Happy Christmas Sunday!

A pair of Norwegian Fjord Horses in the snow. I'm not necessarily pining or the fjords myself this morning, but some snow for Nordic/Cross-Country skiing would be nice.

Another blissfully quiet morning here today although things are beginning to heat up in the Raid on Fickmuhlen play-by-email game between General MacDuff (Ross MacFarlane) and General von Tschatschke (yours truly), hosted by Greg Horne. Watch this space for a photograph or two later today.

-- Stokes

The latest Kodak Moment in The Raid on Fickmuhlen. General MacDuff's infantry have occupied the village ahead of General von Tschatschke's cavalry. Drat! Meanwhile von Tschatschke's guns at the far left have fired on MacDuff's cavalry, inflicting only minimal casualties for their trouble. It seems von Tschatschke's troops are having difficulty establishing a line. And what of the good von Tschatschke himself? After one ale too many, he looks woozy and wobbly in the saddle. Time for two aspirin and a lie-down.

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CelticCurmudgeon said…

My Dear Heinz-Ulrich, Greetings!

It is so very nice to see that you are able to enjoy the holidays by participating in a game with friends.
All the very best for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Years!!

With kindest regards,

Gerardus Magnus
Archbishop Emeritus

3:23 PM

Der Alte Fritz said…

In the battle pix, it would be helpful to identify the relative positions of the two sides. Which side of the table is Side A and which is Side B, etc.?

Jim

3:57 PM

The Eventual Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment. . .

The Anhalt-Zerbst regiment musters in the drill square to sort themselves into platoons and companies during the coming weeks Fall maneuvers if you will. A large dose of real life the last few days with the start of classes next Monday, various preparatory meetings, and finishing up a few other things this week. But, I managed to sort out 60 or so Minden Austrian infantry from the pile and get 'em stuck to temporary painting bases. Must carefully drill out the hands of several NCOs for flagpoles and pole arms this weekend before the usual basecoat. I'm thinking of mixing the usual white gesso with the usual light gray to kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Applying both base- and undercoat in one fell swoop as my grandmother used to say. In the meantime, the recently finished squadron of Saxon cuirassiers has been placed carefully in one of the clear acrylic boxes on my shelves until I have the suitable flag to affix. -- Sto...

Presenting the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere!!!

Here they are, with the rearmost nine figures still drying, three squadrons of the Anspach-Bayreuth Kuirassiere, now in the service of the Grand Duchy of Stollen. And now, it's onto that artillery!

Continued Regional Map Revisions. . .

F ooled around a bit more with the revised map just before and after dinner this evening, using the Fotor app to reinsert missing text . I also removed a few other things using the 'Magic Eraser' function, which works surprisingly well. Now, we're getting somewhere. I just have to figure out how to ensure that the text is all a uniform font style and maybe figure out a way to add a few bunches of trees to suggest forested areas, Ninja AI is not always entirely cooperative to the tune of "I'm sorry Dave. I can't do that." -- Stokes

The Grand Duchy of Stollen

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