" They look pretty big to me!"
"Son, you ever report on a 54mm battle before?"
OK, this ain't a 1/72 ACW battle. The fence sections are done and the infantry have had a basecoat but.......that was all the sitting I had in me and I was suffering from game withdrawal.
The table is all set up, the first two turns have been played and a late winter storm is forecast for Friday, so I 'm all set.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
And! 54mm Confed'rits firing .577 calibre bullets. How appropriate. You need to pace yourself by limiting play to 54min out of each hour w/ 6m breaks...as an ode to micro armour fans.
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DeleteLike the 54s look forward to seeing them in action...
ReplyDeleteA small action only but should be up for Sunday morning.
DeleteOh, and just what shall the scenario be this time? Eagerly awaiting the battle report. In light of this weekend's goofy weather, I have elected to take a four day pass and drove back to Pennsylvania from duty in Vermont last night.
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Its one of the One Hour ones. Our goofy weather is more sunshine than snow so I'm not complaining.
DeleteA stormy, inclement weekend, the perfect time to batten down the hatches and enjoy a nice, long wargame!
ReplyDeleteIt would have been but short and easy was better than nothing.
DeleteI like how you arranged the storm so you could have time to play!
ReplyDeleteConnections, its all about connections, ....and delusions.
DeleteWhich figures are these Ross? I really like the wooden figure look of them.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
These are all homecasts apart from the Reb officer on foot and the limber driver (converted RHA), both Britains. The Zouaves were converted from a Britain's highlander then I made a mould. The rest are conversions based on homecast figures from commercially sold moulds, many of which look very much like Britain's.
DeleteThanks. They look great.
DeleteSome very collectable figures there. Would cost a 'bomb' to raise an army of Britains ACW figures, you would have to convert or cast to achieve a suitable number.
ReplyDeleteMichael
Very much. I started with a base of a dozen or so of my toys from the mid 60's and a collection bought from the widow of the original owner, The rest are largely conversions of homecasts.
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