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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carojon on 22 December 2014, 12:41:54 PM

Title: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: carojon on 22 December 2014, 12:41:54 PM

Hi all,
The conclusion to a series of articles I wrote for Miniature Wargames about Sir Arthur Wellesley's successful assault river crossing at Oporto appears in the January edition this month.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OuhN9QGeEw/VJdFs_UBSyI/AAAAAAAAJ74/7-Tg5oZW2DU/s1600/DSCF8268.JPG)

There were a lot of pictures taken in the last play through of this game and space permitted a limited selection of the best ones. I have posted the pictures of the game featuring the model of the Seminary that wasn't ready for earlier games.

If you would like to see the pictures then just follow the link to JJ's. Of course if you want to find out what happened, you'll have to pick up a copy of Miniature Wargames.

http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/oporto-1809-miniature-wargames.html

Cheers
Jonathan

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 22 December 2014, 12:54:52 PM

Just going through the blog pictures now and they are very impressive  8) 8) 8)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: carojon on 22 December 2014, 01:55:05 PM

Cheers James,
The model made an excellent centre piece and just finished off the whole look of the table.
Thanks again.

Jonathan

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 22 December 2014, 02:01:58 PM

Absolute pleasure  :)

I'll reply to your email this evening.

cheers

James

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: Schrumpfkopf on 22 December 2014, 05:21:56 PM

Lovely scenery and excellent miniatures. This is going to be fun!

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: juergen c. olk on 22 December 2014, 05:58:18 PM

WoW!

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: Arthur on 22 December 2014, 08:49:00 PM

Not in God's Own Scale of 28mm but a very impressive setup all the same  ;)

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: carojon on 23 December 2014, 07:35:02 AM

Maybe not in "Gods own scale" but certainly in "God's preferred scale". 18mm is the new 28mm, allowing all the detail you want without having to move to an aircraft hanger.

Cheers guys, thanks for your comments. Next up Talavera and the battles in the Tagus valley.

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: Arthur on 23 December 2014, 02:37:40 PM

But God obviously owns several aircraft hangars to play with his many 28mm collections : I believe he created hangars on the 5th or the 6th day  lol

Title: Re: Oporto 1809 - The Director's cuts
Post by: carojon on 23 December 2014, 04:48:16 PM

Absolutely right, touché sir.
Happy Xmas
Jonathan