Painting and Gaming Totals for 2013.

Well my gaming year ended on Christmas day.  This years painting numbers are down but the gaming total was up.  Also I stopped tracking purchases and setting target goals.  So I will continue with simply tracking models painted but I am changing the format of games played.  Instead of listing the name of the game and how many times I played it I will list by period and how many battles were fought in that period.

2013 also held a couple of achievements for me.  The release of my element based WWII wargame rules and the launch of my own miniatures line at Bat Cave Minis.

Models Painted
3mm: 170

6mm: 15

10mm: 0

15mm: 15

25mm: 23

54mm: 0

1/72: 1

1/2400: 0

1/6000: 0

Terrain & Acc: 3

Total Painted: 227

Prior Year Total: 497

Games Played

HOTT-SYW: 1

Mayhem: 1

Dungeons: 3

Tales of M&L: 3

Combat WW2: 3

D&D: 1

Brigadier: 8

Battletech: 2

Battlesystem: 1

Legatus: 2

Commodore: 1

Song Blades & Heroes: 1

Freeblades: 1

HOTT: 1

Bush War FUBAR: 2

Myth & Legends: 3

Year Total: 34

Prior Year Total: 31

Principality of Huack: Photograph of Royal Navy Gun Crew at Practice

The Royal Navy released a photograph of a gun crew at the Royal Navy Base in Auston.  No doubt the photo is meant to a publicize deterrent to Turkoslavian aggression.

Gun Crew Sailors of the Huack Royal Navy.

In Memory... Donald Featherstone.

A legend in the wargames community passed away this week.  I never had the pleasure to meet Mr. Featherstone but from what I've read he was very kind and attentive to those he met while at the UK conventions, always eager to autograph a book.  I am lucky enough to possess several of his books and one has his autograph.  Mr. Featherstone is considered by myself and many others to be one of the fathers of modern wargaming along with Charles Grant, Tony Bath and Jack Scruby.  

Rest in peace good sir.

Mr. Featherstone at home in his last years.

Mr. Featherstone in the Royal Armored Corps, UK, Second World War.

Principality of Huack: Royal Navy Gunboat SMS Auston & Naval Landing Party

I bought these models on eBay back in December.  I still have to touch them up a bit, paint the sailors back cloth blue and find some guns for the "gunboat" and then give them all a wash.  But I am anxious to show them off.  Consider this the "before" picture.  Anyway, the Royal Navy is ready to do their part to take the fight to the vile Turkoslavians!

Principality of Huack: Royal Naval Officers Uniform.

Commodore von Bach also designed the new Naval officers uniform requirements for the Royal Navy which was readily approved by Prince Karl.

Principality of Huack: Royal Navy Sailors Uniform

Commodore von Bach designed the new uniform requirements for the enlisted men of the Royal Navy which was speedily approved by Prince Karl.  Keenly aware of the Naval requirements of the Principality on Lake Hreshta (Ohrespa in Turkoslavia) the Commodore submitted a request to Prime Minister Jagow for 100 rifles, infantry belts, pouches, boots, leggings and daggers in addition to the new uniforms.

Principality of Huack Royal Navy Officer Sleeve Insignia

Desiring that his navy should have comparable uniforms to other European Navies, Commodore von Bach designed and submitted the sleeve insignias shown below to Prince Karl, whom gladly added these to the Royal Navy Uniform Instructions 1881.

Principality of Huack - First Officers of the Royal Navy

Prince Karl created the first 6 officers of the Royal Navy today at his lakeside palace in the town of Auston. Prince Karl appointed Siebrecht von Bach formerly a Captain of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy as the head of the Principality's Royal Navy and bestowed upon him the rank of Commodore.

Commodore von Bach's first task is to setup bases in St. Jamestonia and Auston; design, and build the first ships and finally recruit and train sailors for the Royal Navy.  The Commodore is also tasked with coordinating the coastal defense of the Principality with the Royal Army.

Commodore von Bach, far right with cigarette, poses with the first Royal Naval Officers.

Principality of Huack - Naval Officer Insignia

From his palace in Aleshirejvo and addressing the his court and both the Royal General Staff and the future senior Naval Officers, Prince Karl signed the Navy Act formally creating the Principality's Royal Navy.  Part of the Navy Act was the creation of a standardized rank structure.  The ranks below were approved as insignia for the Royal Navy Officer Corps.

VSF: All Quiet on the Martian Front

I jumped in on this Kickstarter campaign: All Quiet on the Martian Front  at the deluxe invasion level a few months back.  Earlier this week they released the pledge manager.  After all the bonus levels that were achieved I'm going to receive enough miniatures to make 2 full VSF forces using whatever rules I want.  Not to mention several posters that I can further decorate my war room with.

2nd Wargame Room

While this is our third home since the Duchess and I wed; this is my second wargame room.  Alas though we will be moving again early next year but the good news is that I will another wargame room there.

WWI: Doughboy Statue in Fort Smith, AR

ACW: First Elements for the Army of New England

I present the first elements for the Army of New England.  7th N.Y. Zouves and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery.  

6mm WW1: Imperial Germany Army

The start of the my 6mm Imperial German Army for the upcoming Brigadier Wargame.  Three artillery batteries, two tank companies, a cavalry battalion and a brigade HQ company with staff car. The brigades current cohesion number is 10.

6mm WW1: British Expeditionary Force Start

Here are the first models for my WW1 BEF army for the upcoming Brigadier wargame.  Three artillery batteries with trucks.  Two heavy weapons companies and a battalion HQ company.  The brigades current cohesion number is 6.

6mm Terrain Pieces: Bridges, Cottages, Walled Villa, and a Train Car.

New items for terrain.  They will play future roles in 6mm battles here and on my other blogs.

15mm WW1 British Elements

Have the first three elements for a WW1 British Army.  A HQ, HMG and a Tank element for HITT.

Vinyl Hand Cut DBx Bases.

Made 24 bases for games of DBA and HOTT-Ancients from a $0.35 cent vinyl floor tile from Lowes.  You can make $15 worth of bases from 1 floor tile.

Vinyl Hand Cut DBx Bases for HOTT.

Made 24 bases for games of HOTT from a $0.35 cent vinyl floor tile from Lowes.  You can make $15 worth of bases from 1 floor tile.

Vinyl Wargame Bases

Made 24 bases for games of Brigadier from a $0.35 cent vinyl floor tile from Lowes.  You can make $15 worth of bases from 1 floor tile.

WW1 British Highlanders

I did some trading on TMP and these fine troopers came with the minis I acquired.  I did not paint them but I did wash them (dip), base on round wooden chips from Hobby Lobby and then flock them.  They are based up for skirmish games of FUBAR.

WW1 British Cavalry Troopers

I did some trading on TMP and these fine troopers came with the minis I acquired.  I did not paint them but I did wash them (dip), base on round wooden chips from Hobby Lobby and then flock them.  They are based up for skirmish games like FUBAR.