From MartinC: Some Napoleonic Action [History] (135pts points)

So I've been away wargaming or a week in sorry York and bleak Scarborough playing Napoleonics. Fun but tiring, so not much painting done.

Quick peak at the main battle that was fought. We fought Waterloo for 4 days

10mm on a 24ftx6ft table. Thousands of figures. I was the allies given the task of holding Hougemont.

My forces were the Dutch, Belgians and Brunswickers under the command of Prince of Orange (whose best command rating was inept). I didn't get the guard so all my troops were the bottom 3 grades out of 6 levels. 

I held Hougemont for almost no time at all against veteran French Legere and the French just rolled us up. This is the end of the battle, me is squares facing the Old Guard! Nobody else on my side did any better

Where did my men go. Well to the matching table behind where they set of for Brussels asap.

Aside over, I have done some painting. 

28mm Russian Napoleonic Jager Battalion

These are Perry Miniatures

I've been painting Russians all summer so they have friends

8 infantry battalions, 4 jager battalions, 3 grenadier battalions, 3 dragoon regiments, 3 cossack regiments and plenty of artillery. I have 3 more grenadier battalions to paint, 2 Uhlan regiments and a Hussar regiment, plus a large general staff stand. Should keep me busy.

Scores on the doors

21 infantry = 105

1 mtd colonel = 10

Historical book section = 20

total = 135. 

Now I need a palette cleanser

TeemuL: If there is an excuse for not painting minis, I guess you have the perfect one. What a nice table and game there. Every now and then, when I used to play Age of Sigmar in our local group, and someone wanted just to try something new and wanted to have just 1000 points on 4x4 table, maybe something narrative, some of the "real players" were jokingly mocking them as "kiddie games" and 2000 points on a big 6x4 table is the only solution, with Matched Play rules of course. I'd like to see how they react to games like those you have. :)

And you were painting some minis, too. Excellent. I guess the Perry models are always a pleasure to paint and you have done them justice. And I expect to see more of them during the Challenge. 135 points it is, not bad result for being a week away...