Sitrep

 I thought l would post a wee sitrep regarding things here. Firstly l have succumbed to another coldy/fluey thing and had to cancel both social and volunteering events in my diary. I seem to go from cold event to cold event with hardly a pause…

Hobby wise things are apace. I have long wanted to do an opponent for my friend’s Burgundian Army of Charles the Bold. By long I mean years and years. The lure of the late fifteenth century calls Siren like. So l have bit the bullet and begun the French. The army will be formed of 99% Perry Plastic figures. The boxes are on their way currently. I have been very pleased with the way my light cavalry have turned out . The plan is to complete this army by Candlemas 2022 or 2/2/22 or before. Polystyrene cement has really helped although l find it hard to keep the fine metal needle unblocked.

On other fronts l have had the chance to buy second hand a gaming mat of 4 inch hexes thirteen by nine. This will be used with gridded games like the Portable Wargame and Tabletop Battles. It will work with both my 25mm stuff and my 54mm and allow bigger games to be set up on the dining room table. My Jacobite figures will arrive from the painter next week and will be based on felt & mdf as before. I have also got some 54mm syw/imagination figures on order. More on these anon. 

Finally l have bought into the Silver Bayonet -

As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened. Supernatural creatures – vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse take advantage of the havoc, striking out at isolated farms, villages, and even military units. Whether they are pursuing some master plan or simply revelling in their newfound freedom is unknown. Most people dismiss reports of these slaughters as the rantings of madmen or the lies of deserters, but a few know better...

The Silver Bayonet is a skirmish wargame of gothic horror set during the Napoleonic Wars. Each player forms an elite band of monster hunters drawn from the ranks of one of the great powers. Riflemen, swordsmen, and engineers fight side-by-side with mystics, occultists, and even those few supernatural creatures that can be controlled or reasoned with enough to make common cause. The game can be played solo, co-operatively, or competitively, with players progressing through a series of interlinked adventures with their soldiers gaining experience and suffering grievous wounds, and their units triumphing... or falling in the face of the shadows. It is a game of action and adventure, where musket and sabre meet tooth and claw.