Hello Ladies and Gents,
Just venturing into 10mm to fulfil my lifelong wish to do the 1866 Seven Weeks War- could never do it in my usual scale of 28mm! Otherwise I'm a VBCW gamer.
Bought some Prussians and Saxons at the Derby show yesterday and will start sorting them today; looking forward to expanding this. Am particularly interested in the less well known West German campaigns of the Bavarians, Hanoverians and Federals.
Have read a load of the forum messages on the war and already added info to the large collection of stuff I have accumulated- many thanks to the contributors.
Perhaps the Imperial Army will win this time....... ;)
Regards,
Nick
Welcome to the forum
Welcome to the forum, and this magnificent period! I hope you enjoy it as Much as I have.
Mollinary
Welcome to the forum. There is a book due out shortly specifically on the German campaign in 1866. I've had it on pre-order with Amazon for a while now and cannot remember the title or author I'm afraid.
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 05 October 2014, 02:11:52 PM
Welcome to the forum. There is a book due out shortly specifically on the German campaign in 1866. I've had it on pre-order with Amazon for a while now and cannot remember the title or author I'm afraid.
I think it is by Mike Embree, but don't recall the title.
Mollinary
Welcome to the forum :).
The book is linked below:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Late-Campaign-Germany-June-July/dp/190938450X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412521407&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=mike+embree+1866
Mike is a very good friend of Bruce Weigle (and a throughly decent chap), whose books on the campaign are superb and worth investing in. Having just bought some 2mm buildings at a show yesterday, I hope to make a start on my 2mm armies for this period some time this Autumn.
Bonjewer Monsewer.
Welcome to the forum. May your stay be long and fruitful.
Arter NOOOn
IanS
Welcome monsewer
I too have Mike Embree's book on order. Last notification I had was that it will now be 2015 before publication.
Enjoy the period.
Chad
Welcome to one of the most diverse wargaming forums you will ever come across.
Cab anyone help? Am I right in thinking that Mike Embree used to be in the Napoleonic Association back in the 70's? Does anyone know?
Welcome.
19th Century is great!
Mollinary, Cameronian, Dour Puritan, Chad, Le Manchou plus others are an absolute gold mine of information here.
Mad Lemmey
Thank you all and I've already reserved Mr Embree's latest.
Nick
Here is a very useful link to a very useful book/rules: http://www.grandtacticalrules.com/1866.htm
Even if you don't play his rules, the research is outstanding and also covers the Hanoverian Campaigns.
I have vast 6mm and 15mm forces for this period, would love 10mm but ....
Flogged off my 15s so I could do 10. Tomorrow I shall be playing an 1866 game against the purchaser using my old 15mm Prussians - rules 'Feuer und Furia Francese'.
Hi Monsewer, welcome to the Forum!
8)
Hi MC, welcome to the forum. You'll probably find that, having got immersed in 1866 you will then get drawn to 1870, or 1859, or 1864.... my advice is, when in doubt - give in! ;)
I did!
Yep, from a man with French Imperial Guard in two different uniforms. Yesterday the Prussians did the unthinkable and lost at Skalitz - whoops!
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 08 October 2014, 08:13:05 AMYesterday the Prussians did the unthinkable and lost at Skalitz - whoops!
:o :o :o. How on earth did that happen?
Mollinary
I forgot to unlimber a gun, which was then ridden down by Austrian cuirassiers. Then I attempted to take a wood, but the Lorenz got the better of me. Finally I lost three guns to counter battery fire and an Austrian column took one of my brigades in flank. By this stage my corps morale had dropped to shattered, so my units could only use one dice to move and manoeuvre, resulting in everyone falling back. The rules being used were Feuer und Furia Francese.
Ooooow!
Indeed!
Oo, it's always painful getting caught in the limbers, especially by curaissiers!
Quote from: Hertsblue on 07 October 2014, 08:08:11 AM
Hi MC, welcome to the forum. You'll probably find that, having got immersed in 1866 you will then get drawn to 1870, or 1859, or 1864.... my advice is, when in doubt - give in! ;)
Far too late , Sir! Already do Garibaldi's Sicilian campaigns in 28mm, Crimean and 1866 naval in various scales from 1/600th down and used to do FPW in 15mm. I also still have the old 1866 game "Clash of Empires"- like a boardgame but not on hex sheets.
Currently working out how many packs I need to complete a Saxon army...........
MC
Lots! ;)
Here's mine: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4963.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4963.0.html)
And mine (dreadful photo):
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/1866%20-%20So%20far/SaxonInfantry2.jpg)
2nd Infantry Division
Both of those Saxon armies look great. Don't know how I missed yours first time round Lemmy?
Welcome, Monsewer :)
Welcome to the forum