Crimean War

[Chad]

Has anyone any photographs of painted British and Russian figures?

Chad

[Bernie]

Hi Chad

Doing a Crimean battle this Saturday so will do a few pics and put them on the forum

Bernie

[nikharwood]

Excellent - I really enjoy gaming the Crimea, but at the moment can only do it in 2mm - which looks great for seriously massed effect, but I'd like to see it in 10mm 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

The original Volley & Bayonet rules ghad a great sceanrio for the Alma...

[Leon]

Doing a Crimean battle this Saturday so will do a few pics and put them on the forum

Is that at Colours?  I'll pop along and have a look if so.

[Chad]

Bernie

Appreciate it.

Thinking of using Black Powder for rules at moment.

Chad

[Bernie]

Hi Leon

No Crimean game will be in Dover! though will be at Colours on Sunday buying more stuff from Pendraken!!

Bernie

[Leon]

No Crimean game will be in Dover! though will be at Colours on Sunday buying more stuff from Pendraken!!

Ah right, that's where I was getting confused, cos I've got an order here for you!

[Bernie]

Hi

See attached link to photobucket for Crimean game of the battle of the Alma played this weekend. I have also done some pics of units to show Pendraken range for Chad and others who might be interested in this neglected period

http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc461/BernardGanley/Crimean%20War/

Bernie

[Shedman]

Lovely - the British Guards look excellent

Which figures did you use for the French?

What rules did you use - Fire & Furia?

[Chad]

Bernie

Thanks. Look good. Pity the Guards are in greatcoats, would have been even better.

Chad

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are superb!

[fred.]

Excellent looking game and figures. Really has an epic feel to it.

[Leon]

Excellent, thanks for posting! 

[Bernie]

Hi

Did not mind the Guards in the greatcoats so much as having the highlanders in their porkpie hats rather than bonnets which made for a less imposing figure. Still it is a very nice range and so much better value than Magister Miletum's which was used for the odd units not covered in Dave's range.

The French were my Franco-Prussians from Dave's original French 1870 range, as the Crimean French range is too limited at the moment - so have to live without them in their natty frock coats.

Rules are home grown - a variation of "To the Last Gaitor Button"/"Trapped like a Fox" rules as it can handle 80+ battalions that were committed at the Alma and yet play the game in 3-4 hours.

We will be doing another outing of the system at the Legion III show in East Kent in a month's time so will do some more pics then. We will hope to do the Alma and Balaclava battles.

Bernie