tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27812713713918284242024-03-18T10:32:20.935-07:00Scotty's WargamingNeil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1024125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-63681424383194709732024-03-16T06:30:00.000-07:002024-03-16T10:25:48.245-07:00Prince Rupert's BlewcoatsRupert's Blewcoats were a Royalist regiment with a rich campaigning history 1624 to 1645 before their demise at Naseby. They are one of the more recognisable regiments that fought at Marston Moor, so I just had to have them. I finally got the regiment completed today. It would have been done earlier, but after gluing to the bases and adding the sand, I noticed that one of the flags was upside down. So I've had to remove the command figures, remove the flags and then order some replacements which finally arrived today from Wargames design.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaaY72rjAPN0B_dRBWO0EFltHveuoGpeS9ByCu_cHTl6AZMrtbU1C1CSofcElbdTuAKauY6tCUjYKOJoxTfw6OJDVVm22WtasokM6dj5AJPaBTJVw91j-1qDaBoxQBWUdYlk_UucHIzOgiylC0V1b5ziwPAuzY3eHY5XcHDKpamWx4q4MD7TI4iCmXoA/s4080/20240316_131956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaaY72rjAPN0B_dRBWO0EFltHveuoGpeS9ByCu_cHTl6AZMrtbU1C1CSofcElbdTuAKauY6tCUjYKOJoxTfw6OJDVVm22WtasokM6dj5AJPaBTJVw91j-1qDaBoxQBWUdYlk_UucHIzOgiylC0V1b5ziwPAuzY3eHY5XcHDKpamWx4q4MD7TI4iCmXoA/s320/20240316_131956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkuhyphenhyphenFObwAL6O8g0WiMdpGVQVNaiDcTrwBhliCsaz0DgqcKbrPt8c2sWCOZAr-4rsfjAs_DqL-5rz1Q-Syw7V1uJSIagV-M5Hdf4wzpk8g0Jwyq8874QNwHPI0Q50On5SVTpVa5pkjLm1z02tUS9gzqdrgYFKVtqKt4TbiJLAJYF1kXava80XpscBxIM/s4080/20240316_132016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkuhyphenhyphenFObwAL6O8g0WiMdpGVQVNaiDcTrwBhliCsaz0DgqcKbrPt8c2sWCOZAr-4rsfjAs_DqL-5rz1Q-Syw7V1uJSIagV-M5Hdf4wzpk8g0Jwyq8874QNwHPI0Q50On5SVTpVa5pkjLm1z02tUS9gzqdrgYFKVtqKt4TbiJLAJYF1kXava80XpscBxIM/s320/20240316_132016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrWElBAW3MK0JeIX5anksHGaWfs6Nsd4Fg4BPCnAZ6Nkvye0eyIKgwLydSLclxhSzjeQlrjTQYg7O9anaikXEk3_NKJOX6JIKHHJFtudOYn4GmJB2XJ_XdMVhYrQH3wF3QjXUVsnz1kZ2ZbbDNrHDT5oaZ9YwyFJ5c2cpBvzXaU_eYnp7j5LJS_5orFQ/s4080/20240316_132030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrWElBAW3MK0JeIX5anksHGaWfs6Nsd4Fg4BPCnAZ6Nkvye0eyIKgwLydSLclxhSzjeQlrjTQYg7O9anaikXEk3_NKJOX6JIKHHJFtudOYn4GmJB2XJ_XdMVhYrQH3wF3QjXUVsnz1kZ2ZbbDNrHDT5oaZ9YwyFJ5c2cpBvzXaU_eYnp7j5LJS_5orFQ/s320/20240316_132030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>As can be seen I decided to pick up a spare sprue and change the individual pikemen for an extra strip. I think it looks better and less chance of snapping pikes in the future. I'll use the other spare strip when I do Tilliers' regiment.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-13712371400070711862024-03-07T14:01:00.000-08:002024-03-07T14:01:01.758-08:00Marston Moor preparation No game at the club this week as I took the time to review the position for the Marston Moor Project. It was a chance to get the table set up, check we had the right table size and did we have enough roads, buildings and hedges. Ignore the MDF bases as they were used as place markers for those regiments we still needed to paint. <div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4DMSGFc9ebGjhbwD6quTzbLmXmG8i_aX8nwhJJb9vaS6I0bYnB9IQOpwzCvibmVhrq0Akqhmsrb1CSDV3WTaJYuoQIvsJWUDfzNcX5NcGsGruxljrU6gFhbQq4f_bzvwIaq7dc6hm34B02LN5Gm9-Jpl2gi_eylUsRIg4_tLp_OdLnEzrmd__t9ndKM/s2560/20240307_202530.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4DMSGFc9ebGjhbwD6quTzbLmXmG8i_aX8nwhJJb9vaS6I0bYnB9IQOpwzCvibmVhrq0Akqhmsrb1CSDV3WTaJYuoQIvsJWUDfzNcX5NcGsGruxljrU6gFhbQq4f_bzvwIaq7dc6hm34B02LN5Gm9-Jpl2gi_eylUsRIg4_tLp_OdLnEzrmd__t9ndKM/s320/20240307_202530.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaiment right wing under Fairfax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eJdtfdCEfO43HAdCOsByz0hxxvA_nmiYtnD4V9Ob2WpzEXR4Qgt74lhdF3gu8FkGRwk9_OgPBKXcnPq-uXGTcIy12WfXVG4AtfqY3bm7HfHOfJROALFOj5JLbUjNTtrfioMu-JyP3bbxNWZJV19qNxdKR7OXv6hA6SvVx0GLtWm_tw1J0sAQ0tyLIMk/s2560/20240307_202533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eJdtfdCEfO43HAdCOsByz0hxxvA_nmiYtnD4V9Ob2WpzEXR4Qgt74lhdF3gu8FkGRwk9_OgPBKXcnPq-uXGTcIy12WfXVG4AtfqY3bm7HfHOfJROALFOj5JLbUjNTtrfioMu-JyP3bbxNWZJV19qNxdKR7OXv6hA6SvVx0GLtWm_tw1J0sAQ0tyLIMk/s320/20240307_202533.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scottish and Parlaimentarian centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4K2_RQF3MW18Smu7eErfc0XEmPOQ3AESd-orU4ug7zUkrT5J4dJRDGmQoFm2UDJxi8AmomJMAPjg6cPwz2B7MrrtQw03Uez11O3g3cwiezolrlwqZSa-1XD_nw7dMYOqd-8MlWVulOiMcb8kg6stozC6D7nxQva6t_qcEU0KQqcn5BrtHWqmvqhKnhU/s2560/20240307_202539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4K2_RQF3MW18Smu7eErfc0XEmPOQ3AESd-orU4ug7zUkrT5J4dJRDGmQoFm2UDJxi8AmomJMAPjg6cPwz2B7MrrtQw03Uez11O3g3cwiezolrlwqZSa-1XD_nw7dMYOqd-8MlWVulOiMcb8kg6stozC6D7nxQva6t_qcEU0KQqcn5BrtHWqmvqhKnhU/s320/20240307_202539.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaimentarian left wing under Cromwell</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2j8oInngRfU86JP9xGJv79JsYv0689dE0jDap_QQV949gjtlSJpudIoAoKpyQFpe3_W27Ny_Xgb5XEiE5R-Wu8H1KN-3wPSptg3f0sh3M1lQXPSxt-lM8Y3x8pjYb3bzvjICksH5W9grpcSiFF0ER6Z0bL2hps0OjBAtmOB8WKodf-hf99fEfSMKwH4/s2560/20240307_202548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2j8oInngRfU86JP9xGJv79JsYv0689dE0jDap_QQV949gjtlSJpudIoAoKpyQFpe3_W27Ny_Xgb5XEiE5R-Wu8H1KN-3wPSptg3f0sh3M1lQXPSxt-lM8Y3x8pjYb3bzvjICksH5W9grpcSiFF0ER6Z0bL2hps0OjBAtmOB8WKodf-hf99fEfSMKwH4/s320/20240307_202548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist right wing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEZaJZAjZ0_HLEUJxqmtG2roN8DvkdbisuFC7tsHT82hIGiLeDAAgpQHkSjYuwVGxu5IcMKWJ3adoSzKrDq_E2IX2_-4dshrtwQVxhCtgpnQ9Y3iVn40dpfBiOln2zVxwrkL1_dC3vFBO-XlqOt7f5YNpUFPWuUQwLn7uBq7x0UnQqrcN1Mg_ZjOyDUo/s2560/20240307_202554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEZaJZAjZ0_HLEUJxqmtG2roN8DvkdbisuFC7tsHT82hIGiLeDAAgpQHkSjYuwVGxu5IcMKWJ3adoSzKrDq_E2IX2_-4dshrtwQVxhCtgpnQ9Y3iVn40dpfBiOln2zVxwrkL1_dC3vFBO-XlqOt7f5YNpUFPWuUQwLn7uBq7x0UnQqrcN1Mg_ZjOyDUo/s320/20240307_202554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rupert's Royalist infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1K1prm1I66h2uBPWZ0Lp2WyXTqUt-mFbvlaVfO7nr_kPWPFMhauwDLHMSO3kmtYTNGAI3Kfe55qHvuXumXcceX8Yu1EicpG2XENKPVHRHGOrZf76_YIC-ZnfnPacoDW80AmCtdKQc0chQ6RqePbl9osz9nai9_4KzRDakt3EMY5ij3KMRRdcUW2QDk/s2560/20240307_202601.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1K1prm1I66h2uBPWZ0Lp2WyXTqUt-mFbvlaVfO7nr_kPWPFMhauwDLHMSO3kmtYTNGAI3Kfe55qHvuXumXcceX8Yu1EicpG2XENKPVHRHGOrZf76_YIC-ZnfnPacoDW80AmCtdKQc0chQ6RqePbl9osz9nai9_4KzRDakt3EMY5ij3KMRRdcUW2QDk/s320/20240307_202601.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist left under Newcastle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUqBCyYn4ujPol1kyeL4wZLke2_mA7HCf1Mvb44hzQqdF3dnDWVZvVKeP0MdUVwM13LJUpZxHsKqrylD6e6HD7abHQO4ry04mFmyRa7dLpZNeuxqbKGlxuqcBalWtRvBLagYTo32HqfARmBfSAz-yd5uQTmBxueXS0chd8z5ynpgOy_KPma0sEjIEvDs/s2560/20240307_202458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUqBCyYn4ujPol1kyeL4wZLke2_mA7HCf1Mvb44hzQqdF3dnDWVZvVKeP0MdUVwM13LJUpZxHsKqrylD6e6HD7abHQO4ry04mFmyRa7dLpZNeuxqbKGlxuqcBalWtRvBLagYTo32HqfARmBfSAz-yd5uQTmBxueXS0chd8z5ynpgOy_KPma0sEjIEvDs/w180-h400/20240307_202458.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead shot</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>So pretty happy with the layout. Seems to fit nicely on a 10ft by 5ft table and not too cluttered. I estimate just another 4ft of hedges to be done. A couple of the fields need shaping to remove the squared edges. As for figures, just 12 infantry regiments, 5 horse regiments and 2 units of commanded shot to go. After this just a bit of able decorating to do. I've some casualty markers, villagers and livestock to complete. Well need to get back to the painting table.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-17446331141977691712024-02-26T12:00:00.000-08:002024-03-18T10:31:48.304-07:00Hedges and CovenantersSo after getting some decorating done, I spent the weekend full steam ahead on the Marston Moor Project. First up was completing another 8ft of hedges. A mix of my type 3 and 4. I even managed to start another 4ft, so hopefully should have enough soon.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzMoKkyoF-2dt8hpn0bmznJyfwa3gqLQyQGge6bSCDjaN-gvgGoqy08o9ss5sf2N9jm0Jrqe-Wgc3y1A5TbqotdoCSU9kHMsVhdLEo1PXj15Sb0A8Id29VSH-wb_bIVCVBfnpTSxn7AV6pdfLjCO7LbLa1xTLIDmMJC4PVWWXMvJl4CqhPaK1VcH_65s/s4080/20240226_193634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzMoKkyoF-2dt8hpn0bmznJyfwa3gqLQyQGge6bSCDjaN-gvgGoqy08o9ss5sf2N9jm0Jrqe-Wgc3y1A5TbqotdoCSU9kHMsVhdLEo1PXj15Sb0A8Id29VSH-wb_bIVCVBfnpTSxn7AV6pdfLjCO7LbLa1xTLIDmMJC4PVWWXMvJl4CqhPaK1VcH_65s/s320/20240226_193634.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfWIFYhMEK2s0dd_M3pTpoz7NwGD16xYfja6WRHQAvVFAxvcwWQjmgDRWKBbwtVwyOfW0sAxMp-oGkv6LO7jA-c2Uux4ZYZFu6oZ4XbHTpEhSddSbVVtCWJAU9nrLRvMsW2_aNCCZzItmkaaZ1xVryAxpvjBg1awXDvMpub5bIUXP5C8bbCdXRgd5gdQ/s4080/20240226_193719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfWIFYhMEK2s0dd_M3pTpoz7NwGD16xYfja6WRHQAvVFAxvcwWQjmgDRWKBbwtVwyOfW0sAxMp-oGkv6LO7jA-c2Uux4ZYZFu6oZ4XbHTpEhSddSbVVtCWJAU9nrLRvMsW2_aNCCZzItmkaaZ1xVryAxpvjBg1awXDvMpub5bIUXP5C8bbCdXRgd5gdQ/s320/20240226_193719.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I did use up the last of the fencing I had left. Just wish I knew where I got them from to pick up some more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was a couple of buildings from Battlescale. This should round out all the buildings that I'll need.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepEtP0VHWdMEcKUYxt5QmDSGTemKCvVm4TdwdZVG73SfmJeKjolcOrmALB3XznM8ZbSaAE5yVI4UClS10oOXydFGyu1KaanXhKHAYIgjDZrpjdfNd9_S5UxTN0PlcJVVWCAyqvldV1m6zpnNy88vYAh2brLCrJhZBgHQmjW5VFuq6FdnMtFuO56iULGM/s4080/20240226_193752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepEtP0VHWdMEcKUYxt5QmDSGTemKCvVm4TdwdZVG73SfmJeKjolcOrmALB3XznM8ZbSaAE5yVI4UClS10oOXydFGyu1KaanXhKHAYIgjDZrpjdfNd9_S5UxTN0PlcJVVWCAyqvldV1m6zpnNy88vYAh2brLCrJhZBgHQmjW5VFuq6FdnMtFuO56iULGM/s320/20240226_193752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And just to end, 2 more regiments of Covenanter foot. I've earmarked the front regiment as Lord Leven's own. The rear is just another generic regiment.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DD_m6w3B-WNIu9NKv73GcEkrqGza8gvNVE0rVASH9zO2hAUjlAXzcJizbyNMRxlUtOQJykyeE0tEvndOcMc8jACO9kOt3JpuSXoYTDwOzTSHlZHw9XGzRGh3t1yutZYKe6Q6uiVPPCvc62Eq8N-gJRzeC_R0_4ysoer7WJmNwxwnBgZ5lwVqGrV6IN8/s4080/20240226_193835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DD_m6w3B-WNIu9NKv73GcEkrqGza8gvNVE0rVASH9zO2hAUjlAXzcJizbyNMRxlUtOQJykyeE0tEvndOcMc8jACO9kOt3JpuSXoYTDwOzTSHlZHw9XGzRGh3t1yutZYKe6Q6uiVPPCvc62Eq8N-gJRzeC_R0_4ysoer7WJmNwxwnBgZ5lwVqGrV6IN8/s320/20240226_193835.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>That brings the Covenanters up to 50% strength for the game. Just 6 infantry, 3 horse and a few commanders to go.</div><div><br /></div><div>During a current playtest of the rules, casualty markers will be required, so I've put an order in to Peter Pig. I'll base them with a dice holder to cover multiple casualties, keeps the numbers required down.</div><div><br /></div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-38605669881162730532024-02-22T09:47:00.000-08:002024-02-22T09:47:45.323-08:00More dour ScotsmenThe benefits of a little time off, well apart from decorating is that I got a little time to actually get a batch of painting done. This time it is a 3rd cavalry regiment, mainly Warlord plastic with a standard bearer from Alternative armies. These are the first of either 3 or 4 regiments of lancers. There was also an additional brigadier and a 4th Pike and shot regiment. All the flags are from Wargames design.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7KyEH-Kd0oIrDfhlofjF4Wgkjl3WKAHS-WGSbyaAX_28GIaGMRkngMq_3TazAiVpENhX9Gwnv8RCWZeLvXBpoJg5NR49prYqwLufYcDA-KLeD5HMyKXoaECpLLDIYgni9XBQYbIpq2bKZS0LA_Yd4lNIiUxsTpyhToDtHICNpU44_xJqDfUunMsi_s/s4080/20240222_171340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7KyEH-Kd0oIrDfhlofjF4Wgkjl3WKAHS-WGSbyaAX_28GIaGMRkngMq_3TazAiVpENhX9Gwnv8RCWZeLvXBpoJg5NR49prYqwLufYcDA-KLeD5HMyKXoaECpLLDIYgni9XBQYbIpq2bKZS0LA_Yd4lNIiUxsTpyhToDtHICNpU44_xJqDfUunMsi_s/s320/20240222_171340.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFF3dz7kBSstUoY0HZQK_TC33ct_fYBO3fvr5p_mE51aRstXJib-aY2vFJ6C03PcwVqJLbGd5IPp-S9j8Wlbmo-Ej19ngbjqb8YsCLvuOm-Bcup6LIYwb2eZoReasLblV-lehnAFkJwI_h99pWVYdq6UfbvSgNgURv1w5dmUmWCRT7USNGRLEWpVvy9s/s4080/20240222_171359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFF3dz7kBSstUoY0HZQK_TC33ct_fYBO3fvr5p_mE51aRstXJib-aY2vFJ6C03PcwVqJLbGd5IPp-S9j8Wlbmo-Ej19ngbjqb8YsCLvuOm-Bcup6LIYwb2eZoReasLblV-lehnAFkJwI_h99pWVYdq6UfbvSgNgURv1w5dmUmWCRT7USNGRLEWpVvy9s/s320/20240222_171359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQpMq0NI_pJqk1cJHlJLNOPeQRa_RL5javfUp4YdypU6BUlAaGwV5cc2POS9ujTye-SQ1P0UQAmvhxs5CcpTorBjcflxcOWFoOBDeEBTmW34N7ASCvSOakX7uckAh_wwQjKUpV6gcgWlVnENBJNEmMIW5XZRXzd_MCUaDduhs5aBj9ZcTkq1prWkUIsc/s4080/20240222_171413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQpMq0NI_pJqk1cJHlJLNOPeQRa_RL5javfUp4YdypU6BUlAaGwV5cc2POS9ujTye-SQ1P0UQAmvhxs5CcpTorBjcflxcOWFoOBDeEBTmW34N7ASCvSOakX7uckAh_wwQjKUpV6gcgWlVnENBJNEmMIW5XZRXzd_MCUaDduhs5aBj9ZcTkq1prWkUIsc/s320/20240222_171413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvuK_cVe8t8I1cc4f28Tuj9GNkz8GCjIBA0-TC_Ux8lO6O7x5_vMCOze7CThmv9wo6tSE6YcGMyMSFS6Vg6STkFz1XRRnlE1LBD7Tco4pN6YzLxKtYKeaQrMEMLVkPVuSVMzMiZWFrhriRkg-xu_sPyc6YBMaNz2c1_dxrJkmybZJGFY0F-eAHjTWroc/s4080/20240222_171440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvuK_cVe8t8I1cc4f28Tuj9GNkz8GCjIBA0-TC_Ux8lO6O7x5_vMCOze7CThmv9wo6tSE6YcGMyMSFS6Vg6STkFz1XRRnlE1LBD7Tco4pN6YzLxKtYKeaQrMEMLVkPVuSVMzMiZWFrhriRkg-xu_sPyc6YBMaNz2c1_dxrJkmybZJGFY0F-eAHjTWroc/s320/20240222_171440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOID6Zq6idabwPqmjKnUcU-XCz-ugylpsmCX4vmCaE3QNKSKGqIOP6SLhC-5WrSw0BMa_wA6EhvtKv_FpLGx4etxAitVoPkNPw5s1qJaCRrsisj7iSkEdYpzIM9xZ-DJRikEFufxFtBqbg10ZEzle8tdw_6x_N4tm5YIeXOzPbYWEZ3Ojeawg_JNyc2ZA/s4080/20240222_171451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOID6Zq6idabwPqmjKnUcU-XCz-ugylpsmCX4vmCaE3QNKSKGqIOP6SLhC-5WrSw0BMa_wA6EhvtKv_FpLGx4etxAitVoPkNPw5s1qJaCRrsisj7iSkEdYpzIM9xZ-DJRikEFufxFtBqbg10ZEzle8tdw_6x_N4tm5YIeXOzPbYWEZ3Ojeawg_JNyc2ZA/s320/20240222_171451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I've also made a start on the next 2 pike and shot regiments, hopefully I may get them finished over the weekend. I also made some more progress on the hedges as they near completion. I also ordered a 3rd fleece mat for the Marston Moor game. On the gaming front a bit of a disaster as 2 players are down with the lurgy and will not be attending. May just have to abandon the game and set up a set piece encounter with the available players.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-20196571508720698302024-02-20T01:50:00.000-08:002024-02-20T01:50:53.201-08:00Another Covenanter RegimentMy enthusiasm for this project has picked up recently as I feel I can finally concentrate on getting the last of the required troops done in readiness for September. This is the 3rd regiment of foot for the Covenanters. The flag is from Wargames Designs for an unknown regiment.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXvQJ8QhuT02XXvUJKQqG9atPV2Yx2PqTQTSvgNNXQUdwykyWs-VApMiur_LgivkD6ZXXy3f2X6HoNLBbMA54C7my8bnLYlkf6YLy9BzPG083qH7LnP7Ea2mEV1xOFUlHbrWzPvH_dHnOjOA3QL6hSl5ZL7LULZO3p_EEXpoPd9PFuHFQc-R9r-TuDzw/s4080/20240220_092558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXvQJ8QhuT02XXvUJKQqG9atPV2Yx2PqTQTSvgNNXQUdwykyWs-VApMiur_LgivkD6ZXXy3f2X6HoNLBbMA54C7my8bnLYlkf6YLy9BzPG083qH7LnP7Ea2mEV1xOFUlHbrWzPvH_dHnOjOA3QL6hSl5ZL7LULZO3p_EEXpoPd9PFuHFQc-R9r-TuDzw/s320/20240220_092558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROE56yXiZo6UhZoTS3y0MwxikwgnUyR_qkG8EfnbokBxShoeEcdgK9ylfxcw8PqItK7UAzb5FROZuf_Cc4iiWPFXB2Y5pBCY0Om3LaBvTQgynMrsxLAQ1KCaCmGo2bfiOf0tklWpqixYYR441Fw-yhwlFq1m7pNeDcKJg7GX7I4YXXi_yf99fwbk2BlI/s4080/20240220_092540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROE56yXiZo6UhZoTS3y0MwxikwgnUyR_qkG8EfnbokBxShoeEcdgK9ylfxcw8PqItK7UAzb5FROZuf_Cc4iiWPFXB2Y5pBCY0Om3LaBvTQgynMrsxLAQ1KCaCmGo2bfiOf0tklWpqixYYR441Fw-yhwlFq1m7pNeDcKJg7GX7I4YXXi_yf99fwbk2BlI/s320/20240220_092540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This gets me to 3 of the 12 regiments required. I've got another 3 undercoated and ready to paint up. There is also a 3rd regiment of cavalry just requiring basing. Overall this brings the project to over 75% complete. Quite a feat. I've also ordered a couple of extra sprues as I want to replace the individual pikemen on a couple of units for Rupert's command.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the scenery front I've also made some progress on another 8 foot of hedges. A mix of my type 3 and 4. Hopefully get these finished this week. After that about the same number again should be sufficient.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWn59UShU5SgAsA-tRr4Xl2y5X7kG4h-0hsp_Zke-2Z5LIOc3zvM-Q-lMG6oOlG1YVxN6ran83JCjdWDTrHajAcMI36RinbMpCLG3mhKWgIvq63XK9OFp8RTYPv6F_A-cjTVAs857TDlTWz7mzmyx7rgQoZHRWa2BZTLudVbONVdsmX37JOr-s6ddmI-I/s4080/20240217_110305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWn59UShU5SgAsA-tRr4Xl2y5X7kG4h-0hsp_Zke-2Z5LIOc3zvM-Q-lMG6oOlG1YVxN6ran83JCjdWDTrHajAcMI36RinbMpCLG3mhKWgIvq63XK9OFp8RTYPv6F_A-cjTVAs857TDlTWz7mzmyx7rgQoZHRWa2BZTLudVbONVdsmX37JOr-s6ddmI-I/s320/20240217_110305.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Type 3 hedges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKunDxAlLO_53NNM4hReQuseS5LM4FqYlJIzDyzqjpuQi4BaKgAtsA4zEabzB4zbEpFnRqK-AJblbJ01k3E2WdIRmioX5LVqJn7EzIhMIDT3fJcJV1GJGPH7Bg8bYi7Qmc3i3XVIbgghDWDIho2Cqq-YvdglIneg1_UyJ4o2jP9yp__XlYvT8xAvO4ME/s4080/20240217_110255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKunDxAlLO_53NNM4hReQuseS5LM4FqYlJIzDyzqjpuQi4BaKgAtsA4zEabzB4zbEpFnRqK-AJblbJ01k3E2WdIRmioX5LVqJn7EzIhMIDT3fJcJV1GJGPH7Bg8bYi7Qmc3i3XVIbgghDWDIho2Cqq-YvdglIneg1_UyJ4o2jP9yp__XlYvT8xAvO4ME/s320/20240217_110255.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Type 4 hedges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This is definitely my last batch of type 4 as using clump foliage is a pain and very messy to use. I've also got a couple of sheets of pan scourer to use up and find these much easier to produce.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-46046862173678430102024-02-16T10:27:00.000-08:002024-02-16T10:28:27.181-08:00A clash of Pike n Shotte Part 1So to game time. Thankfully we were only 1 player short, so just a little shuffle on the Parlaimentarian side. The game began with the Royalists camped upon a hill between the villages of Newton Bog and Upper Twot. They had been pursued by a larger Parliamentarian force while trying to link up with Prince Rupert. The dawn broke to find the Parliamentarians upon the field. Riders were frantically dispatched to bring Rupert to the field while they tried to hold the high ground.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxN5_KfGTvGlxp7G_Vskwl9XCHZotHx7MlYYcPKYHYGDj_sRjDg0-_SMWSst4JW4akUwi-wur-F8Rji06MsPCFC5RrR1VlogXvHUwX8Miy1MToJbw4HKNHSG7934Ov0XeqTceBuU5k2bNWfKIieKHh-Bg0FQduOJTsogvszpOVMItFa8E3jml-EsYJlw/s4080/20240215_190008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxN5_KfGTvGlxp7G_Vskwl9XCHZotHx7MlYYcPKYHYGDj_sRjDg0-_SMWSst4JW4akUwi-wur-F8Rji06MsPCFC5RrR1VlogXvHUwX8Miy1MToJbw4HKNHSG7934Ov0XeqTceBuU5k2bNWfKIieKHh-Bg0FQduOJTsogvszpOVMItFa8E3jml-EsYJlw/s320/20240215_190008.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newcastle organises the defence</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vWiSmOsCSFwgMPvYmzIsk9hmlMvoYLyamUGB2fyFblY8NImfQGAUDNNrodA_g0PatTYnnyZKJM6nEcOkKQE_SpImxBt1eyHLS8LFWstEMSf89WsuZIZez_QmXRwhL8vmjuvACcJ1Ta2vsNPxLftK-BFPISmOclkrm8GW0FdxM_-pnIpses_WK8nrOFQ/s4080/20240215_190437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vWiSmOsCSFwgMPvYmzIsk9hmlMvoYLyamUGB2fyFblY8NImfQGAUDNNrodA_g0PatTYnnyZKJM6nEcOkKQE_SpImxBt1eyHLS8LFWstEMSf89WsuZIZez_QmXRwhL8vmjuvACcJ1Ta2vsNPxLftK-BFPISmOclkrm8GW0FdxM_-pnIpses_WK8nrOFQ/s320/20240215_190437.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copley and Fairfax advance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeoQOFKl971BlaiEwiyi26m1hyphenhyphenH0evExjP-1G1RRdjjAhxIc70qt89rvS6n-w2q79WG7ysfZy-lcGjhG0NqV0nFEWZWVTKPjTDCMslsR6Nl9a1BApVTMQcCp8e4uOAZFZO5IBjPTwHdTtRirfI6o2trNV-pHrakiZySUEC-uaaYZs_C7siwx5hkzrbOc/s4080/20240215_190446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeoQOFKl971BlaiEwiyi26m1hyphenhyphenH0evExjP-1G1RRdjjAhxIc70qt89rvS6n-w2q79WG7ysfZy-lcGjhG0NqV0nFEWZWVTKPjTDCMslsR6Nl9a1BApVTMQcCp8e4uOAZFZO5IBjPTwHdTtRirfI6o2trNV-pHrakiZySUEC-uaaYZs_C7siwx5hkzrbOc/s320/20240215_190446.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leslie and Lawson bring up the infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprAmQnL_UeEKHHeKZiffE4KgRvL7y1jtSdJRGgNB3KT-TAzitXQiR83roM-8sXt-e9yJoeD4GQm-Jf7O7aEwW5A07lO0Ks3FgMfOEBbVfwkx-RMY9Vok2CEmb-c3WtUoHdxkQ4jESXLdcuDagq_5g-_4c-jgD3IYGU37ejBn9YNBDL5MViZg1CrZjKjw/s4080/20240215_191719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprAmQnL_UeEKHHeKZiffE4KgRvL7y1jtSdJRGgNB3KT-TAzitXQiR83roM-8sXt-e9yJoeD4GQm-Jf7O7aEwW5A07lO0Ks3FgMfOEBbVfwkx-RMY9Vok2CEmb-c3WtUoHdxkQ4jESXLdcuDagq_5g-_4c-jgD3IYGU37ejBn9YNBDL5MViZg1CrZjKjw/s320/20240215_191719.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cromwell looks to probe the right of the Royalist position</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvOqzRhjIK2Lgd5N0-0tjK3UTcwdLE42ZsCRIUoRYVPAbVZU6t0cIWvcpN7KDG5QSd_dLuYn1FFYtMwN-Pe5vugJoUX6Tn2D5iAP3fv0hN6zv2C279G6nivElk4AgLkIFXE9tXSKqkbQcOBRXRMonzFHq88h3lP6hnuzuo_xVvmndbn8034kX406O9rk/s4080/20240215_191913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvOqzRhjIK2Lgd5N0-0tjK3UTcwdLE42ZsCRIUoRYVPAbVZU6t0cIWvcpN7KDG5QSd_dLuYn1FFYtMwN-Pe5vugJoUX6Tn2D5iAP3fv0hN6zv2C279G6nivElk4AgLkIFXE9tXSKqkbQcOBRXRMonzFHq88h3lP6hnuzuo_xVvmndbn8034kX406O9rk/s320/20240215_191913.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist infantry pour devastating fire from the woods</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_2O7UWqflC5ycg5wjLwzvUmOrC-_U3RonZmsVQlcBKH2BDn_yqSkpCD8zYYRfUDvpxX67UYoaXlkvFNH5dmFRqeN0Zkfrb-YWMaZz34sSxulSVF0DUuQW14ZN6Gvnm6uecBN1naZmyhukuPmyVYy-knAzW8y-whgU3xkVg_PqNXJIdAA3_b8mkf0bH8/s4080/20240215_191920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_2O7UWqflC5ycg5wjLwzvUmOrC-_U3RonZmsVQlcBKH2BDn_yqSkpCD8zYYRfUDvpxX67UYoaXlkvFNH5dmFRqeN0Zkfrb-YWMaZz34sSxulSVF0DUuQW14ZN6Gvnm6uecBN1naZmyhukuPmyVYy-knAzW8y-whgU3xkVg_PqNXJIdAA3_b8mkf0bH8/s320/20240215_191920.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mackworth secures the Royalist left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNzkHnfliB-araNQRBDEKaKJabPRV8eDoEFEPlcqsrpVmZJdjVR5vhD_WdIMVAHb1xJ2vyVbpUdVma4MhcQgMSYrHJqWljM05BfRIgeVoCZAavafnFjtJhiOIpqGo80dX-3yXdeDEliAmmFvi8LlQDY3fPLNjQWtabxe3cpUftWyZ3e2Dr2FY1yywtCY/s4080/20240215_193052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNzkHnfliB-araNQRBDEKaKJabPRV8eDoEFEPlcqsrpVmZJdjVR5vhD_WdIMVAHb1xJ2vyVbpUdVma4MhcQgMSYrHJqWljM05BfRIgeVoCZAavafnFjtJhiOIpqGo80dX-3yXdeDEliAmmFvi8LlQDY3fPLNjQWtabxe3cpUftWyZ3e2Dr2FY1yywtCY/s320/20240215_193052.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaimentarians struggle to get their infantry into position</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QfLtLarCT_IyXdWZTfg4v8VPA-B31aBZDFEZPT3VVfpEIGkvupmAvAHFOqsCtdh6qe8y_0xEItYZd4wIm0nIQ63Yep_qbpmHre6KZY-7T5XYbYewKVb-uLW2nJG_qTQX6N2d6K94DHhvc8OVgtloCTAIogUli8i0SDLilRWuGf7q7j2h2keTX0fFwwc/s4080/20240215_193259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QfLtLarCT_IyXdWZTfg4v8VPA-B31aBZDFEZPT3VVfpEIGkvupmAvAHFOqsCtdh6qe8y_0xEItYZd4wIm0nIQ63Yep_qbpmHre6KZY-7T5XYbYewKVb-uLW2nJG_qTQX6N2d6K94DHhvc8OVgtloCTAIogUli8i0SDLilRWuGf7q7j2h2keTX0fFwwc/s320/20240215_193259.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Langdale's horse finally get moving</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTjzu_HKen1HoOmpFp6xjyfv7r6aYZzkvOvgZm1OSomiRCnUHPcOCEtTCWjsQS5vhg0XkAAyqrxWjb23YDzUMnx0xODvr9dG9DAhnuoy2RTVxuaWdl566MDNalr814L_TNznLesgixUAfQ_aFW09PU7HyecKul4C0bCTbh7srGy3LyOILUUdk-zrPM54/s4080/20240215_193849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTjzu_HKen1HoOmpFp6xjyfv7r6aYZzkvOvgZm1OSomiRCnUHPcOCEtTCWjsQS5vhg0XkAAyqrxWjb23YDzUMnx0xODvr9dG9DAhnuoy2RTVxuaWdl566MDNalr814L_TNznLesgixUAfQ_aFW09PU7HyecKul4C0bCTbh7srGy3LyOILUUdk-zrPM54/s320/20240215_193849.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tillier with Rupert's infantry finally arrives upon the field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEA4Wy4fNruqJbV8BXAozdMaSNF_CzHL_Nu9TaoTgkD36xd3MlWvh6-T8qUsDe1ZMmWeTTsMbBOg-3zTrxYJCPov8az5G3H8RVu9svNAA5uC8eLnXBXIRyv_zbdv9eljMnMZ2XfOTUV5_ERX5duCe8-4bnDkmyRzyCRmorycXDhYU4UfB5hdqyMIgcPc/s4080/20240215_194410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEA4Wy4fNruqJbV8BXAozdMaSNF_CzHL_Nu9TaoTgkD36xd3MlWvh6-T8qUsDe1ZMmWeTTsMbBOg-3zTrxYJCPov8az5G3H8RVu9svNAA5uC8eLnXBXIRyv_zbdv9eljMnMZ2XfOTUV5_ERX5duCe8-4bnDkmyRzyCRmorycXDhYU4UfB5hdqyMIgcPc/s320/20240215_194410.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copley's horse have taken a terrible pounding with 2 regiments routed from the field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKtlhKOoWMD5Xj7VDaJ-6GZp_4R-5umQc-zyQC1AgUvnyi96tRxYaSjeO40RBGR9PvakKEJXQ0fE93gVn3XSDxxbK7lyJ3UoPFt8RLwYvvb5XBpmSv2pktVFXkN-3Ik4U33gDyW3VH0xVJvewMRjXOdU3Ke4iLf5yqFzS5qSmnYxSyJxInP3T1OhIJ-k/s4080/20240215_194420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKtlhKOoWMD5Xj7VDaJ-6GZp_4R-5umQc-zyQC1AgUvnyi96tRxYaSjeO40RBGR9PvakKEJXQ0fE93gVn3XSDxxbK7lyJ3UoPFt8RLwYvvb5XBpmSv2pktVFXkN-3Ik4U33gDyW3VH0xVJvewMRjXOdU3Ke4iLf5yqFzS5qSmnYxSyJxInP3T1OhIJ-k/s320/20240215_194420.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashton's infantry begin their advance on Newcastle's foot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeMLR6u8N2y2DxVt7gR-oD1uYNyXabmQaCNrnJGSXFPDsMa_IrpMkNmuFFVJKYiNIYNX-8O8xBapVcxDCPAu6_1RUJwShifdxUoJN2QiykzlclUlmPj_IrGQync3YLNn3pI9PL7U3EDm6iw6ZEJG_GA-sLDloTB-7pSh0w-mvQZC3RsIk6MzbC3g8HwI/s4080/20240215_194426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeMLR6u8N2y2DxVt7gR-oD1uYNyXabmQaCNrnJGSXFPDsMa_IrpMkNmuFFVJKYiNIYNX-8O8xBapVcxDCPAu6_1RUJwShifdxUoJN2QiykzlclUlmPj_IrGQync3YLNn3pI9PL7U3EDm6iw6ZEJG_GA-sLDloTB-7pSh0w-mvQZC3RsIk6MzbC3g8HwI/s320/20240215_194426.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fairfax urges Ashton's foot on, into a hail of musketry and cannon fire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU0ZoHmWXYS5g0FwKfkntZIC0Zgy6Ld4g3CR7qQ-xmwKCUsNHT8pB8A3Wb-3ViK9HYvl63SxTYo6IgJybVwBp6mdAXIWL7IxcqF-FX41-0uzExqrqTtHj3szJBtQtrnLXyqg0G3HixcCOpU34CCRGfq3piM2TVz4Du8JsEr-KmLafmMPadL7j0WMcwmk/s4080/20240215_195451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU0ZoHmWXYS5g0FwKfkntZIC0Zgy6Ld4g3CR7qQ-xmwKCUsNHT8pB8A3Wb-3ViK9HYvl63SxTYo6IgJybVwBp6mdAXIWL7IxcqF-FX41-0uzExqrqTtHj3szJBtQtrnLXyqg0G3HixcCOpU34CCRGfq3piM2TVz4Du8JsEr-KmLafmMPadL7j0WMcwmk/s320/20240215_195451.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Langdale and Cromwell come to grips </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwfbBurD8kF39om2t5sVOHUfM3ONQT5CO35S1MvqxHCws6cth6_OXHB7YfcwWwROeIJo7GbhOjQPGg3aes5IpNgshVt1ApG1uNvGxvl5KkkhBpB5PAyQ3oHDXM2z83kjVMcupTWHKta4Y09P2dt_dXLGtTgfBUiImEDEdZWizpsV82z4rliO8Ms84XDw/s4080/20240215_201755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwfbBurD8kF39om2t5sVOHUfM3ONQT5CO35S1MvqxHCws6cth6_OXHB7YfcwWwROeIJo7GbhOjQPGg3aes5IpNgshVt1ApG1uNvGxvl5KkkhBpB5PAyQ3oHDXM2z83kjVMcupTWHKta4Y09P2dt_dXLGtTgfBUiImEDEdZWizpsV82z4rliO8Ms84XDw/s320/20240215_201755.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashton begins his assault</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWqgHHse9wLxqShNNtBTFMj4PIk-nOIjgVaobXqy7QJZmHFSo7G7O_Bj1YIWNkm7NMNbcpwMsxNGumVHZHMUK5ld4_gfgawZQ9mjR8vXggBk6rf-1Eg4UAkERD_0IG7KOT9XRg3aikTqgnc6lx1W3hdq-L7ePya6ApWtQiXHSP3Mp9Hx-n9iGNceo3W8/s4080/20240215_205318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWqgHHse9wLxqShNNtBTFMj4PIk-nOIjgVaobXqy7QJZmHFSo7G7O_Bj1YIWNkm7NMNbcpwMsxNGumVHZHMUK5ld4_gfgawZQ9mjR8vXggBk6rf-1Eg4UAkERD_0IG7KOT9XRg3aikTqgnc6lx1W3hdq-L7ePya6ApWtQiXHSP3Mp9Hx-n9iGNceo3W8/s320/20240215_205318.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamplugh's battalion is swept from the filed leaving a rather large gap in the center</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So the game is in the balance. On the Royalist right, Byron and now Rupert have arrived with a large body of horse. Lawson and Crawford have moved to try and block their attempts to reinforce Newcastle.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the Centre, Leslie has brought up his brigade of infantry and numerous guns to support Ashton's assault across the stream. Meanwhile over on the Royalist left, Goring is keeping a watchful gaze on the remains of Copley and Fairfax's horse while covering Mackworth as he begins to realign his infantry to support the centre.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game is on a knife edge and can go either way. If Rupert can get his horse onto the field before Leslie can box him in, he can create havoc among the exposed Parlaimentarian infantry. He needs to be quick as Newcastle is heavily outnumbered in infantry and cannon and under severe pressure.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-82529395358895488662024-02-14T10:33:00.000-08:002024-02-14T10:33:06.623-08:00CovenantersFinally I've been able to get some of my own stuff completed. Even better is it gets me 1 unit closer to completing the Marston Moor project. This is the second Covenanter pike and shot regiment. I went with all grey uniforms as it helps speed things up as I just wanted to get something done. I should also get a 3rd regiment done this weekend.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWSSbHnItm04mNLtU5uIWxAQb4jlNjYd9jPNCLFB2SDGLVoxgzkTG9tzza8zQARtH0Dd_M_oLh-9dRQF5DpbxdOiREegDsVHgpLafK0CEs0UXk5IaOYuOAUCMT0JawM0-0fU0JJwP9s5q0_jPsVRdTwR2R5CrzX2eQ0tuRglYhVNHHzainpIFK4oq7s/s4080/20240214_181745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdWSSbHnItm04mNLtU5uIWxAQb4jlNjYd9jPNCLFB2SDGLVoxgzkTG9tzza8zQARtH0Dd_M_oLh-9dRQF5DpbxdOiREegDsVHgpLafK0CEs0UXk5IaOYuOAUCMT0JawM0-0fU0JJwP9s5q0_jPsVRdTwR2R5CrzX2eQ0tuRglYhVNHHzainpIFK4oq7s/s320/20240214_181745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43Gf_IwHNigV2GiVClvQOOdwfQQmUjwkNrxQYBPXWqsStAEWyPuSxnZBFUGdPR1g9JSqneQPXQ9-wnReUznOpsV4cDy0MV9A3Msbr3Kfl00lmn9dHdlv2rT8cWbrSWwyFnv7biyx1rIyISJ3xbkpg_yJGE9K6A6VhcSz1XU__c2HmDBMZBc-F7xpO0f8/s4080/20240214_181801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43Gf_IwHNigV2GiVClvQOOdwfQQmUjwkNrxQYBPXWqsStAEWyPuSxnZBFUGdPR1g9JSqneQPXQ9-wnReUznOpsV4cDy0MV9A3Msbr3Kfl00lmn9dHdlv2rT8cWbrSWwyFnv7biyx1rIyISJ3xbkpg_yJGE9K6A6VhcSz1XU__c2HmDBMZBc-F7xpO0f8/s320/20240214_181801.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5Vd_BGo3z-BjfjwztA1je5g8ihftBP-5Kj4oQDMvRLdhQCxlANAMqR9RQXd6z7cMl_s-i6EsZ5F-PQZgL90hLn5P14IDaVHRnzFoZ3hidNxTAL1-SWUFNuvv1Kw1IWoioJI8sUP8O1JDSg7VhSy7DTPkjiPYZzMTtkWZriFRRe2Ig65HYVl_y9VEvdI/s4080/20240214_181829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5Vd_BGo3z-BjfjwztA1je5g8ihftBP-5Kj4oQDMvRLdhQCxlANAMqR9RQXd6z7cMl_s-i6EsZ5F-PQZgL90hLn5P14IDaVHRnzFoZ3hidNxTAL1-SWUFNuvv1Kw1IWoioJI8sUP8O1JDSg7VhSy7DTPkjiPYZzMTtkWZriFRRe2Ig65HYVl_y9VEvdI/s320/20240214_181829.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The flag is from an unknown regiment, produced by Wargames designs. The bonnets could possibly do with another highlight, maybe for another day. At least they will be ready to take to the field of battle tomorrow night.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-75932580972889434772024-02-11T10:18:00.000-08:002024-02-11T10:18:00.854-08:00Game Preparation<p>So after finishing Simon's figures it was time to get a game in to help get the creative juices going for the last push on my Marston Moor project. So off to the club I went with figures and terrain to prepare the layout for Thursday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ckCoKavowHCgAbx9Kx_1d9c6ZGYKSq1NRU-Z9bLYI5A2W2dxf54qiG1i67S-vVfM1dlPIquDHW5Iv9M5sZN2fMnWdTku1o7d2ef961uoFlKUDvhiYqyUg0FHPAwDCNEOrCkfZLk8lE5tC5mK_uociIfbXvvgErLbCQP0TgRQFzDO2Bsi0wp7JtZXjR0/s4080/20240211_143254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ckCoKavowHCgAbx9Kx_1d9c6ZGYKSq1NRU-Z9bLYI5A2W2dxf54qiG1i67S-vVfM1dlPIquDHW5Iv9M5sZN2fMnWdTku1o7d2ef961uoFlKUDvhiYqyUg0FHPAwDCNEOrCkfZLk8lE5tC5mK_uociIfbXvvgErLbCQP0TgRQFzDO2Bsi0wp7JtZXjR0/s320/20240211_143254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEGpbN6NOzQfEQrYyt9GZwmu-MzphGFsNHJKF4b4UcD48IBo3BVXlHroqBPXELlnc5S1cbl_sbRBlhuRwAgghUBkaaiXAS9pIefWxTMCYy5IjUFkbm8IY5uT5Wf7_2MU8PXpkdExw1CeGhBV9LwO4hXKOLp1BO7qvjls_C3YB1QEwMA5todxGPQYZFdM/s4080/20240211_143334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEGpbN6NOzQfEQrYyt9GZwmu-MzphGFsNHJKF4b4UcD48IBo3BVXlHroqBPXELlnc5S1cbl_sbRBlhuRwAgghUBkaaiXAS9pIefWxTMCYy5IjUFkbm8IY5uT5Wf7_2MU8PXpkdExw1CeGhBV9LwO4hXKOLp1BO7qvjls_C3YB1QEwMA5todxGPQYZFdM/s320/20240211_143334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpHii8ldJ4EcVGbkauhOyEd47cuHDeUalkW0f_Jgy4vrVpR1eG5JtwAzcJl1vpvXVPqO_10opD26IklGwAOSeeWw-rjDmHUZBoVaDomWzuhKkvH0D4OqJ6lFSNtfEJqeDV9d2yBd1xEjEwywDhmzYfQ249eyPl3Kz2Ewz6VwHVO35taxo4bWj6fI9NCU/s4080/20240211_143354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpHii8ldJ4EcVGbkauhOyEd47cuHDeUalkW0f_Jgy4vrVpR1eG5JtwAzcJl1vpvXVPqO_10opD26IklGwAOSeeWw-rjDmHUZBoVaDomWzuhKkvH0D4OqJ6lFSNtfEJqeDV9d2yBd1xEjEwywDhmzYfQ249eyPl3Kz2Ewz6VwHVO35taxo4bWj6fI9NCU/s320/20240211_143354.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FzvRh2MVAjKCUcJ8C2PMP50MMXVbqFA322bsUpo3j3qjDnbkDCKZ53YH7YtEfrhcoLGoJ7xqD_URIf4A63pgL-0esVIpbctqnJ4zW9zoE4Usc6xFe7TsG1-kdxjM6FDgJxP8axETx4YnpYfPjJ1I7mtgmnC5EDTMUjNGIO8X9uOFaDroRDeryD2_eus/s4080/20240211_143359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FzvRh2MVAjKCUcJ8C2PMP50MMXVbqFA322bsUpo3j3qjDnbkDCKZ53YH7YtEfrhcoLGoJ7xqD_URIf4A63pgL-0esVIpbctqnJ4zW9zoE4Usc6xFe7TsG1-kdxjM6FDgJxP8axETx4YnpYfPjJ1I7mtgmnC5EDTMUjNGIO8X9uOFaDroRDeryD2_eus/s320/20240211_143359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The game will revolve around a Royalist force holding the highground beyond the stream against a slightly larger Parlaimentarian force. Mitch will also be bringing along his figures to round out 2 of the Parlaimentarian commands. This will give each side 7 commands.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqjsy8gaCzFs2h6I8dEUZ-y3KGX6BeW1qsjq_97nbvseQLauuJRlSThJ1ijxfHunL-akgtjAu03PeRfDPr7ZY9mAuGQFc8pt1N4Rtxj1I8bS03lwaUb8_cz15hTZExjxE3Fx442q3tG3XfJ1h2d1CwIv68TQDS8YXOGr3CRnpM9atWPYscqP_xR6ZLJI/s4080/20240211_150427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqjsy8gaCzFs2h6I8dEUZ-y3KGX6BeW1qsjq_97nbvseQLauuJRlSThJ1ijxfHunL-akgtjAu03PeRfDPr7ZY9mAuGQFc8pt1N4Rtxj1I8bS03lwaUb8_cz15hTZExjxE3Fx442q3tG3XfJ1h2d1CwIv68TQDS8YXOGr3CRnpM9atWPYscqP_xR6ZLJI/s320/20240211_150427.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oliver Cromwell awaiting Mitch's troops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBqN-YPYpOxlAxN2MZBE-izPUn2tPvKKpUpbwYAVFLcrFbtkowMTgxLVH9TrQw_NTFHBsslDsAjbTL65Af_sXjsBVBrw4VF1niX72DalUA5A-SVgzBg1kHFAFNCaPDCcPR27hu4G6j9layFTYzGLaIeUkKh5qMmBiZFDpR4BEIT2CSmAPcGy2CxrPZI0/s4080/20240211_150432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBqN-YPYpOxlAxN2MZBE-izPUn2tPvKKpUpbwYAVFLcrFbtkowMTgxLVH9TrQw_NTFHBsslDsAjbTL65Af_sXjsBVBrw4VF1niX72DalUA5A-SVgzBg1kHFAFNCaPDCcPR27hu4G6j9layFTYzGLaIeUkKh5qMmBiZFDpR4BEIT2CSmAPcGy2CxrPZI0/s320/20240211_150432.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir Thomas Fairfax</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7FgaMjsGXo4n16S4Toeoahu4dAoriCEnwNvCNC-7QwE_APTWF8eMD1COBDp52jDbm0yGe3ykW7BoS4PxAUfYXyUqibEDwkzZ4ggIR2NMgXigIDGotNlZ9eF24ZYsm9fTdzbH9yD-uLhpea0vZJnUwkpQhbysykXcCeZ4bpxtpJoFdCJxhkelUkUmMnw/s4080/20240211_150458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7FgaMjsGXo4n16S4Toeoahu4dAoriCEnwNvCNC-7QwE_APTWF8eMD1COBDp52jDbm0yGe3ykW7BoS4PxAUfYXyUqibEDwkzZ4ggIR2NMgXigIDGotNlZ9eF24ZYsm9fTdzbH9yD-uLhpea0vZJnUwkpQhbysykXcCeZ4bpxtpJoFdCJxhkelUkUmMnw/s320/20240211_150458.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince Rupert</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsqasrw_NrMp9Glv2wpcDzhEc3T_skDeG8lOhOIhcPxr5_iX-5RGvIWFe78nRP91QbewJuFeyxGwnskUBSQVBva1T_hZ8JWXesNHxg9cVjJEmpdMd8xG2cbzvauaMGtmbhblBn1wA_9YO3IkHzyrMMvuiCty4-4ZwbxxY-B2oxusxytW_X1QDdlQA5S4/s4080/20240211_150449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsqasrw_NrMp9Glv2wpcDzhEc3T_skDeG8lOhOIhcPxr5_iX-5RGvIWFe78nRP91QbewJuFeyxGwnskUBSQVBva1T_hZ8JWXesNHxg9cVjJEmpdMd8xG2cbzvauaMGtmbhblBn1wA_9YO3IkHzyrMMvuiCty4-4ZwbxxY-B2oxusxytW_X1QDdlQA5S4/s320/20240211_150449.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marquis of Newcastle</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Both sides will be equal in horse regiments (my dragoons are standing in as Raw horse regiments). Parliament will have a superiority in both artillery and infantry. Just hope enough players turn up for the game to flow. This set up actually inspired me to complete a Covenanter infantry regiment, just need to get the basing done. As well as making a start on another regiment.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-48077005772815816282024-02-10T12:36:00.000-08:002024-02-10T12:36:10.276-08:00Project is a go<p>As I've been putting the finishing touches to the last 5 mounted commanders for Simon (just some highlights to do), it was time to kick start the Marston Moor project. I decided to prep 2 sprues of Covenanter infantry ready for painting. I'll be able to crack on with these over the next week or so. Also for a bit of inspiration I'm putting on an ECW game at the club on Thursday. This normally helps me focus on the figures needed. In the meantime I painted up the last of the building I'll need for the game. Just 3 more I picked up from Pendraken miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsT43dtVjj1OU-aZQqBU1GWCHkYgnpzI8VsDcoTHwwUyXLi0OyKS9P6GJgBkkywXAFF3e_6CAMBbBTxXEifj60HWH-e1csK2Wdi9bgOp0_UVBJ3qrXLP6EWVfLXHZ-SDRD392h-dJH8lxPnOxO7cz53XqmbCIiFuEJOyLGzzg6o1KeR7PSABvMJECuig/s4080/20240210_201225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsT43dtVjj1OU-aZQqBU1GWCHkYgnpzI8VsDcoTHwwUyXLi0OyKS9P6GJgBkkywXAFF3e_6CAMBbBTxXEifj60HWH-e1csK2Wdi9bgOp0_UVBJ3qrXLP6EWVfLXHZ-SDRD392h-dJH8lxPnOxO7cz53XqmbCIiFuEJOyLGzzg6o1KeR7PSABvMJECuig/s320/20240210_201225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTwvgRUJ5AuzmpVQ-zXltilMXqHS7R1QJBBjQyJC3gCBWevTWF17GGFR53LsPuXUAKbp2uGBsvaoc3iXN6yTITPACCAHsgCR9H2D944nekbkw2DbCxX-b8rbWJxzbEF6jSLv7LiX6kb-dbIDNy22VN-OsyeAzEgmw0qzm5p77CVSjJzHPWdNoucVD4S0/s4080/20240210_201246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTwvgRUJ5AuzmpVQ-zXltilMXqHS7R1QJBBjQyJC3gCBWevTWF17GGFR53LsPuXUAKbp2uGBsvaoc3iXN6yTITPACCAHsgCR9H2D944nekbkw2DbCxX-b8rbWJxzbEF6jSLv7LiX6kb-dbIDNy22VN-OsyeAzEgmw0qzm5p77CVSjJzHPWdNoucVD4S0/s320/20240210_201246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Definitely not my best work, but the'll be fine mixed in with the rest of the collection. I'm pretty sure this brings me up to 16 buildings.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-62666023458084777732024-02-04T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-04T09:30:03.514-08:00Thought I was doneThese last 2 weekends I made a concerted effort to get the last of Simon's figures done. 2 regiments of Scottish infantry, dragoons and lancers all done, bagged up and ready to post off on Monday. Then to my horror I realised that there were also 5 Royalist commanders to be done, so it'll be at least another week before I can crack on with my own projects.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb4uPgv6VqYioeIf8nMyOoIra1Bmjz1SZ8M695u39sOaJTtUYr5ya_JvpwEjtLGmmRTazIjm5nt1SSjYKHOC9pPTdxnVvbwjIt9mewpg-9QZNTyCzs3pcXKen9qcdbsQutL6w6Er2hZgNDvG9dolNjhZHYnG8ZfM0eWCL7uoBBiknt3G0ELBFNVMsX6s/s4080/20240204_164102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb4uPgv6VqYioeIf8nMyOoIra1Bmjz1SZ8M695u39sOaJTtUYr5ya_JvpwEjtLGmmRTazIjm5nt1SSjYKHOC9pPTdxnVvbwjIt9mewpg-9QZNTyCzs3pcXKen9qcdbsQutL6w6Er2hZgNDvG9dolNjhZHYnG8ZfM0eWCL7uoBBiknt3G0ELBFNVMsX6s/s320/20240204_164102.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All bagged up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So the list of completed regiments based upon the flags that Simon had.</div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-b06fc870-7fff-9702-7a0a-eecd32f26541"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col></col><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Regiment</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Coat</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Flag</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sir George Lisle</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Light blue</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">White</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Marquis Newcastle</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">White</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">William Wyne</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Not known</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Francis Cooke</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">white/grey</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Blue</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Nicholas Slanning</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Blue</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Blue</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kings Lifeguard</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kings</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Queens Lifeguard</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Queens</span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tillier</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Green</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Green</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Earl Rivers</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Light blue</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Black</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sir Henry Carey</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Green</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Yellow</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Strathbogie</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mixed</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Scot</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Lord Kilpont (former Covenanter)</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Grey<span> </span><span> </span></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;">I'm rather please these are all done. it equated to 970 infantry, 10 mounted and 4 frame guns so far. Just those pesky last 5 mounted to do.</div></span></div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-6936692904039526592024-01-21T07:48:00.000-08:002024-01-21T07:48:09.135-08:00Covenanter DragoonsFinally some output for the Marston Moor project. I have been trying to get these done for months in between painting Simons's figures. These are a unit of Dragoons commanded by Colonel Fraser. The only regiment at the battle for the Scots.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2sak4JTRx0XoXuv1Hk5u_g2gtQQB-rrhMcSF4s7DLMCLgQk5sFawKwdBdc7uotAvgNCq4BarEiXjR6OXOLMVHyA49EDiVhO19bE8BtHccQHFB5Kxgu3MAjl4cWFOR92p9pzJ2tWK-BcPmkrAu13xOPLVuiz7vApBYFQDzRjzed_o2mlqzU_0Svh92Jw/s4080/20240121_153132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2sak4JTRx0XoXuv1Hk5u_g2gtQQB-rrhMcSF4s7DLMCLgQk5sFawKwdBdc7uotAvgNCq4BarEiXjR6OXOLMVHyA49EDiVhO19bE8BtHccQHFB5Kxgu3MAjl4cWFOR92p9pzJ2tWK-BcPmkrAu13xOPLVuiz7vApBYFQDzRjzed_o2mlqzU_0Svh92Jw/s320/20240121_153132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlWgTpDTU1ww4l847Cdv8g07Oculj4sTmOA97wKvuhwx7HuOPcoK-NyVZJi34NzOff46WnjqQKh-EXsxQMppb0HRSlOKhU19xI51-S4AM-BdA457pmH5Jec-7XOdS3pWzvvaKnebeOydUKh9KHBB-0tofQRjFwFc_u8cOKCBIkwwT8sz3JgaZlPaedDQ/s4080/20240121_153146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlWgTpDTU1ww4l847Cdv8g07Oculj4sTmOA97wKvuhwx7HuOPcoK-NyVZJi34NzOff46WnjqQKh-EXsxQMppb0HRSlOKhU19xI51-S4AM-BdA457pmH5Jec-7XOdS3pWzvvaKnebeOydUKh9KHBB-0tofQRjFwFc_u8cOKCBIkwwT8sz3JgaZlPaedDQ/s320/20240121_153146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloA_NlXqVCDl9ktrK7ahOfL6lmikeQoBpH6RmGDTfijCoORLP-ainLwWDMORstka9cfctPMeqUolYOUraSSDH69ZYXUXANuHsZh5hvW4noXDE4cBDeBlqkD0wDDzlYru8Fh5lTjUStMDjzuQJ_g6h33UtMTp-7zYI0DDom1jP1pju8Yi1X-5GaH56s0k/s4080/20240121_153212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloA_NlXqVCDl9ktrK7ahOfL6lmikeQoBpH6RmGDTfijCoORLP-ainLwWDMORstka9cfctPMeqUolYOUraSSDH69ZYXUXANuHsZh5hvW4noXDE4cBDeBlqkD0wDDzlYru8Fh5lTjUStMDjzuQJ_g6h33UtMTp-7zYI0DDom1jP1pju8Yi1X-5GaH56s0k/s320/20240121_153212.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I did the coats in a mix of greys for a little variety. A simple paint scheme, but atleast they are done. Now for the last 3 regiments for Simon.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-74158311606108682232024-01-13T07:19:00.000-08:002024-01-13T07:19:54.302-08:00Napoleonic bash part II<p>Or crash, bang wallop. Let's just say part 2 was a very short and bloody affair, so not many pictures. With 2 extra players from last week, Robbo and Sean took on the roles of the French command so that yours truly could concentrate on umpiring. After 12 turns last week, we only got through 4 this week as both sides got stuck in with multiple combats each turn.</p><p>The game picked up with the hopefully timely arrival of some French reinforcements. A brigade of Neopolitan infantry were dispatched to support the Polish brigade who were facing the overwhelming strength of the British. There were also a couple of regiments of light cavalry sent to support the Westphalians, as the Austrians began to use their additional numbers to stretch their lines before delivering a hammer blow.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHygOObQqfKSDaKMTcuJ38m8dwpXkrndR9GoCd_tz5-eavRUMlYGTtBVhx3Z4fEIKUXATCAZO0qxDwpFcCF6WB9xB_YM-k5FqY6X4S15eCl1syL9tayb81erHTmmc1SVKJOH7Lzz7Vr4d6dpzHT2lCUaZXPEq9Z-gJVio41Pj_MZlIGrx49LV0T6L0N0Y/s4080/20240111_195841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHygOObQqfKSDaKMTcuJ38m8dwpXkrndR9GoCd_tz5-eavRUMlYGTtBVhx3Z4fEIKUXATCAZO0qxDwpFcCF6WB9xB_YM-k5FqY6X4S15eCl1syL9tayb81erHTmmc1SVKJOH7Lzz7Vr4d6dpzHT2lCUaZXPEq9Z-gJVio41Pj_MZlIGrx49LV0T6L0N0Y/s320/20240111_195841.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British powering into the Poles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9fdsMSISjXXzhAD6fOGjEpnwplpxWLymcIPttTYIAgFzddHPbtxyM4xwG4K7M5kTSea6mxv_HphF1GfFvf0ehV463zaCaBE-X8bDry0sgmN7i2d_Y4L6N9_p0gh1esFV2ScRPwUoznDZ9Cxr_ciTVaF0Dwb1pYoqOTT99TNa7TLL_NFrly-wxQRzQ_E/s4080/20240111_195908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9fdsMSISjXXzhAD6fOGjEpnwplpxWLymcIPttTYIAgFzddHPbtxyM4xwG4K7M5kTSea6mxv_HphF1GfFvf0ehV463zaCaBE-X8bDry0sgmN7i2d_Y4L6N9_p0gh1esFV2ScRPwUoznDZ9Cxr_ciTVaF0Dwb1pYoqOTT99TNa7TLL_NFrly-wxQRzQ_E/s320/20240111_195908.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Prussian Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsU9zxZFKfB-ni7IcaFMAwHw06kjfMROihmLrVr7aFl-m9RU4ftEEHdj3MeIjgpspOjAWNKN10dHKUFYXEx-t8tPFDp47mzOZaj0TQqaSO-vPY-_vaAbKb_N7WaQ6DAeNghUvn0rOYsMqjkXJrvgf9GQz9YY2v273-raiFptfbPrFuw5a8LpOyWGa0S0/s4080/20240111_195921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsU9zxZFKfB-ni7IcaFMAwHw06kjfMROihmLrVr7aFl-m9RU4ftEEHdj3MeIjgpspOjAWNKN10dHKUFYXEx-t8tPFDp47mzOZaj0TQqaSO-vPY-_vaAbKb_N7WaQ6DAeNghUvn0rOYsMqjkXJrvgf9GQz9YY2v273-raiFptfbPrFuw5a8LpOyWGa0S0/s320/20240111_195921.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrians preparing their assault</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagMmxAg89vCtSDcVVFZJRUoDt0CJr-QzmQxQX_yf4GIjEtZdKkAWq4ZPsxk9UIJKyL7FjfJbFlvkvQKDU6nO-su-htJlpN94oi__ZNHFodkCwgBXa67YDurYECf2e58iRcQZg66yJ4IfcW8KjBxcwtrHa3bNYpt2XNdCdEKW4zC3s6SyvxgYz3W3BGU0/s4080/20240111_201657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagMmxAg89vCtSDcVVFZJRUoDt0CJr-QzmQxQX_yf4GIjEtZdKkAWq4ZPsxk9UIJKyL7FjfJbFlvkvQKDU6nO-su-htJlpN94oi__ZNHFodkCwgBXa67YDurYECf2e58iRcQZg66yJ4IfcW8KjBxcwtrHa3bNYpt2XNdCdEKW4zC3s6SyvxgYz3W3BGU0/s320/20240111_201657.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huzza, French cavalry to the rescue</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prussians began to get their 2nd infantry brigade moving to put some pressure on the French centre, they also received their own reinforcement in the form of a light cavalry brigade. </p><p>The crash - Sean, with the Westphalians decided to take the fight to the Austrians. Using his Grenadiers to sweep 2 battalions away, causing one of the Austrian brigades to falter. But with plenty of troops available, Mitch brought up another fresh brigade to shore uphis line, he then advanced to close range with musketry duel all across the line.</p><p>The bang - In the centre, things were pretty even, both sides giving and taking casualties. The Prussians were still struggling to make their advantage in numbers to tell. Then it all went wrong for the French. With a prime target in front of them the French artillery produced desultory fire. A couple of casualties would have broken the Prussian regiment and caused the brigade to falter, giving them time to get the Neopolitans into position and another French infantry brigade onto the table. In return The Prussians launched an assault and swept away a French battalion, causing the French centre to falter. All Robbo had to do was roll was anything but a 1.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9LZJF3twh1SCOFHkpzncM6bFvAB5Rl_M9faWplAH4hsaE88-YbAcI0AGcdpx7qk5w4z9ZJP9T8kTlMBwbZ2OJXLTXAsy4719BhN3FBurVCBOwyFP4knc1whqHpX0kF5lE1h_X0-DR_ct8xEn7YOxJwaSmbNySPHNiwWs2IE3AkBafkQ3I-PGhOj8GpM/s4080/20240111_203757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9LZJF3twh1SCOFHkpzncM6bFvAB5Rl_M9faWplAH4hsaE88-YbAcI0AGcdpx7qk5w4z9ZJP9T8kTlMBwbZ2OJXLTXAsy4719BhN3FBurVCBOwyFP4knc1whqHpX0kF5lE1h_X0-DR_ct8xEn7YOxJwaSmbNySPHNiwWs2IE3AkBafkQ3I-PGhOj8GpM/s320/20240111_203757.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He rolled a 1</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The French routed, causing the whole brigade to retire, The centre was now open for the Prussians to swing left and put pressure on the Westphalians.</p><p>The wallop - Over on the French left, the Polish brigade had been fighting a slow withdrawal in front of the British. Robbo then decided to stand and fight. A thin blue line is not as good as a thin red line. The British quickly closed and launched infantry assaults all across the line. The Poles initially held, so far so good. But now the British had a Hanovarian brigade arriving at the fight. With the spare numbers, the British assaulted again, the thin blue line creaked and then broke.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AI6akOXYgg_QrVrrepgQXHpvuvwB-JeeaPOriu1DPVOdQTEACkJx0hUsvk3EXbJy31nAx1gE3NnWCfrrP3r99CJY0bD8cuT6FnRT55KN5nePLI2wW8Nq_KpK20QiXeDePvqbB2ICSvxBWTQBcVw180weDi2_1Z_0dS2rYQb7EBtRs8GIQ5nMeD8bfG0/s4080/20240111_203810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AI6akOXYgg_QrVrrepgQXHpvuvwB-JeeaPOriu1DPVOdQTEACkJx0hUsvk3EXbJy31nAx1gE3NnWCfrrP3r99CJY0bD8cuT6FnRT55KN5nePLI2wW8Nq_KpK20QiXeDePvqbB2ICSvxBWTQBcVw180weDi2_1Z_0dS2rYQb7EBtRs8GIQ5nMeD8bfG0/s320/20240111_203810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wallop</td></tr></tbody></table><p>With both the Polish on the left and the Franco-Dutch in the centre running, Robbo needed to roll up 3 ADCs just to hold the division. However, due to the failed discipline test he could only roll for a maximum of 2. He didn't get any. Both brigades continued to run. The poor Neoploitans were still trying to get into position, but it was too late. Their 5 battalions would not be able to hold both the British and Prussians.</p><p>So game over. What had been a stirling defence by the French was simply undone in one turn with half of their original force routing. Even though the Westphalians were holding the Austrians their rear was now badly exposed and a retreat was in order. Victory to the allies, they had broken 2 enemy brigades and secured the town. Even though the church was still contested, the Westphalins would be forced to yield the ground. At least all the players had enjoyed 2 days of a hotly contested battle.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-85762780532791540072024-01-05T13:25:00.000-08:002024-01-13T07:32:29.226-08:00Napoleonic Bash Part 1<p>So the first game to start the year was a big Napoleonic bash. I sort of based it upon the battle of Leipzig. I spent the weekend organising the game for 7 players, 4 for the Allies and 3 for the French. The aim of the game was for 2 French Infantry divisions to hold a town and Church against a superior enemy force of British, Prussians and Austrians.Both sides also have a number of brigades held off table in reserve, predominantly cavalry, though the French have a full division of infantry they can hopefully call upon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLZQLvRpoPBtLQ8utaaozSzEkY4ZlAkt2T9EYkaX8fC0iguNEImH2QnPKxFpcAg0ka6YcRFKUSOyw0lsNAYGtOdkZXbnSBzbjGTiRbJ7eRPYXxLqah-pHsXtaBcrY0i1jvSOyZG51np575gxe0erimLJgq4z1nW0cMrvy9NJjRga1W_DU17MMKheEa2U/s720/Untitled%20spreadsheet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLZQLvRpoPBtLQ8utaaozSzEkY4ZlAkt2T9EYkaX8fC0iguNEImH2QnPKxFpcAg0ka6YcRFKUSOyw0lsNAYGtOdkZXbnSBzbjGTiRbJ7eRPYXxLqah-pHsXtaBcrY0i1jvSOyZG51np575gxe0erimLJgq4z1nW0cMrvy9NJjRga1W_DU17MMKheEa2U/s320/Untitled%20spreadsheet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The rough map above was supplied to each set of players. The French were defending points D and E. A large British division was advancing from point A, a Prussian division from point B and the Austrians with 2 full divisions from point C. All set for a big clash the disaster struck. Work commitments and the flu bug going around I lost 4 players, all 3 that were due to command the French. So after a quick discussion with the remaining players, we decided to still continue with the game. We still needed to finish setting out the armies and the first few turns would be mainly maneuvering. Hopefully the other players will be available next week. My role switched from umpire to now commanding the French. So with me commanding I didn't get much chance to produce a report, but plenty of pictures to tell a story.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht44DVKxTEHWaZ0KadRIWg9Cso84-SVWDYIHI6OC6yPyWUAbQ1o4iFxR7bu6wYsGzrP7_3A80RLAwdS6rsfCRzUhowI5EtOxrrFRkuanJlwInV1Z5ET_ZVb36AInytPrpOFnNkj27jOJHWIqJ9tvA8wiUphm7CBv0B3DcaeBtiIw6Q0NbqtXxHL5_rRgU/s4080/20240104_195244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht44DVKxTEHWaZ0KadRIWg9Cso84-SVWDYIHI6OC6yPyWUAbQ1o4iFxR7bu6wYsGzrP7_3A80RLAwdS6rsfCRzUhowI5EtOxrrFRkuanJlwInV1Z5ET_ZVb36AInytPrpOFnNkj27jOJHWIqJ9tvA8wiUphm7CBv0B3DcaeBtiIw6Q0NbqtXxHL5_rRgU/s320/20240104_195244.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westphalian's awaiting the Austrians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Oetsu8nL2TAXLMn_x1_MT7uZaNJtTlfEHM3SFytfFEYc4trn9_V4pEu4AIlVic8-Yo8yKcdHXD8pTvgT1yu1ZSn809XwzRIIR0ZXudJc6PubwHIEfMviiQBr08B-_BGTTVkWcQ7ScZlSTqwddjpHolUvIuLVOHgjZMsWaV6tchUVkjWzwy-Cx3OJ9w/s4080/20240104_195255.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Oetsu8nL2TAXLMn_x1_MT7uZaNJtTlfEHM3SFytfFEYc4trn9_V4pEu4AIlVic8-Yo8yKcdHXD8pTvgT1yu1ZSn809XwzRIIR0ZXudJc6PubwHIEfMviiQBr08B-_BGTTVkWcQ7ScZlSTqwddjpHolUvIuLVOHgjZMsWaV6tchUVkjWzwy-Cx3OJ9w/s320/20240104_195255.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French infantry holding the center</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cAZKLTGupW79PA_wRKxj0C3Sm9vXsG-NhKCIATr6yRDbluMOvDXsKUymW4zjgJI7lrrKH9Q8KDBNMFsczKaZCAq0jqj1hpmEBaMqFoTf5FheJYlSMNgCaEoVtHbyybvlaRsaoqkbeQoxP2wEjYM5dt5WtThDdXPnm1f3c3PBjGueisVmkFjbRAwo06w/s4080/20240104_195309.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cAZKLTGupW79PA_wRKxj0C3Sm9vXsG-NhKCIATr6yRDbluMOvDXsKUymW4zjgJI7lrrKH9Q8KDBNMFsczKaZCAq0jqj1hpmEBaMqFoTf5FheJYlSMNgCaEoVtHbyybvlaRsaoqkbeQoxP2wEjYM5dt5WtThDdXPnm1f3c3PBjGueisVmkFjbRAwo06w/s320/20240104_195309.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrians begin deploying for battle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-JiB5CxRQqcwcNjc-hITa1f2wL8JgoShshrASOEV5mRV7oOVzVZgT8CfkcFzLyBl9T-K1p5k7RQUUgmMxSYyUPBxxxSvk3EcoS5ZHKbrR_EJPZk8YQZHBOrvx5WdUIv3OrkiLBWh0XxYSVbhMCkKhza9XjQFlC89EXj-PMcDzefqcc_z9MIZdeC72a0/s4080/20240104_195320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-JiB5CxRQqcwcNjc-hITa1f2wL8JgoShshrASOEV5mRV7oOVzVZgT8CfkcFzLyBl9T-K1p5k7RQUUgmMxSYyUPBxxxSvk3EcoS5ZHKbrR_EJPZk8YQZHBOrvx5WdUIv3OrkiLBWh0XxYSVbhMCkKhza9XjQFlC89EXj-PMcDzefqcc_z9MIZdeC72a0/s320/20240104_195320.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British steadily advancing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uJWKKfgcp3Dm2fvXfzw_9ppB9Rg2Xkoyr-ydMGpyVPH5A0S-gaFOHFuZcRdFaloGXPtWBdA45v8poTCDd05ReG2JNc3Pdhchn97-kOFhsYJQQsm_72v69aMakJGK0zFfDSUVUj4Zs4ruj-lOG8BxmC2Mab-2xkp2ag_TLxBvkpH4ooTngkt1CTZ9bmk/s4080/20240104_201801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uJWKKfgcp3Dm2fvXfzw_9ppB9Rg2Xkoyr-ydMGpyVPH5A0S-gaFOHFuZcRdFaloGXPtWBdA45v8poTCDd05ReG2JNc3Pdhchn97-kOFhsYJQQsm_72v69aMakJGK0zFfDSUVUj4Zs4ruj-lOG8BxmC2Mab-2xkp2ag_TLxBvkpH4ooTngkt1CTZ9bmk/s320/20240104_201801.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Westphalian brigade setting up a second line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi658H1HZkZeIajRgE8ap_2j9hakbx3cBG6rxygw6RvfvswXkGU24aJ5R_1I9IT_Yd2_T0tA00810Zp_GE_6wNhv0NwoT8mKa4wIOX82EuPNS8lQD7l4n33men2wuOeziXMLZnxefsBAsyFaDHeKz8U32V35XB3qoWRAzamxHV3fR9uutGDUtg-kIJ3cak/s4080/20240104_201808.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi658H1HZkZeIajRgE8ap_2j9hakbx3cBG6rxygw6RvfvswXkGU24aJ5R_1I9IT_Yd2_T0tA00810Zp_GE_6wNhv0NwoT8mKa4wIOX82EuPNS8lQD7l4n33men2wuOeziXMLZnxefsBAsyFaDHeKz8U32V35XB3qoWRAzamxHV3fR9uutGDUtg-kIJ3cak/s320/20240104_201808.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrians can be seen in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcisHIHFsUsgt9OsMqhsD-z1E0ssOS2yGI43MK9IqXdFyl9OFDS04nAT5ACbO7AC7_CkzslTYqx0bhqgoxWUdfXqRKPwfdWcapQZSSsrJq7jbJZkxhho3O4jgRwr-TUtnBSDduw_KnuKXQVGXK_cUjkaj0xEg2Ih3C8tPXtfDcovIvdIXz22QTriHWKQE/s4080/20240104_201816.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcisHIHFsUsgt9OsMqhsD-z1E0ssOS2yGI43MK9IqXdFyl9OFDS04nAT5ACbO7AC7_CkzslTYqx0bhqgoxWUdfXqRKPwfdWcapQZSSsrJq7jbJZkxhho3O4jgRwr-TUtnBSDduw_KnuKXQVGXK_cUjkaj0xEg2Ih3C8tPXtfDcovIvdIXz22QTriHWKQE/s320/20240104_201816.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French guns fire on the Prussians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG28h7FzyKNrjSylyaWbZtZf6cnPm-FUIsVyhh3AiSLCInGTaNB9dTrKrBBy_4GAg9ZEfW23NpWrKqLAfkyz-9k51ysR3rMODx-Ly5K5TVxM6mMJ_5hHXhM1W-vIh0I-RwFKKbhYa5wsND6ieuEThyphenhyphenR_cEJJoqm5yT_VnR9YbVbXYcpjWGxelShV7T87E/s4080/20240104_202133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG28h7FzyKNrjSylyaWbZtZf6cnPm-FUIsVyhh3AiSLCInGTaNB9dTrKrBBy_4GAg9ZEfW23NpWrKqLAfkyz-9k51ysR3rMODx-Ly5K5TVxM6mMJ_5hHXhM1W-vIh0I-RwFKKbhYa5wsND6ieuEThyphenhyphenR_cEJJoqm5yT_VnR9YbVbXYcpjWGxelShV7T87E/s320/20240104_202133.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Austrian column advancing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwryLqh6M3A2pycPdhspBEQlBdjbT-uJIEAGNjnEN122ccw44TMVdxM43SuwQuNbw0vNVGa2yFr_p8S2aL_fnp4f8NdPYzjhMo-YyJB27ubPB0MAFp34LABfUPnxVFdkW8f_Ezf5hmiuTWVZUZ1FeGK_HIPbutTaSbgVU0vPLIWYarWd4E1p1nDoV2008/s4080/20240104_203938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwryLqh6M3A2pycPdhspBEQlBdjbT-uJIEAGNjnEN122ccw44TMVdxM43SuwQuNbw0vNVGa2yFr_p8S2aL_fnp4f8NdPYzjhMo-YyJB27ubPB0MAFp34LABfUPnxVFdkW8f_Ezf5hmiuTWVZUZ1FeGK_HIPbutTaSbgVU0vPLIWYarWd4E1p1nDoV2008/s320/20240104_203938.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian infantry capture the Westphalian guns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcyNW8Jib4G-zahUjfYoNn8Bp5vgAekBeCYEOdobTmw56vuZAM8kQIt6aYZ3Na3uzINd3s7Nda7nKNfMUXaBP2jTMl76DuYlR7QX2NDGh9E8nlyx1XtJFvWDk6h3VG7b5G4h6d2aZPafQaW-EjmPtYT0_odpX6_gfgXzAU3f_1ZDk-orS704mkpQagsQ/s4080/20240104_203945.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcyNW8Jib4G-zahUjfYoNn8Bp5vgAekBeCYEOdobTmw56vuZAM8kQIt6aYZ3Na3uzINd3s7Nda7nKNfMUXaBP2jTMl76DuYlR7QX2NDGh9E8nlyx1XtJFvWDk6h3VG7b5G4h6d2aZPafQaW-EjmPtYT0_odpX6_gfgXzAU3f_1ZDk-orS704mkpQagsQ/s320/20240104_203945.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussian's advancing (eventually)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLy1bhl6u25xJV4xAtLCsbFaMFNkUcA_4x97wHZgiBGuuEigxU5jhI1pM5LxU-FiAI7PFGvG0JPPi5Ff9cNo-nu0W5A9LNJb_YgFWAajHfPTs151ggc24tpAihTFHyQ0CxEh8p24Vup1riwcBtNo9Ai-zBtEesIGVH1vtt_3hmbTVj0uAojWFbim2UUm4/s4080/20240104_203957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLy1bhl6u25xJV4xAtLCsbFaMFNkUcA_4x97wHZgiBGuuEigxU5jhI1pM5LxU-FiAI7PFGvG0JPPi5Ff9cNo-nu0W5A9LNJb_YgFWAajHfPTs151ggc24tpAihTFHyQ0CxEh8p24Vup1riwcBtNo9Ai-zBtEesIGVH1vtt_3hmbTVj0uAojWFbim2UUm4/s320/20240104_203957.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British quickly get across the river</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu5GyYr_rKSGhKDVGkiLhoUHzJGbq7f2JWxoKTLoaynA3vStGK7Y689-LjZprF_2K64bEkkXNS221a2R_aoddJDU7bzg-9Fv-v0Nbh3ybmFCLey5X6L6PW_HPv0vAnImMfrGYEZV4vcPRtUYeiTpixQuTgeyRuGLKAq1WcizIje5GAiq_-YDqbm2tlMM/s4080/20240104_210051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu5GyYr_rKSGhKDVGkiLhoUHzJGbq7f2JWxoKTLoaynA3vStGK7Y689-LjZprF_2K64bEkkXNS221a2R_aoddJDU7bzg-9Fv-v0Nbh3ybmFCLey5X6L6PW_HPv0vAnImMfrGYEZV4vcPRtUYeiTpixQuTgeyRuGLKAq1WcizIje5GAiq_-YDqbm2tlMM/s320/20240104_210051.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrians and Westphalians exchange musketry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAXaxYNL85_mzrRvWokgHkejdrlSCy62zEqs0cOTX_TBomY_wyFKyVXZi5VJtyqPEcscTP5lUjQXoG5-Zb50feFz8PNJJFwgdFSzalCs3ct4Awke7_8OypSRfnSOp36NXFe2sevT0xHkKS5Si0zJhi8aEqlNBJA3U-Rql2fIuloLcqw2TdhjSWc8Qq-A/s4080/20240104_210108.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAXaxYNL85_mzrRvWokgHkejdrlSCy62zEqs0cOTX_TBomY_wyFKyVXZi5VJtyqPEcscTP5lUjQXoG5-Zb50feFz8PNJJFwgdFSzalCs3ct4Awke7_8OypSRfnSOp36NXFe2sevT0xHkKS5Si0zJhi8aEqlNBJA3U-Rql2fIuloLcqw2TdhjSWc8Qq-A/s320/20240104_210108.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British are coming!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfgrfbOoRj_A-pGKCJgdBABHg5KuwA7BtZT1hcxyPX6QP4O0inXmPfkbtgqHqjd11ZOoRLmmM-C029Kds6W5F6Zr3adSUMPiwemZo9xJ5Hwmz_rAJbX8uK_pVImuiMqe4NpQbDg8HXlNRzC5-wRVT5-jlv_2_4HOb4NLjC31UbNdUcUBgMGcGQaCdTS4/s4080/20240104_210119.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfgrfbOoRj_A-pGKCJgdBABHg5KuwA7BtZT1hcxyPX6QP4O0inXmPfkbtgqHqjd11ZOoRLmmM-C029Kds6W5F6Zr3adSUMPiwemZo9xJ5Hwmz_rAJbX8uK_pVImuiMqe4NpQbDg8HXlNRzC5-wRVT5-jlv_2_4HOb4NLjC31UbNdUcUBgMGcGQaCdTS4/s320/20240104_210119.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westphalian right flank looking towards the Austrians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI46U5anq_EMW-A42oC_lJSwR7NgrhMM2_C9S8eHTbd7LVYrpwBgclN1bGeofroTWC6p0sHsOxyz5Pw4nsopA16qNLJYESGEZDilU1an-u97ZxX8ikUpOWYiSpjvgyVvIshjxkaqyyCaTWN_n6Cay8LtfVIVIQW-39IM8hdhhzS0S0BByvSPPga4h06k/s4080/20240104_210128.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI46U5anq_EMW-A42oC_lJSwR7NgrhMM2_C9S8eHTbd7LVYrpwBgclN1bGeofroTWC6p0sHsOxyz5Pw4nsopA16qNLJYESGEZDilU1an-u97ZxX8ikUpOWYiSpjvgyVvIshjxkaqyyCaTWN_n6Cay8LtfVIVIQW-39IM8hdhhzS0S0BByvSPPga4h06k/s320/20240104_210128.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The small Polish brigade awaits the British on the outskirts of a village</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Mo_w8UAiiRt6NFWB5RHVxJIrZFrJg1jT7DX_dfJYn9BLD0DUEyjLP2ALh7XpVsfPS9JNODqwafhLGhKYf0i6HTF8jWMAvc_uz5qkiBkO8HFoInWDEG7LIw0RmO31ctlerrtgHE8bCiYWiQhmFT_3FQg_G3t5eT768r9Y_68yeZ9SIZjxFkCM2mI9Kqs/s4080/20240104_211216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Mo_w8UAiiRt6NFWB5RHVxJIrZFrJg1jT7DX_dfJYn9BLD0DUEyjLP2ALh7XpVsfPS9JNODqwafhLGhKYf0i6HTF8jWMAvc_uz5qkiBkO8HFoInWDEG7LIw0RmO31ctlerrtgHE8bCiYWiQhmFT_3FQg_G3t5eT768r9Y_68yeZ9SIZjxFkCM2mI9Kqs/s320/20240104_211216.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian battle line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI530gEZv7sC-RLwtN96p7mV9mI76XKaZZUAei8i2FbnUo6JIfLbStFSn9_HtxCMC1hw4MtJb7KvEB-k_rvg84h87OnDqsUKm83cVzLWlUBwhdW_ed9k7OylIW2VjXLHta3G_IiPW7ZE-Kbon3wi54-VoAgJibW9XmmYlr96XMy7RoiXw1WwJa-rpnvos/s4080/20240104_211222.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI530gEZv7sC-RLwtN96p7mV9mI76XKaZZUAei8i2FbnUo6JIfLbStFSn9_HtxCMC1hw4MtJb7KvEB-k_rvg84h87OnDqsUKm83cVzLWlUBwhdW_ed9k7OylIW2VjXLHta3G_IiPW7ZE-Kbon3wi54-VoAgJibW9XmmYlr96XMy7RoiXw1WwJa-rpnvos/s320/20240104_211222.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westphalians holding the line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT_JDyVmYJgMt5sElwNP9J4lVYIIi0_YjKCP8YrP-sp6gWnNvHp1CDd8L7yOBt9SLEWA9mUraOZK5T0Std737Jd4f1d4xypta-PK6lCl-faTFsLKjJQMKLIGUJpRletM-ZXFXCcIKJzsWZcLx6AIY39tAx1Z_Hv_NTBwiDESK_BMmYDEVaJ2ZOaQ6Esw/s4080/20240104_211233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHT_JDyVmYJgMt5sElwNP9J4lVYIIi0_YjKCP8YrP-sp6gWnNvHp1CDd8L7yOBt9SLEWA9mUraOZK5T0Std737Jd4f1d4xypta-PK6lCl-faTFsLKjJQMKLIGUJpRletM-ZXFXCcIKJzsWZcLx6AIY39tAx1Z_Hv_NTBwiDESK_BMmYDEVaJ2ZOaQ6Esw/s320/20240104_211233.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prussians finally getting into action</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNfUZn9CWB4fNgq6Kvv9dAeRfwY9SeBv7-H8xDukPDcjaZxFAZ9FSsPPrliqokFMf6dEY5u_2d-di7zG2UrCdkTldNmzwaWp7uVhzcBUqYAKlsPUKFjUXwF7hWIHI4MP1WfBX_uVM9G95DpiJRfRUYTEdyHi_snmJk7KBcypGgh_PasfuK18zZLxW5N8/s4080/20240104_211241.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNfUZn9CWB4fNgq6Kvv9dAeRfwY9SeBv7-H8xDukPDcjaZxFAZ9FSsPPrliqokFMf6dEY5u_2d-di7zG2UrCdkTldNmzwaWp7uVhzcBUqYAKlsPUKFjUXwF7hWIHI4MP1WfBX_uVM9G95DpiJRfRUYTEdyHi_snmJk7KBcypGgh_PasfuK18zZLxW5N8/s320/20240104_211241.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British engage the Poles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>So far the French forces are holding the line, we managed to get in 12 turns. On the French right flank the Westphalians have had the better of the exchange with the Austrians. Their 1st brigade in particular taking heavy punishment. The loss of the artillery though is a disaster. Still the Austrian commander can be heard repeatedly asking where his 'bloody cavalry is'. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Center between the French and Dutch against the Prussians is just beginning to heat up. It took a while for the Prussians to get into action. Despite having the shortest distance to cross, they have been hesitant to do so.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over on the left though, the ominous advance of the British towards the Polish brigade has been measured. The Poles have already stepped back a few turns to keep the British at bay, but now they need to fight. 4 battalions against 11 is not going to be pretty. It was at this point we called it a night to continue next week. The French need to shore up the left flank quickly before disaster strikes and may need to commit either the French or Neopolitan brigade held in reserve.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are also alarming reports of Austrian and Prussian light cavalry to the north and north east, ready to support their infantry. The British can also call upon a brigade of Hanovarian infantry as well as both light and heavy cavalry brigades in reserve. Hopefully next week will be a cracker and I can return to umpiring.</div><div><p><br /></p></div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-41556006894449231232024-01-01T08:29:00.000-08:002024-01-01T08:29:09.538-08:00ECW for Simon<p>So the first post of the New Year and the first figures completed. These are the 8th regiment of foote for Simon. I've already got them bagged up the the last 3, just need labelling up when I find the labels. One of the disadvantages of taking down Christmas decorations and everything gets tidied up, you then can't find anything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnZVZzr77pooHzf8EIG1dPYJZi7YOOg8aKewKMiRNEfDDwWEEa9YhDVAI2v8bGMX4ciwYEo1f5jRIyLlEPuTCbXFqXKBVKj5Dyp-RTkmzHXTduj019j120ow1Tz5l39dS8_aM1YhnGV35mn_OQ0ciuZCQkHwEATPCR3dtxXs-vmDq2KffZ0NvuBmDwgU/s4080/20240101_161228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnZVZzr77pooHzf8EIG1dPYJZi7YOOg8aKewKMiRNEfDDwWEEa9YhDVAI2v8bGMX4ciwYEo1f5jRIyLlEPuTCbXFqXKBVKj5Dyp-RTkmzHXTduj019j120ow1Tz5l39dS8_aM1YhnGV35mn_OQ0ciuZCQkHwEATPCR3dtxXs-vmDq2KffZ0NvuBmDwgU/s320/20240101_161228.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So just 2 more regiments of Royalists and 2 Scottish regiments to go. I will be pleased to see the back of these. I know it's a personal thing but I find painting figures and then not basing them up to use in a game a bit dispiriting. It's like you have no final output for your endeavors. Anyway, hopefully Simon will send me some pictures when he gets the flags added and regiments based.</p><p>I've also splashed out on some new figures in readiness for a new project that will run alongside the Marston Moor Project. This will be World War II in North Africa. So far I've ordered a boxed set of infantry and AT guns from Forged in Battle, picked up a second boxed set from Colonel Bills rather cheap with some HMG teams. I'll be re-using a couple of Panzer IVs already in my possession as well as a couple of Panzer IIIs from Zvezda to add a little punch. They'll be done for games of O Group which I'm looking forward to trying out.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-78563328983849614472023-12-29T10:30:00.000-08:002023-12-29T10:30:46.640-08:00Look back on 2023<p>In an effort to boost my enthusiasm for the hobby I did a bit of a look back over this year. Overall on the painting front, it is the best year I have had since keeping records and by some margin. 2,581 against a previous best of 1,454 in 2013. Those 80 figure Epic battalions have certainly helped as can be seen in the breakdown, with 15mm the standout and a welcome return to probably my favourite scale.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">6mm foot - 20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">6mm vehicles - 12</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">10mm scenic/building - 12</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">15mm artillery - 9</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">15mm foot - 1947</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">15mm vehicles - 20</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">15mm mounted - 253</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">15mm scenic/building - 30</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">28mm artillery - 3</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">28mm foot - 216</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">28mm monster - 8</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">28mm mounted - 9</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">28mm scenic/building - 33</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">28mm vehicles - 9</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">So what did I paint? well it can be easily broken down into 3 distinct periods. At the start of the year I was well into my 28mm Back of Beyond and Russian Civil war collections, with a couple of big games at the club. I also interspersed these with the first 15mm in a Trojan War collection inspired by the figures from Museum miniatures. Then in July I switched over to 15mm 40k figures, courtesy of Dave and his 3d printer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">From August though my attention moved onto the English Civil War and Warlords epic scale figures. I've spent the last 4 months of the year exclusively painting up this collection. I also then had the idea of a display game at my local show for next year, The Marston Moor project was born and I'm about 75% of the way through the required figures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">So what are the plans for 2024, well more English Civil war, in particular the Scots Covenanters to Complete Marston Moor. I also have a hankering on some smaller scale WW2, Mitch has the O Group rules, they look a decent set and I have ideas for battles in North Africa. After that I have no plans, nothing new has grabbed my attention, I'll probably concentrate on expanding existing collections such as the Trojan War. No doubt attendance at one of the shows will inspire me to do something new. In the meantime I just need to get Simon's figures off the painting table and get back to stuff for me.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">No doubt this will be the last post of the year, so wishing you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2024.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-54305298374370925902023-12-24T05:22:00.000-08:002023-12-24T05:22:48.355-08:00Merry Christmas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquxrw4imJaoXRoG7hjGk9X6btS70KptU1H0T76Vqc-M1SQ-28YkycnXu6pfloh0TIqiCa-QeMNYR70OL0YCoPFxEMmUhMsNd1hCEHWvG6FjDnor1WWuDSiiEIah29tHnTECDRDn7DDPLNhF237qI5sOjHOQ-ViSuwH0l20AXykPbZCLOVDXUSD15nTDg/s400/79943411.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquxrw4imJaoXRoG7hjGk9X6btS70KptU1H0T76Vqc-M1SQ-28YkycnXu6pfloh0TIqiCa-QeMNYR70OL0YCoPFxEMmUhMsNd1hCEHWvG6FjDnor1WWuDSiiEIah29tHnTECDRDn7DDPLNhF237qI5sOjHOQ-ViSuwH0l20AXykPbZCLOVDXUSD15nTDg/s320/79943411.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-61086840228736165122023-12-17T06:19:00.000-08:002023-12-17T10:27:52.953-08:00Project Update<p>It has been a slow month trying to get anything done for the Marston Moor Project. Things have not been helped by a new job, which requires extra travel, the dark nights and trying to get Simon's figures done. Speaking of Simon's figures, I did get 2 more infantry regiments done and another is nearing completion. So only another 5 to do after this.</p><p>For my own project I did manage to complete the last 2 resin officers, so I can at least scratch them off the list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc310jv6Rijq5ee3qy7M4hGtT-VO7BroGq-RY4cKIXX_uZy_tQm0a-D-oWTBRMtsNNkj4KoM7gpNj3aq-yac0Zcoznee5P9jG9OZN5qMjRBnCCyomJcRiVAziH50Zk2pI86Mo8mRAFPOO8LJ7sIvbFY4HDYWVoCHLoWnbT2qK0AEOEGtQ-9F8tbI5dHY/s4080/20231217_125043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc310jv6Rijq5ee3qy7M4hGtT-VO7BroGq-RY4cKIXX_uZy_tQm0a-D-oWTBRMtsNNkj4KoM7gpNj3aq-yac0Zcoznee5P9jG9OZN5qMjRBnCCyomJcRiVAziH50Zk2pI86Mo8mRAFPOO8LJ7sIvbFY4HDYWVoCHLoWnbT2qK0AEOEGtQ-9F8tbI5dHY/s320/20231217_125043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Luckily I managed to pick up a bundle of painted figures from EBAy for a very reasonable price. They are from a seller I've bought from before, they match in well and just needed their bases done to match. So far I've done 4 regiments of horse, 3 officers and some commanded shotte. The first 2 regiments will actually complete Rupert's cavalry. While the commanded shotte, leaves just one more unit to do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMOFdmvdhfcTwItA0MboPICSWpxD75lzJ0GmEr4vBj22aPUXnZgRt7SarMpKmW-ONEle4ghj-ea7z-vq1J5aqpvppw1CLjcVQQih8ZkhC4gh0bzGVjOyz_xaY-ieYw5M0P1VeXJMmiOsueOgfYR9HD_jpRb0W0bU1HGMX1cGF7H4SMFCigPNgUagSMFo/s4080/20231217_124941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMOFdmvdhfcTwItA0MboPICSWpxD75lzJ0GmEr4vBj22aPUXnZgRt7SarMpKmW-ONEle4ghj-ea7z-vq1J5aqpvppw1CLjcVQQih8ZkhC4gh0bzGVjOyz_xaY-ieYw5M0P1VeXJMmiOsueOgfYR9HD_jpRb0W0bU1HGMX1cGF7H4SMFCigPNgUagSMFo/s320/20231217_124941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgK5yPi4ppf4uos1Wqzsk59cgpKg-5T9RhFG96Pqm0_oxu-VdYT8cWxTQapfOd78zzHQVjLr6GqI4jy6E_v39xA-5eChEJXqzHMTw4eKxP0XZ93PuwqcWJan2cFTSL8Uv_XQ8ilL82IgcCUn1H2nMTaR7g_cKEKJIevXGxYweQznHscFVUcnNEW7-Dw4/s4080/20231217_124952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgK5yPi4ppf4uos1Wqzsk59cgpKg-5T9RhFG96Pqm0_oxu-VdYT8cWxTQapfOd78zzHQVjLr6GqI4jy6E_v39xA-5eChEJXqzHMTw4eKxP0XZ93PuwqcWJan2cFTSL8Uv_XQ8ilL82IgcCUn1H2nMTaR7g_cKEKJIevXGxYweQznHscFVUcnNEW7-Dw4/s320/20231217_124952.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa-HiJtbLVRHZklil6aSM-n0GrAjbVD5FDehdJbt4c6EXNV7yZ5O9RWjENC3ntvJ2maks710zW_UD7vZVgu3W0p9G29mMu8WNyZzz0cnBDH0w0stXCG_TIF_UOa9w2hmrelCiGw9vIOfdJ8Qdm79ECvsHWOB097XuSAw7kYdIpsnKFzJJkLClbhAyHsA/s4080/20231217_125012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa-HiJtbLVRHZklil6aSM-n0GrAjbVD5FDehdJbt4c6EXNV7yZ5O9RWjENC3ntvJ2maks710zW_UD7vZVgu3W0p9G29mMu8WNyZzz0cnBDH0w0stXCG_TIF_UOa9w2hmrelCiGw9vIOfdJ8Qdm79ECvsHWOB097XuSAw7kYdIpsnKFzJJkLClbhAyHsA/s320/20231217_125012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The other 2 regiments will be used for the Eastern Association to help Mitch replace the 2 regiments that he had damaged. That leaves him just 3 more to do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkxnKINs0xbouXKj80ksUJQFU-MxxAn-YULn6cmcYXG1GbYw99Oy1k795f0MA8iwkN0ZwJyE1l3VmaDTqIAsPpH9CdV3ynB0tB7bEkZ83YxvMT_0DcuvXc75A6CUoUaPVYqgfDK7ViXgFfqQG0D3D6WcY69AHF7Tsfb_2y0mshnZekokl7UYAe-F9LU/s4080/20231217_124910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkxnKINs0xbouXKj80ksUJQFU-MxxAn-YULn6cmcYXG1GbYw99Oy1k795f0MA8iwkN0ZwJyE1l3VmaDTqIAsPpH9CdV3ynB0tB7bEkZ83YxvMT_0DcuvXc75A6CUoUaPVYqgfDK7ViXgFfqQG0D3D6WcY69AHF7Tsfb_2y0mshnZekokl7UYAe-F9LU/s320/20231217_124910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJnVZPKvFbVeOHdFgRV6nhWv3FZNhmo0V6JJtNaWc3V0rv9xiHY7GzDFLvlpT3tGprl6pb1pK8vEzbwdlz8WHcAL2lAp6uiFfmvR6492VFf3jIKy52JvLc12RqppzlFC2pk9nsoFn31-Iqnye-yxNoa165ew_JCGoaUsfeJ28j9JTQIrQ-5AvpM1EBMQ/s4080/20231217_124922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJnVZPKvFbVeOHdFgRV6nhWv3FZNhmo0V6JJtNaWc3V0rv9xiHY7GzDFLvlpT3tGprl6pb1pK8vEzbwdlz8WHcAL2lAp6uiFfmvR6492VFf3jIKy52JvLc12RqppzlFC2pk9nsoFn31-Iqnye-yxNoa165ew_JCGoaUsfeJ28j9JTQIrQ-5AvpM1EBMQ/s320/20231217_124922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There were also 3 officers which all had red sashes, I did think to re-paint them orange but decided to leave them as is for the Royalists.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N-z3YxpviXWFi_NefjE3PTDlZ_b4Q3T9MXSGS9KlUHvnymuNjP79xw2WdCZ_xs2wRvwZF8dVE6c-G-p4yKnUY_VURud-HIGn9CpSbInacq9zgZhUdlSYsoFp-Koko4xPou8SteRbu6pdjiDam4vDNz9Cy8YmyFvE3wQEFY1uSBcKiiiRYbZVegvsks0/s4080/20231217_125027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N-z3YxpviXWFi_NefjE3PTDlZ_b4Q3T9MXSGS9KlUHvnymuNjP79xw2WdCZ_xs2wRvwZF8dVE6c-G-p4yKnUY_VURud-HIGn9CpSbInacq9zgZhUdlSYsoFp-Koko4xPou8SteRbu6pdjiDam4vDNz9Cy8YmyFvE3wQEFY1uSBcKiiiRYbZVegvsks0/s320/20231217_125027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So how is the project going so far? well here is a bit of a breakdown</p><p><b>Royalists</b></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Required<span> Completed</span></span><br /></p><p>Horse and Dragoons<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 18<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 18</span></span></p><p><span><span><span>Pike/Shotte + Cmd. Shotte<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 21<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 14</span></span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>Artllery<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 5<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 5</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>Officers<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 13<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 13</span></span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><b>Parlaimenterians</b></p><p> Required Completed<br /></p><p>Horse and Dragoons 17 14</p><p>Pike/Shotte + Cmd. Shotte 13 11 </p><p>Artllery 0 0</p><p>Officers 9 9 <span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><b> Scots Covenanters</b></span></span></span></p><p> Required Completed<br /></p><p>Horse and Dragoons 7 2</p><p>Pike/Shotte + Cmd. Shotte 12 1 </p><p>Artllery 2 2</p><p>Officers 6 1 <span><span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>So as can be seen the Royalist are just about done, just need the last 6 Pike and Shotte regiments and a commanded shotte to be done. Likewise the Parlaimentarians just need 3 horse regiments and a couple of units of commanded shotte. The bulk of the progress that's required is on the Covenanters. At least I now have all the figures that I need to complete them. I also have a few more buildings from Battlescene to complete the 2 villages and then a lot more hedges will be required, probably double what I have currently done. It's not an insurmountable challenge, but my enthusiasm is waning, I may take a little break in January before coming back to this project as I have until September to get everything done. </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span></p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-17143766797787142562023-11-26T08:51:00.000-08:002023-11-26T08:51:00.546-08:00A slight interruption<p>So a slight interruption to my plans for Marston Moor. A friend of one of the club members asked if I could paint up some of his epic ECW stuff as due to a failing eyesight and other health conditions, he would be unable to do them. At first I thought about refusing as I didn't want to burn myself out painting epic stuff. However as the Marston Moor has reached a good juncture, in that I just need to work predominantly on the Covenanters. I decided, why not. So figures were dispatched on to me with a rough outline of which regiments he wanted done, 12 in total. I just wish he hadn't given them a black undercoat. It's been years since I have, and I much prefer a brown undercoat for the epic stuff.</p><p>So a couple of weeks in and the 1st four regiments are done, at least I haven't had to base them as Simon wants to do that and add the flags. I also have a 5th regiment nearing completion. To get around the black undercoat I gave each sprue a drybrush of chocolate brown. Definitely helps with the muskets and pike. So regiments bagged up and waiting for the rest to be done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYwtKAXqSk-m6qQNqFOUMqlkH668dx3UXw5MZT5HO3Rau6czUQNvzGjOjLYLz41sPmHUcv5YPM8891YbnvlWFogasf5FY7qOv3_ZgR8kBwYX8IDHb34D4PTunPcLzLnZtlCBp1WL_al4vkMdrCBy8wP6NbBXfck17GA3aGY1mlYD41Nyv_q_fNCQ9HHo/s4080/20231126_162732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYwtKAXqSk-m6qQNqFOUMqlkH668dx3UXw5MZT5HO3Rau6czUQNvzGjOjLYLz41sPmHUcv5YPM8891YbnvlWFogasf5FY7qOv3_ZgR8kBwYX8IDHb34D4PTunPcLzLnZtlCBp1WL_al4vkMdrCBy8wP6NbBXfck17GA3aGY1mlYD41Nyv_q_fNCQ9HHo/s320/20231126_162732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I haven't been totally idle on the Marston Moor project. I picked up 3 more buildings from Battlescale. A 2-storey timber framed building and two wood cottages. I think the cottages are more suitable for ACW but they will mix well in a rural setting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovra0wrCOAFZEfLiOkDvXvYAosh1Oa-Xr49n8kTLpj7InwnQ07wIMgzAqlPwdU3OJlZCyxcq04JAXmk6KgZIA68FG6lKi9SGkbraUnh_JpkzHwPtZA5oYNYLOJkEmcWh7wFTtxyzZJe86nfYh7FjIVXoYed8z_q9UBwTkkf1x6PQeCn1EYWneK0dRKyw/s4080/20231126_162941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovra0wrCOAFZEfLiOkDvXvYAosh1Oa-Xr49n8kTLpj7InwnQ07wIMgzAqlPwdU3OJlZCyxcq04JAXmk6KgZIA68FG6lKi9SGkbraUnh_JpkzHwPtZA5oYNYLOJkEmcWh7wFTtxyzZJe86nfYh7FjIVXoYed8z_q9UBwTkkf1x6PQeCn1EYWneK0dRKyw/s320/20231126_162941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've also prepped a Covenanter dragoon regiment and a couple more mounted officers that I will slip in between painting stuff for Simon.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-28089576188735879252023-11-17T00:33:00.000-08:002023-11-17T01:55:23.769-08:00A battle to bring the floor down!<p>So last night the ECW collection got its first run out. 7 players, lots of troops and a collapsing floor. With the Royalists having slightly more troops, they were commanded by myself, Sean, Mitch and Thom. The traiterous Parlaimentarians and Scots were commanded by Neil G, Neil B and Robbo. It was also a chance to dust down and familiarise with the rules. I also made a few adaptians, changing the order cards to brigades and not individual units, we had around 50+ plus units on the table. I don't have a blow by blow account as unfortunately the game was brought to an abrupt close as after a loud crack came from one of the floor joists (The floor of the room is raised by about 18 inches) we suddenly had a number of very loose floorboards on the Royalist side of the table which kind of made it rather unsafe. Thankfully the guys who run the building are in today to make repairs.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaJ6qGZCs8GmluNfXtUSiCfPdFKxrvYHjM5F4Asjyp6urc8kj_s_ksaTa8gbaqLiTnbBXFAG0F_F51L55RldVs77RTC1xZjmqnrjXWynpVpdlzcwBiJmZ8jG5NBZeJWaa36LeeE87eWUagk3DTIn1vziJcFzdyOMwy8nUZR0NvNBRMD55aGv8gmf94tQ/s4080/20231116_191242.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaJ6qGZCs8GmluNfXtUSiCfPdFKxrvYHjM5F4Asjyp6urc8kj_s_ksaTa8gbaqLiTnbBXFAG0F_F51L55RldVs77RTC1xZjmqnrjXWynpVpdlzcwBiJmZ8jG5NBZeJWaa36LeeE87eWUagk3DTIn1vziJcFzdyOMwy8nUZR0NvNBRMD55aGv8gmf94tQ/s320/20231116_191242.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist cavalry getting ready</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5EBKxah6ycfqlePbdyHk0k4-GdGlEZVjeTL72S7Gl1S7VUKDnIPfq4zx__zsAuM-H1QOPeUMuzKk8z9xVVnHWi_5Qc4JTE4E-nij0g1teTzYwl2Lz86ETDG1-Z94_-DRhtx49euQQJp8XfPG9Zp7zI_m8ztMb9HX8y9ljkbMTvD-RANhr6g0qh_xi28/s4080/20231116_191427.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5EBKxah6ycfqlePbdyHk0k4-GdGlEZVjeTL72S7Gl1S7VUKDnIPfq4zx__zsAuM-H1QOPeUMuzKk8z9xVVnHWi_5Qc4JTE4E-nij0g1teTzYwl2Lz86ETDG1-Z94_-DRhtx49euQQJp8XfPG9Zp7zI_m8ztMb9HX8y9ljkbMTvD-RANhr6g0qh_xi28/s320/20231116_191427.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalist infantry occupy the village of Perky Bottom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAajAeibP_by-jVYt4OrEJXZXHnF5h7qePZlNmhr_GOJoOVF_7HmKpp_Vl7wgs9R3RaTV8TewHu7II07SaiQHYx1big5IuKRZi-hRc7jPgo5LjsAluhRYJ8rvYP0TxP4ijT8uHyy5Ihl4ZC1PDlJdSqNbnEdYaTRzuNMlSHVDfrzsZZPaHzcHJHVkqnPA/s4080/20231116_191827.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAajAeibP_by-jVYt4OrEJXZXHnF5h7qePZlNmhr_GOJoOVF_7HmKpp_Vl7wgs9R3RaTV8TewHu7II07SaiQHYx1big5IuKRZi-hRc7jPgo5LjsAluhRYJ8rvYP0TxP4ijT8uHyy5Ihl4ZC1PDlJdSqNbnEdYaTRzuNMlSHVDfrzsZZPaHzcHJHVkqnPA/s320/20231116_191827.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Langdale's cavalry showing Rupert how it is done</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo3isymQFT5u-3qpoE_1CwAQMTSWNdOh6r6ga31sGZ9xGlU_Of3vo_2yE-lC1ZlriU5vLfMl0Tw9TtOr_3opuufiWJqudycKiy2jDJsr7xlLBFiCy-x9cAyyU9Kj-g9jGwxglsT3HjcUxjhGcIpd0oJCm9WCnZPmPKa2he0VPgc_MetcXK5h8d7yFFms/s4080/20231116_191833.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTo3isymQFT5u-3qpoE_1CwAQMTSWNdOh6r6ga31sGZ9xGlU_Of3vo_2yE-lC1ZlriU5vLfMl0Tw9TtOr_3opuufiWJqudycKiy2jDJsr7xlLBFiCy-x9cAyyU9Kj-g9jGwxglsT3HjcUxjhGcIpd0oJCm9WCnZPmPKa2he0VPgc_MetcXK5h8d7yFFms/s320/20231116_191833.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Advancing Parlaimentarians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lhpey8Mxf1qIGCEClaWJS4hxMp9rJTU3tOiklK_ZuLARJqmcgYGKi9jZdbonBTABoaD2j4PwIHjpOLbPRSc3m91IUJNJsU8hbsS6bFaJN5nugqE4hp7RXchzr57XRHVCWSRFHqXeWXuPQBoEEYZ15kAKMGrsjFyRfj1EXH9RONyqOe8kp17F5nWrUgA/s4080/20231116_192554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lhpey8Mxf1qIGCEClaWJS4hxMp9rJTU3tOiklK_ZuLARJqmcgYGKi9jZdbonBTABoaD2j4PwIHjpOLbPRSc3m91IUJNJsU8hbsS6bFaJN5nugqE4hp7RXchzr57XRHVCWSRFHqXeWXuPQBoEEYZ15kAKMGrsjFyRfj1EXH9RONyqOe8kp17F5nWrUgA/s320/20231116_192554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaiment bring forward their horse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJOpw2rGpS0Plekol4eTjKGgjmo6fwTEZSmQFZA3Cw7YeoD5UF9JRSr36O_D3MQxkX01z6hAWVpyQIrnDY_h-PhyphenhyphenKf8zjOAnlqOJl_pkjAkJLR1AOC5NFAgVtb7Qldwcbtb9hHrwTzIoPwTcaO3mahLDEMrHWqnawCarbPdkTQqt2U5U6_oDQnLq94I0/s4080/20231116_201552.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJOpw2rGpS0Plekol4eTjKGgjmo6fwTEZSmQFZA3Cw7YeoD5UF9JRSr36O_D3MQxkX01z6hAWVpyQIrnDY_h-PhyphenhyphenKf8zjOAnlqOJl_pkjAkJLR1AOC5NFAgVtb7Qldwcbtb9hHrwTzIoPwTcaO3mahLDEMrHWqnawCarbPdkTQqt2U5U6_oDQnLq94I0/s320/20231116_201552.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The horse clash on the left wing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUkxn9EPWHwfb_d7ZQ3PuRwXfnny-g-v0j-xFw_FNAxVeyhD8SNAf2D2MBoyhY9z3yYawvEkxEhNWlUzp7nzPaM1qCdRgQiv08mfjoXCSLhY1LwtZbEOGIoeuw8LfKcvTP-6nnf1ZDc55w0WCO5ex4MptDFQjMNDUE9irF_1V9abWROyydZtGAjBFEZw/s4080/20231116_201601.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUkxn9EPWHwfb_d7ZQ3PuRwXfnny-g-v0j-xFw_FNAxVeyhD8SNAf2D2MBoyhY9z3yYawvEkxEhNWlUzp7nzPaM1qCdRgQiv08mfjoXCSLhY1LwtZbEOGIoeuw8LfKcvTP-6nnf1ZDc55w0WCO5ex4MptDFQjMNDUE9irF_1V9abWROyydZtGAjBFEZw/s320/20231116_201601.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Infantry lines closing in</td></tr></tbody></table><p>During the game many of the Royalist commanders were dumbfounded when Rupert abandoned the right wing and went on a tour of the battlefield looking for Cromwell. Obviously some slight needed to be avenged. The issue was he took 3 regiments of veteran horse with him. This left Langdale holding the right flank, who in true Royalist fashion, charged straight into the enemy. At least he had some support from Vaughan, but not enough to exploit his advantage over Copley's horse.</p><p>In the Centre The Royalist infantry brigades struggled to get forward. With the Parlaimentarians lining the hedge and showing no urgency to advance, both sides saw little action. On the Royalist left wing, movement early on was hampered by a couple of missing cards in the maneuver deck ( 1 on each side). The cavalry though both eventually got stuck in. With Byron leading off he clashed head on into Fairfax. This was an even contest with neither side really gaining an advantage until Fairfax himself was unhorsed. The timely arrival of Cromwell and his brigade of horse preventing Byron and Goring in support exploiting the gains.</p><p>Overall a good run out of the rules, shame we had to end early though. The players all seemed to enjoy it. Now to arrange a new game. One advantage though was I gained a good idea of table size for Marston Moor. We used 8ft by 4ft and still need to add another 18 infantry regiments and 11 cavalry regiments. I reckon 10ft will suffice.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-3977550747680353542023-11-15T11:27:00.000-08:002023-11-15T11:27:37.025-08:00Mustering for battle and some extras<p>So in preparation for tomorrow's game I went down to the club tonight to set up the table and get the troops out ready for the game. Will save some time tomorrow night. I also need some more hedges. The game will be a simple affair, a straight up fight to test the rules. I've made some changes to activation, using brigades instead of individual units. Should help speed up the game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxE4qwKIQfrc8fGf7s-Tt3e7pXnhBQdM-hgl3ZugHxIVsWK0hlC2mBKh9jh_LfEqMEN-erM036XGJ_E8GH324qMbAVpysq5KhPWwRpZ8IZTciEl1o2_heUZTGXfezGaahWc86IaGDW1BjGTftCwl9Mr-NOis4I32hG8SlevnhdNu-jw2MCRSXSbG2Kz8/s4080/20231115_171418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxE4qwKIQfrc8fGf7s-Tt3e7pXnhBQdM-hgl3ZugHxIVsWK0hlC2mBKh9jh_LfEqMEN-erM036XGJ_E8GH324qMbAVpysq5KhPWwRpZ8IZTciEl1o2_heUZTGXfezGaahWc86IaGDW1BjGTftCwl9Mr-NOis4I32hG8SlevnhdNu-jw2MCRSXSbG2Kz8/s320/20231115_171418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Royalist will have slightly more troops split into 8 brigades, whereas the Parlaimentarians will have 7 commands. Mitch will be bringing along 2 commands worth of infantry to bolster their numbers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBT03hcUiDZgbaJ_cvDdM_y3nRC1SNo9R8gonhJG1R1hl0xL816Ry0RENT7YFAbf95h4o9QlZNrM4WkTw4VreQzwhLsn74jMHZQqiaWMMtu7VTDwN29vIavQgAmOm9yifY5t_YQStZdyGVOiL66z9IURBRbQLrxTNlkIpvS6dWOSju6UpN9gIVLr0kes/s4080/20231115_172939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBT03hcUiDZgbaJ_cvDdM_y3nRC1SNo9R8gonhJG1R1hl0xL816Ry0RENT7YFAbf95h4o9QlZNrM4WkTw4VreQzwhLsn74jMHZQqiaWMMtu7VTDwN29vIavQgAmOm9yifY5t_YQStZdyGVOiL66z9IURBRbQLrxTNlkIpvS6dWOSju6UpN9gIVLr0kes/s320/20231115_172939.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalists -Vaughan, Rupert, Byron and Tillier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAa4UMrQ-LV6fsVHeAhrQ5CZ1CoeRjAHQeVXsItzFZ31zbHVhQgjVq8L0c2e7Tje4GmaG7Y-o0UqMXSQhmcGLfWYUfxzVuFRY5Eu_QxvUw6fnpDhYUf_9nggG8gJMl5TUmFo11-Q2MowSLz_VGCNfZDG4omMIw-26KJxcZ_gdNtj_CJmVIzDuJK1LEIU/s4080/20231115_172947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAa4UMrQ-LV6fsVHeAhrQ5CZ1CoeRjAHQeVXsItzFZ31zbHVhQgjVq8L0c2e7Tje4GmaG7Y-o0UqMXSQhmcGLfWYUfxzVuFRY5Eu_QxvUw6fnpDhYUf_9nggG8gJMl5TUmFo11-Q2MowSLz_VGCNfZDG4omMIw-26KJxcZ_gdNtj_CJmVIzDuJK1LEIU/s320/20231115_172947.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalists - Goring and Langdale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_zXEztBdHH96_LAf_DUjH2aNYHyFO1XIcHOrSuKa2AtEHZn8IAJ0459Wi0xs4x0k9SJu_xDI2YS1F6bcZyVmoHdJ_lqaew0v2APJrZvNNmA0427YetRqMHOzcCm21i5Pz2FuPIMALJilI9-3vUf4rzgex5CYod_1ukehVb2EwPBdZWjLoAaAL6eTvcs/s4080/20231115_172953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_zXEztBdHH96_LAf_DUjH2aNYHyFO1XIcHOrSuKa2AtEHZn8IAJ0459Wi0xs4x0k9SJu_xDI2YS1F6bcZyVmoHdJ_lqaew0v2APJrZvNNmA0427YetRqMHOzcCm21i5Pz2FuPIMALJilI9-3vUf4rzgex5CYod_1ukehVb2EwPBdZWjLoAaAL6eTvcs/s320/20231115_172953.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royalists - Mackworth and Kirkbride</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf_Or888V51IX2uTMfCN4FBe2KFD1ZxqWz8QXsfEywAvRnXEiFDFvZjia_DbXM1J7UczP-YmKAH1QFzs9Mh1QhVWyut3WT0v3NE8wqEfS5UByP0m2wWts8lq-v5_3WOY4yLFmNHSRy5YakfqinI2axHGMffe_zyZnp6ib1kGLoOfw0OYzRA4fjYA9SNE/s4080/20231115_173006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf_Or888V51IX2uTMfCN4FBe2KFD1ZxqWz8QXsfEywAvRnXEiFDFvZjia_DbXM1J7UczP-YmKAH1QFzs9Mh1QhVWyut3WT0v3NE8wqEfS5UByP0m2wWts8lq-v5_3WOY4yLFmNHSRy5YakfqinI2axHGMffe_zyZnp6ib1kGLoOfw0OYzRA4fjYA9SNE/s320/20231115_173006.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parliament - Fairfax and Copley </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8o2ptmd6YTmflRurX-7dtj7mkU7NwsdiDwof3tGuB8G2EwpaFGE6fanYpwTso68vUDtdPJkUjjLuoD325fmuMqSex7gfDr2Zf-Jz7tq_hjtMiemtjC0Dkf5W69qawJmeIZX4Uab0xAN_QgED11ktbF1L5dP0jqJATpCN0V9gfrMcjam4s6EGRdzEKb4/s4080/20231115_173012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8o2ptmd6YTmflRurX-7dtj7mkU7NwsdiDwof3tGuB8G2EwpaFGE6fanYpwTso68vUDtdPJkUjjLuoD325fmuMqSex7gfDr2Zf-Jz7tq_hjtMiemtjC0Dkf5W69qawJmeIZX4Uab0xAN_QgED11ktbF1L5dP0jqJATpCN0V9gfrMcjam4s6EGRdzEKb4/s320/20231115_173012.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaiment - Cromwell and Leslie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42WhUay-EAmCzNi9pdgEk6DBuprxrOl-mwW5wsl_PgTCvYKJnf1flzeKWMnyBPo7SGXNfdkbkIu3fGTImCeA2qiHYRW5xIKWMwhd0V9U4eTlKofm8Za5K0TU3jvEK4L4JQindv2YE7RnWCmImAQFSQANZSufK-MzrioX-qDzJUrzYQ0wDP403RCIOYpU/s4080/20231115_173022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42WhUay-EAmCzNi9pdgEk6DBuprxrOl-mwW5wsl_PgTCvYKJnf1flzeKWMnyBPo7SGXNfdkbkIu3fGTImCeA2qiHYRW5xIKWMwhd0V9U4eTlKofm8Za5K0TU3jvEK4L4JQindv2YE7RnWCmImAQFSQANZSufK-MzrioX-qDzJUrzYQ0wDP403RCIOYpU/s320/20231115_173022.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parlaiment - Ashton, Crawford and Pickering, both awaiting their troops</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The players will be randomly assigned their commands tomorrow night. On the painting front I did manage to muster out some extra troops for the game. Like the last batch I need to finish the bases when my static grass arrives. First up is three more commanders from the resin sets.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOHM1gVproH9s2o3ExQKY7PlRfzJJg-H_ncMZPlQ-m0FulJKLWXPgFTjsZs7AhhGPuwfbLJoVjilnGVJSQwmSbi-UGUy4xQ6FRteYr3vZDoG1pXuuyyDG1cY_T8CP6aw-rhHyMu-fCcRJRvy23f4ozIqSRYEQeoDyc5X_QFa7mhJyQ0X5TF3Lr6X7HbM/s4080/20231115_171557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOHM1gVproH9s2o3ExQKY7PlRfzJJg-H_ncMZPlQ-m0FulJKLWXPgFTjsZs7AhhGPuwfbLJoVjilnGVJSQwmSbi-UGUy4xQ6FRteYr3vZDoG1pXuuyyDG1cY_T8CP6aw-rhHyMu-fCcRJRvy23f4ozIqSRYEQeoDyc5X_QFa7mhJyQ0X5TF3Lr6X7HbM/s320/20231115_171557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Then there were a couple of field guns, one each from Warlord and Peter Pig. I mixed the crews together to allow both guns to be fielded for the Covenanters. I also completed the first regiment of Scots Covenanters. So much better when you don't have the individual pikemen to paintup. The flags are from Wargames designs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdiOjhkodtcXXExDTxQ7izVom2iCdA_uF9TlFdzfweXHfd1P2LWl2ik4_GQ-oUfyXl8EXsw9O04nLaFdxW_MF-neZQ1-BH1kvfC47rRZ2tjgZV87icZ7gkOVCaFtsqn5vfBpYi0VvMnS2w_x1_TZDpwHjsfbskder3xzsHakCJXz_wsdCDO0OwB_BPks/s4080/20231115_171508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdiOjhkodtcXXExDTxQ7izVom2iCdA_uF9TlFdzfweXHfd1P2LWl2ik4_GQ-oUfyXl8EXsw9O04nLaFdxW_MF-neZQ1-BH1kvfC47rRZ2tjgZV87icZ7gkOVCaFtsqn5vfBpYi0VvMnS2w_x1_TZDpwHjsfbskder3xzsHakCJXz_wsdCDO0OwB_BPks/s320/20231115_171508.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Looking forward to the game now.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-71195498841887103032023-11-11T04:04:00.003-08:002023-11-11T04:10:16.856-08:00First Covenanters and Buildings<p>Just a quick post as I managed to get a few more things completed this morning. First up is the first of the Covenanters I need, 2 regiments of Harquebusiers. Not lancers this time, though the other 4 regiments I need will be when they get done. The figures are all from Alternative armies and 1 officer from Peter Pig. Went for a quite uniform approach and buff jackets instead of breastplates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO8nD1qQ8T1rBjufiU7-b86UEotvABe-lwDbIOLVsHJabWScAmYebckCwhTitMZVPJ7QvZIWuJTHxMaeP8X1um63SRBKcsfR5sn7P4u-fGhYZ9CscDqcokfdE-Xy2H1PjIcjlkJXREWxFqX9IexO-YrolxI24HtZ63aTsLybajIMIZjCqbRwSwqROa34/s4080/20231111_113744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO8nD1qQ8T1rBjufiU7-b86UEotvABe-lwDbIOLVsHJabWScAmYebckCwhTitMZVPJ7QvZIWuJTHxMaeP8X1um63SRBKcsfR5sn7P4u-fGhYZ9CscDqcokfdE-Xy2H1PjIcjlkJXREWxFqX9IexO-YrolxI24HtZ63aTsLybajIMIZjCqbRwSwqROa34/s320/20231111_113744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The other addition was a mounted officer from the new Plastic sprue and a pair of light guns from Peter Pig. I just need some static grass to arrive to complete the bases.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0-6y7eigffToOB5KsgqGaY4ZQuaHVd1eH4kwlxiWA1ZTUsUEOR5HcXUWHudGV4yd9jpGRuvVPDMFPDh0rBs0bKTeL-TzIPpE4XJFL-AkC1TofxBmhioMqf5xD4xmOEKr6A6b-5YNszC3HLBwDk0GLHtDpVSrNk23t5vsyZ9l40XX6XhvtxJ5dXUHxKI/s4080/20231111_113806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0-6y7eigffToOB5KsgqGaY4ZQuaHVd1eH4kwlxiWA1ZTUsUEOR5HcXUWHudGV4yd9jpGRuvVPDMFPDh0rBs0bKTeL-TzIPpE4XJFL-AkC1TofxBmhioMqf5xD4xmOEKr6A6b-5YNszC3HLBwDk0GLHtDpVSrNk23t5vsyZ9l40XX6XhvtxJ5dXUHxKI/s320/20231111_113806.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also decided to go with 10mm buildings for this project. I always find going done a scale helps villages and towns actually look like one and not just a couple of buildings. I went with the Battlescale range sold by Pendraken miniatures. They are lovely models and painted up in no time at all. I ordered a mix of stone and timber framed buildings to represent the villages of Tockwith and Long Marston on the flanks of the battlefield. The advantge of these type a buildings is I can use them for a number of periods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl47gn04kLBezpfhaEQ37CkzHYTrG_LSKtpnF8Xo21Vm7f8LpQR9EzTJB0Gw3py-sp4YVC7HuEmOJXTE5FpbGVrO5TPRz7OXVD7QBH-34oMNBHn-TeS3RsKAutAU_ehtREVEj0NjeAOA0xTvyvzxq-0FC4DyWR-g9aYnjku85_3j0pY-AYMVJDhctUd7o/s4080/20231111_113920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl47gn04kLBezpfhaEQ37CkzHYTrG_LSKtpnF8Xo21Vm7f8LpQR9EzTJB0Gw3py-sp4YVC7HuEmOJXTE5FpbGVrO5TPRz7OXVD7QBH-34oMNBHn-TeS3RsKAutAU_ehtREVEj0NjeAOA0xTvyvzxq-0FC4DyWR-g9aYnjku85_3j0pY-AYMVJDhctUd7o/s320/20231111_113920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ozaHxNEcsfXueDylOYJuDjQQ5fCZBh9hc1u7KoXAqJrxjqx5IhmPkC24JmLlIc3BtOyWePTCaK-XEn-q0KVXMSQZLmu2aGned7X1ocdTbPOw59Kpxn6aeRJdIillo8YYLBEg9ZfAGnK-LCHY5lry5X8WejJU7_61GbXwjnShi4L7alRDajw3BRQzyJI/s4080/20231111_113927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ozaHxNEcsfXueDylOYJuDjQQ5fCZBh9hc1u7KoXAqJrxjqx5IhmPkC24JmLlIc3BtOyWePTCaK-XEn-q0KVXMSQZLmu2aGned7X1ocdTbPOw59Kpxn6aeRJdIillo8YYLBEg9ZfAGnK-LCHY5lry5X8WejJU7_61GbXwjnShi4L7alRDajw3BRQzyJI/s320/20231111_113927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBnOrbOlEGpYwwd7u2FaJ_PlAkR7x0YsYuZbd2yJ87juNagY4OaNbvkxa-sRE_VMsrOWwZBiUNTeM4cx51-4qhMnbuUT4-SLSnjHic_brHjf4zBaTf_6Chh-UEJDj9x8AfjOU7FG_FkWhAHx-95L8cAoaHwqM5Xn4ywXfv64MP7V5OuOsg7cKV727xhM/s4080/20231111_113933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBnOrbOlEGpYwwd7u2FaJ_PlAkR7x0YsYuZbd2yJ87juNagY4OaNbvkxa-sRE_VMsrOWwZBiUNTeM4cx51-4qhMnbuUT4-SLSnjHic_brHjf4zBaTf_6Chh-UEJDj9x8AfjOU7FG_FkWhAHx-95L8cAoaHwqM5Xn4ywXfv64MP7V5OuOsg7cKV727xhM/s320/20231111_113933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5OBJwzSiI2z4OhdEqs9zWEzXpbh4nNkUbQmt9f4jaoWCzPHzkBr7ne-l74E-uQ3q4GmNU7ARKw5pIIyGjoFzxd9XYMqKFZ47aSKy5Y9lmSu6rugevd_j0tlEZdJD949hDHmTlbnCS3bGtRVbvTDEx8bZ-yuPd02KS6KQwwms6buuZ2BQN7X9-zzw9Ro/s4080/20231111_114004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5OBJwzSiI2z4OhdEqs9zWEzXpbh4nNkUbQmt9f4jaoWCzPHzkBr7ne-l74E-uQ3q4GmNU7ARKw5pIIyGjoFzxd9XYMqKFZ47aSKy5Y9lmSu6rugevd_j0tlEZdJD949hDHmTlbnCS3bGtRVbvTDEx8bZ-yuPd02KS6KQwwms6buuZ2BQN7X9-zzw9Ro/s320/20231111_114004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj460j7m7Uv57xo8IHTZnJJfn2mW3AoYAcSTjAcqvMmyhsjjyozTMhSY3c1LZyw71STqkblq7phOClIHxBNlB4ds5ICiOsvE2lANb-981wr8lG56Mdg8iFSjLlKwRLpKsp-EQ8_u9-t6E9C_0mz7Z8jmF5C5AyVfkcEhGgjdyF6zYYUsxmBShIRsNdgOZg/s4080/20231111_114013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj460j7m7Uv57xo8IHTZnJJfn2mW3AoYAcSTjAcqvMmyhsjjyozTMhSY3c1LZyw71STqkblq7phOClIHxBNlB4ds5ICiOsvE2lANb-981wr8lG56Mdg8iFSjLlKwRLpKsp-EQ8_u9-t6E9C_0mz7Z8jmF5C5AyVfkcEhGgjdyF6zYYUsxmBShIRsNdgOZg/s320/20231111_114013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH_VOVQmFhkXN6I8yCXXV0vQurIf4ddAG7YB4eyq84SJ9036iHO6Q333b2gylh9D-fYhEUPnE6CG_5jEGYNFr7V7ebd_86MZAx8haSBSgoHce7hBaVU2hhW4aOcow4LkhNL8C6lTVNht2xq6PhrAmSyaY-usFCH_mhLZ1BvBYQ2RoyyLtjTs936lPOEo/s4080/20231111_114022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH_VOVQmFhkXN6I8yCXXV0vQurIf4ddAG7YB4eyq84SJ9036iHO6Q333b2gylh9D-fYhEUPnE6CG_5jEGYNFr7V7ebd_86MZAx8haSBSgoHce7hBaVU2hhW4aOcow4LkhNL8C6lTVNht2xq6PhrAmSyaY-usFCH_mhLZ1BvBYQ2RoyyLtjTs936lPOEo/s320/20231111_114022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Mitch is also looking into a 3d printing a few more just to add a bit of variety. And the good news is the collection all gets to be used at the club on Thursday for their first game and a chance to try out the rules.</p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-45375744530043187442023-11-10T07:47:00.000-08:002023-11-10T07:47:07.136-08:00Rupert's horse and footFinally managed to get this lot based up. 2 more regiments of horse for Ruperts' Royalists. The figures are a mix of Alternative Armies and Warlord plastics. The flags are from Wargames Designs.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoBC3zN8RhhEhVc3GgdoCjV_wNUOV2ExH-n2IlfgaLmnLRfBPS8eIcCONa0flQsz4ahRtPOqLPa77uprwvLweXwKHYxVbwBXB3XVJzEleeNNFK81n4cE4Zky62VRmBMiAW9pg67HTw7gwC_qgRKk4GUAfx5P_Wkvb4niNlSnOe1Sp2d4vM220kKnmkY8/s4080/20231110_151430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoBC3zN8RhhEhVc3GgdoCjV_wNUOV2ExH-n2IlfgaLmnLRfBPS8eIcCONa0flQsz4ahRtPOqLPa77uprwvLweXwKHYxVbwBXB3XVJzEleeNNFK81n4cE4Zky62VRmBMiAW9pg67HTw7gwC_qgRKk4GUAfx5P_Wkvb4niNlSnOe1Sp2d4vM220kKnmkY8/s320/20231110_151430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>These bring me up to 7 regiments, so just 2 more to do, to complete Rupert's mounted contingent. Now originally Mitch and Neil B were sharing Rupert's infantry between them, 5 regiments each. Neil B though has backed out as he can no longer commit as he has other projects on the go. This would leave us 5 regiments of foot short. Luckily though I managed to pick up 3 ready painted regiments on EBay for a very reasonable price, saves a bit of time in painting them myself when I have the Covenanters on the horizon. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittfOqOiJnMcZzkpdP_2Wgiky04zhBKL_MW5kKBjTjt9gRAem574qfYpY5rhyGuZrv9LVVP-t3oum_6Pi-XRTlQBamGCBm7pWYJwIZEIGZxkNz_npQf0VFDMzl3xuZuzujFjLd74L3hz0QTd22nmrIhBFLcKkO8hYiOOTVOdfD1Ai2SONGTX121cbADKY/s4080/20231110_151243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittfOqOiJnMcZzkpdP_2Wgiky04zhBKL_MW5kKBjTjt9gRAem574qfYpY5rhyGuZrv9LVVP-t3oum_6Pi-XRTlQBamGCBm7pWYJwIZEIGZxkNz_npQf0VFDMzl3xuZuzujFjLd74L3hz0QTd22nmrIhBFLcKkO8hYiOOTVOdfD1Ai2SONGTX121cbADKY/s320/20231110_151243.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl5phy6g07OFjo1J1R_hUgab2VbgjtaGJTR_Cc0IavYBkNHzhYRRHe0KzrUUUqn90gBG0fU7qGLvYcOmndLbtKFg4u6H7UhMSzZIa3ByTLieFYJ-4E1US6ndcexBgYWKGGrPPc-9vrkvu35HSRNOCg3fkjRZQz3u5dPqvqHRD3BPVtTYDkOTuLZheU2U/s4080/20231110_151254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl5phy6g07OFjo1J1R_hUgab2VbgjtaGJTR_Cc0IavYBkNHzhYRRHe0KzrUUUqn90gBG0fU7qGLvYcOmndLbtKFg4u6H7UhMSzZIa3ByTLieFYJ-4E1US6ndcexBgYWKGGrPPc-9vrkvu35HSRNOCg3fkjRZQz3u5dPqvqHRD3BPVtTYDkOTuLZheU2U/s320/20231110_151254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRX3vq4f97HEgNhVtMjhMWh5mAFLvHLbRrc8RgjMVNcFqtHNZBSHJagRF1eWU7m-wapYuEhyw1btQF1seZN4iwydxtJtPadg34q6xtxrh6JMf5AEsLBQKasnWvLEcHnvW_qvm2ZtqgdMnLUcmAusnqqoHbxyuy48YCTr502946gE4xgvaasVB6d6iwnM/s4080/20231110_151301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRX3vq4f97HEgNhVtMjhMWh5mAFLvHLbRrc8RgjMVNcFqtHNZBSHJagRF1eWU7m-wapYuEhyw1btQF1seZN4iwydxtJtPadg34q6xtxrh6JMf5AEsLBQKasnWvLEcHnvW_qvm2ZtqgdMnLUcmAusnqqoHbxyuy48YCTr502946gE4xgvaasVB6d6iwnM/s320/20231110_151301.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwBmjj1mqL7MnB4hm0-wB0qFl4HfYKVlM9dTrpVpWlvM6BEbPEhLhaNIxaCU79shrMmcGI7cP4IfYOeQumfYK-tUhIxxQ6Q0KHDEv7l7PlItphCtbzw9aqUWpntkqYOqP8EgoGmFI1lc3EQk_8h_v7ZL0rD80Wx7j0VPybtgb8IDdrPCow1ATgK8_3QY/s4080/20231110_151307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwBmjj1mqL7MnB4hm0-wB0qFl4HfYKVlM9dTrpVpWlvM6BEbPEhLhaNIxaCU79shrMmcGI7cP4IfYOeQumfYK-tUhIxxQ6Q0KHDEv7l7PlItphCtbzw9aqUWpntkqYOqP8EgoGmFI1lc3EQk_8h_v7ZL0rD80Wx7j0VPybtgb8IDdrPCow1ATgK8_3QY/s320/20231110_151307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>They just required some re-basing to match the rest of the collection. I also added some spare random flags I had left over from Wargames Design. At some point I'll need to pick up a couple of sprues for the remaining 2 regiments.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-55288830714736177372023-11-02T14:07:00.004-07:002023-11-02T14:07:53.868-07:00Dragoons and CommandersJust a quick post as due to the incessant rain in North East England (currently a yellow warning) painting has stalled as getting to the shed involves a bit of plodging across the water logged garden. I also can't undercoat anything as the damp is badly effecting the aerosol undercoat. <div><br /></div><div>The Dragoons and commanders were actually painted last week, it's taken 4 days just to get the bases done. So here they are. The dragoons are spare and can be used for either side. Their blue coats remind me if ACW cavalry.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lxuco0mMm8HmybHJWBMBq97xAqwLtgDx_bWVUXGez3tvLUopR5_iPHiEncQOiZqYNsdFv5GO_vjk8bFIUbBkHxOP37F9RR2R8unbpsfmXkVLtkLJsGIs0xSLkR-qe2yqEoS0WdfmQsOLWw1bdzdBRkbwOMn4Q8NHAd8Bekw0ghjKwCekzeABZTq4Lw4/s4080/20231102_144558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lxuco0mMm8HmybHJWBMBq97xAqwLtgDx_bWVUXGez3tvLUopR5_iPHiEncQOiZqYNsdFv5GO_vjk8bFIUbBkHxOP37F9RR2R8unbpsfmXkVLtkLJsGIs0xSLkR-qe2yqEoS0WdfmQsOLWw1bdzdBRkbwOMn4Q8NHAd8Bekw0ghjKwCekzeABZTq4Lw4/s320/20231102_144558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7-NgW4YYzKaqzgiiaRU0ech-3PM2gLcMm4vOncYM9XyEevd1I5JrD-XHTqgr0r4SFrdDp6xjhL94VQGuBovDdnysf1xE7s5PeL4Kzhg8vCgN1FeuXEH_GEeyGyceV6uVqy1n_TXpQhQa-WeXBvPBMA7wtIbxgY58F9fXXtzqyynpPLYz321zi2EN4Kc/s4080/20231102_144702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7-NgW4YYzKaqzgiiaRU0ech-3PM2gLcMm4vOncYM9XyEevd1I5JrD-XHTqgr0r4SFrdDp6xjhL94VQGuBovDdnysf1xE7s5PeL4Kzhg8vCgN1FeuXEH_GEeyGyceV6uVqy1n_TXpQhQa-WeXBvPBMA7wtIbxgY58F9fXXtzqyynpPLYz321zi2EN4Kc/s320/20231102_144702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The commanders are three more of the resin figures from Warlord. This time Rupert, Cromwell and Waller.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5aO9mLXNcqwJx3lwq6upHOd1K7kQp8g38LPSdObqqU22Tqzo6LNH7hDtn16RJVnMhSPL1_NdbJ4Bl6XFz903xfWWgKUSYBX47FvQ9NKC0mhrgdoB0TLdO9-dzODIQvoRrQd1Oj689dSAmBf4xd0yKFRhDUUxta3oHeno9uh5AUtM9Zzr2fmTPdvZU-A/s4080/20231102_144756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5aO9mLXNcqwJx3lwq6upHOd1K7kQp8g38LPSdObqqU22Tqzo6LNH7hDtn16RJVnMhSPL1_NdbJ4Bl6XFz903xfWWgKUSYBX47FvQ9NKC0mhrgdoB0TLdO9-dzODIQvoRrQd1Oj689dSAmBf4xd0yKFRhDUUxta3oHeno9uh5AUtM9Zzr2fmTPdvZU-A/s320/20231102_144756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hopefully if the rain eases for the weekend I may get 2 more cavalry regiments done for Rupert. I've also been acquiring sprue to fulfill the Covenanter contingent. So far I managed to get my hands on 9 of the 12 required. 5 of which were donated freely by club members.<br /><div><br /></div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-16965407946783033122023-10-29T07:05:00.000-07:002023-10-29T07:05:10.205-07:00Royalist DragoonsAnother unit I can add to the completed pile is some dragoons for Rupert's Royalists. I went for Green coats with yellow cuffs for these. The mounted troopers are mainly Warlord plastics, 1 trooper is from Alternative armies. The dismounted troopers are a mix of warlord plastics and Peter pig.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUmEFOfxjW2MW9vExERX_5sbg1bGMpAOfymRboo4aYk7zqP9ADoXIeNhMzn5RyUDPrQ-RMI9_0z-S2bPC_EHodvtUCZoWqwnHsEXN0HfBp4wR_rjZOgYMz2G7Tw98fd-TW1V6TjcnSOzNWNShv0LdJnhR3ApN_dc6xSwYximZWOefPZ03B41GB8KDEFc/s4080/20231029_133916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUmEFOfxjW2MW9vExERX_5sbg1bGMpAOfymRboo4aYk7zqP9ADoXIeNhMzn5RyUDPrQ-RMI9_0z-S2bPC_EHodvtUCZoWqwnHsEXN0HfBp4wR_rjZOgYMz2G7Tw98fd-TW1V6TjcnSOzNWNShv0LdJnhR3ApN_dc6xSwYximZWOefPZ03B41GB8KDEFc/s320/20231029_133916.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4e5ylwdPUAgzAtDgsWGzkCb8oxlDLf-1IPQmg3z3n8Vk9JPInrvdVHTDWUH8o9UzsTAA7cv_d8bsfaRrbEBGiwhiAS2io9tmHVmCGlXzYxmVMoQdlcXMTjCtr4T2n6vxyL2hBrFF5yhmVkL6SR7c1nYmobfhsCuwBcb_SUCakw-QU8KmyFZy6uIj6Tk/s4080/20231029_133931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4e5ylwdPUAgzAtDgsWGzkCb8oxlDLf-1IPQmg3z3n8Vk9JPInrvdVHTDWUH8o9UzsTAA7cv_d8bsfaRrbEBGiwhiAS2io9tmHVmCGlXzYxmVMoQdlcXMTjCtr4T2n6vxyL2hBrFF5yhmVkL6SR7c1nYmobfhsCuwBcb_SUCakw-QU8KmyFZy6uIj6Tk/s320/20231029_133931.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTjo9gO99egkKmlYFOXLqSEEx9Psp-N5UZi6BlHtiBncmJ0SRs2ve1Abd3bhGe_elgkxOAyg-35hq0zRCYv5kDr_tFZw7DpwD0tSIzETupDLKKutQJVbopRUGHH_Af8PAj7McIlYs1QvmiXUzD6cFDAJkgquI-LluP2bEIHbvpx_9Dxk1oPDLnN1Svw/s4080/20231029_133943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTjo9gO99egkKmlYFOXLqSEEx9Psp-N5UZi6BlHtiBncmJ0SRs2ve1Abd3bhGe_elgkxOAyg-35hq0zRCYv5kDr_tFZw7DpwD0tSIzETupDLKKutQJVbopRUGHH_Af8PAj7McIlYs1QvmiXUzD6cFDAJkgquI-LluP2bEIHbvpx_9Dxk1oPDLnN1Svw/s320/20231029_133943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I have nearly finished a second unit of these, but I've just realised that when I adjusted the figure ratio for the mounted troops, they will not be required for Marston Moor. Still they'll be fine for club games and may even stand in for Parlaimentarians if Mitch doesn't get his completed.</div><div><br /></div><div>In other news I finally picked up my first sprue of the Scots covenanters from Wargames Illustrated. I have a further 3 sprues on their way after I picked them up on EBay. For the two villages I have decided to go for 10mm buildings and have ordered my first batch from Pendrakens Battlescale range.</div>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781271371391828424.post-91257319145954265772023-10-25T11:58:00.002-07:002023-10-25T11:58:23.430-07:00Light guns and Commanded Shotte<p>Despite progress beginning to slow this week, I did manage to get the bases of some light guns completed. I have deliberately left these as fairly generic. That way I can use them for either side. They are just the light guns that come with the cavalry sprue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxM3LCnPmADWomaMdJOQql1qNZa2iR4_66j3eqrJ_2KQMRxzRERDYI2B9JsNkuC8cjAsbSj8RvrY7XQP9Lqg0cS-2a36qan5tbWW8ztkYiqe9Pnq8jsk5k1wbAmaN_9NDW0hgk_TpxV-H6HxQnlhd_ZLkLumpu_a4Q3Db9Olc1bZm8MC-HPw8DT-Wz2A/s4080/20231025_185955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxM3LCnPmADWomaMdJOQql1qNZa2iR4_66j3eqrJ_2KQMRxzRERDYI2B9JsNkuC8cjAsbSj8RvrY7XQP9Lqg0cS-2a36qan5tbWW8ztkYiqe9Pnq8jsk5k1wbAmaN_9NDW0hgk_TpxV-H6HxQnlhd_ZLkLumpu_a4Q3Db9Olc1bZm8MC-HPw8DT-Wz2A/s320/20231025_185955.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrCBLx6rT2IC6qctlEEu1GvEJ-dq4Yz9XffWkAya3s4W0lgoCDoa2KhIoToJhL776Lc6KyIKTgYmI_dQQ8frxWNy2gYI2CpN-n2d_b0i3lej88MrOVeHuokFgwdnQC2XFr5NaMy4ujtEAUmN16aGiRRoCZYLmt18Oif3urkdDw-A60fgPcG8ihgbeJlg/s4080/20231025_190011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrCBLx6rT2IC6qctlEEu1GvEJ-dq4Yz9XffWkAya3s4W0lgoCDoa2KhIoToJhL776Lc6KyIKTgYmI_dQQ8frxWNy2gYI2CpN-n2d_b0i3lej88MrOVeHuokFgwdnQC2XFr5NaMy4ujtEAUmN16aGiRRoCZYLmt18Oif3urkdDw-A60fgPcG8ihgbeJlg/s320/20231025_190011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The other completed work is a unit of commanded shotte for Rupert's Royalists. For these I went with red coats, purely to add a little colour to the army. The figures for these are all plastic from Warlord games. They seem to have come out ok.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhQgn55D8Wdk9Gk4rA4xf8ATEAPSXYAznga-7qYwRp0f4TsBK4tAEN7F_Elr8sfovvPbCxJHSYk_5lfiMt1m_bObUAUSpkOebHYMzyYdo0E-BhPq0vv4RRsDDowVl5LqzS3XVTOahsp5sgmHfeuJINQMjkgPHGUACXg4VrnXvU20UI_3hIe9ju30byr4/s4080/20231025_185903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhQgn55D8Wdk9Gk4rA4xf8ATEAPSXYAznga-7qYwRp0f4TsBK4tAEN7F_Elr8sfovvPbCxJHSYk_5lfiMt1m_bObUAUSpkOebHYMzyYdo0E-BhPq0vv4RRsDDowVl5LqzS3XVTOahsp5sgmHfeuJINQMjkgPHGUACXg4VrnXvU20UI_3hIe9ju30byr4/s320/20231025_185903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWqEIRF1N4GLM4qfM2TuZgCC5gJLyMIEu2Be6Dwfg7qibe-qLZ-gACL8xx9laB6ncS0TyRTgKwbyNAn8ZqEVW0u4PxDqWN9We4zAK8W2uJ52x-iHIFhRlQsZ8r45StCgWFJz2HtGlzbqJiYVB9NVYw2vlGfBP5Vu2YvdHE6hQrVI_LprsSk99drbuS_c/s4080/20231025_185917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWqEIRF1N4GLM4qfM2TuZgCC5gJLyMIEu2Be6Dwfg7qibe-qLZ-gACL8xx9laB6ncS0TyRTgKwbyNAn8ZqEVW0u4PxDqWN9We4zAK8W2uJ52x-iHIFhRlQsZ8r45StCgWFJz2HtGlzbqJiYVB9NVYw2vlGfBP5Vu2YvdHE6hQrVI_LprsSk99drbuS_c/s320/20231025_185917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the painting table are a couple of units of dragoons. Made a good start on one of the units and hope to get it finished for the weekend. I've also ordered a copy of Wargames Illustrated to get my hands on one of the plastic sprues of Scots Covenanters. I will just need another 11 for the project.<br /><p><br /></p>Neil Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com10