Pulp Alley 2ed and scenario book, lots of cards!,
-includes cards for: base game plus!, solo, horror, Tomb of the Serpent, Lemuria, characters, some boosters
Soldiers of Napoleon with card deck,
Pulse of Battle with card deck (not in original card package),
Feudal Patrol with card deck,
Blunders on the Danube scenario book,
Kung Fu Fighting card game, with More KFF expansion,
The Men Who Would Be Kings,
$225 total including shipping in USPS large flat rate box
A big month for miniatures.
Had a great time at Historicon, thanks to all the GMs. I ran a convention game for the first time...it is a lot of work!
In a major milestone, I finished off selling the 15mm collections. Bitter sweet to move on from the original Katzenstein figures, but it does simplify things with one set of terrain. I may revisit the Kingdom in 28mm later.
Painting focus has been on several smaller catch up items. Quar, some VSF additions, and a batch of kitbashed sci-fi figures in the works.
Continued with tinkering with three sets of home rules. I am also making up up some rocky ground with bark. My big Historicon purchase was a big batch of trees from battlefield Terrain Concepts. Expensive, but they do look great.
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| ACW with Carnage and Glory |
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| A Very British Civil War with Combat Patrol |
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| Congo |
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| AWI with Blood and Steel |
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| Innsmouth pulp game with Fist Full of Lead |
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| Seminole War with Fist Full of Lead Bigger Battles |
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| War of the Worlds with GASLIGHT |
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| My AVBCW game with Combat Patrol |
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| Ditto |
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| Battle of Brandywine with FOB3 |
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| More Quar |
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| VSF tribesmen |
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| VSF militia and pioneers |
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| Mix of figs |
PAINTING
A big battle with Quar figures using the detailed Battleground HD rules.
Opposing Crusader and Coftyran forces marched to secure a lone fruit tree on a nearby hill. Mayhem ensued.
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| From the Coftyran side |
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| The objective on the hill |
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| RCO gun gets set up to cover the road |
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| Coftyran's take some early casualties |
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| But the return fire is effective too |
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| Both forces advance on the hill |
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| Mortar and Torpedo fire suppress the RCO |
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| Coftyran flank squad gets caught in the open |
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| Casualties mount in the woods |
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| But the Crusader sniper is hit |
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| It is a race to the top |
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| Fire and maneuver |
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| Trading fire |
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| Deadly clash at the ridge |
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| Initially the Crusaders have the upper hand |
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| But the flank move is working |
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| RCO is still taking fire |
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| Crusader casualties mount |
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| The push around the flank can't be stopped |
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| One last rush to the hill |
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| The position in the woods is holding on |
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| RCO is abandoned, temporarily |
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| The climax approaches |
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| Crusader CO guns down the Coftyran Commander |
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| Standard bearers fight it out...Coftyran Victory! |
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| Three prisoners are taken by the Coftyran's |
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| Outflanked, the Crusaders pull back |
Casualties-
Crusaders: 8 KIA, 3 heavily wounded, 2 wounded, 3 POW = 16
Coftyrans: 7 KIA, 3 heavily wounded, 2 wounded= 12
Very close, the POWs and taking the fruit tree tip the scales in the Coftyran's favor.
Half way through another year. Kept spending to a minimum, and finished selling off the 15mm fantasy collection. I also have buyers for some books and the HEXON terrain that I will deliver at Historicon.
I made a batch of roads that came out OK. I will try some rivers next. Tinkering with some homebrew rule sets using AI to help with organization and editing. It is helpful, but sometimes inserts changes that I don't want.
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| Blood and Plunder at the club |
PAINTING
Plans for 2026
1) VSF: Plan phase 2 which will focus on more 3D printed additions and some terrain.
---Just started some more figures.
2) Attend the 3 HMGS conventions again.
---Attended Cold Wars, registered for Historicon
3) Keep spending <$3000. Consider selling the 15mm fantasy collection and massive 15mm fantasy unpainted stash.
---Spent too much, but still good for the year. Sold off the whole 15mm fantasy collection.
4) Restart the 6mm sci fi operational level project. Focus on 3D prints. Keep working on the rules.
---1st batch complete. Will work a second batch to make playable forces this year.
5) Host a club AVBCW game and a home AVBCW game.
---Done and done, and I will host a game at Historicon.
6) Backup small project: add single sprues of 28mm sci fi figures and use my Wargames Atlantic MMF subscription to print 3D figures for kitbashing.
---July will be a tinkering month to do some small batches of figures.
7) Terrain. It's time to make some improvements now that I have transitioned to almost 90% 28mm vs 15mm collections. 2026 should be the year of terrain. Reduce the painted figure count for the year, but make terrain. Consider selling the hexon terrain and moving to terrain cloths.
---I have made hills, roads, and some other small pieces. HEXON sold.
8) Next batch of Burrows and Badgers figures to keep up to date with the whole collection.
---Nothing released yet.
9) Continue Quar.
---Staying up to date.
