New Napoleonic Italian Line Infantry

The latest 3D printed "replacements" for my old Springwood figures is a pair of Napoleonic Italian Line Infantry Battalions from the first and fourth Regiments

On the Workbench - March 2025

Very slow progress in February, due to a week spent clearing out my mother's appartment, then followed by a week with a bad cold and I wasn't capable of doing much.
So I'm working on:-

• Some Lord of the Ring style figures - slowly getting painted
• Robert Marion, The Swamp Fox - just need a bit more attention
• The test Aztecs - base colours applied - still no progress
• Lettow Vorbek and askari command stand - almost complete
• two units of Italian line infantry - I have almost finished
• two more units of Italian line infantry and one of skirmishers
• Three units of Napoleonic Imperial Guard skirmishers to replace some old HaT plastics
• Some 28mm Warlord Woodland Indians - I had hoped to start assembly while I was away but I have now assembled a few

Hammerhead 2025

An awayday and a bit as five of us stayed over on Friday night in Newark before the show. We turned up at Friday lunchtime and spent most of the afternoon and evening boardgaming. Saturday was bright and sunny and we headed off to the show getting in quite early, and headed off to the table sale. We then acquired three mats for the Beacon club so I took them back to my car before settling down to a tour of the traders and then the games.

None of the participation games tempted me this year but I did like the terrain on a few of the tables, starting with this 10mm Kelly's Heroes game - spot the tigers!

I was then struck by this small village set in one corner of a Midguard game

I did like the simplicity of the river edges used in the Boondock Sayntes fantasy game

Then I spotted the longhouse

And another building. Thanks to Graham from the Sayntes they are the modified version of the Games Workshop Rohan house or Stronghold set.

Another Midguard games set in the Trojan War

Finally the excellent terrain for this Zombie games the same as I saw back at Recon in 2022 (link)

I only succumbed to two purchases during the show and picked up a box of Roman Citizens for Gangs of Rome, which should go with my gladiators to give me another skirmish game option, and a sample box of HaT Napoleonic British Peninsula Cavalry.

Overall a great weekend and spent lots of time chatting to old friends

Italian CV 33/35 Lancia Flamm

A pair of Italian CV 33/35 Lancia Flamm that I 3D printed to replace my current odd pair of the same vehicle. Although sized for 15mm they look OK at 1/76 although the rivets are rather prominent.

That finishes off my output for February as I am off to Newark shortly and will be at Hammerhead tomorrow.

Female Gunfighters

These are the Dead Man's Hand figures that I acquired to give some variety to my existing gunfighters

Quite a nice bunch of figures and it tempts me to get some more, maybe Mexicans or Indians

Maybe I should call them the ladies of Hickup County after a comment from friends that I was "Wild Bill Hickup"?

Napoleonic Spanish round hat brigade completed

I completed the basing of the last two units on Monday and here is the whole brigade assembled

The Fijo de Cueta Regiment

and the Cantabria Regiment.

I now need to find or create a suitable commander for the brigade.

Vapnartak 2025

Once again my show circuit kicked off with Vapnartak at York, but this time it became a two day outing as I travelled over with Andy and Si the day before and then spent the afternoon and evening board gaming. The show itself seemed heavily attended, but there were far less games on offer, which might explain why the Lance & Longbow game of Stamford Bridge 1454 was so busy.
The first game gets underway.

Just behind us was the Omaha beach game, whch was equally popular.

As well as the game being busy, the society stand also did well so it was after 2pm before I had chance to look around the rest of the show

Hornblower v's Barbary pirates

Yarkshire Gamers Italian Wars battle of Forli

An Eagle of the Ninth game

So an enjoyable couple of days away, Hammerhead is next at the beginning of March