For instance, in my reenacting, I've been made "Battalion Adjutant." Sounds like a promotion, and I suppose it is. It has a lot to do with where to place people for parade and keeping some records. The Colonel asked me to do this partially because I don't move so well with the arthritis in my knees and this would keep me in the hobby. I kiddingly tell people that I was made an officer in my unit because I can cause less damage that way. Who knows?
My dear wife cracked a rib at a reenactment a few weeks ago. I was not present because I was officiating at a wedding. She's doing better, but is still sore at times.
My ministry continues and some changes might be in the offing. I cannot be sure and I'll keep all that to myself for the time being.
Painting? Yes, I have been painting and I enjoy it! Here are some selections.
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| Based on the videos from "Black Magic Craft", I did a spike trap for possible use in D&D games. I recommend you look up and watch BMC's videos on YouTube. |
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| An odd-looking altar set for the Service. I'll add it to a ruined church Andy gifted me with. |
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| Barrels of stuff - Silver Bayonet table clutter |
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| Adding some colour to my French troop for Silver Bayonet - men of two of the Swiss Regiments in the Grand Armee. |
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| Nosferatu-style vampires for Silver Bayonet. I suppose these are vampires whose investment never paid out. |
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| From a Silver Bayonet game with my friend, Mark - the leader and the supernatural investigator from my Irish rebel warband, based on the '98 rebellion. |
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| The Table for Silver Bayonet My Irish vs. Mark's Scottish warband |
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| Some of the Irish The Mayo-man (using Highlander stats), the leader, a deserter from the Crown infantry, and the friar/investigator |
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| The Mayo-man with his two-handed axe faces off the Scots leader. |
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| The rest of the Irish - Insurgent rifleman, Junior officer, and rebel infantryman |
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| I'd been wanting to do a naval warband for a while. My local store just started to carry "Blood & Plunder" from Firelock Games. I bought a box of the ship's crew which included 16 multi-pose figures. Just the thing for Silver Bayonet! |
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| A few more naval types including a junior officer in a bicorne head that was left over from some British infantry officer in the bits-box. |
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| From a recent game at the Hamilton Road Games Group in London A game using A Fistful of Lead rules for the Wild West. Beth ran an all-female gunslinger gang, but ended up losing to two other gangs. A great set of rules that I'd recommend to anyone! |
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| Things can get busy around the corral. |
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| Some T'au "Pathfinders" with plasma carbines A while back, my son and I played a game using the FFoL Sci-fi rules for the 'Grimdark' setting. I wanted to make up my own SF warband and since I like the T'au, there you have it. More on this later. |
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| Andy and I continue our foray into the Seven Years War using Osprey's Honours of War rules. We're still learning and it gives me a chance to unlimber my Russian army for the period. |
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| A brigade of Cossacks WARNING: Don't EVER do this! Cossacks are too brittle to stand alone as a brigade. Individual regiments dancing around, messing with people's heads is great... But a brigade of them is not a good idea! |
