after somewhat of a hiatus from this game, Ray and I played yesterday. The draw for armies resulted in a largely infantry force. The Prussians with an impressive battery of 6 Krupp breechloaders. As the French I tried to clog the table with terrain and assemble on a position magnifique!
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The Prussian has some terrible luck - with none of their assets arriving, and after a couple of brutal assaults the gallant French held on for an impressive victory !
Nice-looking game, chaps.
Who makes the figures?
A mix of Freikorp and Minifigs
Quote from: SimonC on January 10, 2020, 03:35:00 PM
A mix of Freikorp and Minifigs
Very nice and shiny they are too!
That is a great looking game chaps. The grid is invisible too!
Excellent. :)
Very nice looking game.
Quote from: martin goddard on January 10, 2020, 04:28:50 PM
That is a great looking game chaps. The grid is invisible too!
Excellent. :)
Just subtle dots with a dab of paint done before these mats with faint grid lines or cross-hairs became commercially available.
As for 'shiny' I still quite like gloss varnish for the C19th as it shows the uniform detail up well but I do know that this is a question of taste. The Prussians have been matted over but I think I may gloss them again!
I think shiny looks right for this period and style of figure.
I have taken to using Vallejo Satin varnish as it gives a subtle shiny finish which helps figures to stand out in poor light.