Christmas is not quite over yet. . .

Guess what arrived in the mail a little while ago? Yes, C.S. Grant's recent new book -- The War Game Companion! It seems the Grand Duchess is full of surprises and ordered the book a month or so ago, but it was out of stock at that time. Well, I don't know what to say except that it is packed with all kinds of lovely photographs and fascinating information on Charles S. Grant's games, gaming history, gaming rationale, and much else. As I said to my wife after I kissed her and thanked her profusely, "Well, I'll see you next week. I'm going to lie down and have a closer look at this." So, do I try to paint this evening, get the Action at Pickelhaubewicz with Jonathan Broadus rolling again, or retire to bed early with a cup of coffee and this book? Hmmm. . . Decisions, decisions!

Comments

Snickering Corpses said…

An awesome late present!

I'll keep an eye on my email in case you decide to start up again. Supper somewhere in the near future, but hope to be otherwise available tonight pending family.

4:53 PM

Stagonian Jeff said…

Rumors have it that Stagonia is thinking of invading northern Stollen . . . initial target is said to be the Sawmill.

Do you want another CHARGE! pbem game? If so, let me know.

-- Stagonian Jeff

7:58 PM

Der Alte Fritz said…

I would recommend putting everything else down, starting a fire in the fireplace, getting a cup of hot chocolate, and reading The Wargame Companion cover to cover tonight.

Everything else can wait.

8:26 PM

Bluebear Jeff said…

Not "everything", sir. Surely time must be made to thank the Grand Duchess Sonja who was so perceptive as to obtain it.

-- Jeff of Saxe-Bearstein

12:37 AM

old-tidders said…

Put your feet up, have a relax and read the book !

-- Allan

4:32 AM

tradgardmastare said…

Go for the book- I got mine over Christmas and it is indeed a fantastic inspirational read!
Alan

1:23 PM

Anonymous said…

Stokes - Don't do what I did, and attempt to read the entire thing from start to finish in one sitting. Try to come up for air now & again.

Steve

7:43 AM

A Little More Brushwork. . .

A little more brushwork on the first batch of (my version of) the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment yesterday (Saturday). Taking a different tack this time and addressing many of the details first before the white coats and other larger areas of uniform. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that I've painted the (dark) red stocks of the enlisted men. Always a difficult and frustrating item to paint, it made sense to paint from the inside out as it were and get that particular detail out of the way first rather than try to paint it in later after much other painting has been accomplished. Trying to reduce the need for later retouching of other items on the figures you understand. Hopefully, I will be able to get back to these later today after a second trip back to the Apple Store for help with a couple of new iPad issues and, following the return home, some revision of Google Slides for tomorrow's meetings with my students. -- Stokes P.S. And according t...

Basic Reds Done at Last. . .

S till quite a way to go with the current batch of 20 human figures and a horse (of course), but they're actually starting to look like something after all of the red distinctions. Quite a bit of painting in hour-long sessions the last week as and when time has allowed. Mostly applying the basic dark red to facing areas and turnbacks followed by the inevitable touch-ups to clean up wobbly edges and those misplaced, minute splotches of Citadel Khorne Red. They're looking like so many Austrian infantry regiments of the era at this point, but the eventual flags will turn them magically into the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment, more or less, of the AWI period. But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. One frustrating point (ahem) of sad discovery. I've started trying to use those Winsor & Newton 'Series Seven' brushes (#1 rounds) purchased last spring, and the blasted things simply will not keep a point. Very frustrating since I have heard over the y...

It's Early Days Yet. . .

M aking some early progress with Batch A of the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment over the last several days/evenings. Nothing terribly exciting just yet, but the basic black, brown, and flesh areas are done as are the green bases, and gray undercoat. The latter two areas needed some careful retouching early in the week. Next up, the neck stocks. I might just do these in red for the enlisted men although some of my source material suggest they were black, but I always look for an excuse to shake things up a bit. Any errant splotches of red (or black) can be covered with another application of light gray before I move onto the next step. "Giddy up!" as one Cosmo Kramer might have said. -- Stokes

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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