A rmed with a second cup of fresh, strong coffee, I messed around a bit this morning with artlist.io using its image to image function in an attempt to convert my hand-drawn map from September 2006 to something that more resembles an old map from the mid-18th century. And just like my experiments with Ninja AI in June, the results are mixed. The above map is pretty good, but Artlist keeps fouling up the place names and has trouble putting a faint overlay of hexes across the entire area. Hexes, admittedly, are not likely to be found on any genuine maps from the era in question, but there we are. Frankly, I prefer the appearance of the Ninja map, but there were problems getting it to correct its errors. Grrrr. As is the case with so much having to do with the various AI's out there now, the output generated is a direct result of the prompts entered. For text alone, and when you develop a lengthy, highly detailed prompt, it is...
With the exception of a few touch-ups to some black lining and the protective coating of Future floor finish, which I’ll do this evening, may I present: Freiherr Wilhelm’s Pioneer Battalion, which is named for Bill McHenry in Texas, who generously gave me these Revell Prussians (and a few others) last October. More pictures to follow once the glossy coat is added. In the meantime, enjoy!
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I was wondering whether, for Sittangbad, it is worth bothering with the 2nd Engineer battalion - for the Electoral side. After all, (as the attacking forces) there isn't much use for it, and it's likely to be the last unit onto the table.
They are looking very good . . . as your figures generally do.
Sorry that you missed my call the other evening. I hope that you got the message about how I paint hat tape before you tackled it.
I'm kind of zonked right now on a pain pill (I've got an abscessed tooth -- dentist tomorrow, I hope).
Give my best to your charming Grand Duchess.
-- Jeff