Friday, September 18, 2026

French Musketeers

        I painted them on the last trip out. Finally home to base and seal them.
 

            A B&P guy

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 386
Sold = 13 28mm, 5 epic detachments, epic FW terrain collection

Painted = 336
28mm = 130
20mm = 95
15mm = 0
10mm = 0
Epic = 0
Terrain bought = 0
Terrain painted = 115

Printed Terrain = 105
Minis Printed = 14

Games 
Played = 13
Games hosted = 3

Books 
Bought = 11
Read= 8

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Samurai books from Japan trip

 


                Its a 50/50 between English and Japanese. Those in Japanese are mostly for reference











THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 386
Sold = 13 28mm, 5 epic detachments, epic FW terrain collection

Painted = 327
28mm = 121
20mm = 95
15mm = 0
10mm = 0
Epic = 0
Terrain bought = 0
Terrain painted = 115

Printed Terrain = 105
Minis Printed = 14

Games 
Played = 13
Games hosted = 3

Books 
Bought = 11
Read= 8

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Sekigarhara

 


            I really had no idea where the battlefield was. This was my 9th or 10th trip to Japan. At least 4 of those were in Osaka for training. Sekigahara is wicked close. 1.5 hours by train, straight out of Osaka with a change at the end of the Kyoto line.


Major players

    

            The battle in stages.


                The  Samurai clans that changed sides.





            Site Museum


            There are no pictures or film of the displays. The film has some issues. It states things kicked off at 8am. Modern theory say 10am. They have Samurai charging on horses and volley firing. All of which didn't happen and the Samurai never performed such tactics.


                                                                East and West armies


Location of where units were on today's streets.

                From the observation deck. Everything happened within 2 km on the side of the field.


            Their comic book series of the battle. No English version is available.


            An artist depiction of a hill fort.



                Of course I won't be here for it!



Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Muskets and Tomahawks from the basement part II


             Work continues, when I am home, on the Colonists. The first group are skirmishers. They needed few touch ups, mostly highlights and skin repainted. 


            The 2nd group are artillery guys. Not from the basement. They were kicking around getting a little love here and there. 


            Next up for flocking.





THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 386
Sold = 13 28mm, 5 epic detachments, epic FW terrain collection

Painted = 327
28mm = 121
20mm = 95
15mm = 0
10mm = 0
Epic = 0
Terrain bought = 0
Terrain painted = 115

Printed Terrain = 105
Minis Printed = 14

Games 
Played = 13
Games hosted = 3

Books 
Bought = 2
Read= 7

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Work, Travel, and painting

 


                Long time no travel and painting thingy. I am out at one place babysitting junior engineers for 3 weeks. As HistoriCon was going on a was changing my load out for an extend trip.


                I collected and primed up almost all of the 3 musketeer minis. All those for the 1672 collection, spanish dude ones, bloody ground ones, and a few printed dudes.

                I also grabbed the AWI indians that have been sitting awaiting some love and the French musketeers I was working on for the Cardinal's forces.

                I am at the crowne plaza, double points plus 5k a night. And the table light sucks. I had to go buy a cheapo at home depot. The 2 weeks effort. I had hoped for more progress.  I added a dude with a Spanish flag for these to work double duty.

                                       

                Back to the small case and flying. Delta 1st to TX and hot seat to NY. Then on to 2 others. One tried to use the sprinklers in improve performance and another that hired paint chip eaters. I am 30 seconds from wrapping a lamp cord around the applications engineer's neck. On top of all that I did not get a single number for the 750 million lotto! 6 numbers from freedom.

                 I have only French Musketeers with me.


            First 2 week training class in cali. Kind of sucks. I thought I would have more painting time. I have less. Every night I have to take the kids to dinner.