Get yer tots out for the lads

Sorry; ruddy spell check again. The title of this post should of course have read get your TOYS out for the lads. 

Hey ho.

The AWI painting has been cracking along recently, helped in part by a bit of drop off in remote gaming. Every cloud and all that I suppose. The only brake on progress has been the need to rebase everything I’d already done to fit with C & C Tricorne.

Still in the painting queue are highlanders, Indians, Hessians, cavalry, guns, and yet more tax dodging militia.

Here’s a quick photo parade of what’s been achieved so far. The photos aren’t great but I’m using a crappy camera in bad light and attempting to photograph 10mm minis. Trust me they look okay at arms length.

His majesties finest

Yet more of George’s boys

And yet more of the same.  Didn’t bother taking piccies of the Grenadier and Light battalions in the background because I’m too ruddy lazy.

And by way of a change, here’s some of the tax dodgers I’ve completed. 

When you find yourself painting button hole lace on 10mm miniatures you realise there’s no hope left for you.

I was putting them all back in the cabinet just now when I realised I’d got enough units to play a version of Hubbardton, a scenario I’d taken part in at Nundanket’s gaff back in February. 

Quick as you like I broke out the hexon and attempted to recreate the battlefield. It came out okay I think. 

Hubbardton. Sort of. The sons of freedom will be arrayed along the road nearest to the camera while zee britishers will have just fought their way over the bridge on the right.

Using Tricorne I’ll have a go at this in the week and post it up here when I’ve done.

Despite all this positive progress I have somehow managed to fall down another gaming rabbit hole this week. An airship shaped rabbit hole to be precise. More on this later no doubt.

Ooh a quick word to the wise while I’m at it. Being as I’m down with the kids and all that, the word on the street is that the cool kids are turning their back on the AWI and drifting toward the WSS. Seriously guys if you don’t want to get left behind, check out the Prometheus In Aspic blog site, where Msr Foy has some ace new rules for the period. There’s no squares on that trip daddyo I can tell you.

Toodleooh.