I wasn’t long into the Analogue Hobbies Paining Challenge when I unexpectedly acquired a secondhand copy of the Perrys’ TravelBattle. It tickled my paint gland and so I took a detour into 8mm Napoleonesque figures.
I say Napoleonesque as the two sides are identical sculpts. I followed Aly Morrison’s lead and painted a Red force and a Blue force, with blue and red facings and flags respectively. I haven’t seen any White or Green forces, but they or others could easily be done. The figures have a lovely toy soldier aesthetic, which influenced my simple basing scheme.
But wait! There’s more! TravelBattle also includes a 10x20” game board with roads, hills, fields, woods, and buildings.
When I got this secondhand, the red force had already been assembled. Painting crossbelts on the second row of troops is not fun...
Next week I'll put up a little battle report and my thoughts on this game.
| The Red Army |
| Defending the farm |
| The Brigade Commander studies the battlefield |
| Guns lay on their targets |
| Heavy cavalry wait in reserve |
| The thin red line |
| Blue columns |
| Blue elites |
| A grand battery |
| Blue cavalry |
| Blue commander |
| Blue army |
| Light cavalry scout a cottage |
I say Napoleonesque as the two sides are identical sculpts. I followed Aly Morrison’s lead and painted a Red force and a Blue force, with blue and red facings and flags respectively. I haven’t seen any White or Green forces, but they or others could easily be done. The figures have a lovely toy soldier aesthetic, which influenced my simple basing scheme.
But wait! There’s more! TravelBattle also includes a 10x20” game board with roads, hills, fields, woods, and buildings.
When I got this secondhand, the red force had already been assembled. Painting crossbelts on the second row of troops is not fun...
Next week I'll put up a little battle report and my thoughts on this game.