Coastal battery 2

Finished printing and assembling my coastal batteries today.
One is scaled to fit 28mm figures, the larger ones 40mm.
Both bases are the same size so that they will fit into the same baseboard position enabling me to fight both battle scales. The assembled pieces have been sealed with pva and I will now undercoat and paint. I will post pictures when completed.
This 3D printing lark is great fun! Reminds me of building model kits as a kid, but the difference is that I can now make my own kit!

Royal-Roussillon trumpeter

African musicians were something of a fashion accessory in armies of the 18th century.
The Prince of Clermont had a trumpeter in his regiment and dressed him in white turban,plume, buff coat with crimson cuffs and silver lace. No expense spared.
For my Royal-Roussillon cavalry regiment I have used some artistic licence with uniform details and created my own black trumpeter. Quite pleased with the result.

Coastal battery

I managed to complete a 40mm scale coastal battery today with my new Prusa printer, which has gone into meltdown since it arrived. Endless possibilities. This fort will be extended, and I may add a small harbour to the model.

Sandershausen - The battle

 

French 2nd line from rear, already taking casualties from Hessian guns

                                              Broglie  and staff

                                              The French advance

                                          French units break to rear

The battle went much as the historical version. The Hessian cavalry advanced from the woods and took a French infantry regiment in the flank, before being driven back by more numerous French cavalry. The French left took very heavy casualties and eventually broke, but the cavalry in the 2nd line charged and repulsed the advancing Hessians. The Hessian wings held but the militia in the centre finally collapsed making the whole line untenable and leading to a general withdrawal after giving the French a bloody nose. An enjoyable 2 hour battle with the Hessians in an almost hopeless situation with many inferior troops and smaller numbers

Sandershausen

Today, Stuart and  myself will fight Sandershausen, which I visited last September. This is a compact little battle with small forces, and it should make for an enjoyable afternoon. The Hessian centre was made up of militia and they had a much smaller force, although the French had to march uphill. Both flanks were covered in dense woodlands, with hazardous descents.
It begs the question why did Isenburg choose to fight?  Was he brave, mad or just bad ? We shall find out.

                                Hessian line at top of the hill, the village of Ellenbach on their left flank

                                               Broglie’s French cavalry in the second Line

       
       The French line from their rear, looking upwards to the Hessians. Ellenbach on the right

Isenburg rallies his Hessians

3D Printing

Well my Prusa 3D printer arrived last night and I am already burning the midnight oil with new projects. The set up was reasonably simple, despite my reservations, and downloading and printing files seems ok. Early days, and exciting possibilities, and in the image below you can see me in the process of printing a small fort shore battery, scaled for 28mm but still ok for 40mm

More naval matters

A bit more work on my ship project this weekend. Finished the second sea baseboard and will make a start on the land boards this week. My Prusa 3D printer should arrive this weekend, which should allow me to print some fortifications and dockyard pieces. A 28mm scale print should still work ok for 40mm. (S&S are small scale 40mm). Stuart is coming this weekend and I am sure he will set me off in yet another direction!
Beginning to enjoy this project, don’t know where it will lead.