Sunday, 26 April 2026

Battle Chronicle - The Retreat from Moscow in 10mm!

 


Yes you read that right....10mm!

But you've already got loads of figures in 25mm, are you crazy??

Yep!

Battle Chronicle - The Retreat from Moscow is complete and went to the printers a few days ago, so hopefully it'll be on sale in a few weeks time.

A few weeks ago, Paul from Pazoot had a chat with Leon from Pendraken about making up some Battle Chronicle army packs, using their figure range. A week later a complete army dropped through my letterbox....and here it is!


French Infantry x 15


Civilians x 6


French Cavalry
Chasseurs a Cheval Lancers x 6


Russian Infantry x 12


Russian Jagers x 12


Russian Cossacks x 12


I bought the buildings as extra's from Pendraken and from ebay, as well as some fences, but I forgot to take a pic of those.

So if you fancy the rules, but don't want to invest the time and money into 25mm figures, you could go for the easier 10mm option from Pendraken?

The choice is yours???



40 comments:

  1. Wow! They look great, and in another scale too.

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  2. Looking good and a nice less expensive option.

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    1. I like the less expensive bit and also less storage too!

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  3. I think 10mm is a great compromise between detail and being able to quickly amass an army. I have bought ACW from Kallistra in this scale and am thinking about the Crimea, when and if time allows.

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    1. Small scale is the way to go Lawrence. I'd love to do more in 25mm, but can't afford it! Let alone all the storage space you'd need.

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  4. You made quick work of that army package!

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    1. I didn't take too long to get them all ready, Jon.

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  5. Now that is very interesting idea. love the idea of the army packs. Great work on them and the buildings. look great.

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    1. It is a good idea, I'd buy the rules and figures, if I didn't have them already!!!

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  6. That is great Ray.
    I had considered 10mm but totaling up the packs required made it a bit expensive but specific army packs would be very doable.

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    1. Yeh, I'm not sure what the pack will cost, but at least you wouldn't have bags of useless figures hanging around?

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    1. Yeh, only 10mm, thank gawd for my magnifying glasses!

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  8. Nicely done sir. My set aren't quite finished, just the Cavalry to do next.

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  9. Clever bit of marketing from your mate Paul - he might shift a few sets of his rules, combined with the 10mm figures - he could try Peter Pig for 15mm next - they must have every figure required in their ranges!

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    1. It is very clever, I'll mention Peter Pig to him, you can only ask the question?

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  10. Craziness. Two scales.... Well, it all looks great mate. Good luck on shifting the rules set.

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    1. Fingers crossed, Dai, hopefully it'll sell well?

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  11. I prefer your 28mm as they have more character.

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    1. Me too, but for gamers who don't have the figures, this is a very easy option to get you started,

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  12. Haha must be nice to just have a painted army ready to go, 10 mm is an interesting scale, I’ve only seen 15 mm and 6 mm, not that in between.

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    1. I've not painted any 10mm before, they were quite easy to paint, once I got my eye in!

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  13. Great idea and a lovely paint job on getting the figures ready …. Love the dragoons.

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    1. Thanks Norm, did you mean the Chasseur Lancers?

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  14. Really nice Ray, I like those a lot. I often think if I was starting out nowadays I'd do everything in 10mm. It offers a bit more than 6mm for the painter, but is small enough to build some big collections for some bigger battles even if you have limited storage and playing space and funds. And Pendraken do such a comprehensive range.

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    1. I can't argue with anything you've written there Andy. I couldn't agree more on all your points.

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  15. Terrific option, Ray. Pendraken are such a great company to support, so I'm all in favour of you branching your game out to include 10mm too. Bravo, Sir..!!

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  16. Super nice scenery and miniatures, very interesting project!

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