tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post1531699866157380826..comments2024-03-01T01:36:41.620+13:00Comments on The Hinton Spieler.: A Bridge too NearWellington Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-74850499606633120262018-01-16T14:19:31.914+13:002018-01-16T14:19:31.914+13:00Hi Rob. I have returned. Normal service will resum...Hi Rob. I have returned. Normal service will resume...er...eventually. I need to regather the threads, as it were.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-47970659470801481682018-01-16T08:19:26.400+13:002018-01-16T08:19:26.400+13:00Nearly two weeks now and I'm going cold turkey...Nearly two weeks now and I'm going cold turkey - if I don't get a fix soon I shall have to put my foot down and forbid any more frivolous jaunts to South Island... ;o)Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-58710374386689594232018-01-07T07:26:19.697+13:002018-01-07T07:26:19.697+13:00I don't think you're doing too badly at al...I don't think you're doing too badly at all, David. It took me two years before I thought I had enough troops to mount a battle!<br /><br />In the winter I park myself next to the old coal range in the dining room and do my painting there. This is allowed so long as I tidy up properly afterwards!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-46320182173914736862018-01-07T07:21:15.422+13:002018-01-07T07:21:15.422+13:00It was a bit rushed, this one, in terms of photogr...It was a bit rushed, this one, in terms of photography. I think I'm reaching the limit of what's feasible in terms of army size for each player. The answer may be to re-enact everything when my guest generals have gone so as to get some decent photos done?Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-5240539187083570332018-01-07T07:14:44.784+13:002018-01-07T07:14:44.784+13:00I think I'm going to ban them in future, Archd...I think I'm going to ban them in future, Archduke, unless they're on my side!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-36904812695740417992018-01-06T09:52:11.737+13:002018-01-06T09:52:11.737+13:00Your posts are killing me WM! Back here in Tennes...Your posts are killing me WM! Back here in Tennessee it the temps are in the single digits and my painting station in the basement is unheated. I had a full week off for the holiday and couldn't make myself paint given the temperatures. I have a little space heater that helps, but not in temps this low. <br /><br />Your games really do look like they stepped out of the pages of my Bruce Quarrie Airfix guide to Napoleonic Wargaming! Maybe 2018 will be the year that I can get enough units fielded for an actual Battle. The Russian side is not too far away....Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295984130452494503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-11693561267201206772018-01-05T07:08:59.435+13:002018-01-05T07:08:59.435+13:00Well, Matt, C'est La Guerre. The guage of war ...Well, Matt, C'est La Guerre. The guage of war is always variable. Your deployment looked fine, your opponent should take some credit for concentration of force, using interior lines and throwing some very good dice. He ran at the Frogs in fine Blucher style and was repaid by the dice gids. Tears will have welled in Stryker's eyes as he read of the disaster to the Garde . Would he have something as Ancien Regime as a pomaded handkerchief to dab away the drops? <br />More close ups of the delightful figures and flags would be good...we never tire of them. lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-64646778497270095712018-01-04T22:42:33.547+13:002018-01-04T22:42:33.547+13:00"decent cavalry" eh, what, like the Empr..."decent cavalry" eh, what, like the Empress Dragoons.... Face it, nobody beats the Leib Husaren. Fabulous game, WM, thanks for brightening the New Year.the Archdukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-50409759283730005812018-01-03T19:21:03.639+13:002018-01-03T19:21:03.639+13:00They never got into action, Mark. The rest of the ...They never got into action, Mark. The rest of the army collapsed before they could move.<br /><br />More artillery would certainly help, but what I really need is some decent cavalry!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-78693729690429758342018-01-03T09:30:42.748+13:002018-01-03T09:30:42.748+13:00Excellent stuff. How did your unit of Garrison fig...Excellent stuff. How did your unit of Garrison figures perform ?<br /><br />Rather than more Guard perhaps you should give the French extra artillery so they can form a grand battery. That will give those Prussians something to think about. Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-30129705163238079652018-01-03T09:01:34.319+13:002018-01-03T09:01:34.319+13:00Cheers, Aly. I've been checking out your blog ...Cheers, Aly. I've been checking out your blog and could see that you're a grandmaster of shininess already.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-9629209253813026442018-01-03T08:08:47.066+13:002018-01-03T08:08:47.066+13:00Wonderful stuff... all those beautiful toys...
I ...Wonderful stuff... all those beautiful toys...<br /><br />I think I shall be doing a bit of retro this year... it’s just to shiny to resist...All I need to do is get the toys... : -)<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-36258646594693921392018-01-03T06:41:33.668+13:002018-01-03T06:41:33.668+13:00Merci encore, Phil. Yes, some of the Baron Gros...Merci encore, Phil. Yes, some of the Baron Gros's best work, I'd say!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-995722709514223082018-01-03T06:35:58.068+13:002018-01-03T06:35:58.068+13:00Thank you Stokes. There was no time for lovingly s...Thank you Stokes. There was no time for lovingly setting up the shots this time (too many troops!), but it was a brilliantly sunny day which lit up the tabletop.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-28480535736527096372018-01-03T06:28:57.179+13:002018-01-03T06:28:57.179+13:00It was like the zombie apocalypse, Rob, which was ...It was like the zombie apocalypse, Rob, which was exactly what we'd hoped. You should have heard JC's evil cackling.<br /><br />Getting all the lovely toys out is what it's all for. I may feel differently once I've broken a few bayonets, however.Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-48608012779536298782018-01-03T06:21:02.597+13:002018-01-03T06:21:02.597+13:00We suspect witchcraft, Ian. It was a massacre!
Th...We suspect witchcraft, Ian. It was a massacre!<br /><br />There were no more Old Guard scheduled for the Phase-2 French, but this is being reviewed.....Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-27457237334136793692018-01-03T05:24:32.985+13:002018-01-03T05:24:32.985+13:00Congrats for your Pyrrhic victory...and for the pi...Congrats for your Pyrrhic victory...and for the pictures, superb!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-57099689076145620862018-01-03T03:21:08.854+13:002018-01-03T03:21:08.854+13:00A colorful kick-off for the new year. Love it!
B...A colorful kick-off for the new year. Love it!<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-11258531808790245962018-01-03T00:17:24.345+13:002018-01-03T00:17:24.345+13:00As soon as I read about the possibility of reserve...As soon as I read about the possibility of reserve units going 'Tonto' (A-class fanatics!) I just knew the writing was on the wall for the Frenchies. Looks like a fun game and it's nice to see your troops aren't condemned to life in the display case but get a chance to strut their stuff on the table, just as their creator intended.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242408484763644333.post-53247561305169080872018-01-03T00:01:26.655+13:002018-01-03T00:01:26.655+13:00A great looking game Matt with some unexpected com...A great looking game Matt with some unexpected combat results! More Old Guard required perhaps?Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com