Well as the title says, I have been busy when real life doesn't intrude with hobby time! The varnish and rebasing continues on the "old school" ECW project and I am over half way through and will get a few more bits and pieces done this weekend, I managed to get some units done every day this week due to being on holiday although the decoration of the kitchen has taken precedence! I have enjoyed this project and it is well ahead of schedule and will be finished well before the year end.
My purchases of Stephen Summerfield books continues and I have added the Prussian Frei Infantry one, which is a good one, and then I got this beauty,
If you have any interest in the Hanoverian army of the SYW then this book is a must, not the cheapest but well worth the money, it's a seriously good book. This leads me on nicely to what else I have been up to.
I have purchased several units of infantry, horse and dragoons from Tony Joseph, who is an expat living in Spain, he is downsizing his collection and selling up all his Minden figures and going down the 15/18mm route, this has allowed me to buy 8 infantry, 4 horse and 2 dragoon units from him, all lovely painted and based and ready to do battle.
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Well the holidays have come to an end and I have to be in today for the morning, ease me back gently and will get my desk ready for Monday morning, bit more varnishing on the cards for tomorrow, so until the next time.......
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Quite a nice force for the table top with a scenario the only 'work ' involved. Finds like this is what helps to finish a long-term project.
ReplyDeleteThat's what attracted me to them, I am a very slow painter and to get an army on the table top would take me forever but now it's going to be done and dusted, then as you say some scenarios to actually get a game played!
DeleteMy Hanoverian book has seen constant use over the last 18 months as I build a Hanoverian Army, in 18mm though. Splendid looking figures!
ReplyDeleteReally happy with them Jon, they are very well done, the book is a great purchase and a must have for the SYW afficionado and a good addition to my collection.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a well spent summer holiday Donnie, apart from the kitchen, although you seem happy with that too, so a win win!
ReplyDeleteThe new SYW additions looks very nice indeed 👍
Aye the kitchen was a prospect I was not looking forward to but it is going very nicely actually and nearly all done. Well chuffed with the SYW stuff, really a happy chappy.
DeleteSounds like you are making good progress with the SYW and ECW.
ReplyDeleteIt's all coming together very nicely Peter, not often I can say that!
DeleteSome nice purchases! I too have been buying the odd painted unit to finish off my SYW armies, mostly Hinchliffe Austrians.
ReplyDeleteIt's because I have more money than time ; a reverse of when I started the armies.
I have his volume on the Saxons; have looked wistfully at the Hanovarian one.
Neil
Much the same here Neil, I have never had too much disposable income for the hobby but now I find myself with a bit of free cash, so handy for getting some painted up unit to allow me time to hopefully game! The Hinchliffe SYW range is still a cracker in my opinion, I have a pile of them still to do something with!
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