D-Day Paratrooper Game

In honor of the 76th anniversary of D-Day, we played the Brécourt Manor Assault by Easy Co. 506th Regiment 101st Airborne as seen in the Band of Brothers TV series. We used Fistful of Lead skirmish rules. It's a challenge for the Americans to perform as well as their historic counterparts since they have to fire and advance, while the Germans can stay in place and fire twice or take aimed shots. In my game I only had enough German figures for three gun pits so I cut out the paratroopers' reinforcement squad that historically took out the fourth gun. There were thirteen Americans at the start, including two LMG teams, who played little part in the game after the initial assault. The Germans started with nine gunners divided between three gun pits and one LMG team. They were reinforced by six infantrymen and another LMG. The Americans easily took the first gun but ran into stiff resistance on the second. When we called the game, both officers (Winters and Compton) had been killed and the attackers were stalled on the second gun. 

More from David

David has sent me some more pics. He is not only doing 54mm, and has some more eye candy.
He has is making units for an Alexander the Great game with my "About Caesar" wargame rule.

David: "I've finished my Persian infantry - just have the levies to do.
It's s great hobby and although I game in various scales. I love 54mm, I now have 2 scythed chariots and 1 command chariot for my Persians "

"About Cromwell" game by David Lycett

I met David Lycett on Facebook where he posted a photo of the chariot of Darius III : link 
and a great unit of   Iphicratian Hoplites based for "About Caesar": link
He also uses the "About Bonaparte"  and also "About Cromwell", for which I'm truely honoured.

This is an "About Cromwell" game.

David's figures are a joy to look at.

David : "Of course you can use the photos on your blog. I'm quite flattered thst you want to use them. And It's a great way to demonstrate the use of your rules and unit organisations.
The movement trays/sabots are great for moving the whole units and keep them safe.
I use those Really Useful Boxes, put metallic paper on the bottom of them, then put metal paper underneath the sabots and this helps with keeping the figures safe and handy for transport.

Both games went more or less the same way. At the beginning of the games, my cavalry did brilliant work against the enemy, only to be defeated and routed later in the game.
My infantry also stood up well to begin with, only to be overwhelmed by the end of the game - I lost both games!!!!!!!!
But they were great fun, so That's all that matters!"

"About Bonaparte" game by David Lycett

I met David Lycett on Facebook where he posted a photo of the chariot of Darius III : link 
and a great unit of   Iphicratian Hoplites based for "About Caesar": link
He also uses the "About Bonaparte"  and also "About Cromwell", for which I'm truely honoured.

This is an "About Bonaparte" game.

David's figures are a joy to look at.

David : "Of course you can use the photos on your blog. I'm quite flattered thst you want to use them. And It's a great way to demonstrate the use of your rules and unit organisations.
The movement trays/sabots are great for moving the whole units and keep them safe.
I use those Really Useful Boxes, put metallic paper on the bottom of them, then put metal paper underneath the sabots and this helps with keeping the figures safe and handy for transport.

Both games went more or less the same way. At the beginning of the games, my cavalry did brilliant work against the enemy, only to be defeated and routed later in the game.
My infantry also stood up well to begin with, only to be overwhelmed by the end of the game - I lost both games!!!!!!!!
But they were great fun, so That's all that matters!"

Campaigns of Montrose in 54mm

In the 90ties, I came across the Call to Arms figures of the ECW which started a fascination for the period.  I was intrigued by the lack of Scottish Covenanters and started to make figures with silicone moulds and resin based on converted metal figures.  I did find some highlander figures also and did read about the incredible campaigns of Montrose. Playing on the wargame table these battles was something I would do some day. 

With some modifications to our About Bonaparte rule, and having highlanders, and covenanters that could also figure in that role they first saw action in a Culloden game in 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CI9Ib4koVQ

But for playing ECW,  I first had to create a rule for the period, and started with a very ambitious plan: doing Marston Moor at Crisis 2013 in Antwerp. Made a separate blog for this:

https://marstonmoor54mm.blogspot.com/

I had to paint a lot of figures, and make a lot of conversions.

I succeeded in having everything ready for November 2013, but it had been a bit to much. 

After the convention in Ghent, I needed a break and the interest in the period was lost for some time.

Then Nick ask my about the Highlander figures. looking on the internet, I did find some more figures at Replicants I didn't have and bought me some. Painted  (converted one to a flag bearer) them along with a pair of resin figures I still had to paint. Also the Campaigns of Montrose came back into view and now I have the plan to play the battle of Kilsyth. The biggest battle of the serie.

The Replicants figures.

The converted flag bearer.

The Highlanders

The Covenanter muketiers and standard bearers.

To see the pikemen and cavalry, take a look at the Marstons Moor blog

https://marstonmoor54mm.blogspot.com/