1938 A very British Civil War

[Bungle]

Cool, thanks 

[Arlequín]

Ooh, I won, gosh 

I seriously thought Bungle's flags were excellent though. I haven't seen anyone else's to comment.

[twrchtrwyth]

Well done Jim & Bungle.

Jim's flag will be on either the next LDV sheet or possible the second sheet for the 'Liverpool Front'. Either way it will be available at Sheffield in April- hopefully ill have a painted standard bearer with it on our display as well.

Is it possible to get hold of these sheets other than at shows?

[Hastings]

 The ones from the competition we will be using will be redrawn in the package I use for my flags then will be available as part of a sheet in the ebay shop. If you ask our winners though they just might send you a copy

[Big Martin]

I'm still up for the Big Game - assuming the timing is OK.

Not sure yet about the Exeter show - will have to start organising myself with what's going on with Wargames and the SK etc. soon. Been a bit lax with getting the planner up and running this year as I've not got anywhere to put it yet!

[TadPortly]

I am toying with the idea of doing a London based unit using the Duke of Westminster as a financier/commander.  A staunch Royalist and friends with the Royal Family. 

A real WWI unit was the Queen's Westminster Rifles (an ancestor to my old Army Regt by the way).  I was thinking of using early WWI figures and paint them in Rifles Green rather than standard British Khaki.  Have found a rather nice commemorative flag which I intend to base the unit flag on:



1st Batt Queens'Westminster Rifles

The current Duke is a cavalryman, and there was in existence the Westminster Dragoons, so an excuse for a few cavalry figs.

Finally, I have discovered that during WWI the Duke of Westminster bought the Rolls Royce Armoured Cars and Tenders used in the desert with Lawrence (the current Duke is currently restoring a Rolls Royce A/C), so an excuse for some A/Cs too!

I quite like the idea of using the Police to form armed units, so maybe 2nd Batt Queen's Westminster Rifles (City of London Police)

Artillery could be supplied by the Honourable Artillery Company.

May take a while to put it all together, but we shall see.

[Plynkes]

I've been reading about the Duke and his armoured car exploits lately. He led a madcap rescue mission across the Western Desert to free some Welsh sailors at Bir Hakkim who had been captured by the Senussi, after their ship was torpedoed by a U-Boat. He also led his armoured cars into battle against them at the battle of Agagia.





I'm planning a game on this theme some time, though not these exact events.

[Plynkes]

Did anyone catch that programme last night about Peter the Painter and the Siege of Sydney Street?




(That's Churchill circled in the top hat.)

Scots Guardsmen and Old Bill with shotguns battling anarchists with Broomhandle Mausers on the streets of the East End? They even brought up a field gun. Put me in mind of you lot and your English Civil War shenanigans. I'm sure there's a game in there somewhere.

[nelly]

Ook pointed me this way afeter the (hopefully) demise of the GWP.

I like the idea of a rifles unit in green, be a bit different to khaki

My Warks Hon Yeomanry are coming along nicely at the mo, I've just added a section of local BUF to assist them in their tasks. As they're a trials unit they have access to allsorts of newer kit and "comparison" vehicles, such as my T-26 and the new fangled "Universal" carrier

[argsilverson]

Did anyone catch that programme last night about Peter the Painter and the Siege of Sydney Street?




(That's Churchill circled in the top hat.)

Scots Guardsmen and Old Bill with shotguns battling anarchists with Broomhandle Mausers on the streets of the East End? They even brought up a field gun. Put me in mind of you lot and your English Civil War shenanigans. I'm sure there's a game in there somewhere.

Yes, Sidney street siege!

Some suggestions on game:
http://www.zeitcom.com/majgen/88sidneyst1.html

they are from:

Major General
Tremorden Rederring's
Colonial-era Wargames Page

 http://www.zeitcom.com/majgen/index.html
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ENJOYABLE VICTORIAN-ERA WARFARE
WITH HOBBY MINIATURES

[Big Martin]

Like the Duke of Westminster idea. Rifle Green would be a big change to the boring khaki that my Bristol based TA are being painted in. Nearly finished the extra stuff I bought at Penarth - just got hair and caps to paint and the finishing touches and then bases and I'll have 50+ figures with trucks and a couple of Rolls Royce Armoured Cars I can field as a "Mobile Column".
Then it's back to the militia, the BUF and the police.

[Plynkes]

Nice one, Argsilverson. I've been to that website many times, but somehow I never spotted that page before. Thanks.

[Hastings]

Good to see some units for the Capital.
Im in the process of trying to map events at the mo to produce a rough zones of influence and  keep it updated in Albions Trumpet.
This is what ive got so far..

Situation in the South East as I see it is this. The Fascist march on Canterbury ended in a bit of a shambles and the theoretical front line is on the Medway. However either side of the line there has been a fair ammount of skirmishing. But as we get to the first summer of the war Royalist-Fascist units seem to be mainly to the North and Leaugers to the South. Some having to abandon their home territories eg Bromley LDV and the Bank of England Rifles (sadly not bringing the dosh with them!)

The Capital is still the base for the BUF and most likely Mosley's HQ. General Fielding (ex Staff college and military advisor to BUF) is probably with the King and Cirencester at Madresfield(nr Worcester) While bully-boy Boyce- a popular rival to Mosley within the party is most likely to find himself serving on the Liverpool Front!

Anglican wise Arch Bishop of Canterbury is working on obtaining supplies and reinforcements for his colleagues.( a lot of French imports!) One plan maybe to open a route to rail convoys from Tonbridge (still in League hands) west meeting allied forces from Winchester and Salisbury before joining up with the forces of Bishop of Bath and Wells. The concern for these forces is that both Bishop of Exeter and Hereford are under a certain ammount of presure but which to try and relieve?

York has declared against Edward but is not totaly in line with the League.
Durham has both strong Anglican and Militant Socialist Miners groups preparing for action but are facing a strong Royalist-Fascist Garrison in Newcastle. But the Royalist Northern Army is also under presure from the Scots- small scale raiding so far.

East Coast all a bit undeclared at mo. Lincoln is an Anglican centre and possibly Norwich. Sheffield strong in socialist Militas

North West
Liverpool under siege but managing to run supplies from north Wales and Cheshire as well as being supplied by sea. Lancashire pretty divided but like Liverpool under presure from BUF. BUF's main base in North West is Manchester. Cumbria and Westmoreland- majority Royalist

Severn Valley from Shrewsbury to Gloucester nominally under Royal Control but frequent pockets of unrest. Anglican Cotswold Brigade made up of exiles from Gloucester and Worcester plus allies now joined up with Bishop of Hereford. Hereford also recieving some aid from Welsh nationalists. Warwickshire seems to be declaring for King

In Wales itself the guerilla war is under way between more Royalist South and Nationalist north.

Rumblings in Bristol but no action as yet.

Somerset range war is in full swing with the BUF struggling against the SFF.

In Devon things are about to kick off I believe- I think the Bishop of Exeter is trapped on the north Devon coast somewhere (obviously wrong time to take up surfing) watch this space

The central area of Birmingham- Stoke- Nottingham- Derby- Leicester- Coventry. is still to declare its intentions

Any more details of games, campaigns etc send them my way and ill try to weave the narrative!

[Hastings]

Martin
so If you forgive the vulgarity which way is Bristol swinging?

[Mancha]

Churchill looks just like this Eureka mini, huh?