Gaming - Back of Beyond at Partizan with The League

 This weekend was the usual May visit to Partizan . I was gaming with the good guys from the League of Extraordinary Kriegspielers. Steve and Rory had set up a cracking 20 foot table with lots of action on it as a result of the usual devious scenario work . I was playing the Bolshevik commander out to spoil Der Barons day .

Mountains one end and down to the Chinese river town . 

 

All pictures credited to Steve L .

Steve has a wonderful collection with lots of eye candy . It’s a privilege to be asked to play with it . 

My dice were reasonable over the day . The 7 consecutive 1’s were then immediately off set by 5 hits out if 6 shots . Non of my vehicles broke down either. 

 

My Bolo plan of working with Chinese almost worked until a last minute stab in the back by Perfidious Albion - drat! Lots of laughter and I will have my revenge ! 

I was that busy over the day I saw little of the show , though did chat with a number of people through the day . I  didn’t have any shopping planned as I am working through existing stash this year and downsizing some collections to relieve storage issue . I had a good session selling on the bring and buy so that making some space in the cave.

Back of Beyond - Railway Militia and Cheka

 The latest top up for my Bolos are more of the Eureka factory militia to use for my Railway guys , and some various SMG armed Partisans  to use for my Cheka.

 

That takes me up to 20 Factory militia with the last lot . 

 

Good swift service from Eureka once more . The Ppsh armed guys are a little late for the period but they will do for now . 

I continue to be on top of this project which is nice . Everything I have sourced for the Brits and Bolos  is painted. . I have ordered some guys to use for Trotskys train guards in the glorious red uniforms . I have more Afghans in the pile , I would also  like some suitable Japs in due course .

  

I am keeping a look out for a few more Copplestone cavalry , and my own plane .

In the meantime the Caspian Seawitch has reached dry dock for fitting out .

Back of Beyond - Bolsheviks - the Siberians

 This weeks painting has been the last lot of Copplestone Bolsheviks in the stash  . Greatcoats  and fur hats . As ever they are really easy to paint . 

These will be fighting in our ongoing campaign shortly . My far east Bolos are fighting the Japanese who have invaded North of Vladivostok. This takes me to over 100 foot.  

I have a further out with Eureka to top up the factory worker militia which should arrive this week.

The plan is to run a really big game in November at the local Battlegrouhd show . 

Terrain. Extra winter roads and trees

 With a really warm and sunny day today I took the opportunity to make the extra winter roads I want for a game at the end of the month . I had also found the missing box of conifers that needed snow scatter adding . 

12 feet with a range of sizes . I had a roll of 50mm wide and 1.5mm thick neoprene that I picked up from Amazon a while ago . This was cut into various sizes . 16, 12, 8 , 6 and 4 with a few oblique ends and some triangle pieces for corner bits.

I ran the hand held sander over it  with a rough grit paper on it . This helps the next stage to adhere 

A mix of decorators caulk and sealant with a brown acrylic craft paint added to it was then spread over the sections and these were left in the sun . I textured it with an old knife handle for some ruts

Once dried after a couple of hours I gave them a spray of a dark brown rattle can and then a dry brush . 

PVA was added to edges and in some places in the middle and the Woodland Scenics Snow scatter was added . I used my spray glue to hit the trees and added the scatter 

Job done . I just need a bit more river stuff sorting for later in May . 

Gaming - the Battle of Orenburg Junction

 Today’s game was a BoB campaign game with the Freikorp attacking the Bolos at Orenburg junction . There are rumours of imperial gold and Comtesse Reynaud plying her wares .i was umpiring with DiscoDave as Bolos , Bob as the Freikorp , and John as the White Cossacks . 

Bobs Freikorp had massed to attack the junction , outnumbering the on table Bolos by 2-1 . 

Freikorp  Here they come 

Train guards and the “secret Comtesse”

Comtesse Reynaud ,, working out where to go .
Having watch Dr Zhivago again recently Julie Christie , AKA the Comtesse will I am sure be a regular in our games 

Bolo Tachanka with Dismounted HMG 

The train is refueling with coal and water - rolls1d6 per activation , needs to get to 16 to move . A 5 , then 1, 1 , 1 4, 4 , means turn 7 before before steam is available.

Bolo infantry arrive 

After turn 3 the Cossack Lancers approach the train.

Bolo cavalry v White regulars .. nasty 

Col Osipov eyes the Comtesse and encourages the train crew 

Time to leave with objective done for Col Osipov’s Whites 

Cracking game . As umpire I managed to keep info from the 3 players and feed stuff into the  game as it  went on . John concentrated on his objective , Bob and Dave fought each other . John won . Bob[s Freicorp wrecked railway works , but not the Cheka HQ . The Bolo defensive fire was brutal at times , the Frei corp will lick their wounds in due course l 

The imperial gold and the Comtesse are back in the White sphere after the Cossacks overwhelmed the train guards and Col Osipov leading from the front he jumped onto the footplate of the loco and persuaded the the driver and fireman to stop the train and move in the other direction . 

The Bolo reinforcements secured the area both the Freicorp and Whites retired , 

A great game was had 

Gaming - Schleswig Holstein Wars

 Today we did some gaming using DaveP’s baby . He has been building his own figure range for the this war (available from Pendraken - Here) . 

The table was 16 foot long , with the Danes defending against Bavarians and Prussians . 

The rules are a work in progress to try and get a simple quick play version .

 

With over 1000 28mm figures on the table it looked great .Some fun was had too