Despite my recent absence from wargaming some general maintenance did take place to my Georgian town. Thought it was also time the civil authorities had some ability to keep the peace without having to call out the Local Volunteers. The foot police are Trent Miniatures, the mounted are some converted Hinchliffe figures. I include some photos of new wagons, and another of His Majesty King George the Third inspecting some vintage artillery, these old pieces may date back to the 1930s?, and they can still fire matchsticks. Hope my paintjob has given them new life.
MGB
What a splendid town, I do hope we see more about it and how it came together.
ReplyDeleteAlan, the town was built some thirty years ago, and is made of cardboard, wood, polyfilla, and anything else that might work. Emulsion paints and some car sprays were used. There is one resin building too. Later, I started fixing my buildings to MDF, and adding pavements. There is a harbour board which is also paved. I can honestly say, it has developed, and had restoration just like any real town lol. The harbour defences were added in the 2010s, as were a few street lamps. About eight buildings were demolished (actually given to friends) and others built in their place. I scaled them to 28mm but later wished the scale had been reduced for games, but I now use them for my 54mm too, so it balanced out. Michael
DeleteThanks for the explanation, really interesting looking town. What rules are you using for your games these days?
DeleteAlthough I experimented with several, I ended up combining a set originally devised by Peter Helm (for the AWI) with some of my own mechanisms. All devised to reduce the paperwork, and to allow a fast game with large or small armies, that can be concluded in a few hours. Morale dominates and typically the losses are greatly outnumbered by those routing. I think the results are logical, although a series of bad dice throws can cause interesting results or flukes. National characteristics, based on 18th century battle results (history!), is fully respected. Michael
DeleteThose figures and the town look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you A.P., its a bit disturbing to think much of the model town is a quarter of a century old lol.
DeleteMichael
Lovely work on this town and the civilian bystanders
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir. Its a nice side-aspect to the wargaming hobby.
DeleteMichael