Adventures with Gun, Sabre & Horse: March 2014

Friday, March 28, 2014

Eagle Decoration For My Wargame Table

Saw this at Hobby Lobby and thought it would make a great addition to my table.

WW2/Memoir 44 Dice Tray

Thought I would try to make a dice tray for games of WW2 and Memoir '44. I printed out a US Army Broken Star logo on photo paper. I think this was a mistake for the ink is still wet after several hours but we'll see how it turns out. I bought the tray at Hobby Lobby along with the Modge Podge to seal it up. I tried to glue the printed picture down with craft glue but it wants to curl at the ends. I will post a photo once, for better or worse once I have it finished.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

WW2 - Start of 6mm United States Army

I have begun assembling my first United States force for my Brigadier General Solo-Wargame. The 188th Regimental Combat Team under the command of Lt. Col Arthur Charles Butler. So far I've spent $19 total on them. That price includes 2 GHQ USA WW2 Sample Packs and 1 Sherman Tank with mine roller and rocket launcher off of eBay. The 2 GHQ Sample Packs will give me 1 artillery element, 1 armor element, 3 infantry elements and a start to my HQ. So that's 4 complete elements and a start on 2 more. Not bad for less than $20 invested thus far. I have the models glued down to cardboard so I can spray primer them this weekend. I will post pictures of them once primered.

Friday, March 21, 2014

WWII - 6mm Soviet Brigade: The October Guard

Have almost finished the first 12 elements for my Second World War 6mm Project. I present my first Soviet force for Brigadier General, the October Guard. More elements to come and must finish the HQ base. I still want to add light armor (LAR) some T34s (AR) and artillery (ART). Thanks for stopping by.

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War-Game Advice

"Keep your armies small....." -Bob Cordery

"..all rules should be confined to the back of a postcard." -Donald Featherstone

"..always start your campaigns small." -Donald Featherstone

"It's easy to get caught up in trying to portray every single thing on the table & that way lies madness. Pick & choose the parts that are most important." -Ivan Sorensen

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -Gandalf, LotR, J.R.R. Tolkien

"... In war, things aren't clean like that." -Mark Hogencamp

Painting 2019

Updated: 11.10.2019

*2mm Foot: 12

*2mm Artillery: 3

*2mm Command: 2

*2mm Cavalry: 2

2mm Aeronefs: 1

2mm Landships: 1

2mm Terrain: 1

3mm Monster: 9

6mm Armor: 4

6mm Terrain: 1

6mm Robots: 1

6mm Foot: 6

1.200 Foot: 9

1.200 Armor: 3

1.200 Artillery: 1

1.200 Trucks: 1

15mm Foot: 6

15mm Armor: 1

15mm Cavalry: 1

15mm Monsters: 2

15mm Dinosaur: 1

1.72 Foot: 1

1.72 Armor: 1

1.72 Monster: 1

1.72 Spaceship: 1

1.72 Terrain: 1

25mm Foot: 26

25mm Monster: 3

25mm Terrain: 3

25mm Armor: 1

32mm Foot: 1

54mm Foot: 1

1.18 Foot: 2

1.4000 Spaceship: 1

Accessories: 23

Figure Bust: 2

Total Painted: 136

*2mm troops are listed by blocks.

SETI ON THE FLANK BY TOM MCMILLEN

The outlook wasn't hopeful for the Pharoah's troops that day - The draw had been Seleucids, so there wasn't much to say. They had elephants, and cataphracts, cheap levy and the like - And he had copper JIS, while they had steel-tipped pike. And he was stuck with chariots; the enemy could ride. Their horses all had armor and their chariots were scythed.

And Ramses eyed his generals, and hope did not run high -He had the sort of Bozos that could make a great god cry. For Amnon was a coward, and Khaneb was a fool, The former liked to cut and run, the latter liked to drool.And Ramses knew that should he win he'd have one man to thank - For Seti, mighty Seti, was hurtling 'round the flank. For Seti never missed the mark, when arrows he let fly, And always saw the battle with a falcon's steady eye. And Seti never wavered - his units knew no fear... Yes, he'd put up even money now - with Seti in their rear!

With confident precision the enemy deployed,Then sure to win, and firm of tread, set out across the void. And Ramses scanned the eastern sky for telltale wisps of dust, In hopeful expectation of the one man he could trust.

There was an ease in Seti's manner as he raised the dice on high,A cold smile crossed his features as he let the ivory fly.He barely raised an eyebrow as the score was plain to see -Then calmly shrugged, then turned away - the roll had come up three.

The army of Seleucus rolled, their plan revealed no flaws -For nothing dared to stop them, nor even give them pause. The levy and the pachyderms soon blew away the screen,Dread pikemen closed on trembling spears, with nothing in between.

A snarl curled Seti's features as he strutted to his place -His eyes flashed bright as lightning as the dice flew into space. The breathless crowd in silence stood and waited for the score - He dropped his head and stalked away, for fate had dealt a four."Smash the dice! " the maddened gallery cried, "Just smash the dice to bits!" And they would have smashed them too, had not Seti calmed their fits.

Then from ten thousand pikemen there arose a fearsome roar,As they charged in on the spearmen with each unit twelve at four. But Amnon passes his waver test - no, not once, but twice!And gibbering, slobbering Khaneb blew the spots right off the dice! And when the turn had ended, and when the dust had stilled - There was Amnon cross the river, while Khaneb held the hill!

And now the whispers silence and a stillness fills the land,As Seti grabs the fateful cube, and lofts it in his hand - And now the eyes are riveted, to watch his fist unfold - And now the table trembles with the force of Seti's roll!!!
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Oh somewhere in the Eastern world the lotus blossom blooms;And somewhere people laugh and sing, and gaily paint their tombs. And somewhere children giggle, as they skitter to and fro... But there is no joy in Egypt - mighty Seti didn't show.