REBELS AND REDCOATS-War in the colonies
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About the Project
A couple of years ago I picked up Blackpowders Rebellion supplement. from Warlord games. Black powder games are hard to get into as it requires a lot of miniatures and my original thought was to delve into Napoleonics but the rebellion book sparked my imagination.I find the wars for independence to be very interesting and colourful with its variety and setting. This project is a chart of my progress as I began collecting the armies required to recreate the scenarios in the supplement and the terrain involved.
Related Game: Black Powder
Related Company: Warlord Games
Related Genre: Historical
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Tavern
Another great building from Charlie foxtrot. I have some bar furniture that works really well inside this building. It's another big piece of scenery. I only have one more building I'd like for this project which is a watermill.
Battle Report
The peaceful hamlet about to be thought over by the crown and the patriots in a game of muskets and tomahawks. It's difficult to write a battle report as this game doesn't have turns but a card based activation that keeps things rolling and random. The crowns mission was to massacre the civilians and the officer side intrigue was to meet an informant. The patriots had to kill half the enemy force. Their officer brought his wife along 
The American force takes up position and wait for the redcoats to show up
The minute men try and secure the civilians hiding in the houses but the townsfolk flee the board without a shit being fired. 
The crown forces move in to find the informant. The rangers come on at the side and are fired on by the rifleman and take a casualty. They return fire forcing the rifleman to fall back 
The grenadiers march into town into an ambush and take casualties forcing them to take cover behind a fence. Realising their best strength is in melee they rush the continental troops forcing them back. The two opposing officers fight a duel with the crown wining. 
The rangers lend a hand sd the grenadiers clash with repeated patriot attacks. The crown officer flees into the cabin for safety after surviving a vicious melee and discovers his contact inside 
Finally the crown officer jumps out the back door of the cabin and finds the enemy commander and wife and kills both without mercy. All round crown victory 
Colonial house
I wanted a larger building to fight in and around after reading about Chew house at German Town. This kit was from Charlie foxtrot models. It comes with no instructions and I think it was missing a roof support but I like the pillars for the porch. I blasted it with a primer but I like the wood showing giving it a natural weathered look. 
Just need to paint the roof 
Last minis
My last batch of 28m minis for this range. A camp set up and a wagon for objectives. I still plan to do a smaller scale for the future but for now I've completed my collection for skirmish games. I'll do some collection shots. 
Lee's legion
After completing the British legion which was a loyalist unit I started work on Lee's legion for the Rebels I started last night and finished them this afternoon 
Last batch of minis
Thus is my final purchase of 28m minis for this time period... Maybe. I have covered all the options in muskets and tomahawks. 
Just have a couple of units to paint up. 
First unit is the British legion. A cavalry unit of loyalist colonists led by Tarleton who had a ruthless reputation. This was an infantry heavy war so it makes a change to do some cavalry 
Liberty to slaves
In 1775 the Governor of Virginia had an idea. Freedom would be granted to any slave with a rebel master if they fought for the crown. Thousands did just that although the idea horrified many Americans. For the first time the British army had black units with some great names. The Jersey shore volunteers, Jamaica rangers, mosquito shore volunteers, Ethiopian regiment, black brigade and black dragoons of the South Caroline royalists. One of the grievances in the declaration of independence "excited domestic insurrection amongst us" is a reference to this policy. When the war Was lost Britain evacuated 3000 loyal now free slaves from new York much to American displeasure as they wanted their "property" returned. God that the British kept their word as best they could. 
British Light infantry
Adding another unit for muskets and tomahawks. I wanted this unit as they look very different from the usual redcoats with the round hats and trimmed down jacket
Back to 10mm
As I'm using 28mm for skirmish games now I'm looking to 10mm for larger games. Now I've got my 10mm Napoleonic project finished I can start to concentrate on this period more. Just starting my second redcoat unit
Adding some water
Thought I'd try some of these water effects and one bottle did my whole river but I'm not sure how many layers I need to do but it looks alright so far 
One day board build
I had some terrain tiles that I never did anything with so I’ve decided to make a table for muskets and tomahawks. Last night I mapped it out and landscaped the board trying to keep bit as modular as possible. Today I painted and flocked it. Tomorrow I’ll add some water effects on the stream but I’m happy with what I achieved today. I do rush everything I do so it’s game ready rather than looking top notch. That’s my excuse anyway ?
