Classic wargaming: Scrapbook and Homecasts

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Scrapbook and Homecasts

Yes, yet another update - I'm on a roll... spurred on by your comments!
So, today I added a couple of new pages - The Classic Scrapbook, containing sundry photos, and the Prinz August homecasting page.

Below: Three men in a wargames room...see Scrapbook page.

Below: Prinz August 40mm homecasts

There's more to come...

10 comments:

Mosstrooper said...: Prince August's finest - excellent !; 31 July 2013 at 17:18
Monty said...: Very nice!; 31 July 2013 at 18:08
WSTKS-FM Worldwide said...: Were I to start all over again, 40mm Prinz August molds would be my choice. Excellent units.

Best Regards,

Stokes; 31 July 2013 at 18:17
Anonymous said...: Nicely done

Paul; 31 July 2013 at 19:52
Phil said...: Thank you guys.
I certainly recommend the Prinz August moulds.
Thanks again for your comments... more pages coming over the next few days. Phil.; 31 July 2013 at 23:38
Scheck said...: Indeed, fine casts and paintings! I am happy about every 40mm collector - sometimes I feel in minority with my 40ies..
Go on, very beautiful blog you have. Thanks for sharing that.
Peter; 1 August 2013 at 07:56
tradgardmastare said...: The hobby Glitearti indeed.It's like a Hello magazine for wargamers...
best wishes
Alan
p.s glad you like the Kingdom piccies and hello from the family; 1 August 2013 at 13:41
Willie Anderson said...: Classic Gentlemen there Phil!
Best wishes

Willie; 2 August 2013 at 19:27
Unknown said...: Hi Phil - thanks so much for this wonderful web site ! my first rule set was Charles Grant in the 1970's.
Some forty years later I am once again playing with some young learners .... I am struggling to remember some of the rule aspects - in particular - Light Infantry behavior in the face of a charge ....Can I ask a question ... Do the light Infantry retire in the face of charge rather than stand and fire?
Your photos are outstanding ! and they have inspired me to begin building Spencer Smith armies .
Thanks so much.
Best regards
Murray Booth
boothmd@gmail.com
Brisbane Australia.; 22 October 2017 at 06:19
Unknown said...: This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.; 10 August 2018 at 10:28

Charge! The Cast of Characters

The Emperor

The Elector, Petrus I

General Soubise – commanding Electoral forces at Blasthof Bridge

Count von Kornberg – commanding Imperial forces at Blasthof Bridge, and later playing a significant role at Sittangbad

Dr J Evans Mudd – noted military historian who commented on conduct of both generals at Blasthof Heath, and subsequently "thought it wise to study the natural beauties of neutral Switzerland."

Princess Catherine of Hesse-Damall – kidnapped by the Elector thereby igniting the campaign that led up to Sittangbad

Archduke Guitar – commander of the Imperialist field army sent to seize the Electoral capital. His army was defeated and he, relieved of its command, returned over the Weser before the Battle of Sittangbad.

General Lentulus – replaced Guitar and was Imperial commander at Sittangbad

Lt Col Fuchs – Lentulus’ chief of staff

General Sapt- commander of the contingent billeted in Sittangbad; Lancers de saxe, Pandour regt, and B battery field artillery.

The Herzog Johann – commander of Electoral army at Sittangbad.von Luckner - Electoral cavalry commander at Sittangbad

Brigadier Lord Hyndford – Lentulus second-in-command at Sittangbad, a “British volunteer”. He was left to command the rearguard as the rest of the Imperial army retired over the Weser.

General Gabler - mentioned only in the Tail Piece notes

General Krump – mentioned only in the Tail Piece notes

Graf von Grunt – mentioned in the Tail Piece, this was Brigadier Peter Young’s on table persona.

Units in "Charge!"

These units are named / photographed. Other units do appear in photographs and their identity can be gleaned from the text, but all is not always as it seems!

To illustrate line infantry organisation and formations:
-Erbprinz regt

Used as example illustrations accompanying the text. Whether they were simply names devised for that purpose or these units did in fact exist is not made clear:
-1st Fieldboot Battalion
-2nd Sharpshooters
-3rd Whisky Mac regt

Used for the section illustrating combat, with Smith and Jones as the players:
-The Pultava Guards (appear to be The Erbprinz in another guise!)
-B Battery, Royal Thracian Artillery
-Douro Grenadiers – the unit appears in the photos of Sittangbad, and must be acting under a different name
-Musselburgh Fusiliers - ditto

On the sample order sheet. Again, perhaps simply named for the purpose of illustrating the sheet, although some do appear to have been real on-table units, appearing in Sittangbad:
-Kornberg’s Cuirassiers
-Von Bock’s Dragoons
-Lanciers de Saxe
-5 Jaeger
-6 Jaeger
-Pandour Grenadiers
-Isembourg Regt
-7th Regt
-2nd Engineers Regt

And then of course there’s the units for the battle of Sittangbad:
-Imperial Forces
Lancers de Saxe (light cavalry)
Kornberg’s Cuirassiers (heavy cavalry)
Kleist Frei Corps (light infantry regt)
Isembourg Regt (a line infantry regt)
Coy Waldeck (an independent company)
Pandour Regt (a line infantry regt)
B Battery Field Artillery
3rd Engineer Bn

-Electoral Forces
1st Uhlan Regt (light cavalry)
Dragoons of Montmort (heavy cavalry)
Gendarmerie (heavy cavalry)
Garde Jaeger (light infantry regt)
Erbprinz regt (line infantry regt)
Steinzeit Regt (line infantry regt)
Electoral Footguards( line infantry regt)
Gentlemen Pensioners regt (line infantry regt)
3 Batteries of Field Artillery
Engineer bn

Additional units are mentioned in The Wargames Companion. Thanks to Charles S Grant for documenting these in that wonderful accompaniment to his father’s work, The Wargame. The chapter dealing with Peter Young is littered with wonderful stories about the man, and lists more of his figures. Amongst these are such enticing names as the Schnurrband Infantry, theUhlans Brittaniques and the Montmirail militia.

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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Scrapbook and Homecasts

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