With summer just kicking off and the month of June winding down, activities on the hobby front are seeing signs of renewed life. From May's low figure count in the Painting Log, June will see a marked uptick in output. Not quite a hundred figures will pass out from the painting desk but it may be close. Still one week to go before closing the books on June.
With two games last week and one game yesterday, gaming is starting to work its way back on track too. All three games were refights of the WotR Battle of Mortimer's Cross. The first was a F2F game chronicled here. The second was a remote game with Peter and the third was a four-player remote game with the Rejects. Games 2 and 3 are yet to be chronicled.
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| Mortimer's Cross with the Rejects |
Anyway, back to the painting desk. Mustering out today is another body of Hittite spearmen. These fourteen figures are mostly Wargames Foundry with the odd Newline Design figure tossed in for good measure. A return to the SYW/WAS may be out next from the photo booth.
Weather has been good on the Palouse and outdoor cycling has picked up accordingly. While my lingering and annoying cold/flu bug has forced continued workouts on the indoor trainer, mileage outside increases. Late spring and early summer are colorful times with the bright yellow blooms of rapeseed blanketing the landscape. Seems many more fields of yellow this year than in recent years. Nice contrast to the blue sky and the green, forested hills.
Next time, hopefully a battle report!
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteYet again I have received a complaint on working practices in your basement; the Employees Living Vicariously Engaged Studiously in turning out painted miniatures have hereby informed me of their intention to form a union:
Painting Elves Reject Jonathan's Unfair Restrictive Yoke.
They demand pay, holidays, sickness provision and many other things - failure to meet their demands may result in "Old Stinky" once more breathing on you while you sleep, resulting in your contamination with unknown elvish viruses.
You have been warned!
Grand Representative Union Municipal Painting Youth
Even sick he churns out lovely figures! - I found this message meant for you....☺
Neil
You're funny, Neil! G.R.U.M.P.Y.! I love it!
DeleteLovely looking additions to your Hittite force, great looking scenery I'm back running and hoping for my first game of the year on Saturday!
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Thank you, Ian! First game of the year? That is hard to believe. Good to see you back to running.
DeleteGreat looking Hitittes, another cracking addition to your Biblical Jon.
ReplyDeleteThank you! My Biblical armies are approaching Biblical proportions.
DeleteHittites look good, ( 100 figures when sick - is still about 100 more than me this month!), and the Palouse summer landscape looks great - we have the same rapeseed crops, but probably much smaller expanses!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to battle reports, especially the Rejects..
Thank you, David! Both battles were very interesting and fun. All players figured out tactics and the decision matrix quickly. Next time they take to the table, I expect more hotly contested action.
DeleteGreat looking figures Jon and looking forward to reading about the two more recent WotR games!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! While I am not looking forward to writing them, I do enjoy reading them when finished!
DeleteSome great games on the table there Jonathan and fine Hittite additions, your collection must be classed has biblical worthy of a De Mille epic by now. I like the outdoor photo, although rapeseed plays hell with my hay fever.
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DeleteThank you, Phil, and especially for identifying yourself! The rapeseed wreaks havoc on many here too. I should pull the Biblicals out for a parade to see exactly what I’ve done.
DeleteSome more lovely Hittites there Jonathan. Back up to 100 figures will be a great rebound to top form.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I may not hit 100 figures for June but will be close and a big improvement over May.
DeleteThe Hittites are looking good. You must get through a lot of grass tuffs with your basing of units which look great.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter! I do go through a lot of tufts, no question about that.
DeleteNice work there Jonathan, the medievals are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks, George!
DeleteGreat looking Hitittes, Jonathan. Hard to sit at the painting desk with the sunny weather we're having!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dean! Yeah, weather has been perfect.
DeleteAnother great unit Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ben!
DeleteGreat work again! Waiting for battle report now :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michal!
DeleteI really like the look of those Hitite spearmen
ReplyDeleteThanks, Neil!
DeleteYour output is so impressive (I'm back from Italy).
ReplyDeleteMore to your liking, SYW/WAS figures coming up. Where were you in Italy? Touring WAS battlefields?
DeleteI recall the distinctive look and feel of the late spring/early summer in Eastern Washington from my time training at the Yakima Firing Center: very nice. Good to see you getting out and on the road again--and always good to see your varied painting output (Hittites to SYW: who says historicals are boring?).
ReplyDeleteYakima can get darn hot in the height of summer so late spring/early summer is a pleasant time to visit that part of the state. Bored? How can anyone be bored in this hobby?
Deleteyay for summer increases! About a hundred figures for the month is about 80 more than I managed, but who's counting? 😁 Well that's me. I counted. But just this once! Unless Quar count for more?
ReplyDeleteAnd as always, I envy your gaming schedule, the number of games and with different groups of people as well.
Stew, you may count how you wish! I count everything as '1' including foot, horse, artillery, etc.. as for envy, no need for that. You could do the same.
DeleteSuperb Hittites Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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