domenica 22 aprile 2018

Black Powder/Peter Dennis – Battle of Guilford Court House April 7 and 14, 2018


During the last two Saturdays Ezio and Alberto have decided to play the Battle of Guildford Court House using Black Powder rules. This battle was fought during the American Revolutionary war between the American and the British forces
It is not unusual that in the Club we play this period … we have a certain quantity of miniatures … but it is not usual that we play with these soldiers …




They are the “paper soldiers” created by Peter Dennis. Some months ago, Ezio and Alberto started their “cut and paste” work to be able to prepare the table below
The Revolutionary forces and …



… the troops of His Majesty
The battle of Guildford Court House was fought on March 15, 1781 between a 2,100 man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis and Major General Nathanael Greene’s 4,000 Americans
I've tryed in the lines below to write a kind of battle report

The British regiments that are arriving on the field …




… and then they take position


The English commanders, Webster and Leslie, start their attack and …


… the revolutionary troops are forced to move back into the wood



On the flanks, the American skirmishers try to slow down the advance but …


... the Royal cavalry contrasting them


The American Commander decided to launch two brigades into the struggle



But the British troops hold the line even if Americans try to attack them on the flank



At the end the Royal Army win the battle

Also in the real history Guilford Court House was a British victory but they lost around the 27% of the total strength and so they were forced to retreat giving the possibility to the Americans to regain the control of the south

lunedì 2 aprile 2018

Bolt Action day 31, March 2018

Last Saturday some of my club mates decided to play a quick tournament using Bolt Action rules.

It was a Luca's idea to celebrate the Easter in this way and Luca did not organize only the games but, thanks to Flavio's buildings and Ezio's help, prepared the tables too. The players were: Giancarlo, Riccardo, Maurizio, Nevio, Bartolomeo and Valter. Maurizio won the tournament  but I'm writing this blog to show some pictures of the great miniatures my friends are able to paint. All miniatures are in 28mm.

Miniatures are important but without the right background they couldn't correctly valorized and for this job we have the correct person: Flavio

A look to a Carentan square and his ruined buildings



A trench details somewhere near Moscow


A Jungle ready to be the theatre for a struggle between Japanese and British troops


But, before to start the games ... two photos of some VIPs. Hitler and his entourage masterfully painted by Maurizio and ...


... two Nazi snipers ready for some propaganda magazines


Now some Germans painted by Bartolomeo



Commonwealth troops painted by Giancarlo



Riccardo Japanese forces



Two Valter's American observers



Nevio's British men



To end some pictures of Maurizio waffen SS and their tank support