Musings from the Gateway
My last post was in April? Seriously? It seems like only yesterday. Where does the time go? I’ve been busy. No really. Partly I’ve been occupied in the garden but mostly I’ve been working really hard at having a ball. … Read More »
I popped along to the National Army Museum on Friday to see what the redevelopment had done to the place. Quite a bit as it turns out as the inside has been completely gutted. It looks really cool. Through the … Read More »
It’s taken me a few months but I’ve at last painted some toys. These chaps are 42mm Shiny Toy Soldiers from Spencer Smith and represent a three battalion regiment with command. I think I’ll call them the Erbprinz regiment of … Read More »
I’ve had the good fortune to have played two excellent games in the last three weeks. The first was organised brilliantly by my annoying friend Andy, who not only supplied the armies and most of the terrain but also sorted … Read More »
Oh dear. I see it’s over four months since I last posted – so not quite the regular updates I expected to make then! I’ve not been idle but, to be honest, as a technophobe, creating a post is a struggle. … Read More »
Some time ago I made up extra command stands so that if necessary I could reorganise the four ‘big’ Gateway line regiments into eight battalions. The big regiments each had nine supernumerary command figures, some of which no longer have … Read More »
For the November challenge I need a bunch of extra standard bearers and buglers for the Gateway horse – and that means quite a bit of brutal hacking at Spencer Smith castings. I’ve only got two of the donor castings … Read More »
The next ASD (Another Slight Diversion) v GEP (General E Pickled) painting challenge has been agreed. By midnight on 30 November 2016….. Andy will have completed the re-basing of his existing 15mm ACW troops – c60 -70 bases. And, he’ll … Read More »
Following my retirement I planned to go into a painting and modelling frenzy. New troops and terrain would join my collection with the speed of a thousand gazelles. There would be a positive blur of activity and the painting challenge … Read More »
I think it’s safe to say that my ‘blogging’ has got off to a slow start. The last eight weeks haven’t exactly gone to plan but that’s not entirely my fault. There’s some sad news and some good news and … Read More »