ITLSU 1914 Third Echelon disembarks

[pierre the shy]

Glad people like them - I am pleased how the turned out.

A case of great minds thinking alike about the cattle colours? 

Looking at doing Montrose next year DGuy as I have a lot of other stuff to finish first and the gaming budget for 2017 is already committed (Going to have a LOT of ships to paint soon  )

I have bought a PDF copy of Baroque and will be trying a few solo test games over the coming days with some "base units" to understand how they work. I think my gaming group will take to them as Baroque seems to have a fair degree of commonality with V&B and the DBA/M rules series which we use (e.g. I stand = 1/2 or a full "battalion" and they use base widths for movement distances and combats are resolved without using too many different dice).

On to basing more WW1 Artillery, HQ's and support units.     

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

No baa-d thing!

[Techno]

I think all the cows I was standing next to, in the field, when I was comparing how tall these particular ones were, compared to my 6 foot height, were black....I couldn't tell you what breed they were, though....except they were beef cattle.

There were a couple that were quite happy for me to stand right next to them, which made comparing the relative sizes very easy.
I could almost describe them as nosy bastards. You could almost feel the thought processes......"What's this odd two legged thing wandering around with us ?.....Let's go and investigate "

What I would NEVER do, is go into a field where there were cows with young calves.......They almost always get extremely protective of their young.....and I wouldn't fancy getting trampled by half a dozen of those !.....I think I'd get end up as a flattened, bloody smear in the mud. (And dead)

I also wouldn't go in a field with a mature bull either !!

I think you've done a cracking job on those, Peter.

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

It's moo sic to my ears.

[d_Guy]

Moo-zart?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Stop milking it boys, your calf-ing a laugh!

[Chris Pringle]

Oh not, not an-udder Pendraken forum pun-fest ...

[Techno]

 

Nobby's going to be busy tonight !

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

The cow wasn't Mooooning was it ?

[paulr]

I've sorted the first batch of WWI - a German Infantry Regiment

And now they have been put back in a bag

They have been pre-emptied by something more nautical
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15393.msg226380.html#msg226380

[pierre the shy]

My spies tell me that the third echelon should begin progressing shortly. 

We are (well I am at least  ) looking at tentatively putting on a game based on the action at Elouges (24 Aug 1914) at our local convention in August which will include these guys as I need a LOT of German Infantry for the game.

[paulr]

I better get cracking then

I got the bag of sorted Germans back out this morning and will get started on them as soon as I finish the additional terrain for the centenary of First Gaza 

[paulr]

Pierre the Shy I have some good news and some bad news

The good news is that I have finished the Gaza terrain
Roy and I laid it out yesterday 
We even worked out some possible victory conditions

The bad news is...



The Germans are still in their bag

[d_Guy]

In the bag here would me laying around dead drunk.

[paulr]

Pierre the Shy, I have some good news and some bad news...

The good news is I have made the cards for Gaza

More good news is I have updated the ITLSU QRS, including the Division HQ house rules

Even more good news is I finally took the last pictures of my pre-Dreadnoughts http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15393.msg229341.html#msg229341

And the last of the good news is the reading you lent me is looking very interesting and promising

The bad news is...



The first batch of Germans have escaped their bag

106 figures prepared, washed and undercoated

I didn't get them base coated

[pierre the shy]

In the bag here would me laying around dead drunk.

Hope the Feldpolitzi don't catch them acting like that - they have battles to fight 

The first batch of Germans have escaped their bag
106 figures prepared, washed and undercoated
I didn't get them base coated

Thanks for letting me know - might have to call in and "walk the ground" tomorrow after work if R doesn't mind 

[paulr]

I hear you managed to "walk the ground" for our Gaza game

First batch base coated last night

[paulr]

Greatcoats dry brushed and helmet covers base coated

[paulr]

No progress on the Germans this weekend

I've been distracted by our Gaza game, http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15766.0.html and looking at an ECW option

[paulr]

Finally got back to these

I've been distracted 'testing' Baroque for ECW

I dry brushed the helmet covers a while ago

Rifle stocks, leather equipment and packs painted today

I just need to finish the third part of the AAR of our Gaza game and I'll almost be out of excuses distractions