Hittite Spearmen

Following in the recent tracks of the Hittite chariot, off the workbench is a fourteen figure stand of Hittite spearman.  Figure are from Wargames Foundry from their venerable Biblicals' range.  These represent the first Wargames Foundry Hittites to hit the painting desk.  The sculpting is good but I am finding a few mold lines on some of the models.  Nothing too bad but may be sign of age.  Still, very nice sculpting work and fun to paint.  While the Newline Designs' Hittites are chunkier, these Foundry Hittites are more svelte.  More to come.

On the gaming front, still no sign of face-to-face gaming yet.  Dipping my toe into remote gaming, I have taken command of an Austrian column at the battle of Quistello in 1734.   I am placed into the role of the dashing Prinz von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.  Not only can the Prinz issue orders to his column but also send orders and messages to other commanders.  The game will be played by a gentleman in Germany.  I believe he will implement orders as received to the best of his ability and provide updates to the battle.

One of the surprising aspects of this game is that my orders are translated into German and passed along to the other commanders. In turn, their orders are received as handwritten correspondences in German to me. Luckily, I also am provided a translation in English! An example of my English-to-German translated message to FML Suckow is shown below:

Now, if I only could read German!

For details on the scenario and to follow any battle updates, please visit,
http://honoursofwar.com/thread/676/quistello-1734. I hope we can crush the combined French/Piedmontese Armies!