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by ColinN
Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: All ready for Derby March 1-3 2013
Replies: 23
Views: 30747

Re: All ready for Derby March 1-3 2013

piccies coming up Jim.... Colin looked after your Orange Guards pretty well (at least there were some of them left at the end of the game) :lol: Though, predictably, their brigadier didn't survive the day. :shock: Great weekend - good to see familiar faces and meet new ones. Looking forward to the ...
by ColinN
Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: du cambons regiment
Replies: 5
Views: 4569

Re: du cambons regiment

Those Huguenot garcons will be out next weekend at the Derby Weekender.... commanded by Killer Colin Napier (again) and trying to maintain their impressive combat record from their last outing in Ireland! Cool - I was hoping to lead my brave Frenchmen again! Is there a sweepstake on the number of o...
by ColinN
Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:38 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Schomberg's horse
Replies: 5
Views: 5150

Re: Schomberg's horse

Great brush work and, as always, terrific bases. Are these chaps going to be out and about at Derby in March?
by ColinN
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:00 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Re: Huguenots in Ireland 1690

barr7430 wrote:More of the garcons are on their way to you now :wink:
Arrived today - all lined up and ready for undercoat - cheers.
by ColinN
Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:16 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Re: Huguenots in Ireland 1690

Thanks for all the kind words on the painting. When I started the project I had no idea that it was a well trodden path on Fighting Talk and I've found a couple of the threads most helpful in putting together the uniforms particularly: http://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/fightingtalk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t...
by ColinN
Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:29 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Re: Huguenots in Ireland 1690

This is the CinC for my fledgling force. Based his uniform on a plate of the Duke of Schomberg in Osprey's "Battle of the Boyne 1690" (p 78).

Image

Guess I really should stop mucking about with the gentry and do some footsloggers...
by ColinN
Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:32 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Re: Huguenots in Ireland 1690

...but entered into your fast track officer promotion course For the sake of morale I told him he had received his promotion through merit (that merit being, only man standing :wink: ) He looks great Colin, but as Bob has pointed out, he'll be a general soon and probably dead within a couple of mon...
by ColinN
Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Re: Huguenots in Ireland 1690

In other words Dont do a battalion! Do an Army! :lol: I'll be happy with a battalion at the moment :lol: (I'm a very slow painter!). Had a good look at the Saxon muster on your 1810-13 thread, magnificent and I hope to see them 'live' on a table top sometime. superb start to your conquest of Irelan...
by ColinN
Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Huguenots in Ireland 1690
Replies: 57
Views: 54219

Huguenots in Ireland 1690

If you were at the recent Derby Weekender may have spotted the birth of a new metal based obsession on the Williamite right flank (maybe not, the unkempt hair, befuddled manner and glassy stare are default settings). After chatting with Barry I got a book (Osprey Campaign) some figures and decided t...
by ColinN
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: Derby October Grand Alliance/WSS
Replies: 76
Views: 82257

Re: Derby October Grand Alliance/WSS

Thanks for the photos Barry - just had a chance to look at them.

Makes me all the more eager for the March game!
by ColinN
Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:04 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: Derby October Grand Alliance/WSS
Replies: 76
Views: 82257

Re: Derby October Grand Alliance/WSS

Just wanted to add my thanks to everybody for another great weekend. I'm a bit late to the thread and I don't have too much to add. Like everybody else I thought the cards were fun but too prominent and agree with the idea of limiting them to the Kings. Perhaps a sort of joker would be fun too - a c...
by ColinN
Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:39 am
Forum: Beneath the Lily Banners
Topic: Commanded Shot...
Replies: 8
Views: 9052

Re: Commanded Shot...

Felt the rule forcing the artillery to shoot at a highly depleted group of skirmishers and ignoring the bl**dy big battalion on the hill above them didn't feel right either especially as the skirmishers weren't moving towards the guns. Also was suprised at how difficult they were to charge with hors...
by ColinN
Wed Aug 22, 2012 4:24 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: Lundin Links Weekender Summer 2012
Replies: 81
Views: 106812

Re: Lundin Links Weekender Summer 2012

Dave, I'll let Big Boy and Killer Colin comment on the FIBUA but the 1/107 de Ligne (all 400 of them) necessitated 2 full Prussian Brigades to prize them out of quadrant 1 of Plancenoit.. The Prussians seemed to be reluctant when it came to assault. Each time they attacked the majority of regiments...
by ColinN
Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:16 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: Lundin Links Weekender Summer 2012
Replies: 81
Views: 106812

Re: Lundin Links Weekender Summer 2012

Who also could fail to be impressed when an entire brigade of cavalry was ordered by the Emperor himself to proceed post haste to support VI Corps' gallant effort only for their general to read the map the wrong way round and join in the attacks on the main Allied positions instead. It was worse th...
by ColinN
Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: LoA WARGAMING WEEKENDERS
Topic: AVILA ROGUE'S GALLERY IN WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED
Replies: 8
Views: 13314

Re: AVILA ROGUE'S GALLERY IN WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED

And here I thought Colin losing 4 or 5 leaders in the first wave of attacks on Day 1 of Bautzen (Derby, March '12) was remarkable . . . 13 for a weekend must be some sort of 'record'! :shock: :roll: 13! Now that is something to aspire to - perhaps in a couple of weekends time. Right who wants me in...