tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15611819561348390792024-03-18T08:48:16.334-07:00WAB CornerThis site was created late in 2008, just a few years after first becoming involved in wargaming. As you can tell by the name, WAB was my introduction to this community. I appreciate the following and comments this blog receives, and give all thanks and credit to my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It may seem odd that this blog appears to focus on the folly of mankind's continuous warfare, but I believe I can still enjoy this hobby so long as I put Him first in all I do. Maranatha!DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comBlogger1314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-79086248317305310572024-03-16T18:26:00.000-07:002024-03-16T18:27:40.353-07:00Pegasus Bridge - Chain of Command<p>Play-tested my buddy's Pegasus Bridge game using Chain of Command today. He'll be hosting it a Enfilade in May. Enjoyed the game - particularly as two of the players are well-versed with the rules. Although I only play the rules when others host it, and this not often, I think I've actually picked up most of the core/basic rules. My buddy, the host, and I ran the Germans. He's recreated the table using scratch-built buildings and terrain to match the actual historical ones as close as possible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmCGuUUM_KW5BbTOaz2XgflAUEp7iDIo2eSuer4fPkYXu_mhQodgj0QNQeVa7_ORVybFSmEw3RereA6eiDyHbisjv0bUyNMxQ5if53Yb4FFPqr-I8niGUyF_hwZyZmmGbyIA9cL1alQvYiCalpccYdn7Mwsjbl8GEwgYg6vDmPdCGk6BKtuuO3S3tLQWm/s3756/20240316_114459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3756" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmCGuUUM_KW5BbTOaz2XgflAUEp7iDIo2eSuer4fPkYXu_mhQodgj0QNQeVa7_ORVybFSmEw3RereA6eiDyHbisjv0bUyNMxQ5if53Yb4FFPqr-I8niGUyF_hwZyZmmGbyIA9cL1alQvYiCalpccYdn7Mwsjbl8GEwgYg6vDmPdCGk6BKtuuO3S3tLQWm/w400-h241/20240316_114459.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The initial "Patrol" phase lock down of units is lot easier to visualize using a cuople of laser beams.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt3cKkNL3HAff2Six4Uxil77b267bHhoftyJ2z1JjZSAk0Th3CP1k4XpoDr2_XNkwrKXfbi2duCZEXw2Ss6SgQiMYAiOwixW95CMAvJPQxjB_zWCD-2rkxny4_nN8uy69aHlbonkErRH6Kn9t3Q4330RTnaZAuF-Oey6owhHp29jL4ZD0lNJXzTLOJzPr/s4032/20240316_114030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt3cKkNL3HAff2Six4Uxil77b267bHhoftyJ2z1JjZSAk0Th3CP1k4XpoDr2_XNkwrKXfbi2duCZEXw2Ss6SgQiMYAiOwixW95CMAvJPQxjB_zWCD-2rkxny4_nN8uy69aHlbonkErRH6Kn9t3Q4330RTnaZAuF-Oey6owhHp29jL4ZD0lNJXzTLOJzPr/w400-h225/20240316_114030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This was the third time the others played this scenario (my first time), and it ended up a British victory after a few German units had been eliminated, and the British still holding the nearside of the bridge.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3FyeMpQVeAvVmKIGfxwOPxwxbQ6vYKOErvURa1OEEj0ao2NTaw3rew9BAP9fuFQxxeUwtPvXOB1jr8U-7zDadg-1bS7a7cTvrgALRIIbUKGKVn1MuAx2XFw9Lpp53_yrEByYkIjuUcKHQisKK-EbZjbf61yUEd9N4naGbhhyIH9iLbGNVQcjfcZuU6WP/s4032/20240316_112532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3FyeMpQVeAvVmKIGfxwOPxwxbQ6vYKOErvURa1OEEj0ao2NTaw3rew9BAP9fuFQxxeUwtPvXOB1jr8U-7zDadg-1bS7a7cTvrgALRIIbUKGKVn1MuAx2XFw9Lpp53_yrEByYkIjuUcKHQisKK-EbZjbf61yUEd9N4naGbhhyIH9iLbGNVQcjfcZuU6WP/w400-h225/20240316_112532.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The bridge is from Sarissa.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8G16zlCeW7k1LCqzFXOjziyCIIV1oKPb8IKGGCupbkNkRHz1fX0HTd_4Fp3WzRG-2-6mji-6n3Lfk5773mi4XOhOYky1CF2ukILwgtDfObJmt89_j4TAqQ-hf1Us9tktNUclfCA0uPyBNAJeuLamuTcQ_oxQ4bYouzOUtyf2CXbab9Lj9HfTWrX5jV1p/s3872/20240316_121205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3872" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8G16zlCeW7k1LCqzFXOjziyCIIV1oKPb8IKGGCupbkNkRHz1fX0HTd_4Fp3WzRG-2-6mji-6n3Lfk5773mi4XOhOYky1CF2ukILwgtDfObJmt89_j4TAqQ-hf1Us9tktNUclfCA0uPyBNAJeuLamuTcQ_oxQ4bYouzOUtyf2CXbab9Lj9HfTWrX5jV1p/w400-h234/20240316_121205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The view from the Germans' side.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Germans took heavy casaulties from their attack.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOBcgnZ1IoPl8XbmlKouOK9nkcBo2CFl4qA8RhsUw4XTEiGbkRwvDfFElzvzUgMfujxO3Ofuea3MMq_2C3yP8elzwDqFANw0h950wexWHZB0a1XiDQcZ5CU6IZpZaDbAdkKOLs2YFsiL9gv8RALM3BA1buwv-zp01MQv75SJW6yfe1UvechvKjyhdPkk2/s2930/20240316_114936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2930" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOBcgnZ1IoPl8XbmlKouOK9nkcBo2CFl4qA8RhsUw4XTEiGbkRwvDfFElzvzUgMfujxO3Ofuea3MMq_2C3yP8elzwDqFANw0h950wexWHZB0a1XiDQcZ5CU6IZpZaDbAdkKOLs2YFsiL9gv8RALM3BA1buwv-zp01MQv75SJW6yfe1UvechvKjyhdPkk2/w400-h274/20240316_114936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The was held in the historic building at Fort Steilacoom - the host is a member of the historical society there. He's actually on the hand-receipt for the buildings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VHNQaLIJiI4bkopwahtvgYxYAv9_Gm1WjySSbw9XetrtHcjuEXLcNDrDx7V22x2dTQtc2VxzCyhl06AJ46AWLjYOfio5uHIjHG8Hs-yz_EIxYbfvPZWhxS3juyd8ZzMTmdTXvCJtRLqcCe9Pkawc7IpMTUAWuT_VOHB2pqtSzxyya42MGlhyphenhyphenFxohJTGf/s4032/20240316_104727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VHNQaLIJiI4bkopwahtvgYxYAv9_Gm1WjySSbw9XetrtHcjuEXLcNDrDx7V22x2dTQtc2VxzCyhl06AJ46AWLjYOfio5uHIjHG8Hs-yz_EIxYbfvPZWhxS3juyd8ZzMTmdTXvCJtRLqcCe9Pkawc7IpMTUAWuT_VOHB2pqtSzxyya42MGlhyphenhyphenFxohJTGf/w400-h225/20240316_104727.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Well, it was a nice day - almost too nice weather to be inside, but as there are a lot of windows it was okay - plus there is supposed to sunny weather all next week too. Thanks for checking out the blog and wishing you all the best.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-17031756729813677872024-03-14T23:02:00.000-07:002024-03-14T23:04:08.696-07:00Perry Kato Kiyomasa<p>This is the Perry Kato Kiyomasa command pack - along with Perry decals for the set. The Perry website shows the banner on the right looking to be hand-painted. Thankfully, they came out with this decal set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yJ6rouTxSTFyAXZLcmyF_bJq2zFBSYykQMZLEhV3mZLKgQKuLysWUu3SXifIbGsU5UrE9OMglBE5rq7Cxu3ECvBpSbZrYrVT0WDt8fD7mMMPLLFbjJyD1vAMvrbOZ7qXhCUU1F-qJAPP12RpgU4wZwn2cZQ4Wfh-vXucX4HFJEUoAzn9YZgkmxktRNzB/s1441/20240314_202818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yJ6rouTxSTFyAXZLcmyF_bJq2zFBSYykQMZLEhV3mZLKgQKuLysWUu3SXifIbGsU5UrE9OMglBE5rq7Cxu3ECvBpSbZrYrVT0WDt8fD7mMMPLLFbjJyD1vAMvrbOZ7qXhCUU1F-qJAPP12RpgU4wZwn2cZQ4Wfh-vXucX4HFJEUoAzn9YZgkmxktRNzB/w298-h400/20240314_202818.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>The helmet has decals that are for small sashimono, but work well for this. I may replace the spear shaft with brass rod as this one looks a bit "bendy."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhlUNc146SccuFK731xBC8XMEKrcceUMku1DrXedmcn-1Iu4YsylbCXiUOJA6YUhuoURKW1lA0cvVUNzi_jK48SB7yxlwY3jStPb_OUkwAxrwjOAkvAVWnUOVYc0gE0fqXnFO-cT437wLDk2q2am_YgxAwmpFrDIDxTWdAWBHwGAyMA1DjVr0DRc2IfP-/s1315/20240314_202919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="983" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhlUNc146SccuFK731xBC8XMEKrcceUMku1DrXedmcn-1Iu4YsylbCXiUOJA6YUhuoURKW1lA0cvVUNzi_jK48SB7yxlwY3jStPb_OUkwAxrwjOAkvAVWnUOVYc0gE0fqXnFO-cT437wLDk2q2am_YgxAwmpFrDIDxTWdAWBHwGAyMA1DjVr0DRc2IfP-/w299-h400/20240314_202919.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>The Perry website has the helmet's "court cap" painted silver with red suns, but there are examples of it black with these gold rings - which I thought looked a bit more menacing, and appropriate for the "Devil General."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeiR_x7UuaUw-aPGekcbOI5aG4wrbXoWPZBzQ9b-aSkRtGTj4fvqX8p1oAvYPZfnh0-MTXXI0KOu5fKiq_K33QxDXaFbEcSK13v17XVI_A4aCPJU5h6U7OCc9RZD90Fh0rUPEw-lp7CwBt62u8Z8_qAwHPuMfYLWhOp5JkS47fCQ7Sh2gbJ8ACLsj8tAw/s1488/20240314_203213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1123" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeiR_x7UuaUw-aPGekcbOI5aG4wrbXoWPZBzQ9b-aSkRtGTj4fvqX8p1oAvYPZfnh0-MTXXI0KOu5fKiq_K33QxDXaFbEcSK13v17XVI_A4aCPJU5h6U7OCc9RZD90Fh0rUPEw-lp7CwBt62u8Z8_qAwHPuMfYLWhOp5JkS47fCQ7Sh2gbJ8ACLsj8tAw/w303-h400/20240314_203213.jpg" width="303" /></a></div>Kato was one of three senior commanders during the Imjin War, and was known to have hunted tigers in Korea. He was one of the most warlike Samurai of the time - which says a lot in itself. He died in 1611, after being possibly poisoned by rivals.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYTb8amNIeE4ldLOe3LPAx9oiTxki54gqGnRfyPVNgz_Ls3zlSS-X6ZXkrbGYWDAseC7Rjk19udd5lgzH2tMzeh8ofiait5B9_sZYNJfBnP83tQ8hUnCgbl-lmnemWTYciZ-I44LvJ0RKBbHPizNFXI5k7-hw-EAMIy9DPLUOzCW8QHDmRuWco3RU_1z4/s1430/20240314_203340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1074" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYTb8amNIeE4ldLOe3LPAx9oiTxki54gqGnRfyPVNgz_Ls3zlSS-X6ZXkrbGYWDAseC7Rjk19udd5lgzH2tMzeh8ofiait5B9_sZYNJfBnP83tQ8hUnCgbl-lmnemWTYciZ-I44LvJ0RKBbHPizNFXI5k7-hw-EAMIy9DPLUOzCW8QHDmRuWco3RU_1z4/w300-h400/20240314_203340.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Next up are some Old Glory mounted Samuria with spears - they'll also get Perry sashimono. Thanks for stopping by and checking out the blog.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-75271143866497869572024-03-10T13:05:00.000-07:002024-03-10T13:11:14.091-07:00Perry Foot Samurai (Swords & Teppo) Completed<p>Added on the sashimono - note, two of the teppo assistant ashigaru don't have these. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXMDEidXGdX0eoo5MbdeEmiSbAoYt2jo7hFHfrxl8sXJnO-_J9gxMZneIEpGnUdFzy3VCDzEu9BUZOBOsNChn7s1yV6LYEKIRTBSqH4fa1E5KnRrtXSNwRAVepyoyuPl5x5PQC1vZPwsydgwwNoUTxMbNb9W3-wEXvqeRi_2VrblGnMVXr51ZHTXr4UnV/s2630/20240310_121017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="2630" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXMDEidXGdX0eoo5MbdeEmiSbAoYt2jo7hFHfrxl8sXJnO-_J9gxMZneIEpGnUdFzy3VCDzEu9BUZOBOsNChn7s1yV6LYEKIRTBSqH4fa1E5KnRrtXSNwRAVepyoyuPl5x5PQC1vZPwsydgwwNoUTxMbNb9W3-wEXvqeRi_2VrblGnMVXr51ZHTXr4UnV/w400-h181/20240310_121017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The designs include a few with the Kiyomasa, Shimazu, and Kobayakawa clans - all participants in the invasion of Korea. Others are based upon those from the Siege of Osaka scroll painting and other sources.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_ZYRLziqJqI5B7XT6HcNdS25iuB2ktfdsswcjeZwRtWFeqoGataWtf10UluN0C9hDZ9CIJ9O859NPuIKnJi-98OY8ux-AeGyMAtY3UvyItCRef6aefyse9IVfmRklXUQRxp8uFL_cXpQmIPmD1YNW6Ygjzj9MRRXCC07T3361oI6Svcn2nUHpAbrtRtz/s2763/20240310_121634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2763" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_ZYRLziqJqI5B7XT6HcNdS25iuB2ktfdsswcjeZwRtWFeqoGataWtf10UluN0C9hDZ9CIJ9O859NPuIKnJi-98OY8ux-AeGyMAtY3UvyItCRef6aefyse9IVfmRklXUQRxp8uFL_cXpQmIPmD1YNW6Ygjzj9MRRXCC07T3361oI6Svcn2nUHpAbrtRtz/w400-h195/20240310_121634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Mixed them up with the earlier yari samurai - kind of grouped per colors and designs a bit, for a somewhat more uniformed look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew7nvJZ5nB2_jTxHed1Q2cGoKOPdtBt6YHLNwD2NdDNh9R424pk2ZVIEypH4GK4MtAhYmlrz-cjXnzIMjugE1n_evUToAtPKEE5SPQaAf4qgPNQpUSNvEMUIOCL376z2VUPlaFbu0OOkcZga0FfnjoXVGJ2nS0LuA6PccDqLdZog4kKf8Bz_3SRNHGyZH/s2404/20240310_125125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2404" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew7nvJZ5nB2_jTxHed1Q2cGoKOPdtBt6YHLNwD2NdDNh9R424pk2ZVIEypH4GK4MtAhYmlrz-cjXnzIMjugE1n_evUToAtPKEE5SPQaAf4qgPNQpUSNvEMUIOCL376z2VUPlaFbu0OOkcZga0FfnjoXVGJ2nS0LuA6PccDqLdZog4kKf8Bz_3SRNHGyZH/w400-h221/20240310_125125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Still need to finish up the Kato Kiyomasa figure with his flag bearers.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-83523949497538415172024-03-07T19:33:00.000-08:002024-03-07T19:33:50.467-08:00Perry Foot Samurai - WIP Update<p>Finished painting the figures themselves, but still need to work on their sashimono. Probably going with various examples like their previous yari brethren.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh230sG2yCiApGB4UgaoegR5sHOEx1QPiysFqd5yLnCgZd6ZJIL_w8DHYUi88NcKKlXkcSXqIQJUMA_FQFgf23BcCPXeEIzO05qFskNp8bvHciODL74e7FWXSrs-wkKX3guwSok_pVH1AqucgwlwL4TtRnUOlJjNxcjDCzqx_gDXKMqpgkeSCec-rqSTnlw/s2788/20240307_192153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2788" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh230sG2yCiApGB4UgaoegR5sHOEx1QPiysFqd5yLnCgZd6ZJIL_w8DHYUi88NcKKlXkcSXqIQJUMA_FQFgf23BcCPXeEIzO05qFskNp8bvHciODL74e7FWXSrs-wkKX3guwSok_pVH1AqucgwlwL4TtRnUOlJjNxcjDCzqx_gDXKMqpgkeSCec-rqSTnlw/w400-h180/20240307_192153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX8_J51jBz09_2MrrZOnVooXQ9qJZLK6_ugKZ23K-OrEVxlNc5xc-xQhdsdM8wxpfusKWo3szO6cNKg74UMGF5xGpLYcO7eY-H0jiqfRh7_dgBjdSUaEZ0ttfg0aUYVkT9xsmb-2NJGoAw-1SNHM4mYUYIHNbnEub8A48VXb1JvJ_TQP9LJoIIuNJNVf5/s3299/20240307_192539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="3299" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX8_J51jBz09_2MrrZOnVooXQ9qJZLK6_ugKZ23K-OrEVxlNc5xc-xQhdsdM8wxpfusKWo3szO6cNKg74UMGF5xGpLYcO7eY-H0jiqfRh7_dgBjdSUaEZ0ttfg0aUYVkT9xsmb-2NJGoAw-1SNHM4mYUYIHNbnEub8A48VXb1JvJ_TQP9LJoIIuNJNVf5/w400-h159/20240307_192539.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-4781699417126730522024-03-05T13:24:00.000-08:002024-03-05T13:24:50.636-08:00Perry Foot Samurai - WIP<p>Painted up the armor and lacing so far. Some of the lacing is a bit sketchy as the sculpting details were hard to make out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefszViIx7Xxvw2XPuElaDA_F_tMIRaUlpvD85Io-m-pZ4ed2SPSGMgYVrgE5Hg4MkT69qsbLCaAfRcxHe-ODzGAwlxeIE2CpD7F1uHZcvMnyX67mzGIgAxVFiWMaX_dyGCorhDYgPHK_IqDHSoISbSFIz07gWGYCqeGx6y-SWufjhvxq38-vaWb-yT7rZ/s2101/20240305_131654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="2101" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefszViIx7Xxvw2XPuElaDA_F_tMIRaUlpvD85Io-m-pZ4ed2SPSGMgYVrgE5Hg4MkT69qsbLCaAfRcxHe-ODzGAwlxeIE2CpD7F1uHZcvMnyX67mzGIgAxVFiWMaX_dyGCorhDYgPHK_IqDHSoISbSFIz07gWGYCqeGx6y-SWufjhvxq38-vaWb-yT7rZ/w400-h279/20240305_131654.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Prior to the lacing the black basecoated figures were given a light drybrushing of bluish-grey to help define the details. Some of the armor was painted red, and some russet brown.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLStlz5rU3_pgJtUIcrdtdkcyDCKoQwu00z2Xv10LeJDad-gcexNf5PrSoHXnrWv8XWoOZifLGumuAmxsqh4l9Sc9ySV4UTeGdV8F37Y_dC2IMpWhW3PHKPDxk7IZiuBSXHvySlhvDS4Satdo9CLMkCOrZQva2w9N1YZKKnBrXKC5EMyZ6djhyphenhyphenJc0IqtYH/s2044/20240304_220338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2044" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLStlz5rU3_pgJtUIcrdtdkcyDCKoQwu00z2Xv10LeJDad-gcexNf5PrSoHXnrWv8XWoOZifLGumuAmxsqh4l9Sc9ySV4UTeGdV8F37Y_dC2IMpWhW3PHKPDxk7IZiuBSXHvySlhvDS4Satdo9CLMkCOrZQva2w9N1YZKKnBrXKC5EMyZ6djhyphenhyphenJc0IqtYH/w400-h280/20240304_220338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>These will eventually join the Perry foot samurai with spears painted a very long time ago.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-752401616996533952024-03-01T17:52:00.000-08:002024-03-01T17:52:15.493-08:00Imjin War Revisit Update<p>Completed basing the figures. Need to add sashimono to a couple of Ashigaru units once some decals from Perry arrive - also another pack of Korean bowmen. Still have some Perry foot Samurai to work on too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd6xWyy-hYDd6pGy4xBnhq6t7msMyqTqV94twzCHIaTnjVJGjolTMTSUNtHWMgTXgJKDqJdyRfaXbSBrnPvMAKAXtTLBLR-3mptAse1PtHm9X8dt2KwOcRhK8JSkfvywNOLh5xyPYNtIgXtg0V23d9AFHYfxCsyV7xmWP7y9suug30IlMdeceC8Lmc54K/s3310/20240301_171515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="3310" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd6xWyy-hYDd6pGy4xBnhq6t7msMyqTqV94twzCHIaTnjVJGjolTMTSUNtHWMgTXgJKDqJdyRfaXbSBrnPvMAKAXtTLBLR-3mptAse1PtHm9X8dt2KwOcRhK8JSkfvywNOLh5xyPYNtIgXtg0V23d9AFHYfxCsyV7xmWP7y9suug30IlMdeceC8Lmc54K/w400-h217/20240301_171515.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Korean royal guardsmen and regular government bowmen. The guardsmen based on 20mm fender washers, and the regular bowmen based 3 figs per 40mm squared - same as the ones already in the collection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QDBsM-H3BBFc82d7jpBkZVaaXI_dJERgIxczMzUEFd6RXVfJQudJI-BuYkEDTC9Y4uVoW_SfvaD6xgNy-KtVqUE5d_Z0Ygcv2F1f0I0-vplYUKTQSVpx4cUaj1_6otPCRZGG05asWuMQoYpewvM8SqQvMMvYpr78EpNMauW5CZ0psJ4B1qvVET6GRXeG/s3394/20240301_172920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="3394" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QDBsM-H3BBFc82d7jpBkZVaaXI_dJERgIxczMzUEFd6RXVfJQudJI-BuYkEDTC9Y4uVoW_SfvaD6xgNy-KtVqUE5d_Z0Ygcv2F1f0I0-vplYUKTQSVpx4cUaj1_6otPCRZGG05asWuMQoYpewvM8SqQvMMvYpr78EpNMauW5CZ0psJ4B1qvVET6GRXeG/w400-h171/20240301_172920.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Three of the Ashigaru spear units with sashimono painted with generic patterns - not based on any particular clan or unit.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGN9CX9zXzOsMQF8tOmr1yxGyOJnynRw7dP8WTiC_XhLiFY-0lnC-327HAhgHhnU8LjbFgR_LAgM7QcyDtfOJkFhZfKi2R-lUrgAeT0e6kSqhH_1nDN_2qYMsh_ipm2tlEWqDvB-bRKokiTh9On77KdQ0Jh6XT5_6-YhmS8BPYKZy0kpGTkxAs2NMaBv8/s2718/20240301_171851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2718" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGN9CX9zXzOsMQF8tOmr1yxGyOJnynRw7dP8WTiC_XhLiFY-0lnC-327HAhgHhnU8LjbFgR_LAgM7QcyDtfOJkFhZfKi2R-lUrgAeT0e6kSqhH_1nDN_2qYMsh_ipm2tlEWqDvB-bRKokiTh9On77KdQ0Jh6XT5_6-YhmS8BPYKZy0kpGTkxAs2NMaBv8/w400-h243/20240301_171851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sashimono painted prior to attaching to the figures. One of my local gaming buddies gave me a bunch of these Warlord Games/Wargames Factory sashimono. The decals coming from Perry are for the Kiyomasa clan - hopefully they'll fit onto the plastic sashimono which are smaller than the Perry metal ones.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVO6e9LoM2m8gaTGT2bcVaCimNoWV4xfdrggT_5rdVxtoYfO0AHm8BEyx6TN8EHCz7yD8VlAQVP6pmc0o7Yu_a_4gEgushSDf5cXmS7CKYV29gof29807MpU4zclPNZFlfD7j2bSEFwly9RHyFG99aMUA7ABlPXu21mOaP3J8iAs3CKx98ibLCmqLBtlD/s1653/20240301_105228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1653" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVO6e9LoM2m8gaTGT2bcVaCimNoWV4xfdrggT_5rdVxtoYfO0AHm8BEyx6TN8EHCz7yD8VlAQVP6pmc0o7Yu_a_4gEgushSDf5cXmS7CKYV29gof29807MpU4zclPNZFlfD7j2bSEFwly9RHyFG99aMUA7ABlPXu21mOaP3J8iAs3CKx98ibLCmqLBtlD/w400-h301/20240301_105228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by and checking out the blog again. Best wishes to you all.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-53202611246004418852024-02-28T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-28T12:01:02.986-08:00Minwax Tudor Satin Sweatshop<p>Minwax sweatshop was opened this morning. 60 OG Ashigaru Yari; 50 OG Ashigaru Teppo; 30 OG Ashigaru Bows; 30 Perry Armored Koreans; and 12 Korean Bows. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDWoWlrBZsk1WaVQtVONBKAGJ27NEHs2yUl5QZja7YojpVPn5JJem0aRzuhveZeeA0-Mbu-VX94uWc4cxVLrFieyxsZdH5Brtuv1aWyVgVwVQp80k0vlmdunjIuRA-w-ckKTFS_xtOQPeTJD_GBO7T6Viik0BNQkO-W70J_Zw0Cd5ejJoi6OiwTQGC_Jy/s3954/20240228_115256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="3954" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDWoWlrBZsk1WaVQtVONBKAGJ27NEHs2yUl5QZja7YojpVPn5JJem0aRzuhveZeeA0-Mbu-VX94uWc4cxVLrFieyxsZdH5Brtuv1aWyVgVwVQp80k0vlmdunjIuRA-w-ckKTFS_xtOQPeTJD_GBO7T6Viik0BNQkO-W70J_Zw0Cd5ejJoi6OiwTQGC_Jy/w400-h174/20240228_115256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Need to work on the sashimono for the Ashigaru Yari guys - short 4 though. Have a few more Perry Korean Bows arriving soon too. Thanks for stopping by the sweatshop.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-12862447697743012952024-02-27T18:31:00.000-08:002024-02-27T18:32:19.416-08:00Old Glory Ashigaru Teppo<p>Picked these 50 figs up off of ebay thanks to one of my buddies giving me a head's up on them. A very basic block paint job - soon to be given a Minwax stain along with the previously painted figures. Yes, Amazon delivered a can of Tudor Satin stain today!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaRg53fZD5nY1NS68svpcsa71TnN7nK58QFZr7b1MsW324BZUsNVi7ucuN01moTPo398k_5ziw6dWQJWoCNSYdFW3ImJhgM-6dWNOL7JfWkzj-8cUbVfkBzACmZpcHdpAM_YjRfmnVr7XsRtA4VN83F9_hFWh18DUz3IxDYbx_0gAl4FgbyPHNO6SSSr1/s2184/20240227_182131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2184" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaRg53fZD5nY1NS68svpcsa71TnN7nK58QFZr7b1MsW324BZUsNVi7ucuN01moTPo398k_5ziw6dWQJWoCNSYdFW3ImJhgM-6dWNOL7JfWkzj-8cUbVfkBzACmZpcHdpAM_YjRfmnVr7XsRtA4VN83F9_hFWh18DUz3IxDYbx_0gAl4FgbyPHNO6SSSr1/w400-h235/20240227_182131.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Planning on a large Minwax staining production line tomorrow on the 180 or so figures in the queue.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-42519919681233107182024-02-26T15:57:00.000-08:002024-02-26T15:57:24.399-08:00Perry Joseon Korean Shields<p>Used the image on the Perry website as a guide. Gave the shields a wash of sepia ink to help define the details before painting the gaudy colors per the guide.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vji44UUOoEUkvVthROTwbjOkhni7_z4vvKcc0B9oQ2nDfUQpZ24y_s1Y72jB6MZ3UvR8FAnfEwehFx0SIady1481riCpii666ayPoWPY8-odQz8rM6igTM6ZqOnFEQ_p0lthppr7i4vzEeLJvXQDw_ReNzR_JmL9rKVnOjlrHoLzjKefNfg_cDEDrmwb/s2258/20240226_155122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="2258" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vji44UUOoEUkvVthROTwbjOkhni7_z4vvKcc0B9oQ2nDfUQpZ24y_s1Y72jB6MZ3UvR8FAnfEwehFx0SIady1481riCpii666ayPoWPY8-odQz8rM6igTM6ZqOnFEQ_p0lthppr7i4vzEeLJvXQDw_ReNzR_JmL9rKVnOjlrHoLzjKefNfg_cDEDrmwb/w400-h183/20240226_155122.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think these would have been more for ceremonial purposes than for actual warfare, but they are eye-catching.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-78586941180620354282024-02-25T19:53:00.000-08:002024-02-25T19:53:53.100-08:00Perry Joseon Korean Armored Infantry - WIP +1<p>Just a quick update on the Perry Korean armored infantry. Finished block painting the figures, but still need to paint up the shields for the swordsmen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKoc6GNsNY8T9MhnbWUlv4LiM_a378N4d2ea_51eF_dG8gv7kWFqtPFShlzNq4m9NSmSJNL9GQnRmCGkgOncep9D6cfL4yCbqlkMBBGL1XUA4cUPM6R_FnEHD-ZCYjcbCbFDUaYedazjS-OYCxlmyged5MXpf5oxM0ND41aFsh5Vu004xaMUXhGBIzA0b/s2568/20240225_194610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2568" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKoc6GNsNY8T9MhnbWUlv4LiM_a378N4d2ea_51eF_dG8gv7kWFqtPFShlzNq4m9NSmSJNL9GQnRmCGkgOncep9D6cfL4yCbqlkMBBGL1XUA4cUPM6R_FnEHD-ZCYjcbCbFDUaYedazjS-OYCxlmyged5MXpf5oxM0ND41aFsh5Vu004xaMUXhGBIzA0b/w400-h230/20240225_194610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A can of Minwax Tudor Satin stain should be arriving in the next day or two, to stain these guys and the previous Old Glory Ashigaru and Perry Korean bowmen. After these, there a few Perry Samurai to finish up the project - at least for the time being. Thanks again for checking out the blog.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-64391856778914939682024-02-24T17:29:00.000-08:002024-02-25T11:00:48.285-08:00Drumbeat 2024 Gameday<p>Attended my first Drumbeat gameday in many years. It used to be held up in Seattle at a couple of different places, the last place was being torn down. This year is the first time it was held down in Tacoma (15 minutes away for me), at a nice gaming store called Silver King Games and Hobby. I've been to this location of few times last year for Saga game days, but hadn't been back in a while there too. I hosted my RJW skirmish game in the morning period with 5 players - 3 for the Japanese and 2 for the Russians. In the afternoon period I played in my buddy David's Height of Battle Imjin War naval game. David will likely have his own report of today's gaming on his own "I Live With Cats" blog. There were about 35 folks in attendance - most of whom I've know over the years. In fact, I was honored to have Bruce Meyer of Company B Miniatures in my RJW game in the morning. Without further ado, here are pictures from today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNVpv9Jrfpo8GrfPvpCoz9fGxkhzPIzLPALBqoIzjThFV0EgintXHeguxQ7W_bfR-OL73gutSAxNxGBCeGc08SRXoYImOFLtygs27qOXasRyevZ2cGB2e85T5GkhOcYFdd3XGeNnImBKcZOfDboc-4xFuV_BoVJRrP_FFanCoWmlrYR26Ktc1mvrQKzF2/s4032/20240224_103001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNVpv9Jrfpo8GrfPvpCoz9fGxkhzPIzLPALBqoIzjThFV0EgintXHeguxQ7W_bfR-OL73gutSAxNxGBCeGc08SRXoYImOFLtygs27qOXasRyevZ2cGB2e85T5GkhOcYFdd3XGeNnImBKcZOfDboc-4xFuV_BoVJRrP_FFanCoWmlrYR26Ktc1mvrQKzF2/w400-h225/20240224_103001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My RJW game using TMWWBK for rules. The players all said they enjoyed the game - only one player had prior experience playing, but another had the rules and had read through it. The table was a foot short width-wise so the opposing sides started closer and got engagements in sooner. We played for 6 turns with the Japanese winning by making into the first line of trench works. They had taken out one of the Maxim gun teams early in the game with helped their advance.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicaWLvNB2vm8DXcBNOZOKXz4BXwFlyCz8uYna_MnZCEB9eufI0LuLaozzlsoHzMvpJRPVS2zUa6lbmjagGo0XPZ0mMulEsxUwDGOgb3zLkwEOebsJUmuRhrda7TTFIw-kuRtElgq1xrh1xeQIgGW1aM8PczlnafzaqrbDH-OGw_h83fxizSO3ArhieguH/s4032/20240224_100811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicaWLvNB2vm8DXcBNOZOKXz4BXwFlyCz8uYna_MnZCEB9eufI0LuLaozzlsoHzMvpJRPVS2zUa6lbmjagGo0XPZ0mMulEsxUwDGOgb3zLkwEOebsJUmuRhrda7TTFIw-kuRtElgq1xrh1xeQIgGW1aM8PczlnafzaqrbDH-OGw_h83fxizSO3ArhieguH/w400-h225/20240224_100811.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The usual suspects catching up with each other prior to the first session. The gaming area is the upstairs of a former bank - very plush accomodations.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTezyAha3pu79bnv6dzyjtou2MzRnzJJftvNCb4pVtGSjwIid6fgreW5ckrjDVmfKfObwP2QPWCATHlPXUGT-QfYSEMnORfxiySwkeA_vMmBneuFWxfUly_dfrB07SSeTHTdNKdp-oXvk3DvntMddpw0NNRmSkxX3QVwpi78kk69CagaVN3vmTYxotzqGP/s4032/20240224_145651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTezyAha3pu79bnv6dzyjtou2MzRnzJJftvNCb4pVtGSjwIid6fgreW5ckrjDVmfKfObwP2QPWCATHlPXUGT-QfYSEMnORfxiySwkeA_vMmBneuFWxfUly_dfrB07SSeTHTdNKdp-oXvk3DvntMddpw0NNRmSkxX3QVwpi78kk69CagaVN3vmTYxotzqGP/w400-h225/20240224_145651.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Kevin Smyth's "Hand of Captain Danjou" game in the first session. I'm sure he'll also have a report on his own blog - "A Gamer's Tale".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH8jnSpEOBRFue8XE_h_FRHZ61QVbbrARjTgjcBZKh1GUvSqLOQPhJ6UuWAiAZYeNT26R91DhfT2nT-5NqGi89Agh8TBV46Hzi-L-OoaDV1rC2ims2-daXkrKNNuNkg9T8_pQCK_nS7DhkeWHe6KcEI-TB2gPn5TTEW4dJPsIZtaL46omIfNJinaDG9g_/s4032/20240224_104727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH8jnSpEOBRFue8XE_h_FRHZ61QVbbrARjTgjcBZKh1GUvSqLOQPhJ6UuWAiAZYeNT26R91DhfT2nT-5NqGi89Agh8TBV46Hzi-L-OoaDV1rC2ims2-daXkrKNNuNkg9T8_pQCK_nS7DhkeWHe6KcEI-TB2gPn5TTEW4dJPsIZtaL46omIfNJinaDG9g_/w400-h225/20240224_104727.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A Chain of Command WW2 game, also in the first period.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakncQtjESughjqcrEqZHWv9kKq3OOLpsO9IHrc7x9t1YIIfuef5bw6XB9eWExH6lniVO2APPnOfKsG7Zo2fIGwwbzM1e5s1CsDj3TNxK6Jd0BISSHCJmNSiz73iGWMJq_4vcO2mkRXoxuRH1jMIwfQOS-q_Q9oO8TcHRnZmuNX0Yacvp_eyxnSdihQA67/s4032/20240224_104734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakncQtjESughjqcrEqZHWv9kKq3OOLpsO9IHrc7x9t1YIIfuef5bw6XB9eWExH6lniVO2APPnOfKsG7Zo2fIGwwbzM1e5s1CsDj3TNxK6Jd0BISSHCJmNSiz73iGWMJq_4vcO2mkRXoxuRH1jMIwfQOS-q_Q9oO8TcHRnZmuNX0Yacvp_eyxnSdihQA67/w400-h225/20240224_104734.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>French and Indian War skirmish game using homebrew rules.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQRYuPjPbcH1FIuH0JDBExZRpwcYRhzcTmXiF_CVBD0w6H59-1dH8kcnzzLobWlZDxrIX1I_tLNs9zZ_UPOmR7S_iF8ay6D6sGgRh0hFVBTR5KAVbM4Wzfjw500VVy08pwARk7Yssz55i4h0i-nMEzZOSJYqjX4FZV2rt_lWsPjgmM_NwxxfZ_s7jJQRx/s4032/20240224_120556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQRYuPjPbcH1FIuH0JDBExZRpwcYRhzcTmXiF_CVBD0w6H59-1dH8kcnzzLobWlZDxrIX1I_tLNs9zZ_UPOmR7S_iF8ay6D6sGgRh0hFVBTR5KAVbM4Wzfjw500VVy08pwARk7Yssz55i4h0i-nMEzZOSJYqjX4FZV2rt_lWsPjgmM_NwxxfZ_s7jJQRx/w400-h225/20240224_120556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My RJW game nearing the end of Turn 6 with Japanese forces inside the Russian first line of defense.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3-ltshBqXl8miGxV6bDVKncX2wYQ_2ZnKIfuks7K5Qm_2JG7KCO8GIFKxQYMqLk1ZmAnXSID_j_baVGZAD5KuNonvQ_ZuQu-mITZZOTb6lI0M4_-6DT2UzO5sPXZeHIKMWE6jXZNxbVCRlPkGsJt3EolJJNm4_bXzfM0MVv9mR02zqA3_MUcn0FaGWFo/s4032/20240224_114644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3-ltshBqXl8miGxV6bDVKncX2wYQ_2ZnKIfuks7K5Qm_2JG7KCO8GIFKxQYMqLk1ZmAnXSID_j_baVGZAD5KuNonvQ_ZuQu-mITZZOTb6lI0M4_-6DT2UzO5sPXZeHIKMWE6jXZNxbVCRlPkGsJt3EolJJNm4_bXzfM0MVv9mR02zqA3_MUcn0FaGWFo/w400-h225/20240224_114644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Wings of War game.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX4XQnqf9aBWBVK7GuqFhfL1ldYSjFKb7SFylp-zRinKfmqF0l5EF9BwclxAuWTpT1BaVs7izaQkH9uIQnd_PBuJs4YIgQEVBNbj3OuQGT_OmWEgsT6wP6IsTptkPQD3goCOGx11yNEbokP9R8Ji7fmCSCUc5sfb0Wvpd0lar8j7tHXkQhMaBUXEH7C3x/s4032/20240224_145642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX4XQnqf9aBWBVK7GuqFhfL1ldYSjFKb7SFylp-zRinKfmqF0l5EF9BwclxAuWTpT1BaVs7izaQkH9uIQnd_PBuJs4YIgQEVBNbj3OuQGT_OmWEgsT6wP6IsTptkPQD3goCOGx11yNEbokP9R8Ji7fmCSCUc5sfb0Wvpd0lar8j7tHXkQhMaBUXEH7C3x/w400-h225/20240224_145642.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKbRbMpyVpiRkKaVncEi3PkPZYyJMj4uc5J0DqXIJKUHsVjkXSJv8pWcJcuaO00W8A2kDpe-WATHepeXOrrAMwp4pSqEVxDi6H8gc1A77zX5PTw5FjcluDZsgumqE2YML_TEcRLgIM9tnqvXMvLtCkXRWUpguP6x7gEvRmdwoBtOCIN75Ke50QHUi8cx9/s2048/429591683_10234953155516429_9164103716227271974_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKbRbMpyVpiRkKaVncEi3PkPZYyJMj4uc5J0DqXIJKUHsVjkXSJv8pWcJcuaO00W8A2kDpe-WATHepeXOrrAMwp4pSqEVxDi6H8gc1A77zX5PTw5FjcluDZsgumqE2YML_TEcRLgIM9tnqvXMvLtCkXRWUpguP6x7gEvRmdwoBtOCIN75Ke50QHUi8cx9/w400-h300/429591683_10234953155516429_9164103716227271974_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>The "Height of Battle" Imjin War naval game in the second period. I ran a squadron of Korean ships and took over another squadron after one of the players had to leave. We called the game after a few turns calling it a close Japanese victory as they had captured a few more ships than the Koreans had. If we continued to play, it could've went either way. I haven't played the rules since running game a couple of years ago at another game day. In fact, David was a player in that game and ended up ordering up the rules and a couple of fleets of ships.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-6-RQjHsKnkaTUq9eQh8ZVsdhA_-enBd6rYOQk3VyCDFk7Ds_pI6VHX3NN3RlDO2pHb7teOTEl-gSMXgjh6iJ5WG-dF_6rcQSlPTTEkzXZmhApUe39OF94B-R4gw55Ez-4aH2WoEUgwKfLd2i1ST8fcZCzwjX8XwqIl0VeXxAcav8Yp7UW4CeFEldeb5/s4032/20240224_145708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-6-RQjHsKnkaTUq9eQh8ZVsdhA_-enBd6rYOQk3VyCDFk7Ds_pI6VHX3NN3RlDO2pHb7teOTEl-gSMXgjh6iJ5WG-dF_6rcQSlPTTEkzXZmhApUe39OF94B-R4gw55Ez-4aH2WoEUgwKfLd2i1ST8fcZCzwjX8XwqIl0VeXxAcav8Yp7UW4CeFEldeb5/w400-h225/20240224_145708.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A Battle Tech game run by the son of my buddy James. He's trying to get more experience GMing as he'll be running this game at Enfilade in May.<br /><div><br /><div><div>It was another nice gathering of old friends, and meeting new ones, all the while playing great games. Until next time, wishing you all the best.</div></div></div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-52063840096330155402024-02-22T21:31:00.000-08:002024-02-22T21:31:29.815-08:00Perry Joseon Korean Armored Infantry - WIPFinished the armored coats of these armored foot - swordsmen, halberdiers, archers, and handgunners.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidD6myuzVpL-Kgz1YrH-Jv9QQZ5Bqnfmj7zJyuUwjCsanneFsNX1m8H40Yk-eXerFVKfQyi3gjTOeuzm9nYDAM1vfh0BLjByU1q602Zs5jKBwZ5PHp7w99lGBRwEPLdYaUbgUz7ZPHSr1Xm1miUXG5EGiV6vbUau0TBII-sMvU4kj1jA_WK4wEszpB4qIk/s2149/20240222_212247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2149" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidD6myuzVpL-Kgz1YrH-Jv9QQZ5Bqnfmj7zJyuUwjCsanneFsNX1m8H40Yk-eXerFVKfQyi3gjTOeuzm9nYDAM1vfh0BLjByU1q602Zs5jKBwZ5PHp7w99lGBRwEPLdYaUbgUz7ZPHSr1Xm1miUXG5EGiV6vbUau0TBII-sMvU4kj1jA_WK4wEszpB4qIk/w400-h253/20240222_212247.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Very nicely detailed figures - as expected from Perry. Just a quick update to show the progress on these figures. Thanks for checking out the blog, and hoping you're doing well.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-28790933356460020092024-02-21T16:56:00.000-08:002024-02-21T16:56:40.716-08:00Perry Choson Korean Archers - WIP<p>These have been block painted and awaiting staining. A can of Minwax Tudor Satin stain is supposed to be arriving next week from Amazon from an order placed a couple of weeks ago. All the local Ace Hardware stores are still out of this particular stain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fnNKSNvECPYgxwnvrONUeWt_4x6118uR5r8It49QUcqhsJ6dKQyj7utVdCbEK7SbfXLrqXEvTTNnnSP7ZQgUzNNaiUALnTWzrJ_ePSRS08fNlAMyESn71bBZjvAxmctXDouac-2NQZLCQ0za3sGpUR4ag_yLDftYFnt5_ohGuauqbvYmoDbaEa09BZSt/s2457/20240221_163853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1699" data-original-width="2457" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fnNKSNvECPYgxwnvrONUeWt_4x6118uR5r8It49QUcqhsJ6dKQyj7utVdCbEK7SbfXLrqXEvTTNnnSP7ZQgUzNNaiUALnTWzrJ_ePSRS08fNlAMyESn71bBZjvAxmctXDouac-2NQZLCQ0za3sGpUR4ag_yLDftYFnt5_ohGuauqbvYmoDbaEa09BZSt/w400-h276/20240221_163853.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>These Korean archers are part of a larger order recently made from Perry, along with armored Korean infantry and foot samurai. The figures are part of a revisit to my Imjin War/Sengoku Era project. Incidentally, I sold off my entire ECW collection, save for the Rupert and Boye command stand, to a good buddy. He plans to use them for a TYW project. I think the revisit to the Imjin War/Sengoku Era project was a way to soften the loss. For some reason, every time I come back from visiting family and friends in Hawaii, I feel the need to downsize my collection - possibly due to a long-range hope of returning someday. Anyway, adding these few Perry metal figs won't be a problem as I do plan on keeping them wherever I end up in the future. Thanks for stopping by and hope you don't mind my ramblings. Best wishes to you all. Oh, and I'm scheduled to host my RJW game this weekend at a game day - plan to post a report upon my return.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-4862669842539140952024-02-14T13:08:00.000-08:002024-02-14T13:08:11.111-08:00Old Glory Ashigaru Bows - WIP<p>Finished these up to go in line while awaiting the arrival of a can of Minwax Tudor Satin stain. Just called the four local Ace Hardware stores, and all of them are out of this particular shade. As Ace is the only store that ever stocked this shade; hope it hasn't been discontinued. An order with Amazon shows it's also not in stock with them either. May end up finally giving GW Agrax or Army Painter stain a try.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ALTzyqgixaL51ORYqaDNIGFJ-27iGFKe2m_sAbEE5g_P_7CJdgL6LnZ0tyLvPaSBPGOIBlCSAs6UeJUUiyc5fK2O0kw8h4ozkomDMUcjv0l2S2jVGCvJDuH_C_VqFcf7Z6j9QeLVT8jJGhKGOhHVxXkFYbtGZZ10ZRvTmEtH5zV_JY5eKFb5A7-mUQg4/s2577/20240214_125611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="2577" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ALTzyqgixaL51ORYqaDNIGFJ-27iGFKe2m_sAbEE5g_P_7CJdgL6LnZ0tyLvPaSBPGOIBlCSAs6UeJUUiyc5fK2O0kw8h4ozkomDMUcjv0l2S2jVGCvJDuH_C_VqFcf7Z6j9QeLVT8jJGhKGOhHVxXkFYbtGZZ10ZRvTmEtH5zV_JY5eKFb5A7-mUQg4/w400-h181/20240214_125611.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Anyway, just a quick update to show that the painting table has been re-activated. Thanks for visiting, and best wishes to you all.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-62612429739083980242024-02-12T19:36:00.000-08:002024-02-12T20:04:51.605-08:00Old Glory Ashigaru Yari - WIP<p>Finished the block/base painting. However, I have to finally get another can of Minwax as the one I got from a buddy a few years ago has finally "died." I had tried to keep it on life-support by adding paint thinner to it, but as you can see it's gelled and cannot be revived. Hopefully, when I go to the neighborhood Ace Hardware, they'll have a can. BTW, I just checked Amazon and they are "temporarily out of stock" of this stain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREtN19rLEncWLspPOMIxKHKjaTGiPlr5ceC9oA0U3d5lkSqTVP6M_ZYkEEssibIW3R5PgxpwOjS42-lMc00eLFjX5lpBoOHaVZcFDEDupD4ZmzJlxL0644mY-1R-e36_b470Q6OIyk1d9QYUI7JPuny-QhqtJmssVu3fx8CPIHP1AtyxH4-8KzXQhgvLD/s2962/20240212_191303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="2962" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREtN19rLEncWLspPOMIxKHKjaTGiPlr5ceC9oA0U3d5lkSqTVP6M_ZYkEEssibIW3R5PgxpwOjS42-lMc00eLFjX5lpBoOHaVZcFDEDupD4ZmzJlxL0644mY-1R-e36_b470Q6OIyk1d9QYUI7JPuny-QhqtJmssVu3fx8CPIHP1AtyxH4-8KzXQhgvLD/w400-h274/20240212_191303.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Minwax past it's normal life-expectancy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pp4gDA8hyzS5IgWZQIutoQLqGt-qVz_b8su9KAcGeV7H6hsQQkNypjkp_a1xXPSUBrf8J_zTUbCRkTJmXUr_CSN9XWO9XCYMrAWr_vxGI39czYFVgZn-WrOwNXORTWtsp-ZGwlNnNd8V1eMrjl4BtvGAL-F5_NeCCdkDr_Rg86gkbnSpkLpWNw1qVH7h/s2204/20240212_192054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="1791" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pp4gDA8hyzS5IgWZQIutoQLqGt-qVz_b8su9KAcGeV7H6hsQQkNypjkp_a1xXPSUBrf8J_zTUbCRkTJmXUr_CSN9XWO9XCYMrAWr_vxGI39czYFVgZn-WrOwNXORTWtsp-ZGwlNnNd8V1eMrjl4BtvGAL-F5_NeCCdkDr_Rg86gkbnSpkLpWNw1qVH7h/w325-h400/20240212_192054.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>I should add that these ashigaru will join the ones previously painted to boslter the Japanese forces for a revist of the Imjin War. A couple of my buddies said they will be sending me some spare sashimono from the old Wargames Factory (now Warlord Games) sprues, to add to the back of these figures. Still looking for a few more of them, though.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8auY38dWaD8DtiPeKVlpCtQY1662j0uiayJqRXW05fQJlI-OS6PieIv4m2OokjCuxDZ6HyB0i7vxmQOQhh3AVSKS_5QrlY6uMGe9yt01hAA4p205xxESsxPf6zFTuLF7gkzF3W3I6EflSr4ALj3sEZ_QlmehWmKunl6mGAZTWbjTngMz17igdpUh0yQU/s3489/20240210_145848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="3489" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8auY38dWaD8DtiPeKVlpCtQY1662j0uiayJqRXW05fQJlI-OS6PieIv4m2OokjCuxDZ6HyB0i7vxmQOQhh3AVSKS_5QrlY6uMGe9yt01hAA4p205xxESsxPf6zFTuLF7gkzF3W3I6EflSr4ALj3sEZ_QlmehWmKunl6mGAZTWbjTngMz17igdpUh0yQU/w400-h174/20240210_145848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The yari are plastic broom bristles. Used a hand drill to make holes in their hands for the yari.<br /><div><br /><div>Thanks for stopping by again, and wishing you all the best.</div></div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-22882053175069795032024-02-09T14:42:00.000-08:002024-02-09T16:38:45.374-08:00Battle of Motien Pass - RJW - TMWWBK Playtest<p>Just finished up a very nice and successful playtest of an RJW skirmish game using The Men Who Would Be Kings. The rules seemed to work out very well for the scenario - which was based loosely on the the Battle of Motien Pass. A small engagement during the early part of the Russo-Japanese War - a few months after the larger Battle of the Yalu River. The Japanese objective was to storm the Russians who were in hastily built entrenchments. The Russians were to survive 6 turns with half of their army fir a victory. The Japanese had 15 units at the start of the game and the Russians, 12. At the end of turn 6, the Russians still had 8 of their units, but the Japanese had taken over the first line of trenches. The game was called a close tie. However, if more turns were to have been played, the Japanese would've likely destroyed the remaining Russian units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLjPhzbQx4NMziQ79M9-PFSTzVPNcWrCdESOH2Ghx3SQBQAD9U83dt9ixR878G5WF_8CQxaeixyZ5RHx2GsD_ECrZSNMcaLgq5a5N5hW7Lwr86UBHBCBjhCg5qPWKIgHL3_pGCl2OGGqNkfJaMVZTiHnKL1ossRgwbkg7K85oV_UyEs1saR3VHML03Ka9/s4032/20240209_110038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLjPhzbQx4NMziQ79M9-PFSTzVPNcWrCdESOH2Ghx3SQBQAD9U83dt9ixR878G5WF_8CQxaeixyZ5RHx2GsD_ECrZSNMcaLgq5a5N5hW7Lwr86UBHBCBjhCg5qPWKIgHL3_pGCl2OGGqNkfJaMVZTiHnKL1ossRgwbkg7K85oV_UyEs1saR3VHML03Ka9/w400-h225/20240209_110038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The table was set up with two lines of trenches in an oblique facing on the table. The Japanese were allowed to have up to three units occupy the small hamlet with native huts along a stream in the foreground. The Russians were allowed to arrange their units within their defenses prior to the start of the game. All cover and obstacles, including the hastily dug trenches were rated as light cover - increasing hits for casualties by only one more needed. All unit leaders were rated at 6. The Japanese infantry and Russian Cossacks cavalry were given a Discipline of +2, Japanese cavalry +1, and Russian infantry and all crewed weapons having no increase.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAnxutHqMGhLqozsC3hroFJC0xOFVh7UyYeg_vdgRReMPu0g1bxQOkTqV30k_yIoo1RzDp0Xhfg8AxG85yyByGI5Ez7_SfaVRIyWEUUo21ARegbbvq3y6ffv0pj6oPE098xUd7az3tHpUHqLfTJsZFylFzbGSo1HlEw9_B_HnXOP3kT_LFvfXA4g3aTrz/s4032/20240209_110007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAnxutHqMGhLqozsC3hroFJC0xOFVh7UyYeg_vdgRReMPu0g1bxQOkTqV30k_yIoo1RzDp0Xhfg8AxG85yyByGI5Ez7_SfaVRIyWEUUo21ARegbbvq3y6ffv0pj6oPE098xUd7az3tHpUHqLfTJsZFylFzbGSo1HlEw9_B_HnXOP3kT_LFvfXA4g3aTrz/w400-h225/20240209_110007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It was pointed out after the game that the Japanese should have some of their artillery moved up by around 12" from the table edge at the start of the game. This would allow for their more effective use as crewed weapons only have a movement of 4". As the set up has the Russians in an oblique line, only half of the Japanese guns would need to be moved up.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJnLmSffgRF4lhtQydcn4tbJBUoTvurapHXOIa91jfk5VMicC3SggCol7VgjW5lE1laCLLdD2JFxJgseVuGgzEiUvB6HNm1avvWmwM5xuK9JkmCPDNp8AhVqmJ7NwRkl5bFEvud-OoUR8z851Qo1simvTLzJZJ3pmc6CAj3JLTiDu_e7p3adkz3Fh2PwV/s4032/20240209_110258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJnLmSffgRF4lhtQydcn4tbJBUoTvurapHXOIa91jfk5VMicC3SggCol7VgjW5lE1laCLLdD2JFxJgseVuGgzEiUvB6HNm1avvWmwM5xuK9JkmCPDNp8AhVqmJ7NwRkl5bFEvud-OoUR8z851Qo1simvTLzJZJ3pmc6CAj3JLTiDu_e7p3adkz3Fh2PwV/w400-h225/20240209_110258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I ran half of the Japanese force and charged their sole cavalry unit into a Russian infantry unit in light cover. This was more to do with fleshing out the HTH rules more than common sense. They ended up being killed off in a later turn.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZY__hQWESNE6GLO1c_CPRdqwqlZS4SGEfTb4Ekg69t-Fq9OqcKrvaHsUOnXUb1FVmNAtc0TFnpv_JFyp7egQWygHs5bxY47Gf4PAJ3BRVW6xl7jz_DLLZiFB5IYWaGXfuQaY9Z4GNshA1qFpsjjXSRUXy-EEjVoRLTfjLxQiHNfdvOnv6-eBdZGWqHJC/s4032/20240209_115432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZY__hQWESNE6GLO1c_CPRdqwqlZS4SGEfTb4Ekg69t-Fq9OqcKrvaHsUOnXUb1FVmNAtc0TFnpv_JFyp7egQWygHs5bxY47Gf4PAJ3BRVW6xl7jz_DLLZiFB5IYWaGXfuQaY9Z4GNshA1qFpsjjXSRUXy-EEjVoRLTfjLxQiHNfdvOnv6-eBdZGWqHJC/w400-h225/20240209_115432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Japanese were unlucky in failing to activate a lot of their units in a couple of turns. However, the Russians had decided to vacate the first line of trenches early in the game, so balanced their lack of movement a bit.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfg6IgCeSRXLddW5lr2H0DWuNrBYiVleBvQJA1z9wiGhcKH8KqiHbK517L9dsTUq4h8h_F-ywV0znU46A81XitXy9ce8A0Ogm2F6Os6tuZY5Th9xuTTLB5kaGEU_hdHG3qYGHKbPO-QDAyPYzQctPE-VR2F8pMfBGEaUA54IunNE0UVd4ARaq4tqjf-pn/s4032/20240209_123637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfg6IgCeSRXLddW5lr2H0DWuNrBYiVleBvQJA1z9wiGhcKH8KqiHbK517L9dsTUq4h8h_F-ywV0znU46A81XitXy9ce8A0Ogm2F6Os6tuZY5Th9xuTTLB5kaGEU_hdHG3qYGHKbPO-QDAyPYzQctPE-VR2F8pMfBGEaUA54IunNE0UVd4ARaq4tqjf-pn/w400-h225/20240209_123637.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One of the Russian players distracted by an enemy Poodle agent.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8hvGhqjIni6nB-Caeqcwq4XBTs0bZzANQlf7RpoGBjcsoMoS5ScjBfmz9pNnc5sXyxUaOMyyw90NOXnhl_PhbJmmUprxfyLrmBGbo8QUc5-nHlG37JcIjuysUNwuv0j5NVoPnWSSDOOLOOKWhHkZBOlrGjTKZZKKgrt_VD3L_jEp_xwe4BL50MUC-RWE/s4032/20240209_120340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8hvGhqjIni6nB-Caeqcwq4XBTs0bZzANQlf7RpoGBjcsoMoS5ScjBfmz9pNnc5sXyxUaOMyyw90NOXnhl_PhbJmmUprxfyLrmBGbo8QUc5-nHlG37JcIjuysUNwuv0j5NVoPnWSSDOOLOOKWhHkZBOlrGjTKZZKKgrt_VD3L_jEp_xwe4BL50MUC-RWE/w400-h225/20240209_120340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One of two Cossack mounted units - late in the game the Cossack units used their Skirmish rule and got some shots off at the enemy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyu0i5r5mn919nvOWx_a9hy_spBOD9-JT9bGndN96rDZQa7a9VynTLqW9gYJsYWLD_DsV6aICjYnXgIhyphenhyphencARVZwUQ0ZNlIJeksykdgzbYRBonRQ2E98nOKalpwWUV_ltr3CbX3PGhT8-DIu8vQdNaq2Ybj8tBvp7E1jqpe42D3Ol-jgAWEQXRoV4O0Mvg/s4032/20240209_123629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyu0i5r5mn919nvOWx_a9hy_spBOD9-JT9bGndN96rDZQa7a9VynTLqW9gYJsYWLD_DsV6aICjYnXgIhyphenhyphencARVZwUQ0ZNlIJeksykdgzbYRBonRQ2E98nOKalpwWUV_ltr3CbX3PGhT8-DIu8vQdNaq2Ybj8tBvp7E1jqpe42D3Ol-jgAWEQXRoV4O0Mvg/w400-h225/20240209_123629.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>All in all a very successful playtest with only the more forward placement of some Japaneses artillery at the start of the game was felt needed to balance the game better. I really like how the rules played out - especially the way shooting and combat uses a D6 per figure - unlike the usual 6 or 12 for half or full strenght units in the Rampant family of rules. The tests for Pinning and Rallying also seemed to flow smoothly too. Thanks again for checking out the blog and wishing you the best.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-38574259932565767372024-02-06T22:06:00.000-08:002024-02-08T12:48:36.819-08:00RJW Skirmish Game Set-Up<p>It's been awhile since posing an actual gaming post - and this one is just the set-up for a game this Friday. The scenario is loosely based on the Battle of Motein Pass in the early part of the Russo-Japanese War. Plan to try out (for the first time) The Men Who Would Be Kings for rules. In the past I had planned to use Bolt Action for RJW skirmish, but figured more of the local gamers might be more interested since a lot of them dislike Bolt Action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpQ_9X0wF_UAtOXVv6T7_XfHcX-wDSBlg_DIKAgupbyVGnCWDARGicO_CYu2n_zFqYWmMjT3FV5kdBw8Ga4wHAkH_Z-5hMRQZM-Sj4GC1JPAYp8kBN95f0mbFWzY-wb3TFO-r3pSFa_fRXeR5q33OPVjanKCqEd_5h5AirLfVxPFuxU6X8a9TSXHUchgS/s4032/20240206_211007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpQ_9X0wF_UAtOXVv6T7_XfHcX-wDSBlg_DIKAgupbyVGnCWDARGicO_CYu2n_zFqYWmMjT3FV5kdBw8Ga4wHAkH_Z-5hMRQZM-Sj4GC1JPAYp8kBN95f0mbFWzY-wb3TFO-r3pSFa_fRXeR5q33OPVjanKCqEd_5h5AirLfVxPFuxU6X8a9TSXHUchgS/w400-h225/20240206_211007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>That's an actual IJA cap from the period - it was graciously given to me by a local gamer many years ago. He has a large collection of authentic military gear. The cap is very old (over a 100 years) and fragile, and normally kept in a bin with packs of silica gell to help preserve it.<div><br /></div><div>Edit: Reconfigured the table to give the Russians two rows of trenches - one elevated. They are slightly outnumbered in infantry, but have two mounted Cossack units to only one mounted unit for the IJA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaRwxEukgLqvpphQM4Ydap1l4FmmHz6BCJ5lmzepdQTcbdqKmdAclRE8yk1y8CkjLUShjhNdNs8FxMQDi21-euk0qixE_ZoB4rPnmorHAFR7So_i7RTQEvwFoX3k198BjP8GZwJzvXQvRIG4is7jw2MQ1KtwdmdD6mQbma1HBBZrtc0eHGZfzeK1fC9dM/s4032/20240208_123944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="4032" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaRwxEukgLqvpphQM4Ydap1l4FmmHz6BCJ5lmzepdQTcbdqKmdAclRE8yk1y8CkjLUShjhNdNs8FxMQDi21-euk0qixE_ZoB4rPnmorHAFR7So_i7RTQEvwFoX3k198BjP8GZwJzvXQvRIG4is7jw2MQ1KtwdmdD6mQbma1HBBZrtc0eHGZfzeK1fC9dM/w400-h199/20240208_123944.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUhAF0MQjZUGroI4MPlCbrDZKL9hCBf4-OIQs7WQSkglZPdd7sM7hXikMsAvr16x6tA7S-8xo6LDcYEdbO1_CXAEYoYsW0v7WBzVoulp3cM6hOLfroodzwlUfOgUwmjYOQGR39NVQeC-uOiD8kfjVOFL9e0i0WfEXeC-D7TxreKcKQTQTLf1YP0NnWbzq/s4032/20240206_213234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUhAF0MQjZUGroI4MPlCbrDZKL9hCBf4-OIQs7WQSkglZPdd7sM7hXikMsAvr16x6tA7S-8xo6LDcYEdbO1_CXAEYoYsW0v7WBzVoulp3cM6hOLfroodzwlUfOgUwmjYOQGR39NVQeC-uOiD8kfjVOFL9e0i0WfEXeC-D7TxreKcKQTQTLf1YP0NnWbzq/w400-h225/20240206_213234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The game will be a playtest for hosting it at a game day later this month. Only using a 6X5' table area as the venue for the game day will have similar sized tables.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpEx-XC_aOVIPLXh5LY5pKFGdNtaO0nofN75K70MjwBliHh1GKLx94QSWeCR-UWiiZuPPIYaJIvRj7OWY_6ImTOrZUgmkZACaGXTAoSwxltHtvxj-bwhiYNyzJQN24NgwX2LXyAq21UfsriOugwLz5uyCAdD6S1iAlViqxVjL0ledk55y56lPpe0MrrG7/s4032/20240206_211451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpEx-XC_aOVIPLXh5LY5pKFGdNtaO0nofN75K70MjwBliHh1GKLx94QSWeCR-UWiiZuPPIYaJIvRj7OWY_6ImTOrZUgmkZACaGXTAoSwxltHtvxj-bwhiYNyzJQN24NgwX2LXyAq21UfsriOugwLz5uyCAdD6S1iAlViqxVjL0ledk55y56lPpe0MrrG7/w400-h225/20240206_211451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>IJA center with the sole cavalry unit. Artillery and machine guns are interspesed between infantry units. Players will be able to rearrange their units at the start of the game.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9ZmcbHD9sQhG28pcuzTRx_hJKfcjpvLVtxmrXs3UFAW1PrHaULEi3gKfQucP3pqy7CNw-8qNn2eUAp_ebFm8of5yc_qB0qGV0BMcfWoe7I2y00sh0EDWKU4pbpfhCH6NWSBIxeXWQk4zZCQy-s5JbOjc6rY_LZb2znnKYGllLoIPESd2hNftcmdnkqRc/s4032/20240206_211351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9ZmcbHD9sQhG28pcuzTRx_hJKfcjpvLVtxmrXs3UFAW1PrHaULEi3gKfQucP3pqy7CNw-8qNn2eUAp_ebFm8of5yc_qB0qGV0BMcfWoe7I2y00sh0EDWKU4pbpfhCH6NWSBIxeXWQk4zZCQy-s5JbOjc6rY_LZb2znnKYGllLoIPESd2hNftcmdnkqRc/w400-h225/20240206_211351.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>IJA right with Imperial Guard units.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDyXJ7PB402tFLwYumPm0nnPU4x5zUhuse-VbLUQiE7zIso7iYj7xnIEw4YBCXGtqLOq5_dzVXSsqads5z7LcVxEDtuFoXBQflpur8JNxlgSLyNMyfJr8L1FBqyO5LJmslDqj3j6uS_1Ov8uqPuojcoDcSVOMpwDSQNvULwZu97xgNkaHrSVsZ1BgN85a/s4032/20240206_211653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDyXJ7PB402tFLwYumPm0nnPU4x5zUhuse-VbLUQiE7zIso7iYj7xnIEw4YBCXGtqLOq5_dzVXSsqads5z7LcVxEDtuFoXBQflpur8JNxlgSLyNMyfJr8L1FBqyO5LJmslDqj3j6uS_1Ov8uqPuojcoDcSVOMpwDSQNvULwZu97xgNkaHrSVsZ1BgN85a/w400-h225/20240206_211653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>IJA left with line units.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkmZOXWASIo5lRDoVIO_O6Y0F_iBHRYk0MTULTBJdEvk9WVgydQCKhMBYTVRkEXPn4YBCLP_VU2DrfiXKT2yimyPlNQwHTudKLCNlbE8jdR8wQV0gaqYsk8qLiv9AFYofY3Gm8hu_LgrzfD5FslpojdGnOVwKhj3ig-IqTDt5pm2D3Dj9xufJEyAWQRHc/s4032/20240206_212911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkmZOXWASIo5lRDoVIO_O6Y0F_iBHRYk0MTULTBJdEvk9WVgydQCKhMBYTVRkEXPn4YBCLP_VU2DrfiXKT2yimyPlNQwHTudKLCNlbE8jdR8wQV0gaqYsk8qLiv9AFYofY3Gm8hu_LgrzfD5FslpojdGnOVwKhj3ig-IqTDt5pm2D3Dj9xufJEyAWQRHc/w400-h225/20240206_212911.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Russian center with two Cossack cavalry units. Again, players will be able rearrange placement of their units before the start of the game.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKofMbKubr_a0yIhok7_dPwiB44cPg5hP6EYOWNeERE5qNC5yv-TUIrfIsnvNPgWlT9q_jxAzGXlvsAQHSUro9i8hj7ZGv5Dqu96ySllfbHalgYcNu1OSV3kbHD8DggptXSloDQzJM6h9xdfPgYrZoeTql6VZjeN60nMqJQgSj8f3VMFgieAiNNMQSwVJ/s4032/20240206_212718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKofMbKubr_a0yIhok7_dPwiB44cPg5hP6EYOWNeERE5qNC5yv-TUIrfIsnvNPgWlT9q_jxAzGXlvsAQHSUro9i8hj7ZGv5Dqu96ySllfbHalgYcNu1OSV3kbHD8DggptXSloDQzJM6h9xdfPgYrZoeTql6VZjeN60nMqJQgSj8f3VMFgieAiNNMQSwVJ/w400-h225/20240206_212718.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Russians behind their trenches.<div><br /></div><div>Well, so much for now. Hopefully the rules work okay. A few folks who've played the rules say they work best for European/Colonial troops against natives best. A full report will follow, in any case. Thanks for stopping by and apologies for not visiting your blogs for the last week or so. I was entertaining an old Army buddy who I hadn't seen in 40 years. He and I were both at Fort Ord in the early 1980's, then we both went to Jump School and ended up at Fort Bragg. I left for Korea and he went into Special Forces. He was an SF Medic and spent most of his time in Central and South America in the 1980's and 90's. He had a lot of very interesting stories. He got out an became an orthopedic surgeon - so very proud of him.</div></div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-34700153229661981822024-01-25T16:28:00.000-08:002024-01-25T16:47:04.213-08:00Checking Back In - Returned From Hawaii<p>Just got back from a visit to see family back in Hawaii. Besides eating a lot of great chow, drove around the island to see what had changed since my last visit 10 years ago. A lot more people and cars, but the weather and nature are still beautiful as ever. Here are a few shots at some sites of interest related to military history.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6caaBi5GoAv5fx9gGG8MlSe6WRpln2fTKoJQ4tw-Bnm_E0HWWwjrCsXYox1BJpPMKJ1eN1x6kDe2bdoEqpTDJSItyFWaiCdLbNjsEVIqoP8GutupVwGUNaugpo14wDIC9C4N3LM6vTRKvPR5dCqMl_d-g-ScHZXTxXzehIUtJsNt1gwogxxVlqD1aVntz/s3101/20240118_151051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="1908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6caaBi5GoAv5fx9gGG8MlSe6WRpln2fTKoJQ4tw-Bnm_E0HWWwjrCsXYox1BJpPMKJ1eN1x6kDe2bdoEqpTDJSItyFWaiCdLbNjsEVIqoP8GutupVwGUNaugpo14wDIC9C4N3LM6vTRKvPR5dCqMl_d-g-ScHZXTxXzehIUtJsNt1gwogxxVlqD1aVntz/w246-h400/20240118_151051.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>The old Type 95 Ha-Go outside the Fort DeRussy Army Museum - behind it is an M24 Chaffee. Both faded unsurpsingly being exposed to the sunshine. The museum itself is built in and around the old Battery Randolph structure. Admission to the museum is free, but I didn't go in this time. I've been to it a few times before though. It's right in Waikiki and next to the Hale Koa military hotel.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEk55nye-qHcVaIai9MLXoTIGlLI48F_8Aceak6Im2YW_SsZPAuN7U8pRqGicW-JispCetGSpODaC_rWTJXx1J2b-UUVggXSMqyylpOeXMErjK1MsIGqXi3kRll0kFL-Kj12oMCtuSqVJU-4J94j2d_wluzYsD5aBQY5KzFVweYwuxgzeLyCtfg83T77H/s4032/20240122_095621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEk55nye-qHcVaIai9MLXoTIGlLI48F_8Aceak6Im2YW_SsZPAuN7U8pRqGicW-JispCetGSpODaC_rWTJXx1J2b-UUVggXSMqyylpOeXMErjK1MsIGqXi3kRll0kFL-Kj12oMCtuSqVJU-4J94j2d_wluzYsD5aBQY5KzFVweYwuxgzeLyCtfg83T77H/w400-h189/20240122_095621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Up at the Pali Lookout (pali means cliff in Hawaiian). This is a very soulful place where hundreds of Oahu defenders were either forced off the cliff by Kamehameha's invading army or jumped off during the battle there in 1795. Hundreds of skulls and skeletons of these warriors were found during construction of the old Pali road in the late 1800's. That's Kaneohe in the background in the picture above, and home to the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, and Marine Aircraft Group 24, among other units.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NZqiG6YdNj6f06kbDri6iFuy1rjDLk1V0Nls_jvQ0KaBZNl6i6_q0_eMyiJKqyQbqI7FQF48fQBmmCyhan4mQ6losv_dfUzxfKjFnyMKzULhIGLFSXXef9xzIN4jJC4f2b7nDRH7icy6bMG_J8ytVEsDp8KXM158MJLwKUDtEVkWhUFiEps6v030KAhyphenhyphen/s4032/20240122_095846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NZqiG6YdNj6f06kbDri6iFuy1rjDLk1V0Nls_jvQ0KaBZNl6i6_q0_eMyiJKqyQbqI7FQF48fQBmmCyhan4mQ6losv_dfUzxfKjFnyMKzULhIGLFSXXef9xzIN4jJC4f2b7nDRH7icy6bMG_J8ytVEsDp8KXM158MJLwKUDtEVkWhUFiEps6v030KAhyphenhyphen/w400-h189/20240122_095846.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After visiting the Pali, had to stop by and take a picture of the statue of King Kamehameha - unifier/conqueror of the Hawaiian islands. The statue stands in front of Iolani Palace - which was the home of Hawaiian royalty, all the way until it was used to imprison the last Hawaiian monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani in the late 1800's, after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom by American businessmen and a few sailors. Incidentally, my first-cousin, a half-Hawaiian, Charles Ka'ai'ai, Jr., led a reenactment of this overthrow back in the 1990's. His dad was a 100% Hawaiian, served in WW2 as a Mechant Marine, and is buried in Punchbowl. My cousin himself was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War, volunteered for Vietnam as an infantryman, but ended up as a guard at Spandau - he said he saw Hess a lot there - and said he was a "weird and bad tempered" when I asked what he was like.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY2bFltw6Gtf4kyBDmuUXwgpZo_pOsQy0SoRPY1gndhKpCAaFtfNDJ4mz4iyIG2MWHR2UMytC7BvvSJTPknl02mHuuoeHjxcncaJpt4LIbJIEsliywqTv6jH2Aeo3Rrq4azCoHjlXomCGK8vuebZ1RsKuXZ-w6RlugVLaZEQkeXCip_VejxtRWCulMQ9n/s2906/20240122_102457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="1908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY2bFltw6Gtf4kyBDmuUXwgpZo_pOsQy0SoRPY1gndhKpCAaFtfNDJ4mz4iyIG2MWHR2UMytC7BvvSJTPknl02mHuuoeHjxcncaJpt4LIbJIEsliywqTv6jH2Aeo3Rrq4azCoHjlXomCGK8vuebZ1RsKuXZ-w6RlugVLaZEQkeXCip_VejxtRWCulMQ9n/w263-h400/20240122_102457.jpg" width="263" /></a></div>Speaking of Punchbowl - went up to tidy up the grave site of my dad - he didn't go overseas during the war, as it ended while he was still Stateside. Besides him and my uncle Charley, there are a couple more of my uncles there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkPhRLWEX2aO06E0RUXmyMiXmmlOtcKFc86XBsXRHDfgcpYTDcecCt5HkiBYLQoyySLekrgq-kh-ui2ycutTN3vw-DbzjRtN7r78uW6V3i0uVzWdYoa9c9YNqb1XSusPNxw1yqrytY2UznfAqPxag__n_pWov_Mc4Qso73KQbp5frrKd2y_Fg-Y-V6Wdy/s2048/419718845_7457968890900924_3425335343729038425_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkPhRLWEX2aO06E0RUXmyMiXmmlOtcKFc86XBsXRHDfgcpYTDcecCt5HkiBYLQoyySLekrgq-kh-ui2ycutTN3vw-DbzjRtN7r78uW6V3i0uVzWdYoa9c9YNqb1XSusPNxw1yqrytY2UznfAqPxag__n_pWov_Mc4Qso73KQbp5frrKd2y_Fg-Y-V6Wdy/w259-h400/419718845_7457968890900924_3425335343729038425_n.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div><p>I also rummaged through a lot of our old stuff - sadly a lot of the cool stuff are long gone; like my maternal grandfather's family samurai swords. He had donated them to a temple back in the 1970's when he was getting up in age and thought that would bless him in the next life - or something like that. Some of the stuff we still had in the toolshed were a couple of old artillery shell casings. This one is a 3 inch 50 cal. shell for a naval gun. It has an etching of two soldiers carrying rifles - I think they're supposed to be Japanese soldiers as their helmets look like they have the Imperial star on them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XotTLsr45NQ4K8gdJ3k1fnfGZgNeVw3Xx2zYBPS_vw4k_bb93L2rAp1rwSAW0cWiaQWCKjwklJIgoy0hFvY_99qonBnjpY1MIwjvTJLYw-aL-2f1EkpRKamMoGh-NTTFJmpa2qzEHuzJbbriu0wmeVkR6jqNifLcJj8vlqBbfqyRaI5XiEU58W2Ojhmb/s1908/20240120_090450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="1858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XotTLsr45NQ4K8gdJ3k1fnfGZgNeVw3Xx2zYBPS_vw4k_bb93L2rAp1rwSAW0cWiaQWCKjwklJIgoy0hFvY_99qonBnjpY1MIwjvTJLYw-aL-2f1EkpRKamMoGh-NTTFJmpa2qzEHuzJbbriu0wmeVkR6jqNifLcJj8vlqBbfqyRaI5XiEU58W2Ojhmb/s320/20240120_090450.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxoLjyyXetqcYU8GB1hq6BDgjInBNevdI5VmTmwYmrWEfk7ITuzG66NlwFMqPms7wb7nlwC1SatsDOgfqrX79WWTCbvJOWJ5RXB95ieN_Db1829LgdtFuIZT4-B4JFo5Gx5VCru-TQ2sD3xNHoVwPSiNJk7Fwm8mWlVIyxV1MVgFGF996asCjdr3p1nwH/s2471/20240120_090615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="1605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxoLjyyXetqcYU8GB1hq6BDgjInBNevdI5VmTmwYmrWEfk7ITuzG66NlwFMqPms7wb7nlwC1SatsDOgfqrX79WWTCbvJOWJ5RXB95ieN_Db1829LgdtFuIZT4-B4JFo5Gx5VCru-TQ2sD3xNHoVwPSiNJk7Fwm8mWlVIyxV1MVgFGF996asCjdr3p1nwH/s320/20240120_090615.jpg" width="208" /></a></div>Here's a picture of the front of the deterioting Natatorium. It was built in the 1920's to honor the 10,000 men from Hawaii who served in WW1. There used to be two huge naval guns on the lawn in front. My dad used to hoist me up on the barrell when I was little, so I could straddle it and play around on top of it. The guns have long since been removed, and may have been relocated somewhere else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS_NlvA8RZl5i-gvsrvIfiYRlN11eXQFFHEC50b0DEiyhGYm6SZ_30g8x0D9pHHE3uEhfy3eyZnADW9j_VnjdkWE5vAbsnOS8rr05L6x1YxZvv7GWxOw1vie51Zz01ut-ESyCj-Lo8_QrjtAycrvM930BGePpqTbRhnH_xxwNFla3LJBZ1-0ggaKhWSbW/s1080/FB_IMG_1705697016873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1080" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS_NlvA8RZl5i-gvsrvIfiYRlN11eXQFFHEC50b0DEiyhGYm6SZ_30g8x0D9pHHE3uEhfy3eyZnADW9j_VnjdkWE5vAbsnOS8rr05L6x1YxZvv7GWxOw1vie51Zz01ut-ESyCj-Lo8_QrjtAycrvM930BGePpqTbRhnH_xxwNFla3LJBZ1-0ggaKhWSbW/w400-h190/FB_IMG_1705697016873.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Finally, I brought back an old book and a pair of binoculars, both belonging to my maternal grandfather. The bino's have to be from the 1950's or earlier, as it was around when I was a kid. The velvet lined leather case and strap are originals. The book is from the 1950's and covers the Meiji era. It has some very cool pictures of that period - including a lot about the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDwI83nZ_qLoHHi3UZkkbdTmRDECwPQ7DYLQ7DfxQA5WQawpYZVxSfuNU2oXyKi-AQV-YUbwYtY1B0efwZVNAUWGZGd1obYpEhfj4cHmGc_lK6C7QjSmUbetcXBlxdS2hxCDL080lvvSwE0mBFsT9LhKmUIV8S5cRH5BBakXtNwsgAD2K7qeuFNVndwf-/s3678/20240125_152051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3678" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDwI83nZ_qLoHHi3UZkkbdTmRDECwPQ7DYLQ7DfxQA5WQawpYZVxSfuNU2oXyKi-AQV-YUbwYtY1B0efwZVNAUWGZGd1obYpEhfj4cHmGc_lK6C7QjSmUbetcXBlxdS2hxCDL080lvvSwE0mBFsT9LhKmUIV8S5cRH5BBakXtNwsgAD2K7qeuFNVndwf-/w400-h208/20240125_152051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5h9eSgpEuuOcLwtjDnwEwwx_MFzTuJ2n9cFhq6oGRE8xP-bQQRE8Mh3wnRZIjcU4HBCOTI3GkK3Tx59TMAwfsB1mldwRhnqgYGicytn3i-pC0eoGSql7ZrHqDDx1Po9EHuM6C8mo4nGkCbn_Z_j-beVtOC0ObH17PSmRKEjtpY2DXZ5NnMhr6Tvi55PI/s3283/20240125_152204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3283" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5h9eSgpEuuOcLwtjDnwEwwx_MFzTuJ2n9cFhq6oGRE8xP-bQQRE8Mh3wnRZIjcU4HBCOTI3GkK3Tx59TMAwfsB1mldwRhnqgYGicytn3i-pC0eoGSql7ZrHqDDx1Po9EHuM6C8mo4nGkCbn_Z_j-beVtOC0ObH17PSmRKEjtpY2DXZ5NnMhr6Tvi55PI/w400-h233/20240125_152204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hqHRNR_a7pZQYyH2IvsCHh4Rl0kHr77P9NKIfkY8pC-LyCDdZXgoxV5Y8fI0euMukiLJH8trLyShjJX4jZXCh8AdkklKzXtCskRysfmFw_2V1uTVC5sGO0fzxeNum8iKIEcFN5ItbLTsUHSooFu0vw7gCo5a_b6KL1mgXfY45K3UtS7torT4Q3eJy74A/s3506/20240125_152229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3506" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hqHRNR_a7pZQYyH2IvsCHh4Rl0kHr77P9NKIfkY8pC-LyCDdZXgoxV5Y8fI0euMukiLJH8trLyShjJX4jZXCh8AdkklKzXtCskRysfmFw_2V1uTVC5sGO0fzxeNum8iKIEcFN5ItbLTsUHSooFu0vw7gCo5a_b6KL1mgXfY45K3UtS7torT4Q3eJy74A/w400-h217/20240125_152229.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIPTVVvyMD366hMC28fgfmQEBhxhM9UcYF7_xXCGft8Di28E-UF2oTHlD3apotK5vR-VyEJ_bnKWEcIuHdbutJxMelVgDFkFAY4j09CZAJGFrl2RZtasmUFCN2qQ2_t4WKg1ebtv5WwA-h-1rDihNPGvvKe03FC3An8QRxbjREgWzwIt2_sKRrBGLB_Ru/s3372/20240125_152301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3372" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIPTVVvyMD366hMC28fgfmQEBhxhM9UcYF7_xXCGft8Di28E-UF2oTHlD3apotK5vR-VyEJ_bnKWEcIuHdbutJxMelVgDFkFAY4j09CZAJGFrl2RZtasmUFCN2qQ2_t4WKg1ebtv5WwA-h-1rDihNPGvvKe03FC3An8QRxbjREgWzwIt2_sKRrBGLB_Ru/w400-h226/20240125_152301.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Growing up in Hawaii with a large military presence, I suppose it's not surprising I played "army" a lot as a kid - and later actually played it for a few decades as an adult. For the record, I had relatives on both sides of WW2. My maternal grandmother's oldest son (from a different father than my mom), was a pilot who was shot down over the Battle of Midway. Not sure if he was an actual Kamikaze pilot, but it was verified by his pilot friends to my grandmother that that's how he died. We used to have an old photograph of him next to his plane. My dad's oldest brother was going to a university in Japan when the war broke out and was conscripted into the IJA - he survived the war, and his father had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to get thim back home. He never spoke of the war to anyone - so not sure what he did or where he actually may have served. Several uncles on my mom's side, who were from Washington State, were first interned in Minidoka, Idaho, than volunteered and served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. They all survived the war and used to have reunions with the Texas "Lost Battalion" whom they rescued at the Vosges Mountains, France.<div><br /></div><div>Well, this post seems to have turned into a sort of family history - and strayed a bit from the usual hobby post. My next post should be one that is more hobby-related - until next time, thanks for checking out the post, and wishing you all the best!</div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-76186798470845964662024-01-12T19:46:00.000-08:002024-01-13T08:33:26.404-08:00Pink Foam Trenches Or DitchesUsed some left over pink foam and an inexpensive wire foam cutter to build some trenches or ditches. Wanted to have enough to go the width of a table; about 6 feet or more. There were some nice resin cast ones on ebay, but didn't want to spend too much. Luckily, there was still some pink foam board, purchased almost a decade ago, in the garage.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE89EPvAj9tpiHQVoeYrF8B6s74lIFRCKUo2oKOEsnTi8yz4sR0nTcd1JAR2UD7QrtzgIZEao-ziTC8U24Qr6tNEQoPXV-vKpFWU8tBN6XEsB9v5Rr_Gs8guYFr-vZSTObkX8Uz97OZ_4_KiZdCVc_IEW9-6rk3BPtSsFdq9cErHfq92b9j1KNS0qCUyui/s2894/20240112_185750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2894" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE89EPvAj9tpiHQVoeYrF8B6s74lIFRCKUo2oKOEsnTi8yz4sR0nTcd1JAR2UD7QrtzgIZEao-ziTC8U24Qr6tNEQoPXV-vKpFWU8tBN6XEsB9v5Rr_Gs8guYFr-vZSTObkX8Uz97OZ_4_KiZdCVc_IEW9-6rk3BPtSsFdq9cErHfq92b9j1KNS0qCUyui/w400-h238/20240112_185750.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Close up to show how they size up. Only used a little bit of static grass as the trench or ditch would be mostly dirt from being built. Tried to keep the incline on the outside to a minimum to allow for figures or vehicles to climb up. Also, didn't line the insides with wood panels or corrugated tin so the pieces could be used in earlier periods too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-RTKoPbUzMeLAmfnuYzmUR-pXZ58Lk9wObniEDxtyrRkGANfc_gEC-eQI0YRjFCQREbKT_uSvALr5ogKa7xIu4uQlyNTqyzB-29GakdV9ezHy-NtsMhdqbEVfZ2WSnPVqhcXZQUdSUo_tq29M6yQ5iVLjWwyc8SE8lUo_zSp_cD7v7UpWpKSpmXp7kp2/s4032/20240112_191006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-RTKoPbUzMeLAmfnuYzmUR-pXZ58Lk9wObniEDxtyrRkGANfc_gEC-eQI0YRjFCQREbKT_uSvALr5ogKa7xIu4uQlyNTqyzB-29GakdV9ezHy-NtsMhdqbEVfZ2WSnPVqhcXZQUdSUo_tq29M6yQ5iVLjWwyc8SE8lUo_zSp_cD7v7UpWpKSpmXp7kp2/w400-h189/20240112_191006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Total available length if used with only one side - as a barricade - is over 10 feet; so about 5 feet if used in parallel as shown above.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfs-SLtbyiVPxnrO_9p644f2fjR4569ITPTAMschWpWWW7OprjTk-7VJCI8wOWK40pFBl1IKGQQfv081HhOIPkX4DGX8z93_yb6-Cb20WcZg22UUppdqIsYJXKWJ0aEbh8fSi5tK4CsyN_i0_9otIGRlVntnhsnBbkcsvEsvMIfyhtLaJ5n6QmV-4ncz/s2483/20240112_191523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2483" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfs-SLtbyiVPxnrO_9p644f2fjR4569ITPTAMschWpWWW7OprjTk-7VJCI8wOWK40pFBl1IKGQQfv081HhOIPkX4DGX8z93_yb6-Cb20WcZg22UUppdqIsYJXKWJ0aEbh8fSi5tK4CsyN_i0_9otIGRlVntnhsnBbkcsvEsvMIfyhtLaJ5n6QmV-4ncz/w400-h308/20240112_191523.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The triangular pieces are to allow the straight pieces to be formed in irregular lines, if needed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ8dtiFmxhr2KbR0megW-hmUMxI3laiIuFkWA-shxjB-D5-DJwhJ7jsQ3DkCdSx3UcINQlASSQxCYPzUGLW-Q0Qhrg3f9xS0Ic5rJC_tz-2Icx9WZrtyWfXginAUQrmMmR0NKJaKjElDNbxtaqmmct7idOhGBxBt69x99Y8c8J7jZNQXLR4cVqHAUuIUG/s3399/20240109_140001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3399" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ8dtiFmxhr2KbR0megW-hmUMxI3laiIuFkWA-shxjB-D5-DJwhJ7jsQ3DkCdSx3UcINQlASSQxCYPzUGLW-Q0Qhrg3f9xS0Ic5rJC_tz-2Icx9WZrtyWfXginAUQrmMmR0NKJaKjElDNbxtaqmmct7idOhGBxBt69x99Y8c8J7jZNQXLR4cVqHAUuIUG/w400-h225/20240109_140001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Right after "cutting" with the hot wire foam cutter - an inexpensive one off of ebay. Word of caution - be sure not to use enamel spray paint on the foam unless given an acrylic or latex paint basecoat. The enamel will melt the foam. I used a spray can thinking it was acrylic - but turned out to be enamel and it melted the first set of triangle pieces I had made. Thankfully, the larger staight pieces had been coated with left over latex house paint first.<div><br /></div><div>Well, my previous post said it was likely my last before taking off for a visit to Hawaii, but had a couple days and this was a quick project. Taking off for Hawaii early Sunday morning - hopefully no delays as the weather has dropped to below freezing. Supposed to warm up a little on Sunday - but the flight to Hawaii today was delayed for almost 3 hours - probably due to the temperatures and icing. I may try to post some pictures of interest while in Hawaii - hopefully. Until my return, hope you all are doing well and having a great start to 2024!</div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-53136943965251534762024-01-04T16:25:00.000-08:002024-01-04T16:25:41.523-08:00Old Glory WW1 French 75mm and German 77mm Field Guns<p>These are the first projects for the new year. They were added to the Noble Knight Games order along with the Old Glory Japanese infantry. Needed to up the order to the free shipping amount, and also wanted to add some artillery to the French and German WW1 forces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwW39sEqek61QPJfZOFpx5KC46kuy_eC-TKGqgufDerJypNnSZkzeoctiSkOuof0IDGWok9yEg7ifbDFBAziXDsM1w5nfMec9m34QvIt39506WmW5jhYeLCmr7MW6oXiF-FDVd2hvRPV3wQnGgz1WIA8aKgtjXS2h_K2ljxnibCDG0y3f-jHNx1MtoTKw/s1982/20240104_154854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1982" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwW39sEqek61QPJfZOFpx5KC46kuy_eC-TKGqgufDerJypNnSZkzeoctiSkOuof0IDGWok9yEg7ifbDFBAziXDsM1w5nfMec9m34QvIt39506WmW5jhYeLCmr7MW6oXiF-FDVd2hvRPV3wQnGgz1WIA8aKgtjXS2h_K2ljxnibCDG0y3f-jHNx1MtoTKw/w400-h225/20240104_154854.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Although not an expert on artillery, by any means, these guns - as wells as the earlier "Mexican" gun from Old Glory look very nice. Well-detailed and they go together very nicely. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYMFtw8SK4BkydsB94YV52bEYiJaInT39GSc6gRPV6dLl1VLegdwnaKGIlCMs5GR-TlZUBbiD_8pesi_0KhjdTHPu0p7AnApnmezg4wfc0_oR4ZoTcUxRtS84Ji9kNJONZnqrYVkHCMUbG7D93-qgSUe7bz1OFY6aSzg4nCzv5ua736AfaQFqLo41MlUa/s2740/20240104_155253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2740" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYMFtw8SK4BkydsB94YV52bEYiJaInT39GSc6gRPV6dLl1VLegdwnaKGIlCMs5GR-TlZUBbiD_8pesi_0KhjdTHPu0p7AnApnmezg4wfc0_oR4ZoTcUxRtS84Ji9kNJONZnqrYVkHCMUbG7D93-qgSUe7bz1OFY6aSzg4nCzv5ua736AfaQFqLo41MlUa/w400-h176/20240104_155253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>These two guns each came with 6-figure crews. The figures are also nicely detailed and posed - a couple of duplicates, but with heads turning different directions (as per usual for Old Glory).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCotz9AnEmWfcK-THPOSIeZK4PSJI6bAGXxu3tDlv4anawOOYtschTD5Lvs_r9I_kUZKTXkSvDPTckGc5G_okrC-KUhKmosIoWxVltS0m6Nd2HOas66VX4E1lm7nMqPxRjtS6ac7UHytkYwPGbRU6t59zQIISVuf1S4UVEZfci8Xod2HiqS9z4O34w986d/s3034/20240104_155451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="3034" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCotz9AnEmWfcK-THPOSIeZK4PSJI6bAGXxu3tDlv4anawOOYtschTD5Lvs_r9I_kUZKTXkSvDPTckGc5G_okrC-KUhKmosIoWxVltS0m6Nd2HOas66VX4E1lm7nMqPxRjtS6ac7UHytkYwPGbRU6t59zQIISVuf1S4UVEZfci8Xod2HiqS9z4O34w986d/w400-h148/20240104_155451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The guns and crew are on oval bases picked up several years ago from a craft store - they're about 115x80mm.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQHVw6LUeE_Mr5hX0Sp6QKV1uBOUx7X02LjVaCD6hLjonTDVTkp9NSTdUJCq8p4rQLoPvV9VJeFZx7xT5vDjsEK2awnVE3vIQaWemiSgyOCx1FnAABnwzXoMU9ix5VuKCgSX-YNmD_Z6FKHMR6ULddz6w3he08dXrIdxIawOrhAIWqZrreOY1J3con9Oc/s2124/20240104_155633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2124" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQHVw6LUeE_Mr5hX0Sp6QKV1uBOUx7X02LjVaCD6hLjonTDVTkp9NSTdUJCq8p4rQLoPvV9VJeFZx7xT5vDjsEK2awnVE3vIQaWemiSgyOCx1FnAABnwzXoMU9ix5VuKCgSX-YNmD_Z6FKHMR6ULddz6w3he08dXrIdxIawOrhAIWqZrreOY1J3con9Oc/w400-h261/20240104_155633.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Also painted up these terrain pieces which were part of the Noble Knight order. From the website, I thought the QF trench pieces were 28mm, but the look more like 15mm or 20mm. The Warlord Games gabion gun emplacement was listed as 28mm on the website, but it also looks like 15mm or 20mm. I'll probably give them to someone as the only 15mm figures I have are for a "Pre-Samurai" DBA army - and only gamed once a long time ago.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkTmXyRd0WmX7dJvbWsdxST9g0zbmFfoz6BIDYGuFbmIqpL46B5VFaTaKAd9-sBYTZudVLsx2XceT2yb5Kr0P__Ab9wU0CPU4ZVZbRxyJXvigB3-EK9NPQYNRcUbGjfRe9_qOGIAypmeVKP_hoRyPZZopd2GaVEZ5I6vmLF4Q9uc_Bc9zTy5eefLpLvIg/s2977/20240104_160055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2977" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkTmXyRd0WmX7dJvbWsdxST9g0zbmFfoz6BIDYGuFbmIqpL46B5VFaTaKAd9-sBYTZudVLsx2XceT2yb5Kr0P__Ab9wU0CPU4ZVZbRxyJXvigB3-EK9NPQYNRcUbGjfRe9_qOGIAypmeVKP_hoRyPZZopd2GaVEZ5I6vmLF4Q9uc_Bc9zTy5eefLpLvIg/w400-h189/20240104_160055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Don't have anything in the paint queue at the moment, and will be visiting family in Hawaii, including my 92 year old mom, in about a week, so probably will await my return before doing any painting or gaming. Otherwise, the holidays passed uneventfully - which is how I like it. Hope you all are doing well in the new year, and thanks for stopping by the blog.DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-14889538606535225792023-12-28T19:06:00.000-08:002023-12-28T19:07:13.541-08:00WW1/RJW Cossacks - Battle Honors<p>These Battle Honor Cossacks are the final figures to be painted for 2023. They were part of the order from Noble Knight Games along with the Old Glory stuff. They were on sale, and three packs of 4 figures each were cheaper than a bag of Old Glory Cossacks with only 10 figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4f9Cm2Vm8Y-GsIawbUJdkWwTHGqGpWp_NC9V6cG6kYhxlJPVW-eKMyfT1OW-mhA25abN9dJFX2-pqCZz4l1-rIK8Pakqo0jSA-jQjnKKib1m2Utx_n0aCDBf-DNo7pw-Y_QjemsBXa-s0XtGi_RqZvBDfeThvlVPBxiaAcd2wKbkVwx54TF41gv9cJisk/s1954/20231228_181257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1954" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4f9Cm2Vm8Y-GsIawbUJdkWwTHGqGpWp_NC9V6cG6kYhxlJPVW-eKMyfT1OW-mhA25abN9dJFX2-pqCZz4l1-rIK8Pakqo0jSA-jQjnKKib1m2Utx_n0aCDBf-DNo7pw-Y_QjemsBXa-s0XtGi_RqZvBDfeThvlVPBxiaAcd2wKbkVwx54TF41gv9cJisk/w400-h248/20231228_181257.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They're from the old Battle Honors WW1 range, but should work for Russo-Japanese War too. Painted them up as Siberian Cossacks with green coats and red shoulder straps and trouser stripes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqeJ8gXhM34nvs7-LqyzOAy9yfGwvYyrDZ3Nfjd2rXYoEQ6hnd2q5ge41neIU2RMNahDtQ1daFN3IQ7mj8otKhpM2EQ41TeAsg6GGBhjtgpQV9mrl5kJMtKIPQyvbDcQ3QcZKz0uUJ-Kp2jvR_JYl_Ao7O-dy4J-NWLVoDSy6DUL2aTNdi64A1Q6BHPp/s2112/20231228_181626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2112" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqeJ8gXhM34nvs7-LqyzOAy9yfGwvYyrDZ3Nfjd2rXYoEQ6hnd2q5ge41neIU2RMNahDtQ1daFN3IQ7mj8otKhpM2EQ41TeAsg6GGBhjtgpQV9mrl5kJMtKIPQyvbDcQ3QcZKz0uUJ-Kp2jvR_JYl_Ao7O-dy4J-NWLVoDSy6DUL2aTNdi64A1Q6BHPp/w400-h248/20231228_181626.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Nice figures - both the riders and horses. The firing poses come with arms and rifles as a separate piece, and go together without a problem.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLzhfsHAjyA4Nx2W1uQlystUFYPHvRxEivmIlY18KuKUX3kLpjOwmJgJm5JNO81NxGlWvciNJEKP89ICBzTD7P-5Aj7P-ULqd5CA1ykUSYuzNU6iEYZ2pQY5bLmb1Vv4dMflMNNOHnFYvE52vEOHw9-nnrJxQYRtJzCKpvFaFjaeolsBIUsCSnrHPYwGM/s2335/20231228_182411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="2335" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLzhfsHAjyA4Nx2W1uQlystUFYPHvRxEivmIlY18KuKUX3kLpjOwmJgJm5JNO81NxGlWvciNJEKP89ICBzTD7P-5Aj7P-ULqd5CA1ykUSYuzNU6iEYZ2pQY5bLmb1Vv4dMflMNNOHnFYvE52vEOHw9-nnrJxQYRtJzCKpvFaFjaeolsBIUsCSnrHPYwGM/w400-h216/20231228_182411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The picture below shows how well they match up with Old Glory - which makes sense as these figures are listed as 25mm. Left to right: BH, OG, BH, OG.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX2NehG2nA8E6EMl8ScxvLqBnBAEa5qNnyxtmanM8Ux41eDuQDnWzoWVVnzPJdOj_yujM_L7-lkOdxoW7TrYEfvccqi-Ob1w4S7a_RfFV59F1-gp0R3uO9sMuw-YnfKdE3p-vl-t-Vfr6grMjQ_VqZzUAtOlh-kpWzWfeMTqTTVbyGh7wya87wCb5JLho/s1789/20231228_182955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1789" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX2NehG2nA8E6EMl8ScxvLqBnBAEa5qNnyxtmanM8Ux41eDuQDnWzoWVVnzPJdOj_yujM_L7-lkOdxoW7TrYEfvccqi-Ob1w4S7a_RfFV59F1-gp0R3uO9sMuw-YnfKdE3p-vl-t-Vfr6grMjQ_VqZzUAtOlh-kpWzWfeMTqTTVbyGh7wya87wCb5JLho/w400-h229/20231228_182955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The RJW Russian army arrayed. Less figures than the Japanese, but plan to have a scenario where the Russians will be in a fortified position with the Japanese having to assault them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVpXUZkrHYnR622DrYAeb4ecdK-mvz9wWv-8RabPC3RCMitkWyvOGZ7E8gPWABSAYxAAe-ztAEmS4IJOVqFfX6OUFqNWLpNO3n6DLCbNrrnfWW-_xl6bwvJ9t5TesIlXrOeLYUnWTqGJ2quc5t8lRu2FtSdOeht2xviRRibHbo43Bfed8WgPfnrdt2YuG/s3983/20231228_184326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="3983" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVpXUZkrHYnR622DrYAeb4ecdK-mvz9wWv-8RabPC3RCMitkWyvOGZ7E8gPWABSAYxAAe-ztAEmS4IJOVqFfX6OUFqNWLpNO3n6DLCbNrrnfWW-_xl6bwvJ9t5TesIlXrOeLYUnWTqGJ2quc5t8lRu2FtSdOeht2xviRRibHbo43Bfed8WgPfnrdt2YuG/w400-h140/20231228_184326.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This will also likely be my last post for the year, so thank you all for checking out the blog throughout the year and leaving such nice comments. Wishing you all a great 2024!DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-6141513438642002932023-12-24T18:11:00.000-08:002023-12-24T19:41:53.104-08:00Old Glory Meiji IJA Infantry - And Merry Christmas!<p> Finished up the two bags of Old Glory Meiji IJA infantry - along with two Crusader commands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp0D4MvZuji5wvEhU3y5aCeqwuqGhgbuJkaqBsTzt-Fmv8Mzd8knimHJ0OPfWCTPLpOfxqkuKnq_IH71SGpt9ENh1Z4YWCAc2u2mRU_eNjhyphenhyphenz6mC69cSEokoP2RnPyfjdu-ujxouFgQrKW_ZKUqehKGwOqbRCDkQ3Kt1wQAHl6nvGRDexoxZHaZS43PJ2/s3511/20231224_174333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="3511" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp0D4MvZuji5wvEhU3y5aCeqwuqGhgbuJkaqBsTzt-Fmv8Mzd8knimHJ0OPfWCTPLpOfxqkuKnq_IH71SGpt9ENh1Z4YWCAc2u2mRU_eNjhyphenhyphenz6mC69cSEokoP2RnPyfjdu-ujxouFgQrKW_ZKUqehKGwOqbRCDkQ3Kt1wQAHl6nvGRDexoxZHaZS43PJ2/w400-h144/20231224_174333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The flag poles are topped with "chrysanthemum" disks made out of Green Stuff.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EWvttgxQ4GtCqYGiEGPxU8udKqQYvYj-swU03d6wDmh2MRUiNoHiEz_hpCHYLnBfHF1wU_u0u1mNAQfsqr1o8_-agQ_rVWGACtH-Zip0rBZuIVYgqN2ZJY9vdXOTXuR2KXs5jcnbJVrHCjyap_hu-e7S62zff4J5snMzGu7mPHzM8zggBOvHAM8euEl2/s2477/20231224_174455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2477" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EWvttgxQ4GtCqYGiEGPxU8udKqQYvYj-swU03d6wDmh2MRUiNoHiEz_hpCHYLnBfHF1wU_u0u1mNAQfsqr1o8_-agQ_rVWGACtH-Zip0rBZuIVYgqN2ZJY9vdXOTXuR2KXs5jcnbJVrHCjyap_hu-e7S62zff4J5snMzGu7mPHzM8zggBOvHAM8euEl2/w400-h254/20231224_174455.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They're grouped in units of 12-figures which can be used for The Men Who Would Be Kings, or other skirmish rules, Bolt Action included.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JFacgKQCW2Qo2RjPGSD1fN_VXkXApHEqI76JORudDis77D-1-Ax1m41L7G7qkE0BpEtvPZjTmO-p4M9mwNwgVSj_VVm1E8WSQGlHNJa1HRqzs3yv6KanEJJRTxHiITSpdWwUV0w9a5wVQLlOKoTkxYCormsiMshUeSCOBfXCEvDo-jqCFGLHOVXCKkAW/s2549/20231224_174713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="2549" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JFacgKQCW2Qo2RjPGSD1fN_VXkXApHEqI76JORudDis77D-1-Ax1m41L7G7qkE0BpEtvPZjTmO-p4M9mwNwgVSj_VVm1E8WSQGlHNJa1HRqzs3yv6KanEJJRTxHiITSpdWwUV0w9a5wVQLlOKoTkxYCormsiMshUeSCOBfXCEvDo-jqCFGLHOVXCKkAW/w400-h260/20231224_174713.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They were painted to match the infantry painted over 10 years ago. The older figures are the ones on the far right in the picture below. Also, the rest of the IJA force mustered behind them. These should be enough for an assault on Russian strongholds in and around the Yalu.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN93cVdSEXxoXa6XXQzAcz-bTA_47c3rhFr34r0l0Ma_I5b0jsUoyYB665fbBSYqCK8qksUQQ4F4yKi7z6jsx73OolrEyvVqQQpw0dPMjQkAkXeP3SZ_Ofboa3z6ZHlUYYwacqlhme9yR-hHASClNVFRHaoQZ9tp1xaDogFsGx7_auumOlMsCkG-xWYJnZ/s3893/20231224_175830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="3893" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN93cVdSEXxoXa6XXQzAcz-bTA_47c3rhFr34r0l0Ma_I5b0jsUoyYB665fbBSYqCK8qksUQQ4F4yKi7z6jsx73OolrEyvVqQQpw0dPMjQkAkXeP3SZ_Ofboa3z6ZHlUYYwacqlhme9yR-hHASClNVFRHaoQZ9tp1xaDogFsGx7_auumOlMsCkG-xWYJnZ/w400-h159/20231224_175830.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In other news, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!</div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-15618323965095238362023-12-19T20:33:00.000-08:002023-12-20T08:46:39.864-08:00Old Glory "Mexican Guns" For RJW Russians<p>Sort of a confusing title, but these are the two Old Glory guns which are only listed as "Mexican Guns" in their Pershing in Mexico range. They looked similar to the Tsuba Putilov guns, so figured I'd give them a shot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MeC_nsSftudVaX3oBmxHj7eyTKfPyN4d-6vUwyykUvTIZ-wyi2g3CW9EWulq4wmMDiiEmkgrELnAsqTHZg3do9bjYJEuUFZEGRpqa_wfbYNN-UKmd0RpmxEU3N_gBV6Pgdhv8XDyROwpdMiZNeAdxOQSvC6UsNYzj7HZd-hCfZuxvmbzmKQe4BxytTNw/s2474/20231219_195438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2474" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MeC_nsSftudVaX3oBmxHj7eyTKfPyN4d-6vUwyykUvTIZ-wyi2g3CW9EWulq4wmMDiiEmkgrELnAsqTHZg3do9bjYJEuUFZEGRpqa_wfbYNN-UKmd0RpmxEU3N_gBV6Pgdhv8XDyROwpdMiZNeAdxOQSvC6UsNYzj7HZd-hCfZuxvmbzmKQe4BxytTNw/w400-h210/20231219_195438.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The image below shows how much larger they are from the Tsuba Putilov guns.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoxRto1zbW2oK2rImSSjtqlJV8DH9Mg3gswZUKY8myUezQG7epcNa823bY3U9Fs6kOl5lcizJEkVwNz2ThWLZIV6pnGt_aSd5_yMUhN3uAQubiPV-hgzBzWyMqnc3gaG_MBIFs_n5qot4GYyrE3Krxr3zxxoa0MousqXgKvuFhW9rxQPLm1-oQRVUo99K/s1362/20231219_195619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1362" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoxRto1zbW2oK2rImSSjtqlJV8DH9Mg3gswZUKY8myUezQG7epcNa823bY3U9Fs6kOl5lcizJEkVwNz2ThWLZIV6pnGt_aSd5_yMUhN3uAQubiPV-hgzBzWyMqnc3gaG_MBIFs_n5qot4GYyrE3Krxr3zxxoa0MousqXgKvuFhW9rxQPLm1-oQRVUo99K/w400-h360/20231219_195619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A couple of my local gaming buddies suggested the Old Glory guns might be French 75mm QF field guns. They'll be part of the Russian batteries nonetheless.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R9LLjeYjSYrcYBWex7-h8EBujuuhHIQRl1Z3kQ4bzjPnx3IVZ-jCbsw4-0zH8H5G5nAw4H96w1YyBQhmnMJ_lUNGFZAapfUuxb2PNBDpXyhNoTYjTVqnvwQsCFzUOW88wanmjjQVdlspwbVDHIkNmLrsoW5mGzE7aNeSU5lCyW9e4w6oRRBnzWGo6GxA/s3601/20231219_200105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="3601" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R9LLjeYjSYrcYBWex7-h8EBujuuhHIQRl1Z3kQ4bzjPnx3IVZ-jCbsw4-0zH8H5G5nAw4H96w1YyBQhmnMJ_lUNGFZAapfUuxb2PNBDpXyhNoTYjTVqnvwQsCFzUOW88wanmjjQVdlspwbVDHIkNmLrsoW5mGzE7aNeSU5lCyW9e4w6oRRBnzWGo6GxA/w400-h135/20231219_200105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Also started on some Old Glory Meiji IJA infantry (from the Boxer Rebellion range). Also added a few command figures from Crusader Miniatures.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSPcBDy-nNCXvlg6Zzi6fC2P279aNdk4Us2oZ4P7o4rE9n5eX2-TvOTCXqk3o12144oqZRlHnPVioz210lGdXu3BL9UtG86rZlr_n7E4Mdlsz60E3FP6IUc9wgh2dQx8sfbHwTWkrcGtZDzaA9eyMR42DzoH2TUFRvuxdZpXdRqh4xuIboOLxi0DVQlTl/s3210/20231219_200518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3210" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSPcBDy-nNCXvlg6Zzi6fC2P279aNdk4Us2oZ4P7o4rE9n5eX2-TvOTCXqk3o12144oqZRlHnPVioz210lGdXu3BL9UtG86rZlr_n7E4Mdlsz60E3FP6IUc9wgh2dQx8sfbHwTWkrcGtZDzaA9eyMR42DzoH2TUFRvuxdZpXdRqh4xuIboOLxi0DVQlTl/w400-h238/20231219_200518.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Crusader guys a larger being 28mm, and the Old Glory on the larger side of 25mm. Pictured below, left to right: OG, Crusader, OG, Crusader, OG, Crusader, and Crusader.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oRgUYR205jvxTCN8-f_Ql8aa2mLCnMbI9CKeWTYWX2KdAc6LBf-wdaR4yvMqRtURADYHUbxM_YEJqC4jd-xea7oCTzRTM_I_e74qUApUAUWCi7XhXXf3auajnsnLT-EH5zM_DEcDhgnwmOWDAeOCgWh4nqIL4D7j3WMtA1INJcb6DWoiAARWmfAlC1-c/s2929/20231218_191724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="2929" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oRgUYR205jvxTCN8-f_Ql8aa2mLCnMbI9CKeWTYWX2KdAc6LBf-wdaR4yvMqRtURADYHUbxM_YEJqC4jd-xea7oCTzRTM_I_e74qUApUAUWCi7XhXXf3auajnsnLT-EH5zM_DEcDhgnwmOWDAeOCgWh4nqIL4D7j3WMtA1INJcb6DWoiAARWmfAlC1-c/w400-h135/20231218_191724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Also worked on some flags downloaded from the "1866 And All That" blog. Made a feeble attempt at adding Kanji characters to them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4kPk2V-CpMpONwmd4jE1QfBmGzNvpeJHV9xfqheAEi_R-_K9-4PkilyDEJ96X3XDcXV0322Ss0vIi3JFgjqVxZigZv1Tb0YQveRZGRCc4H1Jps2vrfuFDbpPa3XbbqzRX-JOg9-zJGggE-ALGnCNC7fblQameXTKcbuQIeKrZwrtFoOxoUiqeZ6Rc9Xe/s2290/20231211_113611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2290" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4kPk2V-CpMpONwmd4jE1QfBmGzNvpeJHV9xfqheAEi_R-_K9-4PkilyDEJ96X3XDcXV0322Ss0vIi3JFgjqVxZigZv1Tb0YQveRZGRCc4H1Jps2vrfuFDbpPa3XbbqzRX-JOg9-zJGggE-ALGnCNC7fblQameXTKcbuQIeKrZwrtFoOxoUiqeZ6Rc9Xe/s320/20231211_113611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vuRXnrpctTRnym9XxDS-gqA5MTVIzSP1NTjfHLxsderj6T3Xp1RqWEKUrGUkUrNXC58D0WBWLqq_Mnc9W6eWx_hN3sIwD_3z2MC7vawkQseW-gibDSwVc3yWoKDsry7d9vRxauZmUFvdHxuFpBFDSGuqMCr3uBGp5q2ksI05DH3iUfvp2z0HUk00MLDj/s564/b6f936a7398cfffb3ee8f6315517d310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="564" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vuRXnrpctTRnym9XxDS-gqA5MTVIzSP1NTjfHLxsderj6T3Xp1RqWEKUrGUkUrNXC58D0WBWLqq_Mnc9W6eWx_hN3sIwD_3z2MC7vawkQseW-gibDSwVc3yWoKDsry7d9vRxauZmUFvdHxuFpBFDSGuqMCr3uBGp5q2ksI05DH3iUfvp2z0HUk00MLDj/s320/b6f936a7398cfffb3ee8f6315517d310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh, and I cancelled out of the Saga game for tomorrow as we have some last minute stuff to do prior to the Christmas weekend. Until next time, wishing you all a Merry Christmas!DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-80958443175616631932023-12-18T13:16:00.000-08:002023-12-18T13:17:48.542-08:00Old Glory Meiji IJA Creusot Gun And Crews<p>Here are a few more Old Glory Meiji figures for the RJA project. These were given to me as a Christmas gift from my buddy who had sold me the Russian figures a while ago. He also included a few infantry figures too - and those will be painted up along with the two bags of Old Glory figures that should be arriving today in the mail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxXEHabkVdCtiPQAegb-b-HZuoWLQNLcS0_sNFo7mfoFlLa0TxpbiRrBJkmBXasfty4N45rFI0t1MbJD8ksyPIjrGroRyx5RrXy9Zm3Ra9bZSTsENoYxpEO4BTMj0RsGjpIzvTKy3q9YIkYfhuehiCxtFSD7VmeujBc1Ckvc_FIOzT4yBZgvJ0TF2-S5R/s1976/20231218_124003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1976" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxXEHabkVdCtiPQAegb-b-HZuoWLQNLcS0_sNFo7mfoFlLa0TxpbiRrBJkmBXasfty4N45rFI0t1MbJD8ksyPIjrGroRyx5RrXy9Zm3Ra9bZSTsENoYxpEO4BTMj0RsGjpIzvTKy3q9YIkYfhuehiCxtFSD7VmeujBc1Ckvc_FIOzT4yBZgvJ0TF2-S5R/w400-h224/20231218_124003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The crews are painted up as Imprial Guard troops - with their red uniform distinctions, along with the yellow shoulder straps for artillery troops. The two figures on separate bases will be used to beef up the Tsuba Hotchkiss machine gun teams. The Tsuba kits come with 3 figures, and both The Men Who Would Be Kings and Rebels and Patriots usually have 4 figures to support crewed weapons.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgbTuo9XIVXzE_lfAYaQmCB0GR9uZpPivttw11acDc3M3tyXgWkumo82K-NdlkHrEyU74EaUFihSEyEzjNxqooGfWQ3rLyU3e4gllhDhtuEoek8OBIqX92aLw_O0Nncbo6hzhjVFu_JnTT3OG6NY0O6tLDOp0pCCRkneUaZAKkGU6JPDt3oeZGeood8Yf/s1848/20231218_124118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1848" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgbTuo9XIVXzE_lfAYaQmCB0GR9uZpPivttw11acDc3M3tyXgWkumo82K-NdlkHrEyU74EaUFihSEyEzjNxqooGfWQ3rLyU3e4gllhDhtuEoek8OBIqX92aLw_O0Nncbo6hzhjVFu_JnTT3OG6NY0O6tLDOp0pCCRkneUaZAKkGU6JPDt3oeZGeood8Yf/w400-h211/20231218_124118.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I tried to match the color of the earlier Creusot guns painted over 10 years ago - https://wabcorner.blogspot.com/2010/03/old-glory-boxer-rising-japanese.html Used a mixture of blue, black, and white, and the result looks pretty close.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PgJMoC17Ee__gwcPbr9A_RtcEzGlK2Ztq0C4eSGp0js56OUNNVcP7x7kgh1wo8_KGZoUgrVdRI4ReP5FqSkpLNEIho5aNM-T_Gw_QK3znTDZmb9Azc44noi5ppAHYHvQ7IsecyTIL11VD5Zwm8JKls_-aNOdlNppLJoOxLUgoGFydHccpr5AYKN7JjzQ/s2636/20231218_124315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="2636" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PgJMoC17Ee__gwcPbr9A_RtcEzGlK2Ztq0C4eSGp0js56OUNNVcP7x7kgh1wo8_KGZoUgrVdRI4ReP5FqSkpLNEIho5aNM-T_Gw_QK3znTDZmb9Azc44noi5ppAHYHvQ7IsecyTIL11VD5Zwm8JKls_-aNOdlNppLJoOxLUgoGFydHccpr5AYKN7JjzQ/w400-h198/20231218_124315.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Meiji IJA now have 4 Creusot guns - 2 each Imperial Guard and Line; as well as a pair of Gatling guns. Although Gatlin guns weren't used in the RJW, they were used against Captain Nathan Algren in Dances With Samurai - https://wabcorner.blogspot.com/2015/04/dances-with-samurai-meiji-era-warfare.html<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hnSeBo51SlDXLWQJKd3USDDr5JM7A_dZy65pYcFryR0HrTKfTg_OFIJpXQLP1lsmzVjXeKRFz7QHZi92kFiiGI-UQ7PhrtPLyoObHrMOfKnj7zVR4FI2Z8b_6ynj0ggZ4tAt4JkWymVKg5Kwle-mFYlxd4w5AjQWf7Nk_WAZfzGspLSi-OZEU8SfQfI1/s1630/20231218_124616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1630" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hnSeBo51SlDXLWQJKd3USDDr5JM7A_dZy65pYcFryR0HrTKfTg_OFIJpXQLP1lsmzVjXeKRFz7QHZi92kFiiGI-UQ7PhrtPLyoObHrMOfKnj7zVR4FI2Z8b_6ynj0ggZ4tAt4JkWymVKg5Kwle-mFYlxd4w5AjQWf7Nk_WAZfzGspLSi-OZEU8SfQfI1/w400-h211/20231218_124616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Old Glory figures size up pretty nicely with the Tsuba figures. Not sure how the standing figures look as I only have these seated/kneeling Tsuba figures. Actually, the Old Glory figures look a little chunckier.<div><br /></div><div>Plan to start on the additional Old Glory IJA infantry as soon as they arrive, but also plan to be at the monthly Saga game day this week. I haven't done Saga in so long, it'll be like learning the rules again. Thanks again for stopping by, and wishing you all a Merry Christmas! Yes, it's almost that time of year again!</div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561181956134839079.post-73945362752523082122023-12-16T17:19:00.000-08:002023-12-16T20:56:02.911-08:00Christmas Dragon Rampant<p>Just got back from another Christmas Dragon Rampant game held at Bruce Meyer's place in Gig Harbor. Bruce is the owner/proprietor of Company B. The game was put together and GM'd once again by another Bruce - Bruce Smith. There were about 16 or so players, with 12 point warbands. As usual, the game devolved into two separate games on the long edges of the table. This due to folks losing track of which side's turn it was. It really didn't matter as long as the warbands stayed on that side of the battlefield. Only one player had his warband troops on both sides - he had to pay more attention to the turns. Lol!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyyNE6SEOG0UuMHKWjtBFe4bMNSYdFAlm0aPSXi9L8MMMsuCEc_VIajyBxdwzCyxXikPb09rucvh_nKj4LZdCLSLV6agESNQhdirtAiWiTsMWlHRxWz_wCDtS_9DTvEj5n9tqaC-Tn_oRLPyUN_u2K5mdv8nD1-jtXXKsnckM6XIdpFg6G2kLSo4dxSjx/s4032/20231216_122246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyyNE6SEOG0UuMHKWjtBFe4bMNSYdFAlm0aPSXi9L8MMMsuCEc_VIajyBxdwzCyxXikPb09rucvh_nKj4LZdCLSLV6agESNQhdirtAiWiTsMWlHRxWz_wCDtS_9DTvEj5n9tqaC-Tn_oRLPyUN_u2K5mdv8nD1-jtXXKsnckM6XIdpFg6G2kLSo4dxSjx/w400-h189/20231216_122246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is the side of the table my warband was on - that's them on the far left - Samurai/Ashigaru bowmen as Light Missiles upgraded to Sharpshoter, along with an Oni as a Lesser Warbeast with Spore Attack. They actually did well once they got targets in range. The Oni was killed off after multiple attacks from several enemy units. The Light Missile bowmen lasted until the very end, and this only after making suicidal attacks against a Lesser Warbeast with not only Invisibility but also Sharper Blades! spell. The first allowed him not to be targeted by ranged weapons, and the second allowed re-rolling of ALL failed Attack and Defense dice! I figured just get the game over with, and kept moving my Light Missiles towards their inevitable fate.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt3LuHx4Q4mwQGvw9uvK2kSkAQfuy_tAHw4n2DQNEnEPiTKqXkr4u7QT6RVUitlGrJCJyRZDjx0ld0ucNSN9L0oAaKs9HuYaP6ybsc7JGYA3VhlG8ukYBnKtKLQGVLDuQeUJuaU7GkTJ7QJ5_u3PViZ5RhPMXw0jaQ1hyphenhyphenwLroxySTliKfyDcBp0zZM4cK/s2902/20231216_121343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2902" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt3LuHx4Q4mwQGvw9uvK2kSkAQfuy_tAHw4n2DQNEnEPiTKqXkr4u7QT6RVUitlGrJCJyRZDjx0ld0ucNSN9L0oAaKs9HuYaP6ybsc7JGYA3VhlG8ukYBnKtKLQGVLDuQeUJuaU7GkTJ7QJ5_u3PViZ5RhPMXw0jaQ1hyphenhyphenwLroxySTliKfyDcBp0zZM4cK/w400-h263/20231216_121343.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My warband at the start of the game. Most of the bowmen are TAG, with some Curteys, and the Oni is a Reaper Bones figure.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QuGEBbgtvw9OmAPDUvmB7mdm0I74NQJwwTUpouwZdnrs3KktM_Jx179HBNiSRBGZE-3PNpQn2rDMSRcVJu_yJzZee-kUHhJ8P0z_q1ddgkHZbhELx41fkFo7Tg-ialSkOhdAXwrkanbxCfcRCayl9-r_TbL31V8lgsZ3NXWNC1DrNBmPf7rGx3gVDlSQ/s4032/20231216_122256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QuGEBbgtvw9OmAPDUvmB7mdm0I74NQJwwTUpouwZdnrs3KktM_Jx179HBNiSRBGZE-3PNpQn2rDMSRcVJu_yJzZee-kUHhJ8P0z_q1ddgkHZbhELx41fkFo7Tg-ialSkOhdAXwrkanbxCfcRCayl9-r_TbL31V8lgsZ3NXWNC1DrNBmPf7rGx3gVDlSQ/w400-h189/20231216_122256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The picture above is the other side of the table. Not really sure how it went, but they were going at too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4JUOVWrQs-BIKNdGkAJDFjqbdr3D6_xEcLSgZUmm9yU9Pw7WtcxGVHgtUyOVvuWZi7k2IbFIbxKr_9aB0x_YTDVMQZRM_9KNYiX46K4iOFqwBRvIfImojcoTvSKdv_nn7fknQVgDliSvXIIN1A5aL2oCFUQzjH8YB1LCReUa3V_usVHhBo6DtquB0vpJ/s2910/20231216_132812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2910" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4JUOVWrQs-BIKNdGkAJDFjqbdr3D6_xEcLSgZUmm9yU9Pw7WtcxGVHgtUyOVvuWZi7k2IbFIbxKr_9aB0x_YTDVMQZRM_9KNYiX46K4iOFqwBRvIfImojcoTvSKdv_nn7fknQVgDliSvXIIN1A5aL2oCFUQzjH8YB1LCReUa3V_usVHhBo6DtquB0vpJ/w400-h263/20231216_132812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Action in the center - a unit of Lesser Warbeast in combat with a Greater Warbeast.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYpq4vn_HkMTnOAK2VP35ZXwuMx4G1MTGQR3OPAabQyX0XzV1gvPdeyWYjQwr_tygO10MhfvYRRQSLTlo8qGw1oeRBro5sKTAXx1rQ-kwpewuOkjdtGkrDjAvVAsieRlsTC94qwcsU0H__hP0EXnAIA22xblrNN3vggOe0fF_sy9WpSrq509HLpbPAiT9/s2793/20231216_135352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2793" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYpq4vn_HkMTnOAK2VP35ZXwuMx4G1MTGQR3OPAabQyX0XzV1gvPdeyWYjQwr_tygO10MhfvYRRQSLTlo8qGw1oeRBro5sKTAXx1rQ-kwpewuOkjdtGkrDjAvVAsieRlsTC94qwcsU0H__hP0EXnAIA22xblrNN3vggOe0fF_sy9WpSrq509HLpbPAiT9/w400-h274/20231216_135352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>More action in the center of the table.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjSzxJhGAQTtWd5Pnxae2N-EwlcEiFwkUoOMMlRUu4snYhODm9z12uiB8vYKGXobrx_P6zytG_fEbEFoTdWDyqzKkx06ie5Yqyr1_qF5xtIHaYYarHhhWpOk9fBkBBRtpfxgBJssr-gOYoF5tORedIWw3n2pJHhYclxkHtXxNVo4-NEt5gD5oLAFJAxN/s4032/20231216_122358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajjSzxJhGAQTtWd5Pnxae2N-EwlcEiFwkUoOMMlRUu4snYhODm9z12uiB8vYKGXobrx_P6zytG_fEbEFoTdWDyqzKkx06ie5Yqyr1_qF5xtIHaYYarHhhWpOk9fBkBBRtpfxgBJssr-gOYoF5tORedIWw3n2pJHhYclxkHtXxNVo4-NEt5gD5oLAFJAxN/w400-h189/20231216_122358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The warband next to mine - hey did well in destroying an enemy warband - at the cost of only having one shattered unit left. They also blocked my warband from seeing targets for most of the early part of the game. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUP2SqSOX1564pGef-QqOo2ph8HH5sQoA-nwkL-BxqSzJhCKLfplwtWsaW72NBXYkov7hyphenhyphenL0s7VKyjMEmSEH6ZhWvR3QwEjPhWxbBbxJWlVq-yQ-wSLYI5ZOTclbhZpTnUy7EIumfctKbtGcnJzkC6RxuSfCeiXFlf4y43VwJG7L5yyLy6HeFlBGd7l0m/s3267/20231216_130407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3267" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUP2SqSOX1564pGef-QqOo2ph8HH5sQoA-nwkL-BxqSzJhCKLfplwtWsaW72NBXYkov7hyphenhyphenL0s7VKyjMEmSEH6ZhWvR3QwEjPhWxbBbxJWlVq-yQ-wSLYI5ZOTclbhZpTnUy7EIumfctKbtGcnJzkC6RxuSfCeiXFlf4y43VwJG7L5yyLy6HeFlBGd7l0m/w400-h234/20231216_130407.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Winged Hussars versus a Wendigo.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Ddma7dIfNlj78z4tBIvjUcnEaNJU87cegx43DO-KgGTYZgFHxc5JuFqLE2XCLwpA6h36DT3_OQBxyNUBDv4yNifw8PTofjAN1bvQxtzmOKeMM3-6V1DgBp1tAb_TxM4_ze32X25oHfDwO6JZtTo1U502B60Xpjavw-biPQmWMoIG0eEmroDjlHDBcow/s3300/20231216_130851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3300" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Ddma7dIfNlj78z4tBIvjUcnEaNJU87cegx43DO-KgGTYZgFHxc5JuFqLE2XCLwpA6h36DT3_OQBxyNUBDv4yNifw8PTofjAN1bvQxtzmOKeMM3-6V1DgBp1tAb_TxM4_ze32X25oHfDwO6JZtTo1U502B60Xpjavw-biPQmWMoIG0eEmroDjlHDBcow/w400-h231/20231216_130851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My warband on top of an ice mountain. They tried to target the enemy below, but the houses blocked LOS a lot. They actually came back down and move around the sides of the mountain and did well shooting at several enemy units.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkKEzK8UeBztOAoqc04TxfnxSk7s0pDlwsLDwAGZ4jzM9isPlAXhdz55_rLQpm4jmhTZ5EWDOr9wRMG0lbz0xHfHp29oNRKHZF7mJAl2uVQwd7nIV6LmAZow4xGtfZ4-y2JT-17Gp4NxisWfvHxDP_36jVyfKxjfdJ8U95uOfeDuUD-2T8HfBSaqZl64A/s3045/20231216_124808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="3045" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkKEzK8UeBztOAoqc04TxfnxSk7s0pDlwsLDwAGZ4jzM9isPlAXhdz55_rLQpm4jmhTZ5EWDOr9wRMG0lbz0xHfHp29oNRKHZF7mJAl2uVQwd7nIV6LmAZow4xGtfZ4-y2JT-17Gp4NxisWfvHxDP_36jVyfKxjfdJ8U95uOfeDuUD-2T8HfBSaqZl64A/w400-h239/20231216_124808.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>All of these figures were killed off and the two opposing warbands destroyed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A nice gathering during the holidays with all involved having a good time. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OuyczLXYU04Lqe0MdxQKufSGTU8O_j6pMkAGt-4uVCzTXA9tM4GNbictfjnweCD77I4MTEHG9ULFnppsuhHxGuBmeCpqGaZ6XKttEp5iLhQtTn289sHG9Qo3OoiK7DYg5XGdRkaGLXmzY8gLpeEqufiFrDzDYEFTjXXix4-KZ40S6i3XOfDK36s-Pa5w/s1080/FB_IMG_1702778028536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OuyczLXYU04Lqe0MdxQKufSGTU8O_j6pMkAGt-4uVCzTXA9tM4GNbictfjnweCD77I4MTEHG9ULFnppsuhHxGuBmeCpqGaZ6XKttEp5iLhQtTn289sHG9Qo3OoiK7DYg5XGdRkaGLXmzY8gLpeEqufiFrDzDYEFTjXXix4-KZ40S6i3XOfDK36s-Pa5w/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1702778028536.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYL3rogrluUPZr-8FRgmzo_vFjIyyC9lAqUmWRmRgPuo7pSPHBYJSUfepHhuVm9phzRppLmv4Q5l2rG3pf_qF2H5LM40IbLJMtt0HBWP4UOettYk1ppx8Y6SJkEqGFH40JPSHEsaSfcpMxMy4pF2YlCnK_ExsTq8UuQ_fYCiBJkBpemWrzXOFBn46En7h/s1080/FB_IMG_1702778039010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYL3rogrluUPZr-8FRgmzo_vFjIyyC9lAqUmWRmRgPuo7pSPHBYJSUfepHhuVm9phzRppLmv4Q5l2rG3pf_qF2H5LM40IbLJMtt0HBWP4UOettYk1ppx8Y6SJkEqGFH40JPSHEsaSfcpMxMy4pF2YlCnK_ExsTq8UuQ_fYCiBJkBpemWrzXOFBn46En7h/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1702778039010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>As an added bonus I was given a few more Old Glory Meiji Japanese figures as a Christmas gift. Along with the order soon arriving from Nobel Knight should make the Japanese army quite sizeable for skirmish games. Until next time, wishing you all a Merry Christmas!</div>DeanMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com14