Sunday, 9 February 2014

Royalists retake Romsey....

In early February Romsey had been retaken by a small Royalist force and then lost again a couple of days later to the parliamentarians.

Sir William de Willoughby was ordered to re-take and hold Romsey. He left Twyford at dawn taking his regiment of horse and dragoons.

After a brisk skirmish on the edge of Romsey, the dragoons entered the town ....
A bit later Sir William with his regiment of horse entered the town taking control of the market square, the dragoons flushing out the remnants of the parliamentarian garrison
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  1. Bluebear Jeff9 February 2014 at 14:11

    Well done! Any victory for the King is worth a "well done" . . . down with the Roundheads and up with the Cavaliers!


    -- Jeff

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  2. Springinsfeld10 February 2014 at 00:28

    Nice game there. I've got to answer the noble Jeff..... boo yah boo sucks to the swaggering Royalists and their unfeasibly large hats.

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  3. ECW 40mm Project20 February 2014 at 09:51

    sounds like a clear-cut case of "hat envy". Quite common amongst the lower classes when faced by their betters.

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  4. ECW 40mm Project20 February 2014 at 17:40

    On a more serious note [did I just say "serious" RE: wargaming??] I was admiring your town, and wondering if most of them are from train scale buildings. I forget the 40mm size, but is it "O" scale trains? I'd like to get enough buildings to make a small town, and train stuff seems like the easiest way to acquire them. Best, alex

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    1. tidders221 February 2014 at 05:04

      I use 28mm buildings !!

      The main discrepancy can be door height, I ignore this as most of the time the figures are not next to the doors. If a door is too small I modify the building to put a larger one on.

      The buildings are mostly a mix from the Conflix and Total System Scenic ranges, and a couple of other suppliers. The large church is made from the Pegasus gothic building sets. I've also have a couple of oddment pottery buildings and a some scratchbuilt cardboard ones as well.

      Some of the MDF buildings may be a worth look - try 4Ground.

      -- Allan

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