Not Forgotten

 

Terrain - more Russian style buildings

 Today should have been the monthly games meet , but the stormy weather has put paid to that with winds 50mph -80 mph plus and trees down on some roads , we made a decision to pull it . So that means some extra painting time .  I have a few terrain things to finish up for the game at the Battleground show at the end of November so I thought I would get those done .

These are prints from Battle Honours 3d which paint up nicely. I had hit them with a dark brown / black rattle can undercoat, so just set up with various dry brushed colours to lighten (tan earth, desert yellow , Iraqi sand and some light olive green mixed in )  , then pick out the door and window frames . I also completed the basing on the railway points I had picked up . So that’s another job done 

 

That gives me 4 buildings plus a barn with fencing and scatter . I fancy scratch building some kind of railway building in due course.

Gaming - Minden at Partizan with the Kreigspielers

 Today was the usual trip to The Other Partizan. Today was playing with the good guys from The League of Extraordinary Kreigspielers and the battle of Minden , with what is a fantastic collection curated by Steve L . The opportunity to play with Steve’s incredible armies is not to be given up lightly . The rules used are Honours of War with house tweaks age adaptations

I had the main French cavalry- you know the ones about to be harassed by British infantry . 

 Cavalry  - loads of it .. 

 

 

 

A great time was had , and a draw secured - result 

The show was busy as always with some fine looking games as always , though I only had a very quick rush round early in the day 

Holiday part 2 - Housesteads to Cawfields

 A bit more of this weeks break . Today we did a visit to Housesteads fort and a walk west to Cawfields and mile castle 42 . 

We arrived for opening time at Housesteads and had it to ourselves pretty much while we explored . It follows the layout of standard Roman fort. I felt I could almost be there in terms of the historical imagining .

Could not help but touch history .

It’s no wonder it’s a world heritage site . 

Mrs D absorbs the surroundings 

The wall east ending eastward from the end of the North face of the fort

The grain stores 

The latrines 

We moved further west along the wall to Cawfields and mile castle 42 . The was along the escarpment of Great Whinn Sill. 

A great explore and walk has had . Followed by a lunch at the Milecastle Inn . Great pie was had .

And a well deserved and enjoyable beer 

I may have to pick up some Romans after this…

Holiday - “What did the Romans do ….”

 We have escaped for an end of summer break. Not too far from home this time , just getting out if the usual 4 walls before the the winter starts . We found a place just up near Hadrians Wall and Hexham . Today has seen a visit to the Roman Army museum at Magna , Vindolanda and a walk along part of the wall  it’s been many years since I visited and it was good to see the changes.

The wall over Steel Rigg. The climb got the blood pumping .

The Army Museum was well done . It would have been great to see a full legion in 28mm laid out but there you go .

 

The mannequins were very lifelike .

 

Hadrian

 

Next up Vindolanda - much more excavated since the last time I visited 

Still lots of future work to do 

 

A great day out was had.

This all brought back memories of the very first box of Airfix I bought from a Woolworths in early 70’s as a very young lad.

 

Closely followed by nagging my dad to get the fort .

 

Fond memories