Hello there! I have forced myself to ne sociable recently and attended a game at the New Buckenham Historical wargames Club.
They gamed the Battle of Quatre Bras, after recently gaming Waterloo earlier in the year.
I was unable to attend the start of the game on the Friday evening but was at the Saturday part up until 7pm on the evening of the battle. ere is an overall view of the battle field viewing from over the Bossu wood in the foreground and the crossroads in the distance on the left.
Here is a view of the cross roads from the Allied side of the field.
The buildings representing the farm building on the cross roads was a 3d print supplied by a club member.
Here are some of the Nassau troops defending the buildings.
French columns had a hard fought battle against, originally the Highlanders and then the Dutch Belgians, but the French finally took the out lying buildings and the cross roads.
French chasseurs had some luck taking out an Allied artillery battery during the game.
Here are some wider photos to show the number of figures on display.
And some of the smaller vignettes present as well.
As mentioned earlier the farm building were a 3D print. While it looked impressive from a distance on closed inspection the engrained lines typical of some printed items were very clear. Although I am no expert on 3D print, I know some are better than others. On saying that I am currently refurbishing some 3D print to try and 'lose' this grainy finish from them.
After a very to and fro game the French started to overwhelm the Allied forces.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable game and was well worth attending. There was a very inspiring visual spectacle to be seen by all.
With further photos on the New Buckenham Facebook page here.
