tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post5853108501491296346..comments2024-03-27T21:18:52.191-06:00Comments on Der Alte Fritz Journal: Greene's Division At Brandywine - 1777Der Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-56990311506032270402007-09-27T18:47:00.000-05:002007-09-27T18:47:00.000-05:00Are you still mourning Bill Wirtz?Is that why no u...Are you still mourning Bill Wirtz?<BR/>Is that why no updates?<BR/>The Hawks may be on the downside, but they still have the best sweater in the game.<BR/>And that from and Islanders season ticket holder..........BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-4075980915085692102007-09-27T11:59:00.000-05:002007-09-27T11:59:00.000-05:00Jim, the rules sound interesting and I'm al for ea...Jim, the rules sound interesting and I'm al for easy rules. Any chance of a peek at them and the SYW variant?<BR/><BR/>FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374706097599953143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-65601528615307684732007-09-27T11:12:00.000-05:002007-09-27T11:12:00.000-05:00I use my own rules, which are called "Sons of Libe...I use my own rules, which are called "Sons of Liberty". They are easy to learn and everything is printed on one side of a standard 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. I've used this mechanical system for over 10 years at conventions and have adaptations for the Late Roman period, the SYW, American Rev, and Napoleonics. I find that players in my games are virtually running the game on their own after the 2nd turn.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-60477326708980006622007-09-26T11:55:00.000-05:002007-09-26T11:55:00.000-05:00Lovely stuff. Beautiful layout too!Lovely stuff. Beautiful layout too!Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431052344684945450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-34498058578304105572007-09-26T10:19:00.000-05:002007-09-26T10:19:00.000-05:00Nice Blog!!! I've really been inspired to crank up...Nice Blog!!! I've really been inspired to crank up my painting efforts. I have some old painted Custom Cast/Iron Brigade AWI figures that have been sitting for years because I couldn't find a good set of rules. I like your basing arrangment, what rules have you used for your AWI games? I have BAR but I beleve those regements would be too large.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-16157994814926587202007-09-24T22:32:00.000-05:002007-09-24T22:32:00.000-05:00Old Glory are good "filler" figures. They have som...Old Glory are good "filler" figures. They have some good poses and some not so good. I ususally put my Perry's, Foundry's or Eureka's on the front of the stands and the Old Glory's in the back lines. <BR/>If you enjoy lots of different poses and hundreds of figures in your battles then this is one way to go.....BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-58751060848566558432007-09-23T19:06:00.000-05:002007-09-23T19:06:00.000-05:00I do like your painting JIm and you even manage to...I do like your painting JIm and you even manage to make Old Glory figures look reasonable, but why oh why do they insist on that "I've just crapped my pants" pose in all their ranges?<BR/><BR/>Good painting wasted on bad figures in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374706097599953143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-45934558085623638152007-09-22T13:23:00.000-05:002007-09-22T13:23:00.000-05:00I use those same metal bases. However, I find spac...I use those same metal bases. However, I find spackle to be brittle, so I use Liquatex Resin Sand Gel. I mix in some earth color and apply it with a pallet knife. Do a quick drybrush with "spice tan (ochre)" and add the ballast and grass. Works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-39646156872474257952007-09-22T09:41:00.000-05:002007-09-22T09:41:00.000-05:00I use metal bases and store them in large plastic ...I use metal bases and store them in large plastic boxes that have the inside bottom covered with a large magnet sheet. Thus, they transport easily without moving around and are very secure.<BR/><BR/>The terraining is done with spackle mixed with brown paint. While the spackle is still wet, I sprinkle bits of "fine ballast" or sand and some Woodlands Scenics Burnt Grass (fine) onto the base and then it is finished.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-22563747826290079612007-09-21T23:32:00.000-05:002007-09-21T23:32:00.000-05:00Wonderful!! I am really enjoying your AWI pictures...Wonderful!! I am really enjoying your AWI pictures and articles. Are those metal bases?<BR/>I am looking forward to seeing the loyalists and wish to say thanks for taking the time to do this.......BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-91063004843934314082007-09-21T11:02:00.000-05:002007-09-21T11:02:00.000-05:00Nice figures Jim! I started with OG AWI's and pain...Nice figures Jim! I started with OG AWI's and painted a few when I noticed that the Right arm of most of the English troops was wasy short, hand attached at the elbow. I didn't like the castings anymore so I've quit painting them. My thoughts are that someday they will become metal for Prince August molds. Anyway nice looking Virginians!Poruchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436674855072849241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-3341841431717558282007-09-21T07:09:00.000-05:002007-09-21T07:09:00.000-05:00You could start organizing your troops around Sull...You could start organizing your troops around Sullivan's Maryland Division at Brandywine. 2 brigades of MD regiments plus the Delaware Regt, Hazen's battalion and The German Battalion.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-52906079899958949852007-09-21T03:39:00.000-05:002007-09-21T03:39:00.000-05:00wonderful set up you got there , very jealous, mor...wonderful set up you got there , very jealous, more please it's helping me formulate my plans for my american regiments, at the moment i've just got a hotch-potch (how do you like those words) of regiments with no real formation. guess i need to base them on some army that took to the field. But i've painted maryland and some other general, brown coated red turn back types ,never paint before your research i guess is the cry.Betts-Davittovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743201996853346311noreply@blogger.com