Now that that's settled.

For a long time now I've been itching to go beyond the rules experiments and basic unit additions so that I can do more "work" on some of the little extras, constancy in look of troops, basing, terrain and various markers and play aids that will make the games look more polished and easier to play.

Well, having driven the rules around the block more than a few times over the last 5 or so years and tried and largely rejected every option, idea, and variation I could think of or steal, I've happily once again returned to the basics of the early games, just a bit more polished. Perhaps there is a better way but this is my comfy way and it fits my resources, likes and habits and I'm happy that I understand why I like these choices as well as being comfortable that they work for me. 

Not saying I'll never tweak or add anything, after all, for starters, the Zulus are still lurking in the cupboard and  aren't really covered yet. Still I'm home.
 

First experiment with a prototype 2d eliminated unit marker. These will replace the little red and blue discs I use now (usually). Each army will have a pool of customized markers equal to its break point and place one each time a unit is removed. No need to need to keep track, when you place your last marker, game over.

When I get enough of this sort of polushing done, I can start getting on to the occasional complex scenario, some actual, planned campaigns and maybe even get back to writing a bit more about the background history, personalities and famous units.