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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: Mick A on July 21, 2013, 09:34:52 AM

Title: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: Mick A on July 21, 2013, 09:34:52 AM

Watchdog8891 and myself put on a VBCW battle at the Devizes show yesterday. Watchdog had the great idea to do a VBCW version of the ECW battle of Roundway Down changing Royalists for Albertines and Parlimentarians for the BUF. In the ECW battle a Royalist relief column formed mainly of heavy cavalry saved the day, in our version history repeated itself with the heavy cavalry being typically VBCW...

Here's a few pictures from the day-
The scene of battle, the BUF to the left up on the hills and the Albertines holding the outskirts of Devizes.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zpsb0ab40ba.jpg)

The Black Shorts and BUF militia swarm down towards the Albertine right flank following their Romfel Armoured Car.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps5f32199b.jpg)

The BUF right flank advances towards Devizes.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps525a1171.jpg)

The Black Shorts A/C passes an old wreck in the road...
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps233a2198.jpg)

To find a couple of surprises waiting for it...
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps6b95f8f2.jpg)

The A/C is soon dealt with panicking the Black Shorts behind.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps60872f12.jpg)

To add to their confusion the Albertine relief force appears behind them (heavy cavalry VBCW style)
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zpsb21cc990.jpg)

Some of the Black Shorts and militia drop their weapons and surrender (including Spode and his command).
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps455e96aa.jpg)

More BUF militia surrender while trying to make it to a barn to hide.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/akcim1/image_zps6730d688.jpg)

With the loss of their left flank and the appearance of the relief force the rest of the BUF forces withdrew.

More pictures here-
http://vbcf.freeforums.org/a-vbcw-battle-the-2nd-siege-of-devizes-13-jul-1938-t1860.html

Title: Re: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: former user on July 21, 2013, 11:30:51 AM

very, very well made

I can't say why, but your set-ups look very realistic and well scaled
must be the missing scale compression  ;)

Title: Re: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: watchdog8891 on July 21, 2013, 03:58:14 PM

Great Day yesterday at Attack, thanks Mick, pass on my regards to your chaps, loads of interest in both the game and VBCW, I was surprised by the number of folks that play VBCW....big thanks as well to the Attack Organizers, it was my first time putting on a game at a show and they couldn't have been more helpful..

Cheers

Nick

Title: Re: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: grant on July 21, 2013, 05:25:17 PM

Very cool indeed. A LOT of stuff going on there!  o_o

Title: Re: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: Tym on July 21, 2013, 09:36:40 PM

Top work and great layout.  Well done all.
Mick time off now!

Tym

Title: Re: Battle of Roundway Down, Devizes
Post by: Mick A on July 21, 2013, 10:14:42 PM

This was my last show for the year so plenty of time off now Tym :D