Garden Makeover 1 Wargame with Phil 0

Sometimes I amaze myself with my own stupidity. Phil and I were scheduled to play an Indian Mutiny game here in GHQ on Monday, a day which just happened to coincide with Day 1 of our garden makeover - delayed by a week due to pre Christmas snows pushing prior jobs into our time slot. I’d laid out the terrain yesterday, but intended to lay out the figures before Phil arrived today. Silly Boy! I couldn’t get into GHQ when the time came, piles of earth, the old patio stones stacked and broken pots, not to mention a jungle of plants, all bared the way! Never mind, we enjoyed a fine burger for lunch courtesy of Sue and a good natter about our Italian Wars project, not to mention putting the hobby at large to rights. So, no game report and pictures today, instead a look at my progress on the painting table recently ~

The first bases for my army of the Papal States. Each base will be a unit in our early games until we grow the forces.

The first base of TAG Elmetti with flags by Pete's Flags.

Hand gunners from FRONT RANK, with TAG Officer.

Swordsmen to the rear by WARLORD GAMES.

More FRONT RANK hand gunners. to the rear are more WARLORD

GAMES swordsmen with a TAG officer and a FOUNDRY standards bearer.

"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!".

PERRY MINIATURES clerics with a head swap on the Cardinal,

giving my army spiritual comfort from Cardinal Bicclione!

All for the new Italian Wars project with Phil of course. I'm working on the two mounted clerics now and the first Elmetti for the second base of four figures. As the bases arrived from Warbases I've got the rest of my TAG figures either undercoated or ready to spray on the undercoat. Everything has been knocked back by the garden makeover work and my inability to get in GHQ before tonight!
On a personal note I saw my consultant today and as a result I will be admitted for a total right hip replacement on 10 March. Obviously the blog will be quiet for a bit after that. in the meantime, back to the brushes!