Another Project Formally Begins

 Well, two boxes arrived yesterday, containing the toys for my 'England Invaded' project, inspired by the Battle Of Dorking and the Facebook articles by the Perrys.

I've started off gently:

 

British

2 regiments of hussars

2 regiments of lancers

1 regiment of yeomanry

4 guns

2 battalions Scots Fusilier Guards

1 battlion Grenadier Guards

12 battalions line infantry

Prussians

2 regiments of hussars

2 regiments of cuirassiers

1 regiment uhlans

1 regiment dragoons 

4 guns

15 battalions of infantry

Down the line I will add a few more units. I'd like to get hold of some of the HLBSC or Northstar Household Cavalry (if you have some....) , and some civilian clothed volunteers for the British, and add some Jager and more dragoons and uhlans for the Prussians.

I'm handing it over to a great painter at Partizan, and so I can effectively tick this project off my 'to do' list.

I've been busily amassing and beginning to paint over 100 Battletech mechs and a load of vehicles. So far, I have 4 finished and 8 ready for detailing. Yes, I am actually painting these myself, and I'm really enjoying them, but not over stressing myself, as after all, I do paint 5 days per week, so I like to do something different at the weekend :)

I'm interested in building a couple of early Medieval Italian city state armies, using the Wargames Atlantic and Victrix plastic ranges, which caught my eye recently. The opportunity to have coroccios and the Pope on a games table, together with some good looking armour (gotta love a barrel helm) and shed loads of peasants, is just too tempting to resist.

Well, I have just noticed the clock, so I'll have to continue the series of gaming memories at a later date...

TTFN