Star wars : West end Games

I succumbed to nostalgia, one more time… The old range of star wars models from West end Games bewitched me since few month. I collected almost the full range, completed with spacecraft from Micro Galaxy Squadron range. 

My aim is to own enough models to play games/scenes from 3 first movies (IV, V and VI) and wargaming with my son. We using one page rule system with custom lists. Also using X-wing models with homemade rules to play space battles. These models are 25mm scale, quite easy and fast to paint. I recommend!

A New Hope

Bantha rider and Homemade Stormtrooper on Lezard

GreenStuff Jawas copies and Luke's Landspeeder

The Empire Strike Back

Imperial Forces

Rebel Troopers

Rebel Troopers extra

Heroes of the Rebellion

Stormtrooper Set

Luke and Han in Stormtrooper armor, plus extra troopers

Return of The Jedi

Greenstuff ewoks copies and Jetbike

Imperial Troopers

Slave 1 from Micro Galaxy range

SIEGE : Wargame show

Hi! This week end, I participated to a local wargame show and ran a huge game of Siege (and Cry Havoc) with my gaming partner Alex, thank to him! We played the 6th scenario from Siege box named 'Retreat', this scenario is split in 2 parts. 

The first part of the game simulate the retreat of troops and peasants from local baron during a raid from a rival duke. The aim is to let enter in the castle the maximum of food supplies and troops in order to stand as long as possible during up coming Siege. 

Between both scenario parts, gaming  maps are re organized. The village is the center of the first part and the Castel will be the center of the last parts.

First part : Retreat!

Alex my opponent fine tune his battle plan

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Local baron troops reach the village with mules and sheep, peasants are in their houses and start the retreat to the castel.

Rivals Knights and Squires charge !  

Peasant pull his chariot with supplies as fast as possible!

Squires and peasants from local Baron cover courageously the retreat of their fellows

All the food supplies reached the castle! The siege will beguin soon.

Second Part : Castle Siege

Besieging army set up a camp in front of the castle

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After 40 days of siege, they built trebuchets, catapults, ladders, Mantelets, siege tower and filled the moat in two locations

North East wall was pounded and ruined. Half of the besieged troops are mobilized to protect this breach.

Siege tower start is relentless advancing to the walls.

6 groups of besiegers put in place ladders and started to climb to the top of the walls. The castle is besieged by all directions.

Crossbowmen protected by their mantelets harass the troops which protect the breach 

Rival Knights finish their day in front of the breach. The sun goes down and the siege come to an end. Besiegers lost too much troop during this assault and decide to stop definitely the siege.

SIEGE : Terrains and miniatures

Hi! I painted the full set of this box few days ago, just on time to show it at a local wargame event. Great satisfaction to play with it. One more time, these rules are quite easy to learn and reflect many Middle Age Siege warfare aspects. Scenarios are built to progressively introduce all these new rules : Ladders, fill the moat, battering ram, siege tower, hot liquid barrels, fire, trebuchet, catapult, etc... Siege preparation phase is also an interesting gaming moment : Castle walls pending, war machine building and management of injured troops.

Most of the minitaures supply come from Joan of Arc Siege box, except  tents which come from Scalecreep range, battering ram and war machines crew from Oldglory range and catapults from 3DBreed miniature range.

Castel and camp :

Knigths, men at Arms and Peasants :

War machines :

Moat filled, Battling ram can reach the wall

Maps :

In game pictures :

2nd Scenario : Assaulting the Breach

4th Scenario : The Duke's justice

22th Scenario : Blockade (from 2nd Cry Havoc booklet)