Thanks for the kind words gents. Snappy always good to hear from you. I am finally going to play that scenario with Snapcase in Beau Gus Junction - weather is good now and the table has been set in the garage for months.
Belisarius, my problem is I get into a period whole hog, collect, paint, take photos and then sell. A bad habit - but I intend to try out some rulesets with the pirates and currently have the Osprey rules and another set, name escapes me know.
I have finally settled on the Old West and Pirates - and at current intend to enjoy them for a while and that will be it... I hope
