The one gaming opponent I cannot beat

This is my nephew Alex. We play wargames using a variety of plastic and metal soldiers from many different eras (often all mixed together!) and he ALWAYS wins. His tactics are flawless and his dice rolling is uncanny. I hope that with more practice, deeper tactical studies, and some better luck on my behalf I may yet find a way to beat this guy!

Col. Ferguson's Grave at King's Mountain

Col. Ferguson's (British/Loyalist commander) gravesite. The Patriots are said to have piled stones on his grave to make sure he stayed in the ground...

Fresh from Vacation!

Well I'm just back from vacation having gone to the beach for a few days. I also attempted to make another visit to Ft Sumter in Charleston but the weather wasn't cooporative and I missed the ferry boat out to the fort by 10 minutes! Maybe next time...

I got to see one of my favorite bands, Rush, in concert in Charlotte NC and it was a great show!

I did get to make a brief visit to the King's Mountain battlefield in upstate South Carolina. It was, as always, eerie to walk the ridgeline as it was so quiet and peaceful - so unlike the day must have been during the battle.

Back to painting and preparing for upcoming games...!!!

New ACW Rules

We recently played a new set of rules for the ACW called Guns at Gettysburg. They are based on the General de Brigade rules system and seem to work well for 25mm scale gaming. This means I will soon be busy remounting my small 25mm ACW collection for these new rules. I will try to have lots of solvent handy to unglue my fingers as I get into this project!

Painting Progress Update

Well, I had high hopes for the speed of my paintbrushes in declaring my 2008 painting goals. To my amazement I have kept pace... so far. Now to be honest, I have counted miniatures that I have had painted for me by others in my totals but they are my painted figures so I count 'em!

Some of what has been completed in 2008:

25mm Front Rank Napoleonic French Dragoons
25mm (Old) Bicorne Napoleonic French Cuirassiers
25mm Front Rank Napoleonic Polish Lancers of the Imperial Guard
15mm ACW buildings x3
25mm Middle Eastern Adobe-Style Houses x2
15mm SYW Austrian Infantry (6 Battalions)
15mm Stone Mtn Confederate Supply Train
25mm Wild West Gunfighters
25mm Mexican Peasants
25mm Napoleonic French Generals


Currently in the works:
25mm Front Rank Napoleonic French Dragoons
15mm Vauban Star Fort
25mm Wild West Gunfighters
25mm Mexican Peasants
25mm Old Glory WW1 Germans (Western Front)

A Modest Proposal

I buy miniatures. I paint miniatures. Sadly, I buy many, many, many more miniatures than I paint! My goal this year is to paint 365 25mm miniatures. Sounds easy, right? It would be simple if I weren't slow, indecisive, and easily distracted! But I am not going to let those issues stop me from reaching my goal.

The rules:
25mm Cavalry count as 2 figs
15mm Cavalry count as 1 fig
25mm Infantry count as 1 fig
15mm Infantry count as .5 fig
25mm Artillery pieces count as 2 figs
15mm Artillery pieces count as 1 fig

Boats, buildings, and everything else count as 5 figs regardless of scale!

Sounds like time to abandon full dress uniforms and go for drab plain overcoats and natives in simple garb to bulk up my painted totals!

Will you join me in taking up the challenge!

Lost Passwords

I lost my password and that makes it pretty hard to do any updates! After a bit of digging I (obviously!) have found it so my sporadic posts can resume!

Recent Napoleon in Egypt Game

Flags for NiE 2

French Flags for NiE Line Units

These flags are not very good resolution. I have not figured out how to export from Freehand in a format that keeps the resolution of the original. Any help would be welcome.