Thursday, June 3, 2021

A Project Expansion?

Hard to believe that almost one year has passed since any new units for the 15mm 1859 project have crossed the painting desk.  I sensed a long time had elapsed since the last work on the project.  A quick look at the Painting Log confirmed that June 2020 was the last addition.  My, how time flies.
Off the painting desk today is a dozen, 15mm French dragoons from Old Glory 15s.  Since the French army did not field any dragoons during the 1859 campaign outside of the Guard, what am I doing fielding French dragoons?  Well, perhaps, I am planning to expand the scope of the 1859 campaign to cover 1870?  Yes, that seems a reasonable assumption.  While I would enjoy tackling the FPW allowing my 1859 French to perform double duty, it may be a very long time before I begin fielding Prussians.   
Sticking to the 1859 project, Old Glory 15s (19th Century Miniatures) recently announced additions to their 1859 Sardinian (Italian) range.  Added into the range are Bersaglieri, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and artillery.  While I likely have enough of these troops already in-house to complete the Sardinian OB for 1859, I ought to double check my rosters to confirm.   

Since more than one month has passed from my last Great Wargaming Survey analysis, it may be time to dig into the data in search of another topic.  A look at hobby spending may be a topic of interest or curiosity for more than a few.  Of course, fistfuls of battle reports from recent games are waiting to be created as well as more regular sessions at the painting desk. 

By the way, blogger continues to act up from the manner in which it used to operate.  Today, the Featured Post can only fetch postings from within the last 50 posts rather than my old, five year lookback.  No more five year lookback until blogger decides to reinstate the old functionality.  Blogger has been a bit unstable over the last couple of weeks.  Earlier in the week, I had to create a work-around to insert photos from my computer.  At least that has been resolved.     

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  1. Nice unit Jonathan let’s hope they do get to charge into battle sometime soonish ? Blogger has been ok for me recently but I know how fickle it can be when updates are introduced. Finally please don’t analyse how much we spend on wargaming ! Others might be watching ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

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    1. Thank you, Matt! The data are anonymized so know one but ME will know how much YOU spend!

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  2. Excellent dragoons Jonathan!

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  3. Lovely unit, a block of 12 looks just right.

    Your first photo is causing a problem - when I click on it, it takes me to my blogger dashboard. I had a similar problem a few weeks ago and had to delete my pictures and re-insert them again as though adding them anew. It caused me mild panic as the author, as I assumed that everyone was clicking back to my dashboard, but it seems that other bloggers are actually clicking back to their own dashboard.

    I have few problems with blogger, which I think is because I use a ChromeBook, though yesterday someone (not) called James managed to spam 12 of my posts with spam!

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    1. Thank you, Norm, and special thanks for pointing out the photo redirect. I have corrected it so that it should b pointing to the photo instead of dashboard.

      I really hate to mention this for fear of jinxing myself, but I rarely have any SPAM issues. Google seems to do a very good job of culling any that may make it through.

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  4. Lovely looking dragoons! I'm with Norm, my detailed look at the first photo took me to my dashboard! I've just spent the first big ( for me) purchase for the last couple of years,enough to qualify for Perry's free postage anyway, looking forward to 1870 Franco Prussian fun!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you, Iain! Photo corrected. Looking forward to seeing what you have on order from Perry. Napoleonics? WotR? Both?

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  5. Yup dashboard, 2nd one works though. A fine looking unit, I sold my 28mm FPW collection to divert to 15mm as it represented the scope of the period better I thought, never did get round to it๐Ÿ˜•

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    1. Thanks, Phil. Still plenty of time to return to FPW in 1870. Looking forward to it!

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  6. Looking good as ever. What rules do you intend to use? The 19th Century post Napoleonic period has innumerable wars that I would like to play and 15mm is my preferred scale for that period, but so far all I have managed to acquire are small armies for the War of the Triple Alliance and 2nd Schleswig War. It is pointless me buying unpainted lead for these period so I keep an eye out to see what is available 2nd hand.

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    1. Thank you, David. 15mm is my preference for this period too. For rules, I have been using my own. If curious as how they play, search on San Martino or Montebello battle reports.

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  7. See, now I have to go find out what the French were up to in 1859 . . .

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  8. FPW seems a natural progression Jonathan, I now feel a need for Partisans for the Eastern Front, it never ends. Blogger is acting up when I click on your photos.

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    1. FPW is a natural progression, for sure. Still have plenty of French and Austrians to field if I want to tackle Solferino in the FAW. First photo fixed!

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  9. Great looking 2d Empire Dragoons, Jonathan! I must say OG's 15mm figures look really nice. I like using my blog for my own reference too.

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    1. Much appreciated, Dean! The Old Glory figures are nice with the exception that cavalry swords are a bit too fragile and thin. Wish they would fix that!

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  10. A fine regiment of dragoons Jonathan!

    Christopher

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  11. Briliant Jonathan, full of la gloire! I'm not surprised that their uniforms would be suitable for 1870-71, I am sure they would not have been quite out of place in 1914!

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    1. Thank you, Michael! I agree that many of the same French uniforms can be used in 1914. Greatcoat and pantaloon rouge cuts a handsome sight.

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    1. Hope you enjoy the battle reports. I think there may be more than one San Martino report.

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  13. Nice looking troops Jon. It's interesting OG are stil expanding their fifteens, given they dint seem to have added anything new to their twenty fives for a decade or more.....I have not experienced any issues with blogger recently but I did notice another blogger...Neil at Dining Room Battles I think....had reported an issue with comments not being displayed.....

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    1. Thank you, Keith! Remember that Old Glory 15s is a different company than Old Glory 25s. Old Glory sold the 15mm ranges to 19th Century Miniatures when OG created Blue Moon 18mm figures. Old Glory 15s (19th Century Miniatures) are still slowly adding to the 15mm Old Glory lines. Recently FRW has seen additions including Russians.

      No issue with comments from Blogger (yet!) for me but assorted issues are cropping up on the Blogger Support Forum including the two I mentioned.

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  14. I am not sure Google is even bothering to support Blogger anymore...so maybe an excuse to jump to Wordpress?

    As for the Dragoons, I love trying to get my armies to serve double duty if possible, the flexibility of period and theatre with a few small additions is often a satisfying way to create a problem and then solve it.

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    1. Thanks, Anthony. I am not ready to jettison Blogger yet. Having armies capable of performing double duty is big plus.

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  15. Has it really been a year? quite incredible as I remember your last 1859 post as though it were only a few months ago. Lovely work as usual Jonathan.

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    1. Did not seem that long ago to me either. Shocking. Thanks for your comments, Lawrence!

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  16. A splendid unit of little chaps! It all adds to the collection, so keep at it as you feel able and it will grow to completion.

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  17. With so many genres on the go it’s no wonder that one would have to lay fallow for a year. It’s the way of miniatures. ๐Ÿ˜€
    Nice job on the painting.

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  18. Well, since ALL of our historical war games are essentially "What if" games... why not ask "What if some rather flash-looking Dragoons just galloped on to this battlefield with other units they have no business being around in 1859"? Cavalry arriving just in time to save the day king of thing?

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    1. While true in a technical sense, I prefer to have my "what if" historical scenarios fielding troops available. The French did not take Line Dragoons on campaign in 1859. Now, in campaign game, perhaps, the French could have some latitude on which troops are called up to go to war?

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  19. A fine looking expansion Jonathan…
    Widening your scope to 1870 would certainly be a natural progression and there is always the Crimean War.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Going back in time to include the Crimean War is a good suggestion.
      Thanks!

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  20. Excellent cavalry unit, Jonathan. I don’t really like the resent changes in blogger. Maybe I jus get old and don’t like any new things?

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    1. Thanks! It seems that blogger eventually gets around to correcting bugs introduced in code updates. Hope the Featured Post ‘feature’ is corrected soon.

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  21. A great looking unit of dragoons Jonathan. Another annoying change with blogger is that the text gadget has defaulted to html view and I can’t find where to change the default. Now I have done my fair share of html coding in my time, but editing html in that tiny window...

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    1. Thanks, Mark! In my blogger editor, HTML vs COMPOSE view can be toggled in the editor from the left most 'pencil' tool on the toolbar.

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  22. Always good to see more post-Napoleonic goodness!

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    1. Indeed! That is why I am enjoying your Russo-Turkish project.

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  23. Liking those very much, the golden helmets really stand out nicely

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  24. A lovely unit of Dragoons, Jon. Considering the similarity to the Napoleonic uniforms, the color change from green to dark blue is interesting.
    The lack of Dragoons in the actual OOB for the war would do little to deter me from fielding them! :-)

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    1. Thanks, Peter! I like your spirit regarding fielding dragoons no matter what!

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