A new sub period using Volley and Bayonet

One of the  many strengths of Frank Chadwick's Volley and Bayonet rules is their capacity to accurately encompass the feel, the outcomes, of the sub periods of their 17th-19th century scope with minor teaks to the rules. Keeping core mechanisms the same is a fantastic thing as our ability to hold multiple rules sets in our heads diminishes (curse this aging thing).

Jon and Adrian have been covering a range of these sub-periods, and Jon's latest is the Sino-French war of the 1880-1885 period.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-French_War

A week or so ago we trialled the rules tweaks with a small scenario. Here are a few photos of some of Jon's fabulous painting output as he builds the (relatively) small 15mm forces required for the theatre.

 

Adept spiders avoid a good squishing and squashing

 Big Battle HotT... an introduction for Jim, who has previously played several 24 point games, but not this larger version of the genre. We wanted to introduce Jim to the very different feel of Big Battle. Jim commanded the Spiders against Andy's rocks of 'Asag'. Just a few selected photos.. featuring the spider airboats that haven't previously seen much action on the tabletop.

Chuff Chuff Choo Choo: A WW1 Armoured Train in 6mm

 This latest piece is the last of the current WW1 project: an armoured train, from the 6mm range produced by Irregular Miniatures. I chose a camouflage scheme that I thought might not look amiss in either the Middle East, or on the Eastern Front, or even the Russo-Polish Way or the Russian Civil War. I did miscalculate the length of rail I bought, so. Irregular.. look out for another order. 

And for everyone else, look out for an AAR featuring.. an armoured train.