It has been exactly 211 years since the battle of Quatre Bras!
I have been working on a 10mm Napoleonic project, and I am in the midst of raising units and building terrain based on the Battle of Quatre Bras. I am getting some figure painting help for this one (I paint too slow on my own, and I want to be able to actually play some games in the not too distant future).
As I build my terrain, I will post some photos of the process.
I am starting with a "small" (2' x 2') battlefield to make sure my techniques are sound. Using 10mm figures however, and playing on a 2' x 2' battlefield is like using a 6' x 6' table with 28mm figures. It is a respectable size.
I plan to try out a number of rules sets, but my first battle will likely be played using Muskets and Marshals by Ian Spencer.
I am trying to emulate Bruce Weigle's terrain building techniques (one of his beautiful terrain boards is pictured above).
How he builds his terrain boards can be seen by following this link to a great article that Bruce has written and which is posted on his website: Gameboards Link
I’ve always wanted to have a go at making a realistic terrain board so I’ll be interested to see how your project unfolds!
ReplyDeleteBruce's terrain is amazing, which is not surprising given the amount of effort he goes to.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best with yours, James
At first I thought you'd made that splendid board until I reached the reference to Bruce W. I've long harboured a desire to do the terrain for Quatre Bras but it a lot of trees with the Bois de Bossu. The stream running to the Materne becomes a mini-ravine a short distance from Gemioncourt. I found it too steep to go down on foot and and slid down - I had no idea it was such an obstacle.
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