Attack at Devizes 2025

Always an enjoyable day out whenever it matches with a family visit back to Wiltshire. It's a chance to met up with old friends, sadly slowly diminishing; see some different traders and see some different games although only sttod out for me this year.

WW2 Pacific air/naval action with some innovative modular islands

ACW Picketts charge at Gettysburg

Some nice Vietnamese hooches on the Charlie Foxtrot stand unfortunately only available in 28mm

Very little booty from the show the old Almarks Panzerjaeger book and I made a swap with Alan McCoubrey for an Airfix Henschel HS123.

Fresh from the printer

Just finished by first batch of 3D resin prints now that the weather is warm enough and I had a relatively clear run of days to work on them. Mainly they were printed with Elegoo ABS water washable resin, which works well on the figures

From top left to bottom right

• French Revolution Generals
• WW2 Russian Paratroops
• large tray 1 - see below
• large tray 2 - Napoleonic Russian Horse Artillery plus extra guns
• Napoleonic French Croatian Regiment
• Oddments - Camel riders, WSS Drummers and WW2 US drivers
• Napoleonic Austrian Gunners
• Naploeonic Polish Lancers
• WW2 US Paratrooos with M1919A3 bipod mounts
• Western Gunfight 32mm - Mexicans and Cattle
• Zulu War Cattle
• Napoleonic French Guard Chasseurs a Cheval
• Napoleonic French Guard Grenadiers a Cheval

Vehicles, etc

• Pair of German Nashorn
• Pair of German Hummel
• Three British Stuart M3A3
• US Dodge VC-1 Command Car 1939
• US Dodge WC6 Command Car
• British Stuart that will be replaced by the M3A3s
• British 5.5" gun to replace my old Airfix one
• Pair of open topped German sdkfz 9 "Famo"
• Pair of closed topped German sdkfz 9 "Famo"

El Cid Era Spanish

A bit of a whim purchase, I thought they would expand my range of options for using Lion Rampant. They do, and I've now ordered more foot to make up a bigger force (for now). The figures are all HaT from their El Cid range. Unfortunately most of the figures are still of their old bendy soft plastic.

In the meantime I have been getting the 3D resin printer back in action.....

Islands (in the sun?)

I acquired two sets of islands from Irongate Scenary at the Wirral Warboot. Although I was tempted to make them look more fancy I decided on keeping them robust enough to cope with normal game/club usage.

I may make another set with a more mediterranean colouring when I get the chance and inclination.

Progress against plan - 2Q25

Progress is beginning to pickup with 841 items completed, normally I would have completed over 1200, but there have been various distractions. Hopefully I can get back on track for the rest of the year.

Progress on my broad themes:

1. Enhance existing armies - Underway
2. 3D printing terrain (FDM) - Nothing done yet as I still haven't had a clear period to run it.
3. 3D printing vehicles and figures (resin) - About to get started, I hope
4. Continue to clear out all unwanted items, including painted figures - Nothing done yet
5. Enjoy Games & Shows - Going well

Amplifying the above:

1. Enhance existing armies - already planned are

• Continue rebasing the French Napoleonics - Now waiting for figures to be printed
• then I will start on the Austrians - All the figures have been rebased, but I need to print and paint some replacement flying artillery gunners
• 28mm Female Gunfighters - Completed
• 5 units of Napoleonic Spanish round hat infantry (1 of which will be skirmishers) - Completed
• 4 units of Napoleonic Italian line infantry - Completed
• 3 units of Napoleonic Young Guard skirmishers - Completed
• WSS Danish Cuirassiers - Nothing done yet
• Hanoverian limbers for the SYW - Nothing done yet
• Some Spanish medievals for the El Cid period - Nearlt done
• plus the figures listed below to be 3D printed - Nothing done yet

2. 3D Printing Terrain (FDM)

• Test printing a Horsa using FDM - Nothing done yet
• Vietnamese hooches - I decided the hooches I bought were not well designed and I need to find something better
• Western European buildings - bought files from a kickstarter
• Spanish/Mediterrainean buildings - Nothing done yet
• New bridges (all eras) - Nothing done yet

3. 3D Printing Vehicles & Figures (Resin)

• Napoleonic Saxon and Westphalian Infantry - Nothing done yet
• Napoleonic Russian Artillery & Gunners - Replacement files have been purchased
• Napoleonic Polish Lancers, French Guard Horse Grenadiers and Chasseurs a Cheval - Nothing done yet
• WW2 Russian paratroops - Nothing done yet
• Gradually replace existing diecast and other poor quality AFVs in my collection - Nothing done yet
• Working on more figures with the Resin printer using the more robust resin I have found - Nothing done yet

4. Continue to clear out all unwanted items, including painted figures

• Re-assess each existing period, army, and units to consider if I am really going to use them - Nothing done yet
• Maintain stash (figure and plastic bits box) at 3 crates and hopefully reduce the numbers - Nothing done yet - but nothing substantial purchased
• Consider the future for my 1st version Springwood figures as I have the capability to replace them with more compatible figures to the 2nd edition - Nothing done yet - but I am tending to favour selling them

5. Gaming

• Continue supporting the Beacon Club and attending as many weekend events as possible - Well underway with additional periodic games at Si's "Officer's Mess" during the week.
• Try to attend the same number of shows as last year - Like last year only Phalanx this quarter

On the workbench - July 2025

Well June has been quite a month and my painting effort has been concentrated on our local pub rather that figures.

So there has been little progress and I am working on:

• Work on "El Cid" figures to modify my existing Crusader armies to Spain - well underway and I've nearly finished painting the figures
• Islands for Naval Games - well underway
• Start assembling the 28mm "Gangs of Rome" figures - still unstarted
• Bystanders for "What a Cowboy" - slowly being painted
• WSS Danish Sjaellandske Cuirassiers - Now ready to be painted
• Two units each of Austrian and German Cuirassiers - with the arrival of new figures I have sorted out a rough plan to progress.
• Start up the FDM printer - not yet done as I never seem to have a clear period to get started
• Restart the resin printer - as per the FDM printer
• If possible start on a US Army platoon for Nam 68

Mid month I hope to visit family in Wiltshire and get to the Attack show at Devizes.