When September starts

 The garden as September begins.

Publishing issues

 My attempt to leave comments anywhere is not working . Anyone else experiencing this? It says publishing and goes on and on never coming to completion.

Done

 Figures finished.

Addition of a hound to the group.

Wearisome winter warfare.

The whole group sans hound who has forged ahead.

Finally the two highlighted figures from the previous post.

Thank you everyone for your supportive and thoughtful comments in the previous post, they were greatly appreciated by me.

Jan’s anniversary and a follow up post

 Today is eleven years since Jan died. I think the below  is an appropriate post for the day. Firstly it is a kind of follow up to this-

http://tradgardland.blogspot.com/2024/12/gift-thirty-years-on.html

Some new recruits came in from Steel Fist Miniatures recently to the Duchy

Two of the figures are based on my favourite illustrations from the book in the post in the link . I have always found them fascinating and always felt they should appear on the table top, l thought by converting.

I was amazed to see these when browsing through the Steel Fist Miniatures pages recently. I just had to buy them! This l duly did and l was delighted to say the very least .

Here is a size comparison with another SFM  ( they are heroic scale as some call them) alongside a Citadel or Perry ( ?) pair of figures.

So today l will work on the aforementioned two figures, think of happy times shared with Jan and see the girls later. I will post a picture of the figures in due course. Along with other from SFM , yet to be bought, they will be part of a wee side skirmish project set in the period of the Burgundian Wars.

Memories of ‘34 etc

 

Finally got this armoured car ready for the table . I went for a “toy tank” vibe to fit in with the glossy figures or is that an excuse for my painting of it ?

The armoured car will swell the forces of Morava against their bitter foe Ostmerk.

Now to set up a game for the coming days. I finally found a copy of Brian C’s splendid rules “ Memories of ‘34 “ which I printed off. It was like rediscovering an old friend. I look forward to reacquainting myself with them. Thank Brian for these. .

Whilst uptown I bought the above magazine, it has an interesting article about a layout set in an imagination. Lots of other inspiration too. 

Now what

Something to work on …

Wish l could recall the name of this, high time to get it on the table.

The Festival Fringe guiding is finished for another year. Great conversations with interesting and interested visitors . Lovely to meet a reader of this blog who popped in.

The garden lets me know the seasons are turning. We are enjoying the produce from it.

 

Austrian uniform questions

 I was watching a news clip of Austrian Manoeuvres in 1937. I was intrigued by the headgear worn by the men ? The peaked cap and side cap on the chap by the tree interested me.Anyone tell me more?

One thought was they were “ The enemy “ in the manoeuvres but l just am not sure.