Command Stands #2

 The second installment on the theme of Command stands, as promised in the previous blog post. A special thank you to all who left a reply or comment, your encouragement is always welcome.

Dressing for Battle! SYW figures from Casting Rooms Miniatures, tent from Grand Manner.

British Generals from the SYW, by Casting Rooms Miniatures

George Washington, a WI/Giants in Miniature sculpted by Matt. Other figures from Foundry, road sign and cardinal from Warbases.

Perry Miniatures AWI Militia officer.

AWI Command stand using Foundry British figures.

AWI British high command, once again using Foundry figures.

AWI 45th Foot command base again utilizing Foundry figures.

Wars of the French Revolution using figures from Boot Hill and Perry Miniatures. You may recognise the tent!

Wars of the French Revolution, Eureka Miniatures Austrian Light Cavalry command stand.

Wars of the French Revolution, Austrian brigade commander using figures from Trent Miniatures and Casting Rooms Miniatures.

Napoleon crossing the Alps, from Foundry and painted by Matt for a Christmas gift.

Wars of the French Revolution Austrian brigade commander using a Front Rank mounted officer with Trent Miniatures foot figures.

The Grand Old Duke of York! You may recognise one of his Staff! Figures from Trent Miniatures.

"Follow Me!" Lasalle leading the French Revolutionary cavalry charge. I picked up the figure in a box of odds and ends at a Penkridge Table Top sale preCovid.

British brigade commander for the Wars of the French Revolution.

Perry Miniatures Army Command base for my Pendawar Presidency army, 1801-1806.

Brigade commander for the same army. Again the figures are from Perry Miniatures.

The Raja of Rhanslistan from my Indian Mutiny collection. Figures from Foundry and Mutineer Miniatures.

Ol' Useless S Bykleigh in action in GHQ leading a Union Brigade into action. Dixon Miniatures figures of course!

Dixon Miniatures Confederate cavalry command base 

Converting Dixon Miniatures Confederate figures with 'my head' by Matt and an Empress Miniatures' head.

ACW Union General John Robinson, a Redoubt Enterprises figure on a Dixon Miniatures horse.

Useless S Bykleigh a Redoubt Enterprises figure with 'my head' by Matt mounted on a Dixon Miniatures horse.

Jubal E Bykleigh, another Redoubt Enterprises figure with a younger version of 'my head' and mounted on a Dixon Miniatures horse.

Great War Miniatures staff officers. You'll have seen these earlier I'm sure.

Captain Slack Bladder and chum, by Foundry.

General Robinski, leading the Red Russians in 1920's Rhanzlistan. Figures by Pulp Figures via North Star.

Sir Godfrey Godalming, Governor of Rhanzlistan with Brigadier 'Tubby' Bykleigh and Prince Kasim. Again, figures from Pulp Figures.

1944, somewhere in Normandy, officers gather for the O Group briefing. AB Figures of course.

Nearby the German staff gather round Rommel for their orders, with figures once more by AB Figures.

A German commander following the success of Operation Zeelowe, somewhere in Shropshire, 1940. Figures from Foundry with buildings from Oshiro. 

Well, you made it through to the end! Well Done! I hope you found something of interest and will let me know what you thought of my efforts. Meanwhile, it's back to rebasing my F&IW collection for use with Black Powder 2 rules.

Command Stands #1

In my opinion all armies need at least one general, even if some rules assume the great man's presence I feel he should be represented on the tabletop, and not just by one figure but by a whole group of figures! Recognising that many gamers' war chests or available impermanent table tops make vignettes such as I've been exhibiting on this blog of late difficult, we can all at least I think give our commanders a little TLC in our representation of them. Anyway, some of my efforts arranged in chronological order, more or less ~

Coronus Cunctator, overall commander of my Republican Roman army. Figures from Aventine Miniatures

Of course I didn't stop at one command stand! A sub-general for the Allied contingent, again from Aventine Miniatures.

Once I'd started it seemed futile to stop, so a command element for my Celtiberian warbands, again from Aventine Miniatures...

And a general mounted on an elephant for the Carthaginian army! The nellie is from A&A Miniatures as is the javelin armed warrior, while the general is from Crusader Miniatures.

Of course, different elements of an army can also enjoy a command presence represented here by a single mounted figure from Aventine Miniatures.

And here is in action leading the Allied Italian cavalry!

Staying with the Roman theme, but moving forward in time, my Late Roman armies are commanded by Pompus Maximus...

...Albinus, a mercenary commander who features in whichever army pays the most!

And of course, the would be usurper of the imperial purple,  Baldinus! All figures from Wargames Foundry and banners from Little Big Man.

I have a small collection of Normans and Saxons from Wargames Foundry, sculpted for them by my son Matt. You can just see Harold here behind his Huscarls.

Moving forward in time again and back to Italy with the Landscnecht general's base for my Italian Wars Papal States games with Phil's Florentines. The figures are from Warlord Games of course.

While these sub-general bases are from TAG with banners from Pete's Flags.

Cesare Borgia, the commander of my Papal army of Alexander VI, Borgia is represented by three TAG figures.

Finally reaching the C17th and home territory in the English Civil Wars we have that stout parliamentary general, Obadiah Bykleigh represented by a Warlord Games figure with my bespoke head by Matt.

More conventionally though we have Royalist general's from Wargames Foundry.

And of course, wart and all, Oliver Cromwell and staff all from Wargames Foundry once again.

I hope you found something of interest here and perhaps feel you might leave a short comment to encourage my future efforts.

Medical, Spiritual and Logistical

There are thankfully no little lead widows after our games...

Nor are our morticians overwhelmed by demand...

Our carpenters can rest easy after each tabletop conflict plays out!

There are no dead to be buried...

Nor maimed to need emergency surgery...

Nevertheless there is a role on the tabletop battlefield in representing medical services, even if just as a vignette filler adding to the authentic look of a game...

Some rule sets even have a specific role for Medics to fulfill...

These ACW Union casualty figures here can be used to mark Morale status for example, from Foundry and Dixon Miniatures...

A field ambulance is an addition to the baggage train in several periods, here in 1920's Rhanslistan...

From the depths of the Burmese jungle...

...to the heat and flies of the Sudan, the Medical services can play a vital role in games...

Adding an Ambulance or two to the scenario can sometimes bring an element of chaos and blocked roads...

Or just simply break up the monotony of painting...

At a basic level the Spiritual element might boost morale...

As Brother Bykleigh might be here in a Wars of the Roses game...

Or Cardinal Bicclione here in the Italian Wars...

Nor should the morale effect of a good tune be underestimated...

The Pope though might just be a spiritual asset too far...

An army marches on its stomach it's said, so bakers are a useful addition to a camp scene...

Baggage can not only bring period flavour to our games...

...but make a useful objective too at times.

Not forgetting all the other support services our little lead armies take for granted...

If you look hard enough you can find most items in your chosen period...

And if not it can always be codged up with a bit of imagination...

Some vignettes from my and others' collections which just might provide an idea for adding to your own collections?