On Bob Cordery's "Wargaming Miscellany" blog, there have been a couple of good posts in regards to Peter Laing figures. I have decided to shamelessly take advantage of this little burst interest to try to get a few more viewers. And what better bait than Ian Durys excellent figures to reel them in!
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| Three more shots of a Crimean wargame in progress. |
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| Crimean War Highland Command |
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| Crimean War Russian Command |
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| An excellent model of a Crimean War Russian naval gun and crew. |
Hopefully this surge in interest in Peter Laing won't be just a flash in the pan
Sadly I can't claim credit for the actual painting on many of these figures - though I have re-furbished quite a lot and have re-based them all.
ReplyDeleteIan, even if you didn't paint them all, your photos show that a good paint job can more than make up for lack of detail.
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They look very nice! What rules are you using, please?
ReplyDeleteHi BigRedBat - for these games, I use Bob Cordery's 19th Century "Portable Wargame" rules, see the link below
ReplyDeletehttp://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/portable_wargame/
I also still use Principles of War (the figures are actually all based for these) and also some home-grown rules that I dreamed up with the chap who introduced me to PL figures back in 1976 or so!!
Thanks Ian. I'm quite interested in grid based rules; there's a lot to be said for them! Cheers, Simon
ReplyDeleteGood ploy! I confess to being an admirer of several of the PL ranges, esp Napoleon in Egypt. (I'll see your elephant and raise you a camel). If you want elephants without ancients, there's always Clive in India.
ReplyDeleteBeing a typical American, I have never really researched that period, Clive in India. I may, however, have to start going through some go my magazines to find out more. I will try to post some of Ian's photos of the French in Egypt. By the way, I have several versions of Peter Laing camels, some more of my favorites. I've posted some shots of them in the past.
ReplyDeleteHello Sir Great looking game:) Love the Grid idea:) Very well done. Thanks for posting. Dave in Va. USA
ReplyDeleteI wish this was my game. Ian Dury sent me these photographs of his game. With my sudden rekindling interest in grid wargames, this terrain layout is worth looking at again.
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