Happy Canada Day

No Summer Purchases - Day 27 - 27.6.19 and a game of To The Strongest

So last Tuesday night Dave came over for a Hundred Years War game using "To The Strongest". It was a great game using the "time is of the essence scenario" where the French lose a token at the beginning of every move after the first.

I was the English and Dave was the French, with the English winning a game that was plagued by alternating bouts of senility on either side of the table.

We have decided that game will never be spoken of again.

Next up is probably the Vimiero Hill scenario from the GDB "Wellington's Victories" book using General D'Armee Rules. I've got the table set up and just need to base 4 French limbers for it.

I've carried on painting odds and sods for my Napoleonic and TYW set ups - still haven't bought anything.

No Summer Purchases - Day 20 - 20.6.19 and Innumeracy

So I'm cracking on doing bits and bobs relating to my TYW set up and decide to set out my "finished" HYW armies for a bit of a break. There are six archer units on my English list so I set them out:

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Where's the sixth?

Still stuck on it's impetus base with the extra figures in the spares box is where it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On YouTube I often see videos mentioning that no matter how many times you calculate an order, when it comes through the letter box you always find you've cocked something up and need to order extra bits, so I suppose this is just an extension of that particular war gaming trait.

It also provides proof positive that being crap with numbers is no bar to obtaining a professional accountancy qualification.

On a more positive note - twenty (I think) days and I still haven't bought anything.

No Summer Purchases - Day 18 - 18.6.19

1. Ballasted the bases of the french spearmen and some blank spacers for the TYW movement trays.
2. Stuck some dice frames onto spacers for TYW movement trays.

No Summer Purchases - Day 17 - 17.6.19

French spearmen varnished and ready to go on bases. This is the last unit for my Hundred Years War set up, so when the bases are done I'll take some pictures of both armies and post them (if I can be bothered, which I probably can't).

No Summer Purchases - Day 16 - 16.6.19 and Split Rail Fences

I've done nothing hobby-wise for a couple of days but on a positive note I still haven't bought anything!

I'm about to start a bit more painting now, but this morning I watched these two videos:

How to make a split rail fence

Evolution of log fences

I thought they were really interesting and will inform how I go forward with my War of 1812 terrain.

The point at the end of the first video about the absurdness of the Union army's policy of only allowing troops to remove the top rail from a fence for firewood was quite amusing.

No Summer Purchases - Day 13 - 13.6.19

Drybrushed the base of Spartan hoplites and 3 bases of 6th division skirmishers.