Battle of Graz Valour and Fortitude AAR Napoleonic 85

 We had a go at a historical game from  Peters scenario book, Graz is in modern day Croatia and we adapted it to what we had, I think in retrospect we made the Austrians too good but I had lots of Austrian line regiments wheras they were meant to be substandard, the scenario calls for the French to take the bridge, but even with twelve infantry battalions arriving it was all a bit congested on a 6 x 4 table  and we probably didn't have enough time, still we both enjoyed it and it was great getting the figures on the table for a first game of 2026! I didn't have enough Hungarians, so the Reuss unit got press ganged in, probably not for the last time!

We also seem to be getting a better hang of Valour and Fortitude, which is great!

All the best

Iain

Austrian Grenzer regiment no 14 Napoleonic 86

 Here is a Grenzer regiment for my Austrian army, regiment no 14 , they are a mix of a Perry metal Grenzer command and the rank and file, are you've guessed it , Wargames Atlantic Prussian reserve infanty,the army deal that keeps giving, with carved off gaiters and Perry plastic French hussars later shako which I think looks close enough? 

The first of two units, it's always nice to do pink facings I think and the red cloaks and blue trousers makes a nice contrast with the Austrian line units , the black straps are also a nice change. All in all I'm pretty happy with these economy Grenzers.

All the best 

Iain

Mockern built up area Napoleonic Terrain 3

 This is based on an illustration of Mockern   ( part of the battle of Leipzig 1813) where the Prussians eventually threw out the French, in spite of severe casualties.  My Prussian force is going to be built around the order of battle for here and I  thought I'd build a built up area for it.

I had a round plastic roof that I wanted to use. The dove cot is a hot chocolate container, the fencing is lightly adapted from Rendra ACW snake fencing and the building is foamboard with plastic tile spacers for window frames, a textured wallpaper was used and balsa wood for the doors, 300mm square (1'0"ish square in old money ) hardboard base with texture added, I've made the fencing removable for storage. The roofing tiles are from the dapol church which fit even though I'd built the building before buying the church,  got to be lucky sometimes I guess? I did have to add a bargeboard which isn't quite period correct to conceal the roof edges but I figured it is alright.

I've made the buildings removable with lugs on the base and holes in the buildings to secure them so they're easier to store.

Warfayre who I got my 3d printed wagons from do some really nice Napoleonic terrain in a variety of scales and do a nice model of this that I have shamelessly ripped off/ been inspired by! If I had  lots of money and didn't enjoy building stuff so much I'd be visiting their site for terrain to be honest

Primed in masonry paint, otherwise various emulsion paints and some flock, shown with some French troops.

These are the last two terrain pieces stacked together,pretty happy with the space saving, next up ? Terrain, Napoleonics or dark ages I guess?

All the best 

Iain