Wednesday, 5 August 2020

On the border: Franco Spanish Pyrenees in the mid eighteenth century.

A day of torrential rain here in the Duchy. Spent part of it finishing off my Spanish Catalan mountain troops and seeing what tabletop scenery sets them off well. I also spent some time looking for images to inspire this brigade level project ( using The Portable Napoleonic Wargame with syw amendments)  as I am a great believer in the power of images to conjure up time and place. Did some work with foam board and packaging to model a mountain fort in conjunction with this old railway scenic folly/ castle. Hopefully finish it over the coming days.Anyway a few photos-





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  1. Jonathan Freitag5 August 2020 at 02:42

    This is an interesting project.

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    1. tradgardmastare5 August 2020 at 17:18

      I do hope that it will interest others too and am glad you find it thus.

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  2. Maudlin Jack Tar5 August 2020 at 07:03

    Great looking ruined castle and your foam walls are very neat.

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    1. tradgardmastare5 August 2020 at 17:19

      It is a fun castle bought second hand. The foam was packaging. I have decided to add foam board and cardboard to it.

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  3. Mark, Man of TIN5 August 2020 at 07:23

    An inspiring picture - quite piratical or brigandish - and a useful ruined castle folly.

    Did the figures come with cape attached or did you have to model this?

    I can't gauge their size. What scale and make are they?

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    1. tradgardmastare5 August 2020 at 17:23

      The figures came as you see them, complete with slung coat, hair nets and cross gartered legs. They are London Warroom from the US A and part of their fascinating Spanish range. They are mountain soldiers.They are 28mm figures. One or two are Front Rank awi militia as I had them lying around.

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  4. david in suffolk5 August 2020 at 08:34

    Looks fun, I agree about the visuals, and a nice 'off the beaten track' setting.. Interested to see how you get on with Portable Napoleonic/SYW too!

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    1. tradgardmastare5 August 2020 at 17:26

      Thanks. Wee project with ratings for commanders and different troop qualities. Although using the brigade level rules I envisage them as companies rather than regiments. Well that is how I see them and it won’t change the rules really.

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  5. Delta Coy5 August 2020 at 22:40

    Good start to the project, looking forward to seeing the finished scenery. Cheers Greg

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