Starting up the 3D printer again

Slight change of emphasis for the latest batch, I am concentrating on printing Waco gliders for friends and filing in the space on the plate with the other bits and pieces I need.

As this was my first print after the winter I have a couple of problems to sort the Unic P304 somehow lost its front wheels and the glider fuselage had some distortion. The glider stl is a modification of the M Bergmann original and if anyone is interested in using it just leave a comment and I will send by email.

Napoleonic Spanish Artillery

Although I already have two guns and crews for my Spanish, thses are in a later uniform and I felt I needed some more suitable for the early war. So I added a couple of foot guns and one horse gun using the HaT 1806 Prussian Artillery. The Horse Artillery are particularly striking and was based on a similar unit on Olicanalad's Games (link)

I will work on the limbers once I have 3D printed some mules and oxen.

Hospitaller and Templar Knights

A unit each of Hospitaller and Templar knights made from the Strelets Crusaders in oriental dress, which I think is more suitable for those staying longer in the middle east.

This makes my Hospitallers and Templars into small retinues of one unit each of knights, mounted sergeants, foot sergeants and crossbowmen.

WW2 Japanese SNLF

February catch up part 2 - Many years back in the mists of time I painted some Japanese infantry and copied a picture I had. Being older and somewhat wiser I realised that the only units with "green" uniforms were the Special Naval Landing Forces. So having kept the existing figures I added enough extras to make a full platoon. Hopefully it will come in handy for various island hopping games and if not it can always be used as an extra platoon for big games.

I tarted up the old figures and the extra figures are Strelets and hopefully they look fairly consistent.

Livonian cavalry

First part of catching up with February's painting, two units each of Mounted Sergeants and Turcopoles to support my Livonian Knights (Sword Brothers)

Hammerhead 2024

A snowy trip across the Pennines on Friday morning followed by gaming in the pub set the scene for our Beacon Club trip to Hammerhead. This meant we arrived fresh and rested at the show. A large breakfast also meant there was no need to stop for lunch. As the show is orientated around participation games there is less eye candy, but the following is what caught my eye.

Paperboys trees, quite effective for something so simple to store.

Cowboys v's Dinosaurs using "What a Cowboy"

Wars of the Roses

Toonkreig - "Kelly's Heroes"

I've seen a lot of these on sale as STL files, but it's alway interesting to see them in the fleash to get the full comic effect.

Age of Sail - nice coastline

Another "What a Cowboy" game, this time set in 1756 French & Indian War

Conquisadores fighting through hordes of Aztecs

Nice terrain and ships

One of the armies for the BDA competition - gives me an idea of what I need to do to upgrade my 6mm DBA armies

Libya in WW2

Another "What a Cowboy" based game, this time set in Victorian Britain with Sherlock Holmes attempting to foil a plot to blow up a lighthouse. Andy and I joined in and all had a great deal of fun playing the game spiced by its random events. I am pleased to say the good guys won as I was playing Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson

By then it was time to depart, somehow I ended up with zero purchases.

On the Workbench - March 2024

Phew, just back from Hammerhead, so once I have got started again I will be working on

• Napoleonic Spanish Artillery in their early uniform - already started
• Hospitaller and Templar Knights for the Crusades - already started
• Rework/Rebasing my remaining Napoleonic British/Brunswick cavalry
• Purchase and paint a 15mm DBA army for an upcoming Italian Wars DBA competition - couldn't find anything suitable at Newark today
• start rebasing my British Infantry
• maybe restart the 3D printer if it is warm enough

I'll post up my pictures from the show and the SNLFjust finished before I left shortly