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| The first small arms exchanges at St Amant |
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| The French quickly take the building on the South Bank at Ligny |
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| My tools of the trade, measuring sticks, dice and casualty markers. The terrain is by Hex 300, now defunct I believe. |
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| French batteries plug away at Ligny - Kennington figures |
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Prussian 1st Elbe Landwehr defending Ligny bridge take first casualties. These are Clayton HH castings with some vintage mixed in (Airfix figures make good casualty markers)
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Your terrain set up is very impressive Simon and I like those hexagonal sections. The figures of course are superb and the casualty markers are a great idea. I like your 1970s resourcefulness for uniforms it certainly was difficult to get information back then!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ian, it wouldn't be too long before I got my hands on my two Funcken volumes....still used to this day.
ReplyDeleteI second that on the troops and the terrain, especially the buildings. They have an ethereal, misty morning quality like water colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Matthew, I think the Paper Boys buildings were a good and cheap way to increase my stock. I have a Peninsular War battle in mind where the Spanish style models will look good.
ReplyDeleteI remember first discovering the Funken guides in the 70s, but I did not have my own copies, and getting them from the library was quite tricky, as they were in high demand! I can't count how many times my first figures have been repainted as I realized everything that I had done wrong!
ReplyDeleteI still love the Funcken books although my 42nd Highlanders are still moaning at me for the colour of their kilts! You'll see what I mean in due course.
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