tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77377677917945554062024-03-14T03:06:21.139-04:00The Spoony BardicheThaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-69751409557039249092024-03-02T22:24:00.002-05:002024-03-02T22:24:39.340-05:00Making a Cossack<p> So after making the casualties, I sculpted and cast <a href="https://truthjusticegoldenage.blogspot.com/2024/02/minions-and-molds.html">a hooded minion for my pulp gaming</a>. He turned out pretty well, and it occurred to me that the long robe would be a decent base for a Cossack figure. I started with a real basic design inspired by a decorative figure from a Beauplan map.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghy3jCYh2IR93dG1Pw-jpxjlL73Zaz-0AybHm5sf4RTwLhkmGXVRmc83n03tCm7ZVWmhTeMH-x9zA-gmiGQWfDK_MxZMypdq31nohzQarZTq-toPeblEIZYB8Z06q1nP1HhCvCVnmnQ-wVyAz5T-JHpksbt55agAsJw6aLGtaEgGLSvLbgwrthnSl66VE/s1949/20240214_153223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1949" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghy3jCYh2IR93dG1Pw-jpxjlL73Zaz-0AybHm5sf4RTwLhkmGXVRmc83n03tCm7ZVWmhTeMH-x9zA-gmiGQWfDK_MxZMypdq31nohzQarZTq-toPeblEIZYB8Z06q1nP1HhCvCVnmnQ-wVyAz5T-JHpksbt55agAsJw6aLGtaEgGLSvLbgwrthnSl66VE/s320/20240214_153223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmTYOifMFMToqZd2m5gTZnnaOTebkrBfYlfTYj7eCX8iUscnsGxFgDvmvAg0loITVN7ptk7x-zi3u6OLnrjbHdphNygOWOl0bdziaevlQowcI4Hs3hupRrIJ6VOD5Icv2V3Jmx3o8WvNE1Xmhs4OHNxefAUyKUcW_u7JNXYCTaHv4UFuvB2mwwRM0GAM/s968/beauplan%20cossack%20illus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmTYOifMFMToqZd2m5gTZnnaOTebkrBfYlfTYj7eCX8iUscnsGxFgDvmvAg0loITVN7ptk7x-zi3u6OLnrjbHdphNygOWOl0bdziaevlQowcI4Hs3hupRrIJ6VOD5Icv2V3Jmx3o8WvNE1Xmhs4OHNxefAUyKUcW_u7JNXYCTaHv4UFuvB2mwwRM0GAM/s320/beauplan%20cossack%20illus.png" width="182" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D_NK7T57TJP6zwGrHKGbiVNxPeb7dTPT408JifobUffBRHG_pHnhXMafbkRgQVIbGhBdanfSxdapXKHXE3_OvlU02aSq-3hdHjkch3mjXHu79AvX1I4p_whdz6LKzY725E6FH90ML0VJQiTUwDyhJdzbRAhZGenBEhXIVt4nORGB52IYvHhnuNSrUKI/s704/20240214_153343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D_NK7T57TJP6zwGrHKGbiVNxPeb7dTPT408JifobUffBRHG_pHnhXMafbkRgQVIbGhBdanfSxdapXKHXE3_OvlU02aSq-3hdHjkch3mjXHu79AvX1I4p_whdz6LKzY725E6FH90ML0VJQiTUwDyhJdzbRAhZGenBEhXIVt4nORGB52IYvHhnuNSrUKI/s320/20240214_153343.jpg" width="224" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8GUtzjKNHhNY7u2gyi-wUtSI76-szc0zDTx01uYZLSCD4IkesQLVUe-T8PGqL1e3HnerjFY-s9SxQHMdfcSQew3gHLNp5PqnmZIxNfHe-TSbDQc_Sl15xIm1GjK02wK6eHtZjkzz088PkuNKDikhbiGG3qtfbYi9ujd93egJSJJ-nWutF2iSSwO-_K4/s888/20240215_091640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8GUtzjKNHhNY7u2gyi-wUtSI76-szc0zDTx01uYZLSCD4IkesQLVUe-T8PGqL1e3HnerjFY-s9SxQHMdfcSQew3gHLNp5PqnmZIxNfHe-TSbDQc_Sl15xIm1GjK02wK6eHtZjkzz088PkuNKDikhbiGG3qtfbYi9ujd93egJSJJ-nWutF2iSSwO-_K4/s320/20240215_091640.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p></p><p>This one has a Gripping Beast head and an old Wargames Factory right hand and gun. I am working on sculpting some weapon hands and heads of my own, but realistically I am going to be using a lot of real bitz because they look better. Even so, these homemade miniatures are not going to be front-rankers, but with my long-term plans I'll eventually need hundreds of Cossack infantry, so they don't all need to be professional quality. Besides the heads and weapon hands, I've also made some variants of this body for, uh, variety, iteratively from this one like how this one was iterated from the minion.<br /></p><p>I did notice my painting is even worse here than my normal standard, so I have since bought a pair of reading glasses. Hooray for being 40!<br /></p><p>I have a box of Wargames Atlantic generic horsies on the way, once I have those I'll start working on Tatars, Polish noble levy, and pancerny, all of which I want in bulk.<br /></p><br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-61133597685119458572024-01-14T18:05:00.003-05:002024-01-14T18:05:53.503-05:00Wanna See a Dead Body?<p> So, one of <a href="https://spoonybardiche.blogspot.com/2012/06/dead-souls-now-with-paint.html">the very first posts</a> I ever did here was a couple of casualty markers. But since then, I haven't really kept up with that. However, playing my big birthday Tczew game, I definitely saw how some little dead guys might enhance the tabletop experience, even if ultimately I would still be using dice to track the specific numbers.</p><p>But even further back, way back to the mid nineties when I was in middle school, when I first encountered wargaming miniatures at all, one of my first reactions was that I wanted to sculpt my own. That also fell by the wayside for a couple decades, but when I was recently evaluating some battles I would like to recreate after Tczew, I realized that lots of them require large numbers of mediocre troops that are not available in plastic. So the idea of sculpting my own miniatures and casting them recurred to me.</p><p>Well, there's a bit of a learning curve with sculpting, so I decided to start with some dead guys for some low-stakes practice, and one of them turned out well, so I bought a casting kit to give that a shot as well.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgR2m8qmEUQt1PFWpXWCfIkA3vlDW6oYOYs7vPXzwrnODrmjV0VW6dvULNHxVFLp6bl97IJnf96p0zbzIb9crfQ7qJox-lhjQQeeeNFfDzB_fJ3LFIvmI0aVGh4efMx4VIUdQcY-kNhvX8-pP8QfuCdwNWsl0kNn0MSWDCqLj1bCh_bDUL7sD9GFkknI/s2348/casualty1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="1908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgR2m8qmEUQt1PFWpXWCfIkA3vlDW6oYOYs7vPXzwrnODrmjV0VW6dvULNHxVFLp6bl97IJnf96p0zbzIb9crfQ7qJox-lhjQQeeeNFfDzB_fJ3LFIvmI0aVGh4efMx4VIUdQcY-kNhvX8-pP8QfuCdwNWsl0kNn0MSWDCqLj1bCh_bDUL7sD9GFkknI/s320/casualty1.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7TGii1rqLkYi0IKz44gHc92lMcd-kSpxz5wypG4ivuXeBMupCfrTgKBlFgEuMjBlHKNka11cAPJzxqs7_H78-EvPZ34DYC1e3k_QuIuhhzS_HehU_ywOUPSxJEIPc3-uXCha9crI_PO1ggpUipiYET1Y7BA4Nxvvg_OGcxmEC4lUzZwncE4BXyPkIaY/s1908/casualty2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1908" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7TGii1rqLkYi0IKz44gHc92lMcd-kSpxz5wypG4ivuXeBMupCfrTgKBlFgEuMjBlHKNka11cAPJzxqs7_H78-EvPZ34DYC1e3k_QuIuhhzS_HehU_ywOUPSxJEIPc3-uXCha9crI_PO1ggpUipiYET1Y7BA4Nxvvg_OGcxmEC4lUzZwncE4BXyPkIaY/s320/casualty2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEByOit0aXOpSsXuQx0pSf0_FE1Oe9SZoDEzBkVFNd2v6yTMM-drQLQ9UY_K0mnForKQDlIvR5uogoP0tF-dIH-OhnH3KG_qLsaakBIEsIkc26DgRhBjOfrh0-2eo7X-6J67eAYrZJYGOKtSp6QM-mSyJMTZ_D1J2jkI5G3gmBLeVT1yNnSiLvT4q84o/s4032/casualty3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEByOit0aXOpSsXuQx0pSf0_FE1Oe9SZoDEzBkVFNd2v6yTMM-drQLQ9UY_K0mnForKQDlIvR5uogoP0tF-dIH-OhnH3KG_qLsaakBIEsIkc26DgRhBjOfrh0-2eo7X-6J67eAYrZJYGOKtSp6QM-mSyJMTZ_D1J2jkI5G3gmBLeVT1yNnSiLvT4q84o/s320/casualty3.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YdOzQg7t_X-RlU9QdPXIG6BRh_SyKfmsS0XSG1agM8rv0DWnq58mNSTBYiPLircXKNOmAwdnaspEgOPkVwr2KKQcp3snkaUjhSS3ZBS9LvwVc9-sV8KQi4RAWBBEP-SBbqyOhR40GgnsFbarlvhAfcyAVZSxt7e3pH5Q3RRagYByZ6GUCtq7G3xJxTA/s1682/casualty4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1682" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YdOzQg7t_X-RlU9QdPXIG6BRh_SyKfmsS0XSG1agM8rv0DWnq58mNSTBYiPLircXKNOmAwdnaspEgOPkVwr2KKQcp3snkaUjhSS3ZBS9LvwVc9-sV8KQi4RAWBBEP-SBbqyOhR40GgnsFbarlvhAfcyAVZSxt7e3pH5Q3RRagYByZ6GUCtq7G3xJxTA/s320/casualty4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once the one turned out OK, I decided to make some variants - one with boots and gloves to represent a reiter, and a one with a bandolier to be a musketeer. The original mold I will use for pike casualties<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EYvV6GlmBIL6gIfkOPCs8tbz0j3nZ6rdn3x0q673KMiK4bPRZlzzNR_PkR34lf99utCJAUGvRGaNGpojIcLO58u8-vUTIQfajxVE_GJO2V3npIs_uj7JlIOm8gRUKgyfKYd6C5mOoQ5ajpvZoXSjnGoMeKL8dsyzvqq-WWlyTBaRs6fo_fhJvoZbUXU/s1657/casualty5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1657" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EYvV6GlmBIL6gIfkOPCs8tbz0j3nZ6rdn3x0q673KMiK4bPRZlzzNR_PkR34lf99utCJAUGvRGaNGpojIcLO58u8-vUTIQfajxVE_GJO2V3npIs_uj7JlIOm8gRUKgyfKYd6C5mOoQ5ajpvZoXSjnGoMeKL8dsyzvqq-WWlyTBaRs6fo_fhJvoZbUXU/s320/casualty5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mi546POFxMLNfQzCUErKXjYfmInfsKTfFibG0xLcF_vWWl5b7U4GGGStL6K3LOhfPoSerEr2bJrrLO8OOLh0mEgCFnQlxgnzh6oE5Eucpu-qBEn41l1ouhOZOGtqnPnoC5Jk97ef4nyzeMJjMfobWldRIbh694tJtRSjFuSWecoNgecadt7Nvsxf4Gc/s2775/casualty6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2775" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mi546POFxMLNfQzCUErKXjYfmInfsKTfFibG0xLcF_vWWl5b7U4GGGStL6K3LOhfPoSerEr2bJrrLO8OOLh0mEgCFnQlxgnzh6oE5Eucpu-qBEn41l1ouhOZOGtqnPnoC5Jk97ef4nyzeMJjMfobWldRIbh694tJtRSjFuSWecoNgecadt7Nvsxf4Gc/s320/casualty6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm pretty pleased with the results! Additional castings will be fancied up with headgear, hands and weapons from real miniature kits for variety. Hopefully I can sculpt a full miniature soon that's worth trying a double-sided mold on.</p><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-78155358640607210912024-01-14T12:36:00.004-05:002024-01-14T12:36:44.762-05:00Tczew Dirschau - more thoughts<p> Now that I've had some time to reflect and recover, I can post something a little more detailed about my birthday Pike & Shotte game. Not a Battle Report though, the game did not proceed close enough to a conclusion, nor did I take the necessary notes or pictures to make it worthwhile. I had a lot of fun, and the players did too, but it was more of a miniature showcase and demo than a proper game.</p><p>Primarily, this is my fault. While I had tested and timed the terrain setup, I did not get a chance to do the same for the miniatures themselves, and it took much longer than I estimated to get the armies in place. Also, I had a nasty cold the week leading up to my birthday, so I did not have the time I had anticipated to re-read the rules or properly share them with the participants. So between the late start and the slow progress once we did begin, the game itself didn't really get exciting until just before we ran out of time/energy. </p><p>Next time I will be more familiar with the rules, and also see if I can set-up the night before. Someday my wife and I will have a house with enough room to host such a game ourselves (and thus, set it up however far in advance we want), but until then, hopefully the local game store will be able to accommodate.</p><p>I am still extremely pleased with how everything looked, and with the historical background I was able to convey to the participants! Here are some pics from Chris, the overall commander of the Swedes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rbfENwFSF01y66CwOu7CJjhwTLoL_N0bpJPBJNK6M6MHGM7mezqXGqrqilVP4tw1Wv_GzNrNMk5l5ttoySA3g07iLdBtAHtsAMOLgrAhtzo1DrogfQ3nbJWo_tgmPlOyDAB15BPvP9DwxO4o5vXk5vZmcGn6XuhmSpSyBu52lTlR14D6jzn9wnB8Mvw/s1600/1000001335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rbfENwFSF01y66CwOu7CJjhwTLoL_N0bpJPBJNK6M6MHGM7mezqXGqrqilVP4tw1Wv_GzNrNMk5l5ttoySA3g07iLdBtAHtsAMOLgrAhtzo1DrogfQ3nbJWo_tgmPlOyDAB15BPvP9DwxO4o5vXk5vZmcGn6XuhmSpSyBu52lTlR14D6jzn9wnB8Mvw/s320/1000001335.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWleyi_7mfKXcJB5acBLChd4XR6NX6Dzt_IYWuCq-7rjv9xML-71JBP7gsUjENUPLpJ3SUP7CMik-IFQaMkQRUliRQRJHso8MIYPgNpbCQMTz6uDGrmSfsIlRWW4TzLQWqaYdqFGGJPa-KTgthmeS_j-pTSCSWKNaVabl17kbvpQVgBZCQEnITk_MDcHk/s1600/1000001336(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWleyi_7mfKXcJB5acBLChd4XR6NX6Dzt_IYWuCq-7rjv9xML-71JBP7gsUjENUPLpJ3SUP7CMik-IFQaMkQRUliRQRJHso8MIYPgNpbCQMTz6uDGrmSfsIlRWW4TzLQWqaYdqFGGJPa-KTgthmeS_j-pTSCSWKNaVabl17kbvpQVgBZCQEnITk_MDcHk/s320/1000001336(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIai30-HLV3CWyZGM_sTxy31PuOisziLLdib8vMn2EvbOFbHmRPdSQUFNsh21iNKu3TF93LmHoh-yyuebn8vxehBEWJB-1AVmfG-WAUXJwS_LnZiR5N4k7a6oDJWqkpCnrhIPpI_s3gruzotrEp-CNpDORLqylBa00s13jteb3-wn0RgXbtNA8hwjhzb0/s1599/1000001338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1599" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIai30-HLV3CWyZGM_sTxy31PuOisziLLdib8vMn2EvbOFbHmRPdSQUFNsh21iNKu3TF93LmHoh-yyuebn8vxehBEWJB-1AVmfG-WAUXJwS_LnZiR5N4k7a6oDJWqkpCnrhIPpI_s3gruzotrEp-CNpDORLqylBa00s13jteb3-wn0RgXbtNA8hwjhzb0/s320/1000001338.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxbLnB69gyhIcFfi95LeZqhoCh0I2QOWLG4OFAeep3llLfP-fBh-P-lmKmrJEA1u-J3sHtCQ_5XMswu_s9DEGQm5nC3v0gR5ngIwBEcm2u_T546AcCFQLOPdsRUbuS1Wxgl2GPBLYc-PDq1GxEAqIBZ3UmHz4eFEGbTaRVURz_-cH3BSnK6cc2sn82SI/s1600/1000001339(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxbLnB69gyhIcFfi95LeZqhoCh0I2QOWLG4OFAeep3llLfP-fBh-P-lmKmrJEA1u-J3sHtCQ_5XMswu_s9DEGQm5nC3v0gR5ngIwBEcm2u_T546AcCFQLOPdsRUbuS1Wxgl2GPBLYc-PDq1GxEAqIBZ3UmHz4eFEGbTaRVURz_-cH3BSnK6cc2sn82SI/s320/1000001339(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-15909486915440169292023-12-17T14:50:00.001-05:002023-12-17T14:56:50.225-05:00Dirschau Accomplished <p> So I ran Dirschau/Tczew for my birthday! Unfortunately a lingering cold the week before meant I wasn't as prepared as I wanted to be, so I too frazzled to take pictures or notes for a proper battle report, and things moved too slow to get to a proper conclusion. Nevertheless everyone had fun, so I call it a success anyway!</p><p>My sibling-in-law took this neat pic:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj777J9jYaesfs2qxG6H_zFIVAt0LUbbGwMB_zx5laoDR1E1DpeCkNnKUmVcnCy00n0qjEMnd87DMJQ1gQ-TEmP9dJsIHOR6-m40Cewy0zMymw341ZcyB5snee1JE6q7iDh8GRzgqSFTO8V11DkzuYR8nZ9Mx8fxbCoZ1awQhNpdT62cvfaPPIxQ2cqmOY/s320/IMG_8473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj777J9jYaesfs2qxG6H_zFIVAt0LUbbGwMB_zx5laoDR1E1DpeCkNnKUmVcnCy00n0qjEMnd87DMJQ1gQ-TEmP9dJsIHOR6-m40Cewy0zMymw341ZcyB5snee1JE6q7iDh8GRzgqSFTO8V11DkzuYR8nZ9Mx8fxbCoZ1awQhNpdT62cvfaPPIxQ2cqmOY/s1600/IMG_8473.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That's me in the Godzilla shirt (definitely check out Godzilla Minus One if you haven't) and the Swedish battalia commanders, also shows off Prism Games nicely.</p><p>I'll probably try the game again next year, under more controlled (less birthday partyish) circumstances. </p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-32142832310508044752023-12-06T23:00:00.001-05:002023-12-06T23:00:42.962-05:00More Tczew stuff<p> Been making lots of progress with terrain, movement trays and other miscellaneous aspects of the game. Less than two weeks!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-L9ozK1zypxwgW04jeovFprpVzlL5AN-6xLiWvJN11TDMF0HUIz-9qLtX_lN-nZPduRsMmBbyJ9n_-OmcXqcl2OvC8i3WkIXzlEEjhJIheNpDilSu-8pp4JK5GLZ5X1EXngDS3LRY38RQz6xCapXyMZ19BVKBQd60Cj85h0axEQJrgPjNZ_ZBaxa9s/s2310/20231203_150410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2310" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzY-L9ozK1zypxwgW04jeovFprpVzlL5AN-6xLiWvJN11TDMF0HUIz-9qLtX_lN-nZPduRsMmBbyJ9n_-OmcXqcl2OvC8i3WkIXzlEEjhJIheNpDilSu-8pp4JK5GLZ5X1EXngDS3LRY38RQz6xCapXyMZ19BVKBQd60Cj85h0axEQJrgPjNZ_ZBaxa9s/s320/20231203_150410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Test run on the tables at the local game store where I'll be celebrating.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSc_enkaynWPm4-pO_OU_QBKGoTVY2bYOX_JlyqaR9t3q1EmB0kz24qRs6swzqn0jCOydb-RRIHCf_o51b_fbumO-5VqIU5BZJz1fDvBQnoUFy4jn2lKpNyPgIEPWkDSaWX5c5N855CHTlB6ra0Fm1JcBXA1D5RvMu9xhHdppe3FeO0rP5PaDaGXXtJE/s4032/20231203_150932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSc_enkaynWPm4-pO_OU_QBKGoTVY2bYOX_JlyqaR9t3q1EmB0kz24qRs6swzqn0jCOydb-RRIHCf_o51b_fbumO-5VqIU5BZJz1fDvBQnoUFy4jn2lKpNyPgIEPWkDSaWX5c5N855CHTlB6ra0Fm1JcBXA1D5RvMu9xhHdppe3FeO0rP5PaDaGXXtJE/s320/20231203_150932.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Roads and more/better swamps pending, and maybe some clutter for the camps and villages, but otherwise the terrain is pretty much sorted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtD5byZFofBTmUZLAos9pG2E7BuP-71nkAGYv9qHAEKm0EUtMCSfC_CJkZ0LhsKlKGYe4GwrBp3hDPHxF1bh_tPpgdAad4hNpwGuPxhyIw5UgRNX53QAUw7hlwhvpG-Ht6BV103seZyfJI8xs9W1MIQ_ikfJRJtj9gJ8MxrK8gTD3xvoCqf3XY8GJLjQ/s853/20231206_130326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="853" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtD5byZFofBTmUZLAos9pG2E7BuP-71nkAGYv9qHAEKm0EUtMCSfC_CJkZ0LhsKlKGYe4GwrBp3hDPHxF1bh_tPpgdAad4hNpwGuPxhyIw5UgRNX53QAUw7hlwhvpG-Ht6BV103seZyfJI8xs9W1MIQ_ikfJRJtj9gJ8MxrK8gTD3xvoCqf3XY8GJLjQ/s320/20231206_130326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A Potocki (can't remember which one it is at Tczew), first Polish Commander I ever made.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="871" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPllhMOH0kDcVK9aPLLDntPUSlC6awHXCmsNFW3m1AngAnJs3WPRyQSLyUxbRXSGGU2CYV3tphpIFD0zSGCW522eaxJa7W40dqGc2s6oSnhEDIHv5Zyc0JFkUZVqTILD03Nk2N99MiulrmhqwaJtMsIlYWD_Yf8zqnMCt-CBRfH4jGrm4DmYhmxWAo5o/s320/20231206_131004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've read that Mikolaj Abramowicz should probably be in western garb, I do have a mini in mind to replace this one but we'll see if I get it painted in time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRWFk6monevThpX2dH7GirxB_WU_MoBP31hHgImmhSNWuOUXBaErNzJ6NbIqxV_J5UYp70bsmkBfESrE0JV1fa1dGmrRiegWlqmOBZ18ccQZbm7YcZdWzantlGh3lGMvL7bYD6YMZ6sfuHtr-G-bXZgUfyodUUh2E1LMavFGhINeRzCzgDe-ZGivGrhM/s762/20231206_131109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRWFk6monevThpX2dH7GirxB_WU_MoBP31hHgImmhSNWuOUXBaErNzJ6NbIqxV_J5UYp70bsmkBfESrE0JV1fa1dGmrRiegWlqmOBZ18ccQZbm7YcZdWzantlGh3lGMvL7bYD6YMZ6sfuHtr-G-bXZgUfyodUUh2E1LMavFGhINeRzCzgDe-ZGivGrhM/s320/20231206_131109.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Johan Baner</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7Aoy40YGKXp4NMvwhGBW_jGFU1BhSlLAqNQvS70sF7HAqozNPGgVxxgvtS_mjFkl9OVNqQXSTrlz2w30uyxyOcB53EBteQrIlOrcWjjQA7lYCvZOmzUNzCksTVu9zSb8nL-tmUQa0RIrszsr64SZw6SugmbiMUWXmu-avHk2zNsfw8GrXLN6nO6q4F8/s1377/20231206_131417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1377" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7Aoy40YGKXp4NMvwhGBW_jGFU1BhSlLAqNQvS70sF7HAqozNPGgVxxgvtS_mjFkl9OVNqQXSTrlz2w30uyxyOcB53EBteQrIlOrcWjjQA7lYCvZOmzUNzCksTVu9zSb8nL-tmUQa0RIrszsr64SZw6SugmbiMUWXmu-avHk2zNsfw8GrXLN6nO6q4F8/s320/20231206_131417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Adolphus gets a fence to jump over, to disguise the support for his horse.</p><p>I saw a discussion on the Via Regia blog about how Koniecpolski wouldn't have had a banner, which I took as an excuse not to bother with banners for any commanders. Just musicians, sorry! The overall commanders each get a clergyman to make them seem more important.</p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-53737283554915889842023-11-26T11:54:00.001-05:002023-11-26T11:54:53.040-05:00Vignette for the Swedes<p> Just a little something I put together for the invite to my birthday party.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cwv7rbVwDjp2RK2zAwCpB-A86KKgwdJWL8mlMGMHm-OPpKGVAPWJ5NzqWN_MhL7V5dkGhweoUl6ZpFfwZbiwy3pUpW1j5YklBRYJocA_-FzTmHoefC7bUa54kFpIzHswdPmjtLfQFrmcaIzGWPAyFD_xiEMaekjE7X9-YdrDieZQMY-woz-BTCozDJI/s3122/20231121_120603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="3122" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cwv7rbVwDjp2RK2zAwCpB-A86KKgwdJWL8mlMGMHm-OPpKGVAPWJ5NzqWN_MhL7V5dkGhweoUl6ZpFfwZbiwy3pUpW1j5YklBRYJocA_-FzTmHoefC7bUa54kFpIzHswdPmjtLfQFrmcaIzGWPAyFD_xiEMaekjE7X9-YdrDieZQMY-woz-BTCozDJI/s320/20231121_120603.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-1206476997785638582023-11-11T22:34:00.001-05:002023-11-14T13:59:11.506-05:00Mat for Tczew<p> I'd been toying with maybe doing a teddy-bear fur style grass mat, and it just so happened that I encountered a likely item on my most recent trip to TJ Maxx. $40 for a 7.5' x 7.5' chenille blanket in a light and natural-looking color, and it looks like it takes paint pretty well too! 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Work for Tczew<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAk8Dv5P3yQSyxY9AnijZFUrIfTuPX0VL7J5yHr-I7WNeGx8rMd92xaUlPzZwp0q7xxDN033fqIk2bQMuMOx4hSlV_Us_EoqphVLjeUJn7ISyDT601E-rygIhZuVeNJksM9xBRcEPbR386MnySe7CmrOT3x6yEdF6grXZuEOYCCajN2t34mFz1at5LtRs/s1589/20231027_170342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAk8Dv5P3yQSyxY9AnijZFUrIfTuPX0VL7J5yHr-I7WNeGx8rMd92xaUlPzZwp0q7xxDN033fqIk2bQMuMOx4hSlV_Us_EoqphVLjeUJn7ISyDT601E-rygIhZuVeNJksM9xBRcEPbR386MnySe7CmrOT3x6yEdF6grXZuEOYCCajN2t34mFz1at5LtRs/s320/20231027_170342.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvk26K1eMRrDaDDh_1GIMbv45WuZjYrrf3fxjie1VbmdqRsC-i16yVlVpW1gHj-0yNUQNwELFkhc7qNJt7cUYD7leFlJ7-Qo9f92urid5k5mfziirdolSd5xqGirxGTCMN6dBE9zOi5tDktkNCLNyPgyduioBj98vpCE8-xBwR-4yk8EdDYXO8L0Qtho/s2305/20231102_145105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2305" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvk26K1eMRrDaDDh_1GIMbv45WuZjYrrf3fxjie1VbmdqRsC-i16yVlVpW1gHj-0yNUQNwELFkhc7qNJt7cUYD7leFlJ7-Qo9f92urid5k5mfziirdolSd5xqGirxGTCMN6dBE9zOi5tDktkNCLNyPgyduioBj98vpCE8-xBwR-4yk8EdDYXO8L0Qtho/s320/20231102_145105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MftvhW0Pg_NSiEW4UOXqLArQcK-n-jiO81dBK0Hsz6qdgqW3tiXeUQ7wl4jg0vPJG_s_XhsPTaFa3MCm5RZirpolDMw_8uY0AFdjSX_HfPrtgztCu2WO1hF1R6EWtcl_I83SAfkICj5wo9frJh3NOf6v60UXEGBrBMi9LeI7prgDa8E9Xjcz3Y3d5dw/s2900/20231102_145200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2900" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MftvhW0Pg_NSiEW4UOXqLArQcK-n-jiO81dBK0Hsz6qdgqW3tiXeUQ7wl4jg0vPJG_s_XhsPTaFa3MCm5RZirpolDMw_8uY0AFdjSX_HfPrtgztCu2WO1hF1R6EWtcl_I83SAfkICj5wo9frJh3NOf6v60UXEGBrBMi9LeI7prgDa8E9Xjcz3Y3d5dw/s320/20231102_145200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> My previous attempt stalled out for a variety of reasons, but I'm trying again for a Tczew/Dirschau game for December of this year. I don't have the energy to properly blog it, but wanted to post some WiPs as a sign of life.<p></p><p>Koniecpolski is Wargames Foundry on a Warlord Games horse, the tents are Renedra (I may or may not have the energy to expand the round ones into proper Polish tents), and the flags are mostly Warlord Games, with color variants of the same flag for units of the same type, as a convenience for the players.</p><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-10976409903279702412023-01-30T21:46:00.000-05:002023-01-30T21:46:18.243-05:00Early Medieval Commanders<p> Well I finished the commanders but my table isn't clean enough for an army shot. I've got a Viking chieftain as well as the two Frankish leaders. 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All I have left for them is a mounted warlord and a priest. I'll post a full army pic once I have those characters ready.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglobWqJXpVU1oehDSQmOKg3ss_vXcMriYVyXJFKnkyWyubHow9XKoC4b2ae5oJT8qwm8cY7xLEXZMX68dzaj2Seu956inuL83tzUXs-SU9Dr32bw5xjUaZ0uL90_ILpch63LjCglMWDd9DOJQ1DGLNAa7_8cNpVpnsKYoIKZ18jzCEWgpYQMctAf-R/s1200/20230101_130620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="1200" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglobWqJXpVU1oehDSQmOKg3ss_vXcMriYVyXJFKnkyWyubHow9XKoC4b2ae5oJT8qwm8cY7xLEXZMX68dzaj2Seu956inuL83tzUXs-SU9Dr32bw5xjUaZ0uL90_ILpch63LjCglMWDd9DOJQ1DGLNAa7_8cNpVpnsKYoIKZ18jzCEWgpYQMctAf-R/s320/20230101_130620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vaLabIOCK4Yft6xQS3j9cvP71SbWY3ldNTTFpHClKldxqkRAFCKMkuwxwSe_NqQbSI1NfaHn0TawZWvftCQxenGkl1VHq1PNudNdH41dmmF4e7XzU4wPtHmPFvINbUEk-lMLtEZJWFcaxHWipCF-pDW8NyQwBJToQNpS8s5E9k2DQzz4v94uyTvj/s1200/20230101_130609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1200" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vaLabIOCK4Yft6xQS3j9cvP71SbWY3ldNTTFpHClKldxqkRAFCKMkuwxwSe_NqQbSI1NfaHn0TawZWvftCQxenGkl1VHq1PNudNdH41dmmF4e7XzU4wPtHmPFvINbUEk-lMLtEZJWFcaxHWipCF-pDW8NyQwBJToQNpS8s5E9k2DQzz4v94uyTvj/s320/20230101_130609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunG4xU0X5N9aXsA5nF92SovSkiRVeZ1kIBU1rdnmpwcsCK_OgvjFbwLQ2-OpzlPfh7ths6laZfDmdoKTppxXsAOfXQKLxu-tY1bcXrexvRjWw9MrkUaRnduI-7db_UrS5TfRbDLlEbd8-sdL4E_OsZbUEu6weO2FHBDBHDu028-J9PD4esWfbFXXW/s1200/20230101_130549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="1200" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunG4xU0X5N9aXsA5nF92SovSkiRVeZ1kIBU1rdnmpwcsCK_OgvjFbwLQ2-OpzlPfh7ths6laZfDmdoKTppxXsAOfXQKLxu-tY1bcXrexvRjWw9MrkUaRnduI-7db_UrS5TfRbDLlEbd8-sdL4E_OsZbUEu6weO2FHBDBHDu028-J9PD4esWfbFXXW/s320/20230101_130549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-90516621198770109432022-12-20T19:28:00.002-05:002022-12-20T19:59:10.088-05:00Carolingian Franks<p> A third army, or at least the start of it, to scrap with my <a href="https://spoonybardiche.blogspot.com/2020/03/slav-elites-and-army-shot.html">Slavs</a> and <a href="https://spoonybardiche.blogspot.com/2020/02/vikings.html">Vikings</a>. Pretty much just Gripping Beast plastics mixed up, with a few metal Franks and warlord Celt heads. The highlight is the shields, made of upholstery tacks and press-molded greenstuff bosses, which admittedly mostly came out more "spike" than "sugarloaf". </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hw1MYAQtammjeruLfLi3gBJk9CqCWgWynqVNKPNmlyBmWMVM_oWcemGF8YUsstIIDHglseuuQFDwbQsJTmZhsbk9bb1l8fawMa_fzSJG7WgV1pwrvobnyaLJYK16YUaXhYQSGjYbWi3gqDWapAXttuHbkGvQB7v-GMwyi2cjupzJbFIV4UZ_3SdN/s1000/franks1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="1000" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hw1MYAQtammjeruLfLi3gBJk9CqCWgWynqVNKPNmlyBmWMVM_oWcemGF8YUsstIIDHglseuuQFDwbQsJTmZhsbk9bb1l8fawMa_fzSJG7WgV1pwrvobnyaLJYK16YUaXhYQSGjYbWi3gqDWapAXttuHbkGvQB7v-GMwyi2cjupzJbFIV4UZ_3SdN/s320/franks1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shaWUpjHE1O-k2saDrrItqTQXwUfjhcg9azk79GrBW_4qgnGy05JTV9yW3xDYMq4XOo38ifqketQNTgURAJpzgDuu5BgDuFYW682ko3Q9I1NpxtHQ-bsN_CZgK0z0Ls6bq7mC1kfZYQ5kMK_4UN0bqNmuf0Ki9CQVqsLZb8kaKSJ6Q727Fen0hTD/s1000/franks2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1000" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shaWUpjHE1O-k2saDrrItqTQXwUfjhcg9azk79GrBW_4qgnGy05JTV9yW3xDYMq4XOo38ifqketQNTgURAJpzgDuu5BgDuFYW682ko3Q9I1NpxtHQ-bsN_CZgK0z0Ls6bq7mC1kfZYQ5kMK_4UN0bqNmuf0Ki9CQVqsLZb8kaKSJ6Q727Fen0hTD/s320/franks2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVh6KLR-fTWH5qBPW_0KyyINH0zu4pOP10FMluPFGFj4QdKOTAVLV0wQUI27cf-SAzca--DdYj4mP4dOVD12nfFTwbsURAaMISPhD43uq5LdymLn91e59dp-V35HRLmxBqxfyZth452Bf9La0qguRmICeqZGPv6BvtjBVu-c-W-LmUz1Ver6BKIR3/s1000/franks3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1000" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVh6KLR-fTWH5qBPW_0KyyINH0zu4pOP10FMluPFGFj4QdKOTAVLV0wQUI27cf-SAzca--DdYj4mP4dOVD12nfFTwbsURAaMISPhD43uq5LdymLn91e59dp-V35HRLmxBqxfyZth452Bf9La0qguRmICeqZGPv6BvtjBVu-c-W-LmUz1Ver6BKIR3/s320/franks3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-65129983897718885442022-03-26T13:41:00.000-04:002022-03-26T13:41:20.178-04:00First army shots for Tczew / Dirschau<p> These armies are basically the MVP (minimum viable product) for the battle I want to refight. Since I'm not going to try to host this until summer, I've still got time for both practical additions (movement trays, casualty/disorder markers), and aesthetic ones (staff for commanders, some rebasing, pennants and cavalry flags), but the armies shown here could be used as-is for the battle if I wanted to.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dc8xXtzIg1-k52F3gXM5wMuLda4uy1SSTPEvHuM0LG1d9vBEwyonWtJDKpwbyyuxwjZz_HiCmIpD6gt9EgpggiNkQblZ7MqLf0FO4CogorTcW68S7PpOuul-6EZLefFDeUbTkX-XcLDkrvpy7YfR6f7VxMcrevDGQrDFxSMxq2eBtm_pRq4qP_Cz/s3447/20220312_221821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="3447" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dc8xXtzIg1-k52F3gXM5wMuLda4uy1SSTPEvHuM0LG1d9vBEwyonWtJDKpwbyyuxwjZz_HiCmIpD6gt9EgpggiNkQblZ7MqLf0FO4CogorTcW68S7PpOuul-6EZLefFDeUbTkX-XcLDkrvpy7YfR6f7VxMcrevDGQrDFxSMxq2eBtm_pRq4qP_Cz/s320/20220312_221821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoUchKdIRbT3kz0gsERRvE1Bdrx-Wl0q5uI1kdyLzaG9ywvshGccb6413JPStlkaCvwtYJtI1V2QQBA9nWdyRCyP0ZoGlQ9ZLhIX9howCB6quAg3VxNHM7SAdp-GCAy-yr0eDrbGY8B5F1Q2zsuRIlFCUFVeh0uo0vjk18GqC37ehi0f1Mk0jWH_p/s3169/20220326_120435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="3169" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoUchKdIRbT3kz0gsERRvE1Bdrx-Wl0q5uI1kdyLzaG9ywvshGccb6413JPStlkaCvwtYJtI1V2QQBA9nWdyRCyP0ZoGlQ9ZLhIX9howCB6quAg3VxNHM7SAdp-GCAy-yr0eDrbGY8B5F1Q2zsuRIlFCUFVeh0uo0vjk18GqC37ehi0f1Mk0jWH_p/s320/20220326_120435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Interesting to me is that the current lists put the Polish army at a slightly higher points value, despite a noticeably lower figure count. However, the terrain for the battle favors the Swedes substantially, so the Poles are probably still the underdogs as they were historically. More on army lists and the scenario later.</p><p>(technically the Polish-Lithuanians are missing one commander, and the Swedish one artillery piece, unfortunately I didn't make those calls until after the army shots)</p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-49478239998293953042022-03-07T19:48:00.000-05:002022-03-07T19:48:14.236-05:00many musketeers<p> 36 plastic musketeers here, all from Warlord Games, with a bunch of Warlord's metal helmets and a handful of their metal swinefeathers. The swinefeathers don't fit that naturally with the figures, I had to get creative (even greenstuffing a couple right hands) to use them in minis that aren't actively firing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyqcSVyENYiYjsrrNo2IMwdAMSrYvL9gT2D21iZn7k755ZVgIPJNHa7LTmAnHTlaHCcNwi6K4iDzWK3E9fA-3JVdLZAxmIo3gh-EOE9KcW63Y_hl_XqKY7XBg32mjguqWWdPWZqvZWMQC8gsmfe2pULYljEBxReZJKPHNkfEWBwOeX31FCE_DdQ8ja=s2893" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="2893" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyqcSVyENYiYjsrrNo2IMwdAMSrYvL9gT2D21iZn7k755ZVgIPJNHa7LTmAnHTlaHCcNwi6K4iDzWK3E9fA-3JVdLZAxmIo3gh-EOE9KcW63Y_hl_XqKY7XBg32mjguqWWdPWZqvZWMQC8gsmfe2pULYljEBxReZJKPHNkfEWBwOeX31FCE_DdQ8ja=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqUUXeItHQBgOb7uBb4NcRYkPtOb2BKJ6Thnyyza9vfh8_PCvdYa3gi8F01QqwST6_ggJ3Wc2QnK4Fb8M1s039XvX6q-kzUBIdA-RHRfXFEZhjEU9Sw9KOpwEMVhwre3ph-5JbfnEV6Gz-FcrPYECGZLgBAfKClnGJmcdKQ3tqfY2fDpOrAF_ZULXi=s3057" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="3057" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqUUXeItHQBgOb7uBb4NcRYkPtOb2BKJ6Thnyyza9vfh8_PCvdYa3gi8F01QqwST6_ggJ3Wc2QnK4Fb8M1s039XvX6q-kzUBIdA-RHRfXFEZhjEU9Sw9KOpwEMVhwre3ph-5JbfnEV6Gz-FcrPYECGZLgBAfKClnGJmcdKQ3tqfY2fDpOrAF_ZULXi=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3X5dfonRxHhHuCYzATDelD83S9oejQuBI7jZMKxPDrSilokde_e2mRy_6VvptJDzrz2eRaZVAc4EFreM8uiBikBDOvZj91ZRN3tF2NjPTz_lBpmrFklMPJWLrYzjHexYCaNPvxn3NJM22t9ar2qBMrFBd65MHD4c6QOR1BffbqtaqinNLfWRO1TSa=s2455" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2455" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3X5dfonRxHhHuCYzATDelD83S9oejQuBI7jZMKxPDrSilokde_e2mRy_6VvptJDzrz2eRaZVAc4EFreM8uiBikBDOvZj91ZRN3tF2NjPTz_lBpmrFklMPJWLrYzjHexYCaNPvxn3NJM22t9ar2qBMrFBd65MHD4c6QOR1BffbqtaqinNLfWRO1TSa=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-14273441390430510302022-02-27T15:37:00.002-05:002022-02-27T15:37:58.188-05:00Swedish Commanders for Dirschau/Tczew<p> According to a<a href="https://www.gmtgames.com/p-59-gustav-adolf-with-god-victorious-arms.aspx"> board game </a>about Gustavus Adolphus, his subordinates at Dirschau were Graf von Thurn, Herman Wrangel, and Johan Baner. From left to right, I've got: a converted Perry ACW commander as Thurn, Warlord's Adolphus as himself, Warlord's Ake Tott as Wrangel, and Warlord's Gustav Horn as Baner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfQoLYlCfXeWDQ0plRfHSHYavXlxc6-5k8VhxARCxhGPxgBSAEonNyPbgBqwfNtCl5Emy_516Vfb8k0IJ9rBBTRNH3z70C3tLi_PSPWxBZJorfK1vC-KYlF-7VSjXZ9rE78oG3BqTVC2PvU03Yj1P1agaPWpuclUdo5p0LSozcciuVVcz9N0tOi_tL=s1613" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1613" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfQoLYlCfXeWDQ0plRfHSHYavXlxc6-5k8VhxARCxhGPxgBSAEonNyPbgBqwfNtCl5Emy_516Vfb8k0IJ9rBBTRNH3z70C3tLi_PSPWxBZJorfK1vC-KYlF-7VSjXZ9rE78oG3BqTVC2PvU03Yj1P1agaPWpuclUdo5p0LSozcciuVVcz9N0tOi_tL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRqbzXLkH1j9-GX8DUuVXjaUMWD4Wssr73ar7FzE4bwhATpASatSixWNXTDaGUu5t4pr6apCko4J9EujPKL7pEXHadFjgKM5YluNIR72MuJ7caonf6_bgtp9ZJiwG5BdzXqGVXHpZaHFoehAW5FdQt4W1us2mpwKX_PCTp0gqtop4O059E0oyWl31G=s1423" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1423" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRqbzXLkH1j9-GX8DUuVXjaUMWD4Wssr73ar7FzE4bwhATpASatSixWNXTDaGUu5t4pr6apCko4J9EujPKL7pEXHadFjgKM5YluNIR72MuJ7caonf6_bgtp9ZJiwG5BdzXqGVXHpZaHFoehAW5FdQt4W1us2mpwKX_PCTp0gqtop4O059E0oyWl31G=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcLsyiUwlnJZXm0laIAO81t1e0VM5uCQQw53RNgxG3vNGfxBRSNB_ySGqBozJQKb14xn709FFL8cJhADNYr00aNjsRYU3pgjKlMJ-GrxMOa-0JNVWt4G2eox2rv9kqJe9rC09yXk1IH6GhoSw7rjm1SQUqc8_hBevkIyoH3MR1Vn2WQ0lzZ5upaLU6=s1810" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1810" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcLsyiUwlnJZXm0laIAO81t1e0VM5uCQQw53RNgxG3vNGfxBRSNB_ySGqBozJQKb14xn709FFL8cJhADNYr00aNjsRYU3pgjKlMJ-GrxMOa-0JNVWt4G2eox2rv9kqJe9rC09yXk1IH6GhoSw7rjm1SQUqc8_hBevkIyoH3MR1Vn2WQ0lzZ5upaLU6=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-91353713545749366792022-02-16T18:35:00.006-05:002022-02-16T18:35:51.786-05:00Hussar Reinforcements<p> Rounding out my recent cavalry work, I've completed 9 Wargames Foundry hussars to mix in with <a href="https://spoonybardiche.blogspot.com/2014/04/back-rank-hussars-painted.html">my Warlord hussars</a>. The size matches well enough, even if the gear looks to be from different eras, although I think technically the Foundry lancers are more appropriate to the Dirschau period than the Warlord ones, which are more Relief of Vienna looking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXkGM3E2G14ykQibD1RIldTAsrupiG7RgZrIQ7nM-fliIA3fXE-cjEMQSdjU4gzMLlak32gWPAV525rTw8JJjVuI_ncojlk0TabaX4G89NIR5OD4O6s28zIYPtA4a2HAvWlW7w331mX1iYwIFNo0oWzh_drtmQiLun1-FyCnb0S2Y3RQYfvV9QT4YP=s2514" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2514" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXkGM3E2G14ykQibD1RIldTAsrupiG7RgZrIQ7nM-fliIA3fXE-cjEMQSdjU4gzMLlak32gWPAV525rTw8JJjVuI_ncojlk0TabaX4G89NIR5OD4O6s28zIYPtA4a2HAvWlW7w331mX1iYwIFNo0oWzh_drtmQiLun1-FyCnb0S2Y3RQYfvV9QT4YP=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh77umQpkzWrjgy8MaLEAcskxlZgQKd9Nt45KMmRkvSvXtOI08KvoehpR0mJCmqtfA5pUsqB-6KgDHiyCiQz42toqnQUOYdBXeHU-54j8X_siJhukCORysy8-_6yRY0iE2GBfYxfY4SFBeVeUuBDv4v4ai5mhst1cjfXEcA-MnUKylo3MJUXRaBXHVK=s1774" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1774" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh77umQpkzWrjgy8MaLEAcskxlZgQKd9Nt45KMmRkvSvXtOI08KvoehpR0mJCmqtfA5pUsqB-6KgDHiyCiQz42toqnQUOYdBXeHU-54j8X_siJhukCORysy8-_6yRY0iE2GBfYxfY4SFBeVeUuBDv4v4ai5mhst1cjfXEcA-MnUKylo3MJUXRaBXHVK=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKcakiffA8ssICduT9XNcMFWhZH76Z42p6u9BSwnzhmmiBm2mOcIt7cOZzvOOlgWeAQqGw636YSDVmG0UuwESw3IYU7CCZwgVnHZo_DTdRROY2pxI7_D8IVhbbWQXeHX8KS_br3Ok-Pz37RIXDAwD9azsbeAXJVqzcgTD_-_iDWcSwvhbjFjU9xUqW=s2566" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="2566" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKcakiffA8ssICduT9XNcMFWhZH76Z42p6u9BSwnzhmmiBm2mOcIt7cOZzvOOlgWeAQqGw636YSDVmG0UuwESw3IYU7CCZwgVnHZo_DTdRROY2pxI7_D8IVhbbWQXeHX8KS_br3Ok-Pz37RIXDAwD9azsbeAXJVqzcgTD_-_iDWcSwvhbjFjU9xUqW=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA6XcJmYcyOaHBASApwZK0BvCEyt7cZqM7VMorzOX0tXZE4lj6TiUkOiDCvwHv8s5NTLb6Hdk3YCyeM-5LJg6LMHaOmB1eS1gVRkheGrBSEb9oCrOXYFVS3v-eaW0v7Frk-pMpANgT5WQj7KwXMTmJge436Vf3vmhVxhBnVr2y-VWTZ_yUnX2oNxeA=s3583" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="3583" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA6XcJmYcyOaHBASApwZK0BvCEyt7cZqM7VMorzOX0tXZE4lj6TiUkOiDCvwHv8s5NTLb6Hdk3YCyeM-5LJg6LMHaOmB1eS1gVRkheGrBSEb9oCrOXYFVS3v-eaW0v7Frk-pMpANgT5WQj7KwXMTmJge436Vf3vmhVxhBnVr2y-VWTZ_yUnX2oNxeA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjOdpi4sz4D4E-eZ7lZiUkAEDMJaOeSXKFZ-PFrZSUr94_nxeD6rdx_GFxJyF-lR7_mrAxAdCSjlOw3TS5PFy919vMvcT3b2osc3BCUOzSLiySnOcM6rRLCqe44plLV3oaO5pUiFV2RoB7ZD7nZ-MFpeJ32mTXwjZxWP_zNYJ_2QQBo48OV2t57CpH=s2999" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="2999" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjOdpi4sz4D4E-eZ7lZiUkAEDMJaOeSXKFZ-PFrZSUr94_nxeD6rdx_GFxJyF-lR7_mrAxAdCSjlOw3TS5PFy919vMvcT3b2osc3BCUOzSLiySnOcM6rRLCqe44plLV3oaO5pUiFV2RoB7ZD7nZ-MFpeJ32mTXwjZxWP_zNYJ_2QQBo48OV2t57CpH=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>With these sorted, I'm actually pretty close to having everything I need ready for Dirschau/Tczew. I've got 5 more reiters to paint, then a handful of cannons and their crew, and 36 muskeeteers. Oh, and the Swedish commanders! All doable by March I think, although between Omicron and my fiancée's upcoming surgery I probably won't actually host the game until later in the year....</p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-36671441696192295462022-02-11T22:15:00.004-05:002022-02-11T22:15:56.777-05:00Cuirassiers<p> Another new cavalry unit, 11 warlord games cuirassiers. No conversions, the only deviation is a single TAG horse mixed in. I couldn't decide on blackened, russeted or polished armor, so I did a few of each.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGpEegiqjZ6FDWdA2h8_Rk5YuAO3iwYX9XqW6TKwdE1uTYE1gwYrIejnpgOQs2bp2CUXFehjlV4yGUdowwDR4pCYWif8LMknO-ggUqjGFPTURaU8A9_1UaHqQ4YdKzZ5uKwv2Ng4NjdsTQ5baWMC3ikdA15uPhAE7ZaSGomrzqDev0wnKgbye9lAlz=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGpEegiqjZ6FDWdA2h8_Rk5YuAO3iwYX9XqW6TKwdE1uTYE1gwYrIejnpgOQs2bp2CUXFehjlV4yGUdowwDR4pCYWif8LMknO-ggUqjGFPTURaU8A9_1UaHqQ4YdKzZ5uKwv2Ng4NjdsTQ5baWMC3ikdA15uPhAE7ZaSGomrzqDev0wnKgbye9lAlz=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6hSWHRigyatg6oE_hjjp955PY1Lc2faWkXswmoZgYULPL9UylL6HnaQDt8HZkoxbwyLxwr7gm_S5VyfH-0-CZCfj9HG0_Z0F2XUgi7HtAs7NVk1pBRBD9wHCjVZp7qYBgTOeiCjOwKLTRhehQmDijw7dn0AriIsTSs7JsRZmwPzuuBe2tB108qKRc=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1000" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6hSWHRigyatg6oE_hjjp955PY1Lc2faWkXswmoZgYULPL9UylL6HnaQDt8HZkoxbwyLxwr7gm_S5VyfH-0-CZCfj9HG0_Z0F2XUgi7HtAs7NVk1pBRBD9wHCjVZp7qYBgTOeiCjOwKLTRhehQmDijw7dn0AriIsTSs7JsRZmwPzuuBe2tB108qKRc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqApwhvW9wPv4kXz9ezbwdwMvwbHNqEn9jexGuy36A7ZLputkGswPx0aolQUhMt3RDBtrS9guRg0vLUifkfnI7xXQT1rSBhl9B3p5QAV1Hx4tYH3GxaDi_JrBblu4L51e5qoGqIdk6cW8sph4MC6L2vvhSrzxE43B23K2uQd-Tbc2PbRFS8fXJh-mq=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqApwhvW9wPv4kXz9ezbwdwMvwbHNqEn9jexGuy36A7ZLputkGswPx0aolQUhMt3RDBtrS9guRg0vLUifkfnI7xXQT1rSBhl9B3p5QAV1Hx4tYH3GxaDi_JrBblu4L51e5qoGqIdk6cW8sph4MC6L2vvhSrzxE43B23K2uQd-Tbc2PbRFS8fXJh-mq=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>For Dirschau, the Swedes will have three units of Cuirassiers, but since I don't feel like buying any more, I'll mix in some medium-armored cavalry to make up the difference, with units looking something like this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTI3bw0YUmFCSmOsrbIYOQYytIYQNne4Wbj89A1_boMBFdjTAbqRlHdm2LHITYpYvlVDtxpdjYJku1WcXl6lSuWw5tROLwRn7RftSk4OFAN9OfJefUGuCTgNGWxGkEsTiKwJOkEp3dmv18vDQeb-uFpR00xwxrCzk7KfTV5Iqp8VuKFo9aS7Lolsup=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTI3bw0YUmFCSmOsrbIYOQYytIYQNne4Wbj89A1_boMBFdjTAbqRlHdm2LHITYpYvlVDtxpdjYJku1WcXl6lSuWw5tROLwRn7RftSk4OFAN9OfJefUGuCTgNGWxGkEsTiKwJOkEp3dmv18vDQeb-uFpR00xwxrCzk7KfTV5Iqp8VuKFo9aS7Lolsup=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFfcnU94w8mOupGH78PKJ3a_j5EDzJ8MW0qifkDxuLponf5QwHF7qBCGUjeXjs7FMOPnv4F23HXlbxsQkvws4wzkTf-iP_Q0Lu1umsznRGePu1WKHP7iDvDpSGPVC2aMloXdj8d9n_1bJXctViMP6BteUSzsgKEnj_KLm24iZWUtCA94F6PshIuryo=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="1000" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFfcnU94w8mOupGH78PKJ3a_j5EDzJ8MW0qifkDxuLponf5QwHF7qBCGUjeXjs7FMOPnv4F23HXlbxsQkvws4wzkTf-iP_Q0Lu1umsznRGePu1WKHP7iDvDpSGPVC2aMloXdj8d9n_1bJXctViMP6BteUSzsgKEnj_KLm24iZWUtCA94F6PshIuryo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-84312023745314442332022-02-10T13:01:00.000-05:002022-02-10T13:01:33.114-05:00Finnish horse<p> My Swedish list for Dirschau contains one unit of Finnish horse, of the sort that would go on to gain fame in the Thirty Years War as Hakkapeliitta / Hackapelit / Hackapelite / Hackapell / Haccapelit / Haccapelite. This unit has six TAG hackapells and two converted Warlord plastics. I painted them with a pretty restricted, earthy palette to really lean into the perception of them as backwoods ruffians, and also, all their horses are brown to represent the finnhorse breed, as opposed to how I normally have some black or grey mixed in for variety.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqOvJQG8x0G64S82pBY_gLs-NriqosLX6PccK0f9MLA54zUqq1impVZxOAPTb4RXWFn4dxh_e_-gLOlb1yTAOlA3E1lKE_j20egl7cr7AFruCXKUI9dqzFCX998N9a7CY-tRrFFY9dHjA5USjO3A1CAPxGh_n8BLtLKgp9KbAlIMV91pqm6A8Rc0XA=s1712" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1712" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqOvJQG8x0G64S82pBY_gLs-NriqosLX6PccK0f9MLA54zUqq1impVZxOAPTb4RXWFn4dxh_e_-gLOlb1yTAOlA3E1lKE_j20egl7cr7AFruCXKUI9dqzFCX998N9a7CY-tRrFFY9dHjA5USjO3A1CAPxGh_n8BLtLKgp9KbAlIMV91pqm6A8Rc0XA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXVoAOphRG-UQZPYSVD3mX_TynZXycZHtpcLw7mBXA1LixMTbi6_oQAOkdXxECrwAOh3Bi40xDE7VAyau0LX36tL9r-imyhRVS7bOcUGYmqxGsX26MLt7XHjl7uP0LSl28MfQfPu5Z_F8U7Wy1_251JFJ8JgrI2WQLX7_JhtHk3BqCCVtsLBAgzzuv=s1756" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1756" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXVoAOphRG-UQZPYSVD3mX_TynZXycZHtpcLw7mBXA1LixMTbi6_oQAOkdXxECrwAOh3Bi40xDE7VAyau0LX36tL9r-imyhRVS7bOcUGYmqxGsX26MLt7XHjl7uP0LSl28MfQfPu5Z_F8U7Wy1_251JFJ8JgrI2WQLX7_JhtHk3BqCCVtsLBAgzzuv=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7W3gKhZOqchcVq2cjrSyGDLCt3iC5jCZ9S-Fz4AyRdF_wPJoqxmXsR9jw1ZfROFrYn05TJe-HNOTElak9dU54Q_9RbKg0lqkEJKafnsWa0t9yUs7KGYeyEhjlF3FAQbgkJAukZ6DGFteSdBZK2kk_ZhMPffHPdoLHlejm7XCIqS8O3lPaXE_3oWJW=s1746" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1746" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7W3gKhZOqchcVq2cjrSyGDLCt3iC5jCZ9S-Fz4AyRdF_wPJoqxmXsR9jw1ZfROFrYn05TJe-HNOTElak9dU54Q_9RbKg0lqkEJKafnsWa0t9yUs7KGYeyEhjlF3FAQbgkJAukZ6DGFteSdBZK2kk_ZhMPffHPdoLHlejm7XCIqS8O3lPaXE_3oWJW=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-85427958540720530242021-12-15T19:47:00.002-05:002021-12-15T19:47:30.732-05:00Big Batch of Buff-Coated Cavalry<p> Hey all, it's been a slow several months, but I did recently speedpaint a whole slew of reiters. In previous batches of reiters, I have given them a variety of colored coats and sleeveless buffcoats, because one of the main attractions of this era for me is the irregularity and general lack of uniforms. However, my antipathy toward uniforms had resulted in me avoiding a look that was actually pretty standard, albeit as a result of armor preferences rather than deliberate color coordination.</p><p>These reiters are part of my plan to host a Tczew game in March 2022. More on that to follow, but another blog has <u><a href="http://theviaregia.blogspot.com/p/information-for-polish-swedish-wars-of.html">a bunch of info</a></u> on that which will be guiding my own plans...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirlf7LAdyOXQeVlG68KEuserqNA5lxbmxpMoa3lmxhzNTdGjV0nff4k26RJlFEe6ygEBdlFJxOyFgRLVmhkUAe_FNBak2i8wlJNFdV_VG-S3lzJFypc1r6xYeTClVUQSS1YsghFwuFUTbAd6Y3s66aH2kLt4qz-PAkIikSwyV0eFhzjjmeP1TNDVQB=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirlf7LAdyOXQeVlG68KEuserqNA5lxbmxpMoa3lmxhzNTdGjV0nff4k26RJlFEe6ygEBdlFJxOyFgRLVmhkUAe_FNBak2i8wlJNFdV_VG-S3lzJFypc1r6xYeTClVUQSS1YsghFwuFUTbAd6Y3s66aH2kLt4qz-PAkIikSwyV0eFhzjjmeP1TNDVQB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJF93VwROG0OkRofKRbUjC4xD8ir11X6yCsTDbb8Djx6BAMOdRfkAgz7S3u2XJdZmbRPq3HRWjEnkuhKN6thzJGiFUSCjKxZmF1s4jGjPgoHIzYUCORPPmTqCLGJrxAR_1pxjnbzIwJWs1D6p7Glxp3ySFKMKdOBvUT71ifNEZ_1NYJe2fJG5t8tCM=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="1000" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJF93VwROG0OkRofKRbUjC4xD8ir11X6yCsTDbb8Djx6BAMOdRfkAgz7S3u2XJdZmbRPq3HRWjEnkuhKN6thzJGiFUSCjKxZmF1s4jGjPgoHIzYUCORPPmTqCLGJrxAR_1pxjnbzIwJWs1D6p7Glxp3ySFKMKdOBvUT71ifNEZ_1NYJe2fJG5t8tCM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihPibbhkauvBubS3Bc2WjLvCeyevc4xf0NG5IkeZmK0I9FTCfDjJxIK8tc4Errm5BArmZzwqEeNAODs8q3xW9e0lVXSZF70Fc2en80PgfYSsZeMySNKBDZgl72X9Z_OnwhliqerYaIbR9k7_eQLkCIDnCeD90G0nYjmaGAE9hZsjlBVUCdyfrb2n9R=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihPibbhkauvBubS3Bc2WjLvCeyevc4xf0NG5IkeZmK0I9FTCfDjJxIK8tc4Errm5BArmZzwqEeNAODs8q3xW9e0lVXSZF70Fc2en80PgfYSsZeMySNKBDZgl72X9Z_OnwhliqerYaIbR9k7_eQLkCIDnCeD90G0nYjmaGAE9hZsjlBVUCdyfrb2n9R=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_26JlnU8VvmOVrGPfhKN-n4goU01j7Q68-_ew5bwif3HMorPIvq5hu92CACg_wfhqBg7ZDhHqmJaGEPXGFlXewm8uLKy84c-t6lj9fh_edXIcVz2yfwNar6soAkPMcb93liX0tZW8ceWEwV10yB6wgSdpv9CZqdOosF6bbc_A1K-yXfN4g7JiZnW0=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1000" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_26JlnU8VvmOVrGPfhKN-n4goU01j7Q68-_ew5bwif3HMorPIvq5hu92CACg_wfhqBg7ZDhHqmJaGEPXGFlXewm8uLKy84c-t6lj9fh_edXIcVz2yfwNar6soAkPMcb93liX0tZW8ceWEwV10yB6wgSdpv9CZqdOosF6bbc_A1K-yXfN4g7JiZnW0=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-39439737283174307352021-03-11T23:06:00.001-05:002021-03-11T23:06:43.302-05:00Primavera Occulta battle report - rounds 3 through 5<p> Marenghi turn 3</p><p>Astolfo rolls (vs his Phys stat, since it is a buried treasure) to claim objective, and succeeds! Meanwhile, Adelaide charges the henchman who recently attempted to charge her, and her attack is more successful than his defense so she deals a point of damage. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0FtXOU0vh8/YErnT-lzciI/AAAAAAAAIqU/8z_yV1Fbzx0gDOWNnPQUL0D5NJF5wu8VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1193/hireling%2Bhalbrd%2Balive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0FtXOU0vh8/YErnT-lzciI/AAAAAAAAIqU/8z_yV1Fbzx0gDOWNnPQUL0D5NJF5wu8VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/hireling%2Bhalbrd%2Balive.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Arturo himself decides to attack his own halberd-wielding foe, but since this is the point at which I remembered that spells must be cast with specific card suits, he must resort to physical attacking, which is not his forte. He deals one point of damage. His spirit also attacks, but draws too high a card and misses (spirits never roll).<p></p><p>Von Hahn turn 3</p><p>Dieter reloads his crossbow. The halberdier attacks Adelaide but misses. Kaspar rolls to claim the bookshelf objective, but fails (rolling vs Ment because he has to locate the correct text). Father Schmidt attempts to charge the opposing spirit, but fails and only stumbles forward his normal 4”. His spirit also attempts that charge, making good time but barely falling short. The hireling swings at Arturo but misses</p><p> Marenghi turn 4</p><p>Astolfo charges the henchman halberdier, and deals enough damage to remove him from the game! Hirelings have a special rule that they flee/surrender/play dead after any reasonably strong hit, but Astolfo deals enough damage to kill him outright.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6A_vz7Uxu8/YErnij5IynI/AAAAAAAAIqY/1GR_i9aLjtULoNqNwBppUEaCF4vvgGSmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s915/ad%2Band%2Bast%2Bcharge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="915" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6A_vz7Uxu8/YErnij5IynI/AAAAAAAAIqY/1GR_i9aLjtULoNqNwBppUEaCF4vvgGSmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ad%2Band%2Bast%2Bcharge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Adelaide charges Kaspar von Hahn, causing one damage total after his armor takes effect. Arturo lashes out at the wounded halberdier, but misses. The hound spirit also targets the halberdier, dealing enough damage to drive the hireling from the battle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaJ0C4CPiMQ/YErn0VvTIwI/AAAAAAAAIqk/N9IffiGlYQMpqLXyfkMPB8OwLTRNoq_fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1044/hireling%2Bhalberd%2Bdead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1044" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaJ0C4CPiMQ/YErn0VvTIwI/AAAAAAAAIqk/N9IffiGlYQMpqLXyfkMPB8OwLTRNoq_fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/hireling%2Bhalberd%2Bdead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Von Hahn turn 4</p><p>Von Hahn swings at Adelaide, and she is taken out (all her Phys points in one hit, ouch!). Father Schmidt casts Speculative Masonry against Arturo with a 6 (best Diamond card he had) but Arturo counters with the Queen of Hearts from his hand (this is a critical success for his character type, a harsh price to pay to counter a moderately powerful casting, but Arturo wants to make good his escape). Dieter shoots once more at Astolfo, dealing one point of damage (and that only because I on-the-spot houseruled that cover works differently than originally written). The Greek Spirit attacks the hound spirit and misses.</p><p>Marnghi turn 5</p><p>Arturo is unable to run with objective, so he makes a regular move toward the board edge, only just manainge to cross the wall. The hound spirit attacks the other spirit but misses. Astolfo charges Kaspar to avenge Adelaide; he successfully closes the distance and makes the hit, but Kaspar's armor lets him play a Diamond card to cancel it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXKloDd3SUM/YEroE2u_N9I/AAAAAAAAIqs/tL6D3T9bvSAnEX5Ix_BUG_DpY7Wx6nxXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1018/knights%2Bbattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1018" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXKloDd3SUM/YEroE2u_N9I/AAAAAAAAIqs/tL6D3T9bvSAnEX5Ix_BUG_DpY7Wx6nxXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/knights%2Bbattle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Von Hahn turn 5</p><p>Desperate to stop Arturo's flight, and lacking the card to try Speculative Masonry again, Father Schmidt charges! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFwDcnxRfLU/YEroN9EEdKI/AAAAAAAAIqw/w-VBQMV00DoX2EeMrrzXdFna1HbEjgiyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1029/wizard%2Bfight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1029" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFwDcnxRfLU/YEroN9EEdKI/AAAAAAAAIqw/w-VBQMV00DoX2EeMrrzXdFna1HbEjgiyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/wizard%2Bfight.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />He makes contact and penetrates Arturo's defense, dealing 2 damage. Kaspar attacks Astolfo, but misses. This, however, is where I remember that melee combat is “two-sided”, so Astolfo also rolls and deals 6 damage, reduced to 3 by Hahn's armor (but still a mighty blow, Hahn is down to half his starting Phys points). Dieter runs towards the bookshelf, hoping to claim the only unclaimed objective while the two armored veterans trade blows, but he bogs down in the pond. The spirits fight to a draw.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gyoZtpvYcPU/YEromdzayXI/AAAAAAAAIq4/EIwzldcxGtw2En4vk6YKN4x5JPNabe73wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1193/end%2Bturn%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gyoZtpvYcPU/YEromdzayXI/AAAAAAAAIq4/EIwzldcxGtw2En4vk6YKN4x5JPNabe73wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/end%2Bturn%2B5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Things are really heating up! Two hirelings and one Initiate down, nearly everyone else injured, two of three objectives in hand. A couple more turns should do it! I just need to be better about remembering my own rules...</p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-86350471699603836172021-03-05T19:38:00.002-05:002021-03-05T19:59:52.489-05:00Primavera Occulta battle report - rounds 1 and 2<p>I probably should have posted the deployment in the previous post, but since I forgot I'll put it here. Arturo Marenghi unsurprisingly decided to deploy in the center, leaving von Hahn and his men to deploy along any three board edges. They deployed along the North, West, and South edges since the house (played as impassable terrain owing to the unfinished inside) would make fleeing East more challenging for the defenders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZQYzk6ZjFg/YELT_5SiVvI/AAAAAAAAIpw/kKnsToqHB1kqcaB0f7o0Y91jCP287d-MgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1095/birds%2Beye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="1012" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZQYzk6ZjFg/YELT_5SiVvI/AAAAAAAAIpw/kKnsToqHB1kqcaB0f7o0Y91jCP287d-MgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/birds%2Beye.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Also, I neglected to mention that any summoned spirit needs a designated master. For both warbands, I chose the Scholar character (Arturo and Father Schmidt).</p><p>(Unfortunately, due to poor phone battery charge planning, there are no more pics until the end of round 2.)</p><p>The first turn mostly involved movement and ranged attacks, as is to be expected in nearly every miniature wargame. Arturo began his side's turn by claiming the objective he deployed adjacent to (with no roll needed thanks to his spirit), while Astolfo and Adelaide struggled to make progress towards the objective up on the crag. The hound spirit did attempt to impede Father Schmidt with a magic spell, but Schmidt was able to use a card to defend.</p><p>Von Hahn's warband also moved into position, except that Schmidt and the Greek spirit decided to stay put and cast spells (there are no range limitations in the game, since the board overall is not large.) They were able to inflict one point of damage on the hound spirit. One of the halberdiers did make unexpectedly fast progress toward his foes, ending his move right next to Arturo even despite the intervening wall. However, he was unable to attack, as he had not thought to declare a charge.</p><p>The second roundopens with Arturo Marenghi feeling quite distressed at the proximity of the enemy halberdier, so he casts Blasting Force, propelling the hireling a full eight inches away. While no spell inherently deals Physical damage, the hireling takes a point of damage for being pushed over the wall. If the wall had been high enough to block movement, he would have taken five points!</p><p>Astolfo succeeds this time in climbing up to the objective, and will be able to test to claim it next turn. Adelaide attempts to follow, to provide healing support to the beefy halberdier, but is unable to negotiate the rough terrain. She's not really dressed for bouldering, I guess. </p><p>The hound spirit attempt to use magic to pin the recently-launched halberdier in place, seemingly a safe bet since the hireling can only draw a card for defense instead of playing from his team's hand... but he draws an ace and is unaffected.</p><p>Kaspar von Hahn's turn begins with the priest and the spirit both using the Prepare action to draw additional cards from their hand. One of their cards appears to be a double-back misprint, surely an omen! for the sake of the playtest, however, the misprinted card is set aside and a new one drawn. The 6 and 7 thus received are not ideal for a game where low is better, but they'll just have to make do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBDzylI9Jow/YELOHJgGpPI/AAAAAAAAIpI/9OCXGH9-BG0zRMM9G_jcdiiXVbmSFAr_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/father%2Band%2Bspirit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBDzylI9Jow/YELOHJgGpPI/AAAAAAAAIpI/9OCXGH9-BG0zRMM9G_jcdiiXVbmSFAr_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/father%2Band%2Bspirit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The crossbow-wielding squire takes a potshot at the remarkably prominent Astolfo, but misses outright, although he might have had trouble penetrating the armor even if he had hit.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBaQ3U8EVNw/YELOSaqFQzI/AAAAAAAAIpM/3CY0Qqf1amkOcAUYpxKWDfrbwn5-11YnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1464/sniper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1464" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBaQ3U8EVNw/YELOSaqFQzI/AAAAAAAAIpM/3CY0Qqf1amkOcAUYpxKWDfrbwn5-11YnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sniper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The halberdier accompanying Dieter goes after seemingly easier prey, but his poor rolling and Adelaide's better luck result in him overshooting his charge as she sidesteps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V47rxc8VfGU/YELOf0oqZ2I/AAAAAAAAIpU/ZnjAYuAnl6Mtm1CcLuVW5t_xnW5F7CfKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1009/adelaide%2Bdodges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1009" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V47rxc8VfGU/YELOf0oqZ2I/AAAAAAAAIpU/ZnjAYuAnl6Mtm1CcLuVW5t_xnW5F7CfKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/adelaide%2Bdodges.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The other halberdier likewise charges, but Arturo's defense means that no hit is actually scored.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lr-WvCj-bLc/YELOngRiuVI/AAAAAAAAIpc/c3cgGajnavsBovZKhL4RWhrV5lWBwwkRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1014/halb%2Bdog%2Bart%2Bscuffle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="766" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lr-WvCj-bLc/YELOngRiuVI/AAAAAAAAIpc/c3cgGajnavsBovZKhL4RWhrV5lWBwwkRACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/halb%2Bdog%2Bart%2Bscuffle.jpg" /></a></div><p>And so ends the first couple turns of this playtest. Most characters have suffered no damage, and none has taken serious damage. The defenders have claimed one objective, and each remaining objective will, barring bad luck, be claimed by opposing initiates in the next round.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-82352630975073196962021-03-02T23:17:00.001-05:002021-03-02T23:17:09.620-05:00Primavera Occulta battle report - initial set-up<p> After tweaking the rules somewhat, I've decided to play another solo Primavera Occulta game, and document it a little more thoroughly on the blog. This time I'm going to go real slow, only playing one or two turns a night so I have plenty of time to take notes and consider the rules as I go. To refresh you memory, Primavera Occulta is a game I am writing for small-scale skirmishes in the Italian Wars, with a period-specific supernatural element.</p><p>So, this post covers the set-up, or perhaps the pregame phase.</p><p>I started with the two opposing sets of Initiates. These are the core of the warband, the nobles and veteran warriors united in their search for esoteric knowledge. Each warband has three initiates, one of each Archetype: The Warrior, the Scholar, and the Apprentice. These correspond to the King, Queen, and Jack card respectively. Each player distributes 8 special rules across the three Initiates, no more than 4 per character</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSndiy5M_c/YD8M8CN8MyI/AAAAAAAAIoY/BR6wQqvUOVYp8zz6zqqjYocQ9syEqQ2wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1458/20210302_202849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="1458" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXSndiy5M_c/YD8M8CN8MyI/AAAAAAAAIoY/BR6wQqvUOVYp8zz6zqqjYocQ9syEqQ2wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210302_202849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>One the left is Kaspar von Hahn, accompanied by Father Schmidt and his squire Dieter. Kaspar has the Leader, Armor, and Heavy Armor rules. Schmidt has rule Orator, and the spells Stupefaction and Speculative Masonry. Dieter has the Ranged Weapon and Armor rules.</p><p>One the right, Astolfo has the Armor, Heavy Armor, Big Blade and Bad War rules. Arturo Marenghi has the Leader rule, and the spells Blasting Force and Enticing Visions. His wife Adelaide is a Healer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jESOmUsg3L8/YD8NIcGW29I/AAAAAAAAIoc/n0NvzC84-XAegxFkTOjqSWey5_ggJiKZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1068/20210302_203341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1068" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jESOmUsg3L8/YD8NIcGW29I/AAAAAAAAIoc/n0NvzC84-XAegxFkTOjqSWey5_ggJiKZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210302_203341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next, the players are each dealt 10 playing cards. They bid up to two cards each on the Recruiting subphase (the winner get more hirelings or more powerful spirits), and the Scouting subphase (winner has more control over terrain placement and deployment. Higher cards are more valuable here, as opposed to lower cards in the actual battle. Certain suits are better in one or the other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lheLG38Ufo/YD8NSyfiaeI/AAAAAAAAIok/dcNwNjWrfMUwQfAUyDHcDS2shGwhrjFiACLcBGAsYHQ/s1130/20210302_204353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1130" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lheLG38Ufo/YD8NSyfiaeI/AAAAAAAAIok/dcNwNjWrfMUwQfAUyDHcDS2shGwhrjFiACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210302_204353.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Having won the Recruitment subphase, von Hahn obtains the services of two halberdiers (hirelings with the Big Blade rule), and summons a minor spirit in the form of a young piper from Ancient Greece. Arturo Marenghi summons a spirit as well, his taking the form of a great hound. The former spirit is an aid to magic, and the latter helps claim treasures, but they are otherwise identical ruleswise.</p><p>While Marenghi was less successful in recruiting, he was able to scout more effectively, and set up the terrain to his advantage. He has placed a strong defensive position in the center of the board, which he will occupy in the next post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7LS549iIco/YD8NfQXxf0I/AAAAAAAAIos/BfMv0r-iOqkAy-tGMFrK1e1rI0NGxnAAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1209/20210302_205722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1209" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7LS549iIco/YD8NfQXxf0I/AAAAAAAAIos/BfMv0r-iOqkAy-tGMFrK1e1rI0NGxnAAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210302_205722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fHG1IY6W4Zo/YD8Nffa-xdI/AAAAAAAAIoo/vMBj2WVHliUWdTz_DjJ3btaD2SN4dq2BACLcBGAsYHQ/s790/20210302_205746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="790" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fHG1IY6W4Zo/YD8Nffa-xdI/AAAAAAAAIoo/vMBj2WVHliUWdTz_DjJ3btaD2SN4dq2BACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210302_205746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To be continued...</p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-35179030171895910692021-03-01T13:37:00.001-05:002021-03-01T20:44:04.260-05:00More for Primavera Occulta <p> A slight break from the Novara project, in that neither Spanish swordsmen nor Italian bowmen fought in that specific battle, and whatever angels or demons may have participated presumably did so in disguise.</p><p>But anyway, I'm expanding my playtest rules to account for a larger variety of spirits and hirelings, which these will represent. The historical figures are TAG (one has a Warlord head), and the more fantastical ones are Reaper I think.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIKDysl3XxI/YD00MToIwFI/AAAAAAAAIoI/7BnLRAXlSt8C3IJsC1ENA8fnGPwu3jVdACLcBGAsYHQ/s1064/20210301_122108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1064" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIKDysl3XxI/YD00MToIwFI/AAAAAAAAIoI/7BnLRAXlSt8C3IJsC1ENA8fnGPwu3jVdACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210301_122108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qv5LdJgaVKY/YD00MTGo_mI/AAAAAAAAIoM/bhKWLVISNNwuIA7epONTsgz5ESbLWuLVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1373/20210301_122222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="1373" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qv5LdJgaVKY/YD00MTGo_mI/AAAAAAAAIoM/bhKWLVISNNwuIA7epONTsgz5ESbLWuLVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210301_122222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-33459549018114864212021-02-14T12:27:00.000-05:002021-02-14T12:27:06.539-05:00First gendarmes<p> A bit of a learning curve here, especially as I'm mixing Perry plastics with Old Glory metals, which in retrospect was perhaps a poor decision. Nevertheless, I think I'm on a path to making it work. The flag is a painted-over Perry from the men-at-arms box insert; the Swiss side's cavalry at Novara were Milanese, so I gave them that flag even though these test models will probably not be the exact 8 minis I use for that unit in the battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UhJIJ9pHeJg/YClc1zqVKiI/AAAAAAAAIm0/35RAsI0oJys9CTcbvCrKEDzU9gbPecB5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/20210214_101605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UhJIJ9pHeJg/YClc1zqVKiI/AAAAAAAAIm0/35RAsI0oJys9CTcbvCrKEDzU9gbPecB5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210214_101605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ur2xFiNlEbw/YClc1yjJDFI/AAAAAAAAImw/GAJbKfhUtFccO-8Ki3xIY0pIwBn1nK-bACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/20210214_101610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ur2xFiNlEbw/YClc1yjJDFI/AAAAAAAAImw/GAJbKfhUtFccO-8Ki3xIY0pIwBn1nK-bACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210214_101610.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tCVIPqtlEH0/YClc1_zoURI/AAAAAAAAIm4/sOjZnWOJV0cu4UpRg1P3DoLlAQCIYo85QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/20210214_101618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tCVIPqtlEH0/YClc1_zoURI/AAAAAAAAIm4/sOjZnWOJV0cu4UpRg1P3DoLlAQCIYo85QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210214_101618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737767791794555406.post-68947120655199301342021-02-10T10:26:00.001-05:002021-02-10T10:26:47.459-05:00Swiss artillery, more or less<p> Still stalling on the cavalry, so I finished what I'll be using for the one light gun the Swiss will be fielding at Novara. I'm trying to complete this project without too many additional purchases, so this is just a TAG Cossack gun with a crew of lightly converted Perry WotR laborers.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJbUKNRXxBw/YCP61ApwboI/AAAAAAAAImE/I9brkThQq1YzmMuXwpSI_BcHi3_48eEkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s996/20210210_085533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="996" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJbUKNRXxBw/YCP61ApwboI/AAAAAAAAImE/I9brkThQq1YzmMuXwpSI_BcHi3_48eEkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210210_085533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMgqGkrQ2gc/YCP67wiSn2I/AAAAAAAAImI/OctEiAHCCngEggGP_semE0QjmtNXuzB1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s852/20210210_085551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="852" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMgqGkrQ2gc/YCP67wiSn2I/AAAAAAAAImI/OctEiAHCCngEggGP_semE0QjmtNXuzB1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210210_085551.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fljx6pBlUYY/YCP67xejxjI/AAAAAAAAImM/cJ4XlU7zhLYZtIWFD1avU4pBFApCKie6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s980/20210210_085557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="980" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fljx6pBlUYY/YCP67xejxjI/AAAAAAAAImM/cJ4XlU7zhLYZtIWFD1avU4pBFApCKie6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210210_085557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12766454012810262152noreply@blogger.com2