Reprise

I've made another attempt at writing some quick play rules that will allow me to get through some of the larger or more complex scenarios that I want to play (or run at a Con ) lasting at least 3 hours but not more than 4 hours.

End of Turn 1.

I figured that replaying the last scenario which was over in about an hour after playing less than 1/2 the maximum number of turns would be a good test for the new rules.

To be continued...

Almost There

I'll do last looks in the morning, fix any glaring misses, and then gloss them.      

These figures were a clumsy conversions of my clumsy conversions of some of Rob Dean's homecast  figures which  Rob & I  then had commercially spincast, but they were my first units of unique figures so I have a sentimental attachment to them. Apparently the milliput I had used did not stand up to well to the spin cast mould making process, and melted away losing some of the detail so some of the problems were my early sculpting and part was my choice of material. Still they got me started.

I'm not sure what to do about the bases. When I painted up the first 12 about a decade ago, I was gluing traction sand to the base then gluing patches of flock on top. I don't think I have anything to match it so the choice is to try to match them with what I have or just repaint the older ones green to match the rest of the bases in both armies. That seems sensible and I'll probably do it, but......... 

Phase One

 The 2 Hesse-Darmstadt units are now up to full strength of 8 and 16 respectively. The two additional Jaegers are from the new Prince August SYW Jaeger moulds but with my own heads to update them to 1793.

I didn't bother with a picture of the additional infantry since they are just 4 more of my existing Hessians upgraded from tricornes to bicornes and thus looking just like their fellows who've been appearing on my table over the last year.

The two new figures are in the foreground.......

I just need to upgrade two more bonnets to feather bonnets and I can paint up the last 4 Highlanders. Mine are almost certainly too feathery for 1793 but probably OK for 1797+ish though contemporary details and illustrations of the uniform changes over the decade, including the change from belted plaid to small kilt, and bonnet with a few feathers to a feather bonnet,  are a bit vague, like no-one thought the details of the intermittent transition in style, regiment by regiment, would be of interest to toy soldier enthusiasts 200 years later.  So, when in doubt, go with what you can make from what you've got and make 'em shiny.

By the time I get the Highlanders finished and ready for the table, I should have a new version of my old Hearts of Tin rules ready for  test game.