Salute 2011 - Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

[njetkulturny]

Stunning pictures from the game. With every Abyssinian game you put on display, you make my decision not to enter also 28mm Italian forces harder and harder.

For a battle of Keren scenario somebody should devise something like an inflatable mountain. That should find space in the backseat of any car. 

[cram]

AWESOME!!! I wish I could have been there to see it in the flesh. Those huts are fantastic, I planned on buying some as soon as I saw them, until I read that they are scratch built!

[Remington]

Oh, me too! Awesome table... in every sense of the word. Well deserved that trophy.

[Mindenbrush]

Wonderful looking game and excellent attention to detail.

Was it a demo game or participation?

[Ignatieff]

Cracking!  Well done

[Colonel Tubby]

That is one impressive game, the sort of thing we mere mortals only dream of!

[James Morris]

Wonderful looking game and excellent attention to detail.

Was it a demo game or participation?

Demo, though we made sure that we were actually demonstrating the T&T rules for interested bystanders.  My experience of running participation games at certain shows is that, while a few interested individuals play, you also get used as an unofficial creche....

[6milPhil]

I've said it elsewhere but it bears repeating, this was a top table with a lovely level of detail and with friendly players. We enjoyed it greatly.

[Frank]

Fantastic game board and a very interesting topic!

[Arthur]

A positively superb game, as everyone else said 

I have a couple of question regarding some of the figures : are the Abyssinian cavalry commercially available or just conversions of yours ? Same re the Bersaglieri. Oh, and where did you get those vultures ? 

[Plynkes]

The Bersaglieri look like they're from Askari Miniatures to me. I have some of those somewhere.


Top job, James. Well done.

[Arthur]

Speaking of the Abyssinian horsemen, I might just as well hotlink a pretty close-up of the lads, nicked from Giles Allison's blog  

[James Morris]

Plynkes is right, Bersaglieri are by Askari Miniatures.

The Ethiopian cavalry are by Castaway Arts, pinched from the Colonial 19th Century range.
http://www.castawayarts.com.au/catalog/catalog_main.php?cmd=groupload&group=22

[cram]

Those horsemen are very nice looking miniatures. I hope Empress plan to add to their existing range.

[Arthur]

Plynkes is right, Bersaglieri are by Askari Miniatures.

The Ethiopian cavalry are by Castaway Arts, pinched from the Colonial 19th Century range.
http://www.castawayarts.com.au/catalog/catalog_main.php?cmd=groupload&group=22

Thanks James : they seem to match the Empress castings rather well.

I agree with Cram : the Empress range deserves new additions. I don't know how well the figures would sell (this is very much a niche period after all), but here's my grocery list for what it's worth :

Italians :

* Divisional/brigade command (HQ group with a couple of officers, an orderly and a radio operator for instance)
* Bersaglieri
* Light mortars
* Askari HMG's
* Camel-mounted artillery
* Separate head sprues

Abyssinians :

* HMG's and heavy weapons
* Some cavalry