Another month with no post

No not health issues just lacklustre performance on my part but as no one reads these musings but me, honest I do, it doesn't really matter.

So what has happened since May, well not a lot. I finished enough of the Baccus ECW figures to try out the Montgomery scenario in the For King and Parliament rulebook. It went fairly well with a glorious victory for the King in no small part due to the rebel cavalry foragers not returning till the last possible moment.

Game start

Game end

Card decks

I sent off the 10mm Fantasy figures and bridge to Joshua Project HQ and was pleasantly surprised to see the good old Royal Mail nail the delivery by beating the paid for 48 hours target.

final unit of orc archers and the worse for wear bridge

To make a change from the ECW figures I started some Baccus late imperial Romans, cataphracts are a pain. I may do these under a 30 days 30 miniatures challenge, but upping the ante slightly by making it 30 days 30 bases. Obviously that will entail more than just the Romans, I also have some 10mm Arab light cavalry from Pendraken on the painting table two bases for To The Strongest and one for ADLG. Plus the newest project 1940 Chain of Command in 10mm using the Gembloux Gap pint sized campaign. Then back to the ECW. So could be a busy month at least work is still alternate weeks in and out.

Finished the rebel cavalry

So it transpires that a week in the office puts a bit of a brake on production, at least on the hobby front. It has taken me till today to finish the rebel cavalry for the FK&P introductory scenario of the battle of Montgomery.

I also finished a couple of gallant gentlemen and two colonel command bases and finally varnished three cabins and a watermill.

I have got the remaining rebel infantry set-up ready to undercoat and some more command figures now some additional bases have arrived from Pendraken. So this coming week of lockdown should hopefully see this mini project finished. Then all I need is a gaming surface to set them loose on. Mat ready but still need the large hill and possibly more stream.

Sunday post #4

Well I started the rebels earlier in the week although not a great deal of progress so far just done the horseflesh and buffcoats.

The three musketeers at the front are two gallant gentlemen and half a colonel command stand the other half is in amongst the riders behind.

Finished royalists ahead of schedule

Painting went far quicker than expected due in no small part to the efficiency of painting a larger number of horse at the same time.

Group shot

First and second cavalry regiments

Third and fourth cavalry regiments

The infantry

Lurking at the back of the group shot are the rebels.