It's Time to be Merry

If you have been following this blog of mine, my first year has been very quite for me with my hobby. But I would like to thank you for looking in.
Still I hope that next year it will be even better as I do have loads of things to put on here but it’s just getting the time to do these things with normal day to day life.
In the mean time I would like to wish you and your families, where ever you are in the world

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

The end of the year

This is the final list of all the things I have brought over this year for a grand total of £134:10 pence. This is the most that I have splashed out on my hobby over the past five years. Although there are some figures in the pipline from Hat which I want, but they do not seem to be in any hurry for production so I hope to have something to look forward to in 2010.

7 PAINT TINS £7.92p
1 SUPER GLUE £1.00
10 FIGURES (Boxes) £53.13p
2 SHOWS (Entry Fee) £16.00
4 BOOKS/MAGAZINES £42.48p
2 CONTAINERS £3.98p
2 DOORMATS £7.32p
1 COTTON PLEAT 99p
1 PASTRY BRUSH 28p
2 PKS MDF(For Basing) £1.00

The War Game Companion

Published by Ken Trotman Publishing 2008

Pages 86

I have finished reading Charles S Grant’s book, “The War Gaming Companion” and I must say what a great read it was. The book is a sequel to “The War game” which was first published in 1971 and although it is a reprint of this book, there has been some new additions to this book.

This time round the book has unpublished articles, letters and campaign accounts plus a quick gaming set of rules.

I must admit that I thought, like many of the other well known war gamers in this world that Charles would stick to historical battles. But no, Charles first started off with his dad in the American Civil War and then moved off to mid-eighteenth Century where they made fictitious countries, armies and campaigns. The book gives you reports about the counties and some of their battles. Most of the pictures are in black and white but there is a section where we do have some colour plates.

In other sections of the book we have how to make cheap simple terrain for the table and how to start a war game campaign. There are also some Table top teasers for you to try out and how to write your own table top teasers. This is a book that you should not be without.

Progress on Horse Grenadiers

Well I have at last taken up painting again after what seems a very long break.
I am not pleased with myself on the progress on these as they should have been finished ages ago, but I have been going bits and pieces over the last couple of months.

Back in February I started to paint this regiment which I was hoping to finish by Easter. Well by the end of March I had completed the first two batches of horses (16) but I was in a bit of a ponder about the troopers uniform. After quite some time I had made up my mind on how I was going to paint these fine cavalry regiment.

To date I have finished all of the 24 horses and near the end to the first batch of troopers while the second batch is now up and running. I hope now to get these done by Christmas or sooner.

Birthday Boy

I really do feel sorry for my family when it comes to my Birthday and Christmas.
I know what presents I want in the way of boxes of soldiers or books but if I can not find them in model shops and book shops, then what chance have they.
Still I have done very well this year as I took my partner to SELWG just gone and told her what I wanted.
So as you can see I was given this fantastic book called “NAPOLEON” by Matthew Fletcher.
It has a complete set of rules and army list with painting guides for your Napoleonic armies. A wonderful book full of coloured pictures all the way through. A must for Napoleonic fans.
Another book I was given was TOUCHING HISTORY by Paul Darnell. This is Issue 1-terrain and modelling for “the Napoleonic Spanish Peninsular War”. So it’s all about making terrain for your tabletop and boy I can not wait to start on my terrain projects.
Also I was given a nice little one arch resign bridge already painted by Battlezone. I also received some HMV Vouchers and a West ham piggy bank. Thanks to my family.