Burrows and Badgers

 Indulgent birthday post showing the first completed figures. I painted the otter first.

September 2021

Crazy work schedule interrupted most of the hobby time for the month. Some basing, initial work on B&B figures, and prepping for winter painting is all I got done.

Reviewed the Historicon PEL. I am 50/50 for attending right now. I hope work clears up enough that I can take the days as there are some great games I would like to enjoy...highlighted of course by Peter's FOB3 Napoleonics on Sat night. 

Historicon is a no go! Military duty trumps hobby time again. Very disappointed. 

PAINTING:

0 points

600 YTD

----Have 12 B&B figures that just need basing.

GAMES:

1x Carnage and Glory Slaughterloo game on the table

6 YTD

BUDGET:

$0

$2043 YTD 

SOLD: $5000 YTD

NET: + $2957

August 2021

 Major accomplishment by being ahead on my painting goal for the year. Big push this month saw another 5 x 18 figure units complete...finishing the Orc/British force for Slaughterloo.

I did not make the club game due to work, and I will miss in September too...hope to be back for October.

I am going to work on 12 Burrows & Badgers figures next...while preparing the Dog Slaughterloo figures. I am breaking that batch into 3 parts to make progress in chunks and maybe interspace with more B&B figs

5 Orc (British) Regiments

PAINTING

5 x 18 figure Slaughterloo units: 90 points

YTD: 600

GAMES

0

YTD: 6

BUDGET 

$0

$2043 YTD 

SOLD: $5000 YTD

NET: + $2957

July 2021

Great painting and gaming month...and only spent $15! Played a solo game and attended my first in person game with the South Jersey Gamers Association. Very fun game of 1939 Bolt Action. 

Painted up 5 Slaughterloo units...5 more Orc units to go for my 2021 goal. 

Prepped 12 Burrows and Badgers figures (and 4 scenery pieces).

Loaded all the Slaughterloo units into the Carnage and Glory computer moderated rules....I think I may use them for the next campaign.

5 Orc units

PAINTING

5 x 18 figure Slaughterloo units: 90 points

YTD: 510

GAMES

1 x 15mm fantasy hex based home brew rules

1 x 28mm Bolt Action at the club

YTD: 6

Next up...????

BUDGET

$45, paint and rules update

$2043 YTD 

SOLD: $5000 YTD

NET: + $2957

15mm hex based Fantasy Battle

 Played a game of my home brew hex based 15mm fantasy rules. They are loosely based on Command and Colors / Battle Lore with custom dice.

Human kingdom and barbarians vs Orcs/goblins+.

The humans pulled out a victory by taking the hill (uncontested) and destroying enough enemy units. The Orcs were 1 base away from winning by destroying a whole command and enough units. Final score...9 to 4.

I will make some rules edits based on the battle and then they are playable minus refined rules for leaders/characters, and magic.

June 2021

Half way through the year. Good painting progress, OK on the game front, and the big sell off will help for the next two years on the fiscal front.

Waiting on my Burrows and Badgers order to arrive. I will then intersperse painting them with the large Slaughterloo project. 

Goals for rest of the year:

1) finish 180 Slaughterloo infantry

2) paint two B&B warbands (20 figures?)

3) put together remaining card terrain

4) attend Historicon

5) Keep spending <$600 plus Historicon costs

6) Play 4 games plus Historicon

Slaughterloo Orc (British) artillery, leaders, and civilians

PROJECTS

1- 28 mm Slaughterloo: Will play the next game when I finish the Orcs (Brits)...target is end of the year. Starting the infantry (180 figures) in July. 

2- 15mm Imagination: No plans right now. 

3- 15mm WW2: No plans right now. 

4- 28mm AVBCW: No additions planned, the last game was fun with Combat Patrol. 

5- 28mm Pulp: I think this will be the next game after a 15mmfantasy game. 

6- 15mm Fantasy: Huge load of lead in the bin, time for a game. Still tinkering with my rules. 

7- 28mm Burrows and Badgers (figures on the way): Next to join the painting tray. 

8- 28mm Albedo Sci Fi: Will get the rest of the figures and start this after completing the B&B project.

PAINTING

12 x Slaughterloo Artillery men, 8 x civilians, 2 guns, 1 cart: : 23 Points

YTD: 420

GAMES

0

YTD: 4

Next up...I think I will set up for 15mm Fantasy

BUDGET

$0

$1998 YTD 

SOLD: $5000 YTD

NET: + $3002

A VBCW game

AVBCW game using the Combat Patrol card driven rules. 

The BUF presence in the area has grown unacceptable. The River Otter Valley Local Defense Brigade (ROVLDB) decides to take action. 

"Red" Kate and her bands of ill trained socialists will pin down the enemy while Lady Otterford leads her chosen troops around the flank along the hedge lined drainage ditch. They hope to 1) eliminate the BUF machinegun position in the old Roman ruins, 2) ambush any reinforcements coming from the north, and 3) take some prisoners they can use to exchange for some of their own captured friends. 

Looking north towards the BUF position on the hill amongst the old Roman ruins.

The view from the MG position.

Kate's troops set up a base of fire but draw lots of heavy return fire.

All three sections pour on the fire to suppress the BUF on the hill.

Lady Otterford's commandos sneak along the flank.

Kate's troops get impatient and some rush the MG...taking heavy casualties [this was from a morale result in Combat Patrol]

Lady Otterford's section devastates the BUF reinforcements.

While the second section attacks the camp looking for prisoners. 

Taking two POWs, they decide to pull back.

The BUF reinforcements are done for.

Two objectives complete.

Although suppressed, the remaining BUF troops establish a defense around the MG position. 

Lady Otterford gives the signal to withdraw. 

Two out of three ain't bad.

Lady Otterford's plan worked. They caused heavy BUF casualties, took two prisoners, and scared the survivors even if the MG remained operational. "Red" Kate's troops took some losses, but they held in the face heavy fire.

BUF losses: 16

7xKIA

4xWIA

2xPOW

2xMIA (1 wounded, both turned up at HQ later)

1xWIA-DOW

ROVLDB losses: 11

3xKIA

4xWIA

1xMIA (turned up later)

3xWIA/MIA (1xDOW, 2x returned later)