Monday, June 17, 2013
SYW NEWS: June 17, 2013
SIX MONTH RECAP
Dec. 27, 2012: Lobositz at Der Alte's Home (BAR Rules)
Feb. 9, 2013: 1:20 Game at Gallia (BAR Rules)
Apr. 5-6, 2013: 1760 Escalade of Quebec. (BAR Rules)*
Apr. 5-6 2013: Austria vs Prussia. (Tricorne Rules)*
* The annual SYW Assn. Weekend in South Bend, Indiana.
There was a gratifying increase in the number of Russians painted by Michael M., John M. and John B. Thank you guys for your trust and confidence!
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THE FUTURE
1. Restart the SYW before 2014.
Hopefully in late August or October for game #1.
Plus the annual game on Dec. 7, 2013 for game #2.
2. Future painting for me:
Saxon Prinz Xavier Battalion (Eureka)
Saxon Leibkürassier Garde 2nd. Sq. (Eureka)
Saxon 6 Pdr. Battery (Eureka)
French Arquebiussier de Grassin Squadron (Eureka)
Horseholders: Bercheney's Hussars and Fischer Dragoons. (Eureka)
French Cuirassiers du Roi (Suren)**
** These fellows have been lanquishing unpainted for 4-5 years!
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RULES: Batailles de l' Ancien Régime 1740-1760
Three unique descriptions of BAR were conducted by miniatures taking readers on a tour with photos, captions and conversation below. You've never seen anything like this before! Fun too!
http://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2013/01/lets-talk-about-bar-1.html
http://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2013/01/lets-talk-about-bar-2.html
http://campaignsingermania.blogspot.com/2013/02/lets-talk-about-bar-3.html
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DIGRESSIONS FROM THE SYW
Some of you know I also do Campaings of General Pettygree Colonial and the Napoleonic Campaigns in IBERIA blogs. Naturally these take time away from the SYW. A few months ago the Pettygree Colonial story resumed plus Der Alte, Curt B., John M. and I have been raising British for Iberia. As much as I like the SYW
it is important to pause from time to time. I've been gaming the SYW since the late 1960s so we've had a great long run - and - it shall continue.
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Votre Serviteur,
Bill
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M. Protz,
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Hesse-Fedora!
When you build batteries for BAR, how do you compose them? My own Saxon artillery is simply two guns with four crew plus a pair of infantry handlers.
Cheers,
Landgraf Ed
Hello Ed!!!
ReplyDeleteMy two Saxon 6 pounders will have eight or ten miniatures; four or five miniatures per cannon model. If your two cannons are battalion guns, a total of six chaps is good. Mine probably will not be battalion pieces. I'm still deciding. ?
Three, four or five miniatures handling a 6 pounder is good.
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Good luck and it's great to hearing from you again Ed,
Respectfully,
Bill
Bill,
ReplyDeleteI have the Eureka Saxon infantry and artillery. I think you will find them a treat to paint. If you will recall, you saw them at MilleniumCon 2008. You were helping Fahnrich Brad, who was sitting next to you, maneuver them. See the 5th, 8th-10th, and 13th photos in the link below.
http://colcampbellbarracks.blogspot.com/2008/11/battle-at-steinkreisdorf-part-one.html
Jim
Dear Jim,
ReplyDeleteThank you! That was a good day at Millenium Con; 4.5 years ago now.
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You placed a comment here three times. I apologize for instigating comment moderation here and on the Pettygree Colonial blogs. Reason? A chap going by the name of Anonymous has been placing spam comments by a dozen or so almost daily going back into 2012. I am a favorite target of his. None get through anymore and never will.
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So when you wrote and did not see your remarks immediately posted, it was because I had not gotten to your remarks yet to approve appearance here which of course I will always do for you.
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Mr. Anonymous as I now call him will waste perhaps thoussands of hours trying to breach my defenses. As our British friends say, A pity.
His remarks will never appear and he is wasting his/her life on nothingness.
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Respectfully,
Bill
Bill,
DeleteI didn't notice the warning that you moderate the comments until I finally saw it with attempt #3. Ooops!
Jim