...And The Last Shall Be First, as the Good Book tells us. As this is the 1000th blog post I've made I thought I would treat myself to some of my very favourite pictures from games here in GHQ. So, just over eleven years ago the first picture on my new blog was an ACW vignette of Bobbie Lee and his entourage gathered around a map laden table, planning his next master stroke ~
I think my loyal reader will know that the ACW remains my one Tue love amongst the myriad of periods we dabble with here in GHQ, so selecting a few images from those games is both difficult and a joy for me.General John C. Robinson, Phil's alter ego in our games, often described by his contemporaries as "...in a well bearded army, the hairiest general I ever saw!"Such is the stain this family's military incompetence has left on the sweep of history his brother, Jubal E Bykleigh can often be seen leading the Rebs to their doom~
It's little secret then that I enjoy creating vignettes for my ACW collection, possessing as I do more regiments than I can reasonably fit on the available playing area here in GHQ. So I thought that I'd show a few of my favourites once more ~
Confederate generals deep in thought, or conversation. A Redoubt Enterprises' vignette bought in error due to incorrect labelling!
🎼🎵🎶 Tenting Tonight...one of the many appearances in games of my Union campsite, complete with regimental band!
Possibly less than half the collection out on the table! The same image appearing in a piece I penned for Wargames Illustrated not long ago ~
Sorry to hear about your rash but keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Mr Blurr!
DeleteWonderful tour of your projects. To the next thousand then.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I shall do my best.
DeleteA fine set of photos to mark your landmark post, look forward to the many more to come.
ReplyDeleteWell you will feature In very many I hope!
DeleteI enjoyed them very much, I must get a command base that includes the staff looking over a map. The base with the commanders sitting on a bench with their map is a gem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Norm, much appreciated.
DeleteDavid, a look back through time at some of your vignette efforts is a fine way to commemorate your 1,000 post milestone.
ReplyDeleteGreat job and please keep at it!
I shall keep on keeping on as long as I'm able!
DeleteVery good, possibly my own favourite period.
ReplyDeleteWe are of one mind.
DeleteCongratulations great to have seen how your projects have grown over the past 10 years.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
What a fine selection of vignettes there day and a fine way to celebrate your 1,000th post. Personally WWII is my favourite period, based upon all those films we used to watch, the availability of Airfix figures alongside the excellent World at War tv series.
ReplyDeleteThanks SteveJ, much appreciated.
DeleteCongratulations on a significant milestone. I enjoy seeing vignettes and these are great though of course those with Confederates in them are best -"and when their Northern treachery attempts our rights to mar....."
ReplyDeleteStephen
Pleased you enjoyed at least some of the vignettes😉
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your thousandth post David…
ReplyDeleteClassy pictures of a classic collection… proving that you can never have too much of a good thing…
Here’s to the next thousand.
All the best. Aly
Thank you Aly! I shall be doing my best to oblige, I can do no more.
DeleteQuite a milestone David and lovely to see some of your ACW pictures again. Many more to come hopefully 👍
ReplyDeleteI'm literally painting a unit of Dixon Seven Years War Prussians as i read this. Dixons were the first historical miniatures I ever purchased over 40 years ago. They have great character. Congratulations on reaching 1000 posts!l
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from a fellow Dixonophile!
DeleteA wonderful collection and great pictures to mark a landmark post! Congratulations, and well done sir! Long may it continue....
ReplyDeleteThank you Paul. Sorry our game is postponed, c'est le guerre!
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