Club game day

 

  On Saturday we held our monthly club meeting.  While most game nights are held once a month on a  Friday night in October we hold a game day .  thus gives us the opportunity to play games in the morning, take a lunch break then play more games in the afternoon.  Sometimes one very large multi player game is held.  What did we play this year?

  Ed, from Ed M's War game Meanderings blog put on his excellent Jousting game.  This is not your usual miniature game.  There are gigantic figures, excellent graphics and very, very clever rules.  It is really outstanding and I have never seen anything like it.  I know Ed will be doing a write up so I will leave it to him to better describe the game. 

  Mike Bailey put on his 28mm Pirate vs Royal Navy sail ships game.  Rules used were "Blue Waters, Bloody Pirates.". Again a beautiful looking game and great fun.  The players in it sounded like they were having a great time. Mike does a lot if sailing ship games and they are always fun.

  Lastly, I put in a War of 1812 battle.  It was based on Lundy's Lane with the topography and order of battle the same.  I changed some parts to make a better game.  Scott's Brigade did not have to stand under artillery fire for two hours, and the battle occurred during daylight so we didn't have to worry about night time rules and those complications.  Because of this one if the players  AJ said we must be fighting the  Battle of Fundy's Lane.  I like that and so that us what I will call it.  Next post a mire detailed account if the battle.

McDougall's Brigade 1776

General Alexander McDougall 's brigade during the campaign around New York city and Westchester county.  The brigades  main action was 28 October 1776 at the battle of White Plains New York.   The brigade was made up of the 1st and 3rd New York Regiments, Smallwood's Maryland Regiment and the 19th Continental Regiment.

 

Hussars and Lancers and Infantry

 

  Moving along with the project,  I just finished the stands for Lauzun's Legion.  This included the two squadrons of Hussars and Lancers as well as the infantry element.  Thus was the force put together from two legions under Lauzun's command that was sent to America.

  I think the uniforms of the Legion are some of the most attractive during the war.  As such they make a great table top addition.

         And of course you cannot forget the commander himself!

30,000 people

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   From 1976-1983 during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” up to 30,000 people "disappeared". 

What was the role that " Dr" Raul Alberto de la Cruz ( known by his alias Tango 01) play in this?  Is the blood of innocent people on his hands?

It is estimated that between 22,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, many of whom were impossible to formally document due to the nature of state terrorism; however, Argentine military intelligence at the time estimated that 22,000 people had been murdered or disappeared by 1978. The primary target, like in many other South American countries participating in Operation Condor, were communist guerrillas and sympathisers, but the target of Operation Condor also included students, militants, trade unionists, writers, journalists, artists and any citizens suspected of being left-wing activists.The disappeared included those thought to be a political or ideological threat to the junta, even vaguely, or those seen as antithetical to the neoliberal economic policies dictated by Operation Condor. According to human rights organisations in Argentina, between 1,900 and 3,000 Jews were among the 30,000 who were targeted by the Argentine military junta. It is a disproportionate number, as Jews comprised between 5–12% of those targeted but only 1% of the population All were killed in an attempt by the junta to silence social and political opposition

By the 1980s, economic collapse, public discontent, and the disastrous handling of the Falklands War resulted in the end of the junta and the restoration of democracy in Argentina, effectively ending the Dirty War. Many members of the junta are currently in prison for crimes against humanity and genocide. The Dirty War left a profound impact on Argentine culture, which is still felt to this day.

Back on line

 

  Technical difficulties have befuddled me.  My Kindle Fire 8 died.  Unfortunately for me this is my life line to the internet world.  While we do have a lap top computer that is Janine's domain.  She used it for work, up to her retirement and now uses it for her duties on various town boards.  Plus it confused me.  Up to now I have done all my work on my little Kindle tablet.  I can read books, surf the internet and write.  You would be surprised how much you cab get done on this little table and its small enough it can go anywhere.   Unfortunately after six years it up and stopped working.   I attempted to share the lap top.  But that wasn't working for various reasons.  Mostly how uncomfortable I was using it.  So I have faced facts and ordered a new Kindle.  I found a refurbish Kindle 10 for a very reasonable price.  Its bigger, which is much better for my eye sight and pudgy fingers.  It took me a while to transfer files and drafts to it, as well as back up everything on memory sticks.  So I hope I am back in business now.

The new Kindle 10 in all its glory.

  Hobby wise I am still slowly slogging through rebasing.  While most of my infantry and artillery are done I still have my cavalry and mounted generals to finish off.  The bases for mounted generals have been dine my my friend and fellow club member AJ (thank you!) and I will be picking them up at game day later this month.  

 Cavalry are all mounted on stands now.  I have painted each stand green and will be flocking them with static grass to match my table cloth.  I realize its unfashionable to not super detail the bases with ground and various vegetation but that is my choice.  I admire how how it looks and many gamers do a truly fantastic job creating miniature works if art.  But I personally like plain bases.  Ones that match my table cloth and have the units blend into it rather then jump out.  Perhaps in many ways i  muss the plain painted greet bases from my youth.  Oh well its just a personal preference and each to their own.

Grenadiers and Guards

  I am also doing a little bit of painting.  I find it not a easy as I once did and still have trouble coordinating my brush, fingers and the figure.  But I am working through it and trying.  Adding a few extra individual figures to round out regiments.

Also getting the table ready for a small game and perhaps a review of the new troops.

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