Things are hotting up a bit now with the arrival of more allied reinforcements...
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| Hinton Hunt Dutch Carabiniers taking the role of Belgian Light Dragoons for this game. |
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| French Line move cautiously through the crops towards Quatre Bras |
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| To the left, French Line are getting very close to the village. Dutch Belgian infantry and cavalry are moving across to slow their advance. To the right Picton's Division. |
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| I'm quite pleased how my new crop terrain strips worked out for this game. |
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| 5th Dutch Militia make their way across the front line. These are a mixture of vintage and Clayton Hinton Hunt. The Officer and standard bearer are conversions. |
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| ....and this is what awaits them! |
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| A General and his ADC keep an eye on proceedings from a safe distance. |
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| The cavalry move quickly towards the allied left flank with the aim of threatening the French right |
The last remaining high ground at the very front of the allied line comes under siege.
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| Kellerman's cuirassiers move through the massed battalions. Ney urges them on to the right of the picture. |
Allied artillery make ready to engage in front of the village. (Newline Brunswick and Kennington Spanish deputising as Hanoverians)
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| .....and to their left vintage Hinton Hunt British foot artillery with Picton just visible. |
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| A flood of troops on the allied right representing the Brunswick Division and, to their rear, Altens Anglo-Hanoverians. A very congested area of the fiield. |
Hinton Hunt 1st Royal Scots move through Bossu Wood with Kennington 28th North Glos. to their rear. Kennington 32nd Cornwall in square prepare to receive cavalry.
The Brunswick artillery in action. These are one of the few units I bought and painted almost immediately as I wanted them represented at this battle. The Newline artillery figures fit in pretty well with the Hintons and Kenningtons despite their smaller stature.
Next time...the conclusion.
I love the Carabiners and it’s nice to see so many of Wellington’s allied troops on the table - excellent photos too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for those kind comments Ian. The Carabiniers were part of a bulk purchase from Clayton in 1995. I've always found with Hintons that the fine detail doesn't really show up until the undercoat goes on...might be my eyesight of course! These came up particulalrly well. I also let the Officer keep his carbine rather than filing it off (I struggle with my conscience if I doctor a good casting). For the horses I used a range of acrylic horse shades but can't recall who produced them now.
DeleteI was very struck by the Carabiniers too. What a wonderful spectacle!
ReplyDeleteCheers Matthew....more to come.
DeleteLoads of lovely troops, who are those officers in the cocked hats leading the 28th Foot by, Kennington? This was my favourite picture with two of Kempt's units, the 28th and 32nd, I had an ancestor in the 32nd but he left just before the Napoleonic Wars got underway. He was still servng then but in a veterans unit.
ReplyDeleteCheers Rob. The officers are both by Kennington, painted to represent Field Officers. Thankfully I increased my Kennington stock before they changed hands so the 28th and 32nd are relatively recent additions That's an interesting family history ...genealogy is another of my pastimes but no Napoleonic veterans discovered alas (apart from one in the Dorset Militia)
DeleteWhat a stunning ensemble of classic miniatures. I can't wait to pour over these images in detail. Love the crop strips as well. They really do add to the feel of the game!
ReplyDeleteThank you David. When I was pondering how to do Quatre Bras I visited many fellow enthusiasts site some of whom had wonderful diorama quality games. However it seemed more practical to have moveable strips using artist card and static grass. (Note to self...must find something equally time consuming for the coming winter evenings!)
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