Monday, 18 January 2021

Italian preparations for The 32nd Battle of the Isonzo

 Bertrand recently ran a game set in 1917 and based on the many battles between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies for some sloping rock.  He hosted the game based on pre-planning carried out by the opposing commanders - Jack W (A-H) and your humble correspondent (Italian). 

Although there was clearly no need for my toys in this game I nevertheless photographed a few in order to enter more fully into the spirit of the thing.  And in the hope of intimidating the Austrians. The toys in question are all metal 54mm pre-painted figures I bought on eBay a few years ago. I based and varnished them.   I knew their day would come!

The staff. I particularly like the general’s ice pick - essential for breaking up glaciers to cool his Martini. 
The high-tech supply system. Or in extremis, lunch. 
Speaking of lunch, here the latest machine gun is deployed to defend the ministrone. 

I’m planning to run a version of this game in a couple weeks so full reports on both will follow after that. 
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18 comments:

  1. Simon18 January 2021 at 13:24

    Love the soup kitchen!

    Simon

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  2. Peter Douglas18 January 2021 at 14:55

    Good idea to get the minestrone on the boil.

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  3. Pete.18 January 2021 at 18:54

    Those look great Tim- nice to see the important things like the field kitchen are done- an army marches on its stomach.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  4. Chris Kemp18 January 2021 at 22:52

    Dear Tim,

    A soup kitchen. Cool!:-)

    Regards, Chris.

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  5. tradgardmastare19 January 2021 at 08:58

    Great figures and interesting to hear of Plastic B etc. I do hope we are going to hear more of him and the ensuing battle over the coming days...
    Hope all is well with you and yours.

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  6. Brian Carrick19 January 2021 at 14:28

    Gosh that MG is a corker! Nice to see the field kitchen, are you working on the mobile bath unit?

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  7. John Y19 January 2021 at 16:27

    I love these figures! I have all but given up my search for a WWI Italian machine gun figure (I'll be "converting" some British 1/35) - is that the Del Prado alpini machine gun figure?

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  8. Geordie an Exiled FoG19 January 2021 at 23:10

    Brilliant!

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  9. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:53

    Simon
    You have to feed them if you expect them to fight.

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  10. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:54

    Peter Douglas
    Boiling soup? You shock me sir!

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  11. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:55

    Chris Kemp
    Cool soup would be Gazpacho....

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  12. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:56

    Tradgardmastare
    The whole sorry tale of the battle will be recounted here.

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  13. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:57

    Brian Carrick
    It’s hardly the weather for outdoor bathing!

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  14. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 20:59

    John Y
    Thanks. All of these figures are Del Prado (or similar). I’ll be bodging other MGs from the usual plastic tat.

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  15. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 21:00

    Pete
    I think an outdoor pizza oven would be a sensible(!) next step.

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  16. Tim Gow25 January 2021 at 21:01

    Geordie
    I have actual Italian soldiers too, but it’s no fun without the ‘chrome’.

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  17. Geordie an Exiled FoG14 February 2021 at 12:29

    This is where I first left off .. then I missed ALL the other posts. I am shamed that I missed this game in the lead up to VCoW!

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  18. Tim Gow14 February 2021 at 16:51

    Geordie
    Fear not - the best follow up to a costly attack is....another costly attack!

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