Preparing for the Battle of Paris

This past Saturday, a few of the HAWKs got together at Duncan's house to work on the terrain for our Saturday morning "Fate of Battle" Battle of Paris game we will be running at Cold Wars:

   S-194 - Battle of Paris, 1814

Sat. 10:00 AM, 5 hrs, 12 players

GM: Buck Surdu and HAWKs

Napoleonic 10mm, Rules: Fate of Battle

Coalition forces converge on Paris for the final battle to oust

Napoleon. Napoleon is out raising another army while Joseph

manages the defense of the city. As the Austrians, Russians, and

Prussians prepare to attack the key Montmartre Heights Joseph is

busy building hasty fortifications; although, he was supposed to

have fortified Paris weeks earlier. Can Joseph hold Montmartre

Heights and Paris long enough for Napoleon to put another army in

the field, or will the Coalition force the Corsican Ogre into exile?

   
     The main goal of our session was to cut out and paint the large hill we would need to represent the Montmartre Heights, and to build the fortifications the French had during the battle.

Buck, Duncan, and Dave apply a base coat to the heights

  We started by drawing out the shapes of the heights on 2' x 2' foam panels, and then cutting them. Then, while Buck, Dave and Duncan worked on painting a textured dark brown coat on the hills, Buck's daughter, Sam, and I worked on the log and gabion fortifications.

Sam works on building fortifications

  Unfortunately, Dave and I had to leave early due to the onset of a snow storm and a long drive ahead of us. The others who stayed, had a lunch break while the first coat of paint dried, and then finished up drybrushing a lighter brown coat on the heights.

Some of the finished hasty works

    It looks like we will need to meet again one more time to finish flocking the hill, and finish up work on the sections of canal that cut across the battle field.

The assembled and drybrushed hill. (Photo by Buck Surdu)

  We are using this terrain for double duty, as it will also represent our "Elven Capital" in our evening "Bear Yourselves Valiantly" game:

S-195 - Battle of the Elven Capital

Sat. 6:00 PM, 4 hrs, 12 players

GM: Chris Palmer and HAWKs

Fantasy 10mm, Rules: Bear Yourselves Valiantly

Forces of evil are massing to make the final assault on the Elven

capital of Palmerania. The Elf King Hout is out raising another

army, while the elves and their allies are busy fortifying the city.

Can the goblins, orcs, and other assorted bad guys crush the main

elven defense on the commanding Caledonian Heights before the

King arrives with reinforcements to lift the siege?