T&T in Darkest Africa using small units

[Driscoles]

Its not realy a discussion Ray but you can downsize the Unit to a Single man and play very small but exciting Games. I also do it very often this way.

[Ray Earle]

Ah, right. Makes perfect sense really. Thanks for the reply Driscoles.

I've had the rules for a while but haven't played in ages, I'm looking to do some smaller scale Colonial wargaming and this seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. 

[Metternich]

Excellent figures, and I loved your "African Queen."

[DonVoss]

I builded a paddlesteamer for my small unit T&T gaming.

Here a few WIP pics:

First off I scraped a bit of plastic without a bigger plan. Just going along as I build it.




Next was some heavy glueing....



And after that...some more glueing.



I added some  Renedra fances for speed.



And added a few matches to get a little bit more live in the build...







Primed it heavyly in Black (here are the first steps).



And a little bit of WIP painting..



Lots of things to do, but I hope you get a first impression...

Cheers,
Don

[Dr. The Viking]

Inspiring!

Especially like the idea of using renedra fences. I have been holding back on building a steamer because I couldn't find a good way of doing the fences.

[OSHIROmodels]

That's effective 

cheers

James

[Atheling]

That *is* a great job well done especially as you were effectively 'winging it' as you constructed the model 

Darrell.

[DonVoss]

I managed to play another game of T&T-small units.

This game was more on the obscure side of colonial adventures: the courland colonisation of gambia in the late 1650s. Sorry, if this fits more in Pikes and fluffy shirts, please move it Björn.

Courland builded one or two forts at the gambia river but was attacked by the durch in 1659.
I would never have managed to build a proper foce for both sides, but with T&T small units I could it...

So here are a few pics of the game.

First the dutch. The uniforms are perhaps a bit late on them, but I am not to picky with that...



Captain van Tromp, hero
6 trained Pikemen, leader
3 veteran musketmen
3 trained musketmen
3 trained deckcrew

We palyed on a very small table 60cm x 120cm. With the dutch starting on the gambia to the right trying to wipe out the smaller courland troop.





But the gouvenor of the courland, Otto Stiel, is negotiating with King Kombo, chief of the local triebes.
So the warriors of King Kombo join in the fight.



In the mean time the courland pike are still in the camp. Getting their meal ready...



Over all it was a fun game wich took us just over an hour paly. Enough time for a good talk, some wine and pasta...

And here is the reason why it took me 2 weeks to get the thing on the net...



Cheers,
Don

[Driscoles]

I will move nothing Don.
Not even the cat.

Cute cat by the way... and nice table too.

[Valerik]

I will move nothing Don.
Not even the cat.

Cute cat by the way... and nice table too.

Smart thinking!!

Give kitty something important to do, makes disturbing the gaming table less likely!!


Very well done boats, & games!!

Who makes your female porters?


Valerik

Dogs have owners, cats have staff

[OSHIROmodels]

That's a great looking game but I bet those pikes were a bugger to maneuver through the jungle 

A very interesting side of the colonial wars.

Is there any information on the forts themselves?

cheers

James

[Barry S]

Great looking game and I also like the idea of the smaller units.

And I agree with Driscoles - cute cat 

Cheers,

Barry

[Atheling]

Excellent!! 

The terrain looks fab too.

Do you use a battle mat or are you using boards with a lot of flock on them?

Darrell.

[DonVoss]

@mats and boards
I use normal boards, gaming mats with big flock on it and lately a new version with limited flock. A kind of light weight version:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68458.msg829878#msg829878

DV...

[Atheling]

@mats and boards
I use normal boards, gaming mats with big flock on it and lately a new version with limited flock. A kind of light weight version:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68458.msg829878#msg829878

DV...

Thanks for the info  .

Darrell.