This Week in Wargaming

It has been a productive week as far as my wargaming is concerned.

I was hoping to get a rather large lot of Britain's "B" series  44mm figures, which would have given me 4 new figures that I don't have. Unfortunately, I lost the bidding at the last second. While watching this lot, I did come across a single "B" series Coldstream Guard figure, which I ended up purchasing.

I also bought a lot of 16 30mm semi round figures; a very nice lot which has me pulling out my  semi round figures with the intention of using them soon. I originally was thinking of repainting them as Austrians from the 1860's, however, the paint isn't in as bad shape as I thought and I'm not sure I can bring myself to repaint them.

I managed to play two games. One I used my Peter Laing Army of Counterpane, the other game I used my Caesar miniatures fantasy figures. In this game, the humans were the evil army, the goblins simply defending their woods.

All in all, it was the most successful week I've had in a few months.

Britain's "B" series Coldstream Guardsman

Britain's "B" series figures.

"New" 30mm semi rounds.

Counterpane Army facing German army.

Among the Counterpane casualties was the hero of their first battle (center with chevron of merit).

Good goblins vs. Evil humans.

Comparing 30mm semi round figures on Heroscape terrain.

Land of Counterpane Army

      Last summer while camping I started painting some Peter Laing goose-stepping Germans using a print of "In the Land of Counterpane" by Jesse Willcox Smith as inspiration. The infantry have red trousers, light blue coats, and white helmets with a red plume. I never did finish them, until last week. As I was painting up another regiment of Shiak infantry, I painted up the two units of Counterpane infantry. I liked them so much that soon three more units of infantry and one of cavalry was painted, although the cavalry still needs some work. This weekend they saw their first action.

The Army from the land of Counterpane.

The new Shiak regiment (2nd Infantry Regiment).

One Counterpane unit is pushed to the edge of the board by Shiak Dragoons, but manages to kill the last dragoon. At the top of the picture a single Counterpane soldier pushes ahead.

The Counterpane cavalry pushes back a Shiak unit...

.... and wipes it out for the victory.

This soldier managed to hold off superior numbers. With this army I decide to have a little more fun with it.

This soldier deserved recognition. I decided to give him a promotion to lance corporal.