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Wargaming the Seven Years War with 40mm miniatures, done by: Johann-Peter Scheck and Anselm Scheck

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Winter battle as a test game






After so long time without occupying with my hobby, this winter came and made a change to this dormancy.. just prepared some regiments, gluing broken helmets, guns or bases and we met for our first winter game. It was the only sunny day in February here and we immediately went to the garden to build the tabletop, placed the former and the buildings, trees and hedgerows.
Topic was to prove the game rules which we had discussed just before.
But once you have placed your army, you are in this war-gaming fever and we fought a nice battle between Prussian army and the Russian invaders.

Aggressive Prussian advance from the left against the Russian center...

Prussian reserve troops on the outer left wing

The Cuirassiers of the KR10 Berlin Gensdarmes..

And KR5 Cuirassiers as second rank..

The Russian center awaiting the attack from behind the forest

A combined army group

other perspective

Prussian hussars en garde..

Moldawien and Slobodski hussars on the Russian side intercepting this attack..

terrible skirmish between Prussian yellow hussars and the Russian lancers and hussars

Now, heavy cavalry intervenes.. the Leibdragoons...

Russian artillery behind the hill tries to support their own cavalry by heavy fire

the other Russian flank moves now..

..leaded by General Shuvalov

Ryazanski horse grenadiers in charge

and the Russian infantry 


Prussian battery

Prussian fusiliers f the 42nd regiment behind a hedgerow


Anselm and Matthias, the Prussian Generals, suffered in the cold weather after 2 hours of war-game....

27 comments:

  1. Splendid pictures of a splendid looking game...
    Though I am not sure I am up to open air wargaming....:-)

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Open air wargaming gives the best light condition for taking pictures... so suffering by cold is part of the hobby...
      Thanks for your comment!! Peter

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  2. C'est toujours un très grand plaisir à regarder, superbe et immersif!

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    1. Enfin de retour, j´avais déjà honte de ne rien plus faire pour le hobby. Merci, Phil, que tu as pensé à nous!!
      Peter

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  3. A lovely display. Such a large table area to game on.

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    1. It takes 20 minutes to build up, than the pleasure can begin!!
      Thank you for your comment! Peter

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  4. Marvellous photos! What a lovely looking game.
    Fingerless gloves next time!

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    1. Indeed,.. but already now, spring is coming. Next battle would be easier.. thank you for your words!
      Peter

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    1. Thank you, Ray - always a pleasure to see you here!!
      Peter

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  6. Great stuff and so good to see another game from you. I always look out for your games. many thanks for posting.
    Simon

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    1. Dear Simon, thank you for the kind words - now it´season for wargaming in the garden and we all use the weather for that!

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  7. Excellent looking game, very inspirational for those of us collecting 40mm figures. Thanks for sharing.

    Paul

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    1. Oh, with pleasure! We as 40mm-collectors are not big community, but the figures are much more beautiful and detailed than the smaller scales. Nice to have you here! Peter

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  8. I don't see my blog (Battles and Campaigns) in your list of blogs. Please feel free to visit and link it if you like it: https://battlesandcampaigns.blogspot.com/

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    1. Hi Captain Nolan, I put your blog on my list - great stuff you do - a pleasure to see and to know you! Peter

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  9. Sorry it has taken me so long to catch up with this Peter but it seems I missed a treat! Wow you have surpassed yourselves again with this spectacle , such lovely atmospheric photography, I am full of admiration. Well done and thank you.
    Chris. https://notjustoldschool.blogspot.com/

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    1. Dear Chris, thank you for this kind comment - I am sorry, but life doesn't allow always to have the time and clm evenings to paint figures, so I had this long break. But next summer battle comes soon!

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  10. Your blog is truly the greatest inspiration. You are my toy soldier hero! Nobody catches our wonderful period better. Danke!

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    1. Oh you flatten me .. we are just fans of this period and would like to come out our figures in another way than on a table, with a lamp, in the cave... it's great to have the tabletop outside, in the garden and get the natural light for the photos! Great to have you here! Peter

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  11. I am looking forward to your Summer Battle post.

    Ich freue mich auf Ihren Beitrag zur Sommerschlacht.

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  12. Das schaut sehr beeindruckend aus. Großartig wie ihr fotographieren könnt und auch der Detailgrad eurer Bemalung ist herausragend. Weiter so! :-)

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  13. A sensational looking game. I really like the smoke effects in the photos too.
    Regards, James

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