Category Archives: 15mm Napoleonics

Pour Encourages les autres! – 15mm Napoleonics on parade

Posted on June 4, 2023 by valleyboynz

I wrote this draft post in December and promptly forgot about it. I only discovered it whilst composing another today!…….. I’ll let it run as originally planned then I’ve really enjoyed listening to a series of podcasts by Yarkshire Gamer … Continue reading →

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Out with the old and in with the new

Posted on February 20, 2021 by valleyboynz

Its a bit late for a New Year’s post isn’t it! Where has the time gone? Its late February already and with my birthday coming this weekend we’re away for a few days in Whitianga in on the Coromandel Peninsula. … Continue reading →

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Russian Napoleonics on parade – the great re-basing.

Posted on September 14, 2020 by valleyboynz

Thank god that’s over, I’m looking forward to picking up a paintbrush again after a few weeks of misery. I hate basing figures and so re-basing an whole army seemed particularly tedious and seemed to take an age That’s one … Continue reading →

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D’Erlon’s attack at Waterloo. Part 2

Posted on August 6, 2020 by valleyboynz

Part two starts where I left off at the end of turn 6. From this turn onward I’ve generally been playing about a turn per week when I’ve had the opportunity. With just under a hundred units on the table … Continue reading →

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D’Erlon’s attack at Waterloo – Part 1

Posted on August 2, 2020 by valleyboynz

Well I finally got around to starting the game that I’ve been wanting to play for ages. It’s probably the first time I’ve used my “Waterloo ridge” in a game, bit of a shame that I’ve had to use some … Continue reading →

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AB 15mm Russian Napoleonic Miniatures

Posted on July 20, 2020 by valleyboynz

Really this post should have been about a refight of D’Erlon’s attack at Waterloo. I started the game an age ago but still haven’t finished playing in yet, let alone written it up and sorted the pictures. I have a … Continue reading →

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Quatre Bras – a refight

Posted on April 14, 2020 by valleyboynz

Needing a change from painting, I decided I would play a solo game. I’ve wanted to replay the battle of Quatre Bras for some time and so decided to to this over the Easter holiday. This was a solo game … Continue reading →

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Mamelukes, ADCs and Prussian Command

Posted on January 20, 2019 by valleyboynz

I finally managed to paint the remaining 37 horsemen from the fast paint horse batch along with 3 additional foot I found in the spares box to make up some ADC stands and Prussian command The French ADC stands are … Continue reading →

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15mm Prussian Napoleonic cavalry

Posted on January 1, 2019 by valleyboynz

Happy New year to all Following on from the fast paint horses post I’ve managed to finish some of the cavalrymen in the past month. I’ve completed the 2nd Dragoon Regiment, The Leib Hussar regiment and the 1st Silesian Landwehr … Continue reading →

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Speed Painting Horses

Posted on December 2, 2018 by valleyboynz

From talking to most wargaming friends its pretty obvious that one of our most common complaints or difficulties is actually getting units finished and painted so they can be used on the wargames table. Sometimes there is added pressure to … Continue reading →

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