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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 08, 2012, 05:30:41 PM

Title: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 08, 2012, 05:30:41 PM: We've played a "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game twice this week here in GHQ. I won the first, against Phil, and Jon won the second, against me. Here are some pictures from today's defeat... :'(
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030753.jpg)
South Carolina and Virginia Brigades enter the table from the South East...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030754.jpg)
...while the Union's leading Brigade enters the table, from the North of course!
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030755.jpg)
And begins its deployment to flank the Rebs...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030756.jpg)
...who in turn deploy to exchange fire with 'those people'...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030757.jpg)
In the meantime, elements of the North Carolina Brigade move through the corn field...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030758.jpg)
...catching the Union column in the flank!
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030762.jpg)
Despite being surprised, the Iron Brigade manages to deploy and a fierce firefight develops.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030766.jpg)
Unable to dislodge the Rebs anywhere along their line and having the worse, by far, of the exchanges of fire the Union force is forced to withdraw...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030767.jpg)
...when the 24th Michigan's morale snaps under withering fire.
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/Blog%20Pics/P1030768.jpg)
The victorious Rebs' view of the field at the game's conclusion.

Ten turns played in about two hours. The figures are almost all Dixon Miniatures. The buildings are by Architectural Heritage. The fences are scratchbuilt, as were the corn fields {from an old artificial Christmas tree}. The trees are from The Last Valley.
David
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Tomsche on March 08, 2012, 05:42:07 PM: Great eyecandy, thanks for sharing :-*
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Phil Robinson on March 08, 2012, 07:51:12 PM: A grand sight and good to see the good boys of Dixie turning around Monday's disasterous outing, I blame the General ;)
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: pcjohnstone on March 08, 2012, 08:27:18 PM: Great stuff Dave.

It's reminded me I must break out the troops and give the playsheets Phil made (when you were in Oz) a go. :)
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Marine0846 on March 10, 2012, 01:44:30 AM: A grand looking game.
After all these years I still love Dixon's Civil War figures.
Some of the best.
Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 10, 2012, 07:53:49 PM: Thanks to the four people who bothered to leave a comment of some sort.

I've supposed for a while now that there's not much call for 'wargames' on this site? Would I be right that most members are content with a few figures and a skirmish type of game? No problem with that, but I do love to see larger games myself.
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Calimero on March 10, 2012, 08:00:58 PM: Quote from: Yankeepedlar01 on March 10, 2012, 07:53:49 PM
Thanks to the four people who bothered to leave a comment of some sort.

I've supposed for a while now that there's not much call for 'wargames' on this site? Would I be right that most members are content with a few figures and a skirmish type of game? No problem with that, but I do love to see larger games myself.

I love to see pictures of large games too... especially with all those Dixon figures (I'm currently painting some myself) 8)
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 10, 2012, 08:12:36 PM: Quote from: Calimero on March 10, 2012, 08:00:58 PM
I love to see pictures of large games too... especially with all those Dixon figures (I'm currently painting some myself) 8)
Well Done, that man!!!! :)
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: joroas on March 10, 2012, 08:15:34 PM: Dave, just because people don't comment, doesn't mean that they don't appreciate your work. A truer picture would be to note the number of views (currently 139).

Nice game, by the way. 8)
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Anderson Collection on March 10, 2012, 08:54:24 PM: Great looking game :-*
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: General Lee on March 10, 2012, 10:36:14 PM: looks great!!
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Colonel Tubby on March 11, 2012, 01:45:55 PM: Lovely looking battle. Great terrain.

You're inspiring me to start painting some of my ACW lead pile.
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 11, 2012, 06:03:42 PM: Quote from: Bezzo on March 11, 2012, 02:40:20 PM
Bezzo
That from someone with 3200+ posts? lol
Amusing! lol
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: joroas on March 11, 2012, 08:15:19 PM: I don't have any 1st Va Cavalry either, but I do have loads of Perrys to paint................... :'(
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 12, 2012, 08:12:00 AM: John, were did you disappear to at WMMS yesterday? Phil and I looked everywhere for you...hope all ok? David
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: joroas on March 12, 2012, 08:35:04 AM: I looked for you too, but not finding you thought that you had left early.............. Either that or Phil had put you on the Bring and Buy...........
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Malamute on March 12, 2012, 11:41:01 AM: Quote from: Yankeepedlar01 on March 10, 2012, 07:53:49 PM
Thanks to the four people who bothered to leave a comment of some sort.

I've supposed for a while now that there's not much call for 'wargames' on this site? Would I be right that most members are content with a few figures and a skirmish type of game? No problem with that, but I do love to see larger games myself.

Only just caught up with this.

Its up to your usual excellent standards, wonderful stuff. :-*

And I love wargaming with any number of figures. :D

The bigger the battle the more spectacular ;D
Title: Re: "Bull Run to Gettysburg" game ~ Picture Plentiful
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on March 12, 2012, 04:54:41 PM: Quote from: Malamute on March 12, 2012, 11:41:01 AM

The bigger the battle the more spectacular ;D
That's just it though for me really: more figures equals a greater spectacle. That's not to take away from the excellent painting shown by chaps and chapesses with less meglomaniacal tastes...