June Progress

A little reversal in June, some progress made with the completion of a long shelved Roman project but there were more GW purchases (are there any help groups out there?) and a collection of figures for my top secret Donnybrook project (which believe it or not is even sadder than the 40K addiction - if you don't believe me stay tuned!).

Painted:
32 1st Century Romans including a scorpion.

Purchased
10 Astra Militarium Steel Legion
31 Donnybrook BS project

Monthly Trend: -9
Yearly Trend: +34

Dumfries March 2017 Part 1

 

Another weekend of mayhem, musketry and in my case catastrophic die rolling. This time  Barry and Bob of the League of Augsburg had a little vacation in mind for my Huguenots. It was time to pack the sun screen and get those yellow fever shots - Jamaica was the destination.

The first game was a short affair that didn't go very well for the Huguenot's or their Dutch West Indies Company allies. Against them were some Jacobite forces lead by the infamous Kirke.



Time for a nice walk in the jungle

The Governor's forces await the Williamite onslaught

The long and winding road

The Dutch West Indies Company encounter some hungry locals

Not all the fauna were quite as interactive

There was only one cavalry detachment on the board and although of dubious quality proved highly effective

The Huguenots fail to take their objective and are reduced to trading volleys

This was just the warm-up engagement, there was more to come with heroism, treachery and Haitian pygmy death cults...

6mm French Imperial Guard Horse Artillery

Flitting quickly between nations on the 6mm front. Here is a battery of French Imperial Guard Horse Artillery.

Now the question is should I invest the time in putting together some limbers? They'll look good but will they be used?

All figures are Baccus.

6mm Prussian Uhlans

These are the first 6mm cavalry I've done. Quite enjoyed painting them not least because they were quick to finish and base.

They represent the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments all of which were part of Blucher's force during the hundred days. For the 6mm painter the only fundamental difference between them is the colour of their pennants.

Still got another five or six units to complete.

All miniatures are Baccus.

May Progress

More cheating this month with a few 6mm cannon and crew being finished off. I also based a large number of 6mm Russian Napoleonics (somewhere in the region of 186) but these don't count as I didn't paint them but purchased them off EBay.

Purchases were limited to 5 more Warhammer 40K (I need counselling I know) and I managed to avoid a major blow out at Falkirk due to fixture congestion requiring me to look after the twins (still not old enough to paint detail, but maybe I could get them undercoating soon; they are at the age where the mess is the main attraction).

Painted:
20 French Imperial Guard Horse Artillery (6mm)

Purchased
5 Astra Militarium Tempestus

Monthly Trend: +15
Yearly Trend: +43

Deathwing

With big changes afoot in Warhammer 40K, will there still be a need for the Deathwing?

Probably...

All GW's finest.

April Progress

Ok now we are really cheating, with the 15mm troops pushing me into the positives for the year in March I've pulled out the big guns for April!

Yes! It's been a 6mm Napoleonic month!

The Warhammer 40K itch still hasn't been scratched and with 8th edition announced it may continue to irritate for some time yet...

Painted:
27 Prussian Uhlans (Napoleonic 6mm, 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments)

Purchased
5 Eldar Dire Avengers (WH40K) - don't really know why, they were there, they were shiny, they are wholly unnecessary; it was pay day - I only went in to the shop to buy some ink.

Monthly Trend: +22
Yearly Trend: +28

A whole load of 6mm artillery didn't quite make the cut this month, so the trend will continue upwards, unless something very shiny turns up at Falkirk!

I mean what are the chances?

Oh...