The League of Augsburg

LoA 1720 White Death game at Claymore - Donnybrook with boats

Having bared the soul in the Fighting Talk therapy column of Wargames Illustrated's last issue concerning my attitudes to shows, I was determined that Claymore 2015 would be a reboot of what got me into show demos in the first place. Claymore was the very first wargaming convention I displayed a game at.

deep view of the 9 x 4 table

Famous...

The scratch-built Mortar Platform

Now if there is a phrase I particularly dislike it is 'thought shower'. It ranks with 24-7, tipping point, embedded and paradigm shift all of which are equally cringe making.
Ironic then that I actually have many of my most creative wargaming ideas in the shower. As my recent summer holiday came to regrettable end I was having a shower and mulling over the fact that...

Firing and Loading codes make a brilliant firing line

Things are hectic right now so I have been slow on the blogging front, receiving a B minus on my report card and falling behind on my class work... must do better Hilton , you slacker!

A lovely and interesting selection of poses in the Loading group

Anyway, enough.. here are more and better pictures of the GNW Russians with all 5 codes now...

Crossing the Duna, July 1701

Dannie Fogleman ran an absolutely outstanding version of the Swedish crossing of the Duna at Riga in July 1701. I do not have a commentary on the game itself but Dannie's table is both grand in scale and top drawer in quality.

Is is possible NOT to like pontoon bridges?

I am unsure whether he did all of this himself or was part of a team. Whatever the organization, the...

Musketeers standing

Clibinarium has been very busy over the last few weeks. We have a preview of the first three sets of Russians for the Great Northern War.

Pikemen standing

It is likely we'll have five codes ready for the end of July which will allow us to offer Standing READY and Standing FIRING LINE battalions. Two further codes are being finished right now.

Command standing

Here are some preview...

I chose to paint the red in a rather dramatic scarlet shade to create high impact. The Swedish uniform is both simple and elegant. Painting these...

Swedish infantry in tricorne Front rank charging

A very dramatic code full of the energy and menace of a Swedish infantry charge. I chose to avoid the expected Blue - Yellow combination so associated with Swedish troops and go for something a little more prosaic.

lunging with intent

These models are painted in shades of German Field Grey, Khaki and Khaki grey with washes applies in some cases to...

We are moving on to the final character models in the Swedish Life Guard regiment. Sergeant characters are a very useful addition to any unit. They allow failed combat 'to hit' rolls to be re thrown, one each per sergeant. I wanted to convey some authority and individuality through the sergeant models and so use models from code WLOA47.

WLOA47 A stern and commanding sergeant

This code is bareheaded...

This post focuses on a nice selection of Cornet character models. Under the new rules each cavalry unit can include characters if the player wishes. One of the characters available is a Cornet or standard bearer.

Only one Cornet character can be taken per unit. He affects the unit's morale by permitting failed morale checks to be re taken.

My reason for producing a positive abundance of Cornets was...

WLOA57 The Colonel

Character models are integral to the new rules. For cavalry these include Cornets who affect morale, Sergeants who affect fighting ability and trumpeters who affect movement. The Colonels and their personalities are a key feature of the rules.

I wanted a wide selection of characters for this very large unit and so painted extra senior officers together with four cornets.

This post...

The project has continued quietly but steadily over the autumn months of 2014. We want to get the product exactly right for the enthusiasts who have been waiting a long time (one of our Belgian colleagues told me with genuine emotion. he had been waiting 30 years for such a range).


For this reason more than any other we have not released codes in dribs and drabs preferring to give interested gamers...

This code will I suspect, be the mainstay of many battalions. It has good variety but keeping the theme of a battalion advancing under orders.




We have used three dollies for this code. The left arms are separates which allows the figures to be modelled with the weapon at slightly different angles in order to create an even more realistic appearance.




We have created 2 musket variants one with the...