Sunday post #5

 This week has seen progress on a new project namely Chain of Command in 10mm. Diving right in with a pint sized campaign inspired by the Tactical Painter's wonderful AARs of his own exploits in Normandy. I'm not doing Normandy though at least not yet but Belgium in 1940. To be precise the Gembloux Gap campaign from TFL.

Progress has been relatively slow as I had to go stay with my dad for a bit as mum was having surgery and his luddite phone couldn't cope with the covid visiting medium i.e. video chat.

So far I've managed to finish a hamlet's worth of buildings and almost finished the German platoon and a support piece, I'm waiting for some paint to arrive from Pendraken. Next up will be the French platoon and the construction of a card railway platform and station.

Selection of buildings and defences

German command and supports

French platoon and supports

The buildings are a mixture of Timecast, Battlescale wargame buildings and Total Battle Miniatures the troops are Pendraken. Support vehicles are a mix of Pendraken and miniature figurines from Caliver I may also add some from magister militum later on.

I intend getting some force morale boards from Sabotag3d Wargame Accessories along with some similar boards for Infamy Infamy, which I also intend to do in 10mm.

Thanks to The Mad Tin Hatter for the name check and the introduction to the 10mm scale.

I will edit this later to add photos.

30 days 30 miniatures

Or in this case just over 30 strips of Baccus 6mm Romans.

These form the start of a To The Strongest Roman army circa 300 CE. Two units of Auxilia and one of Cataphracts. The Auxilia are veteran, as denoted by the command element being out front. The dice holders are to track strength, empty for full strength and a black die for down to one strength point. This rear portion of the base may be used to show more info such as ammo and lance totals and possibly a unit name. I have been quite taken by the system of magnetic coloured pins on steel paper used by Miles of Lair of the Uber Geek.

Apologies for the lousy photos but I was giving alfresco photography a shot given the lovely weather, only it was a bit too bright and too hot to linger around trying to sort out the shadows. The figures are based on 80x40mm minibits bases from Pendraken, and will be used on a 100mm grid. Rather uncharacteristically I appear to only have unarmoured Roman foot in the surface layers of the lead mountain.

Another month with no post

No not health issues just lacklustre performance on my part but as no one reads these musings but me, honest I do, it doesn't really matter.

So what has happened since May, well not a lot. I finished enough of the Baccus ECW figures to try out the Montgomery scenario in the For King and Parliament rulebook. It went fairly well with a glorious victory for the King in no small part due to the rebel cavalry foragers not returning till the last possible moment.

Game start

Game end

Card decks

I sent off the 10mm Fantasy figures and bridge to Joshua Project HQ and was pleasantly surprised to see the good old Royal Mail nail the delivery by beating the paid for 48 hours target.

final unit of orc archers and the worse for wear bridge

To make a change from the ECW figures I started some Baccus late imperial Romans, cataphracts are a pain. I may do these under a 30 days 30 miniatures challenge, but upping the ante slightly by making it 30 days 30 bases. Obviously that will entail more than just the Romans, I also have some 10mm Arab light cavalry from Pendraken on the painting table two bases for To The Strongest and one for ADLG. Plus the newest project 1940 Chain of Command in 10mm using the Gembloux Gap pint sized campaign. Then back to the ECW. So could be a busy month at least work is still alternate weeks in and out.

Finished the rebel cavalry

So it transpires that a week in the office puts a bit of a brake on production, at least on the hobby front. It has taken me till today to finish the rebel cavalry for the FK&P introductory scenario of the battle of Montgomery.

I also finished a couple of gallant gentlemen and two colonel command bases and finally varnished three cabins and a watermill.

I have got the remaining rebel infantry set-up ready to undercoat and some more command figures now some additional bases have arrived from Pendraken. So this coming week of lockdown should hopefully see this mini project finished. Then all I need is a gaming surface to set them loose on. Mat ready but still need the large hill and possibly more stream.