6mm Napoleonics, and 6mm Romans and British

The first figure are now done. It had to be the Prussian Hussars.

Still to do the standard but at least playable. I am making inroads into all the figures, Not concentrating on any in particular. The horse artillery are close to completion but I'm not sure how I will base them. It could be unlimbered or I will have to have both limbered and unlimbered. I have extra crews and guns for the Prussians but not for the Austrians.

As I stated before, I have completed the Ancient British figures. Luckily there weren't many, just one pack of H&R ancient British.

The figures .

This was enough to complete another tribal grouping which included slingers.
The total of the British is now 17 warband bases 5 cavalry, 3 chariots. and 6 bases of slings

Their likely opponents are Legio XV1 Flavia Firma. Imperial Romans. A long way from home and currently devoid of cavalry and auxiliaries. They do, though, have the carts and mule supply train. Which can also be used by any other army of course. And some artillery.

 I have based them as two bases per cohort each with 16 figures. There are 3 bases of Irregular Miniatures figures which have 24 figures in very close order which I am using as the first cohort. It maybe a little over strength against the British but we can alter the numbers to even it up. There are also some artillery pieces which appeared out of nowhere!

Yes. The Romans were a surprise!

Why the XVI Flavia Firma? They were based in Syria and good opponents for the Sassanids. The Later Romans are also the same legion. At least in my mind!

Let's see if we can get a game in soon.

Poems for wargamers 5

Naming of the parts
Henry Reed

Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning,
We shall have what to do after firing. But today,
Today we have naming of parts. Japonica
Glistens like coral in all the neighbouring gardens,
And today we have naming of parts.

This is the lower sling swivel. And this
Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see,
When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel,
Which in your case you have not got. The branches
Hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures,
Which in our case we have not got.

This is the safety-catch, which is always released
With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do not let me
See anyone using his finger. You can do it quite easy
If you have any strength in your thumb. The blossoms
Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see
Any of them using their finger.

And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.

They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have the naming of parts. 

Henry Reed