Tyrtov Infantry Regiment

Well, here is a project that has seen no activity at the painting desk in at least a couple of years.  That project is the Second Coalition featuring the fighting in Northern Italy and Switzerland.  Looking back into the Painting Log, no new Russians have been added for nearly six years.  Spurred on by the appearance of the 1800 Battle of Montebello on the gaming table, probably not much of a surprise that a few units for this project would be pushed into the production queue.  Yeah, probably no surprise at all.  I may not be alone in experiencing this Butterfly Effect.

Something similar struck when I fielded a series of Reconquista battles near year-end.  More unpainted figures were pulled from The Lead Pile, primed, and ready for painting.  A few units came under the brush to form new recruits, but several units remain in the Ready-to-Paint box when my attention shifted to something new.  Sound familiar?

Anyway, out from the painting desk today are two battalions of Russian Infantry Regiment Tyrtov.  Figures are AB Miniatures.  While Montebello is still on table with a fourth game slated for Tuesday, expect a few more units to march out from the workbench before I flit onto another project.

In an earlier post, one reader expressed an interest in seeing more of the falls choked with spring runoff.  While that earlier post highlighted the Upper Spokane Falls, the photo above shows the Lower Falls before it passes under the Monroe Street Bridge.  Quite a lot of water passing over the dam and cascading down the falls before entering the gorge.  The photo below shows what the Lower Falls looked like last summer.  Quite a stark contrast.

That's it for today.  Tomorrow, another battle!