Private Yankee Doodle: A Dialogue on Early American Military Life.

 

Updated Note:  If you are directed here from the Miniature Pages it is because Tango stole this link.  I have asked him to please either give my blog credit or stop linking here.  Although he promised to stop taking my work without giving me credit obviously he has not. Nor am I able to respond to him as I have been blocked on TMP.

   Since he has gone back on his word and cares nothing about honesty  I will be blocking him in the future.  That man contributes nothing and instead fills the TMP site with the work  of other people.  Glad you liked it!  I guess Bill tolerates it since without him there would be little content.

  

Basing the Crown Forces

  Updated Note:  If you are directed here from the Miniature Pages it is because Tango stole this link.  I have asked him to please either give my blog credit or stop linking here.  Although he promised to stop taking my work without giving me credit obviously he has not. Nor am I able to respond to him.  Each time I have i have been blocked on TMP by the editors.  I guess free speech only applies if you agree with the topic.  On TMP you cannot speak your mind only what bill says you can and if he agrees with it.

   Since he has gone back on his word and cares nothing about honesty  I will be blocking him in the future.  That man contributes nothing and instead fills the TMP site with the work  of other people.  Glad you liked it!  I guess Bill tolerates it since without him there would be little content as he has driven away all the better contributors.

  Oh!  And for those who disagree with my opinion on bill, tango and TMP please go and listen to this song....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqbk9cDX0l0

Basing Washington's Army 1776

   Nothing brings you out of a funk then a project.  So its troubles behind me and back to re basing my American Rev War collection.  The difficult and very messy part of soaking the old stands in water and popping if futures off is now done.  The new bases and extra static grass has arrived and its time to start gluing figures to bases.

  I am using a mixture of bases for how I mount my American army.  Early accounts of the war talk about problems with formations and maneuver and different drill manuals.  All of which caused confusion.  so I too will mix it up and use a couple different methods if bases and also unit strengths.  All, I hope will give a unique flavor and look to my army.

  After reviewing American troop returns for 1776 I noticed most regiments had around 200 to 300 rank and file.  So that is were I am going with unit sizes based on a 10:1 figure to man ratio.  My smallest units had 200 men so 20 figures will do it.  I am going to cheat by having a extra stand so if I want I can field them at 24 figures.  These will be four figure stands, of two figures up and two back. Five or six  stands per battalion.

 I will have a few 24 figure regiments.  I am looking at three eight figures stands for these.

Most of the regiments will have 30 figures.  These are six figures per stand with five stands.  All these systems let me have the colors displayed in the center of each regiment.  Looks are important.

  My light units right now are Rifle armed.  Because these seldom fought in line I am facing them two figures on a round base.  In addition I may paint up a few extra skirmishes type figures and give each line Regiment one or two stands to represent men sent out as skirmishers.  This could give players something fun to have in a game.

  Militia regiments are to be organized by eight figure stands.  Because they are all in civilian clothing I can field a battalion with three or four stands.  Great flexibility.  I am also doing a bunch of two figure skirmishers stands because militia do like to do that thing.

Cavalry will have two figures per stand and artillery are staying the same.

I am officaly retired

 

 Ok, not hobby related at all but a rant about life.  Please do not feel like you should read this unless of course you want a reason to have a drink....

  I have mentioned my accident at work back in March 2022.   While I am doing better I still have a number of issues such as hand eye coordination and not being able to drive (everything is too fast and I cannot process what is going on around me quickly enough).  Crowds cause confusion and load noises add to my daily headaches.   But I can get out and start doing things again.  The medical issue in my head with the tumor appears to be not growing and stable so that is very good.  

  Thus it was with great surprise I received a certified letter from my employer JetBlue on Thursday.   It said because of my injuries and my not being able to perform my job for a year the company was terminating my employment for admission reasons.  All benefits are forfeited.  Effective Friday September 1, 2023.   And thank you for your years of dedicated service.  After recovering from my shock I looked into it legally and yes a company can do this.  My email was shout down  and no calls returned.  I have no retirement benefits like flights.  

  So, I guess technically I am unemployed but being retired sounds so much better.  

I will now end this rant and move on with life.  Thank you for listening, I feel better.  And if you tonight rise a glass of adult beverage please do so and with this toast;  "Here's to the pencil pushers.  May they all get lead poisoning."

Thank you for listening.