Salute goodies

So not a great haul, partly because I didn't check with Baccus that now Hammerhead had been rescheduled they would still bring the order I'd made for collection at that show to salute. All my fault but Peter is going to send the order out post free as I can't make the new Hammerhead date as already committed to going to a games day in Bristol.

So we have

• two saga books the latest source book age of crusades and the smaller update of the Arthurian book to bring it fully into sync with saga 2.
• the tiger supplement to bring that game in line with Sherman
• empires and alliances
• 1914 from great escape games
• some fields from Baccus in various sizes
• mdf bases for For King and Parliament, including some for commanders etc
• paint restock
• some early war tanks to try out for What a Tanker rules
• T-shirt.

Assuming I can access the photos from my phone I will post some pics of the games at this year's event. You never know this might kick start the blog and my painting and next year I might join the bloggers meet at Salute.

A little late and an oops moment

Well I finished the next batch of WOTR figures, just as the new metal arrived from Baccus so despite being a week behind schedule I am pleased to be making some kind of progress. I blame the fact that the house is currently in chaos as we are redecorating the second bedroom, I say we I mean she as I have been working. The carpet arrives on Wednesday so we should be straight by next weekend.

So scratch two more bases of longbowmen and one of billmen, only a base of each to go and King Edward's battle will be completed. Then only another six bases and we will have an army.

Next the oops moment...... So there I was happily finishing off the WWI French infantry and putting them on their bases when I realised that I had based the previous battalions with six figures to a base and these with eight which is why I had a base left bare.

The gift figure is also almost done he was a joy to paint.

Two shows in two weeks

So I haven't had a lot of time to paint or blog, but I have managed to get to two shows. First up was the excellent Hammerhead at Newark, many have waxed lyrical about the venue and why not its light, airy and with a ring of traders surrounding a wide range of participation games.

The loot pile is quite restrained for me but one good thing to note is no additions to the lead pile, just a few accessories, a rule book, some additional reading material and some steel paper and mini magnets from Coritani as I have an idea for a fold away board game table. Something like the Agincourt game that did the rounds last year in construction but plain with the steel paper in the corners and the magnets to hold down the non mounted maps a lot of my games have.

Secondly was today's trip to WMMS another good venue although we could all do without the annual fire alarm. The venue has improved its catering options this year with a coffee franchise and additional seating. Yet another figureless haul but before you congratulate me on my restraint you should know I have a Baccus order winging its way to me. Contains some more WOTR billmen and archers, some great war French and some of the newly sculpted war of Spanish succession generals.

So impulse buys included the new Peter Pig ECW rules(mainly for the scenarios), some scenic items for Muskets and Tomahawks including a great canoe, some counters, more reading material and some ACW buildings from Leven Miniatures. The items from the actual shopping list were a few Roman and Medieval tents and couple of siege towers also from Leven.

Finally it should be noted that I have achieved a milestone of sorts in that, all be it behind schedule, I have finished the first command of Yorkist troops for Tewkesbury. I give you tricky Dickie and his crew.

The next command is started indeed you can just make out some of it on painting sticks there in the background, but already done are King Edward IV and a unit of dismounted men-arms.

On the painting table for this week are two units of archers and one of billmen and a unit of great war French all in 6mm, some 28mm Indians, the long awaited 28mm Saracens spearmen, a mounted Saracen warlord and a dismounted Saracen warlord that I have lined up as a gift for a friend.

And just out of shot the Discworld librarian, oook!

Skipped a week

It was my father's birthday last weekend so we went up north to celebrate, both parents doing well though missing being able to play golf due to the wet weather. Of course this meant I missed doing a post and didn't get a lot of painting done.

I have found a standard for tricky Dickie so that stand is now complete the first stand of infantry for his command is part way through the basing process. Requires some dry brushing and static grass and a flag, but at least I know where that is this time.

Also at this stage are a battalion of French early WWI infantry, which had been loitering at the back of the painting table.

In the background you can see the feet of a unit of Mohawks for the British in the FIW, which will be this week's project along with the remaining two battalions of the French WWI regiment.