A couple of games this month.

 We started back up gaming. 

First was a game of Force on Force. US Marines were tasked with rescuing some contractors who had been ambushed. The opposition was late getting started but in the end it was close.

The objective in the foreground.

Birds eye view of the area.

1st squad move through the market

Intel didn't show this!

Objective reached.

2nd squad on over watch.

1st squad stars taking fire.

1st squad and contractors head back to the extraction site.

Good game. The mechanics were straight forward and easy to remember.

Next up was a Game of Donnybrook using a scenario from one of the 4Play scenario books.

4P006 Par la bouche de mes canon!. Invasion of Canada by Massachusetts 1690

The Canadians approach the fort.

The French line.

The Abenakis get over the wall.

The Quebec Militia start to batter the gate.

The English garrison defending.

We didn't get all the chrome right in this game as it was the first time we played but still it was fun and basically a draw although with a few more turns the French may have won.

Did you know they were that small?

 The Pendraken figures arrived. I'm so not used to tiny figures. My real glasses had to be used to see them and reveal their amazing detail. They're very nice figures most only needed a bit clipped off the the bottom of the base and a quick run over the file. Some of the cavalry had a support under the body and the tail which was quickly removed. The clean up process was easy but 450+ figures still takes some time.

The 2 Army packs less the artillery after a quick rinse.

I searched a few YouTube videos on painting 10mm figures and opted for a black prime and white dry brush. Just a dozen or so figures were done as a test. 

The first few stands.

I'm still pondering base sizes. I had thought 60mm frontage but although that would keep the figure count down doesn't give the mass. 80mm seems to give a good look. 9 Pikeman and 12 Musketeers. Any thing larger will drive the table size up to one I can't accommodate. 

80x35 in the foreground. The rear most stand is 60x35. Cavalry is on a 60x40/

A closer look at the 80x35. I think I'll go a little deeper.

So that's where I'm at so far. Still a bit on the fence with basing but I think trying it out with painted figures should give a better sense to how it will be.

Here's a couple of photos of what's been painted so far this. They've not yet been sorted to their proper homes.

Samurai, WSS, Warring States Chinese.

More Warring States Chinese.