More Bavarians Muster Out

Painting efforts continue to be focused on bringing FPW Germans up to a "gameable" state.  Honestly, I am likely at that point already, but I continue to forge ahead while motivation remains.

Mustering out today are two, sixteen-figure battalions of Bavarian infantry form IR4.  Figures are Lancashire Games.  Only two battalions, this time, because that was all that could be rounded up from a dig through The Lead Pile.  After these 32 figures were pushed through the painting queue, my long-delayed order from Lancashire Games arrived with a bunch of new recruits.  Oh, this order dodged any tariffs too.  Interestingly, a recent hex-and-counter wargame sent from Canada was passed over by any tariff since the game was originally manufactured in the USA.  Now that is something to stick away for future reference.

Again, I think these advancing Lancashire Bavarians are simply splendid.  Easy to paint and look good en masse. Some Bavarian artillery ought to be joining the small but growing Bavarian contingent soon.  Still, lots more figures from a variety of projects working through the production line.  I might even manage to finish off a regiment of Prussian dragoons before too long if I remain focused.

On the gaming front, CCA in 6mm was out on the dining table this week.  The session featured the Punic War Battle of Po River in an encore engagement.  Kevin and I managed to play five games plus fit in an Indian buffet out in under four hours.  Surprisingly, Carthage won all five contests with Kevin coming out as victor in two of the five games.  Good fun!

Downstairs on the big table, boxes have been pulled as I consider a Reconquista battle for the next series of games. Given that information on these battles is scarce, I am on the hunt for suitable candidates to bring to the table.  I may bring one of Matt's many scenarios to the table.  For rules, all of my other Reconquista games have utilized my version of Basic Impetvs on a grid.  Thoughts waffle on whether to give my WotR Medieval rules a try with this collection.  If I go down the latter route, hopefully, the core game engine will work "mostly" as is.  All of this excitement sees more Reconquista-type lead excavated from The Lead Pile and added into the growing painting queue.  Records show I have not added any units to this project in five years.  I thought I was finished!