200

 200th Post.

Well it's been a long time since I started the blog. Thank you to everyone who pops in to have a look and leave a comment.  Huge thank you to everyone who bought the Sugar Islands Campaign. Against Spain is still being worked on but with covid and big changes in my workload I've not had the headspace to work on it as much as I'd like. This has been a year like no other that's for sure. 

I have continued painting. Both 18thC  and 16thC lately. An experimental game of Pikemans Lament with my Marian / Corrichie stuff and it worked well. Playing against my son the first game saw me take the rebels as clansmen and forlorn hope and thanks to a lucky die roll, gained some reinforcing shot. These fended off the royalist border horse trotters, whilst my clansmen and forlorn hope crashed into the shot.

We switched sides for game two and it was a closer run thing. This time I too, the royalists and pushed out my shot and trotters to wear down the approaching Rebels. This worked to a degree and gave me time to close ranks with my pike so I was ready to attack the rebel foot first. It was still touch and go but a more even fight and it came down to both sides being a couple of figures off 50% casualties when a good roll from me won the day. 

Now that I know the rules work I will finish off the bases and paint the movement trays, ready for the battle proper. I still have some flags to do too. 

I received some of the new Crann Tara figures on Friday. I will use these as militia for Cuba and the Philippines and for anywhere else that needs a locally raised levy. They'll do perfectly for the AWI and FIW too, even as Jacobite lowlanders and as always are cleanly cast and sculpted. Graham's figures got from strength to strength. 

This post is dedicated to Danny. 2006-2020. 

My furry bud.