Battle of Leipzig, 1813

Hello There! In February 2025, The New Buckenham Historical Wargamers put on a part of The Battle of Leipzig. This was using 28mm figures supplied from the collections of a number of club members.

Here is a picture to show the scale of the game. To the immediate left of this picture the table extends further. 

While the overall spectacle is great, there were many small vignettes which also showcased the game well. These represented mainly command figures and some engineering models as well.

Here is one example of a Russian command base.

Part way along the table a town had to be defended/stormed, depending on the side you were on.

One club member had the Austrian Heavy cavalry division in his collection, since put up for sale on e bay 

There was a lot of artillery on the table, as you can imagine, for such a large table.

There were many colourful cavalry units on the table as well. Here the French Cuirassiers are entering the table.

The Guard were also present

The later shako wearing Austrians were present. My collection wears the the earlier crested helmet. 

There were plenty of variations in the cavalry present on the table. Here Russian dragoons join in an attack.

On the extreme left of the table the Austrians were attempting to cross a river as the Polish contingent defended two bridges.

The Austrian attack has artillery support as well.

Here are some more cavalry, this time the French cuirassiers.

Here are some more of the command vignettes.

The French dragoons have some colourful facings and so some colourful buglers.

And some more!

I will leave you with some more photos of the units on the table.

Overall |a very enjoyable weekend, liked by all and a good turnout of membership for the club. Further pictures can be seen here. This is the New Buckenham Historical Wargamers facebook page.

Wargaming Prints

 Hello There! I have always liked having a few framed prints on the walls and have collected. With setting up and decorating a new log cabin I have taken the chance to refurbish my frames and purchase a few new items from Facebook Marketplace and spruce them up.

The first came from Facebook Marketplace and was very cheap indeed. The ornate frame was old and had some damage but while I have treated it with woodworm killer, (I have no idea of its previous travels!), it will be painted a dark green and light dry brushed in a silver,

It is titles 'Badajoz 1812' and was by R Canton Woodville. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1894. In the caption at the bottom it has a quote from Napier's History of the Peninsular War, 'When Wellington saw the horror of the night, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers'

This was also from Facebook Marketplace and in 'Quatre Bras' by Lady Butler. A well known print to many Napoleonic enthusiasts.

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The last three are by Patrice Courcelle, whom I met when I visited the Waterloo battle field in 2016. I deliberately did not visit on the 200th anniversary, feeling that any celebrations taking place would interfere with viewing the battlefield, (which it did!).

On this day there was a pop up market in the foyer of the museum and I purchased a couple of Patrice's books and these three sets of uniform postcards. They look very good once framed.

New Wargames Den!

 Hello There! After changing employment, moving house (again), and other life changing moves I have now settled down again!

Here is the latest reason why I have not been painting enough figures.

Finally the stars of lifestyle, money, home, work and hobby have aligned and this has now been built, painted, (mostly), loaded up and is now the headquarters of Wargames Control!

The last job now is to clear the gaming board. There is a 10' x 6' table in there with a storage area under the table and most of the board surface is hinged to make it easier to put things under it. I requirement as I am getting 'less flexible' to clamber around things!

This is now the painting centre and I am working on a small job for a friend. Then its back to 28mm Napoleonics again. It is a great improvement on the temporary ad hoc set up I have had since I moved in and my partner was only too happy to help me move my stuff in here!

As you can see I use Vallejo paints but also have a supply of enamels  for priming, Oils for some horses, using the 'Peter Gilder dry wipe technique', a range of artists paints for metallics, some suitable Wargames Foundry triads and a load of airbrush paints.

I finally have loads of light, both natural and artificial, and a light box from a colleague from work. I have deliberately kept to a smaller table as it will not allow me to spread out, which I have a real problem with. I wonder if other gamers and painters have the same problem?