Year 13

Here we are again on a 4th of July. It is the 12th anniversary of my little heart attack and I'm still here. By default, it is also the start of Year 13 of the rest of my post heart attack life, and so I am continuing my practice of using this day to look at where I am and where I'm planning to go this year. It'll be a short one though since its "Steady as she goes!"

My current collections page has been recently updated so I'll save my fingers and just point to that page: "My current collections and plans"  and confirm that the series of games based on the requests/suggestions that I received in June, will continue with the French Revolution. 

I having been away visiting family, but its time to go home and start preparing for the next game.

My latest great-nephew, a Highland bull.

The 3rd runner up in the suggestion pool was the French Revolution and my plan is to assembly a company of marines and a naval landing party and stage a small amphibious raid on a coastal battery.

A mock up photo from 2016. Its for the wrong war, but there's a shore battery, a small cutter and one of two longboats  for the landing party, all still in the cupboard. Its a start. 

Since the game will be set in the 1790's, the marines will be wearing the white facings worn before they became 'Royal". Offically their headgear at the time was a Bicorne but since line infantry and even the guards were often to be found in round hats, I think I'll  go that route.