Monthly Archives: January 2012

In the centre Soult had advanced some of his troops on to the Pratzen to support Oudinot and his combined grenadier division. Continue reading →

The battle was certainly picking up pace, the Northern sector ner the Sabton and the village of Bosewitz south to Blasowitz saw more infantry action than anywhere else. The French infantry from Lannes Corps diving head long into Bosenitz and the surrounding area. Continue reading →

The Pratzen was clear, to the North of the Pratzen the visibility was up to 30″, elsewhere all was shrouded in mist. Every four turns depicted an actual hour of game time and by turn nine Davout had arrived, he was still a few turns from any action however and the Russians could not see him! Continue reading →

The battle continued to develop in a dense mist, only the Pratzen had cleared to the point of being clear, to the North of the Pratzen the visibility had increased to 30″ but everywhere else it remained at 18″. Continue reading →

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Last year I laid my hands on some of the Firing Line Miniatures figures. These are quite well hidden under the Bicorne Miniatures banner, which is sad as these are some of the nicest figures I have seen in a while. Continue reading →

In the last month there has been a flurry of activity regarding the Sudan and just recently I had the chance to take a look at the Mahdi figure painted and based by “One man and his brushes” star Dave Docherty. Continue reading →

Late last year I decided that some of the Russian’s we were using were needing replacement. So I started to look at which companies and figure painters could fulfill our requirements. Another important factor was the manufacturer. Continue reading →

The French were being pressed hard in the centre of their line. On the Allied left Woods attacks were reaping their rewards, the Maison du Roi and the Franco-Bavarian reserve was finally broken. Continue reading →