AWI in Virginia

[GrumpyOldMan]

Will we see the Knights of Ni ? 

Cheers - A Twerp.

They now say Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing! I hope the shrubbery is nice and not too expensive 😀. Just wanted to let you know that somebody caught your Grail  reference.

A Nother Idjut

[FierceKitty]

No shrubberies on this website! No! Never! Do your worst!

[paulr]

Sorry the shrubbery is not on two levels and there isn't a path

Last batch varnished

Painted and based
238 Foot
  55 Mounted and Officers
    3 Guns
296 Total

Current batch trousers done

[GrumpyOldMan]

Current batch trousers done

I hope they were the right trousers-



It's too hot here for a coat, so I'll just get a hat instead 

[paulr]

Hat with corks I presume

[GrumpyOldMan]

Off to inspect the shrubbery?

[paulr]

 

An explanation for the non-antipodean members, courtesy of the National Museum on New Zealand https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/630295

[paulr]

Shrubbery inspection

Major General William Phillips, Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold,  Loyalist Brigade - Lt. Col. John Graves Simcoe, Loyal American Regiment - Col. Robinson





Light Infantry Brigade; Lt. Col. Robert Abercrombie, 1^st Battalion Maj. Thomas Armstrong, 2^nd Battalion Capt. St. Lawrence Boyd 





2^nd Light Infantry Brigade - commanders to allow for the use of duplicate figures





Dundas' Brigade; Lt. Col. Thomas Dundas, 76^th Foot – Maj. F. Needham, 80^th Foot – Maj. William Maxwell, 17^th Foot - Lt. Col. H. Johnson, 43^rd Foot - Maj. G. Hewitt





von Voigt's Brigade; Col. August von Voigt, 1^st Battalion, Ansbach-Bayreuth Regiment - Col. FAV Voit von Salzburg, 2^nd Battalion, Ansbach-Bayreuth Regiment - Col. FJHC von Seybothen, Erbprinz (Prince Hereditaire) Musketeer Regiment - Lt. Col. Matthew Fuchs





Queen's Rangers Dragoons

[d_Guy]

Very nicely done, Paul. Wonderful attention to detail. 
You and Mollinary both use great labeling systems - must seriously consider this approach.
And there is Arnold in his "turned coat" - a fine and capable soldier about whom I feel a great deal of ambivalence - lots of "if onlys".   
Thanks for providing the who's who. 

[Techno]

Terrific Paul !

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

...
And there is Arnold in his "turned coat" - a fine and capable soldier about whom I feel a great deal of ambivalence - lots of "if onlys".  :-  
Thanks for providing the who's who.  

Arnold must have had an 'interesting' time in Virginia, Lt. Col. Thomas Dundas and Lt. Col. John Simcoe, his two immediate subordinates carried orders from Sir Henry Clinton relieving him of command that they could use whenever they thought appropriate

Lafayette had orders from Washington to hang him if he was captured

I really find the research enjoyable, the connections can be fascinating.

Lafayette's father was killed at the Battle of Minden by British cannon ball. Major General William Phillips who took over command from Arnold was a an artillery officer at Minden.
His last words as he died of either typhus or malaria while the house he was in was bombarded by Lafayette's artillery are reputed to be "Won't that boy let me die in peace?"[

[Steve J]

Great work once again

[fred.]

Excellent

[paulr]

...
You and Mollinary both use great labeling systems - must seriously consider this approach.
...

With our group playing a number of different rule sets across multiple periods good labeling helps keep track of who is who and means all the key info is readily available
It really speeds up play and doesn't intrude too much

[petercooman]

Very nice pictures!!!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

NÎ-ce!

[Techno]

Go and get your coat, Will. 

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Current batch, small clothes, facings and turnbacks done

80^th Foot's yellow facings will need another coat

Gun carriages base coated, dry brush and guns base coated

[Matt J]

Those command stands are gorgeous mate 

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy