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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Rob_bresnen on June 01, 2014, 09:00:22 AM

Title: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: Rob_bresnen on June 01, 2014, 09:00:22 AM
I have posted loads of pictures on my Blog from yesterdays big RCW battle we had in Herefordshire yesterday.

here is a link...
http://fourcoloursupers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/russian-civil-war-battle-report.html

(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/Rob_bresnen/DSCF0183.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/Rob_bresnen/media/DSCF0183.jpg.html)

(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/Rob_bresnen/DSCF0162.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/Rob_bresnen/media/DSCF0162.jpg.html)

There are LOADS more pictures on my blog, and a bit of a write up.
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: jp1885 on June 01, 2014, 09:50:10 AM
Cracking write-up mate!
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: juergen c. olk on June 01, 2014, 08:18:24 PM
That's my type of game a total cluster,beautiful setup.
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: Burnin Coal on June 12, 2014, 09:22:09 PM
Enjoyed the write up and looks to have been a very enjoyable game with a great looking set up....which manufacturers made the figures were you using ? Being very partial to massed ranks of cavalry I liked the look of the cossacks a lot....thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: Rob_bresnen on June 12, 2014, 11:42:59 PM
Thank you...glad you liked it. I only played it- Giles did all the hard work.

They were Cobblestone castings Back of Beyond- very nice models.
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: Burnin Coal on June 13, 2014, 12:06:28 AM
Thank you...glad you liked it. I only played it- Giles did all the hard work.

They were Cobblestone castings Back of Beyond- very nice models.

Well played then sir...and well done Giles with all the hard work.....will check the Copplestone castings out - thanks
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: giles the zog on June 13, 2014, 03:59:27 PM
Well played then sir...and well done Giles with all the hard work.....will check the Copplestone castings out - thanks

Thanks - manufacturers were as follows:
- Infantry (Red & White) - Copplestone, Brigade Games
- Infantry (Turkish) - Woodbine Design (Gripping Beast)
- Cavalry - Copplestone
- Characters & Command elements - Copplestone, Artizan, Musketeer, Brigade Games
- Armoured Cars - Copplestone, Sloppy Jalopy
- Artillery - Copplestone, Brigade Games
- Train - Brigade Games/Company B
- Buildings - Hovels, 4 Ground, 1st Corps
- Misc Terrain - Woodland Scenics (mats, trees and bushes), Perry/Renedra (fences), Warlord (fences)

I provided three total armies: Rob's Kuban Cossacks; who faced the Don Cossacks; and Rob's allies the Ragged Whites. These were mostly Copplestone. Painted with Foundry triad sets they came up great and I've never been great at painting horse before doing these mass amount of Cossacks. I did some 80 Cossacks in total last year and deployed them again this year. A victim of my own success as more people asked for cavalry, I am now painting up another 12 Cossacks, along with some 36 Red Cavalry (also from Copplestone that did not feature on the field this time).

All of the manufacturers above are very easy to deal with. Mark Copplestone is always very fast and his figures are a delight to paint with the Foundry triads. Brigade Games are also great at getting stuff across the pond in rapid order. Artizan have a number of really good character models in their Pulp ranges and their style is similar to Copplestone, seeing as the designer is also ex Foundry no surprise there.

HTH
Giles.
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: Burnin Coal on June 13, 2014, 04:39:17 PM
Cheers for the breakdown Giles  8)....been hovering around on the edges of this period for a bit now and the report of your game report fired me back up again....then as I did a mental stocktake I realised I still have a small stash of HLBS figures from some years back that never got finished.....am now only a couple of Ospreys away from relaunch  :)
Title: Re: Russian Civil War in Herefordshire
Post by: H.M.Stanley on June 19, 2014, 06:25:32 AM
Very nice work gentlemen