Miniature Wargames

RJW Russian 1st Pacific Squadron

The Russian Pacific Squadron of 1904 in 1/6000 scale. The paint schemes are loosely based on this advice. The darker hull colors have been lightened to contrast more with the ships of the 1905 squadron.

Pig Wars AAR

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a game of Pig Wars. The scenario was set around the sleepy little village of Chelsea, located somewhere on the east coast of Britain, sometime after the Romans left, but before the Norman conquest (history can be so fuzzy on these events).

The local priest watches over his flock.

The market ready for a day of peaceful barter.

The ox wagons plod through the village unhindered, thanks to careful diplomacy.

Something frightful in the village church scares off the potential looters, so they burn it.

The Norman foot is eliminated and the mounted warriors beat a temporary retreat.

Two bands fight it out until one is eliminated.

In the end a couple of the players met their primary objectives and one left town with substantial loot.

RJW Russian 2nd and 3rd Pacific Squadrons

The Russian fleet for Tsushima in 1/6000 scale. Destroyers and transports are not yet done.

3rd Division and Cruisers

1st Division

Order of sailing prior to Tsushima.

Space Hulk AAR – Nursery

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a game of Space Hulk using the 4th Edition rules but with game parts from earlier editions. Two Marine squads supported by a Librarian and two close assault terminators were tasked with destroying two Genestealer nurseries in the hulk.

The Marines advanced to the next crossroads beyond the large room where most of the early fighting occurred. The auto cannon armed Marine advanced behind the Librarians prep ‘blast’ to cover the central hall. The Librarian bravely gave his life allowing a Marine advance to within reach of the northern most nursery. Three more ambushes were popped but didn’t amount to any real threat, being screened by a single Marine each. The genestealers were gathering in the halls before the nursery for the final battle………the store was closing and the game had to be ended at that point.

The photographer left early so there are no photos of the end of the game.

Seekrieg 5 – North Sea Encounter

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a WWI naval game using the Seekrieg 5 rules. Initially the game was set up with a four ship division on each side, but we scaled it down to two ships on each side due to the low holiday weekend turnout.

The forces started 20,000 yards apart in good visibility. The British had two Iron Duke class battleships and the Germans had the Baden and a Konig class. The players rolled for crew quality and all ended up the same. The game ended when the lead British ship was destroyed by a magazine explosion.