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Friday, 1 June 2012

New Very British Civil War Forum


One reason why I have not bring of the blogsphere for this pass week, besides trying to retrieve data my dead external hard drive is because of this new forum for VBCW and the Interwar period. I have been helping out a friend by acting as a moderator for this, yes I have the power, just like He-Man, me happy. We have been very busy with it and it is by ways to replace the wonderful Gentlemens Wargames Parlour but rather too help and stand along the side of it.

The forum that I am talking about it The Very British Civil Forum and as I have stated before it is mainly for VBCW and the Interwar period. It is still developing and it has been great fun to be a part of it. I personally hope that it was be a premier forum for the period that has very strong links with the GWP3 forum. So if you like come and pop over and see what you think.


Wednesday, 30 May 2012

The Fight at Queniborough Partizan 2012

The little, historic village of Queniborough awoke on Sunday morning to the distance sounds of vehicles moving and men marching.









Meanwhile in the  village Princess Elizabeth was having talks with several of the local faction leaders but the others had got wind of this and planned and moved against her.












The Duke of Rutland raced forward his BUF troops, the elite of his army, towards the small village but others had plans too. The Bishop of Bath and Wells visiting the local Anglican League encampment pushed up from Launde Abbey with his movements being tracked and follows by the Somerset Freedom Fighters. Others loyal to King Edward VIII in the shape of the WI and Melton Hunter rushed forward to help, capture the Princess. The socialist force raced out of the city of Leicester to head off the BUF and Al forces operating too close to the city while a force of Albertines came as a relief force the Princess.


And it was not long before the first shots were fired, actually it was a jam jar bomb at the local Everads Morris Troop causing them to retreat into the pub where they stayed. Before long the SFF was attacking the hunt, the socialists push up hard in the centre, the Albertines flanking the SFF and marching at the socialists. Meanwhile the Bishop of Bath and Wells moved his troops together the house where the Princess was and the BUF forces having problems crossing the walls and hedges.








The Hunt charge toward the yellow house but the SFF took advantage of this and caused casualties in there ranks. in the meantime the Albertine forces clashed with the socialists but the Albertine cavalry got cut down but the post office trade union personnel. in the meantime the Bishops troops advanced to take up good positions and started to range in mortars on the BUF causing them to retire but they also still suffered from the walls and hedges and not being able to climb over them.

More to follow later.

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Bad News for Me

I am sorry that I have not posted the report and pictures as yet but I have had a crappy couple of days. My external hard drive which is only a year old has decided to give up the ghost. Now this would normally mean I would loose a few films and a few books but I had recently moved all my artwork, including the pieces that I am working on recently and it looks like I have lost the blooming lot, which is two and a half years worth of work. To say I am pissed off is a little bit of an understatement and I am hope that I can recovery at least the artwork and research that is on there. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and get to posting again. Again I am sorry for not getting the reports done.

Monday, 28 May 2012

Some shots of Partizan

We it was a great day and we all enjoyed it. As I am off to work shortly here are a couple of photos of the day, but a full report of the day will appear later on this evening.






I hope you enjoy them.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Today is the Day

Today is the day, the day of Partizan. I have all the toys packed, actually at all I have seen a few figures that I have just miss, good job I did this post. So the Humberstone Militia and the Duke of Rutland's Private Army are on the march and should be at Newark by 8.00am. Report will follow once I am back.


Friday, 25 May 2012

The Humberstone Militia Gets Serious

Well some of you will know that I have a troop of cavalry from the Prince Albert's Own Leicester Yeomanry and at the time on the VBCW were on the move from cavalry to artillery armed with 18/25pdr.

Now I dont think anyone as yet does any 18/25pdr in 28mm so I have gone for the next best thing and a little more VBCW, a 18pdr.






Now this one complete with its limber and crew come from Reiver Casting a company that I have a real soft spot for and I rather like there ranges. Good work horse figures I think is the best way to describe them but paint up wonderfully. 






Hopefully I will have it completed for Sunday and Partizan, not that I am going to use it, lol.



Thursday, 24 May 2012

Partizan test shot of Queniborough

Here are some test shots of Queniborough for the game at Partizan this Sunday, to given an idea of the layout of the place. So will all know that this will of course change but I now have the idea.



The Manor house, the roads, fences are missing as are a couple of farm building but in general the idea and layout is there.



I love the barricades and with everything else in place it will look good, well I hope so.




The modern building and the church are by Warbases who do some excellence Mdf buildings and a good 28mm church, which is so hard to find. The older building are from 4Ground who do some lovely pre painted building in 28mm with interiors, for the lazy model maker like me. The standing stones are PanzerKaput Building Enterprises and are the Humber Stones were Humberstone takes its name from.
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