Ships off Haiti, part 1

Some progress:

Here are the contents of the Haitian rebel ship package - hulls, masts, bowsprits, funnels, and deck guns!  Fortunately, there are good pics of the assembled models on the FB page, and line drawings in the Salnave's War book.  Phil (of Spithead Miniatures) also sent a helpful e-mail detailing some of the differences he decided for the models, and suggested painting guides.

After a bit of sorting, the models are ready for assembly.  I need to review my basing plan before going much further.

Last but not least, the government squadron is sorted.

Back, again?

I am trying to get my wargaming 'sea legs' back!



A new arrival has piqued my interest:

These are 1/1200 ship models from Spithead Miniatures for the Haitian Revolution (Salnave's War) of 1867.  Also pictured above is an ACW 90-day gunboat and USS Benton.



To accompany these wonderful models, I picked up a copy of this:

This slender book is a concise source of information for the vessels and battles at sea during the revolution, including maps and drawings of all the ships present.

Trojan War, part 4

A little more progress on this project:

Here is another comparison picture between various manufacturers of Trojan War figures, with a Victrix hoplite included for scale.

This project has been through the wringer in my mind for a long time.  My initial enthusiasm was tempered by the long delivery times for both my Redoubt and Foundry orders, with both companies taking about 12 weeks for delivery.  My Newline order did not take quite as long, however.  Plus, many iterations of rules ideas were considered.  I think that I am on the right course now, and the first unit will be primed soon.


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Not quite miniatures...

A little something that I picked up recently:

These are the first board games that I have purchased in many, many years.


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Painting table, October 2019

It has been a while, yes?  It is time to march along again.  Here is the current situation:

I am not sure if it is much different from the previous pic, but it is a start, or maybe restart.


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