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.
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| The Red Army |
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| Defending the farm |
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| The Brigade Commander studies the battlefield |
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| Guns lay on their targets |
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| Heavy cavalry wait in reserve |
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| The thin red line |
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| Blue columns |
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| Blue elites |
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| A grand battery |
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| Blue cavalry |
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| Blue commander |
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| Blue army |
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| 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.
How do you find the rules? We played it once and found that they weren't as clear as they first appeared, which was annoying given the simple nature of the game. I can't remember where the fuzzy bits are now, and the only person in our group who had a copy sold it.
ReplyDeleteThere are certainly fuzzy areas. I’ll attempt to get some thoughts together for my next post.
DeleteI am curious to know how the game plays as well. I'd seen the game when it first came out, but was just thinking of it last week for some reason and wondered how it plays.
ReplyDelete(Probably because I was looking at the Perry site for... something...? and noted all the little bits are sold separately... the mind started wandering and dreaming and thinking about what I could use them for... and then I though, "well what about the game they're actually made for!?")
They’re super little figures! I’ll put up a report of a game next.
DeleteGreat job on those!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prufrock!
DeleteLooks good all painted up...looking forward to see how it plays...you’ve peaked my interest...
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun aesthetic, Darling. A few more pics next time.
DeleteA nice looking game, love your beautiful units!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil!
DeleteI hadn't heard of TravelBattle before. I love the idea, and the elegant simplicity of the miniatures. I'm looking forward to hearing your views on the gameplay, Barks.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow, all will be revealed!
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