The Lost Voltigeur

  Yes I made it to Historicon 2025, returned and have recovered. My advise for anyone attending and for myself next year do not drive three hours there and three hours back in one day!!! But what a day it was!!! The games were amazing and so were the people. I learned so much and a few people told me they had seen the blog and my video's which is really cool.  Some trends I noticed on Friday; a lot more Bolt Action than last year, few small scale games, although there was an awsome 6mm WWII desert game, a lot of 28mm Perry ACW and 15mm WW2. There was also an insane Pavia game. So there are tons of reports online and pictures but I will share some of what I saw on Friday. 

Last year when I drove the three and a half hours to Historicon and the three and a half hours back it was my first experience of a Wargame/Miniature convention and it blew away my expectations. So much so that I decided to engage in the same insanity this year and I excited!!! So tomorrow morning at about 6am I will grab some coffee and be on my way for what I am sure will be an amazing day and evening of miniatures. Hopefully when I recover, likely by next week at somepoint, I will post some pictures and impressions.  For now my obsesion with 1806 Prussians continues. I just love the look of this army and have parts of it in 15/18mm, 10mm and 6mm. These are some pictures of the 6mm collection. Most of these are the lovely Turner miniature figures. 

After a somewhat unexpected move I have finally been able to reorganize the miniature collection and get some painting done. One thing I noticed during the move is how much space this hobby takes up. Living in NYC with a family of four my room is somewhat limited. Thankfully I have a very understanding wife and large closets, something rare for NYC apartments. Looking through all the boxes also got me thinking that this blog is really needed in order to force me to stay somewhat on a project. I have bits and bobs from all kind of time periods and scales, so focus is necessary.  Well then what are my plans for the summer painting? I pulled out some 6mm WW2 during the move roughly geared towards Normany and France 1940 and 1944. I like this stuff and I see some British green in my future. These are all GHQ tanks with Adler infantry.