Napoleonic British Watteville Regiment

Hello There! I have completed another Napoleonic unit as a preparation to refight The Battle of Maida. The Watteville Swiss Regiment had a diverse existence serving in Southern Italy, the Penisular and Canada during the Napoleonic Period.

Based on the Shako II rules the battalion is 18 figures strong and also has a Line Colonel. The flags came from 'Flags of War' and was the only source for this regiment I could find. The only difference between the flag present at Maida and that supplied was the 'Maida' battle honour which is not easily visible here.

I am still struggling with the depth of field of my photographs as here the rear rank is still slightly out of focus. The figures came from Perrys and were easy to paint however there was a lot of flash on the figures.

The bases are made to match the Spanish battalion I completed and provide a suitable arid finish.

I am particularly pleased with the Command bases as usually there is a rather staid base with every one being in the same pose. Here the flag bearers are in different poses and the sergeant is defending one of the flag bearers.

The Line Colonel is a nice casting in a relaxed pose. The regiment is suitable for the Peninsular as well as Southern Italy but the Regiment was transferred to Canada by 1812.

Confederate Regimental Colonels

Hello There! After deciding I required some  mounted officers for my forth coming Confederate units I purchased some from Old Glory. These are the, if I remember rightly, the Sash and Sabre version. I also purchased the Old Glory version.

This chap is waving his regiment on. I have included a red waist sash as this is an indication of seniority and light blue collar to represent the infantry. Looking at these, and the other pictures in this post, it shows up every little mark and wobble. Looking at the figures themselves these looked fine.

I see very few piebald and skewbald horses on the wargames table so I tend to favour these breed of horses to break up the 'sea of brown horses' which you normally see. This Southern Gentleman has a full beard which also suits the fashion of the time.

The pack has four mounted figures and here are the last two. There is a good variety of poses and clearly cast to assist painting. There was some flash which was straight forward to remove.

The last example is a single item which I found on a trader stand at Partizan. This was a single casting from Bicorne Miniatures. The head was separate and I liked the dynamic leaning forward pose. I also purchased a roadside crucifix which shall be suitable for my Napoleonic Peninsular projects.

The ACW rules I currently use are a combined 'Rally Around the Flag' with some modifications. I would like to include rules for sharpshooters and this is the start of providing targets for said sharpshooters.

Some Sale Items

Hello There. I would like to reduce my stock of some items and so have the following for sale.

These 28mm Sci-Fi pods are Sarissa precision models which are assembled, painted, weathered and varnished. They are £10 each plus P & P  **This is now sold** 

This 28mm garage is also a Sarissa Precision model with staccato walls, assembled, painted, weathered and varnished. It is £10 plus P & P. **This is now sold**

 This tower and building is also Sarissa Precision with a staccato finish, assembled, painted, weathered and varnished. It is £10 plus P & P. **These are now sold**

I have 40 x 28mm Russian WW II figures. All assembled, painted ink washed and varnished. Price £80 plus P & P

Action at Hill 226 1944

Hello There! I was able to attend a game at the New Buckenham Historical Wargamers Club. The game on show was a 20mm WW II game put on by Chris using some models from Malcolms enormous 'D-Day' collection.

This action is briefly described in the two Osprey 'Old' Vanguard books, 13 Chuchill Tank, page 29 and 14 Sturmartillerie and Panzerjager page 26. These prompted Chris to look into this action further.

The game is quite short but is packed with action. This allowed it to be played a number of times during the evening. The rules used were a set of tank rules from Charles Grant.

This is the overall table with the German Jagdpanther breaking cover from the top and left of the picture with the Churchills of the Scots Guards entering the table from the bottom right. The Tanks deployed on the hill in the centre of the table. The tanks crews, finding no enemy debussed and started to brew up. The tanks had outpaced the infantry so had no support.

Here are the Churchills deployed on the hill innocently starting making tea. 

Here is the Jagdpanther from the top of the first picture breaking cover. He has a clear view of the deployed but unsuspecting Scots Guards. The other Jagdpanthers are to the right of this tank.

Here the Scots Guards also deploy to the left of the hill across the front of a village

However they do not escape as they find themselves facing the jagdpather approaching from the extreme left flank of the British advance.

The refight I was involved in went much to history as the Churchills were brewed up in quick succession. The initial contact period was critical as the Churchill crews scrambled back into their tanks, (after finishing their tea obviously!), and so could not return fire at the start of the emergence of the enemy.

Further pictures, including some evocative black and white photos are available on the clubs facebook page here