"It's your Troop now, Mr. Colehill."

[FifteensAway]

A three week reprieve of my absence yet not a battle report yet!  Must I seek "a short drop and a sudden stop" for the poor man?  Or am I missing a thread somewhere?   

[Harry Faversham]

The tribes have been slowly massing, here's the progress so far...

 

[Harry Faversham]

"A good day to fight!"

 

[FifteensAway]

Seems a fine looking collection so far - and more than enough of the "local lads" to overwhelm those interlopers in blue.  Perhaps Akula and yerself got to pushing these fellers about on a table and a report is being cogitated into existence?

[Tom Dulski]

 Those Indians look great.

[Harry Faversham]

Majority of 'em were painted by Lord Raglan, they look even better in real life!
 

[AKULA]

Perhaps Akula and yerself got to pushing these fellers about on a table and a report is being cogitated into existence?

Sadly not...more a case of selling off a chunk of my "future retirement project" due to an unexpected and hefty bill.

Steve didn't gloat (much) but I'm still sore from waving goodbye to them 

[Harry Faversham]

Daren't gloat, I'd have got scalped!
Will you send the piccys of the wagons, when you get chance, old bean?
Next addition, the circleling the wagon trayn!

[AKULA]

Will you send the piccys of the wagons, when you get chance, old bean?

Will do…just back home after a week away so Mrs Akky is waving a long list of outstanding jobs in my direction as I type this…

[Harry Faversham]

Nightmare!
I get more job cards since ree-tirement, than I ever did at werk.
 

[FifteensAway]

Oh, the dreaded "honey-do" list.  I think wives start compiling them for retirement the night before the wedding!

For circling wagons, I decided needed seven to do it right - but, of course, in 15 mm.  Five might do in a pinch but six just looked like a hexagon and fewer just looked weird to my eye.  And, since I'm a bit nuts at times, I have two such trains, one pulled by horses and the other by oxen so, if needed, I could go with fourteen wagons.  Cost and storage in 28 mm must create some different dilemmas.

[Harry Faversham]

Anybody make separate 28mm seated gunners for a limber, only need two?
 

[FifteensAway]

Not my scale, but I'd check into ACW ranges for those seated gunners.  And don't be afraid to request a seller to sell just the figures - some won't but some might.

[Harry Faversham]

Sorted thanks, saw Akula yesterday, he told me Warbases do both army and settlers wagon drivers figures. They look spot on, too.
 

[CapnJim]

Great looking figures, no matter who painted them up.  If only we could see them in an actual battle...

And I've put in a request to Da Boss about not going overboard on that "to do" list sine I've become "gainfully unemployed". i must admit, so far, she has been pretty good about it...