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I am playing French and Indian War Sharp Practice on Friday -- I haven't played this period for decades, since I lived in Pittsburgh and used the Sword and the Flame variant for the period. The...

My eyes are going too! Hence the move to 28mm. Many years ago I was in a year long campaign game in 15mm ACW, so I have many 100's of figures in that scale as well -- here are my 15mm Pennsylvania...

Thanks Rob -- I'm new to Sharp Practice but the appeal is great in that you can play many different musket periods without a great investment for figures (since its a skirmish game there are 40-100...

Lets stay in touch -- perhaps we can coordinate a Sharp Practice encounter that weekend. Please let me know when your games are scheduled at Historicon so I may sign up!
Bill

I've got my room lined up already for November -- it has been quite some time since I have been to Valley Forge. Playing my first game of Sharp Practice on April 16 -- French & Indian War.

Right back at you Vol -- congrats!

Eric --I'm just getting started on painting for Infamy, Infamy, but on the Lard front I am pretty far along for Sharp Practice forces for French & Indian War and American Civil War -- here are some...

Yes I sent them a rather stiff email earlier this week as well -- I order a number of smaller items from them like bases for my new Sharp Practice and Infamy, Infamy armies not to mention my daughter...

Hi Eric,
I live about 30 minutes South of the aerodrome -- my daughter takes me there for the WWI dogfight show every year for my birthday/Father's Day (they fall in the same week), but not this...

Congrats Vol ! Is the bar open?

This is passing my place as I write this -- not seen this one before -- wonder at its cargo....


OK I just can't seem to rotate the image -- sorry!

....Tra la, bring promise of merry sunshine! With warm temperatures this week (75 F / 24 C) most of the snow has melted off -- although there is a determined pile here and there. These intrepid...

Life is an enigma....

This makes two years in a row. Please see HMGS announcement:

https://www.hmgs.org/view.aspx?messageId=a2ca1453ef054dabb41a04351cda4525

Uhhhh....I have three wishes oh Genie Rob.....

So its not slippers then ?

You cut a dashing figure, Rob. I figured you needed the proper head wear to command that spiffy looking US squadron of yours.
B.

Article on Wasa crossed my desk today:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568289/vasa-quest-to-save-most-famous-shipwreck

Well if I were being serious (so very hard for me) I would guess the long rectangular package contains a halberd, spontoon, or pike....

Slippers ? :happy: Hope you had a good birthday!

Rob -- I am so sorry to hear of this -- my sincerest condolences to you and Mrs. Bligh. I know the pain of losing an animal with which you have a special relationship.
Bill

A new study given at the Royal Society indicates that Whales may have adapted to resist the whaling industry attempts to harvest them:
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Happy Birthday Rob! 39 again ??

Please see linked story from the USS Constitution Museum about Irish who served on Old Ironsides:

https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2020/03/16/irish-on-old-ironsides/