Gerryjd wrote:

BP wrote:Clothes packed, rules, dice - check
Irn bru & paracetemol -check

What happened to the " Bottle of Malt- check! " ????



Gerry

It wouldn't have survived the last week intact

Bill.

Clothes packed, rules, dice - check
Irn bru & paracetemol -check
Realising that the stupid sodding ticket machine at the train station hasn't printed out all your tickets - priceless.

I can forsee a futile argument with train staff in my future tomorrow.

Bill.

I was planning on basing my Austrians (if I can ever finish the current batch of 7 British Battalions - 20 figures painted in almost 3 months ) in units of 36 - 6 bases of 6, and include the mounted officer in each.

Bill.

Blucher wrote:

..........................BAUTZEN.................

.......although a few people guessed this......no one actually sent in 'the winning postcard'!!!!..........

I wasn't aware you were serious about the postcards!!

Bill

I'll be leaving work in Manchester at 3-3.30 so plan on being at the hotel around 5. You'll be able to find me in the bar from then onwards.

Any more tidbits of information to throw our way? pretty piccies, or even just biccies?

Bill.

toggy wrote:Bill wrote "Excellent news, more drinking till 3-4am "

Good news is the clocks go forward that weekend so we won't need to go to bed at all!!!!!

Bob

Just remember, beer is more than a breakfast drink

Bill

Gerryjd wrote:Bill,

So will I and Cuggy!!!

Cheers

Gerry

Jeez, I was hoping to get away from you lot

Excellent news, more drinking till 3-4am will be the order of the day then

Given how work is going at the moment I'll definitely need it.

Bill.

Bautzen?

Blucher - Check
Windmill - Check
Marsh - Check
Ponds - Check
River - Check
Imperial Guard - Check
Rotten French Cavalry - Check (after what happened at the Mockern weekend game )

I'm no expert on this time period/campaign so its most definitely a guess.

Bill

barr7430 wrote:Well Bill,
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enough for now?????

Your asking that of a wargamer? You already know the answer.....

Good stuff, absolutely realise people are busy.
Now where are the pictures? <see what I mean?>

Thanks for the update Barry.

Bill

Right, its now less than 4 weeks to go and updates and teasers have been noticeable by there absence, we need something to sustain ourselves in the interim! Just a morsel, nay a crumb will suffice.

Bill

The Grandmanner church is awesome, with a capital AWE. They also have a graveyard, liche gate and perimeter wall to go with it. I need to restrain myself from buying the painted version and then a bunch of german paras and GI's in 28mm every time I look at the website. The fiscally prudent side of m...

Ditto, just so long as there are no holiday clashes.

Bill

No chance, paint on the varnish, spraying varnish in this weather is russian roulette

Congrats on finishing a unit Paul, only another 12 or so to go

Bill.

No problem Barry, just drop me a line when your back.

Bill.