"Mega-Borodino!" Topic

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Rosbif	27 Jan 2014 11:17 p.m. PST
Our group had its annual wargaming weekend on the first weekend of January after the new year. This year it was Borodino in the biggest game we've put on yet in terms of table size and number of figures. A rough tally was made with the following numbers: Infantry – 3147 figures Cavalry – 963 figures Generals – 258 figures Artillery – 1212 guns in approximately 135 batteries It was a real clash of the titans with a fairly historical result in that no side ended with the upper hand, though Poniatowski and Davout managed to push the Russians away from the southern flank around Utitsa. The 4 days of the battle are described in my blog: rosbiffrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/borodino-first-days-action.html rosbiffrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/borodino-part-2.html rosbiffrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/borodino-part-3.html rosbiffrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/borodino-part-4.html Here's some taster pictures to whet your appetitie!
French Wargame Holidays	28 Jan 2014 12:16 a.m. PST
sweet work guys well done! cheers matt
rct75001	28 Jan 2014 12:23 a.m. PST
Superb – in scale and look
Beeker	28 Jan 2014 4:54 a.m. PST
Just awesome! Rosbif – how were the figures moved – particularly in the middle? The battle field appears too deep from the perspective of the images to permit arms-length movement of the units. .. again.. awesome!
ThePeninsularWarin15mm	28 Jan 2014 4:56 a.m. PST
Very well done. 28mm figures?
M C MonkeyDew	28 Jan 2014 8:06 a.m. PST
Sublime madness : )
Ashenduke	28 Jan 2014 10:04 a.m. PST
Jaw dropping!
le Grande Quartier General	28 Jan 2014 1:02 p.m. PST
What rules did you use?
pilum40	28 Jan 2014 1:36 p.m. PST
pretty good.
Glengarry5	28 Jan 2014 6:15 p.m. PST
Awesome!
wrgmr1	28 Jan 2014 8:05 p.m. PST
Great looking game, my compliments!
uruk hai	28 Jan 2014 8:34 p.m. PST
Ooooooooooo, now that is nice.
Narratio	28 Jan 2014 11:11 p.m. PST
I'll support the "sublime madness" comment. Of course, in my country, madmen are considered holy… :)
Rosbif	28 Jan 2014 11:42 p.m. PST
Cheers all! It was a real team effort which took roughly 18 months to pull together. @Beeker – The tables are modular with the two outer tables on either side on castors so that they can be moved as the action passes into the centre. If you look at the first picture in the lower left foreground, you can see the joins betwen tables, and in the right background, there's a table which is still pushed against the shed wall. @TPWin15mm – The majority of figures were 28mm, Front Rank being the brand of choice, but there were quite a few units comprising Minifig and Hinchcliffe 25mm, not to mention my IV Corps made of plastic and metal 1/72nd figures. @leGQG – We use a home-brew set of rules called 'Cold Steel'. The rules and charts are available from links under the header of my blog.
Beeker	29 Jan 2014 2:21 p.m. PST
Thanks Rosbif Yes I noticed that they are modular but saw that there were a fair number of stands and figures placed right on the joins. However, this now makes sense with the middle table being stationary and immobile. I will indeed have to attempt this but on a smaller scale. Excellent inspiration! Looking forward to your next AAR! Cheers! B