Almoravid Spearmen

I've added an extra three units to my Saracen army, but as I have more than enough for normal games so I painted them more similar to the Almoravids who fought in Spain.

On the workbench - May 2025

Well April has just flown by and now I have chance to catch up again so I'll be working on

• Reworking my Napoleonic British commanders - partly using my new acquisitions
• Rebasing my Napoleonic Portuguese infantry - I've just started these
• Rebasing my Napoleonic Brunswick infantry
• Finish more Saracen infantry - these have slowly been painted over the last 6 weeks are are approaching completion
• Rework my old WW2 Russian winter infantry
• Maybe start painting some of the 3D models I have printed

Latest Acquisitions

It's has been a while since I bought anything, mainly because Strelets is still unable to produce anything at the moment. But I combined an order with my friend Andy for some bits to fill gaps in my collection.

My plans for these are:-

• Waterloo line officers - upgrading my British staff
• Waterloo Prussian staff - ditto for my Prussians at some point in the future
• Waterloo British Paratroops with pack guns - I realised I was a bit short on gun crews
• Mars US Paratroops (Part 2) - half pack - some odd additions
• Mars British Paratroops - half pack - again odd additions but I like the 2" mortar
• Mars German Winter Artillery Crew - half pack - some nice crews, I not sure I'll use the 105mm RRs
• Mars German Tropical Paratroops Heavy Weapons - half pack - I will be using these 105mm RRs
• Mars German Tropical Paratroops -all for Andy

Napoleonic British Line Infantry - Reworked

Like the British Guards there were a few old Airfix figures in the units and these were replaced by figures from the HaT command set. I also replace a few more so that with the left over figures from the Guards and KGL I could create another battalion, the one at the front.

Napoleonic British Highlanders - Rebased

Next after the Guards is the Highland regiments, these just needed rebasing. They are all Springwood except for the Airfix standard bearers and Italeri bagpipers.

Napoleonic British Guards - Reworked

After the big game I took a couple of weeks holiday and also visited family, but once I was back it was on with reworking and rebasing my British Napoleonic infantry. The Guards were in need of some TLC as they still had Airfix drummers and a standard bearer. I replaced these and a few other Springwood figures with some HaT command figures, which are better proportioned compared to my Springwoods.

Easter Big Game - Grave to Nijmegen - Days 3 and 4

Easter Monday past by very quickly and I failed to take enough pictures of the action. At last Guards Armoured had arrived but their progress was slowed by having to clear Grave. In the east, yet more German reinforcements were arriving so there would be a lot of pressure there.

Yet more German artillery

Guards Armoured on the move after having cleared Grave

Assault on Nijmegen, mainly from the east, but Guards Armoured provided a bit of support to the south (the tanks couldn't move off road)

German defenders view

Continuing the assault

End of game pictures - the German defenders of Nijmegen have been counter attacking, strongly supported by their guns and mortars. Over in the east Beek has fallen to them and they are pushing through from there towards Nijmegen. Overall a German victory.

finally, curtesy of Don, a picture of all the participants

The motley crew involved from L to R - Me (Will McNally), Will Morriss, Alan McCoubrey, Colin Rumford, Don McHugh, Rob Beswick and Ian Willer.