tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post390433072767572711..comments2024-03-29T07:14:10.018-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Hobby Plans for 2019Gonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-10438772850160206542019-01-18T20:52:38.162-05:002019-01-18T20:52:38.162-05:00I would say that starting a new project (i.e., sta...I would say that starting a new project (i.e., starting an era, scale or army I don't already have)is exceedingly unlikely; I have plenty of existing ones to work on saleslady!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-6191302861903160342019-01-18T18:16:24.814-05:002019-01-18T18:16:24.814-05:00Really,I meant the"avoid starting new project...Really,I meant the"avoid starting new projects", I have no doubt you will achieve your convention plan!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28197931660801216402019-01-16T08:15:30.391-05:002019-01-16T08:15:30.391-05:00Exactly; we did this for Borodino and Wagram with ...Exactly; we did this for Borodino and Wagram with great success. Convention games are usually the biggest driver of painting for me. Having said that, I am now strongly leaning towards doing an ECW battle at HAVOC; there should be enough time to paint what is needed. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28187993096910867442019-01-16T08:13:56.924-05:002019-01-16T08:13:56.924-05:00Excellent; there should be quite a few of us field...Excellent; there should be quite a few of us fielding these units in 2019, then! Compared to many other hobbies, ours isn't excessively expensive y any means. And of course, it CAN be done inexpensively, up to a point. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-22128584071943754372019-01-16T02:07:41.167-05:002019-01-16T02:07:41.167-05:00If you can 'team up' with another game pla...If you can 'team up' with another game player and use each other as accountability partners pushing each other to achieve some troop painting goal for a battle or specific engagement; I have found this to be the best method for getting the rust off the brushes and at the painting table.<br /><br />Love to the puppies.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-32020000350127564202019-01-16T01:20:12.160-05:002019-01-16T01:20:12.160-05:00I have the Badener artillery and light dragoon’s o...I have the Badener artillery and light dragoon’s on my wish list having already purchased a few battalions of infantry (although I have mislaid them in the pile). I think your budget looks quite reasonable for what s, after all, a not inexpensive hobby. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77349491912385531122019-01-15T21:49:14.916-05:002019-01-15T21:49:14.916-05:00You'll get a chuckle from this...
I showed my...You'll get a chuckle from this...<br /><br />I showed my wife the picture of the pups, she responded, "No!". I said, "it's okay, they are in Connecticut USA"!!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-14101508524181537892019-01-15T21:38:50.237-05:002019-01-15T21:38:50.237-05:00We are keeping one,,and my daughter, now the 2nd D...We are keeping one,,and my daughter, now the 2nd Dr Anderson in the house (DVM- Cornell), is keeping another. The remaining four are all spoken for, and have been since before they were born. We will see where she winds up getting a job, so hers might or might not be in the house for a long time. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-8381642232832257242019-01-15T21:35:53.829-05:002019-01-15T21:35:53.829-05:00Thanks, Jon. They are adorable, even if they are g...Thanks, Jon. They are adorable, even if they are getting to be full of mischief, as young pups usually are!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-88941929919812347012019-01-15T21:35:02.805-05:002019-01-15T21:35:02.805-05:00Do you have the Light Dragoons and Artillery? As ...Do you have the Light Dragoons and Artillery? As there isn't any pressing need for them, they might go into the post Historicon queue, although they are troops I have been eager to field for years. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-43973744107543143162019-01-15T21:33:34.025-05:002019-01-15T21:33:34.025-05:00The first version of most rules do turn out to be ...The first version of most rules do turn out to be somewhat daft! :-)<br />We will see how Simon comes along with his work on the 2nd edition. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-44027287925171921242019-01-15T21:32:33.815-05:002019-01-15T21:32:33.815-05:00Understood, Iain, and none taken. Anything related...Understood, Iain, and none taken. Anything related to a planned convention game is HIGHLY likely to come off as planned; I have yet to fail in that regard, although there is always the unexpected, uncontrollable surprises that life can throw at us, ja!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-63833283558880991352019-01-15T21:30:34.129-05:002019-01-15T21:30:34.129-05:00Historicon is the only one of the "Big Three&...Historicon is the only one of the "Big Three" that I attend; not enough time off or money to do more than one! I am very happy to be back in Lancaster, and I look forward to seeing how the new venue works out!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-41604882217823160262019-01-15T21:28:56.662-05:002019-01-15T21:28:56.662-05:00I think we can safely bet that achieving ALL of th...I think we can safely bet that achieving ALL of those goals is... unlikely!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-4458055607369729652019-01-15T21:28:22.144-05:002019-01-15T21:28:22.144-05:00Thanks for coming along for the ride, Jon. I reall...Thanks for coming along for the ride, Jon. I really do expect to restrain new lead purchases this year, but we will see,; if past performance is predictor of future results, that may not work out so well! Games is mostly a matter of the self discipline to schedule them!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-8704650721015644892019-01-15T21:26:26.194-05:002019-01-15T21:26:26.194-05:00I am pretty good at not starting new projects... o...I am pretty good at not starting new projects... on the other hand, as Napoleon said to King Louis in 1815 - "no need to send more, I have enough troops already!"Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-70796164856597619922019-01-15T15:43:08.546-05:002019-01-15T15:43:08.546-05:00Good luck with it and lovely puppies.Good luck with it and lovely puppies.john de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-87020109206476246442019-01-15T13:36:13.805-05:002019-01-15T13:36:13.805-05:00Good job looking forward to seeing the Baden, I ha...Good job looking forward to seeing the Baden, I have them on my desk right now! :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-89338593725899041552019-01-15T12:39:59.337-05:002019-01-15T12:39:59.337-05:00Yeah, I wondered about that version too!Yeah, I wondered about that version too!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-54414964251941248922019-01-15T12:35:31.996-05:002019-01-15T12:35:31.996-05:00A solid plan and should be fun to watch. I am int...A solid plan and should be fun to watch. I am interested to see how your TTS for Renaissance armies works out. (Maybe when the "daft" version gets a higher approval rating.)Dartfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786991975241723198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77906677286557535972019-01-15T12:26:17.084-05:002019-01-15T12:26:17.084-05:00Good plan, best of luck with it,as with all wargam...Good plan, best of luck with it,as with all wargamers and no offense intended but I'll believe it when I see it!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-30647046116245627872019-01-15T11:47:26.399-05:002019-01-15T11:47:26.399-05:00A solid plan, sir! It will be tremendously exciti...A solid plan, sir! It will be tremendously exciting to watch. Looking forward to stopping by your games at the HMGS conventions this year!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-18822634544382246162019-01-15T09:19:06.652-05:002019-01-15T09:19:06.652-05:00Good to have a plan but I find they always unravel...Good to have a plan but I find they always unravel once that enemy time appearsSgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28349525735040429512019-01-15T08:37:15.571-05:002019-01-15T08:37:15.571-05:00I agree with James on both hobby front and puppies...I agree with James on both hobby front and puppies!<br /><br />You put forth a set of attainable goals for 2019. Our high-level goals seem to remain consistent year-over-year. That is, game more and work down The Lead Pile. The problem is that we both enjoy painting and fielding large armies. My lead pile never seems to reduce much in size with new interests popping up all of the time. In 2018, i ACTUALLY managed to game more. A small success! <br /><br />Whatever route your 2019 journey takes, I will be following! Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-25722461302962670462019-01-15T08:12:26.347-05:002019-01-15T08:12:26.347-05:00All seems perfectly reasonable and reasoned to me-...All seems perfectly reasonable and reasoned to me--with the exception of 5) under painting, haha!!<br /><br />Love those puppies! How many will you keep? Have you found homes for the others. Sooooo beautiful!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.com