La Piccola Armata is open again

This week we have opened again our club so I proud to share some picts of my club mates

A game dedicated to SAGA

another one for the new wargame written by Studio Tomahawk: Musket & Tomahawks 2.0

and a match between two old friends using Paolo's rules system (Garibaldini all'attacco!)

See you to the next games

La Piccola Armata doubles thanks to "Dadi e Piombo" number 73

In June we opened our club with all the precautions required but our group didn't stop to work during this long period of quarantine. 

I have to admit that we painted a lot of miniatures and scenic elements ... but some of us dedicated our time also to write articles related to our hobby. 

This month "Dadi e Piombo", one of Italian wargame magazine, published two articles written by me and my club mates
I know that it is in Italian but some one could interested to the articles.

One of the article is a battle report of a game we played time ago using Bolt Action in a Guadalcanal scenario. It was written by me and Ezio

Below two pictures included into the article with some of the fantastic miniatures painted by Ivano

The second article is related to the Roman legion and its organization from the Origins to the Punic wars. Paolo Montinario wrote it

News from the front Covid-19: Rapid fire

Hoping this is the last post I write with my club closed ... I decided to publish some photos of an old Rapid Fire played by my club mates in December

The game was a match between Maurizio and Ezio.  Below some English troops and their vehicles painted by Ezio

A panzer and some German soldier prepared by Maurizio

All miniatures are 1/72 scale ... one of my little contribution to the game, some Churchill 

and to end the effect of German tanks against the English 

News from the front Covid-19: how my club's mate use their brushes

Waiting to receive news from our Authorities to open again the club, my club mates have not forget how to use a brush

Below some command groups painted by our professional painter Aurelian ... Philiph King of France and Richard the Lionheard

And his commanders for his Scots Army

Alberto prepared some new Russian battalions 

On contrary Nevio and Alberto M decided to paint some old ACW miniatures

News from the front Covid-19: remembers

My club continue to be closed for the pandemic that hit significative Italy ... so this time only some pics of old games we played time ago.

Musket and Tomahawks

Lion Rampant 

 
SAGA

Black Powder

News from the front Covid-19: my club mates creations

This is not a very happy period and the forced quarantine does not help but I must admit that this situation is not able to to stop my mates' imagination

Maurizio is working on new Capt America tank

Ezio ... waiting for the end of this quarantine ... is working on new fleets ready to test the new Warlord's game: "Victory at sea"

Flavio and Luca work on the scenic elements

Antonio and Aurelian work on their Japan inspirations

Each of us is facing this pandemic in a different way and I'm sure that ... when it will be over ... we will be able to play new battles on our club but all of us cannot forget other club mates, as Enzo, that are still working in the hospital 

News from the front Covid-19: Black powder Anglo-Spanish vs French troops

In these periods when we are forced to the isolation, I hope you will allow me to abandon myself to some memories

Below there are some pictures of a game played before Covid 19 in my association (La Piccola Armata) 

Miniatures are in 28mm and painted (100% Anglo-Spanish) by Flavio while French are (99%) painted by Flavio ...  and few units by me.

The game is an hypothetical battle in Spain during the peninsular wars (1809) ... some details of the Spanish troops

... now some French troops 

and some moments of the fighting ...

... waiting for new battles to play together again