Sooo.......
Starting a new thread about old hobbies that sneak back up on you (or in my case whack me in the back of the head).
Was out of commissions and still waiting on a new stock delivery so was looking for something to paint. Here we find a Black powder Napoleonic French line unit in 28mm next to the painting desk. Hey, I used to paint 15mm for Napoleons battles this should work....sigh
I should have know to leave the dead buried. Got the box out and opened, three piece figs should go together quickly. So built the unit in a half hour and primed them the next day. OK..slight tilt down hill.... Now it has been 20 years since I painted Nappys so have to get out a reference book or two...or four...or the whole damn shelf.....Picking up speed. Then got to wondering where I put the old figs I used for Napoleons battles 1st ed from Avalon Hill. Found the rule box, then the charts and rule books, then 5 boxes of painted figs.....Umm...seem to be sliding down hill a bit here. now i am beginning to wonder where I put a few unpainted figs I had left for 15mm...so went looking...in my room, the hobby room, boxes in the basement...OK found a few hundred Old Glory figs but mostly French.....Wind is starting to whistle past my ears. Today I got up remembering I had a bunch of Austrian bags somewhere.so back to the basement, and my closet...then as I give up and go back to the hobby room I see a box on a upper shelf that peaks my interest....Thats it folks...he is done now... Pull down the heavy box and look inside...OH MY...seems I forgot I stocked up for a project and hit a few close out sales...7 bags of cav, 4 or 5 bags of Infantry, arty and general bags, French and Austrian casulties...about 15 bags total that I paid an average of $12 to $15 each for...so I look on the web to see if I can fill gaps with new product. Why yes,,,19 century Minis has them still In bags of 50 (Hmm old bags were 100) at $20 a bag. So I looked and added. At today prices between the horde I found today and what I found yesterday I have almost a Grand in unpainted figs and Who knows how much in painted stuff...in 15mm...sigh
Looking like I need to get a new box set for the rules (old books are falling apart from use). Have the 2 add on scenario books they printed still,,and a copy of Napoleonic Scenarios by Vossman, Sardu, and Harting. Lets not even get into 40 plus Ospery books and a mountain of research books....is it too late to get back into planes again??
On a side note, I am keeping the unit for myself when it gets done...and have a starter box set of Black Powder Waterloo on the way...this ain't gonna end well.....
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