Before & After Dorking

The 1st Field Engineer Regiment are  represented by a 6 figure Company of Pioneers. Like the artillery, they wear the dark blue  uniform with red piping, with black collars and cuffs but with white buttons and white shoulder scales. Unlike the artillery, the engineers retain the short red plume to their helmet. The engineers are converted from  Eagle of Empires  Bavarian Infantry. (Note the two far right figures have helmet plumes on the wrong side; subsequently corrected) Reference Image :

The 3rd Infantry Regiment are veteran, steadfast line infantry. They will be represented by 3 battalions of 12 figures each, with 2 battalions presently completed. They wear the standard cornflower blue uniform with red piping, distinguished by scarlet collars and cuffs with yellow buttons. As regular line infantry the 1st Battalion’s figures include an officer, the regimental standard and a drummer. The 12 figures of the 1st Battalion: The  12 figures of the 2nd Battalion : All of the figures are  Eagles of Empire   Ba varian Infantry in summer uniform.  As with the other line infantry regiments, the flag is also by  Eagles of Empire  (albeit repainted for effect, but with the printed L corner monogram repainted as the M for Maximilian monogram). The seated lion atop the flagpole was converted from the standing lion that comes with the  Perry Miniatures   British Zulu War Infantry plastic set. The officer’s right arm had a pistol added. Reference image:

Continued from Part 1 In the meantime, their left having been devastated by the Krupp gun - including the loss of their light artillery - the British reinforced this weakened flank with two units of Rifle Volunteers. Hearing the cheers and hurrahs from the other side of the perimeter wall, the German Infantry burst through a side gate, suspecting that the Minister was there to be snatched. But the German Infantry unit was routed by a withering hail of rifle fire, leaving their Commander to extract himself to rethink and reorganise his troops, going so far as to order his Artillerymen to leave their gun and join in on the attack.  While his remaining Infantry poured fire though the alleyway gates, units of Bavarian Jaegers had edged around the perimeter wall, with those to his left jumping it to seize the Minister and those on the right edging towards the main gates. Meanwhile the Guildford Cricketers - a unit of Rifle Volunteers - quickly searched the Furnace Room and found the somewha

The second game was played between LAFers Captain Blood (German) and OSHIROmodels (British, fielding many of his own troops) with the author as Umpire. Rules were a variation of ‘Rebels & Patriots’. It was a matter of poor timing that just this weekend the Minister of War had been at his Sussex estate. Though planned as an intense working weekend, with much to be done to catch up on developing events in Europe, the Minister had included his mistress in the travelling party. Unfortunately, the Minister’s planned weekend had become overtaken by events. With the Germans Forces having made their surprise landing at  Worthing and then quickly advanced towards Horsham, the Minister had been forced to scurry from his estate. The Minister of War, his Personal Private Secretary and his Mistress - The Three - are in now hiding in or near a complex of buildings - The Slaughterhouse - on the road between Worthing and Horsham, at the junction with road to Guildford. It’s not known if anyone els

The paved road inserts represent setts, created using impressed Milliput on MDF. The sections with laser-etched manhole covers areas are predominantly for urban locations, sections without being also suitable for some rural areas . The horse poo is a mixture of static grasses and clump foams, dropped into a pot containing waterproof PVA, Vallejo Air Mud Brown and a little water to reach a moveable consistency. A little at a time, it was then plopped onto the tile and moved around with the edges of the pooling paint thinned and blended with a wetted brushed.