Battle records 2

Afternoon #Warhammer Community although there's not a lot of Warhammer I have kept posting battle records up for the other games we play. They're dated on the days they happened, posted on different day so you may not have seen them unless you search. I've collected the last 6-8 months of links below in case you're interested in looking at a lot of [not completely] un-annotated photographs of figures, followed by some grinning loons in a shed, then knock yourself out:

2026 [25 games]

• 🪖Battle Record - American Civil War and Bolt Action - 25/06/26
• ⭕Battle Record - Middle Earth Gundabad and Bolg Vs Dain and his Dwarves - 18/06/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Reclamation of Osgiliath - 10/06/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Garrison of Ithilien -10/06/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Harad - 10/06/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Moria Goblins - 09/06/26
• ⭕Battle Record - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Moria Goblins - 07/06/26
• 🪖Battle Record - Bolt Action - 21/05/26
• 🪖Battle Record - Bolt Action - 14/05/26
• 🪖Battle Record - Bolt Action - 10/05/26
• 🪖Battle Record - Bolt Action - 30/04/26
• 🤖Battle Record - Adeptus Titanicus - 02/04/26
• 🔫Battle Record - WH40K - Imperial Knights Vs Tyranids - 01/04/26
• 🤖Battle Record - Adeptus Titanicus - 26/03/26
• 🤖Battle Report - Adeptus Titanicus 05/03/26
• 🤖Battle Record - Adeptus Titanicus - 19/02/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Shadows of Angmar - 16/02/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Uruk-Hai Siege Crew - 16/02/26
• ⭕Battle Report - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Lake Town - 16/02/26
• 🤖Battle record - Adeptus Titanicus 05/02/26
• ⭕Battle record - Middle Earth Goblin Town Vs Uruk Berserkers - 22/01/26
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 18/01/26
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 08/01/26
• 🔫Battle record - Warhammer 40k - 01/01/26
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 30/12/25

2025 [10 games]

• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 21/12/25
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 11/12/25
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 04/12/25
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 27/11/25
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 13/11/25
• 👽Battle record - Star Wars Legion - 06/11/25
• 🔫Battle record - 40k Tyranids Vs Ork Speeed Freeeaks - 23/10/25
• 🔫Battle record - 40k Tyranids Vs Ork Speeed Freeeaks - 16/10/25
• 🔫Battle record - 40k Tyranids Vs Ork Speeed Freeeaks - 09/10/25
• ⚔️Battle record - Warcry - 02/10/25

Battle Record - American Civil War and Bolt Action 25/06/26

Afternoon we've been having a bit of a heatwave and as my shed peaked at 35C I started working earlier so I could get the benefit of the cooler morning temperatures before it all hotted up! One unexpected bonus was Ben's cousin Woll had decided to come up and visit the hobby shed again [remember you can still vote for us in shed of the year]. This meant I could nip along in the afternoon to join them.

And they were playing an American Civil War game called Longstreet. Apparently it's out of print, relies heavily on some card decks which only had one set produced for every copy of the rules. Unfortunately most people bought two sets of cards with the rules and they're now like hen's teeth!

So if you have a set, or even just the rules let us know as Otty really wants to play again. I was just an observer, not knowing what was going on.

It all looked really impressive, although I was disappointed that the barricades seemed to offer no obstruction whatsoever for the charging soldiers. Not even just moving through them normally, it was like they weren't there at all.

And the charge ranges seemed very long so even from a distance these units were getting into combat despite the battlefield obstacles. They had fun though.

Following that we set up another Bolt Action board, which I thought looked stunning. It was a mission where the Germans had to get within 12" of our board edge, or exit the board from our edge for even more VPs.

But the British set up first, having to spread out across the board, while a lot of the Germans [mainly the tanks] were in reserve.

Which meant that as they did come on they could come on in the flanks, leaving the central defenders slightly out of position because which flank could the join to offer support?

One set of engineers or rangers, snuck down the side. Unfortunately mortar crews don't carry any rifles or small arms, so they exited the battle unchallenged.

But look how cool this game looks!

One of our tanks caught fire, with the crew abandoning it. We went a little overboard to represent it was destroyed, particularly as it didn't even explode!

Our Command tank just went round the board taking names, probably the MVP.

The Command doing the business

Unfortunately we didn't get the order draw we hoped for, to block the road and the half-track was making for board edge. Instead we sent two squads in to assault it. 

With the second squad setting it ablaze.

Meanwhile on the right flank our other tank couldn't wound the German tanks that had just driven over a gun emplacement. 

Out tank crashed through the hedges to get a bead on it's rear armour point blank

And another turret went skyward!

While on the extreme right a German tank was intent on breaching our mortar battery.

Squishing the crew, leaving a spotter, then exiting the board for the mission. The infantry were following closely.

And decided to rustle some sheep while they were at it.

Also destroying our tank - a trio of turrets exploded!

The brits had been good, excelling with their ability for commanders to draw 3 or 4 additional order dice. This allowed us to control the game in some places. But the German deployment and Blitzkrieg worked perfectly. Punching through our flanks to secure the mission and win the game. 

We were out of position, outflanked, and with a loss of some units early on slightly outgunned in places. But it was a lot of fun.

So great to see Woll again, but a couple of issues being that the hobby shed was hot, hot, hot. There is almost no air circulation and we accidentally broke Ben's fan that was the only thing bringing cool air in. Couple that with later in the evening having the door open hoping some cool air would come in. It didn't, but we were inundated with flies and other insects.

So, cooling and pest control are new issues that the shed committee must look into solving.

Battle Record - Bolt Action 21/05/26

Afternoon and wearer back to our usual Thursday night at Otty's shed we to play Bolt Action with the SAS Rogue Heroes from WWII. This time it's just Ben, Otty and I.

Because Liam ended up in hospital. He's OK, but he's having some medical investigations at the moment and we're hoping for a swift recovery so he can be back gaming as soon as possible.

We played on, it's what he would have wanted! 😜

The illuminated fireballs are so much fun. Again, I can't remember much of what happened.

I think both recent games had me alternating between the most lucky dice rolls to the most unlucky.

Similar to MESBG though there was a lot of amazing hits, that I couldn't convert to causing wounds.

But, there were definitely some amazing cups of tea! Otty's brew skills hit the spot that's for sure.

Busy next week so no games for me. I'll see these guys in a fortnight.

Battle Record - Bolt Action 14/05/26

Afternoon and we are back to our usual Thursday night at Otty's shed we to play Bolt Action with the SAS Rogue Heroes from WWII. I haven't had time for blogging so this is weeks later and unsurprisingly I've no recollection of the game. But luckily that's why started these 'records', rather than reports. 

This is to acknowledge we played, had fun and enjoyed the company of good friends.

All on amazing tables, with fantastic armies built and painted by us.

We scratch that creative itch and then bring it to Otty's Hobby Shed to share it.

And just look how good it looks!

There is just something about these WWII figures and scenes that just look cinematic in a way 40k and Star Wars just can't

Even with the amazing dynamic action poses in 40k, these simple soldiers somehow look like something out of Band of Brothers [just in a different setting].

I love the game and love getting to hang out with these guys.

Battle Record - Bolt Action 10/05/26

Afternoon and as we missed our usual Thursday night at Otty's shed we rainchecked to play Bolt Action on the Sunday with the SAS Rogue Heroes from WWII. Now we started at 5pm, but I didn't take many pics so don't get your hopes up.

The game was a rollercoaster, with a sandstorm hitting as we started [in turn 3 of an ongoing game]. So many of the units were pinned due to the weather. Any shooting that happened struggled to hit with the reduced visibility and cover. My dice rolling was very poor, which got a turns full of abuse. Turn four and it swung the other way, with my dice on fire, culminating in Ben and Liam wanting to pack in and go home. Despite the paddy they played on and the Italians were poorly positioned with very few infantry left [needed to secure objectives]. My dice flipped again and the SAS swung a convincing victory.

Once again the lesson learned is the game is not over until it is over. There is no point claiming defeat from just a bad turn because the Italians in the last two turns were struggling to be in the right places to hold their objectives. Too many pin markers and failed order rolls preventing them from running around the board snapping them up in the final turns.

Having packed it up we started a new Star Wars Legion game on the 'Geonosis' board. Some mistakes were made on my board extensions. I never did a black wash on them before drybrushing so they're very different and will need fixing. But as we only put two units on the board before we had to call it a night I didn't take any pictures. We'll catch up next week.

Battle Record - Bolt Action 30/04/26

Afternoon and I'm finally back at Otty's shed after 3 weeks away, and we're playing Bolt Action. Liam and Otty have been building a new board, terrain and armies to play as the SAS Rogue Heroes from WWII. It's been an ongoing project in the background for months, maybe even a year. 

But they only just got round to setting it all up and giving it a go, and it looks great! A Realm of Battle board has been repainted as a desert setting and a bunch of 3D printed terrain pieces look so great.

Meanwhile, Ben has been working on expanding his terrain for Foy, where some of the battles in Band of Brothers took places. Liam printed some buildings that are actually based on real structures from that period.

Liam is running the SAS with the help of some armour.

While Otty has an eclectic Italian army.

A lot of vehicles got blown up so we got a little carried away with the explosions.

But as I've always maintained Bolt Action makes such cinematic photographs - they always look so good.

Tanks and vehicles are surprisingly vulnerable. When they go, they go. However I did notice that although it is relatively easy to hit you target, unless you're point blank, wounding them is often on 5's.

So, a good round of shooting results in one or 2 casualties if you're lucky. It doesn't always feel productive.

And close combat can be completely brutal with a 10 man squad of Italian infantry being wiped out by 5 SAS defending their building. 

The explosion markers are really good, some flicker and some have coloured LEDs and a remote control!

Even the toy palm trees, with no painting at all, look great on the board.

I pointed out this looks more like Fallout with its mushroom clouds than WWII!

The terrain looks so good. I wish I was able to do stuff like this. Although project has been underway for months I'm pretty certain these buildings and walls were just a couple weeks work.

We may have another week off next week as Otty is working. We'll see if we can postpone to the Sunday instead but I've really missed gaming

And these crazy guys.