"General, my men have been working hard, very hard, but terra forming 104 6" squares is a lot of work for one company of Pioneers, a LOT of work."
"Yes, I thought it might be, so I approached General Lannigan and he has agreed to lend us a company of his sappers to help with the work."
"We're planning a battle for Sunday Major, so even if its not done and dusted, it'd better be ready enough for a trial by then."
"Yessir!"
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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.
Laying a grid is hard work. Good to see you have a willing group of modern day uschebtis.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are not suggesting the MY toy soldiers are inanimate ritual statuettes...
ReplyDeleteHa! Never would I suggest such a thing!
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ReplyDeleteA lot of ground to cover!
Luckily, its mostly window dressing and I could play on it now.
DeleteMany a young soldier has been sent to the supply sergeant for a box of grid squares, but I don't think I ever saw one making them before. But as a one-time carpenter, might not snapping chalk lines speed up the process?
ReplyDeleteActually the grid is already marked. Now it is being camouflaged so that to a casual observer, it is just a patchwork landscape of various fields, woods, meadows, small streams etc
DeleteIt’s Hip to be Square!
ReplyDeleteI always tried to avoid being hip but look at me now!
DeleteWell done those men ! , issue of grog alround !
ReplyDeleteI don't think their mouths open, probably best if I drink it for them......
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