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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: AlyMorrison on February 12, 2018, 07:24:10 PM
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Greetings...
Dave and I have started work on our game for Partizan in May...
Our game is based on an incident during Germany's 'Operation Georgette' on the 19th of April 1918.
You will find more pictures and words on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/partizan-2018-la-gorgue-airfield-1918.html
All the best. Aly
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If there's anything in the 1st corps stuff that'll make life easier. Let me know and I'll get Simon to send it to you. As its always a joy to see what you both knock up for Partizan.
Mark.
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Greetings
I have finished painting my first batch of Portuguese infantry...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/partizan-2018-portuguese-infantry.html
I am really pleased with these... they make an unusual addition to our WW1 collection.
All the best Aly
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Nice work Aly.
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I like it too.
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Great to see them. Hope the pictures I gave you were a good inspiration. Next time in Portugal I hope to find more inspiration. Did you use british Infantry from greatwar???
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Hi Dirk...
Your pictures plus a load of stuff from Nuno... Kingscarbine... are helping me creat an excellent little portfolio on this little know and under appreciated fighting force...
Yes I used the Great War Miniatures British ... they are not totally accurate but close enough.
All the best. Aly
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Nice work!
Would you say that the Portuguese Blue-Grey was a close match to the French Bleu Horizon?
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Hi Calimero...
From what I can gather the earlier Portuguese uniforms were of a dull grey... one of those colours that is hard to pin down...
But when the production of uniforms was moved to the UK the material used was of a more metallic blue grey... there would of course been some variation between manufacturers.
I imagine that as far as toy soldiers are concerned the colour would be pretty similar to Horizon Blue...
I have found a photo of a re-enactor which apparently shows a good representation of the colour...
All the best. Aly
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Hi Dirk...
Your pictures plus a load of stuff from Nuno... Kingscarbine... are helping me creat an excellent little portfolio on this little know and under appreciated fighting force...
Yes I used the Great War Miniatures British ... they are not totally accurate but close enough.
All the best. Aly
Hi Aly,
I think no one really will find the big difference with the original portuguese uniforms and the british in WW1. I like your idea of doing them, always wanted to do it but never did. When the project is complete, please post some pictures here.
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Thanks for posting a seldom (ever ?) pictured wargames force. Your army may be unique !
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Thank you Metternich...
I actually know of two others who have a WW1 Portuguese collection... I am hoping that there are more out there in wargames land.
I have posted a bit more information on the Portuguese on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/partizan-2018-little-more-on-ww1.html
All the best. Aly
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We sometimes forget that the Western Front wasn't all British and French (and Belgians) on the Entente side, and Germans on the Central Powers side. Our games and forces can, if the scenario (or collections) provide, be more "inclusive." Bravo to you for demonstrating that with your game.
There was also a Russian contingent (four brigades - the Russian Expeditionary Force) in action on the Western Front by mid-1916. After the Revolution of 1917, some of them fought on in a French-formed Russian Legion.
Austro-Hungarian troops served in small numbers on the Western Front. At the beginning of the war they supplied a few heavy guns and crew to reduce the Belgian fortifications. But they also supplied some infantry and medical units in the last year of the war. Below is from http://militaryhistorynow.com/2012/10/01/the-forgotten-armies-of-the-western-front-1914-to-1918/ See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Expeditionary_Force_in_France and https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=124980
Austria Hungary
Germany’s principle ally in the war, Austria Hungary did most of its fighting on the eastern, Italian and Balkan fronts. However a small number of units from the Dual Monarchy did fight in France and Belgium along side their German cousins. These token contributions came at the war’s outset as well as in the final weeks of the conflict.
In 1914, Austria sent four batteries of heavy artillery to take part in the invasion of Belgium. [14] These batteries would go on to see in action at Namur, Antwerp and even the first battle of Ypres. They were withdrawn in the spring of 1915 and sent east to fight. Austrio Hungarian troops wouldn’t see the Western Front again until 1918.
In the final year of the war four Austrio-Hungarian infantry divisions were dispatched to help shore up its ally’s defences. [15] However, German high command, unsure of the fighting ability of these new units, split the regiments up and placed them under control of German generals. The Austrio-Hungarian infantrymen, already veterans of other actions, were even required to undergo German basic training to ensure their fighting ability was up to scratch. [16] It was a failed gesture it turned out. Once placed in the Verdun sector, these retrained troops were decimated by a combined American and French assault that included tanks. [17] The remnants of these units would soldier on until November 1918. (citing Peter Jung's Osprey"The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2) 1916-18" (Osprey 2003), on the deployment of the k.u.k. XVIII Korps on the western front in 1918.) [Note, other sources indicate the Austrians did not suffer such heavy losses]
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Greetings...
I have just finished painting some civilian refugees for our game...
As always there is a bit more on the Blog...
http://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/partizan-2018-some-refugees.html
All the best Aly
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Looks fantastic, I for one am very much looking forward to seeing this! Getting ww1 withdrawal symptoms now...
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Nice work Aly on the civilians.
All the best.
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Thank you ...
More stuff soon
All the best. Aly
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Look forward to seeing more soon.
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Greetings...
I have finished a few more figures for our game...
More on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-king-edwards-horse.html
All the best Aly
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Lovely work, especially the Portuguese. Using your British is a great idea since I doubt there will ever be enough demand for a proper range of Portuguese figures.
Looking forward to the next update.
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Cracking job
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A very fine unit of horse.
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Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen...
I have just finished a few more Portuguese infantry...
There is a little more on the blog...
http://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-few-more-portuguese.html
Plus some cool colourised photo's I found on the web...
All the best Aly
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Very nice Aly. This demo game is going to look wonderful.
Cheers!
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Those last three are very nicely painted indeed.
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Thank you again for your kind comments...
I have just added a short post on the blog about Aníbal Milhais, the most decorated Portuguese soldier of WW1...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-soldado-milhoes.html
All the best. Aly
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Wonderful game, I think. Maybe you bring some of the figures next year to the Tactica to show them.
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Best wishes Aly for your demo game.
Best regards,
Helen
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I shall make a point of popping in to see this - we may even meet up earlier in the weekend as I'm staying Chez Perry (Alan) from Friday evening.
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Thank you once more for the kind comments....
Dave has been merrily building away and Mark Hargreaves has ‘joined’ the team to make some excellent vignettes...
As always there is more on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-buildings-and-table.html
All the best. Aly
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I have finished a few more Portuguese troops for our game and Mark has finished another lovely vignette...
As always more on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-more-portugeuse-and-table.html
All the best Aly
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Top job, mr. Morrison.
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That is going to be one outstanding table !
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Greetings...
Buildings and planes from Dave and more vignettes from Mark...
More on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-buildingsplanes-and-more.html
All the best Aly
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The new figs are ready Aly
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Hurrah! :D
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The new figs are ready Aly
It's cruel to leave everybody hanging like that, we want to see them. :D
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The new figs are ready Aly
Nicj, new figures???? Please show them to the people!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fear not ...
I shall show them...
When a I have them....and they are painted.
All the best. Aly
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Greetings...
I have just posted a bunch more stuff on the blog...
Hangers...Cavalry and Vignettes...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/partizan-2018-more-stuff.html
All the best Aly
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The theme tune to "Catch The Pigeon" is suddenly in my head... :D
Lovely work.
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More loveliness from Dave Andrews...
The finished Bessonneau Hangers...
Plus some more 'table dressing' from Mark Hargreaves
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/partizan-2018-hangers-and-ladies.html
All the best Aly
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Great little thread Aly, shame I've missed it till now.
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:o awesome. this photo was taken on the aerodrome which was behind my house we see in the background the hangers it dates from 1915 after the British replaced the french
(https://i62.servimg.com/u/f62/19/52/10/20/gb3_br10.jpg)
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Thank you James...
That's a great photo Duhamel...
I have just posted some new toys up on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/partizan-2018-new-toys-and-lorries.html
All the best Aly
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Great work, Mr. M. Hope to see the table.
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Thank you Dirk...
I have just put some more bits and pieces up on the blog...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/partizan-2018-yet-more-new-toys.html
All the best Aly
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Greetings...
I have just finished my last few miniatures for the game on Sunday...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/partizan-2018-last-few-bits-and-boobs.html
I am really looking forward the game and hope to see some of you there...
All the best Aly.
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Going to make sure I get off the stand to see this one.... probably be very early or very late if last year is anything to go by o_o
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Greetings...
You should have led with Good moaning... ;)
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Great stuff :)
If I didn't have so much work on I'd go long to the show as I've only been once years ago and quite enjoyed it.
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Thank you James...
Voltan...If I may quote Captain Bertorelli...
“What a mistake-a to make-a”
All the best. Aly
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I’ll be there to see all your work in the flesh.
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I hope everything goes well, good luck!
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Greetings...
I have just posted pictures of the game and the show on the blog...
I thought that this was a particularly good show this year we were kept very busy and the day really shot past...
Thank you to everyone who came and said hello...
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/partizan-2018-at-show.html
All the best Aly
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Excellent looking game - well deserving of its prize.
Will it be having an outing anywhere else? I ended up working all weekend and couldn't make the show but would love to see it in the flesh (well pewter).
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Aly,
Thanks for posting this. What a visual feast. Each of the miniatures is a little masterpiece full of period detail, and to see them all in situ on the board was marvelous. I am amazed at how you could even include the Sutterlin script L on the back of the German guardsmen's stahlhelms - a remarkable detail (especially given how uniformly you could paint it over so many figures).
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Fabulous stuff. So sorry I wasn’t there this year.
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The game looks good, along with the rest of the show, wish I could've made it.
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Irrespective of awards , this is the game that motivated me to get up out of bed and visit the show. Beautiful.
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Excellent looking game 8)
Well worth the effort.
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Excellent :-* :-* :-*
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Brilliant looking game.
Here's a few I took on the day
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aY120OgG2Ic/WwM6KSe7NBI/AAAAAAAASKM/rkGFKvXlVFANzEF337YwgCCT05sWq43QwCLcBGAs/s1600/Partizan2018_0037.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z_DGUNAA2fo/WwM6MT7XYUI/AAAAAAAASKs/Juxev0PJEMAbLo8n40SK8b1iZzxKSM9qACLcBGAs/s1600/Partizan2018_0045.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fAI21M8xGG4/WwM6MIVmRiI/AAAAAAAASKk/bvX-6tI7OSoM-DvK8NRFjcd70_-U0DTngCLcBGAs/s1600/Partizan2018_0043.jpg)
Several more pics on my blog
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/la-gorgue-airfield-at-partizan.html
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Thank you all for your kind words...
And thank you to everyone who came and said hello...we had an excellent time.
bz1... we have no plans to take to any more shows... not this year anyway.
Metternich... when I first saw the Satterlin Script L on the helmets I New I had to paint the unit... that added piece of heraldry adds some colour to what is essentially a rather plane uniform.
Fortunately it is actually quite a simple shape and once I got into the swing of things it didn’t take that long...
Thank you for the pictures Tom
All the best. Aly
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Great board, Aly. Hope you bring it in 2019 to the Tactica (ok, only a wish for Christmas). Any idea when Northstar will release the new figures?
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What a wonderful game.
Pure eye candy.
I will be spending many hours going back and looking at all the neat stuff
I missed the first... second.. third time or more that I look at each photo.
Once is not enough. :D
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Hi Dirk...
I am not sure when the new stuff will be up on the NorthStar site ...I will try and find out sometime this week.
Thank you Marine... I think we managed to get something on every part of the table :D
All the best. Aly
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Well done chaps, the game looked stunning and I spent a very enjoyable ten minutes soaking up the amazing details. Inspiring, and great to see.
I understand you won the award for ‘Best WW1 Game Featuring Portuguese’...many congratulations. 😂
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What a fantastic game! :o Such narrative and creativity all focused on one great project! :-*
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Outstanding - so much going on on that table.
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Exactly my point - loads to see and it took time to take it all in. Wasn’t just a set of lovely terrain .
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Thank you all for your kind comments...
James... I think it was The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies that swung the judges... :o
All the best. Aly
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This is a really impressive log. Great work!
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Hello Ally,
one question: Who is the manufactor of the airplanes and the hangars???
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Great pictures. Fantastic terrain and miniatures. Nice scenes.
Very inspiring. :o
Fabulous stuff.
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Again thank you for your kind comments....
Dirk... the planes are from a company called SMER...
The hangers were scratch build by Dave.
All the best. Aly