The year 2017 was the my first full year enjoying retirement after 36 years working for the Department of the Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Even though I am a very slow painter, I am pleased with what I accomplished over the course of the year (including starting this blog). Posted below are photos of some of the miniatures and terrain items I completed this year.
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| Partial 3rd Continental Light Dragoons (flag by Flag Dude) |
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| Shock Counters for Sharp Practice - AWI Americans |
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| More Shock Counters - Americans & British |
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| Even more Shock Counters - British + a generic dead horse |
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| 23rd Regt of Foot - Royal Welch Fusiliers (one group for SP; flags by Flag Dude) |
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| Ammunition Cart |
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Supply Wagon
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| British Deployment Point |
All of the above were completed for use with Sharp Practice, the TFL skirmish game. I think these are excellent rules for use with AWI and I'm enjoying creating scenarios that take advantage of these great rules. I am currently working on a mini-campaign, entitled
Race Across Carolina that I hope to run at HMGS Cold Wars in March 2018 as part of the 2nd Lard Days event a group of us are hosting.
Finally, here is another deployment point (this one for the Americans). In my rush to complete this for Fall-In, I sprayed it with matte sealer on a humid day -
very bad move! The miniatures came out looking like they were covered in a thick fog or haze. Fortunately, thanks to a tip from Patrick B., I was able to salvage the miniatures. I brushed on some gloss clear polyurethane, and the next day resprayed the matte sealer. While not perfect, they are definitely useable. Below is the final result.
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| American Deployment Point |
Well, that's my wrap-up for 2017. Next on the painting schedule is the 3rd Regt of Foot (the Buffs) for the British and the 3rd Virginia Continental Line for the Americans, along with a Charlie Foxtrot AWI kitchen building.
