tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17936323051405243632024-03-29T07:15:38.758-05:00Toy Soldiers and Dining Room BattlesMost young boys (and some adventurous girls) play with Toy Soldiers; some never stop! I'm proud to say that I am one that never has stopped. Toy Soldiers, painting the figures, history and miniature wargaming is what this site is all about. May the God who gives encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.comBlogger1222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-44312522708344158992024-03-27T23:00:00.002-05:002024-03-27T23:00:00.194-05:00More Adventurers with Facial Hair!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxnqyodrkYOUzBrhDkAZM03EdbDVpzpqTw-Yth08Pd0sY9r7yDV7eGQembzp4yw0UbKA9UKfUuAF0bs7zQ-A6rhj50bdEcMaDrOl8PX9Y6UvuJ40IBZVU_4LD_Wt5GA4tOJ38NjMMu0vOMNMU65P3iql5wttrImyiKHdIEKoGKYBXD3Mn7GL1vcUx1Jk/s4032/IMG_8352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxnqyodrkYOUzBrhDkAZM03EdbDVpzpqTw-Yth08Pd0sY9r7yDV7eGQembzp4yw0UbKA9UKfUuAF0bs7zQ-A6rhj50bdEcMaDrOl8PX9Y6UvuJ40IBZVU_4LD_Wt5GA4tOJ38NjMMu0vOMNMU65P3iql5wttrImyiKHdIEKoGKYBXD3Mn7GL1vcUx1Jk/w640-h480/IMG_8352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>"I'm sure we can find something to do in the jungles of India!"</i></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I picked up these 3 fine gentlemen that are well endowed with Facial Hair on eBay and they are a welcome edition to my collection. I believe they are Wargames Foundry and I have not decided on their background stories yet - but I'm sure it will be interesting!</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Austrian Cuirassier:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVzbBgX5N6MGyZDeYiwXQfIERePJRGh4I30ZxPUPC55DcJ2iehwyJZG7C9UY5CI8bK9cpXk1D7SVTDRNRAN9cmugUeuVx58bnxlYfzD6M0_uzhJNEbezTaQxRKKXVxkgPEgfxT9DfRP_HBwPl-RYmM1uG7OS0xuhUrokb4Xy9WaL2EYHNlSsNleR3PKE/s4032/IMG_8359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVzbBgX5N6MGyZDeYiwXQfIERePJRGh4I30ZxPUPC55DcJ2iehwyJZG7C9UY5CI8bK9cpXk1D7SVTDRNRAN9cmugUeuVx58bnxlYfzD6M0_uzhJNEbezTaQxRKKXVxkgPEgfxT9DfRP_HBwPl-RYmM1uG7OS0xuhUrokb4Xy9WaL2EYHNlSsNleR3PKE/w640-h480/IMG_8359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have forgotten that painting individual figures that are different takes a bit longer than doing the assembly line for a uniformed unit - but I'm not complaining! I'm making progress for the Pulp campaign that will be done later this year and soon I'll be heading on to other projects.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ6sBWEWxtvK2gXPcmtwTABgEcz4KT5DOk2YxpmJ6SF8xgF7MI_7yaTKPuGRtn1gcAbKq7nzZ-jE0P4qoya0yLSRWg3oCLhdjXIC1snhYb2Zy2hyre1KT6h0qzdUn9_gTjOCqBxo9fF421FnU49zUuUtFxKIM1XcK6H1QHHlGKApOpebCOxsoWBuMl_0/s1399/IMG_3611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ6sBWEWxtvK2gXPcmtwTABgEcz4KT5DOk2YxpmJ6SF8xgF7MI_7yaTKPuGRtn1gcAbKq7nzZ-jE0P4qoya0yLSRWg3oCLhdjXIC1snhYb2Zy2hyre1KT6h0qzdUn9_gTjOCqBxo9fF421FnU49zUuUtFxKIM1XcK6H1QHHlGKApOpebCOxsoWBuMl_0/w582-h640/IMG_3611.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii89uJ8i5EstQ4ZGcCYMDBVpEdIGuBBQBw0xhfxhcUjMLXhNjr1NwrWNenzxV1YYHS3m5Z6mibG9GIOuq7XcMoCPIEH5JLj7XJaiUraQNRTfZC6ks2AUn8ULHcto8QRzG8oMbbOiXv0ZiFLq0XjY1vdKmCHRwiBIdjrSa89OgE9GZE_1txdmL-Nd709m4/s1280/IMG_3612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii89uJ8i5EstQ4ZGcCYMDBVpEdIGuBBQBw0xhfxhcUjMLXhNjr1NwrWNenzxV1YYHS3m5Z6mibG9GIOuq7XcMoCPIEH5JLj7XJaiUraQNRTfZC6ks2AUn8ULHcto8QRzG8oMbbOiXv0ZiFLq0XjY1vdKmCHRwiBIdjrSa89OgE9GZE_1txdmL-Nd709m4/w598-h640/IMG_3612.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfigSj8ichzvYxrB937wwO3YPYvyiF1Y-lCsHrB38HI2p2_c3XJUYCMcNLLbdOUaYJSc6adiMTYeB3ARSUmXmB9yBVUJ2SuwHwiOrSpkDKbCpcQyo38EvBYF3rfyKF6G-Ysla1f9BrYWu_G5yW6itRtAwAnTF3n0Vg4NjLRnd8s1IrDxIqGdV0Sf8N_s/s1833/IMG_E3584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="1562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfigSj8ichzvYxrB937wwO3YPYvyiF1Y-lCsHrB38HI2p2_c3XJUYCMcNLLbdOUaYJSc6adiMTYeB3ARSUmXmB9yBVUJ2SuwHwiOrSpkDKbCpcQyo38EvBYF3rfyKF6G-Ysla1f9BrYWu_G5yW6itRtAwAnTF3n0Vg4NjLRnd8s1IrDxIqGdV0Sf8N_s/w546-h640/IMG_E3584.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stahl Mask in his stepping out clothes. Very chic and fashionable.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoECVMXzPvmKJtVUSg0ai8g8NjQ5axEhTZ7Uc-0AuLJzu3uCGZVkwortis2lFMqhuaf78JM2LDGvKdDJghzsxx_mebGX6dE0ZL_gtwiQK0QJMhW-uOe6_KMvehMqeb2HaVjotcq1NxfGcw4u82sZVU2WZrJxBTtMO8uiQPddf0uwMxP3AQmVaVADJFTP4/s2495/IMG_E3586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2495" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoECVMXzPvmKJtVUSg0ai8g8NjQ5axEhTZ7Uc-0AuLJzu3uCGZVkwortis2lFMqhuaf78JM2LDGvKdDJghzsxx_mebGX6dE0ZL_gtwiQK0QJMhW-uOe6_KMvehMqeb2HaVjotcq1NxfGcw4u82sZVU2WZrJxBTtMO8uiQPddf0uwMxP3AQmVaVADJFTP4/w640-h564/IMG_E3586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzavT_XlMxgmHrx8qlW3e1QXFGynfUe3Coa3tM6xiHu0ncxxEFA9x95dppmGQcWrIt-HKxJnLDHvXFKkkHeOtMMSeOx0A9jaDc4EAzkphGyt8wL1cWQtm2fO633aURR8U7PlolSWCiVMkZHaR81bfEMlDVbhAUtbdWm-sEgvevtQWDAC2WmVkgQzI00_w/s2198/IMG_E3585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M4SQhdvg4xF_vM0iHR-PDjmCdWq4ljDMCgvgYdWpoirL55i_tA7foyyk8eNZ2LVw0Ige8gV4-_h_oppYQ4YOXFtUs1XMP8IvtzJv72mpA75fbIRdQemWHGmHzwwMBvvHp6Ft1OmpDk4B3HA8Sr9H0cfB-EqY-_hPhLu6ZJu8TzW6Yf7G8Dz2erHyIx0/s2463/IMG_E3592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="2463" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M4SQhdvg4xF_vM0iHR-PDjmCdWq4ljDMCgvgYdWpoirL55i_tA7foyyk8eNZ2LVw0Ige8gV4-_h_oppYQ4YOXFtUs1XMP8IvtzJv72mpA75fbIRdQemWHGmHzwwMBvvHp6Ft1OmpDk4B3HA8Sr9H0cfB-EqY-_hPhLu6ZJu8TzW6Yf7G8Dz2erHyIx0/w640-h494/IMG_E3592.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>Nick Fury and Sam.</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">From Sam's Diary: "I think I have a lead . . . a slim and unlikely lead but I'm going to follow it. After years of experience, I know not to go in alone. It was funny how I ran into an old friend in my favorite dive and even better that he was buying my favorite whiskey. It was my old friend from the war, retired Command Sergeant Major Nick Fury of the 369th Infantry Regiment, "The Harlem Hellfighters."</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZFW5iAl2ojSyQFXclMTYy49_ygZKlUMMbd1g4uIFG5azNfTHuArJCN-CcActyNzW9uyZ2xc3adPH_-ZTt2HbLLdF2gSnjcRWEG36lvYGtQQauTJrAyhq_AnavutkUmDAvVx-rayDyk4LTcUuprrzpZYPhqN9nJzHF9xLMx714nLBoGwF_fz2I1854Zc/s2112/IMG_E3594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="2112" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZFW5iAl2ojSyQFXclMTYy49_ygZKlUMMbd1g4uIFG5azNfTHuArJCN-CcActyNzW9uyZ2xc3adPH_-ZTt2HbLLdF2gSnjcRWEG36lvYGtQQauTJrAyhq_AnavutkUmDAvVx-rayDyk4LTcUuprrzpZYPhqN9nJzHF9xLMx714nLBoGwF_fz2I1854Zc/w640-h528/IMG_E3594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Unknown to Sam, Nicholas "Nick" Fury is secretly a Colonel in the United States covert unit </b><strike style="font-weight: bold;">REDACTED</strike><b>. Fury's injured left eye, though initially minimally affected by a grenade blast during The Great War, has over the years resulted in a 95% loss of vision in this eye. Despite some comments to the contrary, Fury has not had the eye removed, nor <strike>REDACTED</strike>, and he merely covers it with a cosmetic eye-patch to prevent depth perception distortion. He has explained that when needing to disguise himself, he only needs to remove the eyepatch, slip in a color lens, add some hair, as everyone always looks for a one-eyed man.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkO6pYRKopT5GsFC8_J104YU7PmIbn4hhrQFxasW8IqlOoYz8Qs22W_-w6Q_3UdeF-9T7z2pgR-z18ArRR7rYYC33HVHGgbch_A72Je2gfcgNeYe1u4Yk4koRSjmVh7PAeRzr3x-GbxncWds-4l2u4uvI7XDKfVGKsVrDB6O4ti1_1AMonQ0gaC7TxvQc/s2168/IMG_E3593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="2168" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkO6pYRKopT5GsFC8_J104YU7PmIbn4hhrQFxasW8IqlOoYz8Qs22W_-w6Q_3UdeF-9T7z2pgR-z18ArRR7rYYC33HVHGgbch_A72Je2gfcgNeYe1u4Yk4koRSjmVh7PAeRzr3x-GbxncWds-4l2u4uvI7XDKfVGKsVrDB6O4ti1_1AMonQ0gaC7TxvQc/w640-h618/IMG_E3593.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Fury is a seasoned unarmed and armed combat expert, was a heavyweight boxer in the army (during The Great War), and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu. He has further honed his unarmed combat skills sparring with <strike>REDACTED</strike>. In his special role, he is concerned about the rise and influence of certain Nazis and <strike>REDACTED, REDACTED</strike>, that may <strike>REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED</strike>.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlq2MnxpH55vmvqkQnq7C1IbM1MLdKYYM4LIik7uyDdwkvl69E85limYiuZHbl2-jttRKfsnoqdGgG5YWmQFTg4Xzv-jPT1rRkxWmt931ZaTrFL65PVJ136d05eY5I2dPdPt51wY8j4tsWHzz7wItZIc6rJXKhE8_MFO3qkudDD3t6telh-QS0sL04e4/s2221/IMG_E3611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="2221" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlq2MnxpH55vmvqkQnq7C1IbM1MLdKYYM4LIik7uyDdwkvl69E85limYiuZHbl2-jttRKfsnoqdGgG5YWmQFTg4Xzv-jPT1rRkxWmt931ZaTrFL65PVJ136d05eY5I2dPdPt51wY8j4tsWHzz7wItZIc6rJXKhE8_MFO3qkudDD3t6telh-QS0sL04e4/w640-h592/IMG_E3611.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Arch-nemesis Stahl Mask.</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Quite. Carry on."</i></b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-39796755307014998932024-03-07T00:00:00.000-06:002024-03-07T00:00:00.140-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.7: The Batman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ujQIhs04UJUgK7lpf98x5GVv8wIw5fQjOIsCihyphenhyphenQbgtYuv4JflnYlEaaZoO2bsrEgAuaAtCxUvHVjnPR_-vCyZC6u24HDJjev0CtkOYUCx082CPCuSujJiRZE9s9V8mNs5NE4-8q1EUBrOgrpo4fkUYRSEqeoujxPWiTAcPpMN8qVuLLDnz5eZ4xADk/s1835/IMG_3575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1835" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ujQIhs04UJUgK7lpf98x5GVv8wIw5fQjOIsCihyphenhyphenQbgtYuv4JflnYlEaaZoO2bsrEgAuaAtCxUvHVjnPR_-vCyZC6u24HDJjev0CtkOYUCx082CPCuSujJiRZE9s9V8mNs5NE4-8q1EUBrOgrpo4fkUYRSEqeoujxPWiTAcPpMN8qVuLLDnz5eZ4xADk/w640-h510/IMG_3575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"They think I am hiding in the night. But I am the night."</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>From Sam's Journal: "The world is getting screwier. I served in the Great War . . . and since the war, things have just changed. For the worst. We were honest detectives, and Charlie and I saw some unexplained events. But Charlies gone and there's gangs, and Nazis and a rumored megalomaniac scientist and a psychopathic clown making headlines - and some urban legend of an avenging angel dressed as a devil or a bat . . . "</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4xAW_bZjaJ0G8ipT4tnhNG6KfVWzWtGQZzthsj2IL-XN5ISYK_GI8XQmYf-mzUha8JlyVdVDhYisUR1Nb3RSevYCGSsd9XJlU74baLiA3ylYFPyio87JO7rbDQmXv2cbLI5YX0TmG3bbMCsOrx-hZJZJLwRkz11OpFb1WK8TcClyhX2kbgb5jz56TBQ/s2365/IMG_E1975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2365" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4xAW_bZjaJ0G8ipT4tnhNG6KfVWzWtGQZzthsj2IL-XN5ISYK_GI8XQmYf-mzUha8JlyVdVDhYisUR1Nb3RSevYCGSsd9XJlU74baLiA3ylYFPyio87JO7rbDQmXv2cbLI5YX0TmG3bbMCsOrx-hZJZJLwRkz11OpFb1WK8TcClyhX2kbgb5jz56TBQ/w640-h410/IMG_E1975.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">After I came up with the brilliant idea (I thought it was brilliant) to paint a figure as the Joker for our 1930's Pulp campaing "The Search for Charlie" I knew I had to come up with a 1930's figure for The Batman. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlmkiRksHo9uRGxEYRUSHkyBLvsM-3t6YtEH5qm285ZCQScQVoftiZeXHDJORZHIkCd9yqqrAX5GHUPiy7iIxpBORX1d00dEWr5QbKstdcuQBNrJjyNnmXSE_aDqqkOxSrfyPvBh_le9t4c5jvPt_Czjc8tguwAgAX6tlqWIZ-WDXF2Rb3ATa-H8MTb0/s837/IMG_3925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlmkiRksHo9uRGxEYRUSHkyBLvsM-3t6YtEH5qm285ZCQScQVoftiZeXHDJORZHIkCd9yqqrAX5GHUPiy7iIxpBORX1d00dEWr5QbKstdcuQBNrJjyNnmXSE_aDqqkOxSrfyPvBh_le9t4c5jvPt_Czjc8tguwAgAX6tlqWIZ-WDXF2Rb3ATa-H8MTb0/w362-h640/IMG_3925.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">Finding out what Batman looked like in the 1930's is easy; finding a figure is not. Then I saw a HeroClix Batman and Superman that were made for the Batman vs. Superman movie and the figure for the caped crusader was pretty close so it's conversion time!</b></div></b></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHzDbLvrb0rSdJHQgswTcIkMaT-eBUstGCRrO8jHJPgsiWDiKk8e_eaebSLDYddnP5JgeWNmMzolkK4m_eOZyaj13QKlUAo5WcBeJiJxI5AdqWYgvVU7jPY69RN7u9PCWD2452vjk-EWxqApuSCc2bxP7MKgBrMrVdL2VllLuN0uk_DBPay7iCiWOE8/s2399/IMG_E3589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="2399" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrHzDbLvrb0rSdJHQgswTcIkMaT-eBUstGCRrO8jHJPgsiWDiKk8e_eaebSLDYddnP5JgeWNmMzolkK4m_eOZyaj13QKlUAo5WcBeJiJxI5AdqWYgvVU7jPY69RN7u9PCWD2452vjk-EWxqApuSCc2bxP7MKgBrMrVdL2VllLuN0uk_DBPay7iCiWOE8/w640-h456/IMG_E3589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Mmmm . . . the Caped Crusader is tall. Of course he is! He's The Batman! Next to the HeroClix figure is a 28mm figure from Pulp figure on two bases. How to remove the base? I love the internet. Put the figure in the freezer for one hour. The base and the smaller base that the figure are on are hard plastic and it was easy to pry the small base from the bigger base and then I used by sharp hobby knife to remove the figure from the smaller base.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdcIwOHwR_UK5pvwSQQYsUCnMqJHfEXq7quqm-SULg3XubjJuEt2gXFvKKiIpOF3wgljVsC3LLglyZb6JF567M1_zwVEyrGUh5L2lgT3yAC42Prp4aaG4UQO2A2p7U8TjU7-FChukwQ5gS_KPlbSvOnZpvqY40xKbXmY9Fd17tncT5hv4_oM8FfzV2hY/s2123/IMG_E3590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2123" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdcIwOHwR_UK5pvwSQQYsUCnMqJHfEXq7quqm-SULg3XubjJuEt2gXFvKKiIpOF3wgljVsC3LLglyZb6JF567M1_zwVEyrGUh5L2lgT3yAC42Prp4aaG4UQO2A2p7U8TjU7-FChukwQ5gS_KPlbSvOnZpvqY40xKbXmY9Fd17tncT5hv4_oM8FfzV2hY/w640-h414/IMG_E3590.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>A one hour trip to the Fortress of Solitude in the Arctic.</i></b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFulxg-pyTHyKLKfLm0JbJjHCEIqHjcXlr_QzL0L-0OwssNS-x4o3a93dheXVFRrSPEjjx-TH-XtdLUIqB9KRhx7H-p2Dg3SPFx7jX2dXAoGE_n56ZJNPRZjKCQtD4XzA3gwvgW4twKZsvSxTiLOIlUpqgJviiPhNGLXTXNDJ6z98T2MfYvsclSzbhE0/s1814/IMG_3575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="1711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFulxg-pyTHyKLKfLm0JbJjHCEIqHjcXlr_QzL0L-0OwssNS-x4o3a93dheXVFRrSPEjjx-TH-XtdLUIqB9KRhx7H-p2Dg3SPFx7jX2dXAoGE_n56ZJNPRZjKCQtD4XzA3gwvgW4twKZsvSxTiLOIlUpqgJviiPhNGLXTXNDJ6z98T2MfYvsclSzbhE0/w604-h640/IMG_3575.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><i>Handy dandy hobby knife.</i></b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA4kucm2tOW4IHw62p7S5CkXzlHQVPXpWqs8aX2mejLF-tbsPBrPyqm5NxtzPTGlQtu0-ne8oNLb4_PynzTfuPYWFya4lj4EAUPWsQbKgf15hECSx0KnoYBA3h0w6fm5c4C7Ac2jdUMsFi_5UrNygtZOn-5Xmvu4TAqdyyWyJ-MfwcaDfkhY_rtHGexM/s2568/IMG_E3591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2568" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA4kucm2tOW4IHw62p7S5CkXzlHQVPXpWqs8aX2mejLF-tbsPBrPyqm5NxtzPTGlQtu0-ne8oNLb4_PynzTfuPYWFya4lj4EAUPWsQbKgf15hECSx0KnoYBA3h0w6fm5c4C7Ac2jdUMsFi_5UrNygtZOn-5Xmvu4TAqdyyWyJ-MfwcaDfkhY_rtHGexM/w640-h438/IMG_E3591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Okay that is much better. The figure is still noticeably taller - BUT HE'S THE BATMAN!</span></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzl7Mgz4egaa6g8z18TnuKucuuxwByUNR6C21kFKUC4HsYicivVSCcYVj4zCtAUr3R9G55wfJGpzTiR5mXhZpy3DSUw-U_3yIJofcj6G70ZtPMQm1MCnfRFHjvpokU1QDhYYCfCMgR2MKeiaC1iRsbw4cBT8SUK9c4JZOSJOpSYVjUJ9odfd7DGkPZsA/s2245/IMG_E3575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzl7Mgz4egaa6g8z18TnuKucuuxwByUNR6C21kFKUC4HsYicivVSCcYVj4zCtAUr3R9G55wfJGpzTiR5mXhZpy3DSUw-U_3yIJofcj6G70ZtPMQm1MCnfRFHjvpokU1QDhYYCfCMgR2MKeiaC1iRsbw4cBT8SUK9c4JZOSJOpSYVjUJ9odfd7DGkPZsA/w550-h640/IMG_E3575.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><b>Okay we are making progress. Did I mention that I got the HeroClix figures from a Used Book Store for $2.50 USD? Since the figure was already painted (yes I check the internet for ideas!) I decided no priming was needed; but, I wanted the black parts to have some texture and I needed to give the figure the classic under wear look. I used Vallejo flat white to paint the cowl, the cape, the utility belt and to give him some underwear since I was going to use Citadel Contrast Black Templar. I accidentally painted his face so his face will be repainted too.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH6uNSveAVbPaAeZ81nWBxuxdW4MMP7S3ku_aLmy8BcX9tYz7EhU6jRkBI1bmAJAyjREOSeNkS7CXrOXxXuazvwVyWKPhPHBt096NR_qAdrsbCpbM-6gR-rQ1UqCOz5-SWHJZ_dKvLlQSnjYncaBTMeudK0lS_smzFxpe4Gxlih5XVSH3susMmmGNiNc/s2263/IMG_E3581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="2263" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH6uNSveAVbPaAeZ81nWBxuxdW4MMP7S3ku_aLmy8BcX9tYz7EhU6jRkBI1bmAJAyjREOSeNkS7CXrOXxXuazvwVyWKPhPHBt096NR_qAdrsbCpbM-6gR-rQ1UqCOz5-SWHJZ_dKvLlQSnjYncaBTMeudK0lS_smzFxpe4Gxlih5XVSH3susMmmGNiNc/w640-h528/IMG_E3581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>As I memtioned the cape and cowl were painted with CC Black Templar. I painted the face with CC Darkoath Flesh and the utility belt with CC Iyanden Yellow. The eyes I used Vallejo Flat white. I wanted the main costume lighter so I did a light dry brush with Vallejo Neutral Grey. After looking at this picture I went back and cleaned up some spots. I used part of the old base on the stand to use as concrete.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEEHERvtolhxb0-t0JBgqsEm4lHkBKQwX0-cU4fe5Wudd-jMXgIwMbZ4tcIoVWFcUe0yA6r0CXFK0fEPHvCKONBkC0pkn3b4aEj5E79LOsh4A8w01JqTlrSfqSWKYEXEHmUxqKSlvfazRH5eWuzzvA_DSIBI9BngK8WqZ02o72ObiwvmRkshYMKoCT80/s1280/IMG_3652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1280" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEEHERvtolhxb0-t0JBgqsEm4lHkBKQwX0-cU4fe5Wudd-jMXgIwMbZ4tcIoVWFcUe0yA6r0CXFK0fEPHvCKONBkC0pkn3b4aEj5E79LOsh4A8w01JqTlrSfqSWKYEXEHmUxqKSlvfazRH5eWuzzvA_DSIBI9BngK8WqZ02o72ObiwvmRkshYMKoCT80/w640-h622/IMG_3652.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a touch of clean up on the cowl and we are ready to terrorize criminal elements.</i></div></i></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireAI2DYRlsXqVfzYDUw3WzINmoxI8WCU24WKe8CbsUQm1ldCIz04x3jH0C1wIYX0SHRjuse2KhqFFotvaxboXv8oIKgnr_0bUCf5aa5NCZpPJRruBPVffksa19Rh9j6pqcL0Mii9yW57CLdGeyCRXsUtUTUUKFMxRH7JUAEP4GSUcCz1oZEBu7AXVu4c/s1280/IMG_3653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1280" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireAI2DYRlsXqVfzYDUw3WzINmoxI8WCU24WKe8CbsUQm1ldCIz04x3jH0C1wIYX0SHRjuse2KhqFFotvaxboXv8oIKgnr_0bUCf5aa5NCZpPJRruBPVffksa19Rh9j6pqcL0Mii9yW57CLdGeyCRXsUtUTUUKFMxRH7JUAEP4GSUcCz1oZEBu7AXVu4c/w640-h550/IMG_3653.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><i>"</i></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Fear is a tool. When that light hits the sky, it’s not just a call. It’s a warning. For them."</i></b></span></div></div><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-41191070798171399702024-03-05T00:00:00.000-06:002024-03-05T00:00:00.130-06:00"Epic" Pike and Shotte for One Hour Wargames<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JZn8nOsd0VFzEc48hoTFa6ZSuAedlYN35v7JTdxZogXUjx5nZMPODuRhSXQ89A3sL5npzAUjQoNgxYLydK9ZXckfQwqkW1Sk6XniBr0wz1vRlMSRaHAoCQ40JXsVBPDYg00miHlzZxqwBYFlUAtvk6NWa-GNn1Tv-zMVyXNlSCBV1eYuvkrDxSGEKLo/s2344/IMG_E1997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="2344" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JZn8nOsd0VFzEc48hoTFa6ZSuAedlYN35v7JTdxZogXUjx5nZMPODuRhSXQ89A3sL5npzAUjQoNgxYLydK9ZXckfQwqkW1Sk6XniBr0wz1vRlMSRaHAoCQ40JXsVBPDYg00miHlzZxqwBYFlUAtvk6NWa-GNn1Tv-zMVyXNlSCBV1eYuvkrDxSGEKLo/w640-h526/IMG_E1997.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Okay. Yes. They came free with <i>Wargames Illustrated</i>. Talk about a gateway drug. I love the English Civil War (or the War of Three Kingdoms) and became interested in the period for gaming during my first tour in Europe. I have an extensive collection for King and Parliament in 28 mm so when the Epic Pike and Shotte came out from Warlord Games, I thought they looked cool but I was not going to start another large army for the same period, no matter how good it looked, in another scale. Then the free give away and I thought, I love One Hour Wargames and I was looking for a new period to do with the rules. Ta-Dah!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Here is a quick and simple painting guide. I painted these figures over two nights with a combined time of about 4 hours (not counting priming). For me, the smaller the scale, the lighter the colors so the unit does not look like a dark blob at gaming distance and can be distinguished from other units. Here is what I did:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>1. Prime the figures white. I decided to paint them on the sprue.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2. I used Citadel Contrast (CC) for most of the colors.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3. CC Darkoath Flesh for the skin.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>4. Clothing is CC Space Wolves Grey.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>5. The hat is CC Ultramarine Blue.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn5vah5BfG3jkRmBibjMNXS4QO_EL_uW7OG3Eya2mwppb5Z7GD-gy2scDJLAT83PgGVc6Fz2CvkgQPGZgj59nPT3sogM97aNBqA6FTFqGE1Qjscxv9OOjUZh6Wgw3UvlWHTPT5wFxRw2U4NbVg-crIZpbysbFvmTqVYYEMmdYOlICr0w-ZJQ5ip-jzYE/s1181/IMG_E1898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="925" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn5vah5BfG3jkRmBibjMNXS4QO_EL_uW7OG3Eya2mwppb5Z7GD-gy2scDJLAT83PgGVc6Fz2CvkgQPGZgj59nPT3sogM97aNBqA6FTFqGE1Qjscxv9OOjUZh6Wgw3UvlWHTPT5wFxRw2U4NbVg-crIZpbysbFvmTqVYYEMmdYOlICr0w-ZJQ5ip-jzYE/w502-h640/IMG_E1898.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>6. Paint the pikes CC Skeleton Horde.</b><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nhQJxP2fGQ8dvtIGIWwd8F5OR_KPTIKV-vtS-SmvbwY1EiP5XHX9gAgx828xaZdoo6OvlJcE05Eorb21u9eFzR-JKtV3eOLmuBqgmZl_56I_cUUwEfwUeoeRD7J4eQwj3WolnZ8aQfIa9W5qOCmlQNOO3NrTTv24EpwwdmrZh4D_8Y3JlNp7pZir5Rw/s1255/IMG_E1900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nhQJxP2fGQ8dvtIGIWwd8F5OR_KPTIKV-vtS-SmvbwY1EiP5XHX9gAgx828xaZdoo6OvlJcE05Eorb21u9eFzR-JKtV3eOLmuBqgmZl_56I_cUUwEfwUeoeRD7J4eQwj3WolnZ8aQfIa9W5qOCmlQNOO3NrTTv24EpwwdmrZh4D_8Y3JlNp7pZir5Rw/w484-h640/IMG_E1900.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>7. Straps, pouches, scabbards and anything leather use CC Snakebite Leather.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYhoHPFw_KsqPT-DIqyv98tGpbCZN0BPz7nZIDu0w7TfFx7Q4sY7XRMPWh7Qs6-5_vvXluwtNn3twOV6ov7LeKghwyUHNz9F80DoogrbvUTU-iqGwmZlNy_BkYnutpMpcVMhyphenhyphenpusUwcpqr6fg_0cB9VMScAi0l533qQIvBt6JpgZStuGMy0yEpujH2_0/s1226/IMG_E1903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="956" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYhoHPFw_KsqPT-DIqyv98tGpbCZN0BPz7nZIDu0w7TfFx7Q4sY7XRMPWh7Qs6-5_vvXluwtNn3twOV6ov7LeKghwyUHNz9F80DoogrbvUTU-iqGwmZlNy_BkYnutpMpcVMhyphenhyphenpusUwcpqr6fg_0cB9VMScAi0l533qQIvBt6JpgZStuGMy0yEpujH2_0/w500-h640/IMG_E1903.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6bNIm6HmDeF_38qXL9JmIQaZdtBXVfbnAdOx43bvhPzbs_ztbtxk6JuHJOgnbbRDP57h3Nc0ptK07w6Se_YSU9Bu0wKYxEIcp8Fm2S89BchzKizSm3nSZMLiiuQNSPUVpLbJxAnEYvwtmz98A5nldFq0utXwabzIVsGVC9RYkvC6rcn74rGkGQ2zAbg/s1383/IMG_E1904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6bNIm6HmDeF_38qXL9JmIQaZdtBXVfbnAdOx43bvhPzbs_ztbtxk6JuHJOgnbbRDP57h3Nc0ptK07w6Se_YSU9Bu0wKYxEIcp8Fm2S89BchzKizSm3nSZMLiiuQNSPUVpLbJxAnEYvwtmz98A5nldFq0utXwabzIVsGVC9RYkvC6rcn74rGkGQ2zAbg/w482-h640/IMG_E1904.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">8. I painted the blanket rolls (?) using Vallejo Flat Green, Yellow Ochre, Flat Red and the Sergeant's sash Dark Blue. The fringe on the halberd was also painted Flat Red.</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cXKP-UHT4jkJUddF2NzQKUSDB_0GaVnHNJXu20Y11TtPqnDC8jcBn-KVcQh1KZ6WNnlBJF60MjAW1Cz2gyQ5WT_cc6WHcKidmURovPgJ06lTc-HZ8Fu9Myj911K9WQJ_72SPIY3sbh2Ep-EtrsPSgIvk8SkLt59sI8dbF5eHLRXzqogGi0OqSoV2oGo/s1198/IMG_E1908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cXKP-UHT4jkJUddF2NzQKUSDB_0GaVnHNJXu20Y11TtPqnDC8jcBn-KVcQh1KZ6WNnlBJF60MjAW1Cz2gyQ5WT_cc6WHcKidmURovPgJ06lTc-HZ8Fu9Myj911K9WQJ_72SPIY3sbh2Ep-EtrsPSgIvk8SkLt59sI8dbF5eHLRXzqogGi0OqSoV2oGo/w522-h640/IMG_E1908.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u6FYSVg5d57W3u9EBTUKK88aNjFHhwwljuVim9Xigy-8PtBOUXhiuZfzgZjH5_M_ICt6D3hTsG7YEKvW0G_ChXdshvrU82sJ9FfLGVmNfKQIjMWrJOrOcT6Q030G2GmSj85qJdJGyzqImZWmsOfmIrmPM242NKHN0kicjiMreUVkYVnSRwY6OnoEJTE/s1123/IMG_E1909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="871" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4u6FYSVg5d57W3u9EBTUKK88aNjFHhwwljuVim9Xigy-8PtBOUXhiuZfzgZjH5_M_ICt6D3hTsG7YEKvW0G_ChXdshvrU82sJ9FfLGVmNfKQIjMWrJOrOcT6Q030G2GmSj85qJdJGyzqImZWmsOfmIrmPM242NKHN0kicjiMreUVkYVnSRwY6OnoEJTE/w496-h640/IMG_E1909.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>9. The arquebus and musket rest were painted with CC Gore Grunta Fur.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWaIR6jmpoLymkjQ4GvTKK-63zw-97fQEvid9JpBbHCfuSl7UCDNwWJRoM9LFLDKjQNZRZWc0zy1W8uELhZYybsWgG-i0Rm0aeGTJCpuNEmVcR9FLRhEDnia72OXVlsYlvumZdMrFxLhGxl1NS_wU02a9wPXhAznVWSMLupbnPxVB49teg0PwSx00mno/s1316/IMG_E1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1034" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWaIR6jmpoLymkjQ4GvTKK-63zw-97fQEvid9JpBbHCfuSl7UCDNwWJRoM9LFLDKjQNZRZWc0zy1W8uELhZYybsWgG-i0Rm0aeGTJCpuNEmVcR9FLRhEDnia72OXVlsYlvumZdMrFxLhGxl1NS_wU02a9wPXhAznVWSMLupbnPxVB49teg0PwSx00mno/w502-h640/IMG_E1919.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>10. The gunpowder "apostles" were painted CC Ultramarine blue. I did a second coat of the hats with CC Ultramarine Blue also to b make them darker.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RT1kJk41KC0sdVkDzvfUS_DFz4ZqAYyZHU1ro9mq1Q9IVEm1WG7yaSe2aIxook-wUS3DBMzW8gp-Z09MXgbsrb6A5d1lQM-LtimdTSvOZufQBnjLHnEKTzk8WLmur1jprB5OoCEbrT2q1u_Iadp0uJC69Qkvp3SOYfx595br_lU9FUoq_QGZd_vgssM/s1316/IMG_E1920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RT1kJk41KC0sdVkDzvfUS_DFz4ZqAYyZHU1ro9mq1Q9IVEm1WG7yaSe2aIxook-wUS3DBMzW8gp-Z09MXgbsrb6A5d1lQM-LtimdTSvOZufQBnjLHnEKTzk8WLmur1jprB5OoCEbrT2q1u_Iadp0uJC69Qkvp3SOYfx595br_lU9FUoq_QGZd_vgssM/w544-h640/IMG_E1920.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8CefdwPna4nH_Qzlw_C3-eFpTgGiJ9OTDXZ3OWEbuGn9WxZbPquweBI2A50mmppBlke_uIfjRwYH41JlohqybobC8-OqbPmdd3fj9bv4lGbRhPiggn0cymcK84own7f9bBzR3yWC0A3AYUNrRsDgw38KUgqlKA_L8BU3lV41ZzXMDqSucd9KtsBYI8g/s1591/IMG_E1921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8CefdwPna4nH_Qzlw_C3-eFpTgGiJ9OTDXZ3OWEbuGn9WxZbPquweBI2A50mmppBlke_uIfjRwYH41JlohqybobC8-OqbPmdd3fj9bv4lGbRhPiggn0cymcK84own7f9bBzR3yWC0A3AYUNrRsDgw38KUgqlKA_L8BU3lV41ZzXMDqSucd9KtsBYI8g/w550-h640/IMG_E1921.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>11. The pike heads, halberd blade and sword hilts were painted CC Black Templar. Hose was painted Vallejo Flat White and the shoes were painted with CC Black Templar. I also painted the hair various colors. I also gave the pikes a second coat of CC Skelton Horde as I noticed I had missed some spots and it ended up looking better.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnOEWzt_xeg_4a2go12UywtI60ATdXrnt4l4wvXGOhyphenhyphenwuFyfLnTAMYEkiLlJjui1Gna3gNF5fyBxnpEfmQW9OUPtNDqAIGGSRvu-EFOymYqKjIaLXo4dGJDMCF6P5RCUS1R5c03eJqAa93BKzJZCFoPt44nG1BwsXh4JMGIGtE7RRpjMh7DMCWKrJTis/s1342/IMG_E1954.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnOEWzt_xeg_4a2go12UywtI60ATdXrnt4l4wvXGOhyphenhyphenwuFyfLnTAMYEkiLlJjui1Gna3gNF5fyBxnpEfmQW9OUPtNDqAIGGSRvu-EFOymYqKjIaLXo4dGJDMCF6P5RCUS1R5c03eJqAa93BKzJZCFoPt44nG1BwsXh4JMGIGtE7RRpjMh7DMCWKrJTis/w538-h640/IMG_E1954.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3xZPO5cgV8NeMtL93MmD1Uy-Sx0iTwXKKW9N45Vl6iaAK7jFvSyNTc6ZxiSDWUaEyu0c7Rr7txSsE2f_bcvpAAWCEjqd3T4xonheZvNH14LBEv4_d3i-x60746h8LkxtuZKjDuh63xFkrVo06Wnxzv8eR7r2iPWugISNcdAjuZQyu5_ej9une_sqjzU/s1516/IMG_E1955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3xZPO5cgV8NeMtL93MmD1Uy-Sx0iTwXKKW9N45Vl6iaAK7jFvSyNTc6ZxiSDWUaEyu0c7Rr7txSsE2f_bcvpAAWCEjqd3T4xonheZvNH14LBEv4_d3i-x60746h8LkxtuZKjDuh63xFkrVo06Wnxzv8eR7r2iPWugISNcdAjuZQyu5_ej9une_sqjzU/w490-h640/IMG_E1955.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>12. Below is a cruddy picture but I attempted to make some of the blanket rolls tartan by adding some stripes. At gaming distance they look like tartan and up close they look like crap! But we are going for gaming distance. I glued the figures to a 3" x 1" wood precut base from Litko. After I glued them I realized that the back of the first rank is obscured and the front of the second rank is obscured. So . . . if you make any mistakes there, don't worry about it!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNT_CBJq_yeL1FE8_cInieJWQ7w2aMHzNuhgFdwVA-nnrQpy63ZU3jPH_GwylHhGsWTCt4Wn2R7OoqCLsGoF8v_uQczYAgNz-pw6xOvMKHEMw8LCStiEJ_tufqy3O2Gel5Va2Kc69rYCPO9hoWAL_YJpXO2K6cXxlJtx903O9grIxf1IhiC2XgVoEbBA/s1703/IMG_E1956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1703" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNT_CBJq_yeL1FE8_cInieJWQ7w2aMHzNuhgFdwVA-nnrQpy63ZU3jPH_GwylHhGsWTCt4Wn2R7OoqCLsGoF8v_uQczYAgNz-pw6xOvMKHEMw8LCStiEJ_tufqy3O2Gel5Va2Kc69rYCPO9hoWAL_YJpXO2K6cXxlJtx903O9grIxf1IhiC2XgVoEbBA/w640-h410/IMG_E1956.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>One rank of musketeers and one rank of pikes will represent one Infantry Regiment of One Hour Wargames.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV7DhrrZ3GX15O5ei3P7Hc8xILLKKHMKxpyJlketJUD-ThfPosOozVFrm84F-U34JTqhBy_vVKnJ6eEoKhK8MaocMPEYGZAirqgzqIwGgNZMnVj9P52bBGPOUm6HKDl64AVgT1h8z2XGWsDFWHyhyphenhyphenEvr8Tl1OiV0b6fxt0vyo9n6t0wmOo92IXd1Qzns/s1673/IMG_E1957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1673" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV7DhrrZ3GX15O5ei3P7Hc8xILLKKHMKxpyJlketJUD-ThfPosOozVFrm84F-U34JTqhBy_vVKnJ6eEoKhK8MaocMPEYGZAirqgzqIwGgNZMnVj9P52bBGPOUm6HKDl64AVgT1h8z2XGWsDFWHyhyphenhyphenEvr8Tl1OiV0b6fxt0vyo9n6t0wmOo92IXd1Qzns/w640-h404/IMG_E1957.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnCDtTAeT6Mpe3ytCFmPuPDwohrhUqz7sQxexUdb68HkzgLS7ZS_2ZorZG48RCQ2LeO-Jj1aryPntS2twl7jsPO0lq0foxVtI9T_5kw_mgNdv4Qx415rK_S6SBZh7ZkRfpNRBnZpbmv47Ryz10Z43B6fsHY9kh733VuqGhNtg3NKXl0qNv-Dz3qPRfi0/s1969/IMG_E1979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1969" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnCDtTAeT6Mpe3ytCFmPuPDwohrhUqz7sQxexUdb68HkzgLS7ZS_2ZorZG48RCQ2LeO-Jj1aryPntS2twl7jsPO0lq0foxVtI9T_5kw_mgNdv4Qx415rK_S6SBZh7ZkRfpNRBnZpbmv47Ryz10Z43B6fsHY9kh733VuqGhNtg3NKXl0qNv-Dz3qPRfi0/w640-h386/IMG_E1979.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>13. I put watered down white glue on the base and dipped the base in my handy dandy small sand tub.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rGhvMcsosD-tHZXFv4Sc4pjdhR-Sh2nQ8p0dA9CYmuDgVqW-vommZ48JE8qCMwliCr6cyaEjYWvmyFsG3LC6zeynjM1X5Q3t8Ti_OjFjwuNTssopR_0WoApNxOyMUDWJCw3lP_ps1cqemMftPfGRdYb_mTiSnaYptjNclqwOJ3X_WH4OuAyOEMyDajU/s1788/IMG_E1980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1788" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rGhvMcsosD-tHZXFv4Sc4pjdhR-Sh2nQ8p0dA9CYmuDgVqW-vommZ48JE8qCMwliCr6cyaEjYWvmyFsG3LC6zeynjM1X5Q3t8Ti_OjFjwuNTssopR_0WoApNxOyMUDWJCw3lP_ps1cqemMftPfGRdYb_mTiSnaYptjNclqwOJ3X_WH4OuAyOEMyDajU/w640-h380/IMG_E1980.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>14. I put splotches of watered down glue on the sand when it was dried and dipped the stand in green static grass. Doesn't look too bad and it (bragging) looks good at gaming distance.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHlMZAnbAshbayFSf2zfIP1kjWWWkOEjOt0AWfHEo0fhcjHiaxv87nNRvWvuWYZRcbLZdpUV9-lYTzqQDER8JUSjYh_yzn0Oqkzvu_wgQs-uIej302cx8sPfpoMN-4adFIGJDGQEsUTiM-jFLJ2-m0VAt4rv_aTpgL98U5oyE7wHmHXJLrt5J54bprn8/s2635/IMG_E1996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="2635" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHlMZAnbAshbayFSf2zfIP1kjWWWkOEjOt0AWfHEo0fhcjHiaxv87nNRvWvuWYZRcbLZdpUV9-lYTzqQDER8JUSjYh_yzn0Oqkzvu_wgQs-uIej302cx8sPfpoMN-4adFIGJDGQEsUTiM-jFLJ2-m0VAt4rv_aTpgL98U5oyE7wHmHXJLrt5J54bprn8/w640-h448/IMG_E1996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0jUAXFwhn3n-BRJfOG8E1AcxpCUYhAPYMDdVjTEFze7bWxjrH9adKSuCrEe0uTbhYYW-UY96XuiXpOhC1RyeVlGbtuQt7JhzFuzaOm9KILeWPdUWiwuz_iuwIZuAug5_OfKGgn-uKdF7GjNv9fM-RozGC3HPTaboituxAya1s286cXcEI8brQOnbRaQ/s2344/IMG_E1997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="2344" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0jUAXFwhn3n-BRJfOG8E1AcxpCUYhAPYMDdVjTEFze7bWxjrH9adKSuCrEe0uTbhYYW-UY96XuiXpOhC1RyeVlGbtuQt7JhzFuzaOm9KILeWPdUWiwuz_iuwIZuAug5_OfKGgn-uKdF7GjNv9fM-RozGC3HPTaboituxAya1s286cXcEI8brQOnbRaQ/w640-h526/IMG_E1997.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72Ey2HgvrZ06YhK7YQ5-JSCWBjtKAapkR5GVZbVrXSDn6FyhEj45cwAlbXz3k8ewit94uXwHwlWy2BnQe_fz8TJC8VuaZ335F9yr8_Ywbj8g1Rzpv2rzViFjCSXqFtcHbJ-rSrvGAbioBj6M7hiYn4RrHNGELJlMhJZffWVjdvzaqO2N2ZEnQ1He9CFA/s2424/IMG_E1998.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2424" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72Ey2HgvrZ06YhK7YQ5-JSCWBjtKAapkR5GVZbVrXSDn6FyhEj45cwAlbXz3k8ewit94uXwHwlWy2BnQe_fz8TJC8VuaZ335F9yr8_Ywbj8g1Rzpv2rzViFjCSXqFtcHbJ-rSrvGAbioBj6M7hiYn4RrHNGELJlMhJZffWVjdvzaqO2N2ZEnQ1He9CFA/w640-h466/IMG_E1998.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ziVLbC-NEhxokUl3o7sVYeukwag7Qm-yurcUmo8JBLULNVV7FS8giQZeKcgc81BfQoBupFiSWy03FiV1yeT1JCv6CUEte6Lz7GJ_JaX-agaxQzUcSeo3Cn8ZABs4V2DFk2PzW_aOgXhxcSOy7Vr3lN0zhQ9JAF6eZ354HPdqLy8YFl636YzH1Apq3Po/s2801/IMG_E1999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2801" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ziVLbC-NEhxokUl3o7sVYeukwag7Qm-yurcUmo8JBLULNVV7FS8giQZeKcgc81BfQoBupFiSWy03FiV1yeT1JCv6CUEte6Lz7GJ_JaX-agaxQzUcSeo3Cn8ZABs4V2DFk2PzW_aOgXhxcSOy7Vr3lN0zhQ9JAF6eZ354HPdqLy8YFl636YzH1Apq3Po/w640-h380/IMG_E1999.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>This unit was a test to see how the figures would paint and it was a success. As I have other projects in the work right now, I am going to take a pause on getting the rest of the army painted and will do them later this year.</b></p> <p></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-81642593879406000452024-02-29T07:24:00.000-06:002024-02-29T07:24:37.732-06:00Xenos Rampant<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oJ8BbH7v4wqntbdwguUDM7PHKxW5Nq9tC2JqS-5l1OiRoVv-V6KNv_e9qgFe2mdg-yxvfxquqSj__DgVXVafHweuXOa51zDANEi_YqrqE35565U7RHJRFmh-1ZgVLRg7zviaEY8i0rdvf2uqWEIQyNKaPsFY16xjy49cHBmmavp1jTX1OV4bwxjDcDM/s723/9781472852342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oJ8BbH7v4wqntbdwguUDM7PHKxW5Nq9tC2JqS-5l1OiRoVv-V6KNv_e9qgFe2mdg-yxvfxquqSj__DgVXVafHweuXOa51zDANEi_YqrqE35565U7RHJRFmh-1ZgVLRg7zviaEY8i0rdvf2uqWEIQyNKaPsFY16xjy49cHBmmavp1jTX1OV4bwxjDcDM/w502-h640/9781472852342.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Truth in advertising time: I'M A BIG DAN MERSEY FAN. Okay, now that's out of the way.</b></p><p><b>A miniature agnostic, fast playing, highly customisable Scifi skirmish wargame? Have Osprey pulled it off with Xenos Rampant? You bet your ray gun they have! Any models and miniatures, and the freedom to play with them, really is the heart of the system. It’s interesting and telling that Xenos Rampant doesn’t start with a rules section. It starts with how to build a detachment for the game, because this really is about making a system that works with anything you want to play (Including Victorian Science Fiction!).</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSPyGYXzgzBhFqn4_B06FNtejVfb-SjvEF89XbqbgSgmk86VDOYEO7Q7TV_LI0UqanEnnVPqAze2wurR14UeBPtCgSujazofG5C0xfkT8AMJ0s00R_WLfh57QQjI3urL5DeXr0hKk9PuzfdkOHiHqWo5QJ18P8l86ArvcIJwHIhDF-GICBEwhyb12yoY/s4032/IMG_2910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSPyGYXzgzBhFqn4_B06FNtejVfb-SjvEF89XbqbgSgmk86VDOYEO7Q7TV_LI0UqanEnnVPqAze2wurR14UeBPtCgSujazofG5C0xfkT8AMJ0s00R_WLfh57QQjI3urL5DeXr0hKk9PuzfdkOHiHqWo5QJ18P8l86ArvcIJwHIhDF-GICBEwhyb12yoY/w640-h480/IMG_2910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Izmaylovsky Lifeguards of the Imperial Russian Army supported by a heavy Steam Walker (</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Heavy Infantry and an Elite Infantry Walker)</i></b></span></div><p></p><p><b>Straight away if you’re aware of what Mersey and Osprey have been putting out recently, you know you’re in for a few things:</b></p><p><b>1. Great rules</b></p><p><b>2. Fast play</b></p><p><b>3. High production values</b></p><p><b>This game delivers. Mersey is the designer responsible for Lion Rampant; the medieval skirmish battle rules and with various co-writers, all the myriad solid rules that Osprey have produced using the same basic mechanics with twists. From Pikeman’s Lament for the 17th century, Dragon Rampant for fantasy, The Men Who Would be Kings for Colonial, Rebels and Patriot for warfare in North America, etc. These are Science Fiction wargame rules that deliver a 21st century wargaming experience: fast, fluid, customizable and flexible.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2B2-tGi82mtjaFsIm8WEMJ7FzTlhJe3uYCrGoNxc8GnlfgPDB0oWdJmomAberopuDwfsfA3KnzYiiW1UfZxDhvsNyRb99jbk_f995EwEVZTiUPrBWEdSGRY1jkD1HExibYgXTHDnBLEahCw3_W6dGdB3zDHpTwwPOFEgJdKJPuOPORtM7hyphenhyphenXIhKAn7o/s3780/IMG_E8231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3780" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2B2-tGi82mtjaFsIm8WEMJ7FzTlhJe3uYCrGoNxc8GnlfgPDB0oWdJmomAberopuDwfsfA3KnzYiiW1UfZxDhvsNyRb99jbk_f995EwEVZTiUPrBWEdSGRY1jkD1HExibYgXTHDnBLEahCw3_W6dGdB3zDHpTwwPOFEgJdKJPuOPORtM7hyphenhyphenXIhKAn7o/w640-h446/IMG_E8231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Are they genetically enhanced Space Marines? Or are they the Mobile Infantry of the Bug War? You get to decide.</i></b></div></b><p><b>Xenos is a miniature-agnostic skirmish wargame for science fiction settings. It could be played at 28mm in a grim dark galaxy, it could be used to cover near-future grounded combat, it could be just the rules you’ve been looking for to do the Weird War 2 campaign you’ve been thinking about, or simply to throw whatever you and a friend have to hand onto the table to crank out a fast, enjoyable and deceptively simple game. It’s got heroes and villains, vehicles, aliens, soldiers, shooting, high-tech and high-concept, explosions, psychic powers and everything you could want for your Sci-Fi skirmish, all built on a solid grounding of clear and flexible rules.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlV9sAiPfNYiqpdWxs7vdvJS5mouUfAJYPLeYD4Qsv-i7POcUHn0kOoJkDx-7M7s2uEUzsOBDmNwaUENUQo9tmxaj7qET43F3JgMxB7iW3viIJD7hcWxc2KPttMhGD7Nvnndi-Bbmhu-lVEYk5R7jwxHDXOWMe650b3ZwhhT51VsXm3Hu0M91uAMpmlM/s2530/IMG_E6761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2530" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlV9sAiPfNYiqpdWxs7vdvJS5mouUfAJYPLeYD4Qsv-i7POcUHn0kOoJkDx-7M7s2uEUzsOBDmNwaUENUQo9tmxaj7qET43F3JgMxB7iW3viIJD7hcWxc2KPttMhGD7Nvnndi-Bbmhu-lVEYk5R7jwxHDXOWMe650b3ZwhhT51VsXm3Hu0M91uAMpmlM/w640-h466/IMG_E6761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><p><b>In a full color, well produced and proof read (!!!) 192 page rulebook with great art , illustrations and miniatures throughout, you get a ruleset that’s easy to pick up and difficult to master, astonishingly broad and flexible army selection rules, a campaign system, multiple scenarios and even examples of genres and settings to let you get started exploring the game in several different ways.</b></p></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxfPgO2SJ8CbZItKys5McKBBeh_iiOPTda5_q9mR235oIUue1lN5TibhM0B345CSj3HpDi8NdL-3xbqTNF0HV51MPH_gaIMUp1qHsW6k9Vy_W_SJuzNO_8Gee2VXvQAfl6BXl8nYirS4IJIjAQn2nXfyb7QBqfPUd6FH3pZYKwt3fFd3w-N0pSYSToQM/s2048/2009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxfPgO2SJ8CbZItKys5McKBBeh_iiOPTda5_q9mR235oIUue1lN5TibhM0B345CSj3HpDi8NdL-3xbqTNF0HV51MPH_gaIMUp1qHsW6k9Vy_W_SJuzNO_8Gee2VXvQAfl6BXl8nYirS4IJIjAQn2nXfyb7QBqfPUd6FH3pZYKwt3fFd3w-N0pSYSToQM/w640-h480/2009.JPG" width="640" /></a><b><i>You can use any scale you want and you don't need to rebase. Here are my GW</i> Space Marine (<i>Now</i> Epic 40K) <i>Tyranids.</i></b></div><br /><p><b>There are two major selling points for me here: clear, clever rules and the amazing flexibility of the army building system. This is a set of rules where you can take any model you want and build it within the framework the game gives you. The possibilities are almost endless, and that is </b><b>exciting.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkwvW23DI98zSggYxHG392fKPi2owxGQpn3jblqHJKaNdP-yUsiCpXs6JCgc49RMYRcCqxP972C-iCcVWAxw5kcOhKiLXOU06gkUCy3qAEuOYvEfhlH9yTICyGS6ZT4JkcZ67AUC642Axz0oPKsPq7CkxYGNVRoBnn5YvuwVqLyx1LbvYGNALqghq0T8/s1232/P2170023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1232" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkwvW23DI98zSggYxHG392fKPi2owxGQpn3jblqHJKaNdP-yUsiCpXs6JCgc49RMYRcCqxP972C-iCcVWAxw5kcOhKiLXOU06gkUCy3qAEuOYvEfhlH9yTICyGS6ZT4JkcZ67AUC642Axz0oPKsPq7CkxYGNVRoBnn5YvuwVqLyx1LbvYGNALqghq0T8/w640-h342/P2170023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Zombie Boys night out.</i></b></div><p></p><p><b>I'm not going to go through the entire rules system of Xenos Rampant one bullet point at a time, because – for one – it’s a short, easy to understand system (only 28 pages, and that’s with lots of miniature photos on half-page display), but also to highlight a few systems that speak to the philosophy of the game as a flexible, fast play experience.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMFirjjAb55paQC4A3kmqAk6DoLFHhscoB4LM3gEpWPD1nKpivw8SbUed_cOM_Zsf1aJSOss1cz_0umOqbyhbr-sz9HQSTGgK5rQkK20OFb7qkr6k7Tuu9M3n9hEODwbbkWo45RRFXk5K63vspqAohQzI77JZqI7l9LSc4xedrNoVpWB-WYiuj9h_Z7g/s2592/IMG_E0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2592" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMFirjjAb55paQC4A3kmqAk6DoLFHhscoB4LM3gEpWPD1nKpivw8SbUed_cOM_Zsf1aJSOss1cz_0umOqbyhbr-sz9HQSTGgK5rQkK20OFb7qkr6k7Tuu9M3n9hEODwbbkWo45RRFXk5K63vspqAohQzI77JZqI7l9LSc4xedrNoVpWB-WYiuj9h_Z7g/w640-h374/IMG_E0170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><p><b>Xenos is an activation and action based system, so if you’re coming in from strict IGOUGO games like Warhammer 40k, be prepared for learning a new system that, in my opinion, makes games better. Xenos goes for a straightforward Activation test (2d6 rolled against an activation stat) mechanic, but with a clever twist. Units have several actions they can do when activated, built around a core of move, shoot and attack (melee) and additional reactive activations.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB81vPaZ2nX2Wn3_88iMkGFd2u5eMSFjG8RCY46nR2205CSCSxAKufEZOBx9JQ5yRXe1A4c6tULjFyhLGX4K5pRKjRfaPH6JLnuaL0SjsKz2ydsQ4A7nGMwplCti29VojQbSoNNwrTZnU9kC5FjFdWIEb0UvO9WfijRq6w09zg2Fz_oxAtnyRhZRNf-w/s1600/Blog%2008.27.11%20021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB81vPaZ2nX2Wn3_88iMkGFd2u5eMSFjG8RCY46nR2205CSCSxAKufEZOBx9JQ5yRXe1A4c6tULjFyhLGX4K5pRKjRfaPH6JLnuaL0SjsKz2ydsQ4A7nGMwplCti29VojQbSoNNwrTZnU9kC5FjFdWIEb0UvO9WfijRq6w09zg2Fz_oxAtnyRhZRNf-w/w640-h480/Blog%2008.27.11%20021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><p><b>The active player activates units until they fail to pass an activation test, and that failure hands over control to your opponent. Not all your units are guaranteed to activate, and that, at the most basic level, builds tension and meaningful choice into the game. You need to prioritise what you’re doing, who’s moving, or shooting, or chopping the opponent into pieces, and at any moment you could fluff that test and hand the initiative straight over to your opponent who’s been itching for revenge since you fired your first shot.</b></p></b><p></p></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpzyLgRbA7j6iWQRFRDFc6lk6bdW_sdj6t_gWMuJb-J-iTuI2j80SYuIlO1IOS9OTfnIejMbpfMXxeO-H-H9oGAFEkP4lq4uemC7RQYrDleCQECkfKSKr_7qNY_nOyQ-zXQAR_fP79XwDkHlQgSOVxfB88m7c278-UpOJyUeA1ZocqXBHh-CV34g0i7A/s2423/IMG_E0244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="2423" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpzyLgRbA7j6iWQRFRDFc6lk6bdW_sdj6t_gWMuJb-J-iTuI2j80SYuIlO1IOS9OTfnIejMbpfMXxeO-H-H9oGAFEkP4lq4uemC7RQYrDleCQECkfKSKr_7qNY_nOyQ-zXQAR_fP79XwDkHlQgSOVxfB88m7c278-UpOJyUeA1ZocqXBHh-CV34g0i7A/w640-h542/IMG_E0244.JPG" width="640" /></a><b><i>Of course you can have a sniper.</i></b></div><p></p><p><b>You get this kind of thing in a lot of games—as someone who plays a lot of historical games the test to activate system is familiar ground. Where Xenos has a clever little ripple is that each action you can take with a unit has a different activation value. Straight off the bat, that lets the game differentiate choppy units (who will easily activate for a charge and subsequent melee), shooty units (who’ll shoot easier) and mobile units. Elite units will activate easier on all three, while raw, untrained mobs of models may be difficult to activate. Elite units might even get a free activation, while some may lack the option to activate specific abilities at all. Your artillery, for example, might activate for free to shoot but will not be charging into battle.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vtFcxVrGI0psJI3yeidOeac7nHb875dznEiJNLOa2IeVnpBGYHiCVCw1vxguC9EKnOzS8gNy8ehels0_A4HSLdlh_hnDwpaW9KqA7l0GIM9fwAxHXd2fSVhyphenhyphenWrd2A7b4NCD_KCKY2KdG1aZvP5y_b1rbH6jbK-GZ5tHwZeh6SZmEhB_TYybb_RH8HUU/s640/IMG_9015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vtFcxVrGI0psJI3yeidOeac7nHb875dznEiJNLOa2IeVnpBGYHiCVCw1vxguC9EKnOzS8gNy8ehels0_A4HSLdlh_hnDwpaW9KqA7l0GIM9fwAxHXd2fSVhyphenhyphenWrd2A7b4NCD_KCKY2KdG1aZvP5y_b1rbH6jbK-GZ5tHwZeh6SZmEhB_TYybb_RH8HUU/w640-h480/IMG_9015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Yes we did have Wyatt Earp and friends fight mechanical flying monkeys, giant wolves and the Winkie Guard (snicker) with </i>Xenos Rampant.</b></div><p></p><p><b>I like this a lot. It provides very simple and very effective differentiation between units. It shows variation in expertise, inclination, unit quality or purpose quickly, subtly and intelligently in a way that is instantly understandable both to you and your opponent. It can be used to easily draw character, background and story out of your army and does so in a rules-supporting way, fluff and crunch working together to deliver a satisfying choice-filled mechanic.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkwyuZUB8xqK5a2Nhf9_3iRtHwn-w1AspvAO6IibRQQPiEZuCd3aU4neslZAqQM_NOaGbBXDyByIpmgtYhufWvwEgEukQkyqEipsjgQ8plcCdvzFuRq0APe5gE2KdCED_c0e4mLuPDSggo5UywfTkBJha1nCWojpccpWdrlRsjgH4L529dJmw2hwPNOM/s3179/IMG_E8230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="3179" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkwyuZUB8xqK5a2Nhf9_3iRtHwn-w1AspvAO6IibRQQPiEZuCd3aU4neslZAqQM_NOaGbBXDyByIpmgtYhufWvwEgEukQkyqEipsjgQ8plcCdvzFuRq0APe5gE2KdCED_c0e4mLuPDSggo5UywfTkBJha1nCWojpccpWdrlRsjgH4L529dJmw2hwPNOM/w640-h582/IMG_E8230.JPG" width="640" /></a><b><i>So you want to still use your chain sword? You can!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><b>This kind of easy to understand but deeply impactful rules design works throughout the game. Rules that could, in other systems, take up multiple pages are reduced to their essentials, streamlined for better and more effective gameplay. Units shoot, fight and lose models according to general principles, like rolling ten dice for shooting if your unit is above half strength, or unit morale being split between fine, suppressed, and fleeing off the table. Everywhere, if a rule or system adds needed complexity to support a satisfying play experience, it’s kept. Shooting is a great example: you hit by rolling your shooting value or above. You wound by comparing the number of hits to the targets armor value, with a few modifiers. DONE! Anything else that you really don’t need – like, say, rolling to hit, to wound, to save against armor and to mitigate damage all separately is removed. It’s tight and that’s a pleasurable play (and reading!) experience.</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tLkAel7Qlz3kS8LrAAk3sNw76BDYoH0la_ykXwqzzqA7xiXlE0Io89rUUSUXpHIQXmONn92W4uqsaxSzQVqKpqWelkJLF_fs2XCWelPD1tj3D6BcaCWYt_-ApT1HQR7_WLjHn5Oyq2Rk9PDm4qavlkWOHDwzHwu8bGnpvoBl1rbbyR89rCsMku5YU6g/s1600/Blog%2008.27.11%20002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tLkAel7Qlz3kS8LrAAk3sNw76BDYoH0la_ykXwqzzqA7xiXlE0Io89rUUSUXpHIQXmONn92W4uqsaxSzQVqKpqWelkJLF_fs2XCWelPD1tj3D6BcaCWYt_-ApT1HQR7_WLjHn5Oyq2Rk9PDm4qavlkWOHDwzHwu8bGnpvoBl1rbbyR89rCsMku5YU6g/w640-h480/Blog%2008.27.11%20002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><p><b>There are a plethora of unit types all built on the same basic stat lines – activation scores, courage, fighting and shooting ability, movement and armor – and the simple variation in these values gives the game it’s basic unit archetypes. The profiles cover staples like Elite Infantry, Beserkers, Giant Xenomorph monsters, hordes of chittering lesser aliens, military, zombies and civilian vehicles and transports. </b></p></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzmcCC_cP3QVebOGlx-PFc3DTOmGzcr-eZiVwd6zMxjG1mWXW8F1z7oOpCmGHy7hx2P5vVQijphyH2EpgdWAfOR8alKWX3y2mp57giUo90dd1qYgEp9J_FeKcxRBb21dqngKmaZnjuCaCHTHO_BnYxnyWPo9A1RubiruKWTglH9epiAqjnDH9aevna88/s4032/IMG_9946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="4032" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzmcCC_cP3QVebOGlx-PFc3DTOmGzcr-eZiVwd6zMxjG1mWXW8F1z7oOpCmGHy7hx2P5vVQijphyH2EpgdWAfOR8alKWX3y2mp57giUo90dd1qYgEp9J_FeKcxRBb21dqngKmaZnjuCaCHTHO_BnYxnyWPo9A1RubiruKWTglH9epiAqjnDH9aevna88/w640-h346/IMG_9946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>These Necrons could be a unit of Heavy Infantry with the Automaton rule and fight humanity in a Terminator game!</i></b></div></b><p></p><p><b>On top of those 13 basic unit types, there are 30 additional rules for infantry, 18 for vehicles and 35 “Xenos rules” representing weird and wonderful abilities. The core infantry and vehicle additional rules are things like Armor Piercing (reducing an enemies effective armour value when shooting), or Mobile (faster movement), and 30 different options, variably available to the 10 infantry archetypes, cover an awful lot of ground. You can design virtually anything you want from these – and the same goes for the three types of vehicle and the 18 vehicle options. All of these options are very simple mechanically, explicable usually in 1-3 lines of text and come with a points value as an upgrade or downgrade.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aw3bNsEfhKzVOaFgdN45RooIW6YuogBjI5BpVx1R5dWgFgJdvk-10_uHVA71eHukxWhNi4uyM_E2xz_Ian31BEUeJF1gMd4p9SKuS6cHFxCT50E-xOF8m6Dyru3inf46WFesv6E5Y8mP2-JAYvK6bax3W-iefRXSFMdlO0qR7iPgKScnnHRqXg7A9DI/s3023/Audacity%2007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="1976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aw3bNsEfhKzVOaFgdN45RooIW6YuogBjI5BpVx1R5dWgFgJdvk-10_uHVA71eHukxWhNi4uyM_E2xz_Ian31BEUeJF1gMd4p9SKuS6cHFxCT50E-xOF8m6Dyru3inf46WFesv6E5Y8mP2-JAYvK6bax3W-iefRXSFMdlO0qR7iPgKScnnHRqXg7A9DI/w418-h640/Audacity%2007.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><b style="text-align: center;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>So you want to have a flying, Victorian air ship with heroic air pirates to battle Xenomorphs? With this game you can.</i></b></div></i></b><p><b>You’d struggle to find a unit profile in a Scifi skirmish game that couldn’t be expressed through these, and if you can it’s likely that it will be found in the Xenos rules – 35 exotic and slightly more complex additional rules that really bring the weird. Xenos rules include a set of psychic powers, rules for zombies or other brittle, mindless styles, zealous crusaders, high-tech weaponry or cloaking devices, force fields, powered weapons, robots and paratroopers.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQrpDQfIqNUMiI3qayGsyXMYN7t9PdEDNhvBSb8uCZgEp6E4OJ9rqAFxUIZqQeDxiVfsas7GbcO_nQ4cjHqkFuXvxoPcqlMKM8kHiJbamIbTHuVOI9lGSWUXW3uuExbSfOOrDZNqDSuknuyM9e6xkhWIACTEJ2dGtzWWHEmHMGejSjTQxcwEN1hyphenhyphenjhAg/s4320/IMG_0380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQrpDQfIqNUMiI3qayGsyXMYN7t9PdEDNhvBSb8uCZgEp6E4OJ9rqAFxUIZqQeDxiVfsas7GbcO_nQ4cjHqkFuXvxoPcqlMKM8kHiJbamIbTHuVOI9lGSWUXW3uuExbSfOOrDZNqDSuknuyM9e6xkhWIACTEJ2dGtzWWHEmHMGejSjTQxcwEN1hyphenhyphenjhAg/w640-h480/IMG_0380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><i><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Green Martians from Barsoom? You betcha.</i></b></div></i></b><p><b>It’s a phenomenally massive range of customization that means you can put anything you like onto the field, and have it work as you’d like – and how the models portray it. It’s obviously a fantastic narrative opportunity to have the means to put whatever you want onto the field and have it backed with rules, but it’s also a great mechanical one. Every building block you need is here, with a points value, clarity on any interactions (can’t stack anti-tank and armour piercing, for example) and easily explainable to your opponent. You can go as strictly WYSIWYG as you like, or combine with the Strength point system to stick some bizarre and fanciful creations on the board.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRpiY-r8Cxa4Q-A8mxmatPS3wstCxvRt_zX_r-n5K0papfwHB5r2eH2P81RrFIUvO66Gu9EsJ2UgbMaCnwG5-7QqFwdwj39dU52eeAmCD0F_umPlHYDn1TuTWLCu2CWcQPiQ1NR2E8SfgbHSdyFbNiDsrxBNz-G1ku4bpyUFbFiMUDNHLLjcoMKRtdAM/s2048/ebay%20052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRpiY-r8Cxa4Q-A8mxmatPS3wstCxvRt_zX_r-n5K0papfwHB5r2eH2P81RrFIUvO66Gu9EsJ2UgbMaCnwG5-7QqFwdwj39dU52eeAmCD0F_umPlHYDn1TuTWLCu2CWcQPiQ1NR2E8SfgbHSdyFbNiDsrxBNz-G1ku4bpyUFbFiMUDNHLLjcoMKRtdAM/w640-h448/ebay%20052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><p><b>If I sound excited by this, it’s because I am! It’s all in service of the shining idea: a pickup, narrative or campaign game played with whatever models you want. You can tailor your force to what you want to play mechanically, thematically, aesthetically, and you could put this against a force that your opponent has done the same. Giant Mechanical Squid and it’s horde of mind-controlled civilians against Soulless Vampire Knights mounted on naked mole rats? Yep. Marines (from Space, mind you) versus Paradropping Aztec psychers? Sure. It’s not even that these forces would seem painfully generic as in many games that claim to be miniature-agnostic, because the rules back up meaningful differentiation and provide solid crunch to back it all up.</b></p></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3POlvIA9gB24CrtmCh6SPDk8mU0lYRB2GUJ_OPjE76V33ZIcYg47Fu8gUX15pkRBFXeUQXm61_s_yheSCc7jdmsltI9u-cN-hLYIiJwYNSg6d31wF7okzbaKm4sNo2Otd2XCZcuL2cdiqYn0WHRJnaoF57TNh6QewYLhLuTZS6byjRJTUNYa9bPGXwNU/s1822/IMG_E0111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1822" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3POlvIA9gB24CrtmCh6SPDk8mU0lYRB2GUJ_OPjE76V33ZIcYg47Fu8gUX15pkRBFXeUQXm61_s_yheSCc7jdmsltI9u-cN-hLYIiJwYNSg6d31wF7okzbaKm4sNo2Otd2XCZcuL2cdiqYn0WHRJnaoF57TNh6QewYLhLuTZS6byjRJTUNYa9bPGXwNU/w640-h626/IMG_E0111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>One of my Star Wars Legion commanders who has joined the ranks of Xenos Rampant.</i></b></div></b><p></p><p><b>The campaign system and the commander traits that accompany it are probably the one weaker point in an otherwise fantastic system. This isn’t where you look for a fully fleshed out, granular campaign, and that’s fine – lots of other products for that – and the campaign rules presented are light touch stuff mainly focused around improving (or eating!) your commander. The commander trait rules though are quite random, a set of d6 tables with several ok, one spectacular and one or two negative traits per, and that quite doesn’t sit right with me. As a result I'm modifying the Commander traits from two other Mersey rules: <i>Rebels and Patriots </i>and <i>The Men Who Would be Kings.</i> If you don't like this, they’re easily skipped, or house ruled like I am doing and therefore not a major issue.</b></p><p><b><u>Bottom Line</u>: Lieutenant Juan Rico, Mobile Infantry, gives this game an enthusiastic two thumbs up.</b></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-92174112836265458452024-02-26T23:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T23:00:00.136-06:00Flashback February: Photosynthesis or Why you should not play boardgames with Dad<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q3GdpYFXoL9si2XBAJflxANWnyW1KRIoCuEvSNPma3k-zSptySq5xOCCipCi3HTAlVifSyCnbTlXyjYJG30WThD3EtHHuRaEmz69NLNSFDGve0UY8AEQ_OS1rWJyiu31mjkL1bFzVfhTz-KeiDZKWNq6FditG4HzjNqHS_SIS4agVpNEhQ-SztOuz3U/s640/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q3GdpYFXoL9si2XBAJflxANWnyW1KRIoCuEvSNPma3k-zSptySq5xOCCipCi3HTAlVifSyCnbTlXyjYJG30WThD3EtHHuRaEmz69NLNSFDGve0UY8AEQ_OS1rWJyiu31mjkL1bFzVfhTz-KeiDZKWNq6FditG4HzjNqHS_SIS4agVpNEhQ-SztOuz3U/w640-h480/12.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">It's Christmas time and also time to play annual games with my sons and family. This year I was introduced to Photosynthesis. The sun shines brightly on the canopy of the forest, and the trees use this wonderful energy to grow and develop their beautiful foliage. Sow your crops wisely and the shadows of your growing trees could slow your opponents down, but don't forget that the sunrevolves around the forest. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWKEBVrmlm2yNEnsGF7BmEGiRtP7Yi6tY1OO_EOsoSAPtIrmp8byvTgv4eFhkfq4qHcnVUmdkDMcg3GXNZCrMuE_qRUxYHVmalE2R5iwYr3IzD9LUI88Nk0tNOc3ys0UJetLDu-vCYf9f0WTCXurbJJNzfDanJw-AZDieKoIjHXMecdEZqzZf9klfrA8/s246/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="246" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWKEBVrmlm2yNEnsGF7BmEGiRtP7Yi6tY1OO_EOsoSAPtIrmp8byvTgv4eFhkfq4qHcnVUmdkDMcg3GXNZCrMuE_qRUxYHVmalE2R5iwYr3IzD9LUI88Nk0tNOc3ys0UJetLDu-vCYf9f0WTCXurbJJNzfDanJw-AZDieKoIjHXMecdEZqzZf9klfrA8/w400-h398/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div>Welcome to the world of Photosynthesis, the green strategy board game! <i><u>Green strategy board game?</u></i> WHAT KIND OF COMMUNIST AL GORE PLOT IS THIS?</b></div><p></p><p><b>Now don't misunderstand me, but I liked Photosynthesis and it is a fun game. The whole idea is to grow the best forest and earn the most points doing so - but I decided it needed some new rules to make it more challenging and enjoyable.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKNarMRRf7ZbX957qKaGVsYmCK1yVa73mZ6MfI4sztF5BCdevjkJiUSRAoFSrB2n1v_DYuBab8QlTBJ47KNmo_A6dXxsPVL5nYMBC9XO3EixNAB7LLSVGHAuHEVQqXJDra7p1KCQC8scREdXR0UYaPrCLp4ubd51Z6jgjuOAw-f-eB2ozfkFMiOyCx-I/s640/02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKNarMRRf7ZbX957qKaGVsYmCK1yVa73mZ6MfI4sztF5BCdevjkJiUSRAoFSrB2n1v_DYuBab8QlTBJ47KNmo_A6dXxsPVL5nYMBC9XO3EixNAB7LLSVGHAuHEVQqXJDra7p1KCQC8scREdXR0UYaPrCLp4ubd51Z6jgjuOAw-f-eB2ozfkFMiOyCx-I/w640-h480/02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-weight: bold;"><b>To first grow a tree you must purchase a seed and then spend energy points to plant the seed. Honorable Son #3 plants a seed (CAN YOU FEEL THE TENSION?).</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeGFLOCZz7beJ7NYtyuwks5FhBOR8egney_4whR5NOPfREsP4JBU5AItUMNs4EN6xM349E6Boe273gt_HQSrB6RYPbQ-G0oTRgefO333JrXlKlX9k0MrJnov5DxouaO-Uz5g8bB71y9h6miomKwHQDFOJfvC-bRe94lo5-CAhn1JM89gXoISX6Erqr7k/s640/03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeGFLOCZz7beJ7NYtyuwks5FhBOR8egney_4whR5NOPfREsP4JBU5AItUMNs4EN6xM349E6Boe273gt_HQSrB6RYPbQ-G0oTRgefO333JrXlKlX9k0MrJnov5DxouaO-Uz5g8bB71y9h6miomKwHQDFOJfvC-bRe94lo5-CAhn1JM89gXoISX6Erqr7k/w640-h480/03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>During my turn, I immediately planted a weed on Honorable Son #3's seed so it would not get any sunlight and grow.</b></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_5H2lGccuS0bR6ZWpo2obv7FfTU56TLUYndAB8_pPaittxUGwYQR-mrgHIkxDAAp2UOZ2dMPfP2Mmrh8lApRBvgwVtiO_7dH2WwW4tygMiEzhWRqhuWK0tTLiWmUtn-4PKq7Tixh5NaX5Rm5QTFhjAp2WdiK2LIhRA5wGBmQLbJ1QVJY0lrftReo40Q/s640/04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_5H2lGccuS0bR6ZWpo2obv7FfTU56TLUYndAB8_pPaittxUGwYQR-mrgHIkxDAAp2UOZ2dMPfP2Mmrh8lApRBvgwVtiO_7dH2WwW4tygMiEzhWRqhuWK0tTLiWmUtn-4PKq7Tixh5NaX5Rm5QTFhjAp2WdiK2LIhRA5wGBmQLbJ1QVJY0lrftReo40Q/w640-h480/04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>After another turn and rotation of the Sun, I noticed Honorable Son #5's forest was growing too large for my taste so I launched some mechanical spiders to web them in a Mirkwood kind of fashion.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pCaayhHYJKjx8ncz9Bxhx2ZFvMsdU74oYtbZS0Jk7Xl9dZrXoPZJ2ojvH8d22BYmQpnURJ201cR47WcFE48Y1Bq5g8c02qmDUSjw979rFwjMoyYyAwYZ_GaYhQ6b3jNt2MH65Yot4_r2ADoiusMPSGU1vlLA5zhOkZc6hUzl-RAZMLuyvs_20fmfR0g/s640/05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZk2vYvDHYrzK3mCfI2L707TkMb9YI1mZToQQl1oYCn49ObNR3kCh4CPJXbAX2c63G2_MAFczktbX7TSO0gQyOwkhrvb1cmi65Yg3VcCyB0o5g6pAz-RQX-KjuYegO9NQ9F9Ufm-goigdXPF7POXD33R8_w1Avsf2YSURCdNCZHjSoefFlP4_FGllUSQ/s640/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZk2vYvDHYrzK3mCfI2L707TkMb9YI1mZToQQl1oYCn49ObNR3kCh4CPJXbAX2c63G2_MAFczktbX7TSO0gQyOwkhrvb1cmi65Yg3VcCyB0o5g6pAz-RQX-KjuYegO9NQ9F9Ufm-goigdXPF7POXD33R8_w1Avsf2YSURCdNCZHjSoefFlP4_FGllUSQ/w640-h480/10.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>In response I deployed Sam Spade with lit cigarette to burn down my opponents tree. “My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery.” (Mandatory Bogie quote when deploying Sam.)</b></p><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(DAMES!!!)</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyr0djJgaxSj6aSLNkDQXPGwceMKW3ft1g9EnsqGmVJgNxuUN6fg1ZmMX1mEsNwUAoY8e9UGukkTIJYZHdQZJTi1UCYuIWkVNTdopcpjzUMtcu9DC34KnrN4A9LpS9I11CLeZbZojE2ddoXnczu2Oc25lCVw1RiZW5Uajwb92Z9IrMUrYWQJLyNYG_6o/s640/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyr0djJgaxSj6aSLNkDQXPGwceMKW3ft1g9EnsqGmVJgNxuUN6fg1ZmMX1mEsNwUAoY8e9UGukkTIJYZHdQZJTi1UCYuIWkVNTdopcpjzUMtcu9DC34KnrN4A9LpS9I11CLeZbZojE2ddoXnczu2Oc25lCVw1RiZW5Uajwb92Z9IrMUrYWQJLyNYG_6o/w640-h480/12.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Later in the move, to help protect Shere Khan (AN ENDANGERED SPECIES!) I deployed The Doctor and Companion. The Doctor declared that the blue trees (belonging to Honorable Son #3) were not native to Earth, were probably alien in origin, and could not possibly thrive using photosynthesis. This almost won me the game until Honorable Son #2 pointed out that The Doctor is now a woman and needs more companions to defeat enemies (RESULTING IN A SLAP FROM HIS BEAUTIFUL BRIDE). The Doctor was voted off the island.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteI08HrtC8NsQwZlCzcospKMuZl9JlT93raMIVS7mnrkioSLsbZRzdgGP4dIZCOiSbAi7MVxoI5jPsRXEx4w7A3Aot5Rgi6JNs6jdUQ_ApvA41FmSnAQA5SJODhFsaND-HXojTCdBdmKYnIV4HI-gEBYtOuTN98GZGjmqh_IjhSlwgDd4Hx9NjiyEO14/s640/13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteI08HrtC8NsQwZlCzcospKMuZl9JlT93raMIVS7mnrkioSLsbZRzdgGP4dIZCOiSbAi7MVxoI5jPsRXEx4w7A3Aot5Rgi6JNs6jdUQ_ApvA41FmSnAQA5SJODhFsaND-HXojTCdBdmKYnIV4HI-gEBYtOuTN98GZGjmqh_IjhSlwgDd4Hx9NjiyEO14/w640-h480/13.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Allan Quartermain then arrived and shot the endangered species, losing 20 points but laughing the whole time.<br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA5XHzOIVTSzuZF-YEEWKWVBwBIRjK_C3Ys42uOiAzibSgIqh1nLP9iKrdRZZNMou2dBxT6zr4GzLLaprQ_pjLPFZUpuL8JTGmDnzMhKWxhkjXl5qQmhc8S6c2WRWuyh0GHkGs2jYjNsD-Cs97cH2X98U6g947HeVwMPLtcFDh0urzdPTJADy1Rg9p28/s640/14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA5XHzOIVTSzuZF-YEEWKWVBwBIRjK_C3Ys42uOiAzibSgIqh1nLP9iKrdRZZNMou2dBxT6zr4GzLLaprQ_pjLPFZUpuL8JTGmDnzMhKWxhkjXl5qQmhc8S6c2WRWuyh0GHkGs2jYjNsD-Cs97cH2X98U6g947HeVwMPLtcFDh0urzdPTJADy1Rg9p28/w640-h480/14.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Sam and Allen decide to work together to beat the others. (“He looked rather pleasantly, like a blonde Satan.”)</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEqnnNIN5AkaEcKpIiYoi9zltAVklIq346g-WJu7kVrQN846PCw89QGWBlHm34Sb4fwr1SKkigC9WR4GypStqmfLwxzCU8dJBz4YxbnabZFk0W9n5ok7WVNOIvRO8rVPP0UXreiy6d6Emzn9X5Sfj9wdt0RJK0AvfKFG0tTbPnwaJR9q5TS5VgJW-G44/s640/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEqnnNIN5AkaEcKpIiYoi9zltAVklIq346g-WJu7kVrQN846PCw89QGWBlHm34Sb4fwr1SKkigC9WR4GypStqmfLwxzCU8dJBz4YxbnabZFk0W9n5ok7WVNOIvRO8rVPP0UXreiy6d6Emzn9X5Sfj9wdt0RJK0AvfKFG0tTbPnwaJR9q5TS5VgJW-G44/w640-h480/15.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Suddenly Honorable Son #5 placed a lost and ancient treasure on the board and Allen Quartermain immediately went on a quest leaving the board.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvF8YozHAXg1VBsbKlk3wLR6fuT47FTYpS-KkYdACVO-Nbr2N4WFfwYolLcqC8LHN4YsxM18Nz7-1rLNp3Icfa3ETgIfqrK9yC3XUy2NgVlTBjuxfFr1cvLSTJVmjh7Co8qwcTzI1-INDufalzPgCJAaNH0ojnZIhmg2X6hx1tvVR7aWJ574UbfHgj9o/s640/16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvF8YozHAXg1VBsbKlk3wLR6fuT47FTYpS-KkYdACVO-Nbr2N4WFfwYolLcqC8LHN4YsxM18Nz7-1rLNp3Icfa3ETgIfqrK9yC3XUy2NgVlTBjuxfFr1cvLSTJVmjh7Co8qwcTzI1-INDufalzPgCJAaNH0ojnZIhmg2X6hx1tvVR7aWJ574UbfHgj9o/w640-h480/16.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b> "Listen tree, When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it.”</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPWrDiWyKKlfYVtYcpoiQWsCRiO3IKE3mPEwCvUVadzQP4TX4ljJ0V_r2Tiyt_9Skuk9HMLpsF2kx6Md0IO4yrlaAyefvjxCY0pUI7-fXRC_s_80WvBkBWIOOYk3OZ4rrm_KjQYZP3eW7Y7IECJ6a2Dm-LJGQyoJ_dd4kQmN_Sg3yQkLMqxY9GU2mhEs/s640/17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPWrDiWyKKlfYVtYcpoiQWsCRiO3IKE3mPEwCvUVadzQP4TX4ljJ0V_r2Tiyt_9Skuk9HMLpsF2kx6Md0IO4yrlaAyefvjxCY0pUI7-fXRC_s_80WvBkBWIOOYk3OZ4rrm_KjQYZP3eW7Y7IECJ6a2Dm-LJGQyoJ_dd4kQmN_Sg3yQkLMqxY9GU2mhEs/w640-h480/17.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Sam almost won the game for me, but the boys were good at countering my antics and Honorable Son #5 ended up winning the game. A free wheeling, fun time was had by all! Next time I'll use Fu Manchu!</b></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-23323274806864359472024-02-22T00:00:00.000-06:002024-02-22T00:00:00.134-06:00I am truly Humbled <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw4v0-AgxmzGMiqW84-hw0XNARu5f6YHzM01kFgvKRQWmfp6wDQgdCt_A5VOzBP9F6g2jpv2wyt-TwHg77JHaRfTuE3jUwajV2_-JDRdpzgFCj4Ooyf0I_lRedBKD94mG7FqDMyEACzn0oC4E3MMFgOvWoycg1HsDltqfe67npZzVRTsLSo8WVDVcJAY/s2532/IMG_2495.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw4v0-AgxmzGMiqW84-hw0XNARu5f6YHzM01kFgvKRQWmfp6wDQgdCt_A5VOzBP9F6g2jpv2wyt-TwHg77JHaRfTuE3jUwajV2_-JDRdpzgFCj4Ooyf0I_lRedBKD94mG7FqDMyEACzn0oC4E3MMFgOvWoycg1HsDltqfe67npZzVRTsLSo8WVDVcJAY/w296-h640/IMG_2495.png" width="296" /></a></div><b>The great Kev Dallimore commented on my figures! Figures by Copplestone.</b><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-22594779286867980432024-02-19T23:00:00.001-06:002024-02-19T23:00:00.137-06:00Flashback February: Shoot out at the Golden Nugget!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05FNXn6lxkpWFMe-0bkzcvomCoUne3FRzJaj3y50XmIO8pDT9gQhSqHpZJLtxNcuZMcRIXBXNAaTCTtD7vdMvD8WoSVXwmUmKRXu77VG27sShqlz-UO4n_ovld0RvMRlwQGUl9LxQEZJIicKsrqqJHs7kDNNARzC5FhgFs5N4f6QYB33-OMWDL5ysmhE/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05FNXn6lxkpWFMe-0bkzcvomCoUne3FRzJaj3y50XmIO8pDT9gQhSqHpZJLtxNcuZMcRIXBXNAaTCTtD7vdMvD8WoSVXwmUmKRXu77VG27sShqlz-UO4n_ovld0RvMRlwQGUl9LxQEZJIicKsrqqJHs7kDNNARzC5FhgFs5N4f6QYB33-OMWDL5ysmhE/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Time for some action in the town of Golden Nugget. As mentioned earlier, the game is going to be played with the free rules Blaze of Glory found on the Free Wargames Webpage:</b></div><div><b>http://www.freewargamesrules.co.uk . I have found this site to be an invaluable source for rules, ideas and just fun. You can also go straight to the Blaze of Glory website here: http://www.blazeofglory.org.uk/rules.htm</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Here is a description of the game rules using some material from the site:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Unlike many wargames Blaze of Glory does not have a turn system, where players alternate. It has a random turn system based on a set of cards. Each figure is allocated a number of cards relative to its level:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Level 1 0r 2 = 2 cards</b></div><div><b>Level 3 = 3 cards</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Level 4 = 4 cards</b></div><div><b>The more heroic a figure the more cards</b></div><div><b>(For our game we used regular playing cards, one color per team, with the name of the character on the cards)</b></div><div><b>The cards are shuffled and placed to one side. The top card is turned and the player controlling the figure indicated takes his turn. The figure indicated by the turned card is referred to as being Active. This has done away with a player being able to make calculations as to what might happen in a certain number of turns. It leads to a fluid, sometimes nail-biting game.</b></div><div><b>A turn consists of moving then carrying out an action like shooting, fisticuffs, standing up or seeking cover. All figures in our game were on foot and can move 4 inches. This is a normal move and will not normally affect any actions taken. A figure may move over obstacles up to 1 inch in height or width with no penalty. Obstacles over 1 inch high would require a climb test, see below. After a figure has been moved the player may decide if he wishes to attempt to move the figure further, by making a run roll. In most cases the player rolls a d6 and moves the figure the number of inches indicated by the roll. Note running can have an impact on other actions, e.g., you may shoot when running but accuracy is affected.</b></div><div><b>Characters were also allocated HERO points based on their level; this allows them to make a second run roll, avoid falling and making miraculous escapes!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Shooting is the most common way for a character to attack another in BLAZE OF GLORY. The shooting rules are intended to recreate the atmosphere of the movies and the reality of fairly inaccurate weapons being used in pressure situations, by, in many cases inexperienced individuals. Any figure within line of sight and the weapon’s range may be selected as a target. A player should, and will usually go for the closest enemy, but this is not always the case in the movies so it is not here either. Weapon ranges are revolver 12", Rifle 30", Bow 24", shotgun 8" and throwing something (the occasional bottle or knife) is 6".</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>To hit a target a player must make a successful SHOOT roll by rolling equal to or less than his Shooting value. For example, in our game, Sheriff Dillon had a shooting value of 6, which is really good. As with all tests the S value can be affected by various conditions so before making a roll the player must refer to the following modifiers and apply any/all relevant ones.</b></div><div><b>The other factors used are Fisticuffs (self-explanatory), Reflexes (comes in handy when diving through windows!) and Nerves (will he run or will he stay?). In addition there special skills which can give your character a unique flavor and advantages: sharpshooter, dodge and weave, and nerves of steel to name a few.</b></div><div><b>This was Sheriff Dillon's breakdown:</b></div><div><b>Shooting:6</b></div><div><b>Fisticuffs:4</b></div><div><b>Reflexes:4 Nerves:4</b></div><div><b>Hero Points: 8</b></div><div><b>Special skills: Sharpshooter, True Grit and Pugilist (for details, see the rules at the link)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>ON WITH THE GAME!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVcSO89x0UaIzfUnpRQMB0OS45_fRwcz2cqF1N8DlazbgGoEsIkRMVM6mA83jG_97vGAGNcKFFgA2442Hy4cf4DOtVRChchVV_qpLoyFBMTE_J4bid9OM0L-HbcEpuYK2MdGXBsY_2oAHrs12VwInTDgDnLiC0-wPqreI-i9pLTisA_iX6Ce-vQana2g/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVcSO89x0UaIzfUnpRQMB0OS45_fRwcz2cqF1N8DlazbgGoEsIkRMVM6mA83jG_97vGAGNcKFFgA2442Hy4cf4DOtVRChchVV_qpLoyFBMTE_J4bid9OM0L-HbcEpuYK2MdGXBsY_2oAHrs12VwInTDgDnLiC0-wPqreI-i9pLTisA_iX6Ce-vQana2g/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>From left to right: El Dorado Jo, Reb and Curly Joe.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Leading the forces of good (Honorable Son #5) is Sherrif Dillon accompanied by his posse.</b></div><div><b>I of course will lead El Dorado Jo's ruthless gang of bank robbing, horse thieving and Bible stealing desperados. El Dorado's gang quickly steals several bags of gold from the McLaren mine.</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiqIRig2vjf2rCXv5Rra9-RdcFa6glP4su1alSFe75dYMnplxu1ix-7IMgMD87h3Aytmuk_OsxDyuYReiRqo4OswOVgZUaS4gWssHSmULTJcjB83WQKviBEuF21UhtBCTrMQSWkVqa3kr0phxcoDMh0hcW3umSqC_G1aDKRDQ2v-B1fnnytFcmil5x-Q/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiqIRig2vjf2rCXv5Rra9-RdcFa6glP4su1alSFe75dYMnplxu1ix-7IMgMD87h3Aytmuk_OsxDyuYReiRqo4OswOVgZUaS4gWssHSmULTJcjB83WQKviBEuF21UhtBCTrMQSWkVqa3kr0phxcoDMh0hcW3umSqC_G1aDKRDQ2v-B1fnnytFcmil5x-Q/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Sheriff</i></b></span><b><i> Dillon and Deputy Bill just happen to be nearby and yell at the villains to stop.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Deputy Bill yells "Stop you villains!" Well . . . that didn't really happen. The ole deputy is a bit trigger happy and just started shooting.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The villains reply with gun fire and force the Sherrif and his loyal deputy to take cover. Meanwhile, from on top of the Sherrif's office, Mr. Davy and Mr. Dynamite, loyal employees of McLaren's mine, open fire on the villains forcing Curly Joe and Reb to take cover near the mine's entrance. El Dorado Jo and Joe Mudd move to better positions to cover Curly Joe and Reb. As Deputy Bill peers above a log, Jose Chavez, who had been hiding on the high ground beside the mine, aims his Winchester rifle and drops Deputy Bill in his tracks!</b></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYm6aRqpwTvjrI2PXRNEVAjj0tI_RU60rYGKl6H1Plxj7vXMKoTHLNBRBlxoZ6Xr6ws4JhXEwDwAfMJ21srqeY1wcFKMJ6oEx7czOOXgD3MWq6JJmtVohkY0aOT2R7V0De9LTcpTEs2upWCfb-onYdQjcMruKmPubvT8CjkocBPfrX2_pyKBjjuCBxLM/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYm6aRqpwTvjrI2PXRNEVAjj0tI_RU60rYGKl6H1Plxj7vXMKoTHLNBRBlxoZ6Xr6ws4JhXEwDwAfMJ21srqeY1wcFKMJ6oEx7czOOXgD3MWq6JJmtVohkY0aOT2R7V0De9LTcpTEs2upWCfb-onYdQjcMruKmPubvT8CjkocBPfrX2_pyKBjjuCBxLM/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Jose Chavez: Loyal minion and right hand man of El Dorado Jo.</i></b></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KhBlci16vXnIyzaLEm8kAtwWFk-xVf9b-MGLGM77Cny5pu9zuKG83Bko5hNSt-T2f3jRoQ6l3mChyYBVajI9TdLr8O4Vbxa2GJLs7rDBwY8jbuCu-mjedldJvUUiEZqZN66w9WhSgdc46G-uVWIgIiYQyLhIbYh3DIwUOIhP5vTzGZmyMAhKoiaC-J0/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KhBlci16vXnIyzaLEm8kAtwWFk-xVf9b-MGLGM77Cny5pu9zuKG83Bko5hNSt-T2f3jRoQ6l3mChyYBVajI9TdLr8O4Vbxa2GJLs7rDBwY8jbuCu-mjedldJvUUiEZqZN66w9WhSgdc46G-uVWIgIiYQyLhIbYh3DIwUOIhP5vTzGZmyMAhKoiaC-J0/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><i>Score 1 for the Bad guys (BWAH HAH HAH!). Deputy Bill is on his back to show that he has been wounded.</i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><div>Sherriff Dillon, dismayed at seeing his long time companion fall, raises his rifle and plugs El Dorado Jo! Not only did he hit him, he nailed him dead. Now . . . here's where some gaming came in. I knew my minions Curly Joe and Reb might run away if they saw there boss lying in the dirt with a bullet in him. So I used one of El Dorado's "hero points" to make a roll to avoid his untimely demise early in the game. The roll was successful and the bullet was deflected off of El Dorado's whiskey flask adding more to the legend and mystique of El Dorado Jo!</div><div><br /></div><div>As the bad guys dash to the bridge over Snake Creek, the rest of Sherriff Dillon's posse springs into action. Both Ranger Joe (intrepid mountain man) and Deputy Soap are in the Golden Nugget Saloon. They both decide to climb a ladder to the top of the saloon to get a better shot at El Dorado Jo's gang. Unfortunately, it appears Deputy Soap might have been partaking too much in the saloon prior to the shoot-out and he stumbles and falls off the ladder. Deputy Soap will remain there for the rest of the game, much to the disgust of Honorable Son #5.</div></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsaPnQroVfNcU8JguOWg4xXnl_1t7l8cItUwYNWo1YjCQW7tWxCiSeAt7N3xBDm8GFel4UGV-CbebHnsVQeA9bkyD1RC4zsY4g9ZRpJIXCG5bKZFdBN6ksl0Y_r26ho21_mO1Ny7I0LGz_c5GGbcQcOYhanuHJN6FSMQfpuLHeNhoZxNY9dYPanREnX8/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsaPnQroVfNcU8JguOWg4xXnl_1t7l8cItUwYNWo1YjCQW7tWxCiSeAt7N3xBDm8GFel4UGV-CbebHnsVQeA9bkyD1RC4zsY4g9ZRpJIXCG5bKZFdBN6ksl0Y_r26ho21_mO1Ny7I0LGz_c5GGbcQcOYhanuHJN6FSMQfpuLHeNhoZxNY9dYPanREnX8/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Ouch!!!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Meanwhile, Mr. Dynamite nails Reb and in the best tradition of Hollywood, falls into a hand cart filled with water.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZ-O1U3fx3-QRnfg7tnb3BEpF2JzNEymrDcBYAq9a0cj77oQrOpFuvUcGFtxqmiUSUGJ_S5-D2Rz9q17Cg5mQmiebhW-9SJp48u_-2_wvwx59Afw__8bVR4Nuzfleiv54XT5wrdqdo4sylv6FogV1ycyAiHbI05qY7itf-u8M5rGJ4teae8qhzglWEe4/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZ-O1U3fx3-QRnfg7tnb3BEpF2JzNEymrDcBYAq9a0cj77oQrOpFuvUcGFtxqmiUSUGJ_S5-D2Rz9q17Cg5mQmiebhW-9SJp48u_-2_wvwx59Afw__8bVR4Nuzfleiv54XT5wrdqdo4sylv6FogV1ycyAiHbI05qY7itf-u8M5rGJ4teae8qhzglWEe4/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Splash!!!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Reb will recover ("It was only a flesh wound!") as the lure of the gold keeps him going.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>El Dorado Jo decides to make a dash for it and dodges and weaves as bullets pepper the dirt around him. At one time he pretends to be hit, only to jump up and shoot and wound Mr. Dynamite. Sherriff Dillon, pinned down by fire, continues to crawl to the left trying to get a drop on the villains. As the villains make it to the bridge, Ranger Joe starts to fire and hits and wounds Joe Mudd - putting him out of the game.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Jose Chavez continues to fire accurate long range fire, keeping the heads of the good guys down. He knows that the plan is not for him to go through town but to meet up with his boss later. As the bushwhackers cross the bridge, the intrepid Deputy Bill, bandage and all, jumps up from his cover and with rifle a blazing, drops Reb in his tracks and makes Curly Joe dive for cover.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciexHfA-iQmjkDnobpEhDzEe8psIiPrrR7qmuVNykvZU9Dexg9Un9RGyBr1zwaEXNmJ3Hedc3CgB-aOpXt7JvCHuEfNOjC6yGBZjxteCoXU0iaKOQxnzBUeYPMcuTwqPj9rdjCtC0z0B55A9ldbJ1bkrgGUb5KVL7iUanLvAdWOmp0u-rYcbUI0J7HoU/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciexHfA-iQmjkDnobpEhDzEe8psIiPrrR7qmuVNykvZU9Dexg9Un9RGyBr1zwaEXNmJ3Hedc3CgB-aOpXt7JvCHuEfNOjC6yGBZjxteCoXU0iaKOQxnzBUeYPMcuTwqPj9rdjCtC0z0B55A9ldbJ1bkrgGUb5KVL7iUanLvAdWOmp0u-rYcbUI0J7HoU/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>El Dorado has made it in to town; seeing Mr. Davy exiting the Sherrifs office he fires a hail of bullets in his direction - appearing to kill the brave, but unfortunate young whipper snapper. El Dorado Jo smirks in triumph as he abandons his pawns and waves to Baron von Furstenberger.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>As the game comes to a climax (you can almost hear the dramatic music in the background), Sheriff Dillon gets the drop on Jose Chavez and puts him out of action.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeh0BXs72usnOiejjCB3JtMfpSM_cKK4WJlNmtU7xcGCVdsoAyAkRSr-Ion6SxecTKWTHENrECIdinXNgQOcJUgE_qVfXkwuDwwqinFAdKM9zeM24If3mg7W8is3zuzchnuiUCLRcGU-dKiRBKeOAjkloBHZO97kZ7NP_nwbtB_zNNQVECi5VVs0SB_w/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeh0BXs72usnOiejjCB3JtMfpSM_cKK4WJlNmtU7xcGCVdsoAyAkRSr-Ion6SxecTKWTHENrECIdinXNgQOcJUgE_qVfXkwuDwwqinFAdKM9zeM24If3mg7W8is3zuzchnuiUCLRcGU-dKiRBKeOAjkloBHZO97kZ7NP_nwbtB_zNNQVECi5VVs0SB_w/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Curly Bill attempts to end Deputy Bill's contribution once and for all - but is hammered across his skull by Deputy Bill's revolver (the only fisticuffs in the game!).</b><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoxngGCTD_ZmQ3GfU3Myw43by1FyH3SQ3JbnEFBjJzwmBsH1sk5DzB1voKrWQH68vATAyyDTXVNBma7ASMZJHx5gGMIoFCYI8uyacYWQtP-AmaHujxToTCjXoNVyZd-fs7OPlMoFcqFDKNRWsfLQWPmZPjMLgPFo4JXRgJmU55N5bIWEedaH1ipw0kU0/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoxngGCTD_ZmQ3GfU3Myw43by1FyH3SQ3JbnEFBjJzwmBsH1sk5DzB1voKrWQH68vATAyyDTXVNBma7ASMZJHx5gGMIoFCYI8uyacYWQtP-AmaHujxToTCjXoNVyZd-fs7OPlMoFcqFDKNRWsfLQWPmZPjMLgPFo4JXRgJmU55N5bIWEedaH1ipw0kU0/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>And just when El Dorado Jo thinks he is safe with the gold, Mr. Davy (the bullet had hit his Bible) jumps out from cover, wounds El Dorado Jo and administers a citizen arrest.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUskav5mzNfEq2sc7iBQc4uLR6mqAxONPvwpAVBY4fHNB8VZS_MWgRuZVAgOQRlNDgxzH5ObQARmC3mRF3-ckJD5PJo8hkXl6_eY3dc6XiamCO25koAtyH38xTRTuk876rQPlg5xcuQY7h4mIeUt8zi-yoHv3P691yg6Vv3nOTjVcOW6gd_oQ-JoZ4yDo/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUskav5mzNfEq2sc7iBQc4uLR6mqAxONPvwpAVBY4fHNB8VZS_MWgRuZVAgOQRlNDgxzH5ObQARmC3mRF3-ckJD5PJo8hkXl6_eY3dc6XiamCO25koAtyH38xTRTuk876rQPlg5xcuQY7h4mIeUt8zi-yoHv3P691yg6Vv3nOTjVcOW6gd_oQ-JoZ4yDo/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Bang!!! Mr. Davey gets 'em.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWJlK7XYo_2tGFuRwMsGlc6h7y3MDC0QBH_fvEuxPEWPaNjet94NfoSVpm7xQ1vjswCBQ5B9dxvIxoKt9T9DgejCd8bciIs2YK5amxtuPu_lgWKJYNIFVdu_TPo6Dzj7bBeJuUM8qvlrfup_Zf-0Q1x9_lWN2x98iJp2HO5aMYx_nZQY54b5p_-LZqJ8/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWJlK7XYo_2tGFuRwMsGlc6h7y3MDC0QBH_fvEuxPEWPaNjet94NfoSVpm7xQ1vjswCBQ5B9dxvIxoKt9T9DgejCd8bciIs2YK5amxtuPu_lgWKJYNIFVdu_TPo6Dzj7bBeJuUM8qvlrfup_Zf-0Q1x9_lWN2x98iJp2HO5aMYx_nZQY54b5p_-LZqJ8/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"You're under arrest, Pilgrim."</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gHvMi76og2xkcP4VpgV8Ckiqp6uRxUEdG9jix_52gouqt_CHBlRoWWrT93ZkhUWV13RIqFFyMlwTuiBrwGkKDQ2phnBilkXnVVRzcQVILCf3uMuprtRNZPKloSPeKSl8tH0i4bIIsomdFaHzOfGQ7XZJpXf0wQ8X6h4oPKLaWUt7aKE2JTJ-Z47cgUY/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gHvMi76og2xkcP4VpgV8Ckiqp6uRxUEdG9jix_52gouqt_CHBlRoWWrT93ZkhUWV13RIqFFyMlwTuiBrwGkKDQ2phnBilkXnVVRzcQVILCf3uMuprtRNZPKloSPeKSl8tH0i4bIIsomdFaHzOfGQ7XZJpXf0wQ8X6h4oPKLaWUt7aKE2JTJ-Z47cgUY/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>A good game? You bet! Fast and easy to play; but a rule set that I suspect will be hard to master. The randomness of the cards added an exciting element to the game - just like in real life; you don't wait for your opponent to make his move.</b><p></p></div><div><b>Unfortunately, I've noticed a pattern: I'm 0-3 lately. I've been teaching my 5 Honorable Sons too well.</b></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-52400507380725128862024-02-15T23:00:00.002-06:002024-02-15T23:00:00.258-06:00Flashback February: The Wild, Wild West (Play Mobile Style!)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvjNgFd7xMU82OH2hsusqdDL5ErWko07UOLVQJf6-paYb-AfMoDqIqOe_7GOp245t2txNwoowg2vYqeiaMX4OvFUgvxKGxQfyDornf7WGbDuU5Xy6OOSHpfcEjXGu6Ds1isoFhDNFq400uuCpEDVJenQ8K4WYcZDyb_XZ31lswy_RNKH8QXLEQ23EoPU/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvjNgFd7xMU82OH2hsusqdDL5ErWko07UOLVQJf6-paYb-AfMoDqIqOe_7GOp245t2txNwoowg2vYqeiaMX4OvFUgvxKGxQfyDornf7WGbDuU5Xy6OOSHpfcEjXGu6Ds1isoFhDNFq400uuCpEDVJenQ8K4WYcZDyb_XZ31lswy_RNKH8QXLEQ23EoPU/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Come back to the times of Yesteryear and journey back to the Town of Golden Nugget.</b></p><p></p><p><b>The town of Golden Nugget has grown up around the famous McLaren Goldmine. The fine citizens of the town live in harmony and the peace is enforced by Sheriff Dillon (also known as Honorable Son #5!).</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfcnvIeZ_xGlmM6d4qPQ8XRbpeTI66YemNaQnnEh3Dp-p8kQusf5KAvi9xWFb4LZ_fM_T2AUi2gVNTykBLzPllueVQT1hbhoI7xQ96ctH8-XPnKBgxDc_jDEBPgJre-oeOogzrxCpHqFoNTr6RpcXpw7bwtIkOHd8jwey-jdgctvWF37wxVOSQzI0QYI/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfcnvIeZ_xGlmM6d4qPQ8XRbpeTI66YemNaQnnEh3Dp-p8kQusf5KAvi9xWFb4LZ_fM_T2AUi2gVNTykBLzPllueVQT1hbhoI7xQ96ctH8-XPnKBgxDc_jDEBPgJre-oeOogzrxCpHqFoNTr6RpcXpw7bwtIkOHd8jwey-jdgctvWF37wxVOSQzI0QYI/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Trouble is brewing on the horizon . . . the meanest, most ornery rattlesnake west of the Pecos has heard of the riches in the area. That's right, El Dorado and his gang are planning a brazen, daylight robbery of the gold from McLaren's mine.</b></p><p><b>The exciting shootout is going to be played with the free rules, Blaze of Glory, available from the great website Freewargamerules located at: <a href="http://www.freewargamesrules.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.freewargamesrules.co.uk/</a></b></p><p></p><p><b>Blaze of Glory is a miniature based, Wild West Skirmish war game. It is intended to be a fast and enjoyable game, with quick learn rules, so that both experienced wargamers and novices may get to grips with it as soon as possible. It is a quasi-historical game, aiming to capture the atmosphere of the movies and popular imagery, rather than give an accurate simulation of Wild West life. There is something here for all gamers, so go on don your spurs, load your six shooter, give a rousing 'Yippee Ki-ay!' and give it a go.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVcyH-8eGwAa9F-gvjLnCHvkxrst7w7JJg8qm9ZgljlRnhshqi4h3dqgu32TIt9rO2CxVAlC7llDJ9P-W6051BNxXbaX6b64_4jJX-6sRffytU0E37PV4aR50GL7EqZJQTGMuhUSAi6bWo1VcLWa7iEb-ksyJbRy8YJBZT_DhY6NMHk3GXm3hdH0Gf1c/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVcyH-8eGwAa9F-gvjLnCHvkxrst7w7JJg8qm9ZgljlRnhshqi4h3dqgu32TIt9rO2CxVAlC7llDJ9P-W6051BNxXbaX6b64_4jJX-6sRffytU0E37PV4aR50GL7EqZJQTGMuhUSAi6bWo1VcLWa7iEb-ksyJbRy8YJBZT_DhY6NMHk3GXm3hdH0Gf1c/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Hey, this is a no parking zone!</i></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhQ-EhrFyjeb2FzwVpIXk0uot2JTLkSLK23h7dLTW62uJc1w1zk-3VLqbWmpBRaPibT105mxMEejFozcC2TE8gx0uuQnUR3BJNT70x1otbbqgtHnkBc2izFaAwICL_pMGqHPAJfrSdU5EFhszhmMoPH6eJvk4CpwSs1L9ruRi1fdIcBH_WmqsUDQnkAM/s400/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhQ-EhrFyjeb2FzwVpIXk0uot2JTLkSLK23h7dLTW62uJc1w1zk-3VLqbWmpBRaPibT105mxMEejFozcC2TE8gx0uuQnUR3BJNT70x1otbbqgtHnkBc2izFaAwICL_pMGqHPAJfrSdU5EFhszhmMoPH6eJvk4CpwSs1L9ruRi1fdIcBH_WmqsUDQnkAM/w640-h480/Playmobile%20Blaze%20of%20Glory%2004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Draw!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsvVWyaqus5ZuYCRZzF-AoerPTk3UrSZJoT_iGNnkodtJh4cqESy3viNohC36fW90nRz5htWA9cw41tpAeexETMw1yHpIpC4IGoc9w7RJpyl_7SIj5fjcxYOY3Mt4vteB256JOgaZcUjzsX-vHtdMo4kTyx9OhDHjwwsqnrhnz2fMp97a33-e7LHQlaY/s640/01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="640" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsvVWyaqus5ZuYCRZzF-AoerPTk3UrSZJoT_iGNnkodtJh4cqESy3viNohC36fW90nRz5htWA9cw41tpAeexETMw1yHpIpC4IGoc9w7RJpyl_7SIj5fjcxYOY3Mt4vteB256JOgaZcUjzsX-vHtdMo4kTyx9OhDHjwwsqnrhnz2fMp97a33-e7LHQlaY/w640-h342/01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Except for the figure on the rock (Magua from Warlord Games), all figures came from the boxed metal set (19 in total) from Warlord Games.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>As readers of the blog know, I've been painting 6 figures at a time of my Native Warband to: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>a. Individually painted figures (non-production line) take longer.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>b. To give me a "creative" break between groups.</b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOhlxo9HXN8YTV9ATv8pgPIzJXQQgvIlX2eu5tyg-FkYBVFEfBR8fDWZJIOZibt1ezBFwXfYbdcxBhq5d5Rbn1sFhj9ZwKN8kN5FrJ4o5erprJSXevCVzdq5BMEAgxpRrhzU5S9hp1Vqb5EI1Z6JiII9-FHIXztZYqcRTdBlPB_fI_F-ywfQLSSG9y5o/s640/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="640" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOhlxo9HXN8YTV9ATv8pgPIzJXQQgvIlX2eu5tyg-FkYBVFEfBR8fDWZJIOZibt1ezBFwXfYbdcxBhq5d5Rbn1sFhj9ZwKN8kN5FrJ4o5erprJSXevCVzdq5BMEAgxpRrhzU5S9hp1Vqb5EI1Z6JiII9-FHIXztZYqcRTdBlPB_fI_F-ywfQLSSG9y5o/w640-h466/02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>I had a great time painting these figures for the French and Indian War as I have never painted Native Americans (except for one US deputy marshal in the Wild West) and I had a great time looking at primary source illustrations, reading eyewitness accounts, and looking at what contemporary artists have done.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0Xk8pBKYnez-FzWOUHX2Ptm4l4FqbvTxLGMHsmOrUCQNzVg_R7qPRzixkS0QZxbTAjQhMkLT0VHUyYKyKIi-wmybMRQNTRCtSMxtK2vaXicdoukYZQ0Zu1eGedchJBDZUgBgZleV8P3MqrgpE5NO080QA4U7Ngs7-HVp0EJNfPQEA1ijCH8C_5peiaA/s640/03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0Xk8pBKYnez-FzWOUHX2Ptm4l4FqbvTxLGMHsmOrUCQNzVg_R7qPRzixkS0QZxbTAjQhMkLT0VHUyYKyKIi-wmybMRQNTRCtSMxtK2vaXicdoukYZQ0Zu1eGedchJBDZUgBgZleV8P3MqrgpE5NO080QA4U7Ngs7-HVp0EJNfPQEA1ijCH8C_5peiaA/w640-h480/03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>The last six, primarily based on descriptions of the Battle of Bushy Run.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>For the entire War Band of 18 figures (categorized as Large for Rebels and Patriots if I use all 18) I went with the 3, 2, 1 alternative basing for the game which really gives an "irregular" look to the unit. In addition, I was able to add some extra details to the larger bases to make mini vignettes.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmEO58XLTwEgW5Dk_Adc_3fc3kVwDYzm2ACT8B_zUdBT_5EHo5VPe_2klQ126mhWHrcOWNbhz2clhBvUEMpTqHunlUnURlS7P7n35gE2H0XBTvk6Lo3IKrLaSdcOSSeWa6zO-qwsR1up4nzXNX6QtxbUa9kqQ4mNHv_o750pJ6MQIzQZjcn0EPBC87Jk/s640/04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmEO58XLTwEgW5Dk_Adc_3fc3kVwDYzm2ACT8B_zUdBT_5EHo5VPe_2klQ126mhWHrcOWNbhz2clhBvUEMpTqHunlUnURlS7P7n35gE2H0XBTvk6Lo3IKrLaSdcOSSeWa6zO-qwsR1up4nzXNX6QtxbUa9kqQ4mNHv_o750pJ6MQIzQZjcn0EPBC87Jk/w640-h480/04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"3"</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="525" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWv1GyJ5uOrp-llYKqVb70shV-RQyxOeVnpyV4iMzUVkFLJyGtZc8Bish14hvliD4g-souZxx0xTLSas0L44Tnc_qeim9Po9TZitsu4fIDz_DxmuUP3eOAaFc4nYlEVK6BljX7UoEbO_dqt9oqYwhJNmdmBiQ3s90znTSal_ORBJh464C8mJAKJW7mmK4/w640-h438/Scots%20butt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Here are my Highland Clansmen from Warlord Games:</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1prVL88_SNqwGLmrkb7J5huKTYnNPK_54tpqAi2rQVOLEwgPcpjyDyVTrC37bAUYhHQq88jBExmO8dOFTjT95f7utT9RMd_h5xJon6N-VesupOd_PB0MxNe5NAA6jHtH-I7uVH1o4-mDEHt95Pw1yOv6LMoLEYHZvalNzBtV086p_DkyeghpH1cPZ2xI/s640/Scots%2009.06.14%20011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1prVL88_SNqwGLmrkb7J5huKTYnNPK_54tpqAi2rQVOLEwgPcpjyDyVTrC37bAUYhHQq88jBExmO8dOFTjT95f7utT9RMd_h5xJon6N-VesupOd_PB0MxNe5NAA6jHtH-I7uVH1o4-mDEHt95Pw1yOv6LMoLEYHZvalNzBtV086p_DkyeghpH1cPZ2xI/w640-h360/Scots%2009.06.14%20011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHgNYwY66sD3_wYmjVOA8-WHpjAaxMRs607DHHnYGTAoZEkOWzFK9C2QXWPrOqtlNa8-OE5GiD4z6-21sWko64e6rnP9jhbfEXtTLB3kToDDpKEiJyiNvAXT07pI3MH2Upc40h3Rt9mqRF9NuSnchLcpfQ5qiaYmffIPmjLKMSDWokZDBuMRE0cE3k4/s640/01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHgNYwY66sD3_wYmjVOA8-WHpjAaxMRs607DHHnYGTAoZEkOWzFK9C2QXWPrOqtlNa8-OE5GiD4z6-21sWko64e6rnP9jhbfEXtTLB3kToDDpKEiJyiNvAXT07pI3MH2Upc40h3Rt9mqRF9NuSnchLcpfQ5qiaYmffIPmjLKMSDWokZDBuMRE0cE3k4/w640-h480/01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>After the outbreak of the American War of Independence in 1775, Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat, was authorized to raise the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot. With companies mustered in Inverness and Stirling, two battalions were formed and in April 1776 the 71st Highlanders, known informally as ‘Fraser’s Highlanders’, sailed from Glasgow as part of the reinforcement of British forces in America. Elements of both battalions, totaling about 400 men, were captured by rebel naval forces in actions both on the high seas and in Boston Harbor. However, most of the regiment arrived safely off New York in August 1776 and the remaining companies were brigaded into three provisional battalions for the campaigns 1776 and 1777.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYwXpamn79LjIvF8hW8mdRfM-gm0J-6CGcvjfi6lKBOCmiYiVxwQlnLwaJJjBszLTRa8WkZnR4Q4vXSf1dcgufwURU8JXrqHmolhcCa9JrEqu3M0usCSEs5WVtTKCbVkxtPdukKlbgLjXAwmkOlHT7U7bv2Qa_ILvspcbkmojQuHoErDKdhwfLBZ6CNE/s640/02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYwXpamn79LjIvF8hW8mdRfM-gm0J-6CGcvjfi6lKBOCmiYiVxwQlnLwaJJjBszLTRa8WkZnR4Q4vXSf1dcgufwURU8JXrqHmolhcCa9JrEqu3M0usCSEs5WVtTKCbVkxtPdukKlbgLjXAwmkOlHT7U7bv2Qa_ILvspcbkmojQuHoErDKdhwfLBZ6CNE/w640-h480/02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>After the capture of Philadelphia, the 71st, having been reduced by sickness, was sent back to New York where the Regiment was joined by replacements from Scotland and resumed its original two-battalion structure. In 1778, further companies were raised in Scotland and later that year, the 71st was sent south to campaign in Georgia and the Carolinas. Although both battalions were again considerably reduced by sickness, a skeleton battalion structure was maintained. The 1st Battalion was effectively destroyed at Cowpens in January 1781 with many men being taken prisoner. The Regiment was formed onto a single battalion which went into captivity after Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown in October 1781.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CLn4BiI_ZwMaswJi4Q89Z3s0I8X4KjKdnIbKeMrOi9TFVn21ouFNWu-kdi1WedNsPBL69xgpqG2GgBJbENVaKPY9S-PPTHUzTdIGqJtWJOq7HRKj9e5BK0Lauv4JZJWMZ0NuFuLut72tQp3CBP-OOKBTOjYL-WMNb_zr-xZMP60wETwKDNmkinRF7HM/s640/03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CLn4BiI_ZwMaswJi4Q89Z3s0I8X4KjKdnIbKeMrOi9TFVn21ouFNWu-kdi1WedNsPBL69xgpqG2GgBJbENVaKPY9S-PPTHUzTdIGqJtWJOq7HRKj9e5BK0Lauv4JZJWMZ0NuFuLut72tQp3CBP-OOKBTOjYL-WMNb_zr-xZMP60wETwKDNmkinRF7HM/w640-h480/03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>The 71st Regiment of Foot or ‘Fraser’s Highlanders’ served in both the Northern and Southern Campaigns, participating in these major battles: Brooklyn (1776), Brandywine (1777), Savannah (1778), Briar Creek (1779), Siege of Savannah (1779), Siege of Charleston (1780), Camden (1780), Cowpens (1781), Guilford Courthouse (1781), and Yorktown (1781).</b></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGLrFnFEZaNKT3qSEqNlfe59aBygnBz4RhMIRaI7PPvEPfVdRXFYXi-B1xFKzvOxB3jnaI-MSrUUa8zhdt-WZgyqStj_i5jxtA0cpbSuvJAc0g1s2SnRs09HiDPzPgAwZsGc-XenRm7g06-IFwxSabY6TCY5-EMkEpNDsDmI-HQ-ZmAxNt4-7PPkkGV0/s640/04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGLrFnFEZaNKT3qSEqNlfe59aBygnBz4RhMIRaI7PPvEPfVdRXFYXi-B1xFKzvOxB3jnaI-MSrUUa8zhdt-WZgyqStj_i5jxtA0cpbSuvJAc0g1s2SnRs09HiDPzPgAwZsGc-XenRm7g06-IFwxSabY6TCY5-EMkEpNDsDmI-HQ-ZmAxNt4-7PPkkGV0/w640-h480/04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>In April 1782 the remaining battalions of the 71st Regiment were re-formed into two distinct Regiments, the 71st and the Second 71st. The first of these two new units consisted of the remaining men of the original regiment, who had not been killed in action or captured, and numbered only 189 when it set sail from Charleston with the evacuation of all British forces in December 1782. The 2nd 71st was disbanded in 1783 and the 71st Regiment was disbanded in 1786.</b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5foKK_tIFTTVj1Cmh0t9cT2sU4oxY7m4pS6w9NpB5-m_Vm79bdRn_Gr1-NtzLXvPgJ7s9Ew2RdFaZOTAJdF3gxBRIHBYnUf4Ej_aQ1ynjwbPgWQCryD6PB9WZhyphenhyphenn3Lh9-2T71OImGr_5JZFGiUuERJANxc214MW5So88gVHj0Un5NO09HB4RXVSymuLc/s640/05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5foKK_tIFTTVj1Cmh0t9cT2sU4oxY7m4pS6w9NpB5-m_Vm79bdRn_Gr1-NtzLXvPgJ7s9Ew2RdFaZOTAJdF3gxBRIHBYnUf4Ej_aQ1ynjwbPgWQCryD6PB9WZhyphenhyphenn3Lh9-2T71OImGr_5JZFGiUuERJANxc214MW5So88gVHj0Un5NO09HB4RXVSymuLc/w640-h480/05.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>One of the longer projects I did; not because the figures were hard to paint but because I kept putting them aside to paint other units. The figures are from the excellent Perry Miniatures American War of Independence metal range and were mounted for Rebels and Patriots though they can be easily used for Muskets and Tomahawks, Sharp Practice and other popular rule sets.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIpV-NEn-X11QpulKD2-oVxXYEZKBl7XyugbXSHP_JuCWt5LiPG312g6DwF1Rd81exLRHF92BbPiR2V-LPxEVVUkqei3QxJxPOfnnAcKpGl9ws6xTlbIQtFfvdAQ-RbvVwyVDLGDnRWominRoWh0o5axf__1rhzJW9MUtdXueCie7hmA3Yd0KEXYcSd4/s640/06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIpV-NEn-X11QpulKD2-oVxXYEZKBl7XyugbXSHP_JuCWt5LiPG312g6DwF1Rd81exLRHF92BbPiR2V-LPxEVVUkqei3QxJxPOfnnAcKpGl9ws6xTlbIQtFfvdAQ-RbvVwyVDLGDnRWominRoWh0o5axf__1rhzJW9MUtdXueCie7hmA3Yd0KEXYcSd4/w640-h480/06.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-35872626065728344452024-02-01T23:00:00.001-06:002024-02-01T23:00:00.140-06:00Flashback February: Romano-British Army and Arthur, Dux Bellorum<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObx2lJ_FOhyphenhyphenH4SJK7DxNLuGlg_o0ch3WCEuYz57s0Y3fEnukx8taTrCVG62b9GQg1kTWo3IdP31OY-5PPbIPc4LED1cS17ZPcx14B5zL0AfvAjwvNltBbFVblTEIIpcsPUC46QSCDXoZK_dq5DAdkGGCYWZtsfRpfEFcMJ3KHV0KpA0fVYkaZSn4WIPg/s640/01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObx2lJ_FOhyphenhyphenH4SJK7DxNLuGlg_o0ch3WCEuYz57s0Y3fEnukx8taTrCVG62b9GQg1kTWo3IdP31OY-5PPbIPc4LED1cS17ZPcx14B5zL0AfvAjwvNltBbFVblTEIIpcsPUC46QSCDXoZK_dq5DAdkGGCYWZtsfRpfEFcMJ3KHV0KpA0fVYkaZSn4WIPg/w640-h360/01.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Arthur, Dux Bellorum of Britain leads the elite of Britain against the Saxon invaders.</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Usually I take one month out the year to take a break from blogging mainly because I do other things other than play with toy soldiers . . . I mean accurate representations of historical and fictional soldiers, etc. throughout the ages. Okay, they are toy soldiers. What else do I do? Well I watch TV, read, serve my reserve obligation as a Colonel of Mobile Infantry in the Terran Federation, read, do watercolors, re-read Calvin and Hobbes, tinker with my time machine, read, teach grandchildren bad habits (I mean survival skills) and read, practice my awesome bo stick skills and read. So . . . get ready for some of my favorite posts over the years in February.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>My Romano-British army composed primarily of Wargames Foundry figures with some Old Glory miniatures is finished and battle tested. They are mounted for Dux Bellorum on 120mm wide bases. In Dux Bellorum game terms I organized the army as my own interpretation of King Arthur:</b></div><div><b>1 Mounted Companions: 5 points</b></div><div><b>3 Noble Riders: 15 points</b></div><div><b>2 Ordinary Shieldwall: 6 points</b></div><div><b>1 Mounted Skirmishers: 2 points</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Of course I utilize the Experience Warlord and Imposing Horsemen option!</b></div><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtdocAj8eOxZIfscRDFBUspd65LUAlhB6634aEZZyA8fUUSC0rHGDrrLSZ2gr3ETFGkgFiD3O2Rox0q2sDuJ7inrbnPT9p1_Zmyl7hUGPbiVFWJIxaqhvCcQx_hZdu6bhliItSg8N5pkZQXi9T6wcYgdhiR9SLFszSJ3v6RFDQq10axwUWURERcBpodA/s640/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtdocAj8eOxZIfscRDFBUspd65LUAlhB6634aEZZyA8fUUSC0rHGDrrLSZ2gr3ETFGkgFiD3O2Rox0q2sDuJ7inrbnPT9p1_Zmyl7hUGPbiVFWJIxaqhvCcQx_hZdu6bhliItSg8N5pkZQXi9T6wcYgdhiR9SLFszSJ3v6RFDQq10axwUWURERcBpodA/w640-h360/02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The assembled War host.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtnOp-e7y0rUpbvg1pDqQvDlIl5_FN_F0hdiw-w3yxPpS6I2BxoVQ2V7qbUvAd1h4l4ZrrP_cX3rngGNLgu0OGYJkthef8v6AbwlFwrxdPkVV7J0A1pJfeUlExlKMvvgkRZMFHRb_BKoJqtx0NeMPantCymw-LTHy_j0N2TWjHGQfTJu8VK4UK8qswX0/s640/IMG_5016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtnOp-e7y0rUpbvg1pDqQvDlIl5_FN_F0hdiw-w3yxPpS6I2BxoVQ2V7qbUvAd1h4l4ZrrP_cX3rngGNLgu0OGYJkthef8v6AbwlFwrxdPkVV7J0A1pJfeUlExlKMvvgkRZMFHRb_BKoJqtx0NeMPantCymw-LTHy_j0N2TWjHGQfTJu8VK4UK8qswX0/w640-h360/IMG_5016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Shieldwall infantry #1.</i></b></div></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYRQY1XqAQFO3Te9bNB5ydD1_WpnA6X7TVXPv-jiCM28RZZegWbcudz06JEqS1hdEE60qajx3nPuMg9VH3H_zElHb7JXpO1p60KPei5HIYSxX1yO1aiwjvWWJC-6GogsM-RCsvsbAxdbop1p6sN_4GnN1ZHQh0jfDjgdAoRnwkV4GXVuO7d5a7TTvWLk/s640/IMG_5017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYRQY1XqAQFO3Te9bNB5ydD1_WpnA6X7TVXPv-jiCM28RZZegWbcudz06JEqS1hdEE60qajx3nPuMg9VH3H_zElHb7JXpO1p60KPei5HIYSxX1yO1aiwjvWWJC-6GogsM-RCsvsbAxdbop1p6sN_4GnN1ZHQh0jfDjgdAoRnwkV4GXVuO7d5a7TTvWLk/w640-h360/IMG_5017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Shieldwall Infantry #2.</i></b></div></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDZpjleCTF_vph5bK4pEkE9QZlBO0Jnzw78r8c2TgoTtIe3zZmBuEeLavT8ler0EwClrST8EOEw9v9hjCW4vaY8XUbQR5s1rnttwUcmcbD8N86rp0p1gGlMoGURi_sb3rEk5AGOVWnAIw0Z6vPYu1yDea2F1jF3mp226GOUNg6OMvCRxctC3t01Z7Jio/s640/IMG_5019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDZpjleCTF_vph5bK4pEkE9QZlBO0Jnzw78r8c2TgoTtIe3zZmBuEeLavT8ler0EwClrST8EOEw9v9hjCW4vaY8XUbQR5s1rnttwUcmcbD8N86rp0p1gGlMoGURi_sb3rEk5AGOVWnAIw0Z6vPYu1yDea2F1jF3mp226GOUNg6OMvCRxctC3t01Z7Jio/w640-h360/IMG_5019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Arthur is the middle figure from Wargames Foundry flanked by Old Glory miniatures. Since he was also known as the "Bear" I added an extra flag to go along with the traditional Pendragon standard.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGY-4RpE9UPqF5AVskcX0ZpK5n5FRZsEgWd0KRdsojy0rmpx-G9BBzclw3kNo_sKC8lz82IfCCQROCWiXUmI5BeNeOOs3-cC0wuMBHQBKlij-VmxotYDp0L_4j2EJGN7Fwos8xqBrLBF2QPnJrhckzYp4Xl46_tZAtir-ms1yoY9r-hs9RQ_qMADt9CE/s640/IMG_5021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGY-4RpE9UPqF5AVskcX0ZpK5n5FRZsEgWd0KRdsojy0rmpx-G9BBzclw3kNo_sKC8lz82IfCCQROCWiXUmI5BeNeOOs3-cC0wuMBHQBKlij-VmxotYDp0L_4j2EJGN7Fwos8xqBrLBF2QPnJrhckzYp4Xl46_tZAtir-ms1yoY9r-hs9RQ_qMADt9CE/w640-h360/IMG_5021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Okay . . . I'm showing off the dragon painted on the shield.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgpCNudqoRtKbbpki2kSecsWADEwyJ-9z2mmRJ-DZ8q0bwqmiszOlkKzb8H0mabgdK93Ih1CxVfAVaA3Nmg1wPnuV53JUDHmJ4drdT4wF3AsUoeNBihPkKKG1oVXMXhdbGwvJLPWyWDypAi2FMf4-G538TZIAf3Rdbqzz9ir5jtVkVpVO3rkkHh6JY5U/s640/IMG_5025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgpCNudqoRtKbbpki2kSecsWADEwyJ-9z2mmRJ-DZ8q0bwqmiszOlkKzb8H0mabgdK93Ih1CxVfAVaA3Nmg1wPnuV53JUDHmJ4drdT4wF3AsUoeNBihPkKKG1oVXMXhdbGwvJLPWyWDypAi2FMf4-G538TZIAf3Rdbqzz9ir5jtVkVpVO3rkkHh6JY5U/w640-h360/IMG_5025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Another view of the mounted force.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0I7Sovg0lB2rqMhA4Xgs8Hqh02nM4CV78YYO8kVeMFoHKLxArxh4z2Ruig6aBfPxSo14-P0MOwhFmJkIDL3vv3ESZrp2TjzO8kkPJOY90p5-G59aG9ZnfhdC5tNayaENdMbse_oMPl4fTAOFUp7vpUBQshD8U6_Ija5yCcuGncK4LPbPY3BKfoLK5-Q/s640/IMG_5029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0I7Sovg0lB2rqMhA4Xgs8Hqh02nM4CV78YYO8kVeMFoHKLxArxh4z2Ruig6aBfPxSo14-P0MOwhFmJkIDL3vv3ESZrp2TjzO8kkPJOY90p5-G59aG9ZnfhdC5tNayaENdMbse_oMPl4fTAOFUp7vpUBQshD8U6_Ija5yCcuGncK4LPbPY3BKfoLK5-Q/w640-h360/IMG_5029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>One of the most useful units are my mounted skirmishers for making Saxon Warbands charge when they don't want to. I have also discovered that dismounted skirmishers with javelins are very useful.</i></b></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8vq-AuaNUHKl2Qg4SL_3z8McruAlFm9Pc3OcKAb1l4KMwGL0J88dT0vO92iVe2JO9hjRBYScYK4ZWg39Ib4SbgWgdkgtTtk7z7-dgVMHImMNjR-TDb2KFuKFRwhUhVc5GUX6edmSzafLjHNv-ipM9PsZK9_X2WEnOjrWEVdXLY29h29PBFt85nVylSY/s640/IMG_5032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8vq-AuaNUHKl2Qg4SL_3z8McruAlFm9Pc3OcKAb1l4KMwGL0J88dT0vO92iVe2JO9hjRBYScYK4ZWg39Ib4SbgWgdkgtTtk7z7-dgVMHImMNjR-TDb2KFuKFRwhUhVc5GUX6edmSzafLjHNv-ipM9PsZK9_X2WEnOjrWEVdXLY29h29PBFt85nVylSY/w640-h360/IMG_5032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>I love the priest from Wargames Foundry that was sculpted by the Perrys.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4yHt16powsdvEczPrhn_8hPsdCTIA1C0vFOFkJydwvozVdYM0feyX2tFEZpQ0RXmZmt5nTKAsRUZ6cWw_t4e1OEJhA7f3F5fYX1VeUBBiGQbrBjV14LliL2bBrIaRwBZuEDhjd1DXnXw3uMJQFOOQpZUTfjrZAt6UgAAR3ghCuzJHyCk_MUK4VLR0fY/s640/IMG_5033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4yHt16powsdvEczPrhn_8hPsdCTIA1C0vFOFkJydwvozVdYM0feyX2tFEZpQ0RXmZmt5nTKAsRUZ6cWw_t4e1OEJhA7f3F5fYX1VeUBBiGQbrBjV14LliL2bBrIaRwBZuEDhjd1DXnXw3uMJQFOOQpZUTfjrZAt6UgAAR3ghCuzJHyCk_MUK4VLR0fY/w640-h360/IMG_5033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>One last look at the "overlooked" infantry of Arthur's army.</i></b></div></b><b><br /></b></div></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-64506589513786604382024-01-29T23:00:00.000-06:002024-01-29T23:00:00.133-06:00Ogre: Command Post<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWxb5RZeTa4xFw5vRdlYfK8l23ce6ln18B2ofBU_SzdYc9QfEBdbJsW1XvqOQfbwO11ljkF0empmhjSEFHnYX2Dbo1_5Aj532jMMaxla7P_yMUA01Nb6UDwLYQbayyE3RYhQ5OVwMStXLdgz8Wxd9xbQmigwxgpRX-LQlL-YAan2L2p__k2QpsWtrkf4/s1676/IMG_E9372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1676" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWxb5RZeTa4xFw5vRdlYfK8l23ce6ln18B2ofBU_SzdYc9QfEBdbJsW1XvqOQfbwO11ljkF0empmhjSEFHnYX2Dbo1_5Aj532jMMaxla7P_yMUA01Nb6UDwLYQbayyE3RYhQ5OVwMStXLdgz8Wxd9xbQmigwxgpRX-LQlL-YAan2L2p__k2QpsWtrkf4/w640-h612/IMG_E9372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>The ultimate objective for an Ogre in the original game. Very easy to paint: It's essentially just Contrast Ultra Marine Blue with various other colors to highlight some of the instruments and sensors.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLIE_2-aGRL-iKw_XpKBKBgVtEX_O9Nf2vZxucPwsB08rCaMONKna6v65uG-7xcaR9cRKa_7EEdikkVX9C1e10B9QHMpQ1Riwc0WEF5DBvHIrn29bVMOj6a2KqbDiOIkag0V6u-BM-hB3cQpkV01NtyW01gnQ8XSjSrmoTaEtSVucDpRsHgRKIEwOV9c/s1676/IMG_E9371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1676" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLIE_2-aGRL-iKw_XpKBKBgVtEX_O9Nf2vZxucPwsB08rCaMONKna6v65uG-7xcaR9cRKa_7EEdikkVX9C1e10B9QHMpQ1Riwc0WEF5DBvHIrn29bVMOj6a2KqbDiOIkag0V6u-BM-hB3cQpkV01NtyW01gnQ8XSjSrmoTaEtSVucDpRsHgRKIEwOV9c/w640-h442/IMG_E9371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>And don't worry - there is no hair stuck to the model. After I took the pictures I thought there was but they easily brushed off.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLNE4d3nxOMx3gns2nchb34ggsJlhYzWwMb3N1q152RNZpUPScC9rwY-EDyIBZC9hrxFgJ3o6ObhuA2qbJImghGPMHX8q0lGZTJ4Uy92KrpN5-VoR8WPJA3YcL1wmEKJxrJZ70V_ClVEkIUhSAjha3bpsVlCTo0ueVPzzqntNKS6XnmSn7IDdcwkJcf4/s1763/IMG_E9370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1763" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLNE4d3nxOMx3gns2nchb34ggsJlhYzWwMb3N1q152RNZpUPScC9rwY-EDyIBZC9hrxFgJ3o6ObhuA2qbJImghGPMHX8q0lGZTJ4Uy92KrpN5-VoR8WPJA3YcL1wmEKJxrJZ70V_ClVEkIUhSAjha3bpsVlCTo0ueVPzzqntNKS6XnmSn7IDdcwkJcf4/w640-h384/IMG_E9370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-73388718955456369112024-01-25T23:00:00.001-06:002024-01-25T23:00:00.133-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.6: Seriously? The Joker?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0W-XsfJH16ekAQeqDHpzwh_QmunBvu3RJDAqJkp8SkBIsXCQceiZEikt0llFi8PvqpZ7_TZxcrAIx7i1lEoWOUN_YOyC8oXGi-gYBLDUR2a_3s5ND_5FvRejPBUoFkkH0HxytRiKMq_VdQnOD8uV1nmvK6mC4zBXOJ44wgWOjvHTZ-_hImfmJqUggck/s2365/IMG_E1975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2365" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0W-XsfJH16ekAQeqDHpzwh_QmunBvu3RJDAqJkp8SkBIsXCQceiZEikt0llFi8PvqpZ7_TZxcrAIx7i1lEoWOUN_YOyC8oXGi-gYBLDUR2a_3s5ND_5FvRejPBUoFkkH0HxytRiKMq_VdQnOD8uV1nmvK6mC4zBXOJ44wgWOjvHTZ-_hImfmJqUggck/w640-h410/IMG_E1975.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Why so serious?"</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">From Sam's Journal: "There are maniacs out there . . . tough guys who want to prove who is boss. My usual sources of informants, some reliable, some criminal, and all expensive, are now spreading tales of a clown. Seriously. A clown. How hard would it be to hide and not be seen if you were a clown. What I'm being told though is bone chilling . . . if real this clown guy would be probably the greatest threat I faced - even greater than Lo Pan. And now they are talking about some guy dressed as a bat . . . </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5D7ya8s6ypnr0Du6xwkjwrpHXwOo27aJRK30yeOMzBRG1LEgQ9ImiB94qbZxUisp59aKkt69MjAosqHFHCtmdkaDj2DB1VnBFJ0Ja-0YxEcgZphDHJ05me-kqzWkrkLuTSkN1frPkU9_k8MlqdbwRC4Ci1Haw6LHBDMOZrd4Eq7HvX4ZH0eMVcMOmrM/s1786/IMG_E1937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1786" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5D7ya8s6ypnr0Du6xwkjwrpHXwOo27aJRK30yeOMzBRG1LEgQ9ImiB94qbZxUisp59aKkt69MjAosqHFHCtmdkaDj2DB1VnBFJ0Ja-0YxEcgZphDHJ05me-kqzWkrkLuTSkN1frPkU9_k8MlqdbwRC4Ci1Haw6LHBDMOZrd4Eq7HvX4ZH0eMVcMOmrM/w640-h478/IMG_E1937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>Key, and dangerous, "associates" of the Joker.</i></b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Joker is a supervillain; though he has no super powers. The Joker is a criminal mastermind and a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor. As mentioned, the Joker possesses no superhuman abilities, instead his expertise in chemical engineering is used to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions and thematic weaponry, including razor-tipped playing cards, deadly joy buzzers, and acid-spraying lapel flowers. No one knows where this homicidal genius comes from, although a number of theories have been proposed but a definitive one has never been established for the Joker. According to an unreliable source, the Joker is uncertain of who he was before and how he became the Joker: "Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another . . . if I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!" The Joker commits crimes ranging from whimsical to brutal, for reasons that, "make sense to him alone". Death, chaos and destruction follow in his wake. Is the disappearance of Charlie some sick, twisted joke? And what about this man - bat?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0Bj6dbYhm2FC5n_ClkIaBIltIH71i2WItZnkmAXDnYWmAqIPabQa6YS7p5qoTSoTsEo5Pt7xLoMqrijM_glPlb61F9mQQZcEA-2R7jp_VKLHk7RyLaLblHBD9fBPkYAaqAK1o8cQI-KfWPaE_0MupD_OKz3XP7wm2TmHrhe40ec3e5BTh-AvCmMakHY/s1786/IMG_1987.01JPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1786" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0Bj6dbYhm2FC5n_ClkIaBIltIH71i2WItZnkmAXDnYWmAqIPabQa6YS7p5qoTSoTsEo5Pt7xLoMqrijM_glPlb61F9mQQZcEA-2R7jp_VKLHk7RyLaLblHBD9fBPkYAaqAK1o8cQI-KfWPaE_0MupD_OKz3XP7wm2TmHrhe40ec3e5BTh-AvCmMakHY/w640-h526/IMG_1987.01JPG.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>The Invisible Man.</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Invisible Man refers to himself only as Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and who invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light. He carried out this procedure on himself and renders himself invisible, but he failed in his attempt to reverse it. His condition has almost driven him mad, making him a practitioner of random and irresponsible violence - and also the perfect assassin.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzanh6pUZ-5I3BBGnYl4wEtFwuEs8uAyX83nAdXGBdyW3FhuW3MZNEcEjDTaazTN3aVp_46ZWhTRRovH7r__bCa5qiUCjcYzaokHbCymYheAAn9t6Sqsb764GkA_5NyTSHVgaJo35KXi4NFUADQs1tGPTGmEOBLkO-dKWaX9mrRdzvlTMafvWG3htpMc/s1547/IMG_E1986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1547" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzanh6pUZ-5I3BBGnYl4wEtFwuEs8uAyX83nAdXGBdyW3FhuW3MZNEcEjDTaazTN3aVp_46ZWhTRRovH7r__bCa5qiUCjcYzaokHbCymYheAAn9t6Sqsb764GkA_5NyTSHVgaJo35KXi4NFUADQs1tGPTGmEOBLkO-dKWaX9mrRdzvlTMafvWG3htpMc/w640-h596/IMG_E1986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i> " . . . another victim of the Invisible Man."</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivxI_voBMvAPjTumZ5PdYIr8kLVj5D8-186_5OA6cAu13iDXMjxRQyh_f8dtZtoZSc2YZDtijjxMNr8-ZdVmGQ9az4EC9fN6lV9fVFOLPUcNtpABd4s_Vr9k5kbHwfWHY71naZeJEliBVcrW6oPMrP1haySGjbI3FoAAY2cwsc4gXsAPZSR7JLIw75PM/s1317/IMG_E1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1317" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivxI_voBMvAPjTumZ5PdYIr8kLVj5D8-186_5OA6cAu13iDXMjxRQyh_f8dtZtoZSc2YZDtijjxMNr8-ZdVmGQ9az4EC9fN6lV9fVFOLPUcNtpABd4s_Vr9k5kbHwfWHY71naZeJEliBVcrW6oPMrP1haySGjbI3FoAAY2cwsc4gXsAPZSR7JLIw75PM/w640-h558/IMG_E1990.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i>Mister Remorse.</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Benedict Stark is a genius of crime and one of the most evil master-criminals the vigilante known as <a href="https://toysoldiersanddiningroombattles.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-search-for-charlie-episode-11-evil.html" target="_blank">The Shadow</a> had ever fought. Though he is also known as the Prince of Evil, he calls himself Mr. Remorse. </b><b>During their first battle, he successfully kidnapped The Shadow's agent, Rutledge Mann. Even after Mann's rescue, Stark brazenly kidnapped him a second time along with four other agents who worked with The Shadow. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Some have theorized that he is the same Daniel Joshua Benedict Stark </b><b>that invented electroporation. Electroporation is a method to permeabilize cell membranes for delivery of normally impermeable biomolecules. A microelectroporation system was built to provide</b></div><div><b>a well-controlled and well-defined environment for quantitative studies of electroporation of Jurkat cells, an immortalized line of T cells; however, it exploded killing several people and only one person survived the blast - a young woman was seen crawling away and then running. She, the only witness to what may have happened has disappeared and Daniel Joshua Benedict Stark was never seen again as he presumably was disintegrated in the blast. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2rmTO6sFUDByP9KUkt3cEL5TZGXoPYfE_sjkAXU-sW3OatjPWD7r3ONuCGoAMXOeaUpWSSB_gYI3hlVRtaD5H0ZKUxBvQGf7rNEPXpj0me0IJf0CZ-0iFYD8u7iDeGewtT-Hc0Cy843XawpNbL3B4QOPU34IsKr7dFkh6jt7FWc_2M5pocwYD6oJyJE/s1684/The%20Red%20Claw%2002..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1684" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2rmTO6sFUDByP9KUkt3cEL5TZGXoPYfE_sjkAXU-sW3OatjPWD7r3ONuCGoAMXOeaUpWSSB_gYI3hlVRtaD5H0ZKUxBvQGf7rNEPXpj0me0IJf0CZ-0iFYD8u7iDeGewtT-Hc0Cy843XawpNbL3B4QOPU34IsKr7dFkh6jt7FWc_2M5pocwYD6oJyJE/w640-h462/The%20Red%20Claw%2002..JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Mister Remorse faces his nemesis Photon.</b></i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></div><div><b>Besides the criminals behind the crime insurance racket, Stark, and his henchman, are the only adversaries to unmask the identity of <a href="https://toysoldiersanddiningroombattles.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-search-for-charlie-episode-11-evil.html" target="_blank">The Shadow</a> and fully disrupt the vigilante's secret organization. He has sold this information to the Joker.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwxiw2qEiIDZKM1Ko6AGwMUxLQ-LPMBED8jaM2RbG7N-b1FdeW4u4fw_QjbrOaX0Ss-OEgcK62HuQ1Tl1HIwrC2yLZqSFwacW-XWvY_QIUYehcdBDRcMc5Q37qe_tCGeLuLGuDRNXnWHEoJe9nJ-wxroDhSeHj6pTkWr5BHEALfrDQreoi2KP61YVgMA/s2034/IMG_E1993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2034" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwxiw2qEiIDZKM1Ko6AGwMUxLQ-LPMBED8jaM2RbG7N-b1FdeW4u4fw_QjbrOaX0Ss-OEgcK62HuQ1Tl1HIwrC2yLZqSFwacW-XWvY_QIUYehcdBDRcMc5Q37qe_tCGeLuLGuDRNXnWHEoJe9nJ-wxroDhSeHj6pTkWr5BHEALfrDQreoi2KP61YVgMA/w640-h450/IMG_E1993.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Abominable Dr. Phibes.</i></b></div><div><br /></div></div><b><div><b>Dr. Anton Phibes, a famous concert organist with doctorates in both music and theology, is believed to have been killed in a car crash in Switzerland in 1921, while racing home upon hearing of the death of his beloved wife, Victoria, during surgery. Phibes survived the crash, but was horribly scarred and left unable to speak. He remade his face with prosthetics and used his knowledge of acoustics to regain his voice. Resurfacing secretly, Phibes believes his wife was a victim of her doctors' incompetence, and begins elaborate plans to kill those he believes are guilty for her death. He is the perfect partner in the lab with the insane Joker.</b></div></b></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfLM4J3MnjPNgeLltMLtzzxhRPb9wAtOU7c1JpkUWi77rzILEc0eFbV6VVPjoxgU6Pznv7-tD9sAPIzZankqQxzXlK8nmuzsGoG1sVuKJw8JaSEYzkcXvVX_Vu4azOtMoDXyAyY6WqpRTalISLJjAo0MFzgSkVD2Qy8v1HbxWRjomXk7Tk05hLysKwuI/s2303/IMG_E1994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2303" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfLM4J3MnjPNgeLltMLtzzxhRPb9wAtOU7c1JpkUWi77rzILEc0eFbV6VVPjoxgU6Pznv7-tD9sAPIzZankqQxzXlK8nmuzsGoG1sVuKJw8JaSEYzkcXvVX_Vu4azOtMoDXyAyY6WqpRTalISLJjAo0MFzgSkVD2Qy8v1HbxWRjomXk7Tk05hLysKwuI/w640-h376/IMG_E1994.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"It's a laboratory, not a lair. I have to remember that."</i></b></div></b><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRUFsiF5oqt0ApmM8zbs9x4RRfI1RJ1Zey5QOjvkJEZIx0LmbxPR7RIBywtSYP98-RzVC7aPnvoPxYJSC-HQrtVpWnuznOxTSFGQcnVoKGc75Fv-hC9an-SBRJY4Zd0iWKAfYGdiC08JiiEWDd0H_8FgUm8okoDxnXXYTNBdfWlNgxQlo7mUXbM2Q6gw/s2451/IMG_E1995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2451" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRUFsiF5oqt0ApmM8zbs9x4RRfI1RJ1Zey5QOjvkJEZIx0LmbxPR7RIBywtSYP98-RzVC7aPnvoPxYJSC-HQrtVpWnuznOxTSFGQcnVoKGc75Fv-hC9an-SBRJY4Zd0iWKAfYGdiC08JiiEWDd0H_8FgUm8okoDxnXXYTNBdfWlNgxQlo7mUXbM2Q6gw/w640-h562/IMG_E1995.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b>Once again some great figures from <a href="https://pulpfigures.com/products/" target="_blank">Pulp Figures</a> - until next time!</b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-56925908763442693562024-01-22T23:00:00.003-06:002024-01-22T23:00:00.129-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.5: More Hollywood Nazis (Boo and Hiss!)<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMWdLUFoUi1JY55yn4ISxmpEFTsu_brf9L7_bNPqkPJkdJ4Kv-dqy0nlUYq2JMB6sj2IzSvQsetM_DvX2nIzzViOnDoc6bYjrwFugGNpXbK6KyxH8OveJUhEo95FlIr6PGE7Z83B8WI6mYttNTqm5xeF5P__ZZup0lC5-CnKvaVOGFsDUkhSB-ZkG2lk/s3332/IMG_1473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="3332" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMWdLUFoUi1JY55yn4ISxmpEFTsu_brf9L7_bNPqkPJkdJ4Kv-dqy0nlUYq2JMB6sj2IzSvQsetM_DvX2nIzzViOnDoc6bYjrwFugGNpXbK6KyxH8OveJUhEo95FlIr6PGE7Z83B8WI6mYttNTqm5xeF5P__ZZup0lC5-CnKvaVOGFsDUkhSB-ZkG2lk/w640-h368/IMG_1473.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"So Mister Sam . . . or Mister Rick . . . or whatever alias you are using now. It's been awhile since the incident in Casablanca! And now I have you in my clutches! BWAH HAH HAH!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Don't try to figure out the year of timeline - just go with the flow! Ed.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you want villains? We have some of the worst (best?) of the best (worst?). As Sam searches for Charlie amongst criminal gangs and secret organizations, the nation state of Nazi Germany is an old nemesis and has the resources to thwart our good guys.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvOjvKpUXHVxXutJocP_TtUDMXd8K8gxtgpv5zqCyewh9vhtwB9YokUmthYtYub-wgHk9Nxg3_ZRjU1G0B5wriPlvrNyLkFK5rtzNNDG0OMxiM_UZpv3lX3O-ZhIBSRqGPPa9d8FxaOYGp1Wp-KUFC-YKDcdOSoIhT2YEADCP3hzpeISeVRE4a_X-cgY/s2047/IMG_E1454.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2047" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvOjvKpUXHVxXutJocP_TtUDMXd8K8gxtgpv5zqCyewh9vhtwB9YokUmthYtYub-wgHk9Nxg3_ZRjU1G0B5wriPlvrNyLkFK5rtzNNDG0OMxiM_UZpv3lX3O-ZhIBSRqGPPa9d8FxaOYGp1Wp-KUFC-YKDcdOSoIhT2YEADCP3hzpeISeVRE4a_X-cgY/w640-h516/IMG_E1454.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>The Leadership.</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnqLvTqz8of6gJ9tEt51rnEWFrLhR1OAJXcRAHzaeNPPCdPRLGZMQ0sviu_5BcBg8ZHQW0yKbBuomEOJ0Us5kOlcjzFLUh4G35-SriQI6iTfYUripCbpBsl4kY2xhq-f1qgwoyYWpWStEsmxKpOWR7HN6zb4d04BwYFprF-XkGjJdrA4MscZv9yP8298/s2394/IMG_E1456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="2394" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnqLvTqz8of6gJ9tEt51rnEWFrLhR1OAJXcRAHzaeNPPCdPRLGZMQ0sviu_5BcBg8ZHQW0yKbBuomEOJ0Us5kOlcjzFLUh4G35-SriQI6iTfYUripCbpBsl4kY2xhq-f1qgwoyYWpWStEsmxKpOWR7HN6zb4d04BwYFprF-XkGjJdrA4MscZv9yP8298/w640-h516/IMG_E1456.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Though technically part of the </span><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police) or Gestapo for short, all special projects and direct actions, including Stahl-Mask's Doom Squad, report to Generalmajor </b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Heinrich Strasser. When last we saw Strasser, he was pretending to be a Major and was mortally wounded by Sam under the alias of Rick Blaine. He was miraculously saved from</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b> death by Herr Doktor Professor </b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Wiener Horst of the secret Nazi Science division. Utterly ruthless and willing to throw all enemies plus his henchmen and goons . . . I mean valued employees, under the bus to ensure Nazi dominance over the world.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrYNn2G6wo_tRA3vxriDrXNuhcJZdgppN7zasmtvIKEVuWplulu3fIZIeZDgeDovzVaFJpkD2tMxORckelunrhneuuf8h51fSH1tgbhESdSyu2plv6oDwrxZRLH9AIZZVPemNkDXo7hl5_qRm7i1W1tiHBKmDZ09Y63ECqi4hAS9huZRtGUVhqL8D7yg/s1803/IMG_E1461.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1803" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrYNn2G6wo_tRA3vxriDrXNuhcJZdgppN7zasmtvIKEVuWplulu3fIZIeZDgeDovzVaFJpkD2tMxORckelunrhneuuf8h51fSH1tgbhESdSyu2plv6oDwrxZRLH9AIZZVPemNkDXo7hl5_qRm7i1W1tiHBKmDZ09Y63ECqi4hAS9huZRtGUVhqL8D7yg/w640-h616/IMG_E1461.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><i>Generalmajor Heinrich Strasser and his loyal bodyguard Scharführer Volkmar Käsewurst.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Scharführer Volkmar Käsewurst is the strongest man in the Gestapo, the SS and possibly all of Nazi Germany. </b><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Hermann Göring has for a long time been wanted to arrange a "friendly" match between </b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Käsewurst and </b></span><b>the Nazi Supersoldat Carl Fronhausen but cooler heads have prevailed.</b><span style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></span><b>Käsewurst wears the highest sniper award on his right cuff. His intense loyalty to Strasser was reinforced when he vowed after the "Casablanca" incident not to leave his side again.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T-Tap-R3sS81rloCaFfpSth0fY7GlZAqjMRD0UZUFWCSf2BNe1c0ekmtGEAaUpxLk83DZLQGENptWcPPMcSe75i2ShLMmKzW1sh7Ghc4rTzVam7FE2fUnp7nzxvuuuFBVMgwyzlgxaKBEPIaleySuYFfNk08kw9WeRuVKy12cw1efDphSxNNydwQ6fY/s1758/IMG_E1459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="1758" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T-Tap-R3sS81rloCaFfpSth0fY7GlZAqjMRD0UZUFWCSf2BNe1c0ekmtGEAaUpxLk83DZLQGENptWcPPMcSe75i2ShLMmKzW1sh7Ghc4rTzVam7FE2fUnp7nzxvuuuFBVMgwyzlgxaKBEPIaleySuYFfNk08kw9WeRuVKy12cw1efDphSxNNydwQ6fY/w640-h574/IMG_E1459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmzf9fN0-cNyhPQaLuCMY9szmtc8BjnN5W4xMuqQ4gce-5L8yGoTgDRL8nmFXQC7U1IYBnAyOmhCShxJtGkw6Il-VlZZbkGaCKXiRPP17exeIqFAAdwT7RhA6d__9D3uaavgTxACDj1AhNePhmjrfHTGsTObPxPwghyyJbRPReExQHLdydIx7NPWAgw/s1624/IMG_E1460.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1624" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmzf9fN0-cNyhPQaLuCMY9szmtc8BjnN5W4xMuqQ4gce-5L8yGoTgDRL8nmFXQC7U1IYBnAyOmhCShxJtGkw6Il-VlZZbkGaCKXiRPP17exeIqFAAdwT7RhA6d__9D3uaavgTxACDj1AhNePhmjrfHTGsTObPxPwghyyJbRPReExQHLdydIx7NPWAgw/w640-h522/IMG_E1460.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEsnHG9Fu9OKgosBUTUHz6IjQ5chMfQWtX7zDn34m0bPAlViDn1tp9rOzfN6ct98H4ZNeO1PoGBHDMxeWvtJAypLn7dK0Nim2Yh9FhivAe4dxVvVmFNSb71qBcjaeJbA-oXQVCFgbTrA5OiL4n_ZBOofnSxCA5xcw3YhtEz2NIJR5Ndstolc8V2cvQv4/s2095/IMG_E1457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2095" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEsnHG9Fu9OKgosBUTUHz6IjQ5chMfQWtX7zDn34m0bPAlViDn1tp9rOzfN6ct98H4ZNeO1PoGBHDMxeWvtJAypLn7dK0Nim2Yh9FhivAe4dxVvVmFNSb71qBcjaeJbA-oXQVCFgbTrA5OiL4n_ZBOofnSxCA5xcw3YhtEz2NIJR5Ndstolc8V2cvQv4/w640-h548/IMG_E1457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><i>Sturmbannführer Arnold Ernst Toht.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sturmbannführer Arnold Ernst Toht is a sadistic and ruthless Nazi Gestapo agent and military officer. Major Arnold Ernst Toht has at least one sibling, a sister named Ilsa, an agent of the Third Reich herself. Toht joined the Gestapo and, as with the rest of his Gestapo brethren, is trained in the art of combat, interrogation, torture, and espionage, and was well-versed in mysticism and the belief in Aryan society. Over time, Toht became a skilled torturer and interrogator, relishing the opportunity to inflict pain and suffering even for its own sake, and a firm believer in the Nazi doctrine, leading him to dismiss any actions as absolutely necessary for the Nazis to destroy any threats to their supremacy. Over time, Toht would become known only for his last name. Some claim he will "melt away" when the odds are against him but his track record says otherwise.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBA5pVIsF42U9RBuX3Qd4Zv8QBiK6bGCOdR_sl0t7nTukv-Vkna2bjNFii_wDaFTemJm_zBVpOylvOFwpBVIK9f0EAZOn9o2lb4P1_hI4W2ucOy5vg1dvUH-GMiX1isOkwWUS9VV1JywfLyuZyc-LbXzR99n2rCb4A83xQ2B5ZE-JvzAr3aLxZUicyh4/s1556/IMG_E1458.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBA5pVIsF42U9RBuX3Qd4Zv8QBiK6bGCOdR_sl0t7nTukv-Vkna2bjNFii_wDaFTemJm_zBVpOylvOFwpBVIK9f0EAZOn9o2lb4P1_hI4W2ucOy5vg1dvUH-GMiX1isOkwWUS9VV1JywfLyuZyc-LbXzR99n2rCb4A83xQ2B5ZE-JvzAr3aLxZUicyh4/w628-h640/IMG_E1458.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWx73akeCgaG8R_yM_mmWaYiCTEoXqaIZfoJfHZozFmUYVurKMJTKpms9Tnmk858feyhyIXP2NMEnujT4IA2H-Mmd-B0uRgkJZ8S48aLcR5H92UN8DuQWxNsDu98kjA5AanZA8797xKm-eo2tmnXnGCC5mt8LMbUpctz0ofqJW40zMiouXhRo4KVShSE/s2462/IMG_E1462.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEYFZK2p1NpRKIXbe9DxhQOSVpcSYH4LHw1kWZdjrH04ll5yaRKEqw1d5vV-csRO7TZLuTl3OgWdfEsTQn9dacy61M7Eex32YJ4mayT6l4VPKxhJKZbSpxpvpATHj-Flxk13iCzUx9dwyQJAYQrTXhHqQc8L8PSFoTVw-W453eCZIe-yg0lS8f23davE/s2612/IMG_E1467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2612" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEYFZK2p1NpRKIXbe9DxhQOSVpcSYH4LHw1kWZdjrH04ll5yaRKEqw1d5vV-csRO7TZLuTl3OgWdfEsTQn9dacy61M7Eex32YJ4mayT6l4VPKxhJKZbSpxpvpATHj-Flxk13iCzUx9dwyQJAYQrTXhHqQc8L8PSFoTVw-W453eCZIe-yg0lS8f23davE/w640-h416/IMG_E1467.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><i>"No one expects the Spanish Inqui . . . I mean Nazi Hollywood Gestapo!"</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxintmK5vAZBINVOxveuIrNPXFd4h9X4r1tsCEhtuXGFd0V_oB8a755SjcYxHByUEeJm2W3b-Ujn0r4NaeyNL26WuUvMuB3YqryH08RUxGWLZD0QbmxfJIej9brlw_dcS-wAqf-rfy7S9NvDH8BhlN8nGRXd8PRtqgpQX_od4zmxDvAmtsXF5uk3jqrGg/s2600/IMG_E1468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxintmK5vAZBINVOxveuIrNPXFd4h9X4r1tsCEhtuXGFd0V_oB8a755SjcYxHByUEeJm2W3b-Ujn0r4NaeyNL26WuUvMuB3YqryH08RUxGWLZD0QbmxfJIej9brlw_dcS-wAqf-rfy7S9NvDH8BhlN8nGRXd8PRtqgpQX_od4zmxDvAmtsXF5uk3jqrGg/w640-h394/IMG_E1468.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">In any evil organization that is trying to bring the world to its knees . . . I mean challenge the entrenched hierarchies of the world, there are henchmen and goons . . . I mean assistants, that are willing to be at the point of the spear to deal with helpless victims . . . I mean the general public in leading them to enlightenment. Yep, they recently attended a positivity workshop.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFApS1tjkd5FxEwyFS9UBGALy4XDM-jst7ibd4N7BhMiwyDlUaeq-C2o_xzj5ilNU56Dj_pbocMyX0Hxqq4-q-jvSuRs7MHlqkBOqYfOiO9EevenslYoUIrGd-M3Jymc97WCkLCgCQm2jXeGzdKX-NyvN_Z62z7ZesWwJ_H1hhUjwPP_vflNyUOhi1PU/s1614/IMG_E1469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1614" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFApS1tjkd5FxEwyFS9UBGALy4XDM-jst7ibd4N7BhMiwyDlUaeq-C2o_xzj5ilNU56Dj_pbocMyX0Hxqq4-q-jvSuRs7MHlqkBOqYfOiO9EevenslYoUIrGd-M3Jymc97WCkLCgCQm2jXeGzdKX-NyvN_Z62z7ZesWwJ_H1hhUjwPP_vflNyUOhi1PU/w640-h614/IMG_E1469.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycPNgNZWPHYgPTvk0p3j7LsS-EGBhn0XodJe_09UHhI349F3My7o-yBR8BW2NLaRvJ4y9P5JTMXk72BLqk1XRBdddAdj932B_cP9C2eXK8mf_aBDxzj4LIuzt36_VPgILSBNyAK1yztXhAg124tMm2nROTkQFogvn2i7YVVEPrORfpBrMW87tUM9J0vE/s2464/IMG_E1470.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2464" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycPNgNZWPHYgPTvk0p3j7LsS-EGBhn0XodJe_09UHhI349F3My7o-yBR8BW2NLaRvJ4y9P5JTMXk72BLqk1XRBdddAdj932B_cP9C2eXK8mf_aBDxzj4LIuzt36_VPgILSBNyAK1yztXhAg124tMm2nROTkQFogvn2i7YVVEPrORfpBrMW87tUM9J0vE/w640-h506/IMG_E1470.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL376m4H5S1GGDcTYWz7PQLV1rK1Ns1BHeLVvizn07wOVe7Jr-YznZt7VzcsULzClRG21Jw5slCXdr95j7z3pbEnV5r9Fq-G2Xj7KKqZCQNiS0WEdmrHbP1M0shbz5Q3bHDjAuxcvZy7A-F9pUYAIX4qsJwxfzbogbgJ3kTpSEEF-6JAycv91xKgZoz8/s1656/IMG_E1471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1656" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL376m4H5S1GGDcTYWz7PQLV1rK1Ns1BHeLVvizn07wOVe7Jr-YznZt7VzcsULzClRG21Jw5slCXdr95j7z3pbEnV5r9Fq-G2Xj7KKqZCQNiS0WEdmrHbP1M0shbz5Q3bHDjAuxcvZy7A-F9pUYAIX4qsJwxfzbogbgJ3kTpSEEF-6JAycv91xKgZoz8/w640-h634/IMG_E1471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL-tIReqSi5inNa1tunFcERb9UzloWce1_ZqcXf35qydr_1Siau5cRZI1dS19TpHEK4Dib61NWkjElAsFBr5K43aJR2UaweWbtnW8zFapS191ThewIlpbCb9JOUo8kYma2E_B6mumkTr_6m6rr14PbhzS7d0V2rlGTgV4vVtI5_9Znj7UP6IFJ3epuuM/s1943/IMG_E1474.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1943" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL-tIReqSi5inNa1tunFcERb9UzloWce1_ZqcXf35qydr_1Siau5cRZI1dS19TpHEK4Dib61NWkjElAsFBr5K43aJR2UaweWbtnW8zFapS191ThewIlpbCb9JOUo8kYma2E_B6mumkTr_6m6rr14PbhzS7d0V2rlGTgV4vVtI5_9Znj7UP6IFJ3epuuM/w640-h582/IMG_E1474.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>All of these wonderful Pulp Nazis were designed by Bob Murch of Pulp Figures. All black uniforms are always a challenge but these days with Contrast paints it is a lot easier. For the black uniforms I used Citadel Contrast Black Templar and for the helmets, boots, pistol holsters and other black leather I used Vallejo German Grey. The officer hats were painted with Vallejo Flat Black.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZNjH4RtACpznXQqwskT7To5BHfPL2yU9bW25azMYpzEYdz-FAs7uswWd3gFjb99Fu_b97-pGY8bcMxZ9XGSuyLD2jj9KsFf_1j3R-cHuLstvmT08ZYahteHMyI69UgDwDFJpto5xzBPmb7PeJhu_wHgIuCcZ0LtjW_7jjtCSa1VmDFJLyDE1TVHS2VE/s1939/IMG_E1475.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="1665" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZNjH4RtACpznXQqwskT7To5BHfPL2yU9bW25azMYpzEYdz-FAs7uswWd3gFjb99Fu_b97-pGY8bcMxZ9XGSuyLD2jj9KsFf_1j3R-cHuLstvmT08ZYahteHMyI69UgDwDFJpto5xzBPmb7PeJhu_wHgIuCcZ0LtjW_7jjtCSa1VmDFJLyDE1TVHS2VE/w550-h640/IMG_E1475.JPG" width="550" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">"<i>Hmmm . . . "</i></div></div></div><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-33768635529511559172024-01-17T23:00:00.004-06:002024-01-20T13:56:00.203-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.4: Stahl-Mask's Doom Squad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguW-Rsv7G53wXxPZQlVW1ToezAJ-qItirO235oJLJbbt29yn5DXNgy-4wW5qcumjjZPi0nRHUGLjMd7ZvisaLZYbjunMztP4Pjm3CQJg5rQARpQopdbTAhdY-FvZfmNFzmRAsIgON9PFus916mb4P5rHYyFfOPJ5lB2hrTM3J9zlB3lU4EXweGhQHTfE/s2596/IMG_E1119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2596" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguW-Rsv7G53wXxPZQlVW1ToezAJ-qItirO235oJLJbbt29yn5DXNgy-4wW5qcumjjZPi0nRHUGLjMd7ZvisaLZYbjunMztP4Pjm3CQJg5rQARpQopdbTAhdY-FvZfmNFzmRAsIgON9PFus916mb4P5rHYyFfOPJ5lB2hrTM3J9zlB3lU4EXweGhQHTfE/w640-h454/IMG_E1119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The mysterious Oberst (Colonel) Stahl-Mask (Steel Mask)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">No one, except at the highest levels of Nazi Germany, know Oberst Stahl-Mask's real name. Western Nations and the Communist USSR only know that he wears the Pour le Merite, commonly known as the Blue Max (German: Blauer Max). It was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order until the end of World War I. Intelligence agencies are desperately matching recipients and locations of the recipients but to no avail. One theory, though often laughed at is put forth by Dr. Hans Zharkov that Stahl-Mask is the reanimated corpse of <strike style="font-style: italic;">REDACTED</strike><span style="font-style: italic;">. </span><span>This is largely discredited due to the fact that Zharkov, a Russian émigré that now lives in Switzerland, has been diagnosed with clinical paranoia. </span>Oberst Stahl-Mask, though normally ambivalent to missions or targets, he seems to have an intense hatred of the so-called "Shadow". Oberst Stahl-Mask leads Nazi Germany's elite strike force know as the Doom Squad.</div></b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNndNe6GJxnSk7J9RDTIPYCieGJtgmRrwzLGzL4m1MNvO3wwyxsr4pFnx-_BZLEypcGtkHaivZB2W_bDvljVmNlN0vRjTOlApmXmMvD7WT2bBdN52j6l_P2p_avnP2Uerehw_iXVvOCiw8-YkCXZ_e2siUe0XKsZpwatlFiAE62jXHtzUTQy-G0MvF038/s1905/IMG_E1115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1905" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNndNe6GJxnSk7J9RDTIPYCieGJtgmRrwzLGzL4m1MNvO3wwyxsr4pFnx-_BZLEypcGtkHaivZB2W_bDvljVmNlN0vRjTOlApmXmMvD7WT2bBdN52j6l_P2p_avnP2Uerehw_iXVvOCiw8-YkCXZ_e2siUe0XKsZpwatlFiAE62jXHtzUTQy-G0MvF038/w640-h460/IMG_E1115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Herr Doktor Professor Horst.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Herr Doktor Professor Wiener Horst is a lieutenant colonel in the secret Nazi Science Division. He is considered by the Germans as the smartest man on Earth (however see articles and notes on Doctor Clark Savage, Jr., Dr. Cuthbert Calculus, Dr. Hans Zharkov and <strike>REDACTED</strike>. We will not at this time discuss the so-called existence of Dr. Fu Manchu as no concrete evidence has been substantiated as to whether this person exists. He is rumored to be conducting experiments of a heinous and unnatural nature; experiments that could damage the known laws of nature and cause . . . well, that's for the story to tell. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aDSBwjR_stwTO4WxqQnY1gZ637HTRKhg0Yk4COU4rWM4cpAgX8_jfqKngDk2PkV3RMNui94NAzg2hKW7rYdCNgG4qUUEKkMerkztKsItcgFiq7XkzOFevHLkzgx34xmDSuYMZ46b6yRcnIJaHZOpZIlVrh1CRNyq0sLxUzXmw8nKb1LGa-Ae8mqvDYE/s2217/IMG_E1121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2217" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aDSBwjR_stwTO4WxqQnY1gZ637HTRKhg0Yk4COU4rWM4cpAgX8_jfqKngDk2PkV3RMNui94NAzg2hKW7rYdCNgG4qUUEKkMerkztKsItcgFiq7XkzOFevHLkzgx34xmDSuYMZ46b6yRcnIJaHZOpZIlVrh1CRNyq0sLxUzXmw8nKb1LGa-Ae8mqvDYE/w640-h560/IMG_E1121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Unterfeldwebel (US equivalent of a Staff Sergeant) Carl Fronhausen was given an experimental serum by Doctor Hurst that turned him into the Nazi Supersoldat (Super Soldier). Attempts to duplicate the experiment by Doctor Hurst have been, shall we say, disappointing and painful for the other subjects. Current intelligent assessments have placed Unterfeldwebel Fronhausen's speed, strenth and agility way above norma human parameters. He is pretty good with a submachine gun too.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfnwbkzvar7Rq910v88Fzv6qgCFEd5bDUXjR58KDEpX-CuKf6evT-st2j2uqzvkVeEwvuxL0Gg0MR69SbiMRveFsBQLS8YNGEiric3ZFEqNhJscx2zNcC45UBeYqo_tT4VCqPpazP4q1HTpQSXqfrWpuOcXYMdNPHs0vx9FtssK0frdvrKO3Ihd2S2vE/s2347/IMG_E1122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="2347" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfnwbkzvar7Rq910v88Fzv6qgCFEd5bDUXjR58KDEpX-CuKf6evT-st2j2uqzvkVeEwvuxL0Gg0MR69SbiMRveFsBQLS8YNGEiric3ZFEqNhJscx2zNcC45UBeYqo_tT4VCqPpazP4q1HTpQSXqfrWpuOcXYMdNPHs0vx9FtssK0frdvrKO3Ihd2S2vE/w640-h506/IMG_E1122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O-nKrJUF2inxBvr3UliyeRFKHCS8fDh6XUiEr1aBcYdAOTGAt0T51czS86iYBD4rBT6xpKnQTW6Ule-Eqnz3vuD04jL-ktXM472hjuyeCDA84HpQAUYB_4nIjZ6Fsqv7NT59M3YVByvvAsR6OW6DIeSaFlmOlG-ueDLOkkRDzIGutbtUxklSZDUcrgg/s2205/IMG_E1123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="2205" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O-nKrJUF2inxBvr3UliyeRFKHCS8fDh6XUiEr1aBcYdAOTGAt0T51czS86iYBD4rBT6xpKnQTW6Ule-Eqnz3vuD04jL-ktXM472hjuyeCDA84HpQAUYB_4nIjZ6Fsqv7NT59M3YVByvvAsR6OW6DIeSaFlmOlG-ueDLOkkRDzIGutbtUxklSZDUcrgg/w640-h618/IMG_E1123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Oberjager (Corporal of Light Infantry) Gunter Wildschwein is probably the most dangerous hand to hand combat expert in the German army. He has no mercy or compassion toward his opponents and though an expert shot, prefers to use his personal knife which is named <i>"Biss des Valkr".</i> In addition he is the team's demolition expert.</b><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_yONTa2Eaf14nlSGrZQU24TkOmFyjd-udhZUdVUeTfFbtiCX4NINbqcjcrnFelPt5uB0WZoFjDSBu7fLXkc4U9HFOKDkkCIZtpnMNjGpdAsqKlT9SxUbe5F1xPCfernkLB2ecvugOTIIgce6Y0jElgVrd7R-mhciGgeVwByKDQSHK5eObmCzQmfjuNU/s2283/IMG_E1124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="2283" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_yONTa2Eaf14nlSGrZQU24TkOmFyjd-udhZUdVUeTfFbtiCX4NINbqcjcrnFelPt5uB0WZoFjDSBu7fLXkc4U9HFOKDkkCIZtpnMNjGpdAsqKlT9SxUbe5F1xPCfernkLB2ecvugOTIIgce6Y0jElgVrd7R-mhciGgeVwByKDQSHK5eObmCzQmfjuNU/w640-h574/IMG_E1124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG91i7roWybj9vmksDMdAqW_16FNA02Y6M8foiauAolTSKpiCG7iwLEmA3iOdyWNbHaonpQpMlmt6qKwzUFy-tTiV7kPMLh3sIuKazcgvziILXB0bkuijsxrPQ4CiVWHaHd0YfBC_hu53BE900Yhek4EaRnMniBomKQbvggmNK3lqwiCo-ikPVKTl9cpQ/s3527/IMG_E1126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="3527" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG91i7roWybj9vmksDMdAqW_16FNA02Y6M8foiauAolTSKpiCG7iwLEmA3iOdyWNbHaonpQpMlmt6qKwzUFy-tTiV7kPMLh3sIuKazcgvziILXB0bkuijsxrPQ4CiVWHaHd0YfBC_hu53BE900Yhek4EaRnMniBomKQbvggmNK3lqwiCo-ikPVKTl9cpQ/w640-h358/IMG_E1126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"The American detective was spotted where?"</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioocMMBzF9BkOhPgjCvy0KNzhVpiYy0mF7ITgiMqW7FvrnmyyNEqJhpDk_uPJZgy6fFWUhujt_GyQmgRnXkZOl8Wz5TkYcgdBz5gzvkdLpXk6YgMoRsfkOL12qtOSek6W6OE8FxTPYCZ3Cw9G1VIG9MjBprvoOr2vBfx98svHvPZRs3jsrvpo7yGAcGF8/s1652/IMG_E1129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1652" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioocMMBzF9BkOhPgjCvy0KNzhVpiYy0mF7ITgiMqW7FvrnmyyNEqJhpDk_uPJZgy6fFWUhujt_GyQmgRnXkZOl8Wz5TkYcgdBz5gzvkdLpXk6YgMoRsfkOL12qtOSek6W6OE8FxTPYCZ3Cw9G1VIG9MjBprvoOr2vBfx98svHvPZRs3jsrvpo7yGAcGF8/w640-h560/IMG_E1129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"He must never find out about what we are doing and why he is here . . ."</i></b></div></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-52412092915929801212024-01-14T23:00:00.003-06:002024-01-20T13:56:21.796-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.3: Financing the Search<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIonfdXtTNHEueCj6-Lpj5srunM2M5xXrrAg7W6tV0aVgydUTrg61fHO7pl18W-A29HoF7h4GQ2oeFmrZOn2boj6WJjoHhyg0U7CDUXllTt9pWgOAV5KwyyKFkVCjZK3TwOOWdYy94mIzBM46v2OHlFH_Lh5yaKkAFodnlPdrd78i2mjny3pDPNhHoVc/s1870/IMG_E1802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1870" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIonfdXtTNHEueCj6-Lpj5srunM2M5xXrrAg7W6tV0aVgydUTrg61fHO7pl18W-A29HoF7h4GQ2oeFmrZOn2boj6WJjoHhyg0U7CDUXllTt9pWgOAV5KwyyKFkVCjZK3TwOOWdYy94mIzBM46v2OHlFH_Lh5yaKkAFodnlPdrd78i2mjny3pDPNhHoVc/w640-h330/IMG_E1802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"Cut!" yelled Merrik Von Stroheim, world famous director and sometime producer for RTO Films. "Now I want you to move closer Generalmajor Strasser."</i></b></div></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoHmMV3xtgkB8nufIH7AIP8rTyB1tsC1vpoG_PN6ubyHZgNNH3DJ4gjaSSQO8kg2hc8awY-_DO0BdJ0vpcxwzk_83fgaptScDSH3bh1ze9acl4xsShLzY8-JmjuR8a0AYNRZmhaMj1WCzy6Lr11KN_em6SMYqNejWwxASkOsmBt-4MHfHPRT7HzdRL58/s3807/IMG_E1804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3807" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoHmMV3xtgkB8nufIH7AIP8rTyB1tsC1vpoG_PN6ubyHZgNNH3DJ4gjaSSQO8kg2hc8awY-_DO0BdJ0vpcxwzk_83fgaptScDSH3bh1ze9acl4xsShLzY8-JmjuR8a0AYNRZmhaMj1WCzy6Lr11KN_em6SMYqNejWwxASkOsmBt-4MHfHPRT7HzdRL58/w640-h414/IMG_E1804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Perfect!"</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b>From Sam's Journal:</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQXn12SGoXz_UbJ1SPA2J9_AkSQPsLuvDvzL0lNRSSZ1eXmuefQNnSPmOJld_4kz5OF7pkDKFMgfB8OF-691vF3F8DrRrlZXb0x8P32XSlxorY4j0JLWb1cFqdcfZXF5a6OeDAaodaBgha50lKbmMO8Sqy-qU6GRn1HZdHLeWKpnDJxuhJRQ2MqicxF0/s1771/IMG_E9450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="1771" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQXn12SGoXz_UbJ1SPA2J9_AkSQPsLuvDvzL0lNRSSZ1eXmuefQNnSPmOJld_4kz5OF7pkDKFMgfB8OF-691vF3F8DrRrlZXb0x8P32XSlxorY4j0JLWb1cFqdcfZXF5a6OeDAaodaBgha50lKbmMO8Sqy-qU6GRn1HZdHLeWKpnDJxuhJRQ2MqicxF0/w640-h610/IMG_E9450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>"I know as much about money as the next guy, but I knew we would need some extra dough to conduct the search properly. I was picking up clues, here and there, rumors mostly, and I was beginning to think this was going to be an expensive look. So I went to the money man. Yep, I went to the boss - the owner of the agency. The Colonel made arrangements with RTO films for exclusive rights and distribution of "the movie" if they would finance the investigation. The Colonel has some good contacts."</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Pl8yEBkIDXSj3MvxoIjJK2gNRDChDbc6NKX-fDTVNJpxl5s0oB3-jMz2N02b0aT3iAirfDkMuWz5bBhiRA6SACmods_mIhRM2nyt_bUPmsQsEhhrlTxhyphenhyphenOd8bDh-i43z7-l5Pn3gZ0Dv_d2QXFZUz7X0FctfRZ5fELa2OHjVt5IR5ftKT04lM5hThw/s2093/IMG_E1805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2093" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Pl8yEBkIDXSj3MvxoIjJK2gNRDChDbc6NKX-fDTVNJpxl5s0oB3-jMz2N02b0aT3iAirfDkMuWz5bBhiRA6SACmods_mIhRM2nyt_bUPmsQsEhhrlTxhyphenhyphenOd8bDh-i43z7-l5Pn3gZ0Dv_d2QXFZUz7X0FctfRZ5fELa2OHjVt5IR5ftKT04lM5hThw/w640-h510/IMG_E1805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"Okay everyone take a 10 minute break. Not you sweet heart - I need more sweat and fear in your performance and 'hanging around' for 10 more minutes will do it."</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj3Ei9dUsnv6RcYSmDkGnM2vBwFEce8_eVEMS8X-nsSoe3uuW7eYJ491QYeHOpHWKQy70KP_7y4Y4Cyhws_XR5DF1kPCBkVqf1Aa-Ff3b6WB9pJpxcJ3JPP8PFigjZHuNLWopIS7O5V2K_XdfG976bIG_zno6q61BkvAOCP1I90PUegm6P3cSvgb4Ikg/s1950/IMG_E1807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="1950" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj3Ei9dUsnv6RcYSmDkGnM2vBwFEce8_eVEMS8X-nsSoe3uuW7eYJ491QYeHOpHWKQy70KP_7y4Y4Cyhws_XR5DF1kPCBkVqf1Aa-Ff3b6WB9pJpxcJ3JPP8PFigjZHuNLWopIS7O5V2K_XdfG976bIG_zno6q61BkvAOCP1I90PUegm6P3cSvgb4Ikg/w640-h626/IMG_E1807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Merrik Von Stroheim is the world renown director, and sometime producer, who captivates the world with his on location filming and fast paced, hair raising films. Not many know, but he is also German nobility, but he keeps his title a closely guarded secret. An arrogant and highly intelligent man, his skills and personality have propelled him to the top of his career. With success comes controversy; though, only whispers but no one willing to go on the record from the film industry and risking blacklisting. Some stars refuse to work with him due to his demanding schedules and unothodox methods. There are unsubtantiated rumors of the near death of starlet Vera Veller at the hands of some mythical frog monster that only the crackpots at Miskatonic University would believe.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguXSo4RfO9QrRF8J4ACrO8bdYh4Cqi9qX_I83LG3wnXHz9McxKnXW1lzFgaPainCjffh0pyMiCKxwdq0o6fCtkhB2AOTTd2ESakb1vmQKoEEe0IWwOTaIgrUqNB3FUZNshTc_68MMz8h-s06e_OPD0vJ8x8cSThSNsBIX0ykh0D6iDT2y8KKW0kdpVhk/s1824/IMG_E1810.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="1824" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguXSo4RfO9QrRF8J4ACrO8bdYh4Cqi9qX_I83LG3wnXHz9McxKnXW1lzFgaPainCjffh0pyMiCKxwdq0o6fCtkhB2AOTTd2ESakb1vmQKoEEe0IWwOTaIgrUqNB3FUZNshTc_68MMz8h-s06e_OPD0vJ8x8cSThSNsBIX0ykh0D6iDT2y8KKW0kdpVhk/w640-h636/IMG_E1810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Captain George Sutherland, DSO, on half pay with the Gordon Highlanders. He gained his combat experience on the Northwest Frontier, Turkey and in Palestine. He is wearing his Regimental tie.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoM-IOxGppHWHnu3rDGKFrF57pk4Q7ePHdiPYKZd5sMUAIcVhnMv1kLC-zc3mBjrdXfKVP94go9Q0luYZOTa-lFBLsSVWIrqxewgy6jEN4OakcyzunDO3-NYiyXQj54sQQq7xSV1kKvaihRD_FhMbJLVWKyBgdM7L9gPim-Q_CAc_5x-8GDPWIx9tLtE/s2211/IMG_E1811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="2133" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoM-IOxGppHWHnu3rDGKFrF57pk4Q7ePHdiPYKZd5sMUAIcVhnMv1kLC-zc3mBjrdXfKVP94go9Q0luYZOTa-lFBLsSVWIrqxewgy6jEN4OakcyzunDO3-NYiyXQj54sQQq7xSV1kKvaihRD_FhMbJLVWKyBgdM7L9gPim-Q_CAc_5x-8GDPWIx9tLtE/w618-h640/IMG_E1811.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Captain George Sutherland, DCM, is the kind of officer and warrior you want in combat - but not in peacetime. The peacetime army rarely knows what to do with a soldier of his capability; and Captain Sutherland has no patience for the paperwork, politics and bureaucracy that comes with sitting in a headquarters when more timid and cautious officers look for scapegoats for their lack of decisiveness. Interestingly, information on his awarding of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) is scarce, though Whitehall confirms he is authorized to wear the medal. Unsubstantiated rumors of a denied Victorian Cross in Palestine was in retribution and to cover up the cowardice of <strike style="font-style: italic;">REDACTED</strike> and he was awarded the DCM and put on half pay as a sop. Merrik Von Stroheim, recognizing his innate skills in camera work, hired him as his chief camera man - plus his other talents have proven useful too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSut_eJZNVyHdIRRcLEPYYAHwXDEUalllykxo2qDIBhLft6tSwfRxcdnGt198Cgz9yHbrRSpE4MqFcuIXaycP6VslZyY6rqbeUtJQtzCA0oGazfjJCTLHZ1l6p9IJbWm2btd1hrzj91-nLVi0QHkWn1xKpePs6fGzCf6YC1J9rn95uQGVtdvasJI81eoE/s1707/IMG_E1813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="1707" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSut_eJZNVyHdIRRcLEPYYAHwXDEUalllykxo2qDIBhLft6tSwfRxcdnGt198Cgz9yHbrRSpE4MqFcuIXaycP6VslZyY6rqbeUtJQtzCA0oGazfjJCTLHZ1l6p9IJbWm2btd1hrzj91-nLVi0QHkWn1xKpePs6fGzCf6YC1J9rn95uQGVtdvasJI81eoE/w640-h556/IMG_E1813.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>Another "outcast" hired by Merrik Von Stroheim is "former police" officer Miss <a href="https://toysoldiersanddiningroombattles.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-search-for-charlie-episode-12-woman.html">Peggy Allen</a>. Disgusted with the corruption and the "look the other way" of her department, Miss Allen took the highly recommended leave of absence offered by the city. She has become Von Stoheim's go to for almost everything - though often he does not realize. He also hasn't noticed her other hobbies of checking on Stroheim and the areas he films. She has noticed the glances of the stoic Captain Sutherland. Oh, and she's good with a pistol too.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz281FN6_1cpwuAbPMtMYmF20L58CWLJALZXr8gxgZ5aCgqWZvrjjDf5fjv2p1Rz6bJtK8CrfsDZexJ1iVuEFIRujEWd-H-QHKX8Svg8j53-dpTXajC7-HtGJpo7Fz2EbhDSgtqESe8pxB3M1zvklktf72S3nWYEPZNI7VpAkWHeXIWzYKams-7SgKUk0/s1652/IMG_E1814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1652" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz281FN6_1cpwuAbPMtMYmF20L58CWLJALZXr8gxgZ5aCgqWZvrjjDf5fjv2p1Rz6bJtK8CrfsDZexJ1iVuEFIRujEWd-H-QHKX8Svg8j53-dpTXajC7-HtGJpo7Fz2EbhDSgtqESe8pxB3M1zvklktf72S3nWYEPZNI7VpAkWHeXIWzYKams-7SgKUk0/w640-h524/IMG_E1814.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6x2O3Kh_X33_0cLrsrXXsOSS1iEbdecjOU9wijIF1Pm_sRqzc_YoMmGQdETx-5EwaEyKHesiFsqxrHHNvYA8XhTrEJ-1AN933KEHF50FXlQTO5lkAmcgGwd9ckp3bluie_zslNtYG4kXwaakfvh5UzSCMnV4PgkLShCupI4_u-TFoG8FKPSaR7fu0vY/s1683/IMG_E1815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1683" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6x2O3Kh_X33_0cLrsrXXsOSS1iEbdecjOU9wijIF1Pm_sRqzc_YoMmGQdETx-5EwaEyKHesiFsqxrHHNvYA8XhTrEJ-1AN933KEHF50FXlQTO5lkAmcgGwd9ckp3bluie_zslNtYG4kXwaakfvh5UzSCMnV4PgkLShCupI4_u-TFoG8FKPSaR7fu0vY/w640-h552/IMG_E1815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"Something doesn't look right . . . Is that . . ???!!! "</i></b></div></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGta4KIyxdFzuS-hx3Lwm6-8er4FtVysb99oi2BPnGzEN58lSZjkIM42tUvvUCOCmcVjqg7ptk-I3Zmu1sY0V6G_b3qj2aMVyCI0b2cEBHIvqPONfPEcD_rbLWdCE2NFsnBHaia3UiRrRJKvQoTqhf5DAUiJRJknl8DsnwULeDpy7KI9CtX-O2achggI/s1629/IMG_E1816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1629" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGta4KIyxdFzuS-hx3Lwm6-8er4FtVysb99oi2BPnGzEN58lSZjkIM42tUvvUCOCmcVjqg7ptk-I3Zmu1sY0V6G_b3qj2aMVyCI0b2cEBHIvqPONfPEcD_rbLWdCE2NFsnBHaia3UiRrRJKvQoTqhf5DAUiJRJknl8DsnwULeDpy7KI9CtX-O2achggI/w640-h606/IMG_E1816.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>This is Kevin. Every group has a Kevin. Sorry Kevin.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmqtCybQAP7FBcVLhymM_aWn4M-9ZYzGt5LKOwgO_eB6g35_E6SACOFKnq0IwWTYxwyfqmxM7UUkkiGXDED1S6tsQ8xhF8THgU6iABRs6G2fmSvLnSYGhA_MIlcrxq7jphH1joyYaxQac32ZXjAZkKXZMhoTPbnuTWU3RwJ9Yu5FyCtutB1QcJbIsE88/s3246/IMG_E1818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="3246" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmqtCybQAP7FBcVLhymM_aWn4M-9ZYzGt5LKOwgO_eB6g35_E6SACOFKnq0IwWTYxwyfqmxM7UUkkiGXDED1S6tsQ8xhF8THgU6iABRs6G2fmSvLnSYGhA_MIlcrxq7jphH1joyYaxQac32ZXjAZkKXZMhoTPbnuTWU3RwJ9Yu5FyCtutB1QcJbIsE88/w640-h466/IMG_E1818.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-ScS5sniWtJSHLccWsoO6V_eBr5HirSmJOe_B6_HnhQnmjJOsMlpS6Z5U1JaSujXzGijOBgUzpC9VajXaozNJ6X8bjgnRhBtGEFLjdHUJB8ZDJ-Oeps2CEMv2ZJjhrPxhNkT0v5GMAcA0cdYi4EWlX113moKHf9Z4-vDICllN10BFsfAKqD_gKu4tMc/s2232/IMG_E1819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2232" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-ScS5sniWtJSHLccWsoO6V_eBr5HirSmJOe_B6_HnhQnmjJOsMlpS6Z5U1JaSujXzGijOBgUzpC9VajXaozNJ6X8bjgnRhBtGEFLjdHUJB8ZDJ-Oeps2CEMv2ZJjhrPxhNkT0v5GMAcA0cdYi4EWlX113moKHf9Z4-vDICllN10BFsfAKqD_gKu4tMc/w640-h528/IMG_E1819.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"Generalmajor Strasser! Where is my, err, endowment money for my film institute? The payment is late and you know I won't tolerate lateness!"</i></b></div></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLj8RYz8_A-ASzhMpLM8X-sxcFLXnX6GF6Q2Ds_6DsiUFuFo1m84sSTPBFFlAO3srCpx1h8KHLkfhKn9vi_A2TWcwC3zjBm8BvoCct3FCBuZpdMKt-FHStBwYA80P0k-i0f0I7eEPQ4yHasnCJbZF4z_tOm5nRNUxkpPMGBp8yK6FCw5obrQ2bfvAmd0/s2782/IMG_E1820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2782" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLj8RYz8_A-ASzhMpLM8X-sxcFLXnX6GF6Q2Ds_6DsiUFuFo1m84sSTPBFFlAO3srCpx1h8KHLkfhKn9vi_A2TWcwC3zjBm8BvoCct3FCBuZpdMKt-FHStBwYA80P0k-i0f0I7eEPQ4yHasnCJbZF4z_tOm5nRNUxkpPMGBp8yK6FCw5obrQ2bfvAmd0/w640-h468/IMG_E1820.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"ACTION!"</i></div></i></div><p></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-73579740032377046352024-01-10T23:00:00.001-06:002024-01-20T13:56:40.278-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.2: The Woman in Red<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkKnmuuaF735cRN9eXHQugixQjP_fLtuerRMGUwLS7STKYrV0VPALY7yma-WnX8mFXfTfrlZ2LEBTWLYBfy6DUPPuHeGmQXqKuUQ1tkOjcy42F1uohVxw_Ty_8Nlcjam4j-Cqhzqbt0_-2v0nVv1mNnx8mt8I5dHo-gsostXemV1jpHlT32e3RhFCYNI/s2087/IMG_E1128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2087" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkKnmuuaF735cRN9eXHQugixQjP_fLtuerRMGUwLS7STKYrV0VPALY7yma-WnX8mFXfTfrlZ2LEBTWLYBfy6DUPPuHeGmQXqKuUQ1tkOjcy42F1uohVxw_Ty_8Nlcjam4j-Cqhzqbt0_-2v0nVv1mNnx8mt8I5dHo-gsostXemV1jpHlT32e3RhFCYNI/w640-h490/IMG_E1128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"You Nazis don't play by the rules; well, neither do I!"</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The Woman in Red (WIR) is really police officer Peggy Allen. Disgusted after seeing how criminals were getting away from normal law enforcement she decided to do something about it: Thus becoming The Woman in Red. Peggy’s usual method was to investigate first where the crime was taking place. She did this by taking a role that would let her blend in, such as a student, nurse, or actress. After gathering the clues she needed she would strike as the Woman in Red.</b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyk8wxZQZdzpa-hU_-R5DsV5D9KNKmHqFmKDytgxYrw9cbA9aelErDxtdnxy7AZJyy9aedacXnKbPuCTsnIpLY0heKef3nYM2E2RoTFHiQyEy7PxxlQMIeNWCL3SrLrqn16y7lEVKQS2_At3q7abA24evpKh03UvO0T6d66RXT_n0g_Ta1jTTb26YGQY/s1620/IMG_E1110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="1620" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyk8wxZQZdzpa-hU_-R5DsV5D9KNKmHqFmKDytgxYrw9cbA9aelErDxtdnxy7AZJyy9aedacXnKbPuCTsnIpLY0heKef3nYM2E2RoTFHiQyEy7PxxlQMIeNWCL3SrLrqn16y7lEVKQS2_At3q7abA24evpKh03UvO0T6d66RXT_n0g_Ta1jTTb26YGQY/w640-h620/IMG_E1110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Woman in Red is a no-nonsense Costumed Detective. Although she has a terrible relationship with most uniformed Police officers and Detective Cavanaugh, she is on good terms with the Chief of Police. The Woman in Red is very tough and she is not afraid to confront her foes directly. She is tougher, stronger, faster, very aware of her surroundings making her hard to sneak upon. She is a great shot, easily capable of shooting to wound or kill. Although sometimes outnumbered and overpowered, she quickly recovers and is able to track down her foes for retaliation. Her detective skills are top-notch and she's quick to gather clues and make connections . . . and she knows that Sam is looking for his missing partner.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEgnNs34rKkIlR-xX5yv2zm2VMtszJcLQulRglwihgtWm2M6wlCZ_xvfCyXlvcEiFvmiULX6kGpBUMjybNwLUN8idVloGX3FH_c23CYFxpi-YTcu6B3rpMisFiGkDJAc1Qa7ya2kFugz7o69EkKHpD4-Wdm8BzmFE00QuZ5PCmPQj03ko5ZkgS38-b-k/s2021/IMG_E1111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2021" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEgnNs34rKkIlR-xX5yv2zm2VMtszJcLQulRglwihgtWm2M6wlCZ_xvfCyXlvcEiFvmiULX6kGpBUMjybNwLUN8idVloGX3FH_c23CYFxpi-YTcu6B3rpMisFiGkDJAc1Qa7ya2kFugz7o69EkKHpD4-Wdm8BzmFE00QuZ5PCmPQj03ko5ZkgS38-b-k/w640-h534/IMG_E1111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhH6ydE8Y-eUSBe1QlD5beTW3mmgpGHDioqjvUliVNmR9W84ImkGxBD6mKripUrAlOPYWpjeVK5OPkqUDYcU2pFNs5KThlJxUA8UivAO34eLiH-ghX5CDMjVmpWvGx3bJ_0-3et6lf57Afv8EUojQTZIeBgepnr_ckIg7b3hZbe0gW-h3hE7_Yc5cg1M/s2300/IMG_E1112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2300" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhH6ydE8Y-eUSBe1QlD5beTW3mmgpGHDioqjvUliVNmR9W84ImkGxBD6mKripUrAlOPYWpjeVK5OPkqUDYcU2pFNs5KThlJxUA8UivAO34eLiH-ghX5CDMjVmpWvGx3bJ_0-3et6lf57Afv8EUojQTZIeBgepnr_ckIg7b3hZbe0gW-h3hE7_Yc5cg1M/w640-h490/IMG_E1112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Another ally Sam may encounter in his search for Charlie. A dame he can admire and one that does not play by the rules.</b><br /><p><br /></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-55873086017389977122024-01-07T23:00:00.014-06:002024-01-20T13:57:13.484-06:00The Search for Charlie Episode 1.1: Evil Has an Enemy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmR0Cb5lQxZVYZxvwzpQ2RRiiP9NWyOA68SWuBZ98pKr-2pIcoTey3eB1RPrG6tk0yM0lBGUNDqbPGwTEcsp8S7WMGFY6utoWiC5M3oRxzSx-PN_u81vSdqAWAA4ECloX72x-DdEMF-sS45fqSVXgiSFPbWjq2tMFIwWjxQ2FAw08HkpwOHUZqR_Elpk/s1864/YECOE0805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1864" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmR0Cb5lQxZVYZxvwzpQ2RRiiP9NWyOA68SWuBZ98pKr-2pIcoTey3eB1RPrG6tk0yM0lBGUNDqbPGwTEcsp8S7WMGFY6utoWiC5M3oRxzSx-PN_u81vSdqAWAA4ECloX72x-DdEMF-sS45fqSVXgiSFPbWjq2tMFIwWjxQ2FAw08HkpwOHUZqR_Elpk/w640-h618/YECOE0805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!"</i></b></div><p></p><p><b>A slim figure cloaked in black moves through the night fighting mobsters, evil scientists, crazed old men and foreign invaders with two blazing automatics and a laugh that chilled the hearts of evil. This mysterious figure is <a href="https://pulpfigures.com/products/view/67" target="_blank">The Shadow</a>.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4-6Q79CTQyqDdlcAB3daNGj25eYqjTMwp09lXnwn9LqsTv_ikEvydtvTMnKxELL0CGMVamen4cu5XPw2jNlbxFeeYpelVRrOaO3WkIK3we3A7gURcsQk341sQpC-avrGJdNAj3d4kg0Iia3TRZNrLPfvK-1wU1bfGF206dGGgVIhDGKBie5-kI4iN0k/s1713/IMG_E1073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="1399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4-6Q79CTQyqDdlcAB3daNGj25eYqjTMwp09lXnwn9LqsTv_ikEvydtvTMnKxELL0CGMVamen4cu5XPw2jNlbxFeeYpelVRrOaO3WkIK3we3A7gURcsQk341sQpC-avrGJdNAj3d4kg0Iia3TRZNrLPfvK-1wU1bfGF206dGGgVIhDGKBie5-kI4iN0k/w522-h640/IMG_E1073.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>The Shadow is Kent Allard, although his real name is not revealed until The Shadow Unmasks (1937). Early stories explain he was once a famed aviator who fought for the French during World War I, known by the alias the "Black Eagle" according to one character in The Shadow's Shadow (1933). Later stories revised this alias as the "Dark Eagle," beginning with The Shadow Unmasks. After the war's conclusion, Allard finds a new challenge in waging war on criminals. Allard falsifies his death by crash landing his plane in Guatemala, encountering the indigenous "Xinca tribe" as a result, who see him as a supernatural being and provide him with two loyal aides. Allard returns to the United States and takes residence in New York City, adopting numerous identities to acquire valuable information and conceal his true nature, and recruiting a variety of agents to aid his war on crime, only a few of whom are aware of his other identities.</b><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mpuRqjeXds8ZKV0Eegy7B0N3gfRpk1x0D6hmZsyovh2mVv4UslMw49waRmw4VE2pwvdKALCFj54fArUFJM5hA6C0ODfK2k3gL7-5pHb61o4GHdVZtH0FHj61DgcU8pDLd3QvB5t-zip21HwZZQAR25iC2lbm5U3r3tIv6MfCql-u7zdiWLj-AyCB6lc/s1465/IMG_E1076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1465" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mpuRqjeXds8ZKV0Eegy7B0N3gfRpk1x0D6hmZsyovh2mVv4UslMw49waRmw4VE2pwvdKALCFj54fArUFJM5hA6C0ODfK2k3gL7-5pHb61o4GHdVZtH0FHj61DgcU8pDLd3QvB5t-zip21HwZZQAR25iC2lbm5U3r3tIv6MfCql-u7zdiWLj-AyCB6lc/w640-h628/IMG_E1076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div><div><b>As the vigilante called The Shadow, Allard hunts down and often violently confronts criminals, armed with Colt .45 pistols and sometimes using magician tricks to convince his prey that he's supernatural. One such trick is The Devil's Whisper, a chemical compound on the thumb and forefinger, causing a flash of bright flame and sharp explosion when he snaps his fingers. The Shadow is also known for wearing a girasol ring with a purple stone (sometimes depicted as a red stone in cover artwork), gifted to Kent Allard from the Czar of Russia (The Romanoff Jewels, 1932) during World War I. The ring is later said to be one of two rings made with gemstones taken from the eyes of an idol made by the Xinca tribe (The Shadow Unmasks, 1937). </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-8t7LcaSTf71xHoifksgrcnuVLZJnhcsDmv59h2eef8a7vM3evulvNBDGyWBe2S6RSa3L4aAlJBdPvNMXfooO9My508UjO-CfadyzMzXVTNXH31dFISVSK8ABzo_DOfdJqON4tYRTDOXVVL6HhXCHiPpXVHZU0OfxkdQx6XBLyyIejF5HAU5PBJm634/s1960/IMG_E1078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1960" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-8t7LcaSTf71xHoifksgrcnuVLZJnhcsDmv59h2eef8a7vM3evulvNBDGyWBe2S6RSa3L4aAlJBdPvNMXfooO9My508UjO-CfadyzMzXVTNXH31dFISVSK8ABzo_DOfdJqON4tYRTDOXVVL6HhXCHiPpXVHZU0OfxkdQx6XBLyyIejF5HAU5PBJm634/w640-h602/IMG_E1078.JPG" width="640" /></b></a></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Mr. Sam has no idea or can even fathom the danger and evil he will face. The missing Charlie is somehow inexplicably tied to a case The Shadow is working . . .</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcHM_5r-FhfYPx59YE_p-CujdEL1UAEMFpBB_ISY-kUUORBpdiaihIa_EILUOQuwmRImpjof5QHWgc0yjo-j7diK_TBhacxSyq5cG24XtaCgy1LXTKbW61O12TtPMwq6jzD1vQ1E9O3BOMTpskcbL51ouo0RZCTjuwrmrsljcgvBzlWyCpLIIT6YlGuk/s1429/IMG_E1108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1351" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcHM_5r-FhfYPx59YE_p-CujdEL1UAEMFpBB_ISY-kUUORBpdiaihIa_EILUOQuwmRImpjof5QHWgc0yjo-j7diK_TBhacxSyq5cG24XtaCgy1LXTKbW61O12TtPMwq6jzD1vQ1E9O3BOMTpskcbL51ouo0RZCTjuwrmrsljcgvBzlWyCpLIIT6YlGuk/w606-h640/IMG_E1108.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit! Crime does not pay...The Shadow knows!"</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>An excellent figure from <a href="https://pulpfigures.com/products/view/67" target="_blank">Pulp Figures</a>.</b></div><p></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-44078006166208963682024-01-07T09:10:00.002-06:002024-01-07T09:10:20.554-06:00Book Review: Wargaming on a Budget by Iain Dickie<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nOat9Md0CahX_xKCGJRkvHIV-82VuOj0zVcCNCJAF30487M30pE70Lcd1_Dwtleae00zWTeErgFR646VcCBMenyPDMy6ljnDYrI59oo5QeSQu4us7EUIRqXL9dGbFK39o3SsQrAOtW6jPYMUeH8OmE_jW-z4mRXBfn_F_3pGQ6aurgJIxe9Jf1Q1x0M/s400/IMG_1660.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nOat9Md0CahX_xKCGJRkvHIV-82VuOj0zVcCNCJAF30487M30pE70Lcd1_Dwtleae00zWTeErgFR646VcCBMenyPDMy6ljnDYrI59oo5QeSQu4us7EUIRqXL9dGbFK39o3SsQrAOtW6jPYMUeH8OmE_jW-z4mRXBfn_F_3pGQ6aurgJIxe9Jf1Q1x0M/w444-h640/IMG_1660.jpeg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Bottom Line: </b></p><p><b>I say this is a sorta book review as I only fully read the first chapter and skimmed the others. In the first chapter I don’t know if the author was trying to be funny or truly believed what he wrote. He encourages deception in obtaining materials for building terrain; and when dealing with female store managers he recommends making eye contact with her but don’t “stare at her boobs and legs.” Talk about stereotypes in the hobby.</b></p><p><b>OK, I've been a miniature wargamer for a long time, and I haven't always had money. From reading parts of the book, thereare good ideas in here, but few of them are original, and they're not developed. If you've been hanging around the hobby, you've heard most of them, and often more than once. There is, for instance, a chapter on types of miniatures games requiring relatively few figures--skirmishes, gladiatorial combat and so forth. Some aren't miniatures--"satellite wars"--and some don't save money: foraging games just means you buy farm animals instead of soldiers. Campaign games and solo gaming mechanisms have nothing to do with saving money and space. Three or four sets of rules for skirmishes and such would have been much more to the point. Card figures are a fine way to build cheap armies--but a few template figures to be photo-copied would have actually saved money. They aren't in here. There are lots of projects requiring a good wood shop, with diagrams. If you're that good and have the tools, sell boards and stowage to other wargamers, and use the profits to buy figures and terrain.</b></p><p><b>My recommendation is to talk to your fellow gamers and check on-line. I know the author has written other books and I hope this one was below his standards.</b></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-71088422112539399302024-01-04T05:33:00.000-06:002024-01-04T05:33:10.983-06:00Pulp Figures 2023 Movember Fund Raiser: Pukka Sahib Mucham<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpK9texNmkuaJ6en7DwVR7nggY5krtuVLxB7j6NIvdJJ0AizRlYNLoNa8XsHM7KYLDw079wzScDvYOlo70zOLExP5_RMLKBU7kMz-xxZa5tXcgNAAi2wuskhmPMC5dhfrHX1lsO32_ejGhq5CJ9kybZjTPAbuGVUMmv1ADVx2Ro36n-AUJ_VKsa3rXWw/s1783/IMG_E0701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpK9texNmkuaJ6en7DwVR7nggY5krtuVLxB7j6NIvdJJ0AizRlYNLoNa8XsHM7KYLDw079wzScDvYOlo70zOLExP5_RMLKBU7kMz-xxZa5tXcgNAAi2wuskhmPMC5dhfrHX1lsO32_ejGhq5CJ9kybZjTPAbuGVUMmv1ADVx2Ro36n-AUJ_VKsa3rXWw/w518-h640/IMG_E0701.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /> <b>Every year Bob Murch, owner and sculpter of Pulp Figures, is a strong supporter of Movember. Movember is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of mustaches during the month of November to raise funds for and awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancer and mental health issues. The goal of Movember is to change the face of men's health.</b><p></p><p><b>This year I decided to paint this wonderful figure as an officer of Skinner's horse. Paints used are Citadel (GW), Citadel Contrast Paints (GWC) and Vallejo (V) Here is the painting guide I did:</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX0sIOkoDKYx4vi4eqjhws8CqnyGpQ-actWX8xtCtDuOOGV4AbEACYsBCJKxfWWpTTyUyelU9UgY3NDC1WIo3SZ1ZtuFT5nq18vsrUrUQsw4v7CKwjMmx8rBPk05fB9xZWAa4NS8LhofesVnm1TXjlsAXi8OS0F8H2TyVJ_wgThD_BgO_80A56LvPhGc/s2261/IMG_0437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="2032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX0sIOkoDKYx4vi4eqjhws8CqnyGpQ-actWX8xtCtDuOOGV4AbEACYsBCJKxfWWpTTyUyelU9UgY3NDC1WIo3SZ1ZtuFT5nq18vsrUrUQsw4v7CKwjMmx8rBPk05fB9xZWAa4NS8LhofesVnm1TXjlsAXi8OS0F8H2TyVJ_wgThD_BgO_80A56LvPhGc/w576-h640/IMG_0437.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><p><b>This time, since I would be using some GWC I decided to prime the figure white.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP5xmgsqC22EfhRA1TulRBQJO1vCUCSxutLsjgd2_XdyqkHIjVgAA7MfVQz_a8RTQrY5HJS_wDSOVlRKZrFIhlUHs0c6-6Vohh6prktJDeTfCgUdAICRxiy7rlyFKLzNt4RtPtm5HBlU5Aixd0o561uV8IYo5I2euTVd2xbUxMK19EUSNfnOE2D4UjRI/s2146/IMG_0439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="2068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP5xmgsqC22EfhRA1TulRBQJO1vCUCSxutLsjgd2_XdyqkHIjVgAA7MfVQz_a8RTQrY5HJS_wDSOVlRKZrFIhlUHs0c6-6Vohh6prktJDeTfCgUdAICRxiy7rlyFKLzNt4RtPtm5HBlU5Aixd0o561uV8IYo5I2euTVd2xbUxMK19EUSNfnOE2D4UjRI/w616-h640/IMG_0439.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><p><b>Theface was painted with GW Cadian Fleshtone for a base color.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBZPnlSTEFl5DuXJsf7gpa3xmr_llVVm0qWhRjNSDH8McPtQF3YNYnOc31v7drfyb-Pw-Yg-1K7sX6M_QFfwoueRIsixpHqRCQxXygX_sNl87-LK0plOYroYx_kQ5hqb52v8rp72H9juWt2gNZzS2fSaxybLuB4ZdOiXJ4OkItSxurr4d9KPASDdwfgQ/s4032/IMG_0440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBZPnlSTEFl5DuXJsf7gpa3xmr_llVVm0qWhRjNSDH8McPtQF3YNYnOc31v7drfyb-Pw-Yg-1K7sX6M_QFfwoueRIsixpHqRCQxXygX_sNl87-LK0plOYroYx_kQ5hqb52v8rp72H9juWt2gNZzS2fSaxybLuB4ZdOiXJ4OkItSxurr4d9KPASDdwfgQ/w640-h480/IMG_0440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>The paggri (turban) was given a base of GWC Nazdreg Yellow The trim to the front of the Kurta (uniform blouse), and belts and webbing I used GWC Snakebite Leather. The face was given a light wash of GWC Darkoath Flesh.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0-cfRO3IXs7ITHcLZVZX7NEKsQLgG_ASwVP9Eo0gtRbNJ_SPMNZ4Ab6ndr5QxepesRTc5Nqr2aHgBwLISNEBc-JVWlyKk_K2XkopC0Ol84MU10M8YtanPvPxKCMRzY4FswOJRC1jYU2HhhaGf3Lp_xX2MMVMIE7aqrf_zlyNK4udikE3U51MX2jNmYQ/s2126/IMG_0443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0-cfRO3IXs7ITHcLZVZX7NEKsQLgG_ASwVP9Eo0gtRbNJ_SPMNZ4Ab6ndr5QxepesRTc5Nqr2aHgBwLISNEBc-JVWlyKk_K2XkopC0Ol84MU10M8YtanPvPxKCMRzY4FswOJRC1jYU2HhhaGf3Lp_xX2MMVMIE7aqrf_zlyNK4udikE3U51MX2jNmYQ/s320/IMG_0443.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><p><b>The face was given highlights of V Dark Flesh.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tiOOxh3JLJe13xHXw2Xn8ZfOucWAtk70kNaaPj7GzIXZ86kCMxmiNe9DyTkiQVhZbrebhitJp0HQXaybYaeXGeD2UwvH-feqKd9_XOLBi2IQytzDlpmlSJwoHQm4vhx6R0Eh7mGuOM97XXsXAK3Vh10Y4UkuRDd3vgT6MeHAeMM35rVtWYVnD2zkWSE/s1893/IMG_0444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tiOOxh3JLJe13xHXw2Xn8ZfOucWAtk70kNaaPj7GzIXZ86kCMxmiNe9DyTkiQVhZbrebhitJp0HQXaybYaeXGeD2UwvH-feqKd9_XOLBi2IQytzDlpmlSJwoHQm4vhx6R0Eh7mGuOM97XXsXAK3Vh10Y4UkuRDd3vgT6MeHAeMM35rVtWYVnD2zkWSE/w604-h640/IMG_0444.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><p><b>The back of the figure.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYC0bB9Wm-f02o8pWuKiclO30W5yVtR3KgC2FqtEqEHIqNRkRP0t9rSKy59t4LJY44e-Ejl_nrSB_gMQpMsa4PD3qsjIPAMvnhJNp0d0KLveV5aNusnIR4Qld4CEitu93fB_eHk70hSquwalaaLnFykOJa3l34lelHS0b6S_5PGvg-lB45gUNFMgEtKQ/s2227/IMG_0482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="2066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYC0bB9Wm-f02o8pWuKiclO30W5yVtR3KgC2FqtEqEHIqNRkRP0t9rSKy59t4LJY44e-Ejl_nrSB_gMQpMsa4PD3qsjIPAMvnhJNp0d0KLveV5aNusnIR4Qld4CEitu93fB_eHk70hSquwalaaLnFykOJa3l34lelHS0b6S_5PGvg-lB45gUNFMgEtKQ/w594-h640/IMG_0482.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><p><b>I decided to use a base color of GWC Nazdreg Yellow on the uniform since there are a variety of contemporary illustrations showing various shades of yellow - from yellow ochre to lemon yellow.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2XKyxCKBR0BlAC2_PU0VN3RVcQ2TOVJDxLlTpO9o6szY0NwIdGprIMBC-AP7op_4pHqOw-rs9BszPlGBrmRK7aPlwR5gqfPYFumPoxXJPbDLE4ALpsA31IfE6A0p6jx0QiRlzkZPFHO4nDhcM877MXm7D1wBD6GtWd-ImkP2kmO8_GjY6lZyd5tal4M/s2379/IMG_0494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="2248" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2XKyxCKBR0BlAC2_PU0VN3RVcQ2TOVJDxLlTpO9o6szY0NwIdGprIMBC-AP7op_4pHqOw-rs9BszPlGBrmRK7aPlwR5gqfPYFumPoxXJPbDLE4ALpsA31IfE6A0p6jx0QiRlzkZPFHO4nDhcM877MXm7D1wBD6GtWd-ImkP2kmO8_GjY6lZyd5tal4M/w604-h640/IMG_0494.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><p><b>The black on the turban, cummerbund, and boats are GWC Black Templar. I decided to make the belt a "redder" leather and used some watered down GWC Blood Angels Red. The blue on the cummerbund is V Dark Blue and for the medals I used V Flat Green, Flat Red and Flat Yellow. The tulwar was first painted with V Flat Black and then gone over with V Silver. I don't usually paint eyes at my advanced age and you can see why. I fixed them later.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHze-OCvB_3eZ0UQSTbvfevrGLqmpkP5VcTdTakiAsyQd2FDBdOuDI3ib8GXF6Iiow4RGyh-OxFkXm9WaeigrDPfr6yYPl46jJBW_1x_FEQR8F-hnbjgHim-hZTcwS_h6Evz5JdooPYSU_R2Nu9Gil0p91ztN-Iu2fuYT_64ZfbHqT6CGdhjLnNj8NjA/s2202/IMG_0495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="1853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHze-OCvB_3eZ0UQSTbvfevrGLqmpkP5VcTdTakiAsyQd2FDBdOuDI3ib8GXF6Iiow4RGyh-OxFkXm9WaeigrDPfr6yYPl46jJBW_1x_FEQR8F-hnbjgHim-hZTcwS_h6Evz5JdooPYSU_R2Nu9Gil0p91ztN-Iu2fuYT_64ZfbHqT6CGdhjLnNj8NjA/w538-h640/IMG_0495.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><p><b>For the chainmail epaulets I first used V Black and then V Silver. Are you getting the feeling I don't use a lot of fancy colors? The gloves were given a base of V Medium Gray and the V Flat White.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUX0oiSjffIAJ9WgGoEt3j5J24ODhdQ4gPf58qEZfCFUziLacHBqZWsfqsVLBrFpn-6_kBLKxC46lnjQokHngzBHFV3dEjXjnORnuW-yYBKiFHsMb7tVl9COgDvUs5KH86s5jANIVe7YrGMkFTpKmY7YMLgLKlQwyESvuT_IjPvwco1Lmu4D3b3ZbOjg/s2138/IMG_0496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="1845" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUX0oiSjffIAJ9WgGoEt3j5J24ODhdQ4gPf58qEZfCFUziLacHBqZWsfqsVLBrFpn-6_kBLKxC46lnjQokHngzBHFV3dEjXjnORnuW-yYBKiFHsMb7tVl9COgDvUs5KH86s5jANIVe7YrGMkFTpKmY7YMLgLKlQwyESvuT_IjPvwco1Lmu4D3b3ZbOjg/w552-h640/IMG_0496.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><p><b>The kullah in the middle of the turban was painted with GWC Blood Angels Red and the top was painted V Gold to denote an officer. The scabbard for the tulwar was also painted with GWC Snakebite Leather and the metallic parts were first painted V Flat Black and then V Gold. Members of Skinner's Horse shown carrying tulwars had a variety of browns and blacks for the scabbards. Spurs are V Silver.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9-1vjFjBZK0rWrfdJvipe3nIgpw7Rs1NLJlziZrHQFdRsSAt-T4mddiTIQrK7Lu6M_iMxwGMTwl1HkqxI53pkQNXAp2_QGyyBcTfr0gA3wA2Q4NFerzNjRYpc_8HWhWj7zLl5Odvp5DEBGbwALa9gNE5QLBnv1u60WSEgTjM2FFUi-oflasZnFjNqdY/s2043/IMG_0497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="1781" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9-1vjFjBZK0rWrfdJvipe3nIgpw7Rs1NLJlziZrHQFdRsSAt-T4mddiTIQrK7Lu6M_iMxwGMTwl1HkqxI53pkQNXAp2_QGyyBcTfr0gA3wA2Q4NFerzNjRYpc_8HWhWj7zLl5Odvp5DEBGbwALa9gNE5QLBnv1u60WSEgTjM2FFUi-oflasZnFjNqdY/w558-h640/IMG_0497.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><p><b>Looking good but from an aesthetic view, I decided to lighten the uniform. I carefully (carefully!!!) went back and painted the uniform, trying not to ruin the shading with GW Golden Yellow and then a thin wash of GWC Yellow.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVykFssSJ87y6FJXa8rXhjomaA2fDgmiJMvCojLpfNz_Seb-P99RFpvIVCVyKnxwcjdvj5IyBxe9w6riEzIA-QehkmFnKg9-uI2pShYS_66rNHX2Gmr_eymxP7u1rLhBvuXGlPEcRdZpLVm2miKTC2dFAo_Cq5XjaQDXbI1MwAd_zmdQLtEenQzgv9XFA/s2015/IMG_0545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVykFssSJ87y6FJXa8rXhjomaA2fDgmiJMvCojLpfNz_Seb-P99RFpvIVCVyKnxwcjdvj5IyBxe9w6riEzIA-QehkmFnKg9-uI2pShYS_66rNHX2Gmr_eymxP7u1rLhBvuXGlPEcRdZpLVm2miKTC2dFAo_Cq5XjaQDXbI1MwAd_zmdQLtEenQzgv9XFA/w546-h640/IMG_0545.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><p><b>Much better as I prefer the lighter tone better. The cross bar on the tulwar is V Gold as is the buckle on the belt. I did an "X" in V Black to represent the regimental crest.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcdqqdXAOmFUQ7KZDXJDzJu2cn3ZVX6SkiDUWAKduegsDPGcoWJRFw9H8RViCAin0IOSKp2cj8gPChIAeyyJilpPfDQCrOU_130NVYArM4qkQpYFgnoanRyE7SjW9ksB20ojZ8qKrLKbc9DLjVpDnLPSMAl9X14tBxWrJgYwB2mS7f7zfJX7nu9WjGIg/s2319/IMG_0546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="1769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcdqqdXAOmFUQ7KZDXJDzJu2cn3ZVX6SkiDUWAKduegsDPGcoWJRFw9H8RViCAin0IOSKp2cj8gPChIAeyyJilpPfDQCrOU_130NVYArM4qkQpYFgnoanRyE7SjW9ksB20ojZ8qKrLKbc9DLjVpDnLPSMAl9X14tBxWrJgYwB2mS7f7zfJX7nu9WjGIg/w488-h640/IMG_0546.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoDro6Y006oRwIHOAjH_KcWakdM1sjrf_rXlJ0V_PdF2DMZW-zolLy-njh_c6-GLwXq_8zpHSxHO3E1qyeDf9fJ6BrHYKY-NDpf9AlIPaaogSlohT1WjgntphPuaEM0HVAfSDuGydsDMws_r-BB9VxGW0cBK_sSrHQ7yB0wFf-WFX7-jktmeX7tmOp6c/s2507/IMG_0547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="1888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoDro6Y006oRwIHOAjH_KcWakdM1sjrf_rXlJ0V_PdF2DMZW-zolLy-njh_c6-GLwXq_8zpHSxHO3E1qyeDf9fJ6BrHYKY-NDpf9AlIPaaogSlohT1WjgntphPuaEM0HVAfSDuGydsDMws_r-BB9VxGW0cBK_sSrHQ7yB0wFf-WFX7-jktmeX7tmOp6c/w482-h640/IMG_0547.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-9BPttdpe89-eoDv_ddl2MDID6NgfO2usdauPTEox8Iflgk17HqYxPCBNHe9Xb_GOedGh-f_wP7tnHV9ydj0t4WZofMHLZpSF1ka753wfWcE5fUESE3hfLmDzLA51AFcnek5GiEdy7Rbs5wQDcVmBTKIwbWcSBajzHvEna3L8vIXq7lM96CJOvbeivo/s2306/IMG_0548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="1943" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-9BPttdpe89-eoDv_ddl2MDID6NgfO2usdauPTEox8Iflgk17HqYxPCBNHe9Xb_GOedGh-f_wP7tnHV9ydj0t4WZofMHLZpSF1ka753wfWcE5fUESE3hfLmDzLA51AFcnek5GiEdy7Rbs5wQDcVmBTKIwbWcSBajzHvEna3L8vIXq7lM96CJOvbeivo/w540-h640/IMG_0548.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><p><b>Ta Dah! He will make a fine addition to adventures along the Northwest Frontier in a historical setting, Hollywood and with pulp adventures.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6tM34UOE_iYjMBjcDCj4Jhonh18pMwXKsxrEZDkXNXX3U5RinMFEhYo5uVeNNIvx40WAodjmqfuI2tUBBf2ZnR8CjQ4BhTGrV_RjhmBdem2t9QiDdDeKt2rJHQWoIvv3SlMdQhMs-U2-PziLhyphenhyphenSzimbovvGnKdoGG_fJIu-unkimyErsnlBLG7ZiAiM/s1783/IMG_E0701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6tM34UOE_iYjMBjcDCj4Jhonh18pMwXKsxrEZDkXNXX3U5RinMFEhYo5uVeNNIvx40WAodjmqfuI2tUBBf2ZnR8CjQ4BhTGrV_RjhmBdem2t9QiDdDeKt2rJHQWoIvv3SlMdQhMs-U2-PziLhyphenhyphenSzimbovvGnKdoGG_fJIu-unkimyErsnlBLG7ZiAiM/w518-h640/IMG_E0701.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KPv6nGDXRcshrS-HCy0a7MBq64ALcrkFE7HN_8dPRiQ_7GoWg5C0CV9DN9s8ZBGqnYc8tR99Vv8QDBJHu4m6EFjdZ-qS2xTIHtsOxDxvPNpunI2asHYcB0ghHXkPqCOcNPlL3pUW0rZ_ki4kb1XFoML_EhWx8xkrUmO2VL0FVM8Hvh-O0SNQULsjihM/s1834/IMG_E0702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KPv6nGDXRcshrS-HCy0a7MBq64ALcrkFE7HN_8dPRiQ_7GoWg5C0CV9DN9s8ZBGqnYc8tR99Vv8QDBJHu4m6EFjdZ-qS2xTIHtsOxDxvPNpunI2asHYcB0ghHXkPqCOcNPlL3pUW0rZ_ki4kb1XFoML_EhWx8xkrUmO2VL0FVM8Hvh-O0SNQULsjihM/w596-h640/IMG_E0702.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaih7-YiV4qRhNMQTysgpJTNL31DtMCzBR0fSXaTqEi3-BQBzv9XTfZzoVNSW1Ks-Xw-Y8vb3NiAEx_iS27U_ZazvOS846EVTTkZySbPvUl3-m5-fqQv9VknAkTwXGDT_fCMlmAjyDRJQy-C3603uhviLuzUDPGEkG01djrOo9f_ICXYbRgjT33zGN2Y/s1693/IMG_E0703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1673" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaih7-YiV4qRhNMQTysgpJTNL31DtMCzBR0fSXaTqEi3-BQBzv9XTfZzoVNSW1Ks-Xw-Y8vb3NiAEx_iS27U_ZazvOS846EVTTkZySbPvUl3-m5-fqQv9VknAkTwXGDT_fCMlmAjyDRJQy-C3603uhviLuzUDPGEkG01djrOo9f_ICXYbRgjT33zGN2Y/w632-h640/IMG_E0703.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDzgi213aphDDYrEnboOzZtCYfROLZQix_6z01ruwZ3LHxRPR-lecxzOPivruGQM-A0TZG-5f1R7ElrStaXwzDfHuUP7PUs0ZBnUfM43rhm2EXEjZTP41KbWTyGRuDPQWnAYNH-2y3epXMTCpyYU-4zEWborpSrDbrvWAv9QPNhrK-ICvqFq4i611Xe8/s1445/IMG_E0777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDzgi213aphDDYrEnboOzZtCYfROLZQix_6z01ruwZ3LHxRPR-lecxzOPivruGQM-A0TZG-5f1R7ElrStaXwzDfHuUP7PUs0ZBnUfM43rhm2EXEjZTP41KbWTyGRuDPQWnAYNH-2y3epXMTCpyYU-4zEWborpSrDbrvWAv9QPNhrK-ICvqFq4i611Xe8/w640-h640/IMG_E0777.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793632305140524363.post-20806039136410132942024-01-02T05:23:00.002-06:002024-01-02T05:50:07.454-06:002024: The Plan<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYazEjg-G3AWyMRb461tlADt_4xBAfel257Lr20II_uITeUJlPpgyPvV1Qtep9wTca6qLYPMX9bNUEtjUk542xirV0iM2NKe6e0JYtszv7j9a9wgSNDCkNooAGATDPalOt19gB2A7WDhMiOOzl3l4LauHWx15GevQEVNwO-mcyzGNoYZ3V4FjtGBbxjb8/s2068/IMG_1149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2068" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYazEjg-G3AWyMRb461tlADt_4xBAfel257Lr20II_uITeUJlPpgyPvV1Qtep9wTca6qLYPMX9bNUEtjUk542xirV0iM2NKe6e0JYtszv7j9a9wgSNDCkNooAGATDPalOt19gB2A7WDhMiOOzl3l4LauHWx15GevQEVNwO-mcyzGNoYZ3V4FjtGBbxjb8/w640-h364/IMG_1149.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>"This is what we will do in 2024."</i></b></div><b><br />When I retired from the U. S. Army as an Infantry Officer I was a Joint Operational Planner. Having said that, I have had more success with my hobby by developing a plan over the last few years and 2024 will be no exception. As with all plans, it will be adjusted as the year goes on but I believe I now have the basic framework. On with the plan:</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs41gJjgVHxp4PqsNuihOIOwUyfOUZX0jG-soGBoUoj0p_ftSt9k947CEnu3prbLvXjtO93ncONGsT9Fy-H_qBW69IGTKhdR2reSSfRd-qBYF1zU2F9hdbsNDqDoRHXCfbtbZV8bSXV23itHRipgwmeB7PnqPKpUnVUV8dCn0o4AqJ1G2Rug3FmhMAPZ8/s640/Charlie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs41gJjgVHxp4PqsNuihOIOwUyfOUZX0jG-soGBoUoj0p_ftSt9k947CEnu3prbLvXjtO93ncONGsT9Fy-H_qBW69IGTKhdR2reSSfRd-qBYF1zU2F9hdbsNDqDoRHXCfbtbZV8bSXV23itHRipgwmeB7PnqPKpUnVUV8dCn0o4AqJ1G2Rug3FmhMAPZ8/w632-h640/Charlie.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>Last known photograph of Charlie.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><b>1. <u>The Search for Charlie</u>. During "Operation Big Move" last year Charlie disappeared. Sam, his partner, suspects foul play. Little does Sam know that his life will change - and possibly his quest will have world shattering effects.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ntmtsfV9VLIn5yoR83hBGbVeaNuR8_48so81apO5_wYf49EUghAoS1zxXljl9R5VN6XQ0Fw-fc2xgGdd8En3Z74aF5uBxMl0iyLurBpoa4nUfCynPiPyYYrKPsUAYpW9Jh7aB0gotIHl69axbOY3K2snTOtvq_kuTIs7SxSSRQNtXoPLZZn-BfgZOdg/s640/IMG_0753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="640" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ntmtsfV9VLIn5yoR83hBGbVeaNuR8_48so81apO5_wYf49EUghAoS1zxXljl9R5VN6XQ0Fw-fc2xgGdd8En3Z74aF5uBxMl0iyLurBpoa4nUfCynPiPyYYrKPsUAYpW9Jh7aB0gotIHl69axbOY3K2snTOtvq_kuTIs7SxSSRQNtXoPLZZn-BfgZOdg/w640-h562/IMG_0753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sam.</i></b></div></b><b><br /></b></div><div><b> a. Pulp Campaign: Hard boiled detectives, dangerous dames, returning heroes, menacing mechanical monstrosities, Nazis, The Canine Corps of Justice, unnatural science experiments, ancient and mythical beings, and evil geniuses eliminating the competition so they can take over the world! Globetrotting Adventure! What more could you want?</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBnRfdezFP1kWHMdUApeXCgeG1zoJ3lShLoXKps04HuBTw8JR7f3LG4hJY9gr9hkFYVDA6NfAbTd0yPSs6SopYcS0mMTBUEtG4yQMFZy4_4iB59l8DjTjGZ5LxnDaDPDdg44p7Ocq_oiFVbwgkAQJx_60FHKiXV2MxmCHK4DEwSoCAoEOP6xnHv8v_eY/s2596/IMG_E1119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2596" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBnRfdezFP1kWHMdUApeXCgeG1zoJ3lShLoXKps04HuBTw8JR7f3LG4hJY9gr9hkFYVDA6NfAbTd0yPSs6SopYcS0mMTBUEtG4yQMFZy4_4iB59l8DjTjGZ5LxnDaDPDdg44p7Ocq_oiFVbwgkAQJx_60FHKiXV2MxmCHK4DEwSoCAoEOP6xnHv8v_eY/w640-h454/IMG_E1119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"It's time to eliminate Mr. Sam once and for all. (BWAH HAH HAH!)"</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlo1Pv4eU87kzZI_7hTQoJkPv9GbPHDTO_pC-gWnNwisq0wRXyEoUGMqAUMcWnT33Uw03ZB-anKW4nZ0MOghbMONWTFGoJVnPVuy42ESQ65bobk6nr_AHQvXXXrnXKIZq7tYwFvPEverhkqXo55QXAwSzYQyD97XWUjXXve1useTA9oBLriA5SQS98f8/s1864/YECOE0805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1864" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlo1Pv4eU87kzZI_7hTQoJkPv9GbPHDTO_pC-gWnNwisq0wRXyEoUGMqAUMcWnT33Uw03ZB-anKW4nZ0MOghbMONWTFGoJVnPVuy42ESQ65bobk6nr_AHQvXXXrnXKIZq7tYwFvPEverhkqXo55QXAwSzYQyD97XWUjXXve1useTA9oBLriA5SQS98f8/w640-h618/YECOE0805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"The return?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> b. Sam needs a car; he is tired of walking.</div></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> c. Figures need to painted (TOP SECRET).</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> d. Scenery and terrain need to be made. (TOP SECRET).</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">2. <u>The Northwest Frontier Uprising of 1897-1898</u>.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa42IX8PIrQcT1bC3CSasWOFT0JI8djlpq_uCdXclByFfE1IaXfrL4IQsCe9RUdC6TEhKVfZ_CTz-CACWTXGGouDAlpw9DJkfuRnu5pycTp-vkQp54xXxK-omQp9LUVQWSODI87mTOQqnpLse4VQD3gYRhJ0YCSGHUa-BYHKRCMHIi1_DaAuf20Lwi0c/s4032/IMG_5376.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa42IX8PIrQcT1bC3CSasWOFT0JI8djlpq_uCdXclByFfE1IaXfrL4IQsCe9RUdC6TEhKVfZ_CTz-CACWTXGGouDAlpw9DJkfuRnu5pycTp-vkQp54xXxK-omQp9LUVQWSODI87mTOQqnpLse4VQD3gYRhJ0YCSGHUa-BYHKRCMHIi1_DaAuf20Lwi0c/w640-h480/IMG_5376.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"Death to the Infidels and hopefully he's a slow painter."</i></b></div></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">The tribes are ready. The Indian army is on the frontier - but they need reinforcements:</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span> a. One British (Anglo) infantry unit.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> b. One Gurkha unit.</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span> c. One Sikh infantry unit.</span><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span> d. One British (Anglo) mountain gun.</span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span><span> e. Tribal Cavalry if @#%& Wargames Atlantic ever releases their hard plastic Afghan Tribal Cavalry.</span><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiSRu8glrcVtN1vBKy7R50J_CRmSV1vtmPVeoEHsbHg310179roUAKwJPcRmrhJEa0IhR4tJvvc0O9rsoRaHDYAA6MkF1MFE4_mI0VW-9wSItn4iKyHdVvBn-A9242BjUmYeN7VDU3v9PsAjA9nVF0aBMQ_JY_6AFLk3CeCEKFb7SKQYZeHKgavfyiv8/s711/IMG_7788.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiSRu8glrcVtN1vBKy7R50J_CRmSV1vtmPVeoEHsbHg310179roUAKwJPcRmrhJEa0IhR4tJvvc0O9rsoRaHDYAA6MkF1MFE4_mI0VW-9wSItn4iKyHdVvBn-A9242BjUmYeN7VDU3v9PsAjA9nVF0aBMQ_JY_6AFLk3CeCEKFb7SKQYZeHKgavfyiv8/w640-h640/IMG_7788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Colonel Sahib. The Political Officer was right. We will hold and be true to our salt!"</i></b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">f. Major General Pavel Ivanovich Mishchenko of the Imperial Russian Army wants to know when his Cavalry Brigade will show up for the ongoing Anglo-Russian War.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQogNwNreRSWFcler20WYfmNutDpuM8P0qMzQAXCSbjt5nT2dfhMLNVgGHHNgfskJR4Vp6yiZNkPfqIefBocTt_MjnOXfaNBMHvMUCYiYH7EXQNouDT0KM1kpK3fWSx3F0lboMp9PKH4LloH3DzsY-N1kZfx1U5yW6TrzW0iBmcvVleTYnYz6AZMXx8c/s640/08.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQogNwNreRSWFcler20WYfmNutDpuM8P0qMzQAXCSbjt5nT2dfhMLNVgGHHNgfskJR4Vp6yiZNkPfqIefBocTt_MjnOXfaNBMHvMUCYiYH7EXQNouDT0KM1kpK3fWSx3F0lboMp9PKH4LloH3DzsY-N1kZfx1U5yW6TrzW0iBmcvVleTYnYz6AZMXx8c/w640-h480/08.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>"When will the Trans-Baikal Cossack Brigade get here?"</i></b></div></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">3. <u>The German Division in The Peninsular War</u>. I plan on using WoFun Miniatures: Hesse-Darmstadt, Baden, the Dutch, minor German States and maybe some Poles just for fun.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4_r0X2r3DvDJEd6zFcq2RDf1LdOzRi_GctrzXYjiYZ-Perr-FY0g3nef06V1rZPh6UBxcTejUewqEFk660zWWe2pBZNrxb4HONDwjslEp03V2XoO_o9U6V4So3GEsMV4P4PU54Z-cBDYzy5XfjxxZbS9Qrb9MrxdgGQYs3JIXFdFo8Jf177zc4U_sgc/s4032/IMG_4949.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4_r0X2r3DvDJEd6zFcq2RDf1LdOzRi_GctrzXYjiYZ-Perr-FY0g3nef06V1rZPh6UBxcTejUewqEFk660zWWe2pBZNrxb4HONDwjslEp03V2XoO_o9U6V4So3GEsMV4P4PU54Z-cBDYzy5XfjxxZbS9Qrb9MrxdgGQYs3JIXFdFo8Jf177zc4U_sgc/w640-h480/IMG_4949.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Confederation of the Rhine Battalion Number 3 (Frankfurt).</i></b></div></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">4. <u>One Hour Wargames</u>. Easy to learn and always a tactical challenge. One Hour Wargames is one of my favorite set of rules and I haven't played it in years. I used it to teach a history class for several years but I donated all of the armies I had to the school. I think it's time to play again - the big question is which period. My tired brain will have to ponder.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrTZza7Zs6MfnrdRC4PtEKciWkPyuQ1QLRbkupN_TPOaf_E1TAKo4S0dNM8yH6X3BoyRnfr3anhCsoacuaGC7SqGYlrSSOToBtdCje88-hAfOQLlQiCH5Ocp_d_Wob2prwN75MfCanKiKuL9os0-RJgHnEbbJwklQ3JqbakcUv9L9p0_SeYaukemMc9Q/s500/s-l960.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrTZza7Zs6MfnrdRC4PtEKciWkPyuQ1QLRbkupN_TPOaf_E1TAKo4S0dNM8yH6X3BoyRnfr3anhCsoacuaGC7SqGYlrSSOToBtdCje88-hAfOQLlQiCH5Ocp_d_Wob2prwN75MfCanKiKuL9os0-RJgHnEbbJwklQ3JqbakcUv9L9p0_SeYaukemMc9Q/w444-h640/s-l960.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">That's the big painting plan. There will be games, more Warhammer 40K Fire Team (yes they sucked me in), and hopefully some French and Indian War action. Now to get started!</div></div></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.com10