Father and Son Gaming

Flames of War gaming with my son.

He destroyed my STUGs on their first outing.

A shirt he got me from the Phili Zoo.

A Memoir '44 game he is playing with a friend. Recruiting a new gamer!

More M'44 stuff in the game room.

Mid Year Review-2011

Half the year has gone by and painting progress has been right on schedule.
J-72
F-196
M-111
A-85
M-89
J- 98

Total So Far:  671 points 
I completed the Starmada project and the Katzenstein project. These join the completed Flames of War Project.

I am working through the Krasnovia project now and making progress on the Splintered Lands animals.

When these two are done this year, I will start on 3 other projects for 2012:
Ancients
Sci-Fi 15mm skirmish for Tomorrow's War and Flying Lead
Pirates

I have kept purchases generally undercontrol except for one large restock on bases from Litko. This included the bases for the Ancients project and magnetic bottoms for all my figures. I am planning to improve all my basing in 2012 and arrange better storage by placing the figures on steel sheet in the trays. Also bought some 15mm Sci Fi figures from Khurasan when I got some other figs. Saved on shipping this way.

Historicon is coming up on 8 July. I have some planned purchases but not too many figures. I will have significantly reduced my unpainted lead this year.

I have played a few games this year and the 2nd Imagi-nation campaign is moving along well. Need to get more games in. Rome:Total War and the new Memoir '44 Online have been major distractions from my gaming.

June 2011

June has been a fair month. Finished the Starmada project and made some good progress on skirmish figures.

I am working on a mid-year review so more later.

June:
27 x African Military
38 x Fighters (Starmada)
12 x Masked Gunmen
21 x Mercenaries/contractors

Total: 98 points

I am working on some Weasels for Splintered Lands...then come Mice and Raccoons.
Also have African Militia in the que for July.

Fall Thaw

06 November: After a few days of snow and freezing temperatures, a general thaw has set in. With the unexpectedly warm weather comes some unexpected decisions by the Commanding Generals.

LTG Von Stroodel has decided to send a division under MG Grumm to occupy the critical ford at Furthing Ford to the North before settling in to Winter quarters. This strong defensive position could protect the main army's advance in the Spring.

Unbeknownst to the Katzenstein Commander, Poo-Bochen has also sent a force to occupy the ford to pin the Katzian Army in the South.

After delays in organizing his forces and repeated requests for additional troops, MG Grumm's division marches North and arrives near Furthing Ford on the 16th.

The Katzian forces consist of:
Pamplemoose Pandours
Fuddle Fusiliers
Zooks Zouaves
Velites of the Guard (Prinz Noah)
Royal Bleu Border Constables
Ooblek Sappers and Miners
Saint Rose Musketeers
Saint Polycarp Musketeers
Saint Clement Musketeers
Valing Valley Chassuers
West Bunglefield Chevau-legers


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Will be playing the battle with the Field of Battle (Piquet) rules. I have a nice new set of the playing cards from Brent Oman. This will be the first outing for several of my units. I rolled up the commanders and unit stats over the weekend...the Katzian forces are in for a tough time with an Abysmal Commander facing a Superior enemy.

African Military

A set of 27 generic African Military figures. These will be used in the Krasnovia campaign. Painted them with a reflective green base and iraqi sand camo.

Starmada #4 --- fighters

The last of the spaceships. This completes the project. Finished these on Fathers Day, 19 June 2011.

I painted each flight a different color by type:
6 x Fighters
6 x Interceptors
4 x Attack Craft
2 x Shuttles
1 x Recon Craft

Starmada Fleet #3

A mix of civilian ships.