Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[paulr]

 

[pierre the shy]

Lovely work FSN, those seige engines look really the part 

[fsn]

Thanks Chaps. 

The walls are Kallistra.

[Techno]

Really great stuff, Nobby !! 

Cheers - Phil

[d_Guy]

FSN, very much like your medieval panorama and your peasants protecting the virtue of their sheep (while their daughters presumably greet the invaders with open....arms?)
Have you made progress on your heralds? Mine languish for lack of livery.

[Ithoriel]

FSN, very much like your medieval panorama and your peasants protecting the virtue of their sheep (while their daughters presumably greet the invaders with open....arms?)

"Zounds, sir, you're robbed! For shame, put on your gown.
Your heart is burst, you have lost half your soul.
Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise,
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you.
Arise, I say!" - Bill the Bard Othello

[FierceKitty]

A post in good English - what a pleasant change.

[fsn]

In my defence, I was thinking about priming the next batch.

Let me explain.

I'm in a painting mood at the moment, and try and alternate troop types to keep the interest going and to allow drying time between phases. Currently, I'm painting Wurttemberg Napoleonics and a few top-ups for the British Guards Armoured Division.

I'd just finished the 2nd Bttn, 1st Regt Wurttemberg, and put them on the paint station to spray varnish. However, my mind was on the Sherman ARV and the Crusader OP that would be next up. Assembled and ready to prime.

I picked up the can of varnish and gave it a good shake ... and a spray ...

The Wurttemberg Grenadier company have been wiped out ... or rather re-primed. There are some casualties amongst the other companies too.   

[paulr]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Oh noooooo! 

[Techno]

OOPS ! 

That's a b*gger !

Cheers - Phil

[Westmarcher]

Latest game: approach to a siege.


Can the defenders stave off the attackers for long enough to evacuate the peasants and their sheep to the town?
Errr ... yes. They did.

So because I said that 2020 was going to be a year of Napoleonics ... I had a review of my 1944 British.
Squadron of recce Cromwells, bulk of a Sherman squadron (awaiting the Fireflies), 5.5" Howitzers and some Funnies.


Crocodiles and Crabs.

Since these photos were taken, I've added the Fireflies, a Churchill ARV to the Churchill squadron, and some Achilles to replace the Archers (which were transferred to the 51st Highland Div).

Great photos, Nobby! 

[Me, as usual, playing catch-up and still missing stuff   ]

[fsn]

Thanks Westie. 

[Orcs]

Thats a real downer.  You then really have to be in the mood to start them again.

[fsn]

You know ...  that's very true. I'm looking at their little white faces and thinking "there's the Greeks to paint."

Anyway. Can I check that I've got everything for the British 1944? I've had a revamp and added a few things.

top: 17pdr, 5.5" howitzer, Sexton, towed 25pdr, recce a/cs: Middle Achilles, Crusader & carrier AOPs, Bottom Sherman/Firefly squadron (incl Crusader AA) & recce Cromwell/Challenger squadron

Top: Churchill Sqn: Middle Churchill bridgelayers, AVRE, Crab, Crocodile bottom: Leyland Retriever, Archers

Infantry company with half tracks (sorry about the quality)

Top 2" Mortars, bottom Engineers, Vickers

Still to paint: Carrier platoon and some Morris Commercials as an alternative to the half tracks.

I fancy some 6pdrs for the infantry company. Don't like Stuarts, so they're out. 

But after that ... no more.

Done.

Finished.

No more.

Maybe some 4.2" mortars I can nick off the Americans?

Some more softskins? A bowser maybe?