Its June and the campaign season in the NorthWest has begun. Colonel Ross has been ordered to take a patrol as far as White's Farm and establish a post to secure the wagon road that passes it.
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| "Constable Smith! Ride back to the Colonel and let him know that I've had a good look through my fieldglasses. There is no sign of hostiles but I am leading my patrol of Mounted Rifles down to the farm for a closer look." |
Meanwhile.......
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal 7 decades ago. Began playing with toy soldiers at 5 years. Started painting & converting at about 12 yrs and wargaming about 15 yrs. Never really stopped.
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 litle Italian Greyhounds and a cat. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 170 yr old farmhouse and just living.
Looks like rough country. That gun may throw a wheel!
ReplyDeleteLuckily its as light as plastic so they can pick it up and carry it if need be! :)
DeleteLooks ‘too quiet’!
ReplyDeleteIts the background music....puts one on edge..
Delete"Good GOD, Man! These shrubs are as tall as us. Bring up Roger The Shrubber and instruct him to equip several of our men with machetes...."
ReplyDeleteBad news, he was just through....
DeleteYES YES!
ReplyDeleteGarden WARS!
Never too old to crawl!
DeleteRough going !
ReplyDeleteI foresee road crews being hired.
DeleteThey’ll need machetes to get through this!
ReplyDeleteIts a good thing they've been trained to fight in open order.
DeleteThing is, with a Colonel Ross in charge, I would be seriously tempted to throw an early time-travelling appearance of the Hulk into the game...
ReplyDeleteLuckily, I don't have one...
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