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Title: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on 14 June 2016, 07:42:08 PM

42mm shiny toy soldiers striding manfully forth on the field of battle! Why yes, the building's more post apocalyptic than 1890s, but it serves as a ruined factory. Pictures by the excellent Dan Foley from his blog, here:

http://laststandatcairngorm.blogspot.com/

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Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on 14 June 2016, 07:45:27 PM

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Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on 14 June 2016, 07:49:19 PM

Dan and Nate's combined force of, erm, Canadians, Americans, Spanish, Argentines and Hawaiians was unable to break through the freshly painted French forces. A glorious cavalry charge through the Hawaiian skirmishers hit a disordered Canadian unit, and punctured the centre. Vive la France!

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Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Metternich on 13 August 2016, 04:24:13 PM

Wonderfully H.G. Welles "Little Wars"

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on 13 August 2016, 04:33:17 PM

Indeed, although we don't shoot at the figures with little cannon. Paint jobs, you understand --

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 20 August 2016, 05:16:20 PM

I have set up a four way game for next week using my Shiny Toy Soldiers Schleswig-Holstine figures... I haven't had them out for a while...

I will let you know how things went...

All the best   Aly

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on 20 August 2016, 05:39:46 PM

Fantastic stuff, Aly.

I need to make some proper toy soldier-style hills. I'm less inclined towards the square Wellsian hills than terraced hills like the ones I made from foam ceiling tiles when I was twelve, based on - I assume - something Don Featherstone had in one of his books.

Peter Young just used magazines as hills, which never impressed me.

A new, improved, better-explained version of the rules is ready. I will put them up on the Yahoo group, and also send you a set directly.

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 22 September 2016, 06:39:12 PM

After a slight delay we had our shiny game...
We used the original rules...printer problems got in the way of things...
A very enjoyable game was had by all...
The Danes managed to be a bit uncoordinated and the Germans made excellent use of group movement and a good run of cards...
We experimented with rockets... Artillery range but only counting 2 crew... any hit whether it caused a casualty or not caused disruption...

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 22 September 2016, 06:40:17 PM

more...

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 22 September 2016, 06:41:27 PM

more...

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 22 September 2016, 06:41:51 PM

yet more...

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 22 September 2016, 06:43:56 PM

last ones

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: majorsmith on 22 September 2016, 09:17:22 PM

Great stuff from both of you!

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: Captain Blood on 22 September 2016, 09:45:20 PM

Shplendid!
The sheep are hilarious  :)

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: jambo1 on 23 September 2016, 05:44:27 AM

Wow that is brilliant!! Superb looking game and the figures are brilliant!! :)

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 23 September 2016, 01:41:44 PM

Quote from: Captain Blood on 22 September 2016, 09:45:20 PM

Shplendid!
The sheep are hilarious  :)

Unfortunately our opponent would not accept that they were hard cover.... :?
 

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: housecaldwell on 23 September 2016, 08:28:31 PM

Surely sheep are soft cover?   I love this - the aesthetics are just gorgeous and bring me right back to finding a book on making castles out of cardboard at the local library. 

Title: Re: 'A Gentleman's War'
Post by: AlyMorrison on 23 September 2016, 09:04:00 PM

They ended up being a victory dinner for the Germans... :o