More Progress

When I started on my mission to buy land and build a new home,I didn't expect it to take so long.The project started in 2004 when I first had my offer to buy my land accepted. Eight! years on my long suffering wife and I succeeded against really all sorts of difficulties.It would probably make a salutary tale of a blog in its own right.If any wargamer intends to take my path,please get in touch,I could bore for England,on the pitfalls etc.
The upshot was my war gaming lessened,and my ideas were put on hold.So here we are now, a new home designed by my wife and I, a pile of debt and basically I am exhausted.On the plus side,its our home,and I now have a purpose built wargaming room. The dream is hopefully complete,well not exactly................

I have been able to move the majority of my wargaming boards inside from the garage,and store them flat as they should be. Most of them I built for my 6mm wargames armies,and some contain specific battlefield representations,ie Waterloo,Borodino,Gettysburg,Leipzig ,Aspern Essling and Wagram.
My intention is to eventually sell my ACW armies,so I can re do my Gettysburg terrain.
Some of the boards must be over 25 years old,and have featured in Practical Wargaming and the early Miniatures Wargames magazines. Most are in good order,some will want touching up etc.

I intend to exhibit at more wargames shows,but for this I intend to build some more generic boards,like the ones I left outside the Newcastle Arena last year.I put that mistake down to the pressure of housebuilding. Mind I also blamed the same pressure,to driving into my neighbours stationary car last winter as well. I have put some figures on the table to show some sort of scale for the table.

I love the back drop that my wife and I put up last night,it really is the business.Definately recommended,as Ive stated before it came from a really good company called Art Printers.

I couldnt help photographing my Hanoverian horse grenadiers,just because they are a nice unit.

On this photograph is a building I picked up from Andy Copestake,[unpainted] that he used to stock.Its a lovely piece.In the background are some French heavy cavalry,sauntering about.

These Garrison Miniature Hessians I picked up on Ebay,and completed to make a 36 figure unit.In my opinion they still hold there own against more modern figures.I hops so anyway,as Ive got hundreds of them still unpainted.