Saturday 13 October 2012

Gettysburg Refight Blog

Following the success of the Borodino refight in September we are now planning a refight of Gettysburg for 2013.
I have set up another blog just for this Gettysburg battle. If things go according to plan there will be a mix of info about the real battle as well as info from those that plan on being at the refight in Christchurch in 2013.

Many of us need to paint troops for this game and so I have put up a Recruits gadget to record everyone's progress. If I can get photos of these recruits I will be posting them too.



http://refight2013.blogspot.co.nz/2012/10/the-journey-begins.html

Feel free to take a look and follow if you want.


27 comments:

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  2. Sounds like fun. I remember Ion ran one in 1/72 - was great fun.

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    1. I think there are still spots left to play if you are interested Paul.

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    2. I would be interested but I know nothing about Fire and Fury - what size units\bases are needed ?

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    3. Don't worry about the rules. Several of those that are planning on coming don't know the rules either. I could loan you a copy if you want to take a look. As for basing we use stands of 3 - 5 figs at 50mm by 40mm and units vary in the number of stands.

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    4. OK - I'll do some basic research on unit sizes and look at some figures to contribute.

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  3. The first picture is really impressive...waiting for more!

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  4. Sounds really good - look forward to seeing how it shapes up!
    Mike

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  5. Looking good, a great period and battle.

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  6. I wish you all the best in this venture - it should be a cracker!

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    1. Thanks Scott. We can't talk you in to coming down? There are a few from Wellington that are making the trip.

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  7. Good luck with your painting and the blog, Rodger, sounds like a great project.

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  8. Should be a winner Rodger!

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  9. Sounds great! Will follow your progress.
    Cheers Paul

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  10. Looks very cool, I'll also head over and check it out. My great-great grandfather was supposedly wounded at Gettysburg.

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  11. Looks like a great project!

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  12. The view from a recon balloon is awesome, Rodger! Great job!

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  13. I recall the game - 1st day at Gettysburg - back in the early '90s. I was supposed to be coordinating the whole thing, but we were short a commander for Howard's XI Army Corps. Guess who had to fill the bill? Thankless job. I didn't do much better than Howard did, and had one unit completely obliterated by rifle and gun fire - an extremely rare event under my rule set... Still, someone had to bite the bullet, and I'm glad everyone else enjoyed the game...
    Cheers,
    Ion

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  14. Looks just great! Fire and Fury are very nice rules, but I've found Black powder to also be a very nice alternative set that plays faster and easier then Fire and Fury not to mention organization is also far easier as you control unit sizes.

    Christopher

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  15. That sound like a crazy but wonderful insane idea and it makes me wish I had the ACW figures to do such a thing. But saying that its one hell of a battle with one hell of load of troops, but someone tell Pickett to get a letter from his doctor that he is too sick to come play soldiers today.

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  16. Looks like it is going to be another epic game.
    cheers

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  17. This looks like it will be great - good luck with it.

    We did Gettysburg with Fires and Fury at the old Wargames Holiday Center in Scarborough a good few years ago.

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  18. WUAO !!!! magic blog !!!


    I added you, other fellow.

    welcome to NapoleonicSpain

    http://napoleonic-spain.blogspot.com.es/

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  19. Great new blog! Congrats and good luck with the project!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.be/

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