Gentbrugge, Wargames Conventie XVI

We visited this convention, held in Gentbrugge and organised by three wargames clubs ( Red Barons, Thunderboldt and Bylandt) with our 15mm SYW India demo. We used Black Powder as rules.
It was a nice convention but it was reasonbly quiet maybe caused by good weather, holiday season and the withdrawing of some British traders.
As I only made some pictures of our own table, some of which are underneath, we sadly cannot show more of the games which were played by other clubs; some nice ones were there.

So, some pictures of our Demo"

Visiting Maastricht

Visiting the city of Maastricht, a quick visit to part of it's surviving fortifications was planned.
The fortifications are in the 1860 situation.
Some pictures Peter took.

Tunnel through the curved flank of a bastion.

Outside of the curved flank with loopholes and ventilation openings above.

 The face and salient of the Holstein bastion and opposite the loopholed counterscarp with a sortie door opposite the salient.

 A lunet protecting the Holstein bastion. Watch the steep way up and the flank protections of the lunet.

            On the right the door of the tunnel leading to the bastion underneath the dry moat.

            On the left the door is closed with brickwork.

The right wing of a couvre-face protecting the front of a bastion. To the utmost right the edge of a lunet.

To the right, the lunet in front of the couvre-face.

A large sortie to let through mounted troops, protected by a drawbridge. The drawbridge is covered by loopholes on its flank and the pit below is also covered by loopholes beneath the moat-level. 

  Another, but now smaller sortie. The drawbridge has been removed meanwhile.

Crisis 2013

Being back from the Crisis show in Antwerp here some pictures from the show.
As always a great show, a lot to see. Improvement on the catering were made and afaik no hick ups occured. Not counting of course the blue smoke that was seen some times.
A big thanks to all the members of TSOA for giving us the pleasure of spending our money.

And the link to their "offical report" about Crisis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iau2NneAjUc

Starting with some pictures of our Demo: Guelders vs Guelders or the fight for the inheritance of Guelders in 1373. We (or better peter) had build part of the walls of the city of Venlo under which the armies of both sisters (both possible heirs tho the throne of the deceased duke of Guleders) fought their battle.

 The town of Venlo undre attack

 The defenders

 and the attackers.

 Overview of the terrain

with the city of Venlo as the target of both parties.

Some pictures of games which were shown. Sorry that I cannot remember all the names of the clubs involved. I hadn't a lot of time to see everything and only made a quick tour  around the show.

Starting with a look at the crowd at Hall 1

 Three pictures (above and beneath)of the great AWI game by THS.

 A 54mm battle

 Napoleonic batle with 2 dimensial figures .

28 mm figures by North Star for the 1672-1680 period; these look very good on the table.

A ww2 game

 followed by a game situated in Korea

ACW game by La Grande Armee















 20mm WWgame

 1745 game in 15mil

 BOB game

1914 game Crush the Kaiser in 20mm

 A great idea with she smoke signals.

Pike and shot society "thinking?"

Dave as bookseller

A great Napoleonic battle was fougjht

Figures for crisis

Well, we put the figures we will be used for the Crisis show on parade. Some additions are being worked on.

We hope to see you at Crisis.

Ca Ira and Duc de Gueldres

Maybe You have noticed some new items in the header above.
"Ca Ira" was or is still an existing blog about the French Revolutionary period 1792-1797 but the information of "Ca Ira" will be published here on the Alde Garde blog and "Ca-Ira" will be terminated once all the info is put on this blog.

Peter is very interested in the 80 years war, so various info about that period will be published under those headings. 

Other headers will also include the ancient, medieval, renaissance and probably Dutch related ww2 info. 


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