Sunday, 21 March 2021

And Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat......

When I informed my wife of my inability to find the paint I needed, and the consequent halting of progress yesterday, she said "if you order some you will probably find what you already have..."

Needless to say, she was right! I had left the figures and bases out and before tidying them away, I had a final search. It was only when I moved the box where most of my paint I'm using and painting stuff (brushes, palette) that I discovered my part open pot had fallen behind the box. Hurrah!

Here follows an impromptu parade of Argozia's finest, with the glue still drying on their bases......






10 comments:

  1. Great work! Rediscoveries are commonplace for me especially given the state of my workbench.

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  2. Jonathan,
    I'm one of those people who seem to be able to recall where everything is in an apparent sea of chaos...
    Move something just a foot or put it in a different box and it's gone.....

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    1. Thank you. It was very much elation at finishing something I thought I'd have to wait another week for.
      I think I will try to parade all the armies properly once I get what's painted done.
      Neil

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  4. Fantastic Spencer Smiths Neil, they will mix well with the one you just bought of me.

    Will.

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    1. Thanks Will. I cannot resist the lure of Spencer Smiths.
      I am influenced by the old adage of "buy them when you see them, not when you NEED them....."
      Neil

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  5. Superb work.
    I do love the Volley & Bayonet basing and general way of doing things.

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  6. Thank you. A deceptively simple set of rules....
    What drew me in was the apparent "old school" mechanisms (before that phrase was coined), such as 6 to hit, saving throws, but wrapped up in a thoroughly modern design package (to fight battles from the perspective of a general sacrificing details and abstracting others).
    It's a shame Frank Chadwick doesn't believe in command & control mechanisms aside from having lots of players!
    It does limit solo play unless you graft something on.
    Neil

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  7. They look great. Will they thrown in to battle in the near future?

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    1. TWR unlikely.....
      The problem is I decided to have the various provinces as active states; the original game plays like a "land grab" until the kingdoms start encroaching on each other.
      I played in an C18th "Sport of Kings" campaign that suffered from this.
      So there are 1 major (Imperial / Estavian) and 8 minor armies still to paint. Most are a lot smaller, being little more than a brigade in strength.
      Perhaps when I eventually retire?

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