Rejects on Tour - Rainham Wargames Club & The Other Partizan......who's going???

 

Posties Rejects have a busy weekend ahead of us, On Saturday, I've hired a table at the Rainham Wargames Club's annual Tabletop Sale. For us its an easy 18 mile, 25 minute trip to Twydall Community Centre. I'm hoping to get shot of quite a bit of my Pile of Shame that I'm never ever going to use, I'm taking quite a bit of stuff and I'm not sure its all gonna fit on the table, as Lee, Postie and Dan are all bringing stuff to sell as well. 

So if you're in the Medway area on Saturday between 10 & 1 come and join us!!

Here's just a few things I'll be selling......

A box of 54mm Star Wars figures

A DBA Greek Army

Piano Wargames - French Infantry

A few boxes of Old Skool wagons, limbers and artillery.

A big box of, I'm never gonna paint these

And a  box of 15mm Medieval Scots armed with Pikes.

Then on Sunday, Reject number are down to 3 for a trip up to Newark for The Other Partizan!!! It's just Lee, Postie and myself this time round.

Now I need to make some cash on Saturday for this trip as I've already got a Pre order from Andy at The Last Valley!!

Also does anyone know where we can get a slap up breakfast near the venue? The place we used to go has shut down due to the Brewers Fayre closures, I'm asking this on behalf of BigLee, he's a growing lad, don't you know and will need a top up after that 2 1/2 hour drive.

Say hello to the three of us if you see us there.

Bolt Action - Russo/Finnish War 1939 - Test Game Batrep

 

While the wife is away, Ray shall play!

Mrs R flew off to Nashville Tennessee yesterday for a 10 day holiday with her pal. So I've taken the week off to do some boy stuff!

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First off Lee came round today and we played a test game of Bolt Action, using our Russians and Fins we both painted up last year

This isn't really a battle report as such, its more a small selection of photos of our 500 point v 500 point game

I knew Lee would bring along at least 1 tank, so I included an Anti-Tank Rifle and a Squad armed with Satchel Charges both to try and knock out the tank. Both failed miserably!

My HQ, hide at the back. While my Lahti-Saloranta Anti-Tank Rifle Team, hit bugger all all game!

While I had a bit more luck shooting with my Medium Machine Gun and Mortar (just outta shot bottom right)

Although they played with the same amount of points the Russians outnumbered the Fins.

But boy are those Fins powerful!

But this charge just about killed off any Russian hope of winning.  I threw 7 dice needing 3+, Lee threw 12 dice needing 5+.  I killed 6 to Lee's 4. Meaning Lee's unit was destroyed.

My MG and Riflemen finally had the range to finish off Lee's Squad in the town.

T'was a very enjoyable game and I fear for anyone playing the Russians!!!

The Russian's left the field of battle after losing 2 Squad of infantry and a Mortar team. The Finns lost a Squad of Infantry and another only had a single man left, but everything else was still on the table.

We both learnt a lot about the rules which work very well, we just have to redo the QRS to include all the bits and bobs that you need handy for both sides, mainly the inner workings of the Finns, who, I'll say it again are deadly!!!

The main thing I learnt was the Finns need a Medium or Heavy Anti Tank Artillery piece, you can't count on Satchel Charges and an Anti Tank Rifle, that's for sure.

Well bring a similar game to the rest of the Rejects soon.......I hope?

BLB - Vienna 1683 - Austrian Herbeville Dragoons

 

Its back to my 15mm Vienna 1683 project for my first October post of the year.

May I present the Graf Herbeville Dragoons

The figures are as per usual from my favourite 15mm manufacturer Essex Miniatures.

The flags are pure conjecture and made up, I'm afraid, as I couldn't find any information on their banners at all.

The regiment were raised on 15th March 1683, because of the threat from the Turks, by Col Oberst Ludwig Count Herbeville.

Primarily raised from men from Lower Austria, but 200 men were transferred from the Sarau Dragoons and 100 men each from the Schulz, Castell and Kueffstien regiments.

Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha

1st Line (Independent Commands)

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

2nd Line indie command

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs 

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6figs

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs 

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6figs

(Already painted before the Challenge)

3rd Line indie commands 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs 

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs 

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs 

Janissary Brigade & Brigadier

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12

Reserve & Brigadier

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Vizier's Guard All Musket, Flintlock Guard 6 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Holy League under King Jan III Sobieski

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs 

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs 

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs 

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs 

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Imperial Cavalry Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Veteran-Elite 12 figs

Bavarian Cav Brig

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 12 figs

Saxons Cav Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 6 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 18 figs

Field gun 1 model

So there's only 2 units for the Holy League plus artillery and Commanders left to paint up, plus the Reserve Brigade for the Turks!