Saturday, April 11, 2026

Yet Another Highland Regiment

This week has been a busy one but not on the wargaming front.  With temperatures warming up, I made it out on the bike four days.  Bike and body are still functioning up to expectations after the long winter.  Even with little snow this past winter, recent rains and snowmelt have filled the Spokane River Gorge that splits the city.  Lots of water cascading over the falls.  One reader asked about the falls in a recent post.  I snapped the following photo on one of the rides this week.  As seen, the river is running high and parts of the river both above and below the falls are overflowing their banks.
If you look closely, pedestrians can be seen on the footbridges spanning the Upper Falls.  Spring cleaning and yardwork are also in full swing this week.  Much more work to accomplish before I can relax at the painting desk.
In the meantime, I did manage to push one more Highland regiment out from the painting desk.  Figures are again from Old Glory and the flag is from David of Not By appointment.
On the Great Wargaming Survey front, data exploratory is underway for the next piece of analysis.  Coming up is a look at opponent availability and a few of the attributes that may influence whether a gamer has enough or not enough adversaries to face across the gaming table.  Some of the attributes under consideration are population density, travel distance, and group size.  Hopefully, something of interest falls out from this effort.

5 comments:

  1. Another fine unit of clansmen, Jon. I can't get over how wild that river looks, passing through the centre of a city!
    I am sure your analysis will throw up plenty of interesting talking points!

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    1. Thanks, Keith! The Lower Falls has an even steeper drop in elevation. My analysis will likely "throw up" something!

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  2. I always enjoy seeing your Highland units Jonathan. Terrific work as usual. I also know summer must be on the way for you as well when the river is running high like that and you are on the bike again to capture it.

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  3. A fine looking highland unit, and good to complete a unit when like is busy elsewhere.

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