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"I'm notmakingany more half'timbered buildings for a while,"I said. " I 'n fed up ofthem.'

The next day my girlfriend and I visited York. Besidesdiscovering a shop that makes the finest Brownies I've evrtasted and learninghow sensitive British Rail is to leafmould,Iwas inspired (as alwayt by the wonderful buildings and by rhehistory ofthai fascinating ciry.

Dying for a drink. we found a tea shop in the Shambles andsat by the window. As we chatted I sketched a house on theother side of the street (which was actually only abolt threeyards awayl) The bug had bitten and I knew a half-timberedeffort was imminenl.

My girlfriend, by the way, shares my interest in history andarchitecture so she was as excited by it all as I was. (She alsoshares my taste in Brownies.)

I used the sketch as the core forone modeland the otherwasinspired by lhe city gates and walls.

I marked out the walls and windows of the models onmountingboardsandcuitbemoutwithascalpel. Eachwal lwasreinforced with strips of hardwood to prevent warping. Theglazing bars for the windows were made by glueing splitmatchsticks onto pieces ofcard and sticking ahese cards inro thewindow apertures. At least I began usingmarchsiicks. bur it wasa little imprecise so I lurned lo using strips ofplastic micro rod. Ididn't includewindowframes at thisstage asthe main iimbersofthe building were to be glued a couple of millimetres from thewindow themselves, thus creating the frames.

The timbers were made from card and glued on. Instead ofusingaruler I crit the cardfree,hand. This invariably creares anuneveness in the final effect which. I think. is artractive and

For shutters and doors I use 1.5 millimetre strips ofhardwoodcut into thinnerstrips. againby free-hand.

The tilingeffect is achieved by glueing hudreds ofcardboardrectangles to the roof: laborious but worth it. The lhatch issimply carpet underlay soaked in Tetrion and combed. For thechimneys I used squar sectionbalsa wood with notchescut hereand there lohelp give the impression of bnckwork.

I discovered the chimney pots in a local railtlay modellingshop. What an Aladdin's Cave of useful itens thar was:squirrels, cats, park benches and oil lamps. Wbo could resistsuch headings as 'Upper Class Passengers or 'VictorianWedding Pany ?

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The stonework on the gatehouse is of card, washed inTelrion. The buttresses are made from balsa wood and werecopied from the walls in York. The gatehouse, although not acopy. was also inspired by those in York but had to comply withone of rny main considerations: these models had to lookequally at home ina continental setting as in a British one. Tothis end I added a tower to the group of houses and kept onetower complete with the roof on th town gate. Hopefully, thgatehouse gives the impression of being an old Medievalstructure restored for more comfortable living in a later, more

Usuallyl construct a model andthen paint it, andthisiswhatI did for the group of houses in this article. This meaos firstpainting the roof, then the timbers and finally the plasterinfill.It is a long and fiddlyjob. To save iime I tackled the gatehousedifferently. Once the walls were stuck together I painted themthe plaster colour and the timbers were painled separatelybefore being stuck to the buildings. This meant making themodel in five main sections to allow the slonework and thehalf-timbering to be paintd separately. The roofs were ahobuilt and painted before being glued to th models. Not onlydoes this save time, but it brings th model al've' much earlierand makes changes or amendments easier to car.y out.

The paints I use are car spray paints for the stonework androofs, and acrylics for everythingelse-

Making modeh for 25mm scale can be tricky owing to thediversityofinterpreiations ofwhat 25mm is.I consider 25mm torepresent sixfeet and all doors are that high. Groundfloolsaremo.l l ) lomm high and upper noor. Simm There dre rar iarronrofcourse, but this works Nell as a guideline. The tower with thehouses is 12cm high to the top of the hal{ tirnbering and thetowron ihe gathouse is l5lrcm lothe lopofthe stonework.

lfyou are interested in modelling or history or both and youvisit a historic lown like York, look around you at every dtailand try to feel the character of the alchiteclure. When possibleit helps to skelch or take photographs. If you visit York look outfor tbe shop where the Brownies are made -but you d betlergetthere before my girlfriend and I go back or we ll have eatenthem all!

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OPERATING'BITING" - WORU) WARTWOSKIRMISHGAME

Ken Hanning profiles a wartime raid that transfers eosily to the 20mm tabletop battleground..

INTRODUCTIONOf course in the early days of a wargaming career. cheerfullyreading through the pages of the latest offering from DonaldFeatherstone. the world was- in the celebrated words ofa closewargaming colleague of mine "our lobster, John". In manyways he is almost right. Not for lhe readers of 'ydlgames andAdvanced Waryames, any doubtsabout what was going on. Wewere allhaving fun.

And as I polish my claret'sta'ned glasses to view the past,there's no difficulty in remembering the joy of converting nyAirfix Confederates into yet another dodgy Napoleonic outfit.Nontheless, the Featherstone approach stili relied on combin-ing fun with an attempt at some form ofrealism in termsofscaleand approach. Within the pages of Abanced Watgames pennypackets of infantry and small amounts of armour combined todobatlle with each other. withoul collapsing the table undertheweight ofdeployed models. But that was $en andthis is now.

Wandering around another year of excellent wargamesshows. one disappointmenl still remains. and this has beenaccentuated by wonderful archive footage of the two greatworld wars. shown recentlyon television. The disappointmenl?The incredible display in competition after competilion ofthatfabulous historical fiction the massed. track-touching'tracktank phalanx. You recognise immediately that this must relateto micro scale, or to 1/200th. Largely ir does, but notexclusively. The use of wall-to-wall carpet tiles from Allied asscenery for micro games is one thing, the use of wall-to wallallied tanks on top oftbese is quite anolher.

As a recent convert to rhe joy of the l/200th scale for largescale actions recreating the invasion of France in 1940. rheappearance of a phalanx of tanks would alone be anathema.However as a long tjme player of the 20mm scale WWII action.lhere are slill worrying problems to be encountered. On morethan one occasion around $e country this year. and usually indemonstrat;on games.20mm tables were seen 1o sag under thecombined weight of masses of late war armour, with paltryinfantry in support. (Despite thc recendy produced wonderfull/200th infantry by a ccrtain manufacturer in the south, many1/200th encounten and other micro games. operate totallydevoid ofinfantry.)

Some notable exceptions were of course on display. but thebroadpicture wasmore worrying than reassuring. The essentialpoint ofth few successesappeared to be that whetherthe battleisfought as 20mm or U200th. infantryand armourmust be keptin proportion i and that lerrain particularly its closeness whererelevant. must be honoured at least asmuch detailed attenrion,as the carefulpainting ofunit numbers and shoulderflashesl

The terrific advantage abour being a rlargamer today mustsurelybe to do with the unprecedentedrange offigures, nodels.and terrain systems available io us. If we can rely on massedphalanxes of manufacturers 1o get the producls right, itshouldn t be too difficull lo get the setting and use of tbese right.

So. on with the scenariol

obviously pretty accurate as increased numbers of Britishbombers were being attacked successfully. The improvedGerman radar installations were called "Wurzburg", and onehad recently been photographed on the French coasl betweenLe Havre and Dieppe. on a clifftop at Cap d'Antifer, near thevillage ofBruneval. Br;tish scientistsand technicians needed toknow more than could be gleaned from studying aerialphotographs: it was time for a small visit to France, andOperation "Biting" wasbom.

The British had already begun to experiment with parachuteforces, commandos, and the whole concept of ConbinedOperations between all the servies. Under the authority ofChurchill and Mountbatten, Combined Operations had in anycase been given a high priority. and it wasfelt this was a perfect

The aim was to deliver a radar scientist. a couole oftechnicians. and a defence folce onto the French coast to stealimportant components and assess. on site, the Wurzburg. TheBrir i \h enl i \ led rhe help ot rhe French rer is lance In gdrning rnaccurate picture of the localdefences, and prepared an attack.

OPERATION BITING-THE ACTIONThe British learned that rhe radar installation was alonSside asmallish Gothic house (codenamed 'Lone House"!). The maingarrison for the defence of this was at the Hotel Beauminet inthe nearby village ofBruneval. Four hundred yards northeast ofLone House was a farm complex called Le Presbytre; this wasalso expected to contain German soldiers- At the end of a smallgulley defending the approaches to the Wurzburg area was a

The plan was to parachute a force dirctlyintotbe area, withthe aim of holding out while the sientists dismembered theradar. A further Iorce would be broughi ashore by Landing

OPERATING BITING _ THE BACKGROUNDDuring 194i the Brilish forces Photographic ReconnaisancUnit (PRU) started discussing reports of cerman radarinstallations on the French coast. In essence. the radar was

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Craft tocoverthe wiihdrawal by sea.In the event one important force became detached from the

main body during tbe parachute landing, and didn t rejoin untilthe action was well underway. The main company wascommanded by MajorJohn Frost (oflaterAmhen fane). Theaction went exlremely well. One of tbe scientisrs had to bepersuaded to stop using his flash camera atiachmenl, as lhisdrew down fire from the nearby {armlThe important bits of theradarwere trolleyed to the shore to embark thewaiting landingcraft. ln the tradition oflaterDara missions. both the number38radio sets. for "within Company' communications. and thenumber 18 sets, forshore to ship, failed to operate. The waitinglandingcraft had been summoned by green Veryllares!

Similarly, the paras were unlucky in running into a fullyoperational German infantry company, just returning ftonnight rnanoeuvresl Bitish losses were two dead, two woundedand six evefliually taken prisoner. German losses were fivedead. two wounded and twoDrisoners. But the ralsuccesswasthe complete exploration ofhow the wurzburgworked. withinweeks the scientists had developed -window (strips of tin foildropped from ancraft) which effectively jammed the radar bycreating a false image. The value ofwindow duringthe lead upto D Day. three years later. $as inestimable.

The British Paraforce wasorganised into three groupsdroppedat five minure intervals. each tasked with spec;fic parts of the

Group I

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1 Officer. 1 NCO, 4 riflemen, Bren team, l Scientist, 1technician.

Grcup 3Force "Rodny"l Off icer, l NCO,6ri f lemen, Bren ieam.

The Landing Craft contained a troop from No. 12 Comman-do. tasked tocover the withdrawal from the beach.

Commando Troop1 Officer,2 NCO'S,28 riflemen arned wilh rifles or Stens.2Bren teams.

WARGAMING OPERATION BITINGThe key to a successful wargame of an operatuch such as thismust be lodo with decidingwhat components ofthe live actionwere criticalto the outcome. and overwhat areathe key events

For example, in this case. keycomponents would include thelandingofthe paras. the numbers ofGerman soldiers in the area-and their locations, the effectiveness of rbe radios, whether ornot the beach area was mined. and rhe successful anival ofthelandingcraft. Curiously. some potentially important factors donot appear to have played a significant part in the action ssuccess. In particular. the 400 feet high cliffs. In terms of actiononthe ground. the village ofBruneval itselfplayed no part in theengagement. and therefore needn i be modelled.

One approach to gaming this small raid mighr be as follows,but the beauty ofwargaming in this way ofcourse derives fromindividual flair and interest: any number of approaches arepossible - here's mine any way.

The forces and ground area involved are small enough toallow a realistic 20mm refight. It could easily be successful at aone'to'one scale in terms of troops. but I think a 1:3represental ion $ould.urr lhe dverJge table 5i7e in a morepleasingway.ln asense the choice isarbitrary, bul on this basisthe forces involved mightbe asfollows.

THE WARCAME- BRITISH FORCES, l:J SCALE

TIIE WARGAME, GERMAN FORCES- l:3 SCALEAlthough some element o{ chance will be discussed later, thebasis for the Germans can be as follows.

At the Wurzbrrg4 Luftwaffe personnel.

6riflenen.

Al L Prsb]'tre1NCO.25 nf lemen,2 Machine-gun teams ( l isht) .

At lhe Machine Gun Pos(I NCO, I Heavy Machine-gun Team, 4 riflemen.

OffTableal BrunYal1NCO,25 r i f lemen. I MG tean.

Off Table at Unknown positionNo. I Company of685Infanlry Regiment.Comprising: 2 Officefs, I radio, I Medium Machine-gun,3LMG teans,35 r i f lemen.4NCO s.

As mentioned above. the various British forces had specifictasks. Allofthe first group, Nelson , was 1o be used to securethe withdrawal to rhe beach. and to storm the machine-gunposr. A small parr of the force was also to check the beach formines. The second group was splil inlo three sub units: "Drake"

was tasked with stopping the novement ofGerman troopsfromLe Presbytre towards "Lone Hous ', Hardy" had to surroundand contain any action from 'Lone House', 'Jellioe toprotect the wurzburg installation while tbe scientists examinedit. The third group, Rodney . formed a rcarguard furthestfrorn the beach, to delay any interterence from further away.

The mechanics of the wargame real'y have to present thecommandels wilh the poteotial problems that faced bolh forcesar the time. Forthe British. the first problern relatesto the paradrop: many rules systems contain rnethods of delivering parasonto a wargames table the small discs of paper is a frequentand entrtaining favourite. But as a word of caulion, the scale ofthis battl does not really allow the drcp to be prformedon-table, and is best resolved off-table, with the survivorsmarchirgon to the battleground. At a very early stage it is vitalthat the usefulness of the two lypes of British radio sets isestablished- Beware ofusualrules relaiing to radio neldng anduse. even the briefest survey of wartime para operations usingthese sets reveals that their naturalstate of being was decidedlyas an ex-radio. ceased to be. stiff. gone-to-join-tbe'choirinvincible erc . . . . Employing the usual wargamer\ lust lbrthings going horribly wrong. it would be panicularly eniertain-ing to watch the British commander's face as he discovers, lateinto the action. lhat the beach is heavily mined. In reality thebeach was not mined ofcourse, but in the wargame this cannotbe assumed just as it wasn't in the planning of the realoperation- Whatever system is used to decide this. make surethal no one an be sure until rhey ve actually had peoplesearching the beach for a good few. tenrative moves.

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From the Grnan player's point of view there really iseverything to hope for. It's pretty ce ain that the British forcelisted above will fail to arrive in full strength, and with any luckwill arriv en masse in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thelistof Germanlorcesshould be regardedas astartingpoint fromwhich random selection can increase or decrease individualunits - thereby incrcasing or decreasing the total available.Equally impo(ant, the random selection should allow thepossibility ofwatching a deent sized British force defending asector ofthe table against a force that will never anive to causeproblems.

Many books and articles over the yea$ have explainedsystems for generating these randomised hazards. The use ofdice. pre-written cards, playing cards, et. are all perfecllyalright. Butthe gameorganisershould reallytestthe systemfi rst-nothing is worse than every possible permutation takingplace,otherof coursethan everypossiblepermutationtakingplaceatthesamelime!

I've;ncluded asmall map that can be used as the basis for a 6ftby 6ft table, using 2ft terain squares, but this is only aguide. lnterms of objectives for knowingwhen tostop, the British shouldbe given limitedtime atthe wurzburgin ordertogetto know itbefore they have to withdraw. Th scientist and techniciansmust withd.aw alive {or the mission to succeed. The Germansclearly must stop the British spending time at the installation,andmust drive them back to thebeach, or capture them, or killthe ky tchnicians. It is not importani for eithrside to defeatthe other in the usual rnilitary snse. either side an succeedwithout that happening.

The genuirc entertainment in a scenario like this is notcritically determined by who "wins"; the real fun is in trying toope with everything beginning to go horribly wrong. It doesn'tmatter whether il's the British commander wondering wherehalf his force disappeared to. and tryingto re-allocate tasks withfewe. resources; or the German commander discovering withhorrorthatthe random element has darklyconspired to reducethe company of men tuom 685 Reginent to a redued platoon ofmarch-weary nisfits! Making the mosr of the ever-changingscene is the real oroblern to solv. For me. it somehow seemsmore likepursuingthe hobby as entertainment, than laborious-ly regimentingthe {ully established tank division into apassableimilation of the Asda car park on a Friday night.

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VIVID HUE. A paintingservice forthose needing a high qualityfigure for a reasonable price. Send S.A.E. for lists. and 11 for15mm sample, 13 tor 25rnm, to Vivid Hue. 95A Higb Street,Lincoln LN5 7QW.TRIPLE SIX professional painting se ice of high qualityfigures. Any size, competitively priced. Send S.A.E. and I1.00for lists and sample. 30 Glasgow Street, Northampton. Tel:0604583370.PROBABLY TIIE BEST HANDMADE buildings available.Definitly affordable prices. Whatever you want we can make.Send S.A.E. for details io: Franklin Architectural Models.Bateman'sEnterDrisePark. Fitzwilliam.WakefieldWF95BZ.

CLUBS & SOCIETIESSOUTHAMPTON EASTLEIGH WARGAMES CLUB meelsevery Tuesday at the Old Town Hall. Leigh Road, Eastleigh.7pn to llpm. For more information please conraci MarkCleaver. Tel: (0703) 601950.THE ST HELENS SPARTANS WARGAMES SOCIETYurgently require new mernbers to fill their thinning ranks andrjuvenate the blood of iheir rired old campaigners. We haveourown prcmises in Merton Bank Road. which houses4tables,including one sandtable. and wargame in all periods fromAncientsto Science fic.ion. We even dabble in Role PlayingandBoardgaming from tim to timel Our main club nighl isWednesday and refreshments are available foranodesr fee (allprofits being used to purchase equipment for rhe club). Formore detailscontacr Mike Willis on 0695 625574_UNDER NEW MANAGEMENTI The Solo Warsamers Asso-cir l ion dedls !vrr h al l aspecr! ol pld) ing solo games wi lh l igure\.boards, computers and play by mail. For details contact: ChrisCoflstable. 11 Lancaster Drive, Clayton le-Moor, Accrington.Lancs. BB5 5RD.MANCIIESTER BOARD WARCAMERS - Annual Auction.The next annual MBW auction will be at 12.00 noon onSaturday TthMarch, 1992. at StChad's Church Hall, cuywoodLane. Romiley, near Stockport. The church hall isvery near ioRomiley station. The auction is primarily airned ai hisroricalboard wargames. and is open to anyone. 1o buy and sll. Forfurlher details, please send a large S.A.E to: 9 Tenby Avenue.Wirhington. Manchester M20 9DU. Anyone wishing ro put

games into the auction is asked to send details. specifying thelowest acceptable bid for each item. Items can be accepted onthe day, but pre'delivery is preferred, andisin the best interestsof the seller. The MBW meet regularly on the 1st and 3rdSaturdays of every moflth. New members and visitorc arealways welcome. Details from Norman Lane, tel: 061-494 2604.

OPPONENT WANTEDSIMILAR MINDED FANATIC in West Midlands who wants tospend asignificant proportion oftherestofhis life on a full gameof DF&E (Task Force Ganes). Phone: 021-354 8271.

FORTHCOMING EVENTSNext year is to see the launch of a new rournament jointlyorganised by W.A.R.. Central London. Oxford and Reigate.The competition will be foughr using wRG 7th Edition Rulesand Army Lists. and is for teams of2 players using historicallyall'ed armies. The Swiss Chess s)'stem will apply at all fourvenues. Each club will host its own vcnue and trophis will bea$,arded at each location- Scores will be carricd foNard to thefinal round to determine the overalt DOUBLES MASTERSand prize winners. The venues and provisional dates are as

l . W.A.R. (Readin-q) - l l th/ l2th January 1992 dateconfirmed2. CentralLondon 28th/29th March 1992 - date confirmed3. Oxford 4th/5th Jul!' 1992,1. Reigate 28th/29th November 1992Entry to each competition is 16 per player and if al1 four entriesare paid in advance adiscount off.l perplayer isoffered makingentry to all Four Cornpetitions only f20. Send a SAE to J.D.McNeil. The White Cortage. 8 Wesrhill Avenue. Epsom,Surrey KTl9 SLE.PAw '92 - ADVANCE NOTICE. The Southwest s prmierwargames convention will take place on February lsi and 2nd,1992. at ihe Sports Hall. Tamarside School. St. Budeaux.Plymouth. Open 10am to 6pm both days. There will b TradeSlands. a Bring & Buy, Demonstration Cames. ParticipationGames. a Coffee Bar. and plenty oftables for your own games.For further details including maps and acommodation lists,send SAE to: John Orange. 27 Admiralty St., Sionehouse.Plymouth PL1 3RX.

THE HMGS MIDWEST BOARD is proud to announce thatLitls Wa^,- will retum to its 3rd year in Zion. Illinois at thcLeisure Center. As you kflo$' this is our big fund raiser for thcyear. we have had over l,l0 miniature events r\n ar LitdeWd6,. each year. Needlessto say. we expect at least thal manythis year! We were able to get some 500+ people through thedoor last year and we hope this year to do even better. ourdalerarea gret! to30dealers last year. So the miniature gamercould really findwhat he orshe nccded at theshow. There is noprice increase at the door this year. we srill offer a discount forHMGS Members. Judges also receive a discount based uponthenumber of evenrs run. Lirrle Wars 92. Zion Leisure Center -Zion. I l l inois. Apri l24.25 and 26. 1992. $8.00 perday, $12.00for the weekend. $2.00 off for HMGS Members. HMGSMidwest Phoenix. 107 west Chicago Streer. Algonquin. Illinois60102.THE WEYMOTITH 'LEVELLERS' WARGAMES CONVEN.TloN The Levellersare holding iheir an nual convention on theweekend of rhe 2nd/3rd May 1992. The venue is the DramaHall. weymouth College. Cranford Avenue. weymouth. Theaccenl of rhe weekend s r l l . a\ u,ual for Le\el ler. Lonvenl ions.be aimed at Participation games. The idea being for regularvargamers iocome along. play some new and unusual games. aswell as somc enduring favourites. meet old iriends and makenew ones. For rhe non warganer. the weekend is aimed at a

friendly iniroduction to the hobby in a welcoming andinteresting atmosphere. During the wcckend a l5mm AncientsDoubles comDetition will be run as aDhase ofthe 1992 AnientDoubles Grand Prix. Enlrants are cordially invited. An entryproforma willbe senton request. Efllrance lee foreach daywillbe 11.50. Parking at the college is ample and free. Refresh-rnnts. at a very reasonble price. will be available. Traders willbe attending with iheir usualrange oftenpting merchandise forsale. A Bringand Buywill, ofcourse. be open. The theme oftheconvcntion is the Participation game. Dcmonslration games.where playcrs can find the time to converle with guesc andspecrators. explaining what is happening. are always appreci-ated. If any club would like to put on any type of game theywould be most welcome. Just drop a line to the address beloworgive acallwith the detailsofthe game and size oftable required.Plus any special arrangements needed. such as place near apower poinf. etc. 4 Vicarage Close. Wool. Wareham. DorsetBH20 6EB. Tel:0929 463871.MIGSCON XIII historical ganing convention will be held onSalurday May 30 and Sunday May 3l . I 992 at the Holiday lnn att50 King Si. E.. Hamilton. Onta o. Canada. Events wiuinclude tournaments in WRG 7th edition ancienis, DBA.Advanced Squad Leader and Battletech- Other events willinclude participation games in EMPIRE Napoleonics. Tacticaancients. Johnny Reb ACw. Konig Krieg SYW and PanzerTactics wwll. Gamcs for the kids will also be presented.Extensive dealcrs area. On sight accommodation at 69$CDN/night (call 416-528-3451 for reservations and mentionMIGSCON). For more inforrnation write to: MIGSCON XIII,c/o Apt. 8. 142 Caroline St. S.. Hamilton. Ontario. Canada.LPS 3K9. orcal lBr ian Lewis at ,116-525-7730.

BEER + PRETZtrLS IIl. Edging cautiously from strength tostrength (3 more people last year than the year before!), thenext Beer + Pretzels Games weekend will be held on Saturday30th May 1992 (10am-10prn) & Sunday 3lst May 1992(10an-8prn) at The Town Hall, Burton on Trent, Staffs. Tumleftout ofthe Slation, walk for3 minutes, andthere itis. Largefree car park for those driving. Bar open all afternoon Saturday,lunchtime on Sunday; hot and cold food available from noonboth days. Ticket prices: Saturday or Sunday at door f3.50,bothdays!6.00 (Prepaid !3.00 & 15.00 respetively). There willbe our usual mixture of board games, role-playing games, andtable-top battles, with free games library, and everyone free tojoin in an organised game or set uptheir own. We will have ourown trade stand, ofcourse, and designerymanufacturerswill befree to sell their games provided they also playthem there. Nowir rhe lime tor people who would ltke to organi.e a gamewhether to promote a producl or club, or just for fun to get intouch- For further details (including local B+B) and/or ticketbookings, ring Phil at Spirit Games on 0283'511293, Tues. orSat., or write to: Spirit Games, 98 Station Street, Burton onTrent. StaffsDEt4 tBT.

SAINT JOStrPH VALLEY GAMERS will be hosting theirsecond convention thisyearonJune 12 & 13,1992in thelndianaUnivenity cafeteria in South Bend, Indiana. Times are from5.00pm till l0pmon the 12th, and from 9.00am till lopmonthe13th. Historical, Fantasy, Science Ection miniature gamesalong with Roll Playing games. For mote information please call(219)287-5533,orwri tetoSaintJosephVal leyGamerc, 121 W.Colfax. South Bend. IN 46601.

20/21JUNE 1992, BADLANDS 92. Coopers Hill Y&C Centre,Bagshot Road, Bracknell, Berkshire: Bring & Buy, TradeStands, Participation Games, Demonstration Games, rsmmDoubles Competition Painting Competition. Contact: AndrewMoss.24 Meadow Road. wokineham, Berkshire RC11 zTD.

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GENERAL POINTSHlstorical AccuncyFor most oI the general public, and indeed for many wargamers,the NaDolonic Warc consist of the Peninsula, the 1812 RussianCampaign, and Wate oo. French infantry in shako and tailoredshort-tailed coats 'take-on' Brits in Belgic shako, the latter oftenerroneously depicted as being wom pre-1813 in Spain. Theseimages ar only relevant to the last fw yean of the wars andduring much of the early campaigns, including the years ofFrance's greatest glory, the uniforms borc little resemblance tothose wom at the end. The shako was only introduced to theFrench infantry during 1806 and it wasn't until three years laterthat it had fuly rplaced the bicome hat. In the Russian armythe great battles of Austerlitz, Eylau, and Friedland werefought during a period of transition from bicorne and mitre capto the more modem shako. Whilst it is true that few wargamerscatr afford to be too pedantic about the clothing oftheir troop's itis always disappointing to see, for xample, 1813 PrussianLandwhr take the field during a rc-enactment of the battle ofJena. Peter Mo*ey has, over the past few years, attempted tocorrect this imag. He has made available for the first timemany of the armies of th participating nations correctly attired.With the figures he has already designed, along with those soonto be made available, it will now be possible to fight theUln/Austerlitz 1805 campaign; the Jena-Auerstadt 1806 cam-

paig!; the Eylau,/Fiedland 1807Essling/Wagam 1809 campaignarmies.

The prime movers during thecampaigns were the Austrians.

The Elite range of figurs has been supplimented withsufncient new releases to now be used for all the batdes ftomMarengo in 1800, when the lst Consul was lucky to have his'bacon' saved by Genenl Desaix, through to Rapp's tutilevictory at La Stouffel in 1815 during the 'Hundred Days'.

The detail and accuracy of the casting is excellent, with thefigwes possessing the uniqu style of the Austrians during thispedod.

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25nm Elite Minid res Napoleonic Ausrians from the colledion ol propieto desi+net Peter Mobey.

THERANGE AND THE MARKS

.A4 German Musketeer drunmer. 9/8/9 (26)One of my favourite figures..A5 German Musketeer standard-bearer. 9/5/7 (21)Figure has a very unnatural head position.A6 German Gr nadier rnarch-altack. 9/7/8 (24)Dramatic position. could look slightly contrived with the whole

A7 German Gre nadier standing at rady.9/8/8 (2s)A8 German Grenadier officer. 9/8/9 (26)A9 German Grenadier drumm r. 9/8/8 (25)A10 German Grenadier standard-bearr. 9/6/8 (23)Strange arm position.A11 Jager sunding firing. 9/7/8 (24)Al2 Jager standing loadinE.91619 (24\Exciting figure despite short legs.Al3 Artillerr officer. 9/8i 8 (25)Al4 Artillry wiih ranmer.9/8/8 (25)Al5 Artillery s'shtins gun. 9/7i 9 (25)Al6 Anillery with handspike.9/7/9 (25)A17 Artillery slanding.9/6/7 (22)Very exciting and well animated artillerycrew.A18 Hungarian Musketeer advancing.9i8/8 (25)A19 Hungarian Musketeermarch-attak. 9/7/8(24)A20 Hungarian Musketeer officer. 9/7/9 (25)A2 I Hungarian Musketeer drunmer. 9/8/9 (26)A22 Hungarian Musketeer standard bearer.9/8/9 (26)A23 Hunsarian Grenadier charging.9/7/9 (25)A24 Hungarian Grenadier advancing.9/8i8 (25)A25 Hungarian Grenadier officer.9/7i8 (24)Sinilar to A3.

ANATOMYThis is the only areawhere I have a ny reservations about any ofthe figures in the range. Figurs thai don t q uit work , for ne ,will be commented on. laler. However. despile any sUghtmisgivings I may bave. it is the case that few of Peter Morbey\designs are anything less than exciring. thanks to a gift forimpaniflg'movemenf nurtured during his contact with the latePeter Gilder. Indeed ir would nor be unfair !o say that PeterMorbevis the true inheritorofthe Gildcr dcsisn mantle.

STYLE& FINISHStyle is the word thal springs 1o mind when describing thesefigures- Unlike many figures available lodav they have actuallybeen designed- Whilst I might quibble about ihe posilion of anarmor the length ofa leg the overall impression isofa range ofdynamic figures with clear features, sharp undercuts. and goodstrorgdetail.

Each figure is marked on Historical Accuracy, Anatomy. andStyle. The marks are out often in each category, with a total inbnckets atthe end. The figures are compatible in size andstylewith Connoisseur and Bicorne figures and in sizewiih Essex andFront Rank Gee last month s anicle)-

Al German Musketeer chargin-q. 9/7/9 (25)Figure has a slight flattened effect probably caused in casting.otherwise excellent. All Cerman and Hungarian musketeersare depicled in leather helmets with a wool comb (issued 1798).The Germans have white breeches and short gaiters. theHungarians tight cut blue lrousers and shon ankle boots.

A2 German Musketeer advancing. 9/8/8 (25)Excellent figure works well $ith Al.A3 German Musketeer otficer.9l719 (25)Sword held high. Nice pose.

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A26 Hungarian Grenadier drummer. 9/8/9 (26)A27 Hungarian Grenadier standard-barer. 9/8/8 (2s)A28 Grenz Infantry advancins. 9/8/9 (26)A29 Grenz Infantry standing firing. 9/8/9 (26)A30 Grenz Infantry standing loading. 9/8/ l0 (27)A31 Grenz Infantry officer (not supplied for review).A32 Grenz Infantry drumner.9l8l9 (26)A33 Artillery with rammer in bicorne. (n.s.f.r.)A34 Anillery sighting gun in bicorne. (n.s.f.r.)A35 Artillerywith handspike in bicorne. (n.s.f.r.)A36 Artillery standing in bicome. (n.s.f.r.)A37 Jager standing firing in hat.9l7 /8 (24)A38 Jager standing loading in hat.9/6/9 (24)A39 Gernan Musketeer advancing in shako. (n.s.f.r.)Azl0 Cerman Musketeer charging in shako. (n.s.f.r.)A41 German Musketeer officer in shako. (n.s.f.r.)A42 German Musketeer drunrner in shako. (n.s.f.r.)A43 German Musketeer standard-bearer in shako. (n.s.f.r.)A44 Hungaian Musketeer advancing in shako.9rl8 (24)As Al, sane slight problem.A45 Hungarian Musketeer standing at ready in shako. 9tl8(24)A46 Hunga an Musketeer officer in shako.9/7/8 (24)A47 Hungarian Musketeer drurnner in shako.9/8/8 (25)A48 Hungarian Musketeer standard-bearer in shako. 9/8/8 (25)

CavalryACI Gernan Musketeer mounted officer. 9tl8 (24)AC2 Cerman Crenad'er nounted otficer. 9/8/9 l20)Superb figur shouting orders.

AC3 Cuirassier. 9/8/9 (26)AC4 Cuirassiertrumpeter. (n.s.f.r.)ACs Cuirassier officer. 9/8/9 (26)AsAC3.AC6 Hussar.9/9/10 (28)My favourite figurein the Range.AC7 Hussar o{ficer. 9/8/9 (26)AC8 Hussartrumpeter. 9/9/9 (27)AC9 Hunga an Musketeer mounted officer. 9/8/10 (27)lnoking at his pocket watch. Superb!AC10 Hungarian crenadier mounted officer.9/8/8 (25)ACll Dragoon. 9,ry/8 (24)AC12 Dragoon officr. 9rl8 (24)AC13 Dragoon trumpeter. 9/8/9 (26)AC14 Ulan. 9/8/9 (26)ACrs Uhn officer. 9/7/9 (25)ACr6 Uhn trurnpeter. 9/8/9 (26)AC17 Chevauleger (n. s. f. r.)AC18 Chevauleger offi cer (n.s.f.r.)AC19 Chevaulegertrumpeter. (n.s.f.r.)AC20 Grenz lnfantry mounted officer (n.s.f.r.)AC21 General (n.s.f.r.)AC22 Hungarian General of cavalry (n.s.f.r.iAC23 Staff Officer (n.s.f.r.)AC24 German Musketeer nounted oficer in shako. 9/8/8 (25)AC25 Hungarian Musketeer mounted officer in shako. 9/8/8(2s)So no more excuses for the wrong figures being used. Highly

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