalry. I will be touching up horses and repainting the riders in either black uniforms or a dark blue.

British Cavalry. These horses need touching up too. Travel is hard on paint jobs.