The Wellington Warlords, our local wargaming club, was supposed to be holding its annual convention this weekend. However due to a double booking error it has had to be postponed, with less than 24 hours notice, till sometime later in the year....opps :'(
Rather than leading elements of the Grande Armee to glory or destruction (probably the latter in my case :-\ ) in a what if 1812 game using Volley & Bayonet version 2 rules and 6mm figures, Mrs Shy is now saying "Oh good, you can do such and such a job round the house this weekend instead" :-w :-<
Told her that I could instead gainfully use at least some of the time to finish basing up and adding standards to several units of War of the Three Kingdoms Irish Horse.
I'm sure I'll find a happy medium to do both the job and the basing O:-)
At least a 24hr notice. Imagine showing up at the door only to find a seminar on pruning potted plants in full cry! Sorry for your disappointment, but victory postponed often has a sweeter taste when realized.
My complements to Mrs Shy. And your Irish horse. ;)
Quote from: d_Guy on 29 September 2023, 02:49:30 AM.... And your Irish horse. ;)
Faith, so dat's woi oi couldn't be gettin' any milk out of her and all!
My sympathies.
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2015/06/folk-dancers-1-wargamers-0.html
Shrugs Gallically "C'est le guerre".
Not really that big an issue for me, they are going to re-schedule for later in the year, so all good.
My Irish Horse Bill? It came over from the Shetlands but doesn't say much.......its just a little horse :D
I'm pondering War of Three Kings Irish horse but haven't yet got any! I've got sample foot and Williamite mounted dragoons and French style dismounted dragoons which I ought to paint up as a test.
I'll try and post some pictures of the units I have put together Kustenjaeger, but I have a lot of real world stuff to deal with this week. We are playing a refight of Knocknannus next weekend which will involve a lot of these units, including some "unreformed" Irish lancers.
The W3K was a period of great change in Ireland in general and this is reflected in the Irish Confederate cavalry units. They seem to start out as equipped to some degree as per their predecessors in the eariler 9 years war against the English (at the very end of the 16th century), but by the end of the conflict they appear to be dressed and equipped almost indentically to the Anglo-Irish horse troops opposing them.
If you have not seen it yet I have found Padraig Lenihan's new book from Helion "Raw Generals and Green Soldiers" about the early Irish armies from 1641 to 1643 very useful (Thank you Bill :)).
Cheers
Peter