Hello everyone!
It has been a whirlwind time for us here, new changes in focus and activity planning.
Both my wife and I have decided to run for our local council, I have joined the volunteer fire department and this has put a huge pressure on available time.
The Sarissa Precision Models terrain for 15mm that I ordered a while ago, started arriving ... there were two packages and the second one arrived ... I realized I had put the wrong post code on the order. I was concerned about the #1 of 2 arriving! This was at the end of September, so I delayed any blog post about this, I wanted to be certain all was here before writing anything.
For my UK based readers ... what sort of candy/treat is this?
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| found in the top of box #1 |
I'll hold off trying it until I start on the buildings ...
In the meantime I have been cutting bases for the troops, as my first target battle will be Bull Run, 1861.
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| I had these great 30mmx30mm bases, but they are just a bit too wide and deep for the rules system that most of the other gamers use ... |
This meant that I needed to shave 5mm off one side and 20mm off the other ...
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| I got a nice low-cost coping saw |
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| then got busy |
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| this will possibly make for some 'debris'? |
The bases are all done now.
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| the #2 box arrived ... and the concern about the post code started |
Meanwhile my son had asked me to help finish the Sisters of Battle force for him that I had started a couple of years ago ...
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| all metal sisters of battle base coated and ready for my brushes |
So the work spaces have been busy, just not with my projects. Now the painting queue is filling fast.
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| at long last! this past Thursday box #1 of 2 arrived! |
Okay, so now the buildings for ACW in 15mm, something I had envisioned in 1995, yet been unable to follow up on until recently. A full on ACW game set in 15mm, a scale I have not painted much of in the past 20 years.
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| the Antietam set includes the Dunker Church and a stone bridge |
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| a wooden bridge and some rail fencing |
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| some 'extra' rail and a flatbed car >wait< 'extra'? |
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| some houses |
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| a shack and a house |
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| a railway station, water tower and more track |
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| a full on train 4-0-0 with many cars (hence the 'extra' of the other set) |
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| and finally a couple of 15mm scale IRONCLADS not likely to be much more than a visual aid though it may be fun to come up with some PRE-Iron rules dealing with keeping these steam-powered things working! |
... and there you have it dear readers, what my past few weeks have been all about and now having troops, buildings and more to get stuck into the ACW along with my son's Sisters of Battle project.
What have you been up to in the end of summer 2022?
Also, again for my UK readers, what is the candy/treat?
