tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511108783841368712024-03-16T13:13:14.951-07:00Le Coq Fou: Random WargamingLe Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-88113542621217459432024-03-16T12:12:00.000-07:002024-03-16T13:12:37.745-07:006/10mm Russian Village<p>As I mentioned <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2024/03/610mm-village-and-fleurus.html">previously</a>, next up would most likely be another <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/6mm" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a> village set. I decided to tackle the Russian village I plan to use for my Crimean War games. So here it is finished. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_WZPnoUmg3XF6U3EZSeLDNgjzqKIAfGRN5N82bgffX877RM-NgJShIGDTgIhkTipytszFStFGgMJ_v8heW_kh0oN9RgkKwmcXpcf-o8MMfCzogpU7DIbG4zrjwnlF_kpaRBa1dnSbdnqOYxsKBTLD-TVWQHl-GuW_cYwrxvynwpSHJQidRSt2jq8n4Un/s2229/PXL_20240316_183623607~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="2229" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_WZPnoUmg3XF6U3EZSeLDNgjzqKIAfGRN5N82bgffX877RM-NgJShIGDTgIhkTipytszFStFGgMJ_v8heW_kh0oN9RgkKwmcXpcf-o8MMfCzogpU7DIbG4zrjwnlF_kpaRBa1dnSbdnqOYxsKBTLD-TVWQHl-GuW_cYwrxvynwpSHJQidRSt2jq8n4Un/s320/PXL_20240316_183623607~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my post on the pike and shotte village, I neglected to include a picture of the village "footprint" sans buildings. As you can see there are recesses for the buildings to fit into. I believe these are in multiples of 30mm (e.g. 30x30, 30x60, etc.). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4YUn6IhzakveUy9fA42pPspydBzj6269lhP84TLUfKBPXyqGuXGnZVx2CYtRj6Drd38cJuhngzhhLl0YVICty8T3pBjNcTsD-OOBcIWnrwVIa1jdKwPJiAT8Az-U8LUKjqGNUI2HQ858RihxpBpBB90Gyyu47Pqcg5jF9lylZ6lBH7Uvng2EJvCePSd3/s2544/PXL_20240316_183702208~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="2544" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4YUn6IhzakveUy9fA42pPspydBzj6269lhP84TLUfKBPXyqGuXGnZVx2CYtRj6Drd38cJuhngzhhLl0YVICty8T3pBjNcTsD-OOBcIWnrwVIa1jdKwPJiAT8Az-U8LUKjqGNUI2HQ858RihxpBpBB90Gyyu47Pqcg5jF9lylZ6lBH7Uvng2EJvCePSd3/s320/PXL_20240316_183702208~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we have the village with all of the buildings. The footprint was painted with brown craft paint as a base and highlighted. The shrubbery was painted olive and given a few gradually lighter green highlights via wet and drybrush methods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeU4I8oTNc3cJaZH58601Zv6tfEgD-zv1SXo3f7pdug0DfAUpWTkisEsUAUt0WD0sZ74PMCqF0Mlaf9syI0lwvXQVldT9TJueZ7aDfnSwdALM8yoHvFDPvOBV1SDGfIxneeeGRb7PZP1RlNndQqHkSDda4pp5thmXzpe_xVfVUkf2Br2qFORMwyy-fH9O/s2699/PXL_20240316_183727709~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2699" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeU4I8oTNc3cJaZH58601Zv6tfEgD-zv1SXo3f7pdug0DfAUpWTkisEsUAUt0WD0sZ74PMCqF0Mlaf9syI0lwvXQVldT9TJueZ7aDfnSwdALM8yoHvFDPvOBV1SDGfIxneeeGRb7PZP1RlNndQqHkSDda4pp5thmXzpe_xVfVUkf2Br2qFORMwyy-fH9O/s320/PXL_20240316_183727709~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a different angle. I used a 50/50 mix of Vallejo Shield Brown and Neutral Grey as the base color for the buildings, I drybrushed them with the same mmix but some off-white added to lighten them up and make raised details and edges pop a bit more. Once painting was done, a gloss varnish was sprayed on all parts followed by an ink washing and matte varnish. The buildings also received some diluted Army Painter military ink to give the impression of vegetation growth (moss, lichen, etc) on the natural wood.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEV_GlpDv5m7yKgorvVEbRP3VKw_01qym2Afrze1htjP7peMGiUD7xRVuLVXA1f4PerGSPYS-PWDGvw566dUotW3yNA-P3AlOBxziNc1m9US25uSiyK4PpvYZkPzI9qyVDon4aQvJj-tbQb4ETZoJmGXUUPF60YWipBc4NZmr7qSNvTb0fvc37oh8EFmN/s2656/PXL_20240316_183841236~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="2656" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEV_GlpDv5m7yKgorvVEbRP3VKw_01qym2Afrze1htjP7peMGiUD7xRVuLVXA1f4PerGSPYS-PWDGvw566dUotW3yNA-P3AlOBxziNc1m9US25uSiyK4PpvYZkPzI9qyVDon4aQvJj-tbQb4ETZoJmGXUUPF60YWipBc4NZmr7qSNvTb0fvc37oh8EFmN/s320/PXL_20240316_183841236~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The village with a 10mm Russian infantry battalion marching through. The figures are Magister Militum which are no longer in business. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi9Dg2jTpRF_lHw3gjCU0B9FKodYaDnJpv6F2tGdYFoPIkqXuwOsn8QbHu5MolBj7EnQJRg3ihgDwmbrbxf_or2JRJLCxtAVSsMbVMlzEWSELvrYPxZI2PaNz_cKv-WJ_WBR58LHI-WQkfezXwxyMwpZSilO5N0-RZrUpsAm8f30-ZdYJlM5dF9J7sT-L/s2365/PXL_20240316_183946836~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2365" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi9Dg2jTpRF_lHw3gjCU0B9FKodYaDnJpv6F2tGdYFoPIkqXuwOsn8QbHu5MolBj7EnQJRg3ihgDwmbrbxf_or2JRJLCxtAVSsMbVMlzEWSELvrYPxZI2PaNz_cKv-WJ_WBR58LHI-WQkfezXwxyMwpZSilO5N0-RZrUpsAm8f30-ZdYJlM5dF9J7sT-L/s320/PXL_20240316_183946836~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now some Russian Hussars (also Magister Militum) make a visit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YetS9b-CmOz6AFU2oTBJ-sbQB0R5j6oUDVlLuRXp7nfrDl6KyO46ZXzUw24OvBdi22OViRtCsm7BpLTaNO-Tn6geZIZMdPGxL6T1V8GM5CCBSHYdh_SUQ8YLNDt95QuWB44YLmOvVj-O8rlwcI1CCVHNXv6-D6xh-pHp4hv3f7FeR3i3oVv9WaDv8BHm/s2568/PXL_20240316_184000519~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2568" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YetS9b-CmOz6AFU2oTBJ-sbQB0R5j6oUDVlLuRXp7nfrDl6KyO46ZXzUw24OvBdi22OViRtCsm7BpLTaNO-Tn6geZIZMdPGxL6T1V8GM5CCBSHYdh_SUQ8YLNDt95QuWB44YLmOvVj-O8rlwcI1CCVHNXv6-D6xh-pHp4hv3f7FeR3i3oVv9WaDv8BHm/s320/PXL_20240316_184000519~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The parade of Hussars from another angle. The figure bases are 30mm wide and just sneak thru the road running thru the village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started working on the Italian village which I hope to finish next and display in a subsequent post. The Italian set is all one integral piece and doesn't have the advantage of modularity. </div><br /><p><br /></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-13931729498927730882024-03-15T20:41:00.000-07:002024-03-15T20:41:20.959-07:00Playtest of Liber Militum Tercios<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I plan to refight the battle of Fleurus (1622) from the Thirty Years War with my gaming buddy Alex sometime in the next couple of weeks. The rules will be Liber Militum's Tercios, and while I've read through them a few times, I have never actually played them. I decided tonight would be a quick run-through of the mechanics using a few infantry units a side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the setup: three protestant classic squadrons (left) versus two Spanish tercios (right). This is about 50% of the infantry that will be fielded in the proper battle. To keep it simple, the units are plain with no veteran, mercenary or raw status. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEi2uFXaijGVkQYrBmEX1OY0_ozACHypuWhmV2JUaraxVUQdqvZryjE48WKI8P72XOwGa_xVplXYgGxxoCKJPALbyZVDh_br70fVEOYwBQnnpNnXx84uHg1URWu16lOGD6WtRhYqyPOC8IdNka23_XDjLVssB908FvHIWvK1hEmrNSf3uzJc8777o-Ek/s2602/PXL_20240316_003912248~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="2602" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xEi2uFXaijGVkQYrBmEX1OY0_ozACHypuWhmV2JUaraxVUQdqvZryjE48WKI8P72XOwGa_xVplXYgGxxoCKJPALbyZVDh_br70fVEOYwBQnnpNnXx84uHg1URWu16lOGD6WtRhYqyPOC8IdNka23_XDjLVssB908FvHIWvK1hEmrNSf3uzJc8777o-Ek/s320/PXL_20240316_003912248~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>One of the major components of the game mechanics are hidden order cards that are turned over alternately. The order has an action and a reaction option. The cards have less impact since I'm playing solo. For my playtest, both sides will advance initially but the tercios plan to move into melee and the protestants will stop and fire salvoes. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJW30_HWJq4JN8bCsZXIBo0rvCbegNQhzuWmqjwldSX_J5RGSp38Gs299Yc-WacGopvzEmLTDQ9EJIPNJ_-o7h74MyTVcNxxmC2DjeBX9_6rTEmNczNcfUm5Cr2fh_1CwLUaj6ffhTKWnjcn4ysglNlVOgeTALzawzlrmBR5ApqufI6kv9fbJCtadZzSD/s3311/PXL_20240316_004346648~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3311" data-original-width="2765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJW30_HWJq4JN8bCsZXIBo0rvCbegNQhzuWmqjwldSX_J5RGSp38Gs299Yc-WacGopvzEmLTDQ9EJIPNJ_-o7h74MyTVcNxxmC2DjeBX9_6rTEmNczNcfUm5Cr2fh_1CwLUaj6ffhTKWnjcn4ysglNlVOgeTALzawzlrmBR5ApqufI6kv9fbJCtadZzSD/s320/PXL_20240316_004346648~2.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The protestants (blue dice) won initiative over the Spanish (yellow ) with a score of 4-1. The protestants can choose to activate first or second. They chose first. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RA4cV-hsgDR9uE32aTJnn4iyzTC1cWWqAaBDcHGNcyqHcfwWEInAa6XY0gGYHQ29SyIJWjbhiKX7923udKbW72CqRwe6cW-yce9Qbkn1uHcnsdIJcEsVflLlAEYjaYgcA8TTPyFoUuFenNHeGdr9lOpLaEeNTdXYMMQKEerLJClaFcerlaW0Qf-jwey9/s3698/PXL_20240316_004642506~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="2731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RA4cV-hsgDR9uE32aTJnn4iyzTC1cWWqAaBDcHGNcyqHcfwWEInAa6XY0gGYHQ29SyIJWjbhiKX7923udKbW72CqRwe6cW-yce9Qbkn1uHcnsdIJcEsVflLlAEYjaYgcA8TTPyFoUuFenNHeGdr9lOpLaEeNTdXYMMQKEerLJClaFcerlaW0Qf-jwey9/s320/PXL_20240316_004642506~2.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the beginning of the 2nd turn the left flank unit of the Protestants turned over a fire card, since the distance was less than 8 inches, both arqubues and muskets were in range giving them 3 dice which needed to match or exceed the tercio's defense against salvoes (which was a 4), they rolled three 6s! The tercio rolled to save the hits, using their courage rating (a 4) which meant they had 4 dice in which they needed a 4+. They only got one successful save, two hits (those red puffs) were inflicted in the tercio. Had the tercio not made any successful saves, they also would have been disordered ( a reduction in their discipline). I inadvertently gave them a white puff to denote disorder but I quickly removed it when I reread the rules. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx9Qkn8Haw32waGXbYOhIosuSASMtblEvgcwYx004f31m0D-lVEoQLccolw9WLtusmtch1WpQZddKl2N9_Jon6MJVGX2zZRn-trdsBMcGOJdKtECLT8t9kh0X0qXQgNlNTR-9b_bVTvi82w8A0LwSBndXPsJS3me1z9H7ge97BSd27ij88RjnERyJHAbe/s3748/PXL_20240316_005111301~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="3051" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx9Qkn8Haw32waGXbYOhIosuSASMtblEvgcwYx004f31m0D-lVEoQLccolw9WLtusmtch1WpQZddKl2N9_Jon6MJVGX2zZRn-trdsBMcGOJdKtECLT8t9kh0X0qXQgNlNTR-9b_bVTvi82w8A0LwSBndXPsJS3me1z9H7ge97BSd27ij88RjnERyJHAbe/s320/PXL_20240316_005111301~2.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other tercio surged forward to try and close into melee. The protestant middle squadron revealed their "fire" order card as a reaction. The advantage of this card is that there is no penalty for reactive fire. The protestant squadron inflicted a few hits as the tercio closed into melee. During the subsequent push of pike, the protestants got the better of it and the tercio was pushed back with a total of 4 wear markers (i.e. hits). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPsjAifJ5WV0055OTducPUjNELRRWH-ynjFUkQ0WE-hra1pRseWJVYgYkSLAS6neppgQYynsJZ_N5qoUH_KJjjz5xlGfvMjZOz5yvi4SPx26vrVcCI05NIBjeml6bExOaHhS74aWYL0r6EqU8K1_xbmicjrTVyrcv25Us31XQPI_S47igfznm4Yp_ryDq/s2863/PXL_20240316_011021857~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2863" data-original-width="2775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPsjAifJ5WV0055OTducPUjNELRRWH-ynjFUkQ0WE-hra1pRseWJVYgYkSLAS6neppgQYynsJZ_N5qoUH_KJjjz5xlGfvMjZOz5yvi4SPx26vrVcCI05NIBjeml6bExOaHhS74aWYL0r6EqU8K1_xbmicjrTVyrcv25Us31XQPI_S47igfznm4Yp_ryDq/s320/PXL_20240316_011021857~2.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tercio with two wear markers used a resist card to remove one of them (one always stays) and the other tercio with four wear markers was able to remove one as well. Unfortunately they were charged by a protestant unit and suffered badly with 3 more hits (or wear markers) while only inflicting one on their enemy. The tercio had more hits than they had stamina and had to take.a break check. They passed this time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point, the protestant squadron decided to declare a "bad war" which can be called by either side in a melee of both units are armed with pikes. In the event of a "bad war", melee is continued for another round. This happened a few more times until the tercio failed a break check and was broken. At this point, I called the playtest complete. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi400CeykwlyfgwomRBOeoOwgmtOCPFAOIvz52ayoNmJPCG6MbZ0CGs1mZCnF8ESZ_jfUCVvMGuJTIh4-YxB3JoHVynIFpYc9lolcYOKFFLWT7m_F76obQPs-C5Xr6Uw2mlOpEMCb0Rl6scXNMlAEAuZSGEiBrl-A5W2FzBd3FwobT2kD4RV1am5NlSo6Po/s4080/PXL_20240316_011946396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi400CeykwlyfgwomRBOeoOwgmtOCPFAOIvz52ayoNmJPCG6MbZ0CGs1mZCnF8ESZ_jfUCVvMGuJTIh4-YxB3JoHVynIFpYc9lolcYOKFFLWT7m_F76obQPs-C5Xr6Uw2mlOpEMCb0Rl6scXNMlAEAuZSGEiBrl-A5W2FzBd3FwobT2kD4RV1am5NlSo6Po/s320/PXL_20240316_011946396.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p>I did some things wrong but I got a good idea of how the basic mechanics work. I imagine there will be more to learn with cavalry, artillery and terrain on the tabletop (especially all of it present at the same time). The Spanish performed poorly because of bad dice rolls and my assumption that tercios would be significantly more devastating in melee. They aren't. The tercios benefit from being more resilient and harder to flank but that is about it. I enjoyed the rules and look forward to more playtest and a proper game. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-47933796971162127992024-03-10T15:12:00.000-07:002024-03-10T15:35:38.293-07:006/10mm Village and Fleurus<p>If there's one thing that I neglect regarding the hobby, it's scenery. I own a good amount of it but the majority of it stays in storage...unpainted. </p><p>A few years back, during the pandemic, I painted up 10mm Thirty Years War <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2021/05/protestant-union-army.html" target="_blank">armies</a> based on the Battle of Fleurus (1622). The armies are painted but I have yet to actually game with them. Initially I had planned to use In Deo Veritas as a ruleset but think that I will try Liber Militum's Tercios rules instead. </p><p>The battlefield of Fleurus has fields, woods, some roads and a small farm/hamlet. The farm was fortified and occupied by a Spanish contingent of shot. The problem is that while I had something suitable, it wasn't painted up. </p><p></p><p>That something suitable was a 17th century village from <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a> (TBM). The TBM kits usually consist of a rubber footprint of the village with recesses for the buildings. I finally painted up the village this weekend and I'm pleased with the results.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyMSKm38GPQ3arxdqb3EOJWPHvO6avEYHq1aAEEQWvIR7WikTgSoeIqsQ_4a-3gD8wnOThwBQNAH3SjIWe_bP_f8SeROrXZChPDxEWac2RwAjttXniy-KeCM33yG5rzMmAbdkQ_gI5hZWUeW6HQLWkJzT2OPm1z6nWcqTFmPpBaZOCOPUPGPyXErvgpOl/s2811/PXL_20240310_215724124~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2811" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyMSKm38GPQ3arxdqb3EOJWPHvO6avEYHq1aAEEQWvIR7WikTgSoeIqsQ_4a-3gD8wnOThwBQNAH3SjIWe_bP_f8SeROrXZChPDxEWac2RwAjttXniy-KeCM33yG5rzMmAbdkQ_gI5hZWUeW6HQLWkJzT2OPm1z6nWcqTFmPpBaZOCOPUPGPyXErvgpOl/s320/PXL_20240310_215724124~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see the finished village with a larger building of a few residences and two small barn/farm houses. I primed everything with black matte rattle can primer intended to bond with plastics and rubber. Everything was base painted, some areas drybrushed, then gloss varnished, inked and matte varnished for appearance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4PzYsRNuzFArPTkitR00CzvrC2pIKJqe2ipg3OB2PoQvOYP8lpi1zCUQG99a9sv_q-f_MJwjGLEMlnH0URkMpHbhRWzk-oziFNkFw1ySUtmfaGfpKqAXifrZglCN4tJk9YeGJh_p6Q82VyFgx9FaUeotgRx1hyphenhyphenCEhKejKSypVHWPsSCL6tgtmDCcwBuK/s2606/PXL_20240310_215953915~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2606" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4PzYsRNuzFArPTkitR00CzvrC2pIKJqe2ipg3OB2PoQvOYP8lpi1zCUQG99a9sv_q-f_MJwjGLEMlnH0URkMpHbhRWzk-oziFNkFw1ySUtmfaGfpKqAXifrZglCN4tJk9YeGJh_p6Q82VyFgx9FaUeotgRx1hyphenhyphenCEhKejKSypVHWPsSCL6tgtmDCcwBuK/s320/PXL_20240310_215953915~2.jpg" width="320" /></a><p></p><p>Same village with a building removed to fit in a base of Spanish shot. I should add that the village is advertised as 6mm (I'd say it's a big 6mm) but I am using it for 10mm. I find that I prefer to go down one scale for most of my scenery, unless I am playing skirmish or close to 1:1 scale. For my <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2024/01/fenian-fever.html">Fenian project</a>, I am using 10mm buildings with 10mm figures.</p><p>When I placed the order for this village with TBM, I also ordered an Italian village and a Russian village. I figure the Italian village can see the tabletop when I manage to get my 10mm <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/04/real-life-and-cibos-little-dudes.html">Risorgimento</a> armies finished and the Russian village is for my <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/06/10mm-crimean.html">Crimean War</a> project (also 10mm). The interesting thing about the Italian village is that it is a one-piece resin model with the buildings and base altogether. </p><p>I might tackle that Russian village next since I will have that Crimean War project that needs finishing (still quite a bit of Turks to paint up). Then again, I have some half-painted 10mm Fenians and Spanish Civil War International Brigade on my table....decisions, decisions, decisions...</p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-76775856016286583822024-03-10T11:11:00.000-07:002024-03-10T13:05:46.595-07:00Desert Spitfires (and other assorted aircraft)<p>After taking an exhale from the mad dash of the Pendraken and Badger Games painting competition projects, I decided to paint something as a bit of a diversion. In my previous post, I mentioned that I had recently read Angels in the Sky about the formation of the Israeli Air Force in the 1948 war. I decided to paint up the various aircraft I plan to game the war with. On this cold, windy Sunday I hastily snapped some photos of my aircraft. I apologize in advance for the less than stellar light quality and photos. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzBxSu7yQZpPni_hjUp3iiZQP5nqibfFuksvm6vHYimWa8lE8QCQVcHNcyAMIsPz2_IOgZqAXEwHYDB-5eTIMgcgXLzGqmIAdU52wWFxt3igGK69pSL5f5ydvibMWKdIrpb9frJEH3ICrfOrS_kwicsRtDXa8t1x2U8WKDZusBZHI4QyAYI2eJzhh2fJ2/s1655/PXL_20240310_172533472~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="1301" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzBxSu7yQZpPni_hjUp3iiZQP5nqibfFuksvm6vHYimWa8lE8QCQVcHNcyAMIsPz2_IOgZqAXEwHYDB-5eTIMgcgXLzGqmIAdU52wWFxt3igGK69pSL5f5ydvibMWKdIrpb9frJEH3ICrfOrS_kwicsRtDXa8t1x2U8WKDZusBZHI4QyAYI2eJzhh2fJ2/s320/PXL_20240310_172533472~2.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First up are some Egyptian Macchi MC.202 fighters. I'm not sure if the roundels are the proper way but they are pretty small at this scale (1/600).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF4ZXHez18nB6SrvDg3i3EklqsP2W_synI5PHAm0jZw9PlDmLe4wVzyT2vfMrO7xZ4hMnkKdHq9vvTVr6e8Zqw07kWx5bn9IzSwBmXRAyHXLovgodAh-xyUWjrTrcNJKZQPRnbmIsAMlqcq5yQ8FcEz27w6Sh4m06bxZY7OvfLZK0kWeA6x5xHAbsZuKg/s824/PXL_20240310_172646311~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="811" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF4ZXHez18nB6SrvDg3i3EklqsP2W_synI5PHAm0jZw9PlDmLe4wVzyT2vfMrO7xZ4hMnkKdHq9vvTVr6e8Zqw07kWx5bn9IzSwBmXRAyHXLovgodAh-xyUWjrTrcNJKZQPRnbmIsAMlqcq5yQ8FcEz27w6Sh4m06bxZY7OvfLZK0kWeA6x5xHAbsZuKg/s320/PXL_20240310_172646311~2.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some Israeli Avia S-199 "Mules" which are a Czech copy (and poor one at that) of the Me-109. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnOeIyRBfQz1MZI3pseIdsUM5BQdzl4Mxs5YtQ-RLz1GwNRcQiWKqM0SWq57ogIjtmCyr5Q7y5x-L-EnC8PIUsO1f7fU83m47Xz7z_dlaV5iK7Y_J9QHgTxXkvcnp_2WyZs6UCpviR0dCZBgiR9_LOvKCs8r5O3vmbma4zFokhEZcc4VBCTjE7MJwIbxA/s1121/PXL_20240310_172750540~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnOeIyRBfQz1MZI3pseIdsUM5BQdzl4Mxs5YtQ-RLz1GwNRcQiWKqM0SWq57ogIjtmCyr5Q7y5x-L-EnC8PIUsO1f7fU83m47Xz7z_dlaV5iK7Y_J9QHgTxXkvcnp_2WyZs6UCpviR0dCZBgiR9_LOvKCs8r5O3vmbma4zFokhEZcc4VBCTjE7MJwIbxA/s320/PXL_20240310_172750540~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Israelis picked up some T-6 Texans and used them as dive bombers fairly effectively. I couldn't find any images of what color scheme they had in 1948 so I opted for a variant of a 1956 scheme. I might brighten the red cowlings up a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8DGFBRz0tmqRYGCKZtiahK6MlvpadmJeyUyq2xE37f420iiXFi4y8p7r_4e4UfZp11XHEycLa7ux_EHqRcneGliAoKch9NGRJIoAMiK_BjHKwwUKMJsL2xTZtB8MiY8L4C8a45LbChwdUmgAG0qJQQX4ZWq1MzM_BOo2hNRlBn9HuLYdSt1M3em9C5Bb/s814/PXL_20240310_172906339~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="814" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8DGFBRz0tmqRYGCKZtiahK6MlvpadmJeyUyq2xE37f420iiXFi4y8p7r_4e4UfZp11XHEycLa7ux_EHqRcneGliAoKch9NGRJIoAMiK_BjHKwwUKMJsL2xTZtB8MiY8L4C8a45LbChwdUmgAG0qJQQX4ZWq1MzM_BOo2hNRlBn9HuLYdSt1M3em9C5Bb/s320/PXL_20240310_172906339~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Egyptian Spitfires, I used a few different variants. I used Vallejo khaki and shield brown for the camo scheme. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFYwiJbEUm6ggZKAJxCIfIjqzy7cw_L_W-ci_Zsr4ASqmKOImzGf_NQ0QklWHI2vOFDpMIXGzAESftemSTSB9ouxbsaozrU0iQZO6jA62X6Ofvh9CJDQ2iR5lFhezw4zffSlNH-LRV8IZOo7wJyHKK1Utu6WPBvjAKUyw7NoJ_B0vLfjHMDYJgEU3APEX/s1275/PXL_20240310_173005540~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1275" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFYwiJbEUm6ggZKAJxCIfIjqzy7cw_L_W-ci_Zsr4ASqmKOImzGf_NQ0QklWHI2vOFDpMIXGzAESftemSTSB9ouxbsaozrU0iQZO6jA62X6Ofvh9CJDQ2iR5lFhezw4zffSlNH-LRV8IZOo7wJyHKK1Utu6WPBvjAKUyw7NoJ_B0vLfjHMDYJgEU3APEX/s320/PXL_20240310_173005540~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some Israeli Spitfires, different variants and different camo schemes. Green/brown on the left and grey/green on the right. For identification and uniformity purposes I gave the Israeli aircraft red noses or cowlings and the Egyptian aircraft have white noses and identification stripes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc7d1is8wv68gJsIC4bKZxV6jJkwRPwHPcUYL-8VG6WIGA2p79aMIdNG_vs24HzBk0Ktvbr-isJzkGwcdWcKX6EIl7i_t60HHB07_Kor9pKpFYc0J4vreUFpLfpVDXlIcniM4zr5LRowIkAb3bdbaSHFlEzd9f7ZTH5jJT1cTbWiaCuMvlYIFFPG3QGHB/s2285/PXL_20240310_173043073~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2285" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc7d1is8wv68gJsIC4bKZxV6jJkwRPwHPcUYL-8VG6WIGA2p79aMIdNG_vs24HzBk0Ktvbr-isJzkGwcdWcKX6EIl7i_t60HHB07_Kor9pKpFYc0J4vreUFpLfpVDXlIcniM4zr5LRowIkAb3bdbaSHFlEzd9f7ZTH5jJT1cTbWiaCuMvlYIFFPG3QGHB/s320/PXL_20240310_173043073~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we have an Israeli C-47 getting ready to bomb a village. The village is from <a href="https://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">Irregular Miniatures</a>, I have a few more that I will paint up as bombing targets.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbItvr8t3HjAAl8YGJxyP2xiupLlAxs-WBSgo7vMYVPZzCx8rZkQgRh92tdcU8-KBqG_qXFcHKUn5cmz_EtPpgmET2XEjyAQryL1eWGO6s3ctKEvK6PgDzltB47pvvmPJEuvMV-HddyXlEuNnaVzO7oUyROc338QAJIxxKZXFkyoJphDPLPEjBXv9wjj03/s1838/PXL_20240310_173115963~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1423" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbItvr8t3HjAAl8YGJxyP2xiupLlAxs-WBSgo7vMYVPZzCx8rZkQgRh92tdcU8-KBqG_qXFcHKUn5cmz_EtPpgmET2XEjyAQryL1eWGO6s3ctKEvK6PgDzltB47pvvmPJEuvMV-HddyXlEuNnaVzO7oUyROc338QAJIxxKZXFkyoJphDPLPEjBXv9wjj03/s320/PXL_20240310_173115963~2.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rather dramatic posed shot of an Egyptian MC.202 on the tail of the C-47 as it approaches the village for a bombing run.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT3cCsaGTr3ry1tZ2LGnuF_TEtI3KBGGgjPcwcy1xHfxpm3GtxvE_Xih0LJSELCusnBRy5LbVgdagSUFnlr8MGsjL2M9k9JCTCuRFUdcXtXpv_ESv7thIBnsNLEN4m_VZdeDn9Jp0554Uk57fxNndajf3bRqWymaGaj_8S8Rwzxr09K_1WqB5mU5iR1lX/s1556/PXL_20240310_173151345~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1431" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT3cCsaGTr3ry1tZ2LGnuF_TEtI3KBGGgjPcwcy1xHfxpm3GtxvE_Xih0LJSELCusnBRy5LbVgdagSUFnlr8MGsjL2M9k9JCTCuRFUdcXtXpv_ESv7thIBnsNLEN4m_VZdeDn9Jp0554Uk57fxNndajf3bRqWymaGaj_8S8Rwzxr09K_1WqB5mU5iR1lX/s320/PXL_20240310_173151345~2.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's an Egyptian C-47 in a natural metal finish. I should add that the bases are<a href="https://litko.net/pages/litko-basemaker" target="_blank"> Litko</a> 30mm squares and there are <a href="https://www.pendraken.co.uk/dice-and-frames" target="_blank">Pendraken</a> dice frames on the rear of the bases. The Wings at War from <a href="https://tumblingdiceuk.com/" target="_blank">Tumbling Dice</a> rules require you to keep track of your aircraft's energy rating and altitude. I plan to do this with mini dice placed in the trays. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IhtskkhZLwev5j9JwQSj2VS2qMcT2Rguq2KeV5u8QVGOCzxh189Z8ltsUw-c7NizwKjgTINmlLzRgw5BI2oUnKt7GhEOCh9TUH6-XS15Nct3IKF_pOfSkK-Kb5y7DW6TjJ4kKOwg3ttSdiPWvCaVhfdTGtNZpxcFA4f4B0hc1cgOroTBfoysdgOMlomB/s1978/PXL_20240310_173237900~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1978" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IhtskkhZLwev5j9JwQSj2VS2qMcT2Rguq2KeV5u8QVGOCzxh189Z8ltsUw-c7NizwKjgTINmlLzRgw5BI2oUnKt7GhEOCh9TUH6-XS15Nct3IKF_pOfSkK-Kb5y7DW6TjJ4kKOwg3ttSdiPWvCaVhfdTGtNZpxcFA4f4B0hc1cgOroTBfoysdgOMlomB/s320/PXL_20240310_173237900~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Texan on a bombing run with an Egyptian Spitfire chasing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX06vJ4XoFlOzK3c98QnSa7QdS3CmXSTi7lqCTVtFMG-Jzj6IwuhQztsU24uZDgFl3wHqd_8yf-g0NI4JPJclNqh8WfGhMD3o-sCGEme0ZtCBRtrK_h2EsYsTldWz2YBMmE21UUkNot5X5-V0S5QIJlARlj2XTRGuQr8ovtbq90u3kYeSVPR4-2phbj3s/s1876/PXL_20240310_173311693~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1876" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX06vJ4XoFlOzK3c98QnSa7QdS3CmXSTi7lqCTVtFMG-Jzj6IwuhQztsU24uZDgFl3wHqd_8yf-g0NI4JPJclNqh8WfGhMD3o-sCGEme0ZtCBRtrK_h2EsYsTldWz2YBMmE21UUkNot5X5-V0S5QIJlARlj2XTRGuQr8ovtbq90u3kYeSVPR4-2phbj3s/s320/PXL_20240310_173311693~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another (unfocused) image of the Egyptian Spitfires showing the difference in wing shape and color scheme. The decals are from <a href="https://www.flightdeckdecals2400.com/" target="_blank">Flight Deck Decals</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have more of these models and will most likely add a few more aircraft for this project. Need to paint a few more bombing targets: another village or two, perhaps some troop concentrations, etc. </div><br /><p><br /></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-13541388759612839592024-02-20T13:57:00.000-08:002024-02-20T13:57:33.493-08:00When the Dust Settles...<p>As mentioned in my previous post, I have directed most of my hobby attention to the Pendraken painting competition the past few months. I was also convinced into participating in Badger Games painting competition which is to be judged by the attendees of Adepticon. The model is a Space Goblin "musician"...such an awesome sculpt from Regiment Games (see below).</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rvPbyqsQAbT8RQN5IQkDYfUq8bG4IUI0QKsjWnILdMAjzvJVAVoGdqHlVPq5UJxacaHxNKvWtMcgZs9KbZp8DLzeXMQ31qBQmd0lweNaaieUBpC5uzk2mR-L2RIGhKdpdCh8a7Y81rN1QPjNHYoaYsqyD6Mh8NWWoVH2hjFJOyqR0mgxCtUMhDQLZ8ev/s777/2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="777" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rvPbyqsQAbT8RQN5IQkDYfUq8bG4IUI0QKsjWnILdMAjzvJVAVoGdqHlVPq5UJxacaHxNKvWtMcgZs9KbZp8DLzeXMQ31qBQmd0lweNaaieUBpC5uzk2mR-L2RIGhKdpdCh8a7Y81rN1QPjNHYoaYsqyD6Mh8NWWoVH2hjFJOyqR0mgxCtUMhDQLZ8ev/s320/2-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have to have him shipped to Badger by March 15 so I need to get him finished ASAP. I have to admit that I'm a bit burnt out from the Pendraken competition and it's been a while since I painted 28mm or Gobbos for that matter. At this point I'm.just hoping not to embarrass myself with my entry. </p><p>When the dust settles from the two competitions, I will ultimately return to my 10mm Crimean War project. Before that return, I think I might indulge in a small diversion project. </p><p>I'm a big fan of Tumbling Dice's Wings at War rulesets. Their free game is Desert Spitfires which is a quick play set to refight the air conflict during the 1948 Arab/Israeli war. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwyBPYKmsraIVUfIEUcSNrF-ukIBz65cQ7NbYc0lc3UXTC6gejfFxHKi9q1_aCvFI_EHkIiUeHQ-A2jG4tH4aeutOJJUvvSLiHhfS6v4Fw3SqU-g1hVuD1ws5Thn8OzcJrDzoHZVrwnJPFbuDYAivMOb627T4Uw5pXUknCUgndQaoGYNR451lp9QffuG0/s1024/pic1482958.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwyBPYKmsraIVUfIEUcSNrF-ukIBz65cQ7NbYc0lc3UXTC6gejfFxHKi9q1_aCvFI_EHkIiUeHQ-A2jG4tH4aeutOJJUvvSLiHhfS6v4Fw3SqU-g1hVuD1ws5Thn8OzcJrDzoHZVrwnJPFbuDYAivMOb627T4Uw5pXUknCUgndQaoGYNR451lp9QffuG0/s320/pic1482958.png" width="227" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's a pretty interesting conflict, Israeli had volunteer and mercenary pilots flying Czech versions of Me-109s against Egyptian Spitfires. The Israelis ultimately upgraded to Spitfires (and some Mustangs) and the Egyptians added Macchi fighters to their air fleet. B-17s, T-6 Harvard's, C-47s, and plenty of other planes also saw action in the war.</p><p>I had previously tackled (and fumbled) this project years before. Figures had been purchased and priming had occurred but it languished. When I looked at my aircraft from the previous attempt, they were loose and mixed in with other projects. I decided to order some new planes for the project to start fresh. Tumbling Dice sent a small envelope with my order in record time. </p><p>The impetus for restarting this project is that I've been reading Angels in the Sky by Robert Gandt which is an awesome account of the early days of the Israeli Air Force. It's a very readable book and I highly recommend it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uEoXUCm483IR6JU0DaDlyv6Jw8tMy2QFw_4Q7qQqbOybYPrHzTNCcZytbMt29-HzQnqfLa4ET7xVgLRkhBt9J5aN3vjO0OUZPw_z5wBl5b2UZogCpAi2JwYlp_lFTFaRRBqiEodj-Pi2QJhL_0uT0ZTnHi2tvKYEToZQwbtbwpZPuhOg9Hk91KqdvVPq/s500/51elvOXL0oL%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uEoXUCm483IR6JU0DaDlyv6Jw8tMy2QFw_4Q7qQqbOybYPrHzTNCcZytbMt29-HzQnqfLa4ET7xVgLRkhBt9J5aN3vjO0OUZPw_z5wBl5b2UZogCpAi2JwYlp_lFTFaRRBqiEodj-Pi2QJhL_0uT0ZTnHi2tvKYEToZQwbtbwpZPuhOg9Hk91KqdvVPq/s320/51elvOXL0oL%20(1).jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it will be a nice little break from the pressures of painting for competitions and will give me something I can easily finish before resuming the grind of finishing my Crimean War project. </p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-11719488031761393982024-02-18T22:43:00.000-08:002024-02-19T17:57:22.703-08:00Pendraken Painting Competition 2024<p>I haven't posted in a bit but I have been painting...I took a hiatus from my various projects to paint up some entries for the Pendraken Painting Competition. I can't believe it's been full year since I was in this same position for the 2023 <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/02/pendraken-painting-competition-2023.html?m=1" target="_blank">competition</a>. I still remember making the conversions to the little Italian tankette and trying to figure out how they were painted up in the Spanish Civil War. So much of my life has dramatically changed for me in 2023, it really wasn't a good year. Here is hoping that 2024 brings more joy and less sadness. </p><p>Anyway, I decided the competition would be a good opportunity to kickstart some new projects and resurrect a few dormant ones.</p><p>First up is an M24 Chaffee in French service during the Indo-Chinese war, this is "11". I added some homemade storage and a radio wire. The Chaffee (or Bison as the French called them in the war) is a small little bugger but they were thought of quite highly by the French as they offered good firepower, protection and low ground pressure. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbFPvFSsObj6t07D1OM2lFFqRpBhvD0YFmmh7y-2icIA-9QsstjSyZI-zyAUIXEJVJxLNH3AAMnx0b__Avef6XbsaVnJnsxegUkzq5BWyvZEFaprsCFZZ1xZyc6XqKQ41eoGURXBNFSl_cJeyq9xklZAxxswQ094o4Iy0p8Utb5Id1afKcdEiDgffIRZl/s1202/PXL_20240219_025200717~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1202" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbFPvFSsObj6t07D1OM2lFFqRpBhvD0YFmmh7y-2icIA-9QsstjSyZI-zyAUIXEJVJxLNH3AAMnx0b__Avef6XbsaVnJnsxegUkzq5BWyvZEFaprsCFZZ1xZyc6XqKQ41eoGURXBNFSl_cJeyq9xklZAxxswQ094o4Iy0p8Utb5Id1afKcdEiDgffIRZl/s320/PXL_20240219_025200717~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwFYjmnJ3sgl6AhxHC_mn67Qi02EAt7Jx4S2BpuCUccVPf-xSiQ54jQBmqgVFtBhsbHfMfFuP0ceQjpW-GLosyYWHy1K-kKeSXNspUz5zV4HOmX6Cx52t6ic41DsULaL19TsnVE249k6spgbCEeC-BC145rCuA8bqKhTD-3MXGvuZ954ySUsI6y52leUt/s609/PXL_20240219_025401828~4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="609" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwFYjmnJ3sgl6AhxHC_mn67Qi02EAt7Jx4S2BpuCUccVPf-xSiQ54jQBmqgVFtBhsbHfMfFuP0ceQjpW-GLosyYWHy1K-kKeSXNspUz5zV4HOmX6Cx52t6ic41DsULaL19TsnVE249k6spgbCEeC-BC145rCuA8bqKhTD-3MXGvuZ954ySUsI6y52leUt/s320/PXL_20240219_025401828~4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't really do anything spectacular with the basing as these are, first and foremost, gaming pieces. </p><p>Next up is a Viet Minh platoon with attachments. These guys are based for Five Core Company Commander. Each big base is a section of infantry, supported by some support weapons and attachments: a sniper, commander, bazooka team and heavy machine gun. I painted them in a mix of khaki, yellow green and grey green to capture the polygot nature of the uniforms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgIlqj9ktSuuXMjvdhVdZCxN8VhnJ_jDlHI3s4gwtasSv9xCQXYJiVBPdaqTZMKdQez7B4hzqABCfzgIQld6rcSlavoGJTXMalvu9yIvyIysgj1YyGSM4t-k4y_8aBOv5WNKtsxJMbeusgsNH8mvCyHUAxajvjRJN3o94umXE3I9aMpybKa5pJ1IKCOz5/s1821/PXL_20240219_032810781~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1821" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgIlqj9ktSuuXMjvdhVdZCxN8VhnJ_jDlHI3s4gwtasSv9xCQXYJiVBPdaqTZMKdQez7B4hzqABCfzgIQld6rcSlavoGJTXMalvu9yIvyIysgj1YyGSM4t-k4y_8aBOv5WNKtsxJMbeusgsNH8mvCyHUAxajvjRJN3o94umXE3I9aMpybKa5pJ1IKCOz5/s320/PXL_20240219_032810781~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM0DuueMvgiflNaVcoPQjSa3k5B77_jK5jna__68CPQ8jAWb53lnPvuQV2NKz0F8j3Med850reJqTsWDFMpgAJYd9zPzxifhYrDBAEPdEbN1G7AXX_O6eOyGAMq2-QaJYo7RZpbbRv3s2sjnOvOwALOPcnby1IbS3buHFkR8KZ-p4TouJsZWhj4_Q28NX/s1741/PXL_20240219_032900891~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1741" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM0DuueMvgiflNaVcoPQjSa3k5B77_jK5jna__68CPQ8jAWb53lnPvuQV2NKz0F8j3Med850reJqTsWDFMpgAJYd9zPzxifhYrDBAEPdEbN1G7AXX_O6eOyGAMq2-QaJYo7RZpbbRv3s2sjnOvOwALOPcnby1IbS3buHFkR8KZ-p4TouJsZWhj4_Q28NX/s320/PXL_20240219_032900891~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sniper is actually a Japanese sculpt but since the Viet Minh didn't have a sniper in their range and they used a lot of old Japanese kit, I figured it would be quite suitable. </p><p>Next up we visit the late 17th century, specifically 1685 and the battle of Sedgemoor. I painted up Kirke's Lambs, the Queen Dowagers Regiment of Foot. I have painted this notorious unit before in 15mm. If you follow my blog, you may remember I painted up some of the rebels for the 2022 Pendraken <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2022/02/pendraken-painting-competition-2022.html?m=1" target="_blank">competition</a>, after that I let the project languish for nearly 2 years before I tackled these fellas. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ1-_QnN9Ti_ABJLfoXKZ7OIPBb8C6daLbpAJyGArDkf_LIauzItgGTFYZoDfiUOAyAOMoj4ny2ae52-sFzpe2n5Qfr_oFg1hpRnGUMv9hZ9d5sVjWYZJ5KcMnSGsvmSrYJhLMFFOfVzXqTiO2EvMhy8fp3YdHRzM_FVAZU3eO04cP7iz2GgHI5Dle41Z/s1034/PXL_20240219_030806461~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1034" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZ1-_QnN9Ti_ABJLfoXKZ7OIPBb8C6daLbpAJyGArDkf_LIauzItgGTFYZoDfiUOAyAOMoj4ny2ae52-sFzpe2n5Qfr_oFg1hpRnGUMv9hZ9d5sVjWYZJ5KcMnSGsvmSrYJhLMFFOfVzXqTiO2EvMhy8fp3YdHRzM_FVAZU3eO04cP7iz2GgHI5Dle41Z/s320/PXL_20240219_030806461~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tw4qRzDoK070vpgkVFDlVctgnKd9hiud8zS9mLEDZOeOjI3Y38_clsS59ZGF7Y9QDbkbbWkkTOEL9eRGGwOghahSx3CFs0Sp7NZjmUCiMWpXYLYU6ZQDugRfSMJ1ScmTBT6OAoVtlEYe0Gnbx65w-3zswQ6NF2EUoxAQzdpmxespFBSCmVVzq40lcLcL/s1288/PXL_20240219_031156713~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1288" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tw4qRzDoK070vpgkVFDlVctgnKd9hiud8zS9mLEDZOeOjI3Y38_clsS59ZGF7Y9QDbkbbWkkTOEL9eRGGwOghahSx3CFs0Sp7NZjmUCiMWpXYLYU6ZQDugRfSMJ1ScmTBT6OAoVtlEYe0Gnbx65w-3zswQ6NF2EUoxAQzdpmxespFBSCmVVzq40lcLcL/s320/PXL_20240219_031156713~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also painted up Oxford's Regiment of Horse in their blue uniforms and blackened armor. What's interesting about these guys is that I first began painting this unit in 10mm in 2016 or so. They were less than half painted and languishing in a bin for about 7 years so dusted them off (literally) and repainted them I in their entirety. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9uuzFkXA_C0NgzR1JmlTl1yAFhQhy2_9ONbCzyYg4BYTkOqKelBceREBzkWGAyvTBMRydmMJgZfSSps2oWWc2YTar4qYEagtDEaHSKrG15hDhefvgvlgTV-MZrye-ra9WTuixV0ibvBDKApNFy-xYgdjIiuezNOleB9S4DDkRiCQtoRJkrNwXSmmv2Tz/s932/PXL_20240219_031658954~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="932" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9uuzFkXA_C0NgzR1JmlTl1yAFhQhy2_9ONbCzyYg4BYTkOqKelBceREBzkWGAyvTBMRydmMJgZfSSps2oWWc2YTar4qYEagtDEaHSKrG15hDhefvgvlgTV-MZrye-ra9WTuixV0ibvBDKApNFy-xYgdjIiuezNOleB9S4DDkRiCQtoRJkrNwXSmmv2Tz/s320/PXL_20240219_031658954~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65vrILJJIrEWnJLGtCEEBCgv1z056PPt4qypGLJuPxByCgFoY9LmLqdT_JCI7f_mw004RaaIo6122io8mJcKU9jGiN5_juIuZHv3MaTAixQ-SBxkBoTzh23Kgcxp2hZ5ak4jzmjhMJ0QqRaoRqNTcINt1beDnodX8U2a0YQou3AJSd1bwQlAk34I_5YtY/s1084/PXL_20240219_031721592~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1084" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65vrILJJIrEWnJLGtCEEBCgv1z056PPt4qypGLJuPxByCgFoY9LmLqdT_JCI7f_mw004RaaIo6122io8mJcKU9jGiN5_juIuZHv3MaTAixQ-SBxkBoTzh23Kgcxp2hZ5ak4jzmjhMJ0QqRaoRqNTcINt1beDnodX8U2a0YQou3AJSd1bwQlAk34I_5YtY/s320/PXL_20240219_031721592~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s_S9VwKZI6qU8B9lr2RNgu2tkrSliW9zSvCG4R3BCqCyixWfYK5E46wkeIZKyG3FHUm4bO1nS_z1TqKsQWA3t9-TweeZRojSu3Ld8eJ8iv9ZyAK-lwFTHLXZn9rIrZV4rVamtf458EYU_EtFcw-Ok1kEGd6H1AprygDnsFqLNyAjO-nnjxHQdVwbqjBQ/s1519/PXL_20240219_031833490~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1519" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s_S9VwKZI6qU8B9lr2RNgu2tkrSliW9zSvCG4R3BCqCyixWfYK5E46wkeIZKyG3FHUm4bO1nS_z1TqKsQWA3t9-TweeZRojSu3Ld8eJ8iv9ZyAK-lwFTHLXZn9rIrZV4rVamtf458EYU_EtFcw-Ok1kEGd6H1AprygDnsFqLNyAjO-nnjxHQdVwbqjBQ/s320/PXL_20240219_031833490~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrou8w9o6v1I2pmkWsUIFga7SiWsw5XsgcLDI0w7AF7xgUtcZqjFSV2PqqOYM2JFI6u4b_b_oljEK4OoOpPwh2Pu96DdYFkLGuTM4I4tb7KmKZc1-jfIBKeF6D-ood28_CbIA26iEZEXWVhalyCyJPcEtHwe-2RYokautPS9b1-Eee98LbzXLzwkZvlck/s876/PXL_20240219_031927806~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="876" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrou8w9o6v1I2pmkWsUIFga7SiWsw5XsgcLDI0w7AF7xgUtcZqjFSV2PqqOYM2JFI6u4b_b_oljEK4OoOpPwh2Pu96DdYFkLGuTM4I4tb7KmKZc1-jfIBKeF6D-ood28_CbIA26iEZEXWVhalyCyJPcEtHwe-2RYokautPS9b1-Eee98LbzXLzwkZvlck/s320/PXL_20240219_031927806~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From 1685, we go back to the future to 1866 with the wacky invasion of Canada by Irish American veterans (Fenians) of the Civil War. First up, we have some Canadian militia. The mounted arm of the Canadian force is the Governor General's Bodyguard in their dark blue uniforms trimmed in white. The GGBG weren't present at the Battle of Ridgeway but we're involved in some of the peripheral actions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajz0LcZ5Yla7N-egsqkncXeZBIMguqnOCJlik0nieXfo-fIuD5ivUTRBoVH26CiOnFDIFNojk3HZPeOjMJf20UY6tO2AofpOkNSar55C1U0F1RMVjUsXDmxBfTZnikr62oyUzRm1NnWYbZzApkFqlfjPHHPiVrojnN5ZtBUtaicgM3UpurHJ3Yv6k4ico/s835/PXL_20240219_032001180~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="835" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajz0LcZ5Yla7N-egsqkncXeZBIMguqnOCJlik0nieXfo-fIuD5ivUTRBoVH26CiOnFDIFNojk3HZPeOjMJf20UY6tO2AofpOkNSar55C1U0F1RMVjUsXDmxBfTZnikr62oyUzRm1NnWYbZzApkFqlfjPHHPiVrojnN5ZtBUtaicgM3UpurHJ3Yv6k4ico/w352-h220/PXL_20240219_032001180~2.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn9JtMol9KWxO5zOpz_hoDNYJe_dB7TCU8Ryl-zQQ-mSmCerIvldJhDXMQWieZhiRvZhi8nGB0HfxDEq0fm5sPnSXuFQI7Oylw3F386Zcx1RmkS_Jzi2ZIM42UKWSwAh7OjLOMmNbhrL4twT634vRWyF4sm2bDqMNns1BkKMKRtHlifRzeHpJM-iwZKeH/s817/PXL_20240219_032019986~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="817" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn9JtMol9KWxO5zOpz_hoDNYJe_dB7TCU8Ryl-zQQ-mSmCerIvldJhDXMQWieZhiRvZhi8nGB0HfxDEq0fm5sPnSXuFQI7Oylw3F386Zcx1RmkS_Jzi2ZIM42UKWSwAh7OjLOMmNbhrL4twT634vRWyF4sm2bDqMNns1BkKMKRtHlifRzeHpJM-iwZKeH/s320/PXL_20240219_032019986~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Most uniform descriptions I have seen indicate the cross belt should be white however I saw a black and white photo of a trooper wearing a buff leather cross belt and decided it was a an accurate way of adding a bit more color to the unit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ7InawNxN5WZCDMUwE8kOkWas3wuUBbH3uJg_b5ObWRwNiSGC0yJ_kK7e_QvIR7X3nLEOKWEwpBQAGYYm2QmR160T2QfTIoPMJXloFqfhSVkNzH1drnpNrsg3ky5pNSXSK0RXJ14PD56oOmWdrKZNwCr-Sg8ABCxi4nKaTkg-lkI8vkHpl5QF7UZtZTq/s834/PXL_20240219_032039156~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="834" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ7InawNxN5WZCDMUwE8kOkWas3wuUBbH3uJg_b5ObWRwNiSGC0yJ_kK7e_QvIR7X3nLEOKWEwpBQAGYYm2QmR160T2QfTIoPMJXloFqfhSVkNzH1drnpNrsg3ky5pNSXSK0RXJ14PD56oOmWdrKZNwCr-Sg8ABCxi4nKaTkg-lkI8vkHpl5QF7UZtZTq/s320/PXL_20240219_032039156~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up we have a mounted officer of the Queen's Own Rifles (QOR) as he leads his men past a fence line at the battle of Ridgeway. The fence is courtesy of Pendraken's very nice fence range and I felt bad butchering a segment for the purposes of this base. I promise to use the remaining pieces in bits of scenery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0_pPBRCsF2nLFcD9VxBW1EIkggHqoQQs9HUaNbmhyphenhyphenkwnZAVFnLayKataI54rClpQE671oeuMJTkc-Tg-gr9GdWXcLjpP31ISL2lt1NJfP77XMGQXr0vF_YpiSBR4P_iSYGJaFDIu261hsfl7KB_5HbiScGWNITTMqfOWs87eZxPT3ay8DGbPDbohUtPd/s741/PXL_20240219_032200562~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="741" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0_pPBRCsF2nLFcD9VxBW1EIkggHqoQQs9HUaNbmhyphenhyphenkwnZAVFnLayKataI54rClpQE671oeuMJTkc-Tg-gr9GdWXcLjpP31ISL2lt1NJfP77XMGQXr0vF_YpiSBR4P_iSYGJaFDIu261hsfl7KB_5HbiScGWNITTMqfOWs87eZxPT3ay8DGbPDbohUtPd/s320/PXL_20240219_032200562~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I painted this mounted officer to represent Captain Otter of the QOR. As such, he sports a neatly trimmed mustache and brown hair. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamloDIlNUuKSF5lOyOt5UfEcLTM0aubko9uGBNC8g7eNzINNgZ5nRrnf59ypzVE7uoR_XD32A3R5tC__M1Kpw18cj2GRn51Ha_dZO-6L28ySe7IA4IpFPu8ErxZJBJ2g4BZOQ6mxcfaSBYTTRuDwN_B1pu2KKWqqg_zZlCmJE2MCqRYh97QOwX6XUlxzp/s694/PXL_20240219_032216508~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamloDIlNUuKSF5lOyOt5UfEcLTM0aubko9uGBNC8g7eNzINNgZ5nRrnf59ypzVE7uoR_XD32A3R5tC__M1Kpw18cj2GRn51Ha_dZO-6L28ySe7IA4IpFPu8ErxZJBJ2g4BZOQ6mxcfaSBYTTRuDwN_B1pu2KKWqqg_zZlCmJE2MCqRYh97QOwX6XUlxzp/s320/PXL_20240219_032216508~2.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up is a mounted officer from the 13th Hamilton militia (same sculpt as the QOR officer) looking very triumphant as he rides past a fallen Fenian invader. I painted him up as a specific officer of the 13th but I can't remember his name.at the moment. The fallen Fenian was inspired by some beautiful artwork found in the Osprey volume (which was inspired by an actual black and white photo from the period) that covers the Canadian 19th century militia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqsUq4D7c0rvRZ8fcWFxoNY3Yg-u5NQvqfmlb1AWCLVqZfaBcTd5ln3t06wy8dvqBwEXWgt8UzWn-S1xs_GzEoI2g1rBVucVCm0gfzIZH-JwqLmq0V8yH0usHutjQ3RiuTBdhBwujBd4hCEuLhpOHlzG6d2uYygIRXjhHNc2lgPn1TSMHVCH8Ct1UaDZN/s655/PXL_20240219_032323742~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="655" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqsUq4D7c0rvRZ8fcWFxoNY3Yg-u5NQvqfmlb1AWCLVqZfaBcTd5ln3t06wy8dvqBwEXWgt8UzWn-S1xs_GzEoI2g1rBVucVCm0gfzIZH-JwqLmq0V8yH0usHutjQ3RiuTBdhBwujBd4hCEuLhpOHlzG6d2uYygIRXjhHNc2lgPn1TSMHVCH8Ct1UaDZN/s320/PXL_20240219_032323742~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here is our Canadian army commander stand which depicts General Alfred Booker and a member of the GGBG acting as escort. Booker has a map of the area clenched in his right hand. <div><br /></div><div>Booker gets some criticism for his handling of the battle because he panicked when he saw some mounted Fenian scouts and ordered his units to form square in the middle of a firefight. The ensuing chaos forced the Canadians to retire from the field. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIGEbNyvCaJImcegWAm2y8Z-eckf6WRhS0Age5dTSYCUchS8IMsan2zsUud38HAKijbW7KBULjZbZT9_ah1y3PXgbf6MpX0_QV8pSbK6FeQojYY3DUtXy_N3dq_KxzZSHEv5qcaj4pquki34RI27h7jBZp0Sw6w8fhBQVhHkgt7odZ3PeQ4vo9u61O5d5/s967/PXL_20240219_032424824~3.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="967" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIGEbNyvCaJImcegWAm2y8Z-eckf6WRhS0Age5dTSYCUchS8IMsan2zsUud38HAKijbW7KBULjZbZT9_ah1y3PXgbf6MpX0_QV8pSbK6FeQojYY3DUtXy_N3dq_KxzZSHEv5qcaj4pquki34RI27h7jBZp0Sw6w8fhBQVhHkgt7odZ3PeQ4vo9u61O5d5/s320/PXL_20240219_032424824~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqppxPe8Z7mGJpHXWr79HLLlytY7iMba5Jxa_50I8xovOKLqCCGU3HCo3Bg3EK16NUUF9Bv5HlKqmSmbjViHLIKFDdpMESN-2BfWjg6ZygkRDRcdd_sCvHr4QG4nLLVlvOp8VEs0BSbmnjBwHY5_K7ejxZ9psDt7QiHAxgJr4h64IIvuGj7py7dYKvhR5o/s639/PXL_20240219_032353324~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqppxPe8Z7mGJpHXWr79HLLlytY7iMba5Jxa_50I8xovOKLqCCGU3HCo3Bg3EK16NUUF9Bv5HlKqmSmbjViHLIKFDdpMESN-2BfWjg6ZygkRDRcdd_sCvHr4QG4nLLVlvOp8VEs0BSbmnjBwHY5_K7ejxZ9psDt7QiHAxgJr4h64IIvuGj7py7dYKvhR5o/s320/PXL_20240219_032353324~3.jpg" width="310" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqppxPe8Z7mGJpHXWr79HLLlytY7iMba5Jxa_50I8xovOKLqCCGU3HCo3Bg3EK16NUUF9Bv5HlKqmSmbjViHLIKFDdpMESN-2BfWjg6ZygkRDRcdd_sCvHr4QG4nLLVlvOp8VEs0BSbmnjBwHY5_K7ejxZ9psDt7QiHAxgJr4h64IIvuGj7py7dYKvhR5o/s639/PXL_20240219_032353324~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHs37tVgSPeYWaxv4gO00B8_3uRMhJsdTIOkOUwpOqz21vfnQJjUn_E_jnTERP_D-hY_12YiDOwtKc4xkeM6e5ZagyEdxi7hyphenhyphenUCtI1p9anOgJftZDgGzr0Nd4bLTRIFVAxBCLl9csESG9BvKxquPkg2a84iOaCPqOFnnK7qlOsxbS57eH1zAXPztelrfA/s1300/PXL_20240219_033136452~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1300" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHs37tVgSPeYWaxv4gO00B8_3uRMhJsdTIOkOUwpOqz21vfnQJjUn_E_jnTERP_D-hY_12YiDOwtKc4xkeM6e5ZagyEdxi7hyphenhyphenUCtI1p9anOgJftZDgGzr0Nd4bLTRIFVAxBCLl9csESG9BvKxquPkg2a84iOaCPqOFnnK7qlOsxbS57eH1zAXPztelrfA/s320/PXL_20240219_033136452~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here we have 3 companies of Fenian invaders. I painted them in uniform bits described in Peter Vronsky's book about the Fenian Invasion and gave them a conjectural Fenian flag. The Fenians wore surplus ACW kit, some of which was trimmed in green, civilian garb and green uniforms bits.</p><p>The figures were sourced from the Pendraken ACW range. I quite like the ragtag look that's tied together by bits of blue and green. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHbdMdi0kaz0EGsN4zFr_Mi0Y4Y2Z8fuIdaIAXsN_xv7A3wjjcwi6TlgfLSGwuKBxmh6MBP-kU5-BYf2asLlCgUjZDGt0FJU4GkxavrdgtKM6Dt2VgzzthD6QAEb5eT7B0uO-E9HxmiP-B91gJiEfUCnFYSUZS6d7plOKpaTkPzGUJ2ZTDAH2yiy4iE7S/s1032/PXL_20240219_033242804~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1032" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHbdMdi0kaz0EGsN4zFr_Mi0Y4Y2Z8fuIdaIAXsN_xv7A3wjjcwi6TlgfLSGwuKBxmh6MBP-kU5-BYf2asLlCgUjZDGt0FJU4GkxavrdgtKM6Dt2VgzzthD6QAEb5eT7B0uO-E9HxmiP-B91gJiEfUCnFYSUZS6d7plOKpaTkPzGUJ2ZTDAH2yiy4iE7S/s320/PXL_20240219_033242804~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nzigML0y-tSRjcMjEp8BBQCRnRViUTCPzD6QfH1zedVpQ_pwz5lQaKUMZ-4gTcM_3wYkPxQKeV6R7GugDe9umpq_vBHe8vw3kePObbPcggDmFqjIehsTco_eU5M6lpM8vZrkXjSMbYkramUjokePWmyL22ILh_oBuQbFAqnkFfMGsCB63B3_JKkSiNIp/s1112/PXL_20240219_033316766~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1112" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nzigML0y-tSRjcMjEp8BBQCRnRViUTCPzD6QfH1zedVpQ_pwz5lQaKUMZ-4gTcM_3wYkPxQKeV6R7GugDe9umpq_vBHe8vw3kePObbPcggDmFqjIehsTco_eU5M6lpM8vZrkXjSMbYkramUjokePWmyL22ILh_oBuQbFAqnkFfMGsCB63B3_JKkSiNIp/s320/PXL_20240219_033316766~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And finally we have some Canadian infantry, red clad 13th Hamilton and green uniformed Queens Own Rifles. I should state that I had some difficulty with the uniforms of the Canadians. They used very dark blues and greens that's were hard to replicate in miniatures and still be historically accurate. Hopefully I captured their look decent enough. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDjbIC7qv-pNZAALdDr9d3Kii881LyMc0C_XHEwQn5qKGu3y5vjhXeo0IBWPU7VeBl-3FHhb0XtQP97Job7X40nYt2W7H4wZooIeVibq8oNGpfoDV3fetbHqSEdSAeXG32ztHEpjjC5HWY4hvqZiOx07yzfWycEp3Cj1aS1_TNDBRbvKBNesA-TKrNjsU/s1365/PXL_20240219_033537265~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1365" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDjbIC7qv-pNZAALdDr9d3Kii881LyMc0C_XHEwQn5qKGu3y5vjhXeo0IBWPU7VeBl-3FHhb0XtQP97Job7X40nYt2W7H4wZooIeVibq8oNGpfoDV3fetbHqSEdSAeXG32ztHEpjjC5HWY4hvqZiOx07yzfWycEp3Cj1aS1_TNDBRbvKBNesA-TKrNjsU/s320/PXL_20240219_033537265~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM6ZnZ5fJvrdR1XivZVUJayFHCA22S-D-VX67sDfcAaD2yvtKL5bk_BOY5ibIzs37Tkc5f5mYu-0uO6v31YJIHXbu9pLCcmd1xk0dzxO3nky8x5bP55sSkHH-JXSXiafSn6kN_8mn0AMtIK3ARGPnML7DJyhiqQuJ7ve_oI0RAf7w3Ga7nCCqxUaiX6g-/s1081/PXL_20240219_033626413~2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="1081" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM6ZnZ5fJvrdR1XivZVUJayFHCA22S-D-VX67sDfcAaD2yvtKL5bk_BOY5ibIzs37Tkc5f5mYu-0uO6v31YJIHXbu9pLCcmd1xk0dzxO3nky8x5bP55sSkHH-JXSXiafSn6kN_8mn0AMtIK3ARGPnML7DJyhiqQuJ7ve_oI0RAf7w3Ga7nCCqxUaiX6g-/s320/PXL_20240219_033626413~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9s9BF2J2leOfCFrEbajTMbFJGHYU-gq9tS5HVDOA8Ewr0fdnkTaTpRsoGUK6shKsNk1Bez8owPtmGWuvhQQIIPTlNpGK-pOVEj_OSZzb7bw-6VDge2IZI-0xn72ZmK_M2LH-zodEVyjSc5Goxc1bSkX6dYRUjwtV_BqlFbEkMHV874wzeUng8XxlvhSy/s1503/PXL_20240219_033831128~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1503" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9s9BF2J2leOfCFrEbajTMbFJGHYU-gq9tS5HVDOA8Ewr0fdnkTaTpRsoGUK6shKsNk1Bez8owPtmGWuvhQQIIPTlNpGK-pOVEj_OSZzb7bw-6VDge2IZI-0xn72ZmK_M2LH-zodEVyjSc5Goxc1bSkX6dYRUjwtV_BqlFbEkMHV874wzeUng8XxlvhSy/s320/PXL_20240219_033831128~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM0rm39BXD7cVkM2_VRbSHokySXLBmQsxw6kV8e3TWfSriHmibx3h_fmlBTax09AQPLplcpjnHrvgblZ69AipTGqzkfxWF4RLZHOxyxmVGNgdEBcgrvimHpvch1PLl295eIx208XmEzs7JGDtcc2RTl6EMEaABKCaXZA2pM4xpNeqB3EEKkr0_eclQj60/s1093/PXL_20240219_034039139~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1093" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivM0rm39BXD7cVkM2_VRbSHokySXLBmQsxw6kV8e3TWfSriHmibx3h_fmlBTax09AQPLplcpjnHrvgblZ69AipTGqzkfxWF4RLZHOxyxmVGNgdEBcgrvimHpvch1PLl295eIx208XmEzs7JGDtcc2RTl6EMEaABKCaXZA2pM4xpNeqB3EEKkr0_eclQj60/s320/PXL_20240219_034039139~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nvCYxnvStxaX0QI6KpmoersJcoKau0kaA-K8QAH8um2d1DPJuzd0758ENGIRRB_BLoaeOLxXG5rrOFS0Ss9XGroSTWa8R6wohyphenhyphenEnkYJHh64q_Lo2Er14NLbWdvNLygnoqUyEy4yzVRcdsPD3STljz581nOb__SdaXX0vLzF2rLL3cBlWZsIqpUb-OJSa/s1745/PXL_20240219_034233622~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1745" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nvCYxnvStxaX0QI6KpmoersJcoKau0kaA-K8QAH8um2d1DPJuzd0758ENGIRRB_BLoaeOLxXG5rrOFS0Ss9XGroSTWa8R6wohyphenhyphenEnkYJHh64q_Lo2Er14NLbWdvNLygnoqUyEy4yzVRcdsPD3STljz581nOb__SdaXX0vLzF2rLL3cBlWZsIqpUb-OJSa/s320/PXL_20240219_034233622~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">And there we have it. Actually, not quite as I still need to finish up some 1973 Yom Kippur War Egyptians. They will also be based for Five Core Company Commander rules which are my default choice for 20th century conflicts at the company level. Stay tuned for them as I race against the clock to get them finished and photographed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">UPDATE: I managed to snap some pictures of the 1973 Yom Kippur War Egyptians. I always imagined that if I ever gamed the conflict, I would probably do it in 3mm or 6mm and would probably focus on the armor aspects. Pendraken released their 1974 ranges and I really like the sculpts so I picked some up. I didn't really know much about the Egyptian uniforms so I was surprised to see them in their "assault vests". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnhp08i0mWX0x5Dv1DbIZ0Ljh5pFFScO3ckoc4aCGeDAAwH7-Ctdfn74MOFIaD1GaOyhH655vbtDOrDTnVO2OWZAjzlEsaSjQQA5hyphenhyphenTHc7xlF_K4R_dxb_ySqhfyS28Z6fdp6qUcZap8bOysIlGo5agAlWkaIAOwLdDg1QPDlDP1FcOJAoTIpjIfgZgPf/s2656/PXL_20240219_223416397~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="2656" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnhp08i0mWX0x5Dv1DbIZ0Ljh5pFFScO3ckoc4aCGeDAAwH7-Ctdfn74MOFIaD1GaOyhH655vbtDOrDTnVO2OWZAjzlEsaSjQQA5hyphenhyphenTHc7xlF_K4R_dxb_ySqhfyS28Z6fdp6qUcZap8bOysIlGo5agAlWkaIAOwLdDg1QPDlDP1FcOJAoTIpjIfgZgPf/s320/PXL_20240219_223416397~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJORLpZ1bCQGYr7-hdWJbxEfrRcD4Or8PSqCQ9bCXT3Z1ZA7BjCgTLu2rBnpdzjH4pHCGw4sT-oKO6cQvdluuD5KD_COECeccLSGw9gCJTfi8tPpANxHL4htbyITDJsEHnZ1W76NBd3B0duAYUXXCSEKO1YY5speA3e0EVYsZIi3Y-f8ZBNxK5j3gCUAW/s1993/PXL_20240219_223808323~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1993" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJORLpZ1bCQGYr7-hdWJbxEfrRcD4Or8PSqCQ9bCXT3Z1ZA7BjCgTLu2rBnpdzjH4pHCGw4sT-oKO6cQvdluuD5KD_COECeccLSGw9gCJTfi8tPpANxHL4htbyITDJsEHnZ1W76NBd3B0duAYUXXCSEKO1YY5speA3e0EVYsZIi3Y-f8ZBNxK5j3gCUAW/s320/PXL_20240219_223808323~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm fairly happy with the basing. I used a fiber past with sand glued once dry. The base color was craft paint "teddy bear fur", a diluted AP soft tone wash and then some dry brushing to even everything out. The figures are based for Five Core Commander.</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-26177768946080777112024-01-29T06:53:00.000-08:002024-01-29T09:20:56.335-08:00Mystery Signet Ring<p>My brother recently purchased a signet ring that depicts a light infantry or rifles horn with a "WR" and what appears to be a rose or something at the apex of the horn strap (see below). </p><p>The individual he purchased the ring off of stated he believed it was from 1930s UK military unit. </p><p>We've been attempting to identify the unit for a bit of sleuthing fun. Does the "WR" stand for West Riding? The insignia looks like the 6th (Rifle) Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment? Could it be a Commonwealth unit? Perhaps the wearer's initials? If anyone has any ideas or information, please leave a comment. Thanks! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWzEnEr8xQ0Z_Kg6ywQA1xmbBKYw7rAhDuVefs_QhW2nwTiYNgVZjZZpj-bYsBaYnCu1knekDiSn3HKD4d_om9X6Ibr8V7Hl4NH12PB3TEaTVViwgZiaAsIol0FTEzzjKTevzvushiYhXVkAc2FNe8kQuUMEUHCB9J1WlT68u7cC8R0SJdhQg1ikpM3Mo/s516/IMG_20240129_094812.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWzEnEr8xQ0Z_Kg6ywQA1xmbBKYw7rAhDuVefs_QhW2nwTiYNgVZjZZpj-bYsBaYnCu1knekDiSn3HKD4d_om9X6Ibr8V7Hl4NH12PB3TEaTVViwgZiaAsIol0FTEzzjKTevzvushiYhXVkAc2FNe8kQuUMEUHCB9J1WlT68u7cC8R0SJdhQg1ikpM3Mo/s320/IMG_20240129_094812.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>UPDATE: a fellow wargamer, "DColtman", appears to have identified it as a ring belonging to the Witwatersand Rifles (see below). The Wit Rifles were a South African unit that saw action in North Africa during WW2. Crazy to think that the ring probably started in South Africa, ended up in a UK militaria shop and now belongs to an American who learned about the identity from a Canadian wargamer! It really is a wonderful, and sometimes small, world...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV48LCcJYHA56eR_g43x9mM8rRW5EFtFIUCZj9nKI2BJq1-TAyy6BOoxWV-qv3fCShJAtGUBC1kjvKN0XeYbU7UnUqwh9rkq5Hh6Enu9b79MDJZwFwQ3bRgzGQMeRs3SON-Co87cRvsvUoHPCcdqTQADyIA5bTIoJDVqSpKroEMXjNH8U3Mz73TSffpmiN/s1149/Screenshot_20240129-113202.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV48LCcJYHA56eR_g43x9mM8rRW5EFtFIUCZj9nKI2BJq1-TAyy6BOoxWV-qv3fCShJAtGUBC1kjvKN0XeYbU7UnUqwh9rkq5Hh6Enu9b79MDJZwFwQ3bRgzGQMeRs3SON-Co87cRvsvUoHPCcdqTQADyIA5bTIoJDVqSpKroEMXjNH8U3Mz73TSffpmiN/s320/Screenshot_20240129-113202.png" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-35666409113387921202024-01-13T13:22:00.000-08:002024-01-13T13:46:02.659-08:00Fenian Fever!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been working on my 10mm Fenian Invasion project. The <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2021/03/my-fenian-project-v20.html" target="_blank">plan </a>is use the rules from the Army of Ireland boardgame and tweak it a bit to my taste and to the tabletop. Scale will be roughly 10/1 so each base is a company of about 50 men. That will give me about 17 or so bases for each side with some optional bases for hypothetical what-ifs. Let's start with one of the units that wasn't present at the battle of Ridgeway but may be in my tabletop refights...the Governor General's Bodyguard (GGBG):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36j3nQWedjag5LUYMIa1TUL6As1FF05oDuVBzpIZ6hNuNaTll89ZqnMed5eHmwdhFkQNL1xBB_2zqwDhXZ4oQez9zkhsOYzxL2ej4c26aUBbaqTSToICZKXvc1m-G48_2GyumDa1hFm5K-zFNtQsg-iBRE39FUHyw00m7NvBzF_2Igdks09isjLErYihf/s1331/PXL_20240113_195209361.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1331" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36j3nQWedjag5LUYMIa1TUL6As1FF05oDuVBzpIZ6hNuNaTll89ZqnMed5eHmwdhFkQNL1xBB_2zqwDhXZ4oQez9zkhsOYzxL2ej4c26aUBbaqTSToICZKXvc1m-G48_2GyumDa1hFm5K-zFNtQsg-iBRE39FUHyw00m7NvBzF_2Igdks09isjLErYihf/s320/PXL_20240113_195209361.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The figures are Pendraken and the sculpts depict them in their campaign uniforms with the pillbox hat instead of the helmet. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpK3Ot_z-wa2VGzunzSTEHarVKMeONE5UkusGY-8sQfw067V53sG-6vaZhOPU3Fi5Yy_iyI3MLJYzuaLF6JVx68y8dyLNClJX6zkFAnWlIMXgI4GWuVYqMje6BdRWX0RaAjzDBqhi-SusUjoZWFuEE2_Y2dizUjK8ElEJ3Ax494T4Jp8Geu68BKwcGqtS/s1349/PXL_20240113_195233258.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1349" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpK3Ot_z-wa2VGzunzSTEHarVKMeONE5UkusGY-8sQfw067V53sG-6vaZhOPU3Fi5Yy_iyI3MLJYzuaLF6JVx68y8dyLNClJX6zkFAnWlIMXgI4GWuVYqMje6BdRWX0RaAjzDBqhi-SusUjoZWFuEE2_Y2dizUjK8ElEJ3Ax494T4Jp8Geu68BKwcGqtS/s320/PXL_20240113_195233258.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used the Osprey book on the Canadian military from the period of the Fenian and Metis conflicts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMjVW5sZdWBbeb_RI4zUMrWE0BVEIf4Zy9l0259nM1K6J_6ayrNaZrwfdHyTmUrBM55IsPkfjeG71SxvPfOmFjDeZjCUxvK-Dsb2Gd66q46vvvMUU5CVChOA89LsJPihrpG2KYN33bS7S_YYhzsn5hcSyR7fd2EYHoxfde1_J-rE8rKfHJHWL73HGC3GP/s973/PXL_20240113_195301178.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="973" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMjVW5sZdWBbeb_RI4zUMrWE0BVEIf4Zy9l0259nM1K6J_6ayrNaZrwfdHyTmUrBM55IsPkfjeG71SxvPfOmFjDeZjCUxvK-Dsb2Gd66q46vvvMUU5CVChOA89LsJPihrpG2KYN33bS7S_YYhzsn5hcSyR7fd2EYHoxfde1_J-rE8rKfHJHWL73HGC3GP/s320/PXL_20240113_195301178.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found some conflicting evidence regarding their bandolier. A black and white photo depicts one of these chaos with a natural leather bandolier although I have also read and seen depictions with this bandolier in white. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd_w5htdIvoMAM1-kwiMLne6IbkdaddgqzsSjKQem7fN-VQCytDv9-mOaITo1U1pUFonjRUO_tBQsXP8ySrLOCZ5iUYMh_EO2UrdhKwZt9PyG1kOTQuv7spH7FmkA2YcnDeEPlf6i0zo9tK8U9YvJJSHM7bya-rhrEWEzgU_MyEh-rJYG1i2kJQ-xepNC/s2481/PXL_20240106_234800025.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="2481" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd_w5htdIvoMAM1-kwiMLne6IbkdaddgqzsSjKQem7fN-VQCytDv9-mOaITo1U1pUFonjRUO_tBQsXP8ySrLOCZ5iUYMh_EO2UrdhKwZt9PyG1kOTQuv7spH7FmkA2YcnDeEPlf6i0zo9tK8U9YvJJSHM7bya-rhrEWEzgU_MyEh-rJYG1i2kJQ-xepNC/s320/PXL_20240106_234800025.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some Fenians charging at you in this picture. These are a mix of ACW Union and Confederates.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIceClMYsXx6zSXmj7fNDtRFQwHAJPqnT0GNQMlCqI2zRcYmorNDyhOy3bxYcF_s9vCAyi3rr-Gb2Fg5uwMGF-VaM810sm7deZUZlxgKPG4OnmRREH0j7n8qsRSw6ItzCouV2_gdd0ms1vMk2lMg74Z016GJ30mvI6buWKM44KTLl5FwVY6rTfp97OHoi/s1593/PXL_20240106_234905992.MP~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1593" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIceClMYsXx6zSXmj7fNDtRFQwHAJPqnT0GNQMlCqI2zRcYmorNDyhOy3bxYcF_s9vCAyi3rr-Gb2Fg5uwMGF-VaM810sm7deZUZlxgKPG4OnmRREH0j7n8qsRSw6ItzCouV2_gdd0ms1vMk2lMg74Z016GJ30mvI6buWKM44KTLl5FwVY6rTfp97OHoi/s320/PXL_20240106_234905992.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I painted these guys up in a mix of Union uniforms, Fenian attire and civilian garb. Green jackets and kepis and green trim on Union blue was also popular. I found the flag image online and scaled it down to 10mm and printed it out. I'm not sure if this one was at Ridgeway but it's too cool not to include on the tabletop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUCtcUfTkeQVDcugiHj5eFcJDcq_caWJHMwxa_bIgZycDAV7jV7namuuan2TxfIIwLqHy5DqzFLt3IRpHZlkfloWkOmAx1wng0rEn9YxlWYvzecck2hF7h0zGL5eCV1S8HYV7BqYVKspqm5JakF8EnVIYsebYW7Yxh9ca8IMhnu0sCTfNJtlDDD4BPtyp/s2543/PXL_20240106_235125093.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="2543" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUCtcUfTkeQVDcugiHj5eFcJDcq_caWJHMwxa_bIgZycDAV7jV7namuuan2TxfIIwLqHy5DqzFLt3IRpHZlkfloWkOmAx1wng0rEn9YxlWYvzecck2hF7h0zGL5eCV1S8HYV7BqYVKspqm5JakF8EnVIYsebYW7Yxh9ca8IMhnu0sCTfNJtlDDD4BPtyp/s320/PXL_20240106_235125093.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Canadian militia charging right at you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm47jLanZ0roQ34T9GK1am6H4VaAmMmxXOQregP0DHFpSO5vNMLLjuNpYO1R0c3yk71aYy32vhWr5_c19QI1jf_qtGCAULEBC8tNFGiizi1PXSBcpk_mmchus4R8Q013s9FB_qU72j91vCWv_-GXa__JovHDPhO5Dx5vRlTIMBdZF_rmCY_kHFPrOwiEjd/s1377/PXL_20240106_235334535.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1377" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm47jLanZ0roQ34T9GK1am6H4VaAmMmxXOQregP0DHFpSO5vNMLLjuNpYO1R0c3yk71aYy32vhWr5_c19QI1jf_qtGCAULEBC8tNFGiizi1PXSBcpk_mmchus4R8Q013s9FB_qU72j91vCWv_-GXa__JovHDPhO5Dx5vRlTIMBdZF_rmCY_kHFPrOwiEjd/s320/PXL_20240106_235334535.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The redcoated Canadian militia depict the 13th Hamilton militia. There were about half a dozen companies of this unit present at Ridgeway. Some aspects of the Canadian uniforms were a bit tricky with the black/blue pants on these guys and the Queen's Own Rifles (QOR) blackish rifle green uniforms.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms_gmhouyshEj793NR-VSNrnY4IOFRl1gwc35wn_Wf_wl_3uXXe2kYBjW8aUzzZG1Eq-6fHCW1Bp0EPl65yO0lVrpfiSTXd83YREmHXMYdW9jCGvryyBNN-ZdxOWa9-KDB390x_naj7KBrmxLEYDvG9GHbgMIN7QjSd-NZMsRciwOHcSHtankvuhvpOLi/s1938/PXL_20240113_195621082.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1938" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms_gmhouyshEj793NR-VSNrnY4IOFRl1gwc35wn_Wf_wl_3uXXe2kYBjW8aUzzZG1Eq-6fHCW1Bp0EPl65yO0lVrpfiSTXd83YREmHXMYdW9jCGvryyBNN-ZdxOWa9-KDB390x_naj7KBrmxLEYDvG9GHbgMIN7QjSd-NZMsRciwOHcSHtankvuhvpOLi/s320/PXL_20240113_195621082.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of the QOR and their dark green uniforms, here they are. There were about a dozen companies of the QOR present and I am halfway finished painting all of them. </div></div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-56112623508909982682024-01-13T13:09:00.000-08:002024-01-13T13:09:50.803-08:00Ottoman Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a whole heap of Crimean War Ottomans primed but I've been diverted with other projects. I did manage to paint up an Ottoman dragoon unit. According to the Flaherty book, the Ottoman dragoons had some interesting colored tunics (light brown, purple, light blue, etc). I went with purple because you don't often get to paint purple uniforms. I think the color helps break up the blue masses of infantry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ5WwPIK4uCo_fv-QnZQuiGoD54HPGDGTYWfR6pms3AtOjkrbIT3hrNa6_VVGyRfiBb-hqsGPIsIwiQLo4tsZoqPhPG0Jmdc_pJKwobpNoS2lpa94uuVysGmqPIMLAg_x_RAcCsQUJeVilha0pArCr1497AhedgCN9UqR9cRLjH5wlfTOPpSCTLW_8hCL/s1175/PXL_20240113_200441008.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1175" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ5WwPIK4uCo_fv-QnZQuiGoD54HPGDGTYWfR6pms3AtOjkrbIT3hrNa6_VVGyRfiBb-hqsGPIsIwiQLo4tsZoqPhPG0Jmdc_pJKwobpNoS2lpa94uuVysGmqPIMLAg_x_RAcCsQUJeVilha0pArCr1497AhedgCN9UqR9cRLjH5wlfTOPpSCTLW_8hCL/s320/PXL_20240113_200441008.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Magister Militum Ottoman sculpts aren't their best work. They aren't bad but a bit undersized. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqB_2kyBmhdaZsnvcxQEyteOBDzSOetr-9C1uDxeKKYZOTfv3nM8XB-cMFIIJ9X3hrU3x17qvyH2sIhOVJEv38_mdTn25bPyUiaelOq6EJ3lP7V31m3OiNOpPjHMI7aSf1nBwa7Lz4k1RSHV8z6wSy4PxDc-drRgaCRzTpOHvcfknugK8v_LJGLNhanzi/s2028/PXL_20240113_200503219.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="2028" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqB_2kyBmhdaZsnvcxQEyteOBDzSOetr-9C1uDxeKKYZOTfv3nM8XB-cMFIIJ9X3hrU3x17qvyH2sIhOVJEv38_mdTn25bPyUiaelOq6EJ3lP7V31m3OiNOpPjHMI7aSf1nBwa7Lz4k1RSHV8z6wSy4PxDc-drRgaCRzTpOHvcfknugK8v_LJGLNhanzi/s320/PXL_20240113_200503219.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They probably won't have much success on the tabletop but they will look very smart prancing around. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wtvSqRTU8XOcVSCbxGcDgOWvQVQgIuLdt5xzBV8AoBcYzsRrmcB6LcAG5RBJksSxEwBs-u_Nzi2MpczezSBCBmP-U3XHdTOzq4cet8fkdm6Ewa_tl_ekMmVxBkP-9JRpI3a2Saz6QirA9Gas2yoqg_8c_wMh3Qsb7-woEeSLAYABd1oFooxWpVH2pdXA/s1608/PXL_20240113_200545845.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wtvSqRTU8XOcVSCbxGcDgOWvQVQgIuLdt5xzBV8AoBcYzsRrmcB6LcAG5RBJksSxEwBs-u_Nzi2MpczezSBCBmP-U3XHdTOzq4cet8fkdm6Ewa_tl_ekMmVxBkP-9JRpI3a2Saz6QirA9Gas2yoqg_8c_wMh3Qsb7-woEeSLAYABd1oFooxWpVH2pdXA/s320/PXL_20240113_200545845.MP~2.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The command stand with a very large Ottoman banner. I have another dragoon unit on the painting table, the regular cavalry will be supplemented by some irregular bashi bazouks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPvDCbtlU_5iLeZhyphenhyphen4ZzKJGSMK566l2EFSQs2JTXfgi81zFJY605GaGBnS1haZMGN8Kq8O0rRFGtiphqvEkoXURPhzhhK2GwGi9bl2XkWqNhwWJ-aQ_B-GeabxH-MvAzO4HQNlaMSAN1eWFBVkiTfB22f3_TzW37ctYPdvBn1SZUHWc6Bc8QeAJy-s8G5/s2272/PXL_20240113_200611833.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="2272" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPvDCbtlU_5iLeZhyphenhyphen4ZzKJGSMK566l2EFSQs2JTXfgi81zFJY605GaGBnS1haZMGN8Kq8O0rRFGtiphqvEkoXURPhzhhK2GwGi9bl2XkWqNhwWJ-aQ_B-GeabxH-MvAzO4HQNlaMSAN1eWFBVkiTfB22f3_TzW37ctYPdvBn1SZUHWc6Bc8QeAJy-s8G5/s320/PXL_20240113_200611833.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And some Ottoman higher command. The base will be the senior commander and the single bases will be brigade commanders. </div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-9805282905100866412024-01-07T19:51:00.000-08:002024-01-13T12:57:23.666-08:00Ravenfeast: Berserkers and Scottish Mercenary Spear<p>This will be a quick post (as far as pictures go, I may ramble a bit with the words). I have had a bit of a scatter-hobby brain this past month or so. Prior, I had been pretty focused on the 10mm Crimean War project. For several reasons, I have been dabbling in different projects this past month: Turnip28, some Krapistan, 10mm Fenians, Crimean War, 10mm French Indo-China and some 10mm RavenFeast. I really need to regain focus!</p><p>Anyway, here are some Scottish spear that appear in the Viking army list for Stamford Bridge. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6udAVQEehIEUKUo7Ir3iPD863H9UZO3ATSlxTw-tYTm5pYS-PhQ2_dsjUA68sTRkVyVv7ZmtNV8G_OqoJ8xuQdQfubTjYnkoiV4BDvz8PxlSgX2Zgz1lxdz16tzr5hL2mtwvjCL8xqBGYD04lIFurEc7faoIWCTVuw7ElR9bY-Z8CAIVwthltV5yivPiz/s1178/PXL_20240106_235539632.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1178" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6udAVQEehIEUKUo7Ir3iPD863H9UZO3ATSlxTw-tYTm5pYS-PhQ2_dsjUA68sTRkVyVv7ZmtNV8G_OqoJ8xuQdQfubTjYnkoiV4BDvz8PxlSgX2Zgz1lxdz16tzr5hL2mtwvjCL8xqBGYD04lIFurEc7faoIWCTVuw7ElR9bY-Z8CAIVwthltV5yivPiz/s320/PXL_20240106_235539632.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The figures are Magister Militum Dark Age Irish and Welsh if I'm not mistaken wasn't sure how to paint their shields but I went with a natural leather drab. I kept the color palette to earthy blues, greys, greens and yellows. The majority of the project consists of Old Glory but they don't have Scottish spear so I went with these as a proxy. They will do the job. </p><p>And here are some Berserkers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcb6XJBX1xKETo0idUtD4pjPaK2Qat75MQOihyHcsCtvuQSegwF2x4u-pm2v4BaesXSXa-die0YE9SYVf_j1kJGHo7pVdmRxUGz1Opvmzxe2rtv9p23LCyhpiE-U_Q2izKFt5gbYmEJ5uAzcgBxBv_hYx4I3eakkg1rlXSA1iX-8fXSQz5-axLpCg6hEI/s811/PXL_20240113_200253775.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="811" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcb6XJBX1xKETo0idUtD4pjPaK2Qat75MQOihyHcsCtvuQSegwF2x4u-pm2v4BaesXSXa-die0YE9SYVf_j1kJGHo7pVdmRxUGz1Opvmzxe2rtv9p23LCyhpiE-U_Q2izKFt5gbYmEJ5uAzcgBxBv_hYx4I3eakkg1rlXSA1iX-8fXSQz5-axLpCg6hEI/s320/PXL_20240113_200253775.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are Old Glory berserkers. I think there's only base in all of the three scenarios. I picked up a pack of the OG berserkers even though I'm only using four of them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU3OK7T7zYvgGaBT5QmPedOLYTPg1A5UgameMTyEMqXd3FIS6yJsVnoAGpS9Ii4i4uyIsMHDbwxx_LGFjIesSiQBiyC8Tr26stu816dozriAQrualYHdsd4qaYGc4BAnWOUmS74dCapR2I0CMBw3MXYCo0erEGMOvuOSI3QKkzuE0wKV3aZQMvtE7tQ4M/s1168/PXL_20240113_200321626.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1168" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU3OK7T7zYvgGaBT5QmPedOLYTPg1A5UgameMTyEMqXd3FIS6yJsVnoAGpS9Ii4i4uyIsMHDbwxx_LGFjIesSiQBiyC8Tr26stu816dozriAQrualYHdsd4qaYGc4BAnWOUmS74dCapR2I0CMBw3MXYCo0erEGMOvuOSI3QKkzuE0wKV3aZQMvtE7tQ4M/s320/PXL_20240113_200321626.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty cool sculpts. </div><p>This evening, I remembered that I have a bunch of 6mm Franco-Austrian War that I bought during the pandemic. Even tho I also have the same armies in 10mm, I think I need to paint and base these for Field of Battle. But I digress...</p><p><br /></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-18470560451196514062024-01-06T16:24:00.000-08:002024-01-06T16:24:54.095-08:00Turnip28<p>I first became aware of the Turnip28 world when I received the June, 2021 issue of Wargames Illustrated in the mail. As I flipped thru the pages I saw an article on Turnip 28 which centers around a post-Napoleonic apocalyptic world ravaged by war, pestilence and root plants. The muddy lands are dominated by root tubulars that mutate the people that consume them. It's a mish-mash of Napoleonic, medieval, mud and gnarly vegetation. </p><p>Using various leftover sprues, I put together a few figures back in 2021 and then put the project back in storage. Recently I was in a bit of hobby rut where I was having issues painting my beloved 10mm so I dusted off the Turnip28 figures and bits and resumed my work. My figures have shrubbery protruding from their backs and various roots growing out of them as well. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYsn6sB8IMHLZEqDMvuuTKX0fZjRWMEY2RQr8UjdEVMuo7_nYaos02GW53QP3AhbvlkMVkbU5Jx7kwgP4qxzv7cqUvjr2u1MvLGIze83nN22bZiFuFKY526NVEiNnasqbHQ0QUdKq8-8ClW-MMLy2OR3gFGgApwacmQvM6GQRG3umfJPc7UEDYowl6hEB/s1253/PXL_20240106_234136505.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1253" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYsn6sB8IMHLZEqDMvuuTKX0fZjRWMEY2RQr8UjdEVMuo7_nYaos02GW53QP3AhbvlkMVkbU5Jx7kwgP4qxzv7cqUvjr2u1MvLGIze83nN22bZiFuFKY526NVEiNnasqbHQ0QUdKq8-8ClW-MMLy2OR3gFGgApwacmQvM6GQRG3umfJPc7UEDYowl6hEB/s320/PXL_20240106_234136505.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a unit of "Brutes" armed with melee weapons. They are based off some plastic Crimean War Russians with Fireforge halberdier and 3D print sci-fi morion heads. This unit has dingy grey overcoats with pale mauve cuffs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are three types of infantry: fodder (line), brutes (similar to grenadiers in that they are a bit more effective) and chaff (skirmishers). These different types of infantry can be armed either with missile weapons (bows, etc), gunpowder weapons or melee weapons. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkG3E05pCOhLARaK4PcaaE_U4haE3FWAZjufX3C-D8VMTxm5pV8CHwnKzBDnWcEwPDzGfAh910kFq7oQJ6FWB4GemKqX2oYaHZMz0omQ658a2_6AV_REOHU_krh_XfPeEPJVFzCRFLGb7-CoQNd3vOqCrRXYcDfF6tGnNaCL1z4auVdalVmRu2glYGuDw/s1714/PXL_20240106_234447813.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1714" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkG3E05pCOhLARaK4PcaaE_U4haE3FWAZjufX3C-D8VMTxm5pV8CHwnKzBDnWcEwPDzGfAh910kFq7oQJ6FWB4GemKqX2oYaHZMz0omQ658a2_6AV_REOHU_krh_XfPeEPJVFzCRFLGb7-CoQNd3vOqCrRXYcDfF6tGnNaCL1z4auVdalVmRu2glYGuDw/s320/PXL_20240106_234447813.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a partial unit of Fodder with gunpowder weapons. They are a real hodgepodge of figure bits but they have a dirty wine and pale yellow colored palette as a unit. Fodder units have 12 figures so I need 4 more to complete them. Brutes have 6 figures and Chaff have 4 figures. There are also cavalry and artillery and special units specific for different "cults". Not sure what kind of units I will add to my force but I know it will be fun and meandering. I will keep you posted as I progress...</p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-57159024442887871842024-01-06T07:09:00.000-08:002024-01-06T12:57:51.317-08:00RIP Bryan Ansell and Future Plans for TravelAs mentioned before, I really cut my teeth on the hobby with Games Workshop in the mid-90s with my good friend <a href="https://getfreshmilk.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">Rob</a>. This was the times of Bryan Ansell, Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley, the Perry twins and so many more. <div><br /></div><div>As the years passed, many of these notables came and went from GW and joined other wargaming ventures. I myself drifted away from the GW sphere of influence and found myself more of a historical gamer. Rob stayed more true to the GW worlds and I had a lingering nostalgia for the "Oldhammer". </div><div><br /></div><div>We have often talked about going to Wargames Foundry's <a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/pages/oldhammer" target="_blank">Bring Out Your Lead</a> event to immerse ourselves in the "retro" of GW and Citadel and to meet the people attached to those notable names of our past. Rob would always remind me that we needed to get it done because none of us were getting any younger. Unfortunately, schedule conflicts and diverted attentions seemed to prevent us from actually doing it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rob messaged me in December to let me know of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1fVeDft9un/?hl=en" target="_blank">Bryan Ansell's passing</a>. Some regret of not getting it done in the past haunted us. While schedule conflicts will prevent us from participating in the 2024 Bring Out Your Lead (should it occur), we hope to make it for 2025. Let's hope we don't lose any more of those notable names in the meantime. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFGDlsbvZv8TxZN5V8av9oPdEUTmAIJxFJVk5nmI41KQIlSqOWG1x8cNKFJbeOt_wORmaQ_HX9BuJUq5pdH2ZrY18X55hVXElqfvFxdZJoOWtc_2U37grws59-o8h6c1jAqqxu0HA7sf0WLHdIsO8K_hXJSrme22_fAHBlKjJt6daui33W16IcsXcD-1-/s855/Screenshot_20240106-094441.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFGDlsbvZv8TxZN5V8av9oPdEUTmAIJxFJVk5nmI41KQIlSqOWG1x8cNKFJbeOt_wORmaQ_HX9BuJUq5pdH2ZrY18X55hVXElqfvFxdZJoOWtc_2U37grws59-o8h6c1jAqqxu0HA7sf0WLHdIsO8K_hXJSrme22_fAHBlKjJt6daui33W16IcsXcD-1-/s320/Screenshot_20240106-094441.png" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have decided that I will be embarking on a visit to the United Kingdom in 2024 however. I reserved tickets for the <a href="https://www.edintattoo.co.uk/" target="_blank">Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo</a> in August. I plan to visit other historic sites (I'd really like to see Culloden) and battlefields. I'm always up for a recommendation in the comments if anyone has ideas. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNAVI7BdV-iy_j2rckrrV7etIkIYpaunLqshuLRLmrsI2CFSemHABUkBDT7-R4P47O7z-2I-aShlN4B_thcRlKA46Aixf7AS_JXRmwX1H74TimgA8pbzgf7D7WYi7Zt5tjleCCyzO2Uxzav3BdppMOXsBzpxNk6ZjlQOZ0hc_-sLeZDKEjHCMrfbuK3HR/s4288/Edinburgh_Tattoo_2010_(4946272332).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="4288" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNAVI7BdV-iy_j2rckrrV7etIkIYpaunLqshuLRLmrsI2CFSemHABUkBDT7-R4P47O7z-2I-aShlN4B_thcRlKA46Aixf7AS_JXRmwX1H74TimgA8pbzgf7D7WYi7Zt5tjleCCyzO2Uxzav3BdppMOXsBzpxNk6ZjlQOZ0hc_-sLeZDKEjHCMrfbuK3HR/s320/Edinburgh_Tattoo_2010_(4946272332).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As luck would have it, my scheduled show for the Tattoo is the same week as the Claymore wargames convention hosted by the South East Scotland Wargames Club. I'm incredibly excited by the stroke of random luck that will allow me to experience both events. To make it even better, two of my favorite English miniatures companies, <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus</a> 6mm and <a href="https://www.pendraken.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pendraken</a> 10mm, should be present at Claymore. I expect to make many purchases and hopefully meet some of those notable individuals from companies that I love. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jrpS5x0gk-49OACNLcE2lxVTiSXF4pQu7yWmSmWItbmj3gEUaL7tbsyiLFWfEjv9XXl4sDh-Q1CF-9tUIKD0REo4BWeNtv0WVKRNH931K37go3ts90FaEDk90hNF5_E_7vYL7R9LEyIzV5zKnma2B3EAIZWfSo2eFkA2vq9DuFHwDfBaSvS-JZtPLIy2/s1024/52270082554_391beb2171_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jrpS5x0gk-49OACNLcE2lxVTiSXF4pQu7yWmSmWItbmj3gEUaL7tbsyiLFWfEjv9XXl4sDh-Q1CF-9tUIKD0REo4BWeNtv0WVKRNH931K37go3ts90FaEDk90hNF5_E_7vYL7R9LEyIzV5zKnma2B3EAIZWfSo2eFkA2vq9DuFHwDfBaSvS-JZtPLIy2/s320/52270082554_391beb2171_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdc3LsX99-AM0-tC6kU7kma0UDc-vJBVyWVsUYuZIqSAEBQcD1MXHsHPx9gNm_cgFydbs02HBF35V1xxCH7i40hEQMRb_JsMpaa0TCvZ-rPe98jXJyAkSyTLOvyiwXEPq4sTzJCZQQcyh79BBHBeol9lnMWpFPoPEJhi8BYisHcwzqCsPIKEHPhbrSrEi/s1024/PXL_20220806_105741897-1024x484.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1024" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdc3LsX99-AM0-tC6kU7kma0UDc-vJBVyWVsUYuZIqSAEBQcD1MXHsHPx9gNm_cgFydbs02HBF35V1xxCH7i40hEQMRb_JsMpaa0TCvZ-rPe98jXJyAkSyTLOvyiwXEPq4sTzJCZQQcyh79BBHBeol9lnMWpFPoPEJhi8BYisHcwzqCsPIKEHPhbrSrEi/s320/PXL_20220806_105741897-1024x484.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-55119450949957585372023-11-25T10:54:00.000-08:002023-11-25T14:24:33.201-08:00Where it all began...<p>I was walking my dogs at a local park this morning. It's a very nice park, one that both my dogs and I like very much. For whatever reason, my mind always goes to the hobby when I am there. </p><p>This morning, I was thinking about the beginnings of my love for wargaming and toy soldiers. It all began when I was about 4 or 5 when I saw some very small painted soldiers being sold at a local flea market. This was the early 80s and my memory tells me they were someplace between 6mm and 10mm. They were horse and musket era infantry in shakos, red tunics and sky blue trousers. Someone's effort at Napoleonic British? Perhaps 19th century Danes? Who knows but I loved them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4mLBL3RThTN6EKsKck30ldGxYlaJ6ONDwTrL0rgm5yVKRINVgFVZh18BzjGR6DFk4RYSfCJD4xO6x2Cpwgb9MVSWkC4Z5SxjUe62I58JPVGJ9c5hrlLE0UJ2U2YWt5H1cGOEdreEfX9W1qoBNWwaT-buaZVhx8MajsXtL0Ifd7WhObZC9r5fI-9vWlwo/s225/s-l225.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4mLBL3RThTN6EKsKck30ldGxYlaJ6ONDwTrL0rgm5yVKRINVgFVZh18BzjGR6DFk4RYSfCJD4xO6x2Cpwgb9MVSWkC4Z5SxjUe62I58JPVGJ9c5hrlLE0UJ2U2YWt5H1cGOEdreEfX9W1qoBNWwaT-buaZVhx8MajsXtL0Ifd7WhObZC9r5fI-9vWlwo/s1600/s-l225.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>(These aren't Brunswickers but you get the idea)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next purchase I remember was a pack of Minifigs 15mm Brunswick infantry. These would be my first foray into painting toy soldiers. I found a uniform book (probably from the local library) and did my best effort to paint them in their black and sky blue uniforms. I used Testor's gloss paints and I can only imagine how sloppy and shiny they turned out. As a boy of 6 or so, I was fairly proud of my efforts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhHFiphlrQSrGtTvXSO5HFWp23yDRCD18pdCIMkXIp-U-t69PkXaUPhr_D_aMMIouuTqjM1WSuh0s7u38SAHdhj4Mtki5Eu8Rxhdp_k7nE3E2OWYI1Co8ef9HCC0y5XUQ4JuglL81B3FmKZA1AQyixvP73Li16FWD579JZsHNY8fZfizemMxLymg6P5zP/s1600/ph%20v1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1069" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhHFiphlrQSrGtTvXSO5HFWp23yDRCD18pdCIMkXIp-U-t69PkXaUPhr_D_aMMIouuTqjM1WSuh0s7u38SAHdhj4Mtki5Eu8Rxhdp_k7nE3E2OWYI1Co8ef9HCC0y5XUQ4JuglL81B3FmKZA1AQyixvP73Li16FWD579JZsHNY8fZfizemMxLymg6P5zP/s320/ph%20v1.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I spent a good amount of my childhood summers at my father's house and the local library had an excellent collection of military history and wargaming books. The one that I cherished above all else was Paul Hague's Sea Battles in Miniature. I read every word and poured over every picture hundreds of times. </p><p>During those Summer days, I made my own ancient galleys out of balsa and card and even attempted to use the guide in the book to assemble an Italian Duilio-class ironclad out of balsa. </p><p>Many years later I purchased my own copy of Sea Battles in Miniature and it remains a hobby inspiration to this day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3nPp5I_o1CA3RaPXXBKOZrFy6JX-0k3ZEw1xFGSsfUk6P1Ry-navs-Mogr3jmEkbDp33_tc53-A37OB-2Odw1zBtd_w3jloUUlIA8Xb6tep16nO0fOAiobh0vPZXzPpAAfT09IjTB8B3Ft1HNVyTAw-DYMdftUm-3ZV1w2bnxkHCUizTjh5yJ-q2xSrH/s617/a27d24_854837bc42ef4e8990078b791568dbb9~mv2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="617" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3nPp5I_o1CA3RaPXXBKOZrFy6JX-0k3ZEw1xFGSsfUk6P1Ry-navs-Mogr3jmEkbDp33_tc53-A37OB-2Odw1zBtd_w3jloUUlIA8Xb6tep16nO0fOAiobh0vPZXzPpAAfT09IjTB8B3Ft1HNVyTAw-DYMdftUm-3ZV1w2bnxkHCUizTjh5yJ-q2xSrH/s320/a27d24_854837bc42ef4e8990078b791568dbb9~mv2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was in high school that I was introduced to formalized wargaming with proper rules. My friends stumbled into Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle 4th edition. I purchased a discounted box set from the Walden Bookstore at my local mall. I swapped the elves in my set with a friend to get his goblins. My painting was crude, slapping on black, olive green, red and yellow to those simple plastic miniatures. </p><p>Over the years we would have many epic and massive battles in the Warhammer world...we even branched out into 40k and other GW sets. My best friend <a href="http://getfreshmilk.blogspot.com/">Rob</a> is still painting and collecting GW stuff, however my collection these days is limited to vintage green skins, Man o' War and some unpainted box sets.</p><p>It was in college that I returned back to my historical roots and never really turned back. Projects were started from 6mm to 28mm from biblical to 20th century. I tried, and failed, to make sense of DBA and DBR.</p><p>It has been over 4 decades since I first laid eyes on those tiny red and blue clad tin soldiers and I still love the hobby very much. </p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-88614368385133691002023-11-17T20:20:00.000-08:002023-11-18T20:31:40.724-08:00Ace of (re)Base<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-uCLwhlc6b0AaBYC4yZNx9KCSKlJXsUuGMJkS3QDHbs-8jxN09gQqLv_ViQoVxcBX7vYnCL7oyMUNGPMy7ofADxf9wMx5OADBMHhk8cChtD36-L-oBbwcGWaZupdixjsaTpyfxJhSlQ3ctgf59sZDRYQDu9TnP9uiGS67oR4lXTN5rdEP38sPMLJSnI9/s1008/shopping%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-uCLwhlc6b0AaBYC4yZNx9KCSKlJXsUuGMJkS3QDHbs-8jxN09gQqLv_ViQoVxcBX7vYnCL7oyMUNGPMy7ofADxf9wMx5OADBMHhk8cChtD36-L-oBbwcGWaZupdixjsaTpyfxJhSlQ3ctgf59sZDRYQDu9TnP9uiGS67oR4lXTN5rdEP38sPMLJSnI9/s320/shopping%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As I grind away on my 10mm Crimean War project, my mind goes to some possible re-basing projects. I have several collections that I think should be rebased: 15mm IDF/PLO, <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2015/02/pendraken-painting-competition.html">10mm Dux Bellorum</a> and <a href="https://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2018/01/10mm-blucher-austrians.html">10mm Blucher</a>. </p><p>For all of these I'm thinking of going thinner (from 3mm to 1.5mm to be precise) and for two of the three, slightly bigger. I'd like to get my IDF/PLO collection based compatible to my Krapistan project since both are for AK-47. For Dux Bellorum and Blucher, I want thinner bases with a little more space for the miniatures and the addition of dice trays. </p><p>I have plenty of figures to paint and it feels s but of a waste of time and resources to rebase but I think it would make me happy...I will keep you posted. </p><p><br /></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-7953660892152052642023-11-07T11:49:00.028-08:002023-11-07T19:55:00.758-08:00Fall In 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I managed to make it up to Lancaster and HMGS Fall In. I've been attending HMGS conventions for over two decades and it's always nice to return to the The Host (now known as Wyndham). </div><p></p><p>This year, I refrained from purchasing too much although I made a significant "donation" in the form of raffle tickets although I didn't manage to win anything (probably all for the better since I have enough hobby clutter). </p><p></p><p>I didnt see much in Wally's flea market that piqued my interest, I feel like it's always the same group of fellas who are selling the same stuff I've seen year after year. Rarely do I find something that strikes my eye, although I admit my hobby interests are a bit "niche".</p><p>Managed to play in a game of To The Strongest, and every time I play I'm reminded why I enjoy that ruleset so much. I really need to paint up my Macedonian, Indian and Persian armies this coming year. </p><p>Also managed to get in a game of Frostgrave with my longtime friend and gaming buddy Rob. The brilliant scenery is all Rob's and it really evokes the feeling of a cold, barren abandoned city. , my necromancer (who doesn't have a name yet) and his yellow-clad cultist minions managed some success in this scenario. Here are a few photos of that game:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXbgypn1i7dsDBm3dkETAsmiw5b420BMrsEtu6Tnci5x01X6oKuDHLxELp1UMWhHQrVFTvX46vjJAfMjno8WZXwbJWcgkax9S_yaQhi9YoeEAxPToCbrNFQJrXA1UCka7aLwmOhZa9I7DvsSblhig8YjTlmxLyV9KLw7V6d8mXMS9LBtHXiV6qobSzhgi/s4032/1000023674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXbgypn1i7dsDBm3dkETAsmiw5b420BMrsEtu6Tnci5x01X6oKuDHLxELp1UMWhHQrVFTvX46vjJAfMjno8WZXwbJWcgkax9S_yaQhi9YoeEAxPToCbrNFQJrXA1UCka7aLwmOhZa9I7DvsSblhig8YjTlmxLyV9KLw7V6d8mXMS9LBtHXiV6qobSzhgi/s320/1000023674.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZNjULQIR9MhIM2K-cQ7e8N_u2BhyZzxBtut5vSKgvI-gckikZrsSOulz6NzyDFVFJBYmcMGgbgTGkyThEW05RJeB5bWQY51oLtBeMIY88FhEbFpnKD_aRJuFM8j-vWrKpaOacLuoOyTYuwvuZNfD8MJqYfDRE3yAbK-yhUTRD4P21Fz314srznym05Pu/s3534/1000023840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="3534" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZNjULQIR9MhIM2K-cQ7e8N_u2BhyZzxBtut5vSKgvI-gckikZrsSOulz6NzyDFVFJBYmcMGgbgTGkyThEW05RJeB5bWQY51oLtBeMIY88FhEbFpnKD_aRJuFM8j-vWrKpaOacLuoOyTYuwvuZNfD8MJqYfDRE3yAbK-yhUTRD4P21Fz314srznym05Pu/s320/1000023840.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz76kb5JAj88C8ZOBO_Wq_xBNYuMgaqTOfECrFinbfX2AeU_yFUcUiHoD_z0YugCldyRd7KYiri9yD4BrGX6El4S9WpN7DXsX1GRAWmLiu09vjsycv1XtNFApicBVtcBZPIJL532lXQT4ju0WLA3X7u4b1u5X3GeKjtuyPIuR3YAs05mcpWKRtzAuU__2A/s2933/1000023684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="2933" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz76kb5JAj88C8ZOBO_Wq_xBNYuMgaqTOfECrFinbfX2AeU_yFUcUiHoD_z0YugCldyRd7KYiri9yD4BrGX6El4S9WpN7DXsX1GRAWmLiu09vjsycv1XtNFApicBVtcBZPIJL532lXQT4ju0WLA3X7u4b1u5X3GeKjtuyPIuR3YAs05mcpWKRtzAuU__2A/s320/1000023684.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-17300176427686927422023-11-07T11:20:00.241-08:002023-11-07T19:49:46.427-08:00Krapistan: Battle of Mirhadan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I had the opportunity to fight the first battle of the Krapistan project, the battle of Mirhadan. In the south of Kaput province, sit the twin villages of Mirhadan. Al Kebab felt the time was right to launch their offensive against these villages in an effort to establish a proper base of operations. The Nawab of Kaput was well informed of these plans and brought several of his clans and a detachment of Krapistani regulars to Mirhadan to thwart the fundamentalist assault. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13DP_aL69BjSdS-fwj09NWDAdUlJOO0_aSt3VS70rgSmCd3AdYynVhh1_jAdYmLADo8yw8Bc40S1UxA6V8h1lsTWfTl7J4cwILO0zgMfPNS4Sv2QGjJVfN1VEtHClddG3wWXGY9hHWXkAO70vH0Fx3ViF8W6nAEk1qgmvdpYVzwr2q9q-GZEL6usR8Y-/s3083/PXL_20231103_232650300.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="3083" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13DP_aL69BjSdS-fwj09NWDAdUlJOO0_aSt3VS70rgSmCd3AdYynVhh1_jAdYmLADo8yw8Bc40S1UxA6V8h1lsTWfTl7J4cwILO0zgMfPNS4Sv2QGjJVfN1VEtHClddG3wWXGY9hHWXkAO70vH0Fx3ViF8W6nAEk1qgmvdpYVzwr2q9q-GZEL6usR8Y-/s320/PXL_20231103_232650300.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A view from the left side of the Nawab's position. In the center foreground is "Little Mirhadan" and in the upper right hand corner is "Big Mirhadan". In the center is a palm grove. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9CiAGe6UNpFTRUDuCSFSN4UfDUSQNo2KX2gylHztx6hcXkAl_TEm32KiL8kNvgObeR3r0vIYGANgWoxQ2pA3Jn_nzoGWYA3903NipYu-50hFbEiOGv3M1oIWAo4-pM9IoJxPGbL9L1Y0NgDK0B1RyeexH3pmmkiC9SfaewYspzemwitjfHTenFj7Yqx_/s3584/PXL_20231103_232120490.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="3584" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9CiAGe6UNpFTRUDuCSFSN4UfDUSQNo2KX2gylHztx6hcXkAl_TEm32KiL8kNvgObeR3r0vIYGANgWoxQ2pA3Jn_nzoGWYA3903NipYu-50hFbEiOGv3M1oIWAo4-pM9IoJxPGbL9L1Y0NgDK0B1RyeexH3pmmkiC9SfaewYspzemwitjfHTenFj7Yqx_/s320/PXL_20231103_232120490.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Little" Mirhadan sitting on the left flank of the Nawab's position. The Nawab placed clan fighters of his henchman Babak (8 infantry bases and 2 RPG bases) to defend this position. The Nawab decided to place himself with Babak's men (which probably was a bad idea).</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A0ZJkwIUweORd2-H8HRU3cp7aesW-HDiErLJeTz2b4sy3RKCtwHCmo0eVZV5glm70myr2rSX0MjZ917YFbYqDd7-6wuIUTH-EWxi7c7KkEcgDDYvv4-LIWq4DecSEiKSgEFK05kScRRT9JZwJWMawMPQ9EiSbB96sqt3LHn6AsWeL7CjrD94CD1YcW5a/s1926/PXL_20231103_232126693.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1926" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A0ZJkwIUweORd2-H8HRU3cp7aesW-HDiErLJeTz2b4sy3RKCtwHCmo0eVZV5glm70myr2rSX0MjZ917YFbYqDd7-6wuIUTH-EWxi7c7KkEcgDDYvv4-LIWq4DecSEiKSgEFK05kScRRT9JZwJWMawMPQ9EiSbB96sqt3LHn6AsWeL7CjrD94CD1YcW5a/s320/PXL_20231103_232126693.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Uncertain of al Kebab's intentions, the Nawab placed his best and most mobile units (his personal armor and a detachment of Krapistani regulars in BTRs) in the center where they can provide support to either village of Mirhadan or the palm grove. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_U7izJoeMYRMH04dpw2PCi9fyDcnbHUhXxy0vf1vi-mOg39qJsDcbaovBk07HZCY_QlzCFHe42_B20W50yho7Zh5uu994ahWDbmaEgCN81pAXBuAsPBRZGPtcaoA462PQWCLOQWnybt9L915h4hYsMxu8AVCk1k9goihj4czcY1xywk8e7A7QBnWkadD/s2390/PXL_20231103_232132524.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2390" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_U7izJoeMYRMH04dpw2PCi9fyDcnbHUhXxy0vf1vi-mOg39qJsDcbaovBk07HZCY_QlzCFHe42_B20W50yho7Zh5uu994ahWDbmaEgCN81pAXBuAsPBRZGPtcaoA462PQWCLOQWnybt9L915h4hYsMxu8AVCk1k9goihj4czcY1xywk8e7A7QBnWkadD/s320/PXL_20231103_232132524.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two aforementioned Krapistani army BTR-60s with lots of souvenirs strapped to the vehicles to bring back after their tour of duty in Kaput The Nawab placed his lieutenant Abdul and his clan fighters (8 militia infantry with an RPG team and a mortar with two trucks) in front of "Big Mirhadan". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Z_OYHVzfP6043C67xL0qnvnAEBCMu6jHn_JIi7WbLCNy0e3w8vfLPMCycNh6-ul8Hr3AiLBc_dJpTHBvA2EvgsHb1ekusOIdMHSXPSxS5y6F9evgON_AGCkOG71Zzz1mkx7OyqWmsfXE5ZelsgLLHEXG_2UlymjKl7oNgf7vO0q7CBswK1NBYv1T4YW/s2282/PXL_20231103_233420670.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2282" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5Z_OYHVzfP6043C67xL0qnvnAEBCMu6jHn_JIi7WbLCNy0e3w8vfLPMCycNh6-ul8Hr3AiLBc_dJpTHBvA2EvgsHb1ekusOIdMHSXPSxS5y6F9evgON_AGCkOG71Zzz1mkx7OyqWmsfXE5ZelsgLLHEXG_2UlymjKl7oNgf7vO0q7CBswK1NBYv1T4YW/s320/PXL_20231103_233420670.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like the rest of the Nawab's army (with the exception of the Krapistani regulars), Abdul's clan fighters are rated as militia in AK-47 Republic. Abu Kebab's fundamentalist host is a bit more devoted to the cause and are comprised of hardened militia and clan militia.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvsoblOPpBcQggyn2OSVbYwfkwSp5MFbq_3uD5xZtJfqjtZwCxrt7BNHUAdL0c1iKXmb2ZxvM81SPbigPQ6xpW8AACJwP0aiy-x0GxMdl8ovbwbaBdQKDpGaINT1ad99Jak4Vm33YmBAQpo3hpfgceevdvd99GBJEKSIBosbNUM0NMrm1x7JIFjsQ5jVn/s3071/PXL_20231103_232644972.MP~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvsoblOPpBcQggyn2OSVbYwfkwSp5MFbq_3uD5xZtJfqjtZwCxrt7BNHUAdL0c1iKXmb2ZxvM81SPbigPQ6xpW8AACJwP0aiy-x0GxMdl8ovbwbaBdQKDpGaINT1ad99Jak4Vm33YmBAQpo3hpfgceevdvd99GBJEKSIBosbNUM0NMrm1x7JIFjsQ5jVn/s3071/PXL_20231103_232644972.MP~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="3071" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvsoblOPpBcQggyn2OSVbYwfkwSp5MFbq_3uD5xZtJfqjtZwCxrt7BNHUAdL0c1iKXmb2ZxvM81SPbigPQ6xpW8AACJwP0aiy-x0GxMdl8ovbwbaBdQKDpGaINT1ad99Jak4Vm33YmBAQpo3hpfgceevdvd99GBJEKSIBosbNUM0NMrm1x7JIFjsQ5jVn/s320/PXL_20231103_232644972.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Al Kebab's fundamentalist fighters approaching the Nawab's positions. To the left are the elite black-clad Bashi-Bazooka Brigade with the Martyr-Cycles and the Samaka Brigade in the center. To the right is the Hamal Brigade. The Samaka and Hamal Brigades were armed to the teeth with AKs, RPGs, HMGs, mortars and were supported by BMP IFVs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Nawab wasn't sure if Abu Kebab wanted either of the villages, the palm grove (which has succulent dates), the Nawab's head or all of the above!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU0910s0wJ2ekN3e4oOHISQV8zOQwW5GB5TmY6dnecYYBn9ihGTAdVXdL9gx2bxgKf0eUFP7lYQLaw5ifxP5IVdaWxpywN4VCCmhe4a3OpUdLRjIpyankW-bZUrdVCaRDZwa5t354oZfp5slBtNkCbeEmt7853lVEx2l4Pzen2tjrH3p7zKZPmD9toL2W/s3173/PXL_20231103_232201333.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="3173" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU0910s0wJ2ekN3e4oOHISQV8zOQwW5GB5TmY6dnecYYBn9ihGTAdVXdL9gx2bxgKf0eUFP7lYQLaw5ifxP5IVdaWxpywN4VCCmhe4a3OpUdLRjIpyankW-bZUrdVCaRDZwa5t354oZfp5slBtNkCbeEmt7853lVEx2l4Pzen2tjrH3p7zKZPmD9toL2W/s320/PXL_20231103_232201333.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Bashi-Bazookas prior to mounting up in their Toyotas for their drive on Little Mirhadan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60_as-0H_7J0qfbUp5dNTIjhaN3p50k1ORYzo-BqmrmEXM9bEqfHHzzZI2G0JAXd0SadyoaN7x9rn_wjHpet8YiG2QkFIc3QlimYboJToM0yx4TXC-ssWyWClScw99DbWzVflvP-kzXCNyWr6FR5y-xineLUScGiSsEhzKERgEOZGMTwAMy1zBqVSTQnU/s1586/PXL_20231103_233652366.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1586" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60_as-0H_7J0qfbUp5dNTIjhaN3p50k1ORYzo-BqmrmEXM9bEqfHHzzZI2G0JAXd0SadyoaN7x9rn_wjHpet8YiG2QkFIc3QlimYboJToM0yx4TXC-ssWyWClScw99DbWzVflvP-kzXCNyWr6FR5y-xineLUScGiSsEhzKERgEOZGMTwAMy1zBqVSTQnU/s320/PXL_20231103_233652366.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Close up of the Martyr-Cycles advancing on Little Mirhadan with the Bashi-Bazookas following in the background in their Toyotas. AK-47 Republic doesn't have rules for motorcycles so I just basically made them infantry with wheeled vehicle movement and charged them army points as if they were in trucks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4ykGkaOyueczVuUvuLqdIZEAD0aLGtdg76ZJJ6CTCcdxMDozVmfLoOIfwLd8VlQfJfwIvCsKQRtDGUviuL_AuQKw_dOed2KBFBkyaw7jcsxLyEjiIgA4QUSWV6zffObclcvxpgBuTUGvi2b2GXaZFT9kbPb_BNjD1__97gxr9cXO6WIT37flZeCckXt8/s2910/PXL_20231104_000845340.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2910" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4ykGkaOyueczVuUvuLqdIZEAD0aLGtdg76ZJJ6CTCcdxMDozVmfLoOIfwLd8VlQfJfwIvCsKQRtDGUviuL_AuQKw_dOed2KBFBkyaw7jcsxLyEjiIgA4QUSWV6zffObclcvxpgBuTUGvi2b2GXaZFT9kbPb_BNjD1__97gxr9cXO6WIT37flZeCckXt8/s320/PXL_20231104_000845340.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Al Kebab's Hamal Brigade suffered heavy casualties at the hands of Clan Abdul on the right flank. Despite heavy losses, the Hamal Brigade routed Clan Abdul, leaving the road to Big Mirhadan unopposed. In a desperate move, the Nawab ordered the Krapistani regulars to stop the Hamal Brigade. This was a mistake as it pulled his most competent unit further away from the crucial fight on the left flank</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Kt8TyMpbMPe0TiBLRHeG75PIAuuDK4uCk3amt8z9_8vwppnF4FKAn2MDWfzBSTSUBM-SqQ-MwufeUNuwj9_oWYmujsk6GeJPAsKdtJ26fVnC1xsIM_9BWHaLb-_qx7hjSyRt3x30Rw0K0U4q0t3zwF4i6_rLPg3d-N8EWetQ0ixVumwalYcnyjR6xSN/s3359/PXL_20231104_010342553.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3359" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Kt8TyMpbMPe0TiBLRHeG75PIAuuDK4uCk3amt8z9_8vwppnF4FKAn2MDWfzBSTSUBM-SqQ-MwufeUNuwj9_oWYmujsk6GeJPAsKdtJ26fVnC1xsIM_9BWHaLb-_qx7hjSyRt3x30Rw0K0U4q0t3zwF4i6_rLPg3d-N8EWetQ0ixVumwalYcnyjR6xSN/s320/PXL_20231104_010342553.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Al Kebab received timely reinforcements when the Farkha Brigade arrived. It became apparent to the Nawab that Al Kebab wanted to take Little Mirhadan. The Bashi-Bazookas, Martyr-Cycles and Farkha Brigades violently assaulted the village and after desperate house to house fighting, it appeared Little Mirhadan would fall. The Nawab chose to remain in the desperate hope that his friend Khan would arrive with his clan followers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YFJ4QV0qKldzaY6BY1_g2Haric-w2EuBKD7-OsPzKqAsf318v0VXLil0wGplqdFNf7qV-S0-LkEqO1qaCmDaRHCF2d4EC5ZuHsiTw9mZ_ThYGjb5Ufet3llwkyZQ__w2eKTmz70_rmyUgNjaTJap_O1HC56m7kgFud2LG8jlAM90UyLIfVSS8Yk0sASy/s640/67658~5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YFJ4QV0qKldzaY6BY1_g2Haric-w2EuBKD7-OsPzKqAsf318v0VXLil0wGplqdFNf7qV-S0-LkEqO1qaCmDaRHCF2d4EC5ZuHsiTw9mZ_ThYGjb5Ufet3llwkyZQ__w2eKTmz70_rmyUgNjaTJap_O1HC56m7kgFud2LG8jlAM90UyLIfVSS8Yk0sASy/s320/67658~5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">View from the Al Kebab right as they launch their assault on the village. The fundamentalists may have lacked proper tanks but they had speed and firepower with multiple AA guns on technicals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuz7RHisiEaBNX_pjvtB0Dq3c-2qTNOadFEzkKqo2pnuaprBNMG9uLouGBl4-DcBBxk6wAe50qavUElBZm9cIDabe_ab9jXJccqvu8x_0v-e0TGKG20yQ3AFo9su_WrXUsHyr6Xxj6E82-EOUwwlfGH93fHAx9IfEvZ0x9Nxi4XfdT0MgrJbTnY2QWXpt/s4032/PXL_20231104_014508663.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuz7RHisiEaBNX_pjvtB0Dq3c-2qTNOadFEzkKqo2pnuaprBNMG9uLouGBl4-DcBBxk6wAe50qavUElBZm9cIDabe_ab9jXJccqvu8x_0v-e0TGKG20yQ3AFo9su_WrXUsHyr6Xxj6E82-EOUwwlfGH93fHAx9IfEvZ0x9Nxi4XfdT0MgrJbTnY2QWXpt/s320/PXL_20231104_014508663.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Nawab's tanks, the pride of his warlord army, snuffed out a flanking attempt on Little Mirhadan by the Samaka Brigade and were attempting the relive the pressure of al Kebab's assault on the Nawab's left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkO0biwWQNfzwko2ysqEpu4IKN3_PcPpbXvZSsPL0xVtNynTc9KSzgMaKN4lkjVoOTQX9Z7Qx7v2X2SLHETHG79Z0tnEsxAuNezBDIMtcul7QwlDmS8g4Qzylho6pU9FgtkBTAEjNbaf-xJJaiDYvAyu6yjNIUtwU97FMvVke8tjwTVJxzJL-qVcUNzJhb/s2852/1000023651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="2852" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkO0biwWQNfzwko2ysqEpu4IKN3_PcPpbXvZSsPL0xVtNynTc9KSzgMaKN4lkjVoOTQX9Z7Qx7v2X2SLHETHG79Z0tnEsxAuNezBDIMtcul7QwlDmS8g4Qzylho6pU9FgtkBTAEjNbaf-xJJaiDYvAyu6yjNIUtwU97FMvVke8tjwTVJxzJL-qVcUNzJhb/s320/1000023651.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, on the right flank, the Krapistani regulars took time from picking dates in the palm grove to mop up the last remaining remnants of the Hamal Brigade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicV1FzHQDbFI93yx0PlTiFNOCzkXxHCJ3gmdTC3qpHvo1K8vqwJqXE9AmZ-EIGUXY9bjIsM33pgiNKtSGIMKU_bcUiBVXW0k_e4okzHDSMF1cbdTnJM6j1PZ-r5JO4k3FDF5CZMSR_2WSY8UzdCc1jIgS5jM44u-NYfL-fsm2xIVW2yaci0JK01TvyE_o/s4032/PXL_20231104_021858954.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicV1FzHQDbFI93yx0PlTiFNOCzkXxHCJ3gmdTC3qpHvo1K8vqwJqXE9AmZ-EIGUXY9bjIsM33pgiNKtSGIMKU_bcUiBVXW0k_e4okzHDSMF1cbdTnJM6j1PZ-r5JO4k3FDF5CZMSR_2WSY8UzdCc1jIgS5jM44u-NYfL-fsm2xIVW2yaci0JK01TvyE_o/s320/PXL_20231104_021858954.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the Hamal Brigade in flames, the residents of Big Mirhadan were safe from the repressive recipes of Al Kebab....for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPflu5pZP0kLd3OrEZYjl5wHJaL2qHqBMzg0bjsHP19fAQwL7HcT1tmzaqeT9aa4KTkP5T83IsvZjGZUdIzG06Zsfu91d7PqdsKntqhHD__jCkIryS4KR3VOKH7ElEdPvsSOclaQcVqa-sp9Lv8K8rHhwPChgY6qBmjs5bUNXzy2fqU6Cc9BYpv100L7d/s535/67660~3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="535" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPflu5pZP0kLd3OrEZYjl5wHJaL2qHqBMzg0bjsHP19fAQwL7HcT1tmzaqeT9aa4KTkP5T83IsvZjGZUdIzG06Zsfu91d7PqdsKntqhHD__jCkIryS4KR3VOKH7ElEdPvsSOclaQcVqa-sp9Lv8K8rHhwPChgY6qBmjs5bUNXzy2fqU6Cc9BYpv100L7d/s320/67660~3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Abu Kebab and his followers attempt their encirclement of the smaller village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmC2YEApm27O0P12h70OUL8TYMS8L02EplDN7p5jRz5B0DnqtEyLRLtZnFt-bwafcwDGsa7VImS_eKAslX7JLNmffcmKwZFlFZ7Pa-y8nsOD-1YPMr5pHd9VCZsAe1Ko-WSPdYaQ13Pc3nwv4u1c2gRhpvrfEXBx42P-YJ9TE74B7rIOGhwdWy5wbSvf_/s4032/PXL_20231104_021726776.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmC2YEApm27O0P12h70OUL8TYMS8L02EplDN7p5jRz5B0DnqtEyLRLtZnFt-bwafcwDGsa7VImS_eKAslX7JLNmffcmKwZFlFZ7Pa-y8nsOD-1YPMr5pHd9VCZsAe1Ko-WSPdYaQ13Pc3nwv4u1c2gRhpvrfEXBx42P-YJ9TE74B7rIOGhwdWy5wbSvf_/s320/PXL_20231104_021726776.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, Clan Khan never arrived on the table to save the Warlord of Kaput province, as the Nawab fell with his men to the last as Al Kabab captured Little Mirhadan. Al Kebab was victorious having achieved two of their three goals (Little Mirhadan and the Nawab's head on a skewer). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINPHJ0patI28kqiI8Fv8gVlpVQU0tuQNmdH64gw247mt0PnZhkcByQS8RWTBRBmUgTi4oFLwAOyx1Qu1ylta33g8l5_7uYPNF04Oejd3ynAn4iG95KgcyqJFZMBRtX33iSetffLL7ndmcac13mMFDXRVS18Iy-LRaYHF05EHn3VOCL4QUzAqLJ4qyT6W9/s640/67662~2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="640" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINPHJ0patI28kqiI8Fv8gVlpVQU0tuQNmdH64gw247mt0PnZhkcByQS8RWTBRBmUgTi4oFLwAOyx1Qu1ylta33g8l5_7uYPNF04Oejd3ynAn4iG95KgcyqJFZMBRtX33iSetffLL7ndmcac13mMFDXRVS18Iy-LRaYHF05EHn3VOCL4QUzAqLJ4qyT6W9/s320/67662~2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Abu Kebab secured his base of operations and destabilized the province. Rumor has it that the skewers of meat were slow-cooked on the smoldering ruins of the village buildings. Meanwhile, back in the capital, the Krapistani government pulled the Nawab's eldest son from his harem and informed him that his father had fallen and it was now his time to become the new Nawab. Will Al Kebab continue their advance? Surely the (new) Nawab call for a counter-offensive and seek revenge? Only time (and my chaotic schedule) will tell...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-65210554849393749832023-11-02T19:59:00.069-07:002023-11-02T20:24:03.730-07:00Krapistan and it's Al Kebab Problem<p>On the eve of HMGS Fall In, I am preparing for my first battle of Krapistan, my AK-47 Republic imagination. Let me introduce you to the primary principals of this fantasy land:</p><p>Krapistan: a poor, backwater country plagued by tribal factionalism. The corrupt central government is at the mercy of corrupt tribal warlords. </p><p>Kaput: Our campaign follows one of the more volatile provinces of Krapistan, Kaput. The province of Kaput is run by it's not so friendly local Warlord, the Nawab. The Nawab of Kaput enjoys the backing of the national government. </p><p>Al Kebab: a fundamentalist religious movement centered around the preferred ways of cooking various meats on skewers. Al Kebab does not tolerate blasphemous methods of grilling skewered proteins and veggies. The mysterious leader of Al Kebab goes by his not so original "nom de Guerrero", Abu Kebab Al Kebab. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECvsQ8t0RHIGCDTfhgvVaW3Cp2_cSJFI2qamNsE7wF5WlCYfomiG2WtpaJ5ZN5HUP2ZlMUNHLYn3oQ3Mom5NUHpMqpwHjiJRVY1k9hxKiiihm3vn7MNa7anfElq6kzf2pBXQlcGgTtCFnqq6AdqxZms2clMb-lfCg4yn55d_vrA9s368Aia8a0bUE1Ogo/s1994/1698980475352.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1994" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECvsQ8t0RHIGCDTfhgvVaW3Cp2_cSJFI2qamNsE7wF5WlCYfomiG2WtpaJ5ZN5HUP2ZlMUNHLYn3oQ3Mom5NUHpMqpwHjiJRVY1k9hxKiiihm3vn7MNa7anfElq6kzf2pBXQlcGgTtCFnqq6AdqxZms2clMb-lfCg4yn55d_vrA9s368Aia8a0bUE1Ogo/s320/1698980475352.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Everyone likes flags so they know who and what to rally behind. Symbols mean so much in the world and Krapistan is no different. For the flag of Krapistan, the reds represent the meats to be enjoyed, whereas the green represents the veggies and the brown represents something entirely different in the process. This flag means little to the Nawab of Kaput, or any other Warlord, but they fly the flag nonetheless to ensure that they receive the support of the central government.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOio8EC-90PzTGPC-B1kXb7pNj2JyXe19GYKOjVklDU5HmNNdWgXW7I6ElfX-hNkwx_3TjtPW8rgK2o7dEnIydDY608fomIdjDzcpH56hcaImwnSLZ8uTJb3zYq_61MsL3zGn9bQYbt-2Qu_O2FXPVSBJb8qd74ewvcVjHiq7gs8dYMxJtMoUKRInSzr1U/s1995/1000023456.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1995" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOio8EC-90PzTGPC-B1kXb7pNj2JyXe19GYKOjVklDU5HmNNdWgXW7I6ElfX-hNkwx_3TjtPW8rgK2o7dEnIydDY608fomIdjDzcpH56hcaImwnSLZ8uTJb3zYq_61MsL3zGn9bQYbt-2Qu_O2FXPVSBJb8qd74ewvcVjHiq7gs8dYMxJtMoUKRInSzr1U/s320/1000023456.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above you will find the flag of Al Kebab. For the followers of all Kebab, all of those who refuse to honor the time-old cooking traditions will be smited...for them these grilling blasphemies are a black and white issue, thus the colors of their flag. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9N-ezT-DrhSvImoyZulMh5oACxSz0dl9LvutKVgPD1pyJ_6eRHyU4f2p_ePFaaRbaSmS5OdJfQEQpd_nVvOji6MBVVw_94MFhydULFxdx8cxe9CqweED4RVQwrOOG5gVQNiToAv9VxoaN5M6C3BLNYZ83Ys-slSaNVGmhKG3Q_rb6JLAjiG4xhyphenhypheneHGCm/s1024/6925804929_ec3114aaaa_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1024" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9N-ezT-DrhSvImoyZulMh5oACxSz0dl9LvutKVgPD1pyJ_6eRHyU4f2p_ePFaaRbaSmS5OdJfQEQpd_nVvOji6MBVVw_94MFhydULFxdx8cxe9CqweED4RVQwrOOG5gVQNiToAv9VxoaN5M6C3BLNYZ83Ys-slSaNVGmhKG3Q_rb6JLAjiG4xhyphenhypheneHGCm/s320/6925804929_ec3114aaaa_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rumor has it, as a young boy growing up in the dusty back alleys of Kaput, Abu Kebab was horrified by the improper seasoning and cooking methods of grilling meats and veggies. These traumas pushed him to form a movement and that movement now threatens the establishment. The Nawab of Kaput has vowed to snuff out Abu Kebab's growing insurrection and thus we have war once again in Krapistan. </div><br /><p></p></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-28581016502090130732023-10-09T12:18:00.062-07:002023-10-09T13:11:24.132-07:00RavenFeast Vikings and Krapistani Fighters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B0vQz8D4JTCDvSixcVpjisLTo5ZlJKKBC1U7nctNPH2H5dddRF7LUbePFqUeP6YmrOOPtC5iWJR9phhpWRDHFb-72-Tqnoml76V4ipLVGMzzRXoSrwd0WsUf8RhzyRBbhG0tqXh2wC7cNRSkIEWv6ozvKyqoxHc8od89_8owcOqQZMuq7Bk5VBlge7rp/s2282/PXL_20231009_183328286.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B0vQz8D4JTCDvSixcVpjisLTo5ZlJKKBC1U7nctNPH2H5dddRF7LUbePFqUeP6YmrOOPtC5iWJR9phhpWRDHFb-72-Tqnoml76V4ipLVGMzzRXoSrwd0WsUf8RhzyRBbhG0tqXh2wC7cNRSkIEWv6ozvKyqoxHc8od89_8owcOqQZMuq7Bk5VBlge7rp/s2282/PXL_20231009_183328286.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br />With my Texas sojourn behind me, I can home to a mouse infestation in my home. Apparently they made probes and found my dogs dry food in the kitchen pantry. <p></p><p>While I've been waging a full-time war of no-quarter on the rodent hordes, I've managed to squeeze in some painting time. I finished up some Krapistani Warlord fighters and some vikings for Big Battle RavenFeast. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj174eDygLsm5Pc7M2btMtT1zRBMqF1S7UdZpplqilw53rQEi8K0hN4T3_q-PdaQpQI4eyFqoXbDCaxDtkrPEN1iIyrJ76Aqul_hPwmoPZ9N6XcPWzJoCz_Z5l3PbEPMAGockn0kYKluwXuETuxtKjRR8uudbyfFU6PqBgjFEDwXX8W6q-YnLjY72dgEsyv/s2282/PXL_20231009_183328286.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="2282" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj174eDygLsm5Pc7M2btMtT1zRBMqF1S7UdZpplqilw53rQEi8K0hN4T3_q-PdaQpQI4eyFqoXbDCaxDtkrPEN1iIyrJ76Aqul_hPwmoPZ9N6XcPWzJoCz_Z5l3PbEPMAGockn0kYKluwXuETuxtKjRR8uudbyfFU6PqBgjFEDwXX8W6q-YnLjY72dgEsyv/s320/PXL_20231009_183328286.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So far I have 7 bases of rank and file Bondi, 4 bases of axe-wielding Hirdmen and two command bases. The center right base with the red banner has my attempt at a raven symbol for Harald Hardrada's "Land Waster" flag. Still need to paint up Tostig, some Saxon rebels (traitors?), berserkers, archers and Scottish mercenary spear. Looking forward to getting my armies done so I can wage war on a 4'x4' tabletop and provide the Ravens with some 10mm casualties to feast upon!</p><p>And now on to Krapistan...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnSit84sUKJ1Ro2pcTUPCgXeG4Vf_wKOJTgWs4_alq6_o92H7qwavIkbTLoyLJJf2tUG9JlavKxMMGXfbTSNZAAaqmr-XOKKEkaRdfUedamIzLaQYqW08A7g_Wlt08Dm1_WjTbobUL8opmzLvSqmuEW6a21AMyfVyiDs0AoBbExTcpxdh_D3HxRt0OV_l/s2121/PXL_20231009_194741453.MP~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="2121" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnSit84sUKJ1Ro2pcTUPCgXeG4Vf_wKOJTgWs4_alq6_o92H7qwavIkbTLoyLJJf2tUG9JlavKxMMGXfbTSNZAAaqmr-XOKKEkaRdfUedamIzLaQYqW08A7g_Wlt08Dm1_WjTbobUL8opmzLvSqmuEW6a21AMyfVyiDs0AoBbExTcpxdh_D3HxRt0OV_l/s320/PXL_20231009_194741453.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Managed to finish up 19 bases of Krapistani Warlord fighters. 13 bases of AK, RPK and PKM armed fellas, 3 command stands (look for the inspiring chaps pointing fingers in random directions) and 3 RPG bases. When I first started this project, I opted to go two figures a base (as per the rules-recommended 3 figures) to make it a bit more manageable and decided to include 2 RPGs on each RPG base. It allows me to visually identify the RPG bases a bit easier than if it was just one gent with an RPG and another with a small arm. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since these guys represent fighters of a run of the mill Warlord, they have a mish-mash of drab colors: washed out greys, blues, off-whites and earthtones. The absence of black attire let's you know they aren't followers of al-Kebab. The figures are hodgepodge collection of Flytrap, Irregular, Flashpoint, Old Glory and Khurasan. As you can see that, once painted, they all mix well on the same bases. </p><p><br /></p><p>This batch of figures essentially completes my Krapistan project. I will probably add some bits and bobs: some ZSU anti-aircraft guns, perhaps some more mortars, BMPs, T-55s, trucks, (perhaps a BRDM?), etc. but the armies are pretty much finished and ready for gaming. </p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-48136408576240191242023-09-16T11:31:00.071-07:002023-09-16T12:40:21.791-07:00Lost Ranges...<p>Years ago, I stumbled across the old Mikes Models renaissance range that was ultimately purchased by Essex. At the time, Essex no longer made the miniatures and I read at the time that the molds were destroyed as they introduced their own figures to replace them (this turned out not to be true). Because of their scarcity, I joined groups, made purchases and conducted swaps with people across the globe to get enough figures to make my armies. Years later, Essex announced that they would make the figures available again.</p><p>I never needed to order from Essex because I had spent a small fortune collecting my figures second-hand. I painted some up many, many years ago and here are those photos:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzGwA5hvv5SRZ2U24IDbRL9KwhEjZZV1JxJnSx63aNdSRzaEmvNDOVyv1hI2VOoq6Dxsicsi026ZqQIXumCBT4-deW96tsR4cvSeYRmPj5eIGu2DH9_fcBqZoNx7VScUn-SY-aFa459jkUGVkkooAI3-ntMQAOol7HFWtRFEtsiwMxHPIaon1W0soZjou/s1600/pict0090_edited_2457758853_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1600" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzGwA5hvv5SRZ2U24IDbRL9KwhEjZZV1JxJnSx63aNdSRzaEmvNDOVyv1hI2VOoq6Dxsicsi026ZqQIXumCBT4-deW96tsR4cvSeYRmPj5eIGu2DH9_fcBqZoNx7VScUn-SY-aFa459jkUGVkkooAI3-ntMQAOol7HFWtRFEtsiwMxHPIaon1W0soZjou/s320/pict0090_edited_2457758853_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some French Huguenot millers looking rather spiffy in their white smocks...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBns-AeCvnhhS3wYfbiNukyj8_3Et9bPUoAszIeOCClQpUpRvRB9fJCfLgSiyOXKiJZLEC3VmOIwTXfrEJZGQs3oY20yeQcvtdfd1OuZhC0IdlfacermNrDARpqA6xzEwaGFbktBkT1kmBp3q5TrQK1uQ3tUJThKsd1GCrZCcpcotTkdYHvFI-M-47kdi/s1723/pike3_2399264413_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1723" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBns-AeCvnhhS3wYfbiNukyj8_3Et9bPUoAszIeOCClQpUpRvRB9fJCfLgSiyOXKiJZLEC3VmOIwTXfrEJZGQs3oY20yeQcvtdfd1OuZhC0IdlfacermNrDARpqA6xzEwaGFbktBkT1kmBp3q5TrQK1uQ3tUJThKsd1GCrZCcpcotTkdYHvFI-M-47kdi/s320/pike3_2399264413_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A flamboyant landsknecht pike block.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQJbKvrhRiG13NekFNb6a4ESXIodafI7mt4mc6-e4i4W79Nts8f8R1AbBm4HSDhUjntkSpAE9pA2nYwqmsuZBChFEf3h1vc9-rFDwo3WZCy0KQdw3D0aLeoiXnv16G_5OIbPOK71NAXylUg6IY_wFfpGUOZujrHtYWqjEm1i6hWvghEH2moHD3HRn_upb/s1943/shall-we-caracole_2400098422_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1943" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQJbKvrhRiG13NekFNb6a4ESXIodafI7mt4mc6-e4i4W79Nts8f8R1AbBm4HSDhUjntkSpAE9pA2nYwqmsuZBChFEf3h1vc9-rFDwo3WZCy0KQdw3D0aLeoiXnv16G_5OIbPOK71NAXylUg6IY_wFfpGUOZujrHtYWqjEm1i6hWvghEH2moHD3HRn_upb/s320/shall-we-caracole_2400098422_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have gun, will travel...German mercenary reiters ready to caracole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I planned to paint up armies to refight the French Wars of Religion. I never completed them, I think what did me in was the spaghetti lances of the gendarmes. I decided to replace them with hand-crafted lances and that became a pain. Perhaps one day I will revisit this project, until that day comes the lead will sit in a rather heavy and battered shoebox under my paint table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After my last post in which I mentioned Josef Ochmann's 10mm Conquistador range, I started thinking about other ranges that I loved that also disappeared from the world. Wargames Foundry's 15mm War of the Roses and Burgundian range sculpted by the Perry Brothers was one of them. I picked up off of Barter Town when I was planning to do an Italian renaissance project in 15mm and rather stupidly sold them off. MinisMyWay has a rather interesting video on the range <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCJ_2n4Bogo">here.</a> I heard that these molds were also destroyed, but who knows if that is true. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ironically enough, I had planned to pair the 15mm Perry sculpts with another range that has since disappeared, Peter Pig's Italian Wars range. I still remember how beautiful the crossbowmen sculpts were as well as the soldiers behaving rudely pack (one fellow mooning his backside and another flipping the bird). Peter Pig sold the range to a company called Moon Beam who then sold them to Black Cat Bases who appears to have gone out of business. Poof, gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cannon Fodder Miniatures out of Australia produced a beautiful 25mm Mexican American War range, I had plenty of those figures but sadly painted them off. Anyone remember Wild Geese Miniatures and their 10mm ranges? I always wanted to buy them but never did. I own a bunch of 15/18mm South American Wars of Liberation figures from Grenadier Production's Liberators range. These were beautiful figures sculpted by Mike Broadbent. As I recall, the owner of the range was in the music business and the miniature range was a labor of love. To go along with the miniatures there were some beautiful wargaming guides. There were plans to release figures and wargaming guides for the Northern campaigns of Bolivar but sadly the range went defunct before that ever happened. Totentanz Miniatures was another company that came and went, they had some beautiful figures for the Carlist Wars in 18mm, I came close to ordering them but never did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some ranges disappear with the passing of the proprietor. I remember getting into wargaming the Greek Wars of Independence in 15mm when Spyros, the owner of Alphacast Miniatures passed away. His 15mm Balkans War and Greek Wars of Independence ranges disappeared. Luckily I was gifted some of his miniatures from a friend. My mind also goes to Cracker Line and Good Ground Miniatures owned and operated by Bill Moreno before his passing (a true loss to the wargaming community). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Magister Militum to close doors at the end of this month, one wonders what will happen to the various ranges in so many scales that they own. Perhaps some of these ranges will disappear as well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, back to Obelisk's 10mm range...I believe Obelisk was owned by Ochmann the sculptor. Apparently he retired in 2014 and sold off the range to Badger Games but Badger didn't purchase the 10mm offerings of Obelisk. Another poof and gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As years pass, we get older and nostalgia becomes stronger; I imagine there will be more ranges that I will lament the absence of. In the interim, lets look at some pictures of those Obelisk 10mm figures and maybe I will dust off those Mikes Models renaissance figures one day....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYvgnlraAIkqI57stg1TgIL4nUAYPHBnKnxQ07DMUZdFbIOTgpKWP7Cll0QhA0I4z6Zfr7N1J63DxprScgQiGGjhe8RNclNCnV4HmLzrv1cNO6AsYIMOYiP6drWvNLY9MqRuF7C1OqIcoJ6dkcXXXfUgSZMfybQa1GA9-Z-xv-m0FbFOXUDAuBYRMnZ9o/s680/Obelisk1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="680" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYvgnlraAIkqI57stg1TgIL4nUAYPHBnKnxQ07DMUZdFbIOTgpKWP7Cll0QhA0I4z6Zfr7N1J63DxprScgQiGGjhe8RNclNCnV4HmLzrv1cNO6AsYIMOYiP6drWvNLY9MqRuF7C1OqIcoJ6dkcXXXfUgSZMfybQa1GA9-Z-xv-m0FbFOXUDAuBYRMnZ9o/s320/Obelisk1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Absolutely stunning sculpts, these fellows look like hard chargers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEK_Svs2yXUDTcocrA300HQPx17eqBID0pf_amUvEwDaEfvWJmU91pkyFek-WJoYzyh_VJWsiXLk0ssCE2tIz7ysuVPP5Lgpu5N02V2WreeTKBBW6TDhiIxYncaZcFktaTRzZHAP_Z1adqlPwU6hr96vunz_Cglpm527oWRhFY4QXUbFGizmfZe2y7SvL/s680/Obelisk2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="680" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEK_Svs2yXUDTcocrA300HQPx17eqBID0pf_amUvEwDaEfvWJmU91pkyFek-WJoYzyh_VJWsiXLk0ssCE2tIz7ysuVPP5Lgpu5N02V2WreeTKBBW6TDhiIxYncaZcFktaTRzZHAP_Z1adqlPwU6hr96vunz_Cglpm527oWRhFY4QXUbFGizmfZe2y7SvL/s320/Obelisk2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's hard for me to believe they were 10mm figures. So much character in the poses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RtOIjE0PhqpQlKNeEPC7qsy12thGDSV40GwAcVnXLfAVta4hUUn6MnIJc47Qe3D1iqzfmiR0hLXAWCVQwivEG7FQf-k7P7RDJUyTSDwHPiGhnC_fyam0ZtHfirulMVeXviHpA-vxh6Nz4wXfi6fVl_bnmmOaR_BpM7OlnTEQOwKouuXOQscg6iRq-Cn0/s680/Obelisk3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="680" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RtOIjE0PhqpQlKNeEPC7qsy12thGDSV40GwAcVnXLfAVta4hUUn6MnIJc47Qe3D1iqzfmiR0hLXAWCVQwivEG7FQf-k7P7RDJUyTSDwHPiGhnC_fyam0ZtHfirulMVeXviHpA-vxh6Nz4wXfi6fVl_bnmmOaR_BpM7OlnTEQOwKouuXOQscg6iRq-Cn0/s320/Obelisk3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A little bit of missile weaponry to go along with all of the Spanish melee...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7EJ5XRf54TCODu5CPiVLlRZHTcfMT-c_gshVU6ggymJFH3ShgdvQuIajr0Hles32UEfjokviQR4n7KRLIa_vzdJH6y3bvqIVb63IreRqxryDAKsSK4F1s0nl8sd6fiw97bw-Nh4WulzN_FKCE5_NOx4OolyNaagxgw9rLEgIt6wCWsjDTOGuihlvjSpW/s680/Obelisk4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="680" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7EJ5XRf54TCODu5CPiVLlRZHTcfMT-c_gshVU6ggymJFH3ShgdvQuIajr0Hles32UEfjokviQR4n7KRLIa_vzdJH6y3bvqIVb63IreRqxryDAKsSK4F1s0nl8sd6fiw97bw-Nh4WulzN_FKCE5_NOx4OolyNaagxgw9rLEgIt6wCWsjDTOGuihlvjSpW/s320/Obelisk4.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Incans are mighty impressive too. The painter Anndrew Taylor did some amazing brushwork on the little buggers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXwpXBiYR8R0xtinwVenzFNT_gR-0mkFfjY2L2uSEuFDKQFQZdCwW_pauTr8hhCkYXBejVM_S8HmfEDgRBd7ldWtjALfU0Vifbjdiy-U-UIBjPvIRH3kusU_XgzKhR4JPgI1HDblb1vbsqFSLFplC1Dsyf8obQj_rCDElIpPi4hHNy7pEHLV8YBqlr7zN/s680/Obelisk5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="680" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXwpXBiYR8R0xtinwVenzFNT_gR-0mkFfjY2L2uSEuFDKQFQZdCwW_pauTr8hhCkYXBejVM_S8HmfEDgRBd7ldWtjALfU0Vifbjdiy-U-UIBjPvIRH3kusU_XgzKhR4JPgI1HDblb1vbsqFSLFplC1Dsyf8obQj_rCDElIpPi4hHNy7pEHLV8YBqlr7zN/s320/Obelisk5.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No idea how Andrew managed to paint squares that cleanly in 10mm on these Incan halberdiers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif87ebUgPYvwbRbHRIuZRlauFaFxmzEZ4C8bgLv_l7pyqUOSYHkjvNt38uqUfst0KHrRY480gALADbMUCaAn8PNrbT6zcbZKcU4yKoOOnoCXfJhEdt7VM6m5us-rlHyzwS4m_xdyi8JXh4RQjGA90yC7IBq4iJh35D3K3QGzl15jxzYD53cF0iAP2WGuTo/s839/207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="839" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif87ebUgPYvwbRbHRIuZRlauFaFxmzEZ4C8bgLv_l7pyqUOSYHkjvNt38uqUfst0KHrRY480gALADbMUCaAn8PNrbT6zcbZKcU4yKoOOnoCXfJhEdt7VM6m5us-rlHyzwS4m_xdyi8JXh4RQjGA90yC7IBq4iJh35D3K3QGzl15jxzYD53cF0iAP2WGuTo/s320/207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the aforementioned Cannon Fodder sculpts, so much character in these figures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzYEz43r6mBEgC3KH6s09zAj0M74RDQS-wLJsOPiYzl4P5ogwErXR-xTcAAs1Q_uG7dn2UmcCl3aBMKFkwR8HywuVbHxg6XPVksDyuUdEn851nmv7fvRPCLN_36TKTNTLTT0vk-Flibtgt9LXQOyQYlJwTzqF4VZxQshf5YugnvjfHxl66qigWRgTGgnG/s344/212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzYEz43r6mBEgC3KH6s09zAj0M74RDQS-wLJsOPiYzl4P5ogwErXR-xTcAAs1Q_uG7dn2UmcCl3aBMKFkwR8HywuVbHxg6XPVksDyuUdEn851nmv7fvRPCLN_36TKTNTLTT0vk-Flibtgt9LXQOyQYlJwTzqF4VZxQshf5YugnvjfHxl66qigWRgTGgnG/s320/212.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A very unique looking Mexican officer with the brimmed hat and the pistol. I had these figures but unfortunately I sold all of them off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhbI19PmGnE8orodDBsMhQPRIpPZviTWJuVH7tO_hUSMPs92FNHFhNxohgtbbQ7uFRxUaTdT5y6E-KbkScRrRfD-_1srO0frwOVpGm9ldC7umdQ9DC4_ERzmzDYSiDViSZZ8fwCJ2YJAxggya1QjS_2zlYzj0bQqtvOB8BsKplFLH2vfhUzgptURPRcaj/s980/IJB-Islamic-Revolutionary-Brigade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="980" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhbI19PmGnE8orodDBsMhQPRIpPZviTWJuVH7tO_hUSMPs92FNHFhNxohgtbbQ7uFRxUaTdT5y6E-KbkScRrRfD-_1srO0frwOVpGm9ldC7umdQ9DC4_ERzmzDYSiDViSZZ8fwCJ2YJAxggya1QjS_2zlYzj0bQqtvOB8BsKplFLH2vfhUzgptURPRcaj/s320/IJB-Islamic-Revolutionary-Brigade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One range I neglected to mention was Flytrap Production's 15mm Afghan range. I own a bunch of them but wish I had more. I think Flytrap is still around but these guys are no longer available.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-16156280366449482122023-09-16T09:31:00.082-07:002023-09-16T10:09:54.786-07:00Meso Americans for Irregular Wars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of these days, I will have to go through my collection and photograph the miniatures that I have painted but haven't posted on my blog. As I was flipping through my phone, I saw some photos of my 15mm Aztecs that I painted up for Irregular Wars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBypncUfdb9QHPC8nOIcWAGzc2vwTC7umCrqQBgCrMrh9K_Z6-zsPANwrXYfBub0a2XP2uNfz2JuaWBVkPYEtQI6D618Nnh0a_Nw9iBcuI2NNb1gsiR-ud2gY0sqIh25XzUy5YqwxD6TPhoK0Mg6eN8psV6KEX3490e4xAJVTcmwYyAXqZaeVdDRS0FcIq/s2525/IMG_20180623_130528~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2525" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBypncUfdb9QHPC8nOIcWAGzc2vwTC7umCrqQBgCrMrh9K_Z6-zsPANwrXYfBub0a2XP2uNfz2JuaWBVkPYEtQI6D618Nnh0a_Nw9iBcuI2NNb1gsiR-ud2gY0sqIh25XzUy5YqwxD6TPhoK0Mg6eN8psV6KEX3490e4xAJVTcmwYyAXqZaeVdDRS0FcIq/s320/IMG_20180623_130528~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we have some stands of suit-wearers and a command stand. Very vibrant colors. I used the old Wargames Foundry book by Ian Heath (Armies of the Aztecs and Inca I believe) as a guide for suit colors and shield designs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2SevpS_aeFzQpy27lQnro_MZOMUHhPOSHymS7QMb-5w59w2-8lt4vu1SvRcJkIj-L7FVRnFVbjxnEABbZT5wOB5-Zb5f_xKOJwyfnfDcIs5S_Pw1egFI69SpJITQUWteNsVBs4kY2gXnLpF16BQPo7pFISUL70Az7i0gz2sCwh1GIELlxfN98evY8zPf/s1891/IMG_20180623_130615~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1891" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2SevpS_aeFzQpy27lQnro_MZOMUHhPOSHymS7QMb-5w59w2-8lt4vu1SvRcJkIj-L7FVRnFVbjxnEABbZT5wOB5-Zb5f_xKOJwyfnfDcIs5S_Pw1egFI69SpJITQUWteNsVBs4kY2gXnLpF16BQPo7pFISUL70Az7i0gz2sCwh1GIELlxfN98evY8zPf/s320/IMG_20180623_130615~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some yellow-clad Cuachic warriors. Love the mohawks...I only played these guys a few times in games, I think the army was fairly effective but they needed to swarm mounted Conquistadors or catch them in bad terrain, otherwise the Spanish cavalry would carve them up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU23wk2rjbdHwSODiOIdrVsSpkUW6KGayMvi9zwuTgtuK2lm7OeLKQrzHGEQX3PgxFZavOkpy3GdqmGdM11wB-0cyLgXW-g6dfUbDNbUECmFHpfWqA1KIj-l1n21iEiVJ88uTsi1f162pSJrLUiX-aSDOvLXStcYJRWvsOjkpp_BzQ3ZfxkhLz44X-2bw/s2187/IMG_20180623_130708_1~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="2187" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU23wk2rjbdHwSODiOIdrVsSpkUW6KGayMvi9zwuTgtuK2lm7OeLKQrzHGEQX3PgxFZavOkpy3GdqmGdM11wB-0cyLgXW-g6dfUbDNbUECmFHpfWqA1KIj-l1n21iEiVJ88uTsi1f162pSJrLUiX-aSDOvLXStcYJRWvsOjkpp_BzQ3ZfxkhLz44X-2bw/s320/IMG_20180623_130708_1~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't remember who these guys are supposed to be (Otomi maybe?). Irregular Wars is really a brilliant set of rules. I have a few armies painted up (Aztecs, Eastern woodland Indians, early 17th century English adventurers, Spanish Conquistadors and Colonials, etc.). I have even more unpainted and I will really need to tackle these because the armies are fairly small (similar to DBA numbers) and Irregular Wars gives a real good game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4PT4WEPKHlgvW2N0NUAHr4u5dfBn4td6YfEJupmlAaHIfAvUzvecU0bo9f3gyfCuTfp73zIJothUjF7PmpsY2bdK4a2CZ3ZMlvPNR6KdAy-EgrLA2CGiOI6goH_lL01de4KxWlQkAkwgnk4mQAdRXp2OKhw8954NeY537qbQn62UdF_dcaFiKpiGas0t/s1286/IMG_20180623_130849~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4PT4WEPKHlgvW2N0NUAHr4u5dfBn4td6YfEJupmlAaHIfAvUzvecU0bo9f3gyfCuTfp73zIJothUjF7PmpsY2bdK4a2CZ3ZMlvPNR6KdAy-EgrLA2CGiOI6goH_lL01de4KxWlQkAkwgnk4mQAdRXp2OKhw8954NeY537qbQn62UdF_dcaFiKpiGas0t/s320/IMG_20180623_130849~2.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some actively posed Warrior Priests. I should add that all of the figures are from the old Gladiator/Black Hat range sculpted by Josef Ochmann. I really like Ochmann's sculpting style. His range of Biblical armies are really beautiful as well. On a side note, Josef also sculpted a small 10mm Conquistador range for Obelisk Miniatures. There were some Conquistadors, Caribs, Incans and even Canari from what I can recall. Sadly they are yet another range that has slipped into the ether...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI7u3GpNovwuQzCqnGz8i4kX7Wfn7IK9P6pPQqD6PvyDb1uKNnPlliLDSM3n3CwrIJUZMT9XkbvwYzKiIyBBBM3VbcAyRtPguaINFX5vlVkLZFxXWNxJJ0fS0dJSf-Yj4DwWieD1rChiGWVvEh2K_zsoS0TrHX-Rsxn6A0suvnbaEO8qQVuxwSBVuAJDa/s1100/IMG_20180623_130920~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1100" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI7u3GpNovwuQzCqnGz8i4kX7Wfn7IK9P6pPQqD6PvyDb1uKNnPlliLDSM3n3CwrIJUZMT9XkbvwYzKiIyBBBM3VbcAyRtPguaINFX5vlVkLZFxXWNxJJ0fS0dJSf-Yj4DwWieD1rChiGWVvEh2K_zsoS0TrHX-Rsxn6A0suvnbaEO8qQVuxwSBVuAJDa/s320/IMG_20180623_130920~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Allied Mixtec warriors with atl-atl dart launchers. Noticeably absent are the rank and file warriors. I know that I painted up a bunch but for whatever reason I didn't snap any photos of them. When I get back home, perhaps I will get some snaps in and post them.</div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-13718465985113643252023-09-15T10:07:00.086-07:002023-09-15T10:45:36.085-07:00A Hobby Purgatory of Sorts...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned in a previous post, my employer decided it was a good time to send me down to Southeast Texas for the month of September. I didn't have much advance notice so I brought some wargaming rulesets, a few wargaming guides and my unpainted 10mm Crimean War lead. The plan was to read through some rules and prep the Crimean War figures (filing mold lines and trimming flash) so that I would have some semblance of hobby progress during my month long sojourn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since there will be no painting progress nor any wargaming eye candy photos of freshly painted miniatures, I decided to pull some photos from my phone camera and post what I was working on last.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHYMkVcMWcwl6ARDdsvyK_uC8rH31MCrQZ6EDVFluUJ0aFwc6tXLbEBC46FlkAbiu1I_Uu8b8Pa84727Qxly8qG0cjtQ-Q8B-mufV1jwSugVPEZsSCNROETCVltYbx6MMAEl6gS3Y6wvzPlN1MxPoS5IKCgUS6K2d9E2N0J1-shqUSrL8ArfHmbTrqOAK/s1641/PXL_20230715_191719679.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1641" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHYMkVcMWcwl6ARDdsvyK_uC8rH31MCrQZ6EDVFluUJ0aFwc6tXLbEBC46FlkAbiu1I_Uu8b8Pa84727Qxly8qG0cjtQ-Q8B-mufV1jwSugVPEZsSCNROETCVltYbx6MMAEl6gS3Y6wvzPlN1MxPoS5IKCgUS6K2d9E2N0J1-shqUSrL8ArfHmbTrqOAK/s320/PXL_20230715_191719679.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we have some Magister Militum 10mm Crimean War Turks. My approach to painting these buggers was to prime them with GW Macragge Blue, ink and then drybrush with a lightened version of Macragge Blue before I painted the flesh, fez and other non-blue bitz. This photo was taken prior to me inking and basing them, which was done. I have plenty more Turks to paint up when I return.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWJ0qsLl1B8ng4-mwkKWbOKk6nVxYYTt2CTfar4WodZRC2oZY5zqa_AppsXuyKfuVpE3hJmM-CaXqZ-Cw4ATpJJlv5OlVN4HHNzDUVmbRrfm4Z8_ddSzQVi3YYIJqCvd9q3ZxO4rzdHSFNMYsObBI0Ofic9Hf3vso0yPnXmXcZTulR08-M5xaGK2Vc9pJ/s2393/PXL_20230816_101741206.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="2393" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWJ0qsLl1B8ng4-mwkKWbOKk6nVxYYTt2CTfar4WodZRC2oZY5zqa_AppsXuyKfuVpE3hJmM-CaXqZ-Cw4ATpJJlv5OlVN4HHNzDUVmbRrfm4Z8_ddSzQVi3YYIJqCvd9q3ZxO4rzdHSFNMYsObBI0Ofic9Hf3vso0yPnXmXcZTulR08-M5xaGK2Vc9pJ/s320/PXL_20230816_101741206.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up are some 10mm Viking Bondi, the sculpts are from Old Glory. These fellas were primed black, wetbrushed with a khaki color and then I proceeded to pick out various colors in assembly line fashion. Im' fairly pleased with them but they were a bit of a chore to paint, certainly more-so than most Old Glory strip figures. I should add that I am basing these for LittleWarsTV's RavenFeast big battle rules variant. I now have 10 stands of Bondi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNI-R0LFudJA4yfQhjWeYHZzsLyiDZxNL9ivlmSvhzNliZu2O1_MavDPtXdy-_lhTdaz-2FsdekrEL9S_TtwfBm6IOmdyIiOqF6r4s3rp7TyCJ5wV15REom2oHjOWPMq652QHwz2scdf8jVQwGzcA099nguLk5mFQLpw-TyvpXkICqvYjeBA-lblhWSJb/s1562/PXL_20230820_232724237.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1562" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNI-R0LFudJA4yfQhjWeYHZzsLyiDZxNL9ivlmSvhzNliZu2O1_MavDPtXdy-_lhTdaz-2FsdekrEL9S_TtwfBm6IOmdyIiOqF6r4s3rp7TyCJ5wV15REom2oHjOWPMq652QHwz2scdf8jVQwGzcA099nguLk5mFQLpw-TyvpXkICqvYjeBA-lblhWSJb/s320/PXL_20230820_232724237.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, we have a very busy photo which was taken on my cluttered paint desk. In the foreground are some Old Glory 10mm Viking Hirdmen. There is a 3D printed damaged building behind them and then some of my Krapistan 15mm fighters and the aforementioned Viking Bondi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My hope upon returning at the end of the month is to finish off the Krapistan project (which is to say get enough painted up for a proper game, I'm not sure if I ever truly "finish" projects. I always plan to add a few more units even if I never do). After that I'd like to continue tackling the RavenFeast project with the ultimate goal of painting up enough figures for the three scenarios of Fulford Gate, Stamford Bridge and Hastings. I'd also like to continue making progress with the Crimean War project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon after arriving in Southeast Texas, I learned that Magister Militum is shutting down shop at the end of the month. Very sad news indeed. I have been ordering from them for many years and they have always provided tremendous service. I am a big fan of their 10mm sculpts (did I mention I love 10mm?), my WW1 armies, a good portion of my Dark Ages figures and my Crimean War armies are all courtesy of Magister Militum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my downtime, when I'm not reading rules or prepping Crimean War figures, I have been slowly putting together my final order to Magister Militum. I will try to fill the gaps in various collections and I think I will order some Biblical armies so that I can field Middle Kingdom Egyptians, Hyksos, Libyans and Nubians. Hopefully, all of their new ranges find a good home so the miniatures aren't lost forever.</div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-25805186362424524572023-09-08T14:27:00.214-07:002023-09-08T15:30:18.014-07:00Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma Visits<div class="separator">At the end of August, I was notified by my employer that I'd be spending the month of September in McAllen, Texas. I didn't have much time to pack but I managed to bring some miniatures to prep for painting and some history/gaming books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you follow this blog, you are aware that I have collected and painted the American and Mexican armies in 10mm for the battle of <a href="http://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/02/palo-alto-real-thing-sort-of.html" target="_blank">Palo Alto</a>. The figures for these armies are exclusively from Bill Moreno's "So Far From God" range. The figures really are little gems and it's the only 10mm range for the Mexican American War (and a very comprehensive one at that).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided that I'd might make this work trip a bit more worthwhile and visit the battlefields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma whenever I had a day off. As I researched my trip, my thoughts went back to Bill Moreno and his range of miniatures. I had known that earlier in the year he was dealing with an illness. Trying to learn how he was progressing, I was very saddened to learn of Bill's passing. I had also recently suffered the loss of someone very close to me; I decided that I would make the trip to Palo Alto in honor of Bill. I had only met him once but had communicated will him quite a bit via email every time I placed an order for miniatures (which was quite often). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, back to trip...after an uneventful drive across some incredibly flat lands between McAllen and Palo Alto, I arrived at the battlefield site. The visitor center was pretty small with a tiny gift shop and a few displays and exhibits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3IeyLzUU8EVmCKijyaSg_Cb00TLDjRN21p1KvQ4ofGrTGQadtaoANBEf5nUp9rxzco-Z0dOfFtlJAxkfbCDqrfzox4MN7uRI--FMPlHVXNpgtSz-UV2MS3FtkKcek_--wFhbxeRXG6_mot3S8zZa3lx0joeK5YmMp6r-q3jHHbzn_LJ4w4bOXIoX4Dh/s3068/PXL_20230908_155047120.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="3068" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3IeyLzUU8EVmCKijyaSg_Cb00TLDjRN21p1KvQ4ofGrTGQadtaoANBEf5nUp9rxzco-Z0dOfFtlJAxkfbCDqrfzox4MN7uRI--FMPlHVXNpgtSz-UV2MS3FtkKcek_--wFhbxeRXG6_mot3S8zZa3lx0joeK5YmMp6r-q3jHHbzn_LJ4w4bOXIoX4Dh/s320/PXL_20230908_155047120.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Entrance to the National Park Service visitor center.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v-fljDDOFPa28XYzfmiq-8nFvSfzQsvTimmDwtyUyvWaXyjfKyHYKEG4FiV0a122CWkBdLn2p_g3JQKglNg8jJ0JR4P1awka37F_9qgqW9hJbXbEeUPN2Wuvs1A9TY13je3B8AV-oVyjrJlmGhpqih3qTACTwxajSv0tOfdZGpvlV6SV2sAPyTd1xIkl/s3024/PXL_20230908_155446801.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v-fljDDOFPa28XYzfmiq-8nFvSfzQsvTimmDwtyUyvWaXyjfKyHYKEG4FiV0a122CWkBdLn2p_g3JQKglNg8jJ0JR4P1awka37F_9qgqW9hJbXbEeUPN2Wuvs1A9TY13je3B8AV-oVyjrJlmGhpqih3qTACTwxajSv0tOfdZGpvlV6SV2sAPyTd1xIkl/s320/PXL_20230908_155446801.MP~2.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Uniforms of the opposing armies.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluSMxJZgd-nZrx7LNipHLcNbVS4sugkRFhJXN3DyTwxUifnXH0thJ7jCpWO_x2A3S2_7Bfs2eMWrqLDFrvU-7GS5JLPz5wipNO-Y1AIbm8_7Rs1wpGXkEQd2C2-IGgA0Ge-zgZb80R7XBFAL2PK9QK05ngmEkRRt0eEWeCiqNArHg_99IwMUkyzqAWeOk/s4032/PXL_20230908_164522531.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluSMxJZgd-nZrx7LNipHLcNbVS4sugkRFhJXN3DyTwxUifnXH0thJ7jCpWO_x2A3S2_7Bfs2eMWrqLDFrvU-7GS5JLPz5wipNO-Y1AIbm8_7Rs1wpGXkEQd2C2-IGgA0Ge-zgZb80R7XBFAL2PK9QK05ngmEkRRt0eEWeCiqNArHg_99IwMUkyzqAWeOk/s320/PXL_20230908_164522531.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some of the cannon balls and shot.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbphkX1R3dqxt6Gx0UOTNca-XK3DwldH-XIs6XjeDxo5xr7VnntpI1EaZHm8b1XuUKmtPTxR6UAP80xgEcZ9BuNXv2R_UPMqN4ZNPn9BqSy9DOohiVhyHXppmCP2IMqX0XX_4UYOPtzdLKvZaZ_4SXuK0R-LfFE3sXCMdeNQKJXmnWxm0weh720UexGfm/s4032/PXL_20230908_164519064.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbphkX1R3dqxt6Gx0UOTNca-XK3DwldH-XIs6XjeDxo5xr7VnntpI1EaZHm8b1XuUKmtPTxR6UAP80xgEcZ9BuNXv2R_UPMqN4ZNPn9BqSy9DOohiVhyHXppmCP2IMqX0XX_4UYOPtzdLKvZaZ_4SXuK0R-LfFE3sXCMdeNQKJXmnWxm0weh720UexGfm/s320/PXL_20230908_164519064.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Small arms and swords.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAwC1s2wkXaR8sMpmc-spayTajZj2MwKzHRJZwAwFccW0A0Kx3sVUFBWdzwyReqg1ZTv5bkOfilv3AofHCp3O1sUXTMwmPVWXQKEBcqzDSJmRCbdLS0MS37yCcAXv3y3KzSgHOT42T_gAgO66brfZYhU8UOuREXm3rr7B5InZM7G73tofwTxSCqfeAtMy/s2055/PXL_20230908_155609113.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="1725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAwC1s2wkXaR8sMpmc-spayTajZj2MwKzHRJZwAwFccW0A0Kx3sVUFBWdzwyReqg1ZTv5bkOfilv3AofHCp3O1sUXTMwmPVWXQKEBcqzDSJmRCbdLS0MS37yCcAXv3y3KzSgHOT42T_gAgO66brfZYhU8UOuREXm3rr7B5InZM7G73tofwTxSCqfeAtMy/s320/PXL_20230908_155609113.MP~2.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">A sample of the cordgrass that covers the battleground. The grass blades can be razor sharp.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An interesting discovery in the back of the Audio Visual room (where they play a 15 minute video covering the story behind the battles) was a display with some 15mm figures, a boardgame hex map of the battle and a copy of Buck Surdu's Santa Anna Rules! Buck's rules for the Mexican American War were the first set I picked up to game the war. I had previously started projects in 28mm and 15mm only to abandon them and settle on 10mm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxR5-X5EwNHcfHwj0xY-YNSUmpJCcjP49jSPCWPWA-DNrMCdsqzNH3w73qo70qbDmcH2EiaI91aMYMexyyXZhqoehUU8WH2KR4ZasALBjkaidbhuOecvB4jPNMF6SendPho-7Qf4VUFoHt159xM7y4oi0huuqzI_KRorMJV8inAyv9ut2kHkNzwmcI1iQ/s3373/PXL_20230908_160107689.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="3373" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxR5-X5EwNHcfHwj0xY-YNSUmpJCcjP49jSPCWPWA-DNrMCdsqzNH3w73qo70qbDmcH2EiaI91aMYMexyyXZhqoehUU8WH2KR4ZasALBjkaidbhuOecvB4jPNMF6SendPho-7Qf4VUFoHt159xM7y4oi0huuqzI_KRorMJV8inAyv9ut2kHkNzwmcI1iQ/s320/PXL_20230908_160107689.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buck Surdu's Santa Anna Rules in all of their glory!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwp6svU_3PyTyEgrqzCl-C76PWn6eBDF98PmfFujzTpLg8IAWpm_-LL7pvLbQptIJJ6YaSD5f0takAWGpN9MJlcJXLD_5zEkASfDI1m_0-oaosJlDulFWLs4CEKNbgyNcK_3IunMBSnpSVVf9tPaoiytqdcfF97QMk74uUqIBwrCO2_RmX43wpk6meNoU/s4032/PXL_20230908_160210706.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwp6svU_3PyTyEgrqzCl-C76PWn6eBDF98PmfFujzTpLg8IAWpm_-LL7pvLbQptIJJ6YaSD5f0takAWGpN9MJlcJXLD_5zEkASfDI1m_0-oaosJlDulFWLs4CEKNbgyNcK_3IunMBSnpSVVf9tPaoiytqdcfF97QMk74uUqIBwrCO2_RmX43wpk6meNoU/s320/PXL_20230908_160210706.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Closeup of some of the 15mm figures, I couldn't make out the manufacturer...perhaps old Frontier, MiniFigs or Musket Miniatures?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0EzoLy0sebOKsFdM5ybFjpUJYDQn1eKC8RTz-1zcttBc2su7e9KsyOpPYMzSGrv4Nxpd9FRJM1jjEhK-pnYAusfrs_HhRo3b5o97EdHgKSb85rHYSZ8pYuleinEV26X12_3l_q8nktiFFG7jaJGpbhoZxNbhgTd-8nFVnELBXkARuPPKI4stjBd-4e-4/s2959/PXL_20230908_160121477.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2959" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0EzoLy0sebOKsFdM5ybFjpUJYDQn1eKC8RTz-1zcttBc2su7e9KsyOpPYMzSGrv4Nxpd9FRJM1jjEhK-pnYAusfrs_HhRo3b5o97EdHgKSb85rHYSZ8pYuleinEV26X12_3l_q8nktiFFG7jaJGpbhoZxNbhgTd-8nFVnELBXkARuPPKI4stjBd-4e-4/s320/PXL_20230908_160121477.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">More of the figures as well as some cavalry themed dioramas also in 15mm.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3cCqR3eCQoWJoIyjj7rtuomxOMZvreY7hHoZXad1ohs8OxvsXnjnmQVbbPS_XUm9VOVdDFYs-h3Z1sk8mqQ2KU7TYMyNAm_3oCPU3whKotwz2cbkx-ap6yNOIOz0xVDaumVstVT_BUixMVOexteHuS6LkIORE9O6K9Az0H-qnmB5VX9lbeZ6tjbQtEXd/s3765/PXL_20230908_160129399.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="3765" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3cCqR3eCQoWJoIyjj7rtuomxOMZvreY7hHoZXad1ohs8OxvsXnjnmQVbbPS_XUm9VOVdDFYs-h3Z1sk8mqQ2KU7TYMyNAm_3oCPU3whKotwz2cbkx-ap6yNOIOz0xVDaumVstVT_BUixMVOexteHuS6LkIORE9O6K9Az0H-qnmB5VX9lbeZ6tjbQtEXd/s320/PXL_20230908_160129399.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Closeup of the dioramas depicting what appear to be US dragoons, Mexican Line cavalry and some Rancheros.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was really quite taken back by how inhospitable the lands were. Signs were in abundance warning visitors to stay on the pathways because of rattlesnakes, additionally the sharp blades of the cordgrass and prickly thorns of the shrubs were a danger as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68QaJOsSp1qk6yYA0_YQdJ1XKxgephCNr1pdc8Nc_ISSvt9zhP3T2b5xREAVXvcP4HDRYVCF_T-jro65BUVaLQzAJ0ZCtoAXiAHdjrybZ1_FF22vpPeiLJH3oEv-R0fGz537FEy8O46OrnWtWZSqUO9YLuBV7oqQv-eDU6HZ5L7dhS8na2DNpADEgvMh1/s2691/PXL_20230908_160326284.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2691" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68QaJOsSp1qk6yYA0_YQdJ1XKxgephCNr1pdc8Nc_ISSvt9zhP3T2b5xREAVXvcP4HDRYVCF_T-jro65BUVaLQzAJ0ZCtoAXiAHdjrybZ1_FF22vpPeiLJH3oEv-R0fGz537FEy8O46OrnWtWZSqUO9YLuBV7oqQv-eDU6HZ5L7dhS8na2DNpADEgvMh1/s320/PXL_20230908_160326284.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this September day, the sun was in full effect and the temperature was about 104. The battle was fought in May but I was also wearing breathable cotton and synthetics while the soldiers that marched into battle wore less forgiving attire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbd-LhZps-8OSpUYTw_8Nfpwg8Wg1p9XUZGMBnbYwK3-HIjFIVHLFR78FNbp8B8UAW6zHUMsg9jPxI7hzTml2PXgDpE1T-S8ACldut2lTOjS-P1oqS99bZ5G21mpzF7vd4JXL7b_ghfIzkV72Sp3JZS-wvaet5UoTubKfIw9yh-qziZsKY5zd8WmhLZym/s3948/PXL_20230908_160541096~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="3948" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbd-LhZps-8OSpUYTw_8Nfpwg8Wg1p9XUZGMBnbYwK3-HIjFIVHLFR78FNbp8B8UAW6zHUMsg9jPxI7hzTml2PXgDpE1T-S8ACldut2lTOjS-P1oqS99bZ5G21mpzF7vd4JXL7b_ghfIzkV72Sp3JZS-wvaet5UoTubKfIw9yh-qziZsKY5zd8WmhLZym/s320/PXL_20230908_160541096~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I walked from the visitor center along the pathway to the Mexican lines and over to the partially covered overlook. As I walked the battlefield alone, my mind went to Bill and my departed wife. I hoped that both were there with me to see what I was seeing. As I thought of them, a cool breeze gave me some relief from the oppressive heat and I knew I was not alone which made me happy. I decided discretion was the better part of honor and opted not to walk to the further American lines. Instead I retreated back to air conditioning of the visitor's center where I purchased some souvenirs..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before heading back to my hotel in McAllen, I decided to stop off at Resaca de la Palma which was about 5 miles south of Palo Alto. The National Park Service employee at Palo Alto forewarned me that there wasn't much left of the battlefield and there was no visitor center. When I arrived after a brief drive, I spent about 10 minutes there. I was impressed with the density of the chaparral that lined small bodies of water (which weren't really visible), after a few pictures I departed and returned to McAllen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ8VIJHK8nRldE8eBfLyvBXJhix_FWmXT0i4b3NBI6TbdMYhNln_zJXSlqhtVlXMn_4EuVhwVYRxzWHZJvIjM6N0LQhW9GsjDraiFXJU9qsMj0IdfPoi-ChOl3DX-1_F-BfpHFSp8C5bTpls3oWFYz6QyjWz5PdMbey_g5rUSH7qneO3_7oWh_M_S8OyB/s4032/PXL_20230908_174421541.MP.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ8VIJHK8nRldE8eBfLyvBXJhix_FWmXT0i4b3NBI6TbdMYhNln_zJXSlqhtVlXMn_4EuVhwVYRxzWHZJvIjM6N0LQhW9GsjDraiFXJU9qsMj0IdfPoi-ChOl3DX-1_F-BfpHFSp8C5bTpls3oWFYz6QyjWz5PdMbey_g5rUSH7qneO3_7oWh_M_S8OyB/s320/PXL_20230908_174421541.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dense chaparral located at the Resaca de la Palma battlefield site.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGrcM3HLAG2lmzdlSzvKZO9gj4m43e68XzU3HLJOaCLfVIitd9S_6AUPolRMdkWhju9C564OoUKoSOBd-AUqOhCCXaqP5CdMr8DG00jxDMzcpKxStA9209Bi-LbCHRuYjbt8MjNd57XNX-ZQDl46g0AOFuKUCL21L4PzKOFj5NGuYLKR1ByIu6ue0JzKN/s320/PXL_20230908_175015736.MP.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">A cannon on display outside of the restrooms located at Resaca de la Palma.</span></i></div><div><br /></div>I probably only spent a couple of hours at the two battlefield sites, I was glad I visited them. I'm not sure that I will ever be back here again and I have spent many hours collecting, painting and gaming with miniatures representing the two armies that fought on these lands almost 200 years ago. Walking those grounds filled my mind with gaming ideas to better represent the feel of the battle but it also filled my mind with thoughts of Bill and my wife. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-72045004381601527582023-07-28T19:27:00.002-07:002023-07-28T19:58:02.570-07:00Historicon 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This past weekend, I managed to make it to Historicon 2023. A lot of life changing events had occurred between my last convention, Cold Wars 2023, and this convention. I was looking forward to the convention for the hobby aspects as well as to forge ahead with some new (and unfortunate) "normals" in life. My longtime friend <a href="http://getfreshmilk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rob</a> also attended which always ensures a good time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday night Rob and I got in a game of Bulldogs Away. I took command of a couple of Sa'ar missile boats and Rob had a small squadron composed of Osa fast attack craft and a T43 minesweeper. Although the Arab forces outnumbered the Israelis by two to one, it was quickly evident the Israeli boats were superior. Arab Styx missiles were launched without much success due to Israeli electronic countermeasures, chaff and flares. The Arab boats had no such defenses from the Gabriel II missiles that came back in reply.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We didn't have any photos of the game but we had a blast, we will definitely play Bulldogs Away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday day, I watched Rob play a Man o' War game between the Dwarves and the Bretonnians. Alot of fun and it reminded me that I need to paint up my old fleets from Games Workshop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu5hvYmL5XPS1qWNjV-wPFPRsqtZVetpruKZE1F4PNLbHtyblnucG0uPBxeQqXMI4BnAO8yOV4gp9kiAYFsXhyPoQmwc02SrrXQ2e29fNcJey8jssTqBAkHVelXAHux_XS8sD3TOHidty5cHWA_Ml41hCYwym5btmb2AMUfpvXrA6M8SOs7SA79mViVvs/s3024/PXL_20230721_234220177.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="3024" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu5hvYmL5XPS1qWNjV-wPFPRsqtZVetpruKZE1F4PNLbHtyblnucG0uPBxeQqXMI4BnAO8yOV4gp9kiAYFsXhyPoQmwc02SrrXQ2e29fNcJey8jssTqBAkHVelXAHux_XS8sD3TOHidty5cHWA_Ml41hCYwym5btmb2AMUfpvXrA6M8SOs7SA79mViVvs/s320/PXL_20230721_234220177.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday night, we kept with the nautical theme and played a game of Form on the Admiral's Wake (FotAW). I have been going to HMGS cons for 20+ years and I have played games of FotAW in the majority of them. These games usually happen on Friday nights and it's something both Rob and I really look forward to. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVIfeju6CG44zDbEV9EHqkLFAjS6S-u7Mc5Q6LoHqj4Tfd49AOWvWMTfrcRzFClxDQRKRDfsZEcJR605MtdDaDLnYP4yrfRwcrzTcjrTqSiySBoShWuW-weVtliEcvUgq6JcpDJnlQaLiqWb4SzXarkghclHiiOWWe3H5ZNXU8pVhFRaEs2EfRxuT2xWF/s4032/PXL_20230721_234228139.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVIfeju6CG44zDbEV9EHqkLFAjS6S-u7Mc5Q6LoHqj4Tfd49AOWvWMTfrcRzFClxDQRKRDfsZEcJR605MtdDaDLnYP4yrfRwcrzTcjrTqSiySBoShWuW-weVtliEcvUgq6JcpDJnlQaLiqWb4SzXarkghclHiiOWWe3H5ZNXU8pVhFRaEs2EfRxuT2xWF/s320/PXL_20230721_234228139.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Rob and I played as parts of the Dutch fleet going up against the English in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Rob had the van and I had the rear, we and the rest of the Dutch captains made aggressive moves and got stuck in on the English fleet. The English captains may have felt they were familiar with naval history but they were inexperienced with the rules and we made them pay. The English fleet was battered and suffered a serious defeat. Rob heard one of the English captains lament that while they were looking for a wargame, the Dutch players "were looking for a knife fight". I take that as a great compliment.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EA0sDYLv4f2rTuvPKcjlM0a_QMizAu-8CJe0NxH7xZvuHGHtSxVZW0YIx8LyPvJAw0ATlHKWF22nWmrf-NfyyPgeBIJzmzQ32ZOg3LzlrTh2ewPe0wCrX0CjAsVi0BS7EZiClnjXl4jLXl_qr0IZ0KhphhLv5BIb5NjbLtZknW0ha2qgTzL2Q4JwA4Ir/s1523/PXL_20230722_151825972.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1523" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EA0sDYLv4f2rTuvPKcjlM0a_QMizAu-8CJe0NxH7xZvuHGHtSxVZW0YIx8LyPvJAw0ATlHKWF22nWmrf-NfyyPgeBIJzmzQ32ZOg3LzlrTh2ewPe0wCrX0CjAsVi0BS7EZiClnjXl4jLXl_qr0IZ0KhphhLv5BIb5NjbLtZknW0ha2qgTzL2Q4JwA4Ir/s320/PXL_20230722_151825972.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Historicon featured a painting competition. My friend Rob took second place in one category. There were many great entries and this rather macabre vignette of an ACW hospital caught my eye.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM84iK-iwrulzeXXq_NwJX09eOSJUveAi26-iMcdNcbc7xTOk7nUdlD3X7UcjvTDwBJR6CpzbXRyD1gUPUY-0-tV9vm-xWw1MF5MESZ2O6qyZdU_TfRNrepgxGcvEV8ffRjUM13ZD57AmdyFHIOYcWPVBLMQGVxUJ0QCFv8piULb-I3GYdBFx1W0CY-n9p/s3804/PXL_20230722_161125938.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3804" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM84iK-iwrulzeXXq_NwJX09eOSJUveAi26-iMcdNcbc7xTOk7nUdlD3X7UcjvTDwBJR6CpzbXRyD1gUPUY-0-tV9vm-xWw1MF5MESZ2O6qyZdU_TfRNrepgxGcvEV8ffRjUM13ZD57AmdyFHIOYcWPVBLMQGVxUJ0QCFv8piULb-I3GYdBFx1W0CY-n9p/s320/PXL_20230722_161125938.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't take many photos but this game of Pelieu during WW2 was an eye catcher. Between the vendor hall and the flea market (Wally's Basement), I didn't spend as much as I normally do. I purchased some scenery and a book on Wellington in India. In the flea market, I purchased some random Pendraken packs and some 1/700 WW1 aircraft and balloons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall I had a blast, it was a lot of fun and the convention seemed to have a resurgent attendance. It was a bit odd coming home to a different "normal" but it is something I will have to get used to. I can't wait for Fall In 2023. </div><br /> <p></p></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-63265588696258861312023-07-08T09:49:00.330-07:002023-07-08T11:09:21.999-07:00Bulldogs Away Playtest<p>I had a moment to playtest the most recent version of David Manley's Bulldogs Away. I had played a few solo games years ago but that was the first edition and I had long forgotten whatever I had initially learned. For the playtest, I'd fight a small action loosely based off an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_the_coast_of_Abkhazia" target="_blank">event</a> that likely happened in August of 2008 during the Russian invasion of Georgia. In that action, a Georgian vessel was struck by a missile fired from a Russian Nanuchka-class corvette (<i>Mirazh</i>). At that time the Georgians had a Type-148 Tiger class fast attack craft donated by the Greek Navy (<i>Dioskuria</i>) and a Matka-class missile boat donated from the Ukrainians (<i>Tbilisi</i>).</p><p>I don't own any Matka-class models but I do have some Nanuchkas, Type-148/La Combattante models and also Osa-class missile boats. For this scenario, a single Russian Nanuchka will face off against a Georgian Type-148 and a Georgian Osa-2. In reality, the Georgians didn't have any Osas nor did they have any missiles on the <i>Dioskuria </i>or the<i> </i><i>Tbilisi </i>(yikes!). Additionally, I gave the Nanuchka the export version armament of SS-N-2D Styx missiles instead of the more modern SS-N-9 Sirens that Russian versions were equipped with. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYBjaEEnXasPanf-PgHFoJwiGy-YZC0lfeBzTGDEUdaawgLrfd03AXG1JxEanTwL2AR_cI1bCWddzNlR1j3qvcw-MF6MJiebhtb4IscU_5fd8oIXiKl9EmrIEKYglR5ydz-YwLwzF8C2U03G3MVYMg-TQ2Kfwt8B7Ad7up1qFzdFVRqh1UyOrzY_vF4wS/s2047/1688834646098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="2047" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYBjaEEnXasPanf-PgHFoJwiGy-YZC0lfeBzTGDEUdaawgLrfd03AXG1JxEanTwL2AR_cI1bCWddzNlR1j3qvcw-MF6MJiebhtb4IscU_5fd8oIXiKl9EmrIEKYglR5ydz-YwLwzF8C2U03G3MVYMg-TQ2Kfwt8B7Ad7up1qFzdFVRqh1UyOrzY_vF4wS/s320/1688834646098.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we are in the Black Sea (which looks rather blue) off the coast of Abkhazia. The pre-game setup involves determining how many "radar blips" you have. You can have more blips than ships which can cause uncertainty for the enemy as to where your actual ships are. The Russians and Georgians rolled poorly. The Russians (not visible yet) only received one blip while the Georgians only rolled for a single blip which means the Type-148 was going to be visible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ii2jxy9J43HD0Eu0-emgUL9oiTcdSIo-eEGo-P7738_EDfCxz5EuJhenxJJ1NgyYRhrEJKkORYyw1tRoVo_imRwAjD8GMUSmZdj3g7obZPPi8JuLdH21_GHRFCUmm-I1XYkYyQNTvj8emaJHIys37T6Pug4xxD9Z2098lBJiDCefUOpE8CGWwvzyv078/s2416/PXL_20230708_152232874.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="2416" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ii2jxy9J43HD0Eu0-emgUL9oiTcdSIo-eEGo-P7738_EDfCxz5EuJhenxJJ1NgyYRhrEJKkORYyw1tRoVo_imRwAjD8GMUSmZdj3g7obZPPi8JuLdH21_GHRFCUmm-I1XYkYyQNTvj8emaJHIys37T6Pug4xxD9Z2098lBJiDCefUOpE8CGWwvzyv078/s320/PXL_20230708_152232874.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is the Russian Nanuchka disguised as a blip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm30Nq_ePgGg_55w0TQdOK4OC7FjJBM8rz5UKvd_k49uIrUoLHzrNIdOwAKZRlNtWoJ3UQaSeREtWrJQgiTeZ8a4Y6RYoebiyFDdeJqHU8UhsbiQUbhF5g4GeS_YasytDqyGHzT-FIl28aXccuzVMsyo896IuaAsIv_4534qYJUoLR1Dvj5QVRZ0olShv/s1800/PXL_20230708_152832343.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1800" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm30Nq_ePgGg_55w0TQdOK4OC7FjJBM8rz5UKvd_k49uIrUoLHzrNIdOwAKZRlNtWoJ3UQaSeREtWrJQgiTeZ8a4Y6RYoebiyFDdeJqHU8UhsbiQUbhF5g4GeS_YasytDqyGHzT-FIl28aXccuzVMsyo896IuaAsIv_4534qYJUoLR1Dvj5QVRZ0olShv/s320/PXL_20230708_152832343.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Georgian Type-148 cruising the waters off the coast. The Georgians won initiative and, after a round of movement (all ships going speed-3), the Type-148 attempted to identify the Russian blip without success.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOls5e0WABceVB6NFjecwuNPNtyGnx-er2QR47IeVLgufuizPDwr1O1n41erjFwGuXVRH3zOqZ0dWBYolt-xJp3IaPflB9-zqnlX08eAT0n4ITU5hI80pJ17kzLeiPv9o0t72h_z4vNgy4r6CXbGiWFdqeROiwVDvzd0wguzkqVMzUEO2Ybqea5lJ3Pds9/s2256/PXL_20230708_152825762.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="2256" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOls5e0WABceVB6NFjecwuNPNtyGnx-er2QR47IeVLgufuizPDwr1O1n41erjFwGuXVRH3zOqZ0dWBYolt-xJp3IaPflB9-zqnlX08eAT0n4ITU5hI80pJ17kzLeiPv9o0t72h_z4vNgy4r6CXbGiWFdqeROiwVDvzd0wguzkqVMzUEO2Ybqea5lJ3Pds9/s320/PXL_20230708_152825762.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the Russian turn, the Nanuchka revealed itself as it attempted to detect the Georgian blip which it successfully did. No ships were within range for visual identification.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77jqTzkm_8YBv83XaMxGZ6y5v8yjJYQEqXl-xAkYgZobyqt7RgST3UdT6H7k-bmuUFH-KSVYAgXQsmHEsJzsHht1tLwuhjSwaEn74futzboSsi5nzoTiOVz3Y7OkIQXt3mmfrUPuRrQZuWNCgwhNqhkN4URmv8ImLB8bhrBuTbqsyBTxyezT795-6AK0F/s1314/PXL_20230708_152813541.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1314" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77jqTzkm_8YBv83XaMxGZ6y5v8yjJYQEqXl-xAkYgZobyqt7RgST3UdT6H7k-bmuUFH-KSVYAgXQsmHEsJzsHht1tLwuhjSwaEn74futzboSsi5nzoTiOVz3Y7OkIQXt3mmfrUPuRrQZuWNCgwhNqhkN4URmv8ImLB8bhrBuTbqsyBTxyezT795-6AK0F/s320/PXL_20230708_152813541.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mysterious blip now becomes a Georgian "contact".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrCJjU-qLzYKZ5cu09uzRvMqerzIPJgZ9j6bTKnURfPGnNp6QJ8RXJQVsUK7MaFgY1Da5FYVreEP_kUyCAypemjjB7IcEhQ6H2_c6Pjw4B359hGNVWmqfUWzqcNGAH4kTZS4fVwQUaiIWAnReNx6ycgZdceG33f63PFmtsArtEyubiS4xg8dQlF-ofCov/s3457/PXL_20230708_152808964.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3457" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrCJjU-qLzYKZ5cu09uzRvMqerzIPJgZ9j6bTKnURfPGnNp6QJ8RXJQVsUK7MaFgY1Da5FYVreEP_kUyCAypemjjB7IcEhQ6H2_c6Pjw4B359hGNVWmqfUWzqcNGAH4kTZS4fVwQUaiIWAnReNx6ycgZdceG33f63PFmtsArtEyubiS4xg8dQlF-ofCov/s320/PXL_20230708_152808964.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is a picture of the situation after the movement and detection/identification phases. The Nanuchka (lower right) has a Type-148 approaching from the top-center of the picture and a Georgian contact in upper right hand corner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEWqYsAtoxnEcyPgqdcCHqpaFGquRoPMvqm5XEHClI2vp2-DKaaTyTouVWnazriZVu2DsEXuDA4Cxg129aSYSgl2WVFv4sDmCFZm9xfL7zrW37l7mxlYLXrOqQVGwGECLp7LQn2-PxTfULAu8Lbprs5zMcqGjh4HI2TGmxdgEYi7coLHkTV3PoY9t7DIh/s1956/PXL_20230708_153456073.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1956" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEWqYsAtoxnEcyPgqdcCHqpaFGquRoPMvqm5XEHClI2vp2-DKaaTyTouVWnazriZVu2DsEXuDA4Cxg129aSYSgl2WVFv4sDmCFZm9xfL7zrW37l7mxlYLXrOqQVGwGECLp7LQn2-PxTfULAu8Lbprs5zMcqGjh4HI2TGmxdgEYi7coLHkTV3PoY9t7DIh/s320/PXL_20230708_153456073.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the missile launch phase, first the Georgian Type-148 fired off a salvo of four Exocets (white caps) at the Nanuchka. Next the Russian Nanuchka launched two SS-N-2D Styx missiles back at the Type-148. Then the Osa-2 revealed itself (not shown) and sent two SS-N-2B Styx missiles (red caps) to join the Exocets already screaming towards the Nanuchka.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfhwy1mJpW3zSmc2CyhZVZIIdI8pz5ctyxJu5v_U736AkROJkc39ORqZKjgknKToda6uc9q-tOUXnhbfKcquHICDx0-7CGVwkZlxX8NNYSuiTMRjzqqw6yevDB7_u7Cq3bQ_XKprFTM-EsavsjZhOIjvvbOn66u2bugFVeAAW7NgO24QKKzX4yz98rwgA/s1510/PXL_20230708_153505939.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1510" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfhwy1mJpW3zSmc2CyhZVZIIdI8pz5ctyxJu5v_U736AkROJkc39ORqZKjgknKToda6uc9q-tOUXnhbfKcquHICDx0-7CGVwkZlxX8NNYSuiTMRjzqqw6yevDB7_u7Cq3bQ_XKprFTM-EsavsjZhOIjvvbOn66u2bugFVeAAW7NgO24QKKzX4yz98rwgA/s320/PXL_20230708_153505939.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Type-148 with the two yellow caps representing the SS-N-2D Styx launched from the Nanuchka. In the future, I will make some laminated card counters to represent the missile launches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After launch phase was completed and all missiles fired being placed on targets, it was time for the combat phase. This is where the Russians losing initiative bit them in the backside, and I will explain why: In the combat phase, the winner of the initiative gets to pick which ship they'd activate first, during the combat phase in Bulldogs Away, the active ship shoots guns at targets, fires off SAMs against incoming missiles, deploys countermeasures and fires off CIWS but then must resolve missile attacks against it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Georgians had the initiative and activated the Osa-2, which didn't have any missiles launched against it. The Osa was too far out to fire off its guns but at least it didn't have to fend off any incoming salvos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Russians were next and they needed to activate their lone ship. The Nanuchka was facing an onslaught of four Exocets and two Styx but at least it had SAMs and countermeasures like chaff and flares to give it some defense. Unfortunately they didn't do so well. While resolving the four Exocets, the SAMs and countermeasures failed to intercept any of the incoming. Two of the four Exocets found their mark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_BnzVqAkdma52tgnRNDLH394DKhl9tceoAGtpKbv5ICqbkg5YZ1mxkSCPKV6ElvR4Yr84kOutnMVlPcZPwU-Ge1eGFVD9qvy9_ZkfuydpvhAa8jJLx3HE98t6DsiRdFavY2iCyP_DIvrWA7Px7TVgg7wwlHoT-1S-7x3DYcUG5jNATqa7kzIMENrdjzA/s3696/PXL_20230708_162604352.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3696" data-original-width="2789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_BnzVqAkdma52tgnRNDLH394DKhl9tceoAGtpKbv5ICqbkg5YZ1mxkSCPKV6ElvR4Yr84kOutnMVlPcZPwU-Ge1eGFVD9qvy9_ZkfuydpvhAa8jJLx3HE98t6DsiRdFavY2iCyP_DIvrWA7Px7TVgg7wwlHoT-1S-7x3DYcUG5jNATqa7kzIMENrdjzA/s320/PXL_20230708_162604352.MP~3.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a picture of the ship templates after resolution of the first Exocet hit which only caused some very light damage. The SAM system was KO'd but everything else was still operational. The good luck didn't last long as the second Exocet slammed into the Nanuchka causing critical damage. A roll of the different systems and weapons revealed that pretty much every system was destroyed: the fire control, elctronic countermeasures, elecro-optical equipment, electronic support measures, guns, missiles, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX-QaNDYamqTLMoYUFtZ6uUdr0Vz0JKAX11hOwUhwfskuUOijYYoBOdDjc9qpwq6Lz4iJ789cG8Hw9H8zsM1tlwcQA5wZwNQEy9jh5wsHSRfEP7iiHGtRs95siqAxQJw0iOvz4mMjeKqwhivtmh3qOWuWQ2f0oSav80EQynTu6HoOcMLsnIX2IfZqPBFi/s1862/PXL_20230708_163420335.MP~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1862" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX-QaNDYamqTLMoYUFtZ6uUdr0Vz0JKAX11hOwUhwfskuUOijYYoBOdDjc9qpwq6Lz4iJ789cG8Hw9H8zsM1tlwcQA5wZwNQEy9jh5wsHSRfEP7iiHGtRs95siqAxQJw0iOvz4mMjeKqwhivtmh3qOWuWQ2f0oSav80EQynTu6HoOcMLsnIX2IfZqPBFi/s320/PXL_20230708_163420335.MP~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the end result. At this point, I decided to end the test game as the Russian vessel wasn't going to be doing any fighting back. Perhaps I should have resolved the Styx launches as well but I wanted to post this report first. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X_rCESK61zkDi-rj8JdUZ5Aa5ouxRLd6M7qtQMXu7Of0IcmCVDwTEEKWNBBE9DIeZhdXjXn8zqT6i_QRwhAW7dvHQyWtHu0vQQI2rSe-hZA3RGMMjUo5QMygVDGkRDumTXHk53CfX48GP8HSBcd26I-vM70NqRzhwcnZQgwbLC_1Sbq6ikVJqrtg-jDp/s1200/1200px-Burning_Libyan_Corvette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X_rCESK61zkDi-rj8JdUZ5Aa5ouxRLd6M7qtQMXu7Of0IcmCVDwTEEKWNBBE9DIeZhdXjXn8zqT6i_QRwhAW7dvHQyWtHu0vQQI2rSe-hZA3RGMMjUo5QMygVDGkRDumTXHk53CfX48GP8HSBcd26I-vM70NqRzhwcnZQgwbLC_1Sbq6ikVJqrtg-jDp/s320/1200px-Burning_Libyan_Corvette.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After I took the snap of the Nanuchka burning, it reminded me of this image of a burning Libyan Nanuchka which was knocked out in the Gulf of Sidra in March, 1986. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, I digress...I enjoyed the play-test. I will go back and re-read through the rules to see what I got wrong and what I got right. Each turn has a lot of phases, the combat is very violent and the ships can't take much damage (realistic). I'm hoping to paint up enough ships and get proficient enough with the rules to get in a game with my good friends Rob and Bill at the upcoming Historicon convention.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651110878384136871.post-55964565474902269172023-06-28T10:04:00.069-07:002023-06-29T19:35:33.481-07:001/2400 Missile Boats<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I have a bit of wandering eye when it comes to maintaining focus with hobby projects, I wanted to show you what I am working while tackling the <a href="http://lecoqfou.blogspot.com/2023/06/10mm-crimean.html" target="_blank">Crimean War</a> project. The photos aren't the best but here are some 1/2400 missile boats. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NWfmO4VWHJkIv7XRwmqApWHhAvIGwKugByJApQhDGcCrNmWT6FybotOCm7cBctaOeNFhVjnV9adIx0SwHv8MAjWBWWbo63mKS81sZkFPw2dQM-JybSH7_7cI_zQFANJ9t_bj2KZi5bBdKAMZf9MIIsqOCMle2Wm0AkxxjQn4dw8fmyuo8jD9TIesBieG/s2894/PXL_20230628_165547043.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2894" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NWfmO4VWHJkIv7XRwmqApWHhAvIGwKugByJApQhDGcCrNmWT6FybotOCm7cBctaOeNFhVjnV9adIx0SwHv8MAjWBWWbo63mKS81sZkFPw2dQM-JybSH7_7cI_zQFANJ9t_bj2KZi5bBdKAMZf9MIIsqOCMle2Wm0AkxxjQn4dw8fmyuo8jD9TIesBieG/s320/PXL_20230628_165547043.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From left to right we have a Nanuchka missile corvette, two Osa missile boats and two La Combattante fast attack craft. All ships are by <a href="http://www.thevikingforge.net/1-2400-minifleet.html" target="_blank">Viking Forge</a>. I should add that I painted all of these over a decade ago. They remained in storage until now, when I decided to base them. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWs2nZ4don2WhjUWD9Kj6hoNLfuN7bdhCeOsH9sNNLw_nuy8E46kZ2M6uNpUj-NC2IRPIqkbyL1dy_hc_YHbJsRbkk2xgpJv6zB1hhMhtuEdOB5EjDaDVP5s1UlJU-zXDdkEsrws_dRfosEe6Lf1Jiv3lJRcD_PQfmmF2wY_BYP0dXT5E66EodbYLgBLJ/s2374/PXL_20230628_165600559.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2374" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWs2nZ4don2WhjUWD9Kj6hoNLfuN7bdhCeOsH9sNNLw_nuy8E46kZ2M6uNpUj-NC2IRPIqkbyL1dy_hc_YHbJsRbkk2xgpJv6zB1hhMhtuEdOB5EjDaDVP5s1UlJU-zXDdkEsrws_dRfosEe6Lf1Jiv3lJRcD_PQfmmF2wY_BYP0dXT5E66EodbYLgBLJ/s320/PXL_20230628_165600559.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is another photo with the addition of a Polnocny-class landing ship which is a 3D print ordered off of eBay. I also ordered a bunch of additional ships (Komars, Osas, Sa-ar 3s and a Sa'ar 4, AT-43 minesweeper and some Soviet-era cargo ships). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The plan is to use David Manley's <a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/product/276221/Bulldogs-Away-2nd-Edition" target="_blank">Bulldogs Away</a> rules with these ships. I believe the first edition of the rules were released around 2006 (around the same time I painted those Viking Forge ships). Since then, a second edition was released which seems a bit more detailed. I also have 1/700 small craft for the Sri Lankan civil war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the small collection of 1/2400 boats, I can wargame some Iran/Iraq battles, Arab-Israeli and even some hypothetical actions like Egypt/Libya, SADF/Angola and a refight of the 2008 Russian battle with Georgian Navy (in the wargame scenario the Georgian boats will have missiles to make it a bit more even).</div><br /> <p></p></div>Le Coq Fouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.com0