tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71680314192573791212024-03-05T20:39:44.322+00:00I'm not Spartacus!But I know a man called Caesar....Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-15868785402762076772012-07-04T15:05:00.004+01:002012-07-04T15:19:03.239+01:00Lancers forward!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some Imperial Mexican lancers looking to skewer any poor republicans that happen in their way. First Corp figures converted from their Rush's Lancers packs. I will eventually field three of these.<br />
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Another unit assembles for the Imperialist force in Mexico - this time a unit of Chasseurs d'afrique (foundry figures). I just need two more figures to finish the unit. A nice unit to add to the French ranks!<br />
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6 very nicely painted and based Austrian Red Hussars for Maximillian in Mexico. Foundry figures painted, varnished and based ready to go. All sensible offers considered as these beauties are only available from Foundry very rarely. Email me at <a href="mailto:tenticrawl7@gmail.com">tenticrawl7@gmail.com</a></div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-40100436884681926192012-07-04T14:58:00.000+01:002012-07-04T15:19:03.240+01:00Red Hussars Muster!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Finally got around to finishing off the Austrian Red Hussar unit for my French in Mexico collection. Fine figures from Foundry, painted by a friend and touched up and based by myself. Ready to fight for Maximillian against the Republican upstarts!</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-65741075758018163352012-06-22T10:07:00.003+01:002012-07-04T15:19:03.243+01:00French command base in Mexico<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong> So where are your fellow rebels?</strong><br />
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I also managed to complete another command stand for my French in Mexico collection. This is a French command stand 'interviewing' a rather unfortunate local. I really like the feel to this stand. The figures are Foundry - with the three French figures plucked from the Franco-Prussian range and the peon from the Western collection. I am waiting for someone to produce cloth flags for this period so that i can replace my printed effort!</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-1024617974885717602012-06-22T10:02:00.002+01:002012-07-04T15:19:48.228+01:00B.O.F.F.I.N Agents<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong> Brooke Bond and side-kick P.G Tips</strong><br />
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I'm quite pleased with these - painted them up in a just over an hour. They are two new B.O.F.F.I.N (British Operatives Fighting Fanaticism, Insurgency and Nuisences) Agents: Brooke Bond and P.G. Tips and their rathing spiffing transport! I'll be using them to quosh vile villains with the 7TV rules (<a href="http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/7tv.html">http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/7tv.html</a>). The villains are gathering as I type and i'll post these up too when they are back from one of my painter contacts.</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-40385310366582681682012-06-22T09:55:00.001+01:002012-06-22T09:55:07.295+01:00Touching base.....Its been a while! But i've been busy behind the scenes. I've got a new wargaming den being constructed in the garden as i speak.....i'll post pictures when its near completion - but one aspects that is exciting us is being able to keep the game table up so that we can play bigger games. We have been fighting alot of I Aint Been Shot Mum with 28mm figures in north Africa and have been having alot of fun with those. We have also been playing Maurice with Ian's new matchstick armies (see them on Simon's blog: <a href="http://myveryownspanishulcer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/pictures-of-matchstick-men.html">http://myveryownspanishulcer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/pictures-of-matchstick-men.html</a> ) and having fun with those rules as well.<br />
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I have been organising my 28mm ECW armies - and i am going for 48 figure pik/shot units and 15-18 figure cavalry units - as they just look the business to be honest. I have also been re-organising my 28mm Maximillian in Mexico armies - and i have quite a large collection now - over 7 24 man infantry regiments per side and around 5 12 man cavalry units per side - with everything from irregular lancers, Austrian Red Hussars and Belgian infantry and a scratch built fort!. I am presently rebasing some of it but aim to post photos of the entire collection over the summer.<br />
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I've also been doing the odd figure painting and i shall post up some of that now!<br />
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First up we have a game of the French Intervention in Mexico, played at the Muswell Hill Militia (home of my fellow gamer Simon AKA big red bat (<a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/">http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/</a>). We used Simon's terrain boards (some of you might recognise from our ZAMA salute game from 2010), a mix of mine and his terrain and my figures (28mm from a whole host of companies) and the Black Powder Rules. We've played four games using these rules now and we are slowly getting to grips with them. There were four of us for this battle. We decided to play out a republican raid on an Imperial Ammo dump. Simon and myself were to play the brave Republicans, while Ian and Matthew were given the cruel oppressive French backed Imperialist troops.<br />
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The republicans were divided into two columns - one led by simon (see his blog for more details <a href="http://myveryownspanishulcer.blogspot.com/">(http://myveryownspanishulcer.blogspot.com/</a>) which was charged with taking the supply dump (consisting of some irregular lancers, 2 battalions of militia and an artillery piece) and the other led by yours truly (made up of some line cavalry, some skirmishers, 2 battalions of state militia and a band of irregulars) to try and act as a blocking force to stop any relief forces. Watching over the supply dump was Matthew's Mexican general with some skirmishers, an artillery piece and some loyal local indians - all supported by a battalion of French Turcos. Ian commanded the French flying column sent out to protect the vital supplies - Ian's French commander had a squadron of Mexican lancers, 2 battalions of French Infantry and a unit of Foreign Legion. He also had soem dreaded 'bluecoats' or Chasseurs <strong>d'Afrique.</strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My troops deployed to screen Simon's column as they assaulted the village. My plan was for Simon to seize the supplies before the French had time to punch through my positions. I sent out my skirmishers way ahead of my main force in an attempt to disrupt Ian's french advance. The plan worked better than i thought as a tentative charge by the French Chassuers was driven back by accurate skirmisher fire - hurrah!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind me things were not going so well - Simon's irregular lancers failed to show the Imperialist allied Indians the error of their ways - in fact it was the lancers who pulled back against heavy melee fighting. Meanwhile the Imperial artillery was keping the heads of the republican militia down and they were making slow progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My heroic skirmishers took some withering fire - but by some miracle stood their ground still! The militia sent up to support them also caught some lead and wouldnt advance any further.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYWgAqdPvZsvuJoo51nVeGlSnQpZ4X5j9IHn5j77rs1A2fw2yXTtIdylBCcHA2q1V-f8DA7YldzAqDhwhqKuQrnKD1imDla4dE1dmMExY6J2GufkyVBPyOTlfxfsYdU-FPNzbuqvtTMe/s1600/IMG_1083%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYWgAqdPvZsvuJoo51nVeGlSnQpZ4X5j9IHn5j77rs1A2fw2yXTtIdylBCcHA2q1V-f8DA7YldzAqDhwhqKuQrnKD1imDla4dE1dmMExY6J2GufkyVBPyOTlfxfsYdU-FPNzbuqvtTMe/s320/IMG_1083%255B1%255D.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <strong> The French advance!</strong> <div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simon's remaining Republican troops were now a mixture of shaken and disorded due to the fire they were taking and just wouldnt advance any further. The French were now moving and looking to swat my holding force aside with European distaste.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQGeXfER-BLZxNI2MorimGJOtTfFGuyZTnCwJzhyphenhyphen_lfGjgBomlJum2UBBsi8vR88mB6I57R9o7-lzfVq2RdUSaFoHH0LA6bZ5t-MsyQP1kkh-KJeJ_WUHyRhUCGLaJoJopjgjt1C1sNFj/s1600/IMG_1061%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQGeXfER-BLZxNI2MorimGJOtTfFGuyZTnCwJzhyphenhyphen_lfGjgBomlJum2UBBsi8vR88mB6I57R9o7-lzfVq2RdUSaFoHH0LA6bZ5t-MsyQP1kkh-KJeJ_WUHyRhUCGLaJoJopjgjt1C1sNFj/s320/IMG_1061%255B1%255D.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div> <strong>Imperial Mexican line lancers support the French advance!</strong> <div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this juncture we called it a night - an Imperialist win it was. Boo hiss! Another fun game - we quite like Black Powder - or we are getting more used to it. We are finding it a little frustrating flicking backwards and forwards through the pages to find stuff as the rules could probably be better presented from a reference point of view. But they offer a fairly realistic run of events. We will play another game next tuesday.</div></div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-54277566116490786312010-05-20T10:07:00.000+01:002011-07-27T10:21:59.864+01:00Tunisian Skirmish<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On tuesday night we took a well overdue rest from Ancients and time travelled forwards to the 20th Century.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75dVKxFvd5-YC2VYtN9tfxkBrL3oks5jvP2Fe-Me8t486WaqPWwBPHausQkLKE_T2-0bdUhxqYC5Pst_JTZYhFfJy6o057wWm_o5ZRYMvYJK5-kShbBnnrfsUYBG10zAcZ6kRlJM4LOqC/s1600/Zama++002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75dVKxFvd5-YC2VYtN9tfxkBrL3oks5jvP2Fe-Me8t486WaqPWwBPHausQkLKE_T2-0bdUhxqYC5Pst_JTZYhFfJy6o057wWm_o5ZRYMvYJK5-kShbBnnrfsUYBG10zAcZ6kRlJM4LOqC/s320/Zama++002.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>We did wonder what other uses we could put <a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/">Simon's</a> terrain boards to. One of the other Muswell Miltiamen had recently acquired a copy of <a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=8">Tide of Iron</a>. We have played Memoir '44 with 15mm figures in the past but all three of us thought the rules a tad simple for capturingthe essence of a more complex but equally fun and fast WW2 game. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So last weekend I dug out my (growing) 28mm WW2 Western Desert forces and added them to Simons hex boards using the Tide of Iron rules.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QfNjmI9OzYKZYFpvCytJeinIwsyRK_N-rjZyoqUUgBgH4Tjux73-bZbZv5Co5nwUkI6_L5KxNihctuVBqw3iEDwXR6wGonf4570uMqtKSpJUNiI_jZlmvtckzhgBu5O4PaM248yedX_r/s1600/WW2+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QfNjmI9OzYKZYFpvCytJeinIwsyRK_N-rjZyoqUUgBgH4Tjux73-bZbZv5Co5nwUkI6_L5KxNihctuVBqw3iEDwXR6wGonf4570uMqtKSpJUNiI_jZlmvtckzhgBu5O4PaM248yedX_r/s320/WW2+002.jpg" wt="true" /></a>You can see the British and New Zealander forces deploying in a small village. They had 10 infantry squads, a couple of mortars and two HMG's, an anti tank section and a Sherman along for support. They were commanded to hold the village but also try and acquire the ruins to their front.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The germans at the other end of the board were tasked with taking the village. The forces were not that different - the germans had 13 infantry squads, a mortar. a flamethrower section and two HMG's. For support they also had a Panzer III and a Panzer IV and a truck.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Well here they are at last - one part of the Carthaginian army to re-fight Zama at Bletchley and Salute.<br />
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Figures are a mix of Crusader, Foundry and Gripping Beast. They look rather splendid massed up like this - cant wait to see all the figures for the games - sadly, while my figures will be in action at Bletchley I wont be. However - I will be at Salute. I'll stop rambling now and let you enjoy the pics.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUXh4lCGmt87bbSPNuz2oLxBhq3-C8OZuJN7hIMdPRAlMI7c45y1bsQJRwb-UWrGzcj9ktaPCSc7yuUpHY8wl6X9xBwpLmg448qf-s-wPA_6UXkp1i1UCXkOFvtPQM-7PIpi1pUjXIBFI/s1600/DSC05588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUXh4lCGmt87bbSPNuz2oLxBhq3-C8OZuJN7hIMdPRAlMI7c45y1bsQJRwb-UWrGzcj9ktaPCSc7yuUpHY8wl6X9xBwpLmg448qf-s-wPA_6UXkp1i1UCXkOFvtPQM-7PIpi1pUjXIBFI/s320/DSC05588.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Dg9npWAL4DnyCdMUwbDujUXU09y6WJFQ-J6kGNI5c2131uk2MgSeXMb_mWd88dgeiFjv0gSQlYPrA_u907G7dV8DTyvmhWG5_zMCzz5hLag2HO_1tKFpqKQpLPohHabfSWIkgwJc4crk/s1600/DSC05589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Dg9npWAL4DnyCdMUwbDujUXU09y6WJFQ-J6kGNI5c2131uk2MgSeXMb_mWd88dgeiFjv0gSQlYPrA_u907G7dV8DTyvmhWG5_zMCzz5hLag2HO_1tKFpqKQpLPohHabfSWIkgwJc4crk/s320/DSC05589.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2Vug-t9KpA13FwHoNYv9T01Z4FTSlzzmg2A6lFt1kJgR2Qm05-7ADUYqt0jM6MTpetFXu2LvTxGcwBnGDsJvZHzxe6fFOz41n9uKXLgyH5HjOnhn4l-R5y6ewwYOTfcn4ZYVU3buA6zJ/s1600/DSC05590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2Vug-t9KpA13FwHoNYv9T01Z4FTSlzzmg2A6lFt1kJgR2Qm05-7ADUYqt0jM6MTpetFXu2LvTxGcwBnGDsJvZHzxe6fFOz41n9uKXLgyH5HjOnhn4l-R5y6ewwYOTfcn4ZYVU3buA6zJ/s320/DSC05590.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgng7ITNktGl8kHkqE06cg0TKc2q492JShrjEd_gUJo1xsgoCI1W4Q6JgGOenIhrhveuIm3snP4mC6uW_4MXH1nVKaeur9Ny7ynJGGaj72eV_vHne_vvxbty41gRxoNt1lkSa8UwjMZXdiw/s1600/DSC05591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgng7ITNktGl8kHkqE06cg0TKc2q492JShrjEd_gUJo1xsgoCI1W4Q6JgGOenIhrhveuIm3snP4mC6uW_4MXH1nVKaeur9Ny7ynJGGaj72eV_vHne_vvxbty41gRxoNt1lkSa8UwjMZXdiw/s320/DSC05591.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvdpELA79hfIrijhyphenhyphenT15rshtajgiolD3RWFVPCDgISYy7NZvZFz5kU907Ct7nGrFWYDoE2fCsFiiYaae3__Kr6g1nPRUp5ZPrsLRD8EXKsCBojRlwBaJ0VW5kNwo53lIF1PCBswi6zL7E/s1600/DSC05593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvdpELA79hfIrijhyphenhyphenT15rshtajgiolD3RWFVPCDgISYy7NZvZFz5kU907Ct7nGrFWYDoE2fCsFiiYaae3__Kr6g1nPRUp5ZPrsLRD8EXKsCBojRlwBaJ0VW5kNwo53lIF1PCBswi6zL7E/s320/DSC05593.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-55678491519622117972010-03-30T10:14:00.000+01:002011-07-27T10:22:37.889+01:00Last of the dead elephants.....I just finished the last dead elephant casualty figure for the big <a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/search/label/Operation%20Zama">ZAMA</a> game at Salute this year. I received him from Simon on Friday, based and primed him up yesterday and completed the job tonight. <br />
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Most of the other elephant casualty stands have the dead beasts amongst various living and dead humans - so to make mine different I decided to add more beasts! I thought some wild dogs would look good but then thought they probably wouldnt be anywhere near a raging battlefield. So instead I decided upon the feathered variety of opportunists - ones that would be very tempted to land and pick - even with all the activity around them. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrakTmU4etL1xoq_MdqEDQt3ImubAkiv0SVNLIB6USM8kUTjSzRhyphenhyphenQxUFpfnbAOwVX9tn5-a398qYVMNBlGqKIE1LeJyfu6rDORoq8y5oneq3PBCvuxmG7ctpGz5UrjEtJqN4ELl9ri0tY/s1600/DSC05559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrakTmU4etL1xoq_MdqEDQt3ImubAkiv0SVNLIB6USM8kUTjSzRhyphenhyphenQxUFpfnbAOwVX9tn5-a398qYVMNBlGqKIE1LeJyfu6rDORoq8y5oneq3PBCvuxmG7ctpGz5UrjEtJqN4ELl9ri0tY/s320/DSC05559.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So here they - some north african buzzards who cant believe their luck! The camera makes them look rather more faded than they really are - but for a couple of hours work it seems to work and will add some interest to the gaming table!</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-40064843837632730292010-03-11T13:04:00.000+00:002011-07-27T10:22:37.889+01:00The Carthaginian 7th cavalry........come thundering over the North African hills....bugles blaring....but have they arrived too late to save the day.......? ok well maybe not bugles blaring - but these are a welcome addition to the Salute Zama project.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJojQq0KB5oFBItVntaaIZd5Vz4aZXOFmelAljHavhIQwEnGdBLeWMyZl6TrFC1i_xX_VeH0oAohSccoEv2LH7gjJ_Iq3qI3f2IMLvsnb8zgbVPNF6lwoFX2mTv9yNezUPof8VDraAkmhE/s1600-h/DSC05455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJojQq0KB5oFBItVntaaIZd5Vz4aZXOFmelAljHavhIQwEnGdBLeWMyZl6TrFC1i_xX_VeH0oAohSccoEv2LH7gjJ_Iq3qI3f2IMLvsnb8zgbVPNF6lwoFX2mTv9yNezUPof8VDraAkmhE/s320/DSC05455.JPG" /></a>This new entry is dedicated to the host (Simon Miller) of our small but very well formed Wargames Club, the Muswell Militia, based in North London. Simon is coordinating alot of our efforts in putting on a huge <a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/search/label/Operation%20Zama">Zama </a>game at this years Salute. I think he may well be losing a little sleep at the prospect that the event is fast approaching. Anyway in an effort to calm his nerves - these pictures are of my part of the Carthaginian host.In this picture you can see the gathering forces - veteran infantry, skirmishers, some cavalry and some elephants. My Carthaginian cavalry didnt make it into the picture this time - due to traffic jams in North Africa at the time of the photo shoot.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDHaGSZqHQbWmBgCwKWEVswOoTPRy8ojXfEarM6YxOYKisnyl0uglsDM24Cwl0lQ3TJQJoXGht3hUAqTrV4Wz97a1NlhkyDKHMwycSgtYxUIjeObBUwioPcRUT4tmAKfm5GZJP5INOhZR/s1600-h/DSC05456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDHaGSZqHQbWmBgCwKWEVswOoTPRy8ojXfEarM6YxOYKisnyl0uglsDM24Cwl0lQ3TJQJoXGht3hUAqTrV4Wz97a1NlhkyDKHMwycSgtYxUIjeObBUwioPcRUT4tmAKfm5GZJP5INOhZR/s320/DSC05456.JPG" /></a>These are around half the forces I am contributing - there are two more elephants, double the number of veteran infantry and more carthaginian cavalry massing. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Happy New Year to all...whilst on the festive break I took a deep breath (and a large gulp of alcohol) and gathered all the projects that need finishing to some extent and placed them on my painting table.<br />
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I must quickly defend myself by stating the table doesnt normally look like that - but I wanted to get a grip on what projects need finishing off. As you can see from the picture on the left - quick a bit is the answer!<br />
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<a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/2009/12/for-fistful-of-pesos.html">battle pictures</a>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-87222062682817070122009-12-17T11:42:00.000+00:002011-07-27T10:21:32.705+01:00The 'Mexican adventure'....part 1 the Imperial Forces<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvcGpA9FjOHpznD5cRbeTIRHBuOngEEteqgkezuZnbP0uGYoJ8H0Vs41xWt-numYmPEnJ6fkyCaD8UsDFWzOqA9yrQ8WwTOBu8RoVamWaEBc0Jgo4VN9QAl7buBQb3HsoQS5Wz5iFBVBO/s1600-h/DSC05296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvcGpA9FjOHpznD5cRbeTIRHBuOngEEteqgkezuZnbP0uGYoJ8H0Vs41xWt-numYmPEnJ6fkyCaD8UsDFWzOqA9yrQ8WwTOBu8RoVamWaEBc0Jgo4VN9QAl7buBQb3HsoQS5Wz5iFBVBO/s200/DSC05296.JPG" /></a>Though called an adventure it was more of a nightmare for the French and Maximillian!I thought I would add some pics of this very colourful and eventful period in history. The Muswell Militia are having their weekly game tonight - hosted by <a href="http://bigredbat.blogspot.com/">Simon</a> - and its going to be another Mexican Adventure game. We are currently testing some house rules that I have cobbled together. I have dusted alot of my figures out (I have both sides - Imperial and Republican forces) and thought i'd take a few pics for the blog. Picture above is one of my French command bases. The mounted office is from the<a href="http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp"> Foundry</a> Franco Prussian range, while the infantry are from the <a href="http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=ffde61eb8243ee6a271642c091c663e5">Redoubt </a>ACW Zouave range.<br />
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</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-82834578878168196792009-12-16T12:22:00.000+00:002011-07-27T10:22:37.890+01:00German high command<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdPo7Q-dwSv_Pj4nOSlXWnSNIV0f7i7PKWJIKAJ6QtgIpk1aAb-16p93Pah-D4gJyWIvjHhsjlfHYuK0_ryaEij-8WWMx3g2YdiIb6ehsD_k3S6g2OQQEBCZhlvpX68sSmZIj3fabb9L4/s1600-h/DSC05264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdPo7Q-dwSv_Pj4nOSlXWnSNIV0f7i7PKWJIKAJ6QtgIpk1aAb-16p93Pah-D4gJyWIvjHhsjlfHYuK0_ryaEij-8WWMx3g2YdiIb6ehsD_k3S6g2OQQEBCZhlvpX68sSmZIj3fabb9L4/s320/DSC05264.JPG" /></a><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Just finished some command stands to lead my ancient germanic hordes. First up is Ariovistus the German Suebi King (on the left - from Foundry)who fought Caesar at The Battle of Vosges. King Ariovistus' held the political status of official friend of the Romans. Gallic leaders had asked Caesar for protection against Suebi who they claimed were 120,000 in number and settling on their lands and taking hostages.Caesar agreed to speak with Ariovistus who refused Caesar's request for a meeting. He said Caesar should come to him -he wondered why Rome was interfering. Caesar's response was to stop encroaching into Gaul and to restore hostages taken from the Aedui Gauls. Refusal would bring reprisals. The Gallic chiefs then stirred things up by telling Caesar the Suebi had increased their presence with up to 100 clans gathered on their lands. They asked Caesar what he intended to do about this clear violation of hgis recent demands to Ariovistus. Caesar responded by marching 4 legiosns to confront the Germans. Several more meetings between the two leaders broke down and achieved little. Caesar learnt the Germans were awaiting the full moon - so he took advantage of this and attacked himself.The Germans responded with vigor, but Roman tactics soon led to panic among them. As they fled, Caesar led the pursuit. Ariovistus managed to escape.Ariovistus may have escaped but it is unlikely that he retained any position in the citizen-army of the Suebi. When the Usipetes and Tencteri were driven from their lands by the Suebi in 55 BC, he is not mentioned. <br />
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</div>Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-77617546473066021652009-12-14T14:52:00.000+00:002011-07-27T10:22:37.891+01:00My egyptian guests stars.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo57dzwu-FkcrYnd0k19lALa1hYNDieMSb6b-GY7vOEMF2suEhpbYPuZUn3GvliPJ3fSuxZ4Q5fb_yIxU5lmHSj8l0kEbX19-onaWhTIz06YMqCW0PhPLyblBr-jIPu2JWRwR5l0lvQjD/s1600-h/DSC05266.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo57dzwu-FkcrYnd0k19lALa1hYNDieMSb6b-GY7vOEMF2suEhpbYPuZUn3GvliPJ3fSuxZ4Q5fb_yIxU5lmHSj8l0kEbX19-onaWhTIz06YMqCW0PhPLyblBr-jIPu2JWRwR5l0lvQjD/s320/DSC05266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415105093363255458" /></a> One of my many projects is the building of an eastern themed allied army under Mark Anthony (thats him on the left, taking shelter from the fierce middle eastern sun). To date I have recruited some units under his leadership - lots of Skythian/Armenian Horse, some Thureophros infantry, some eastern based Roman Legionnairies. I even have a couple of Nellies...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A0q4iS_kowdgWj74pbwXNGC33Ppzrm7aWGouZiDGZoBdN4DDbkzfvrFycNarR6KhtQaMEm4XKmgsbIc3YQgoRQwpMRf1qAjLpw88krpBeOVloi0_L48SsKVbMe1SmPcxCl9J-Ib1fvtt/s1600-h/DSC05262.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A0q4iS_kowdgWj74pbwXNGC33Ppzrm7aWGouZiDGZoBdN4DDbkzfvrFycNarR6KhtQaMEm4XKmgsbIc3YQgoRQwpMRf1qAjLpw88krpBeOVloi0_L48SsKVbMe1SmPcxCl9J-Ib1fvtt/s320/DSC05262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415106502575179714" /></a> I was rather pleased to get back this unit on the right - my first unit of Ptolemaic Machimoi Line Phalangites. I am aiming to build a number of these and they will make various 'guest appearances' in the games we play. Under Mark Anthony, earlier as part of successor eastern armies and then also as Ptolemaic troops trying to force Caeaser out of Egpyt!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehKZUQUVq1QCweGGrIK7icRwtNTBJOMwDVYNzHrkrlnrp4nLWYZC1HzIjB6EPNLRkk7YqGXxkgyv4gpHGnPjXcLRMVlTjoo_KA2ob6b40O4ui11BV0bFBsoddArefAQGAZMEJNDUEAdhA/s1600-h/DSC05261.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehKZUQUVq1QCweGGrIK7icRwtNTBJOMwDVYNzHrkrlnrp4nLWYZC1HzIjB6EPNLRkk7YqGXxkgyv4gpHGnPjXcLRMVlTjoo_KA2ob6b40O4ui11BV0bFBsoddArefAQGAZMEJNDUEAdhA/s320/DSC05261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415107191949344850" /></a> <br /><br />Here they are in close up where you can see the command figures. They are from <a href="http://www.empiremodels.co.uk/empireshop/shop/successor.html">Empire Models</a> and painted by my mate Roger. While a little thinner than other manufacturers (A&A, Companion etc) I think they paint up well and give an overall mass effect.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK17RhogWYEv2fzLOQky9UfV3UEfQT-0JU6StzUgHSmVUbs5hOLbPDO-Wh9zDMHwHqn0w_hjcxopmxq8L6uDr4oU6AdcEAkYSafWoDZ4W9BfBaE_7hyphenhyphen_F6saX8zRFeZ66IvaU0Vbr8XXZ/s1600-h/DSC05263.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK17RhogWYEv2fzLOQky9UfV3UEfQT-0JU6StzUgHSmVUbs5hOLbPDO-Wh9zDMHwHqn0w_hjcxopmxq8L6uDr4oU6AdcEAkYSafWoDZ4W9BfBaE_7hyphenhyphen_F6saX8zRFeZ66IvaU0Vbr8XXZ/s320/DSC05263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415107768994160082" /></a> <br /><br /><br />Here's the detail on the back of the unit - presumably as they march off to either glory or death! My next unit to join the massing army will be some cataphracts!Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-22686621658615301272009-12-14T12:28:00.001+00:002011-07-27T10:22:37.916+01:00Bring out your dead......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5u30Ry-yuu7yZhWaHcNI8pAdWN3RHW5L03bTAKHzjHaK_CFyVX9bCc_6JC3g-y65wa2Fky0FDb9Nv_ol48Ak9OR_5a7YJwitI07qKVCKag7BmsMJgDQMAl7QRsXDMY0FyOKcTXyitUmn/s1600-h/DSC05268.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5u30Ry-yuu7yZhWaHcNI8pAdWN3RHW5L03bTAKHzjHaK_CFyVX9bCc_6JC3g-y65wa2Fky0FDb9Nv_ol48Ak9OR_5a7YJwitI07qKVCKag7BmsMJgDQMAl7QRsXDMY0FyOKcTXyitUmn/s320/DSC05268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415067941412248290" /></a><br /><br />Foundry Ancient german to be exact! Finally got around to finishing off some casualty marker stands for my ancient german horde. The first pic denotes three unlucky individuals recently felled by their Roman enemy. All foundry figures I chose to base them on round bases which allows me to add scenic effects here and there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Xk4cw02kBfCAz0G63IUTV7KmPa3ut0YZPa-rPpE-JGm0fJ_-_CeYtryQrVsd79DWma_l-530JkrB5EdYfRButU1Av1GhLnfhF10_8_gtmDS2JiNuKtwsLW5198ZD_Mn0j7pNUEagZPv7/s1600-h/DSC05267.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Xk4cw02kBfCAz0G63IUTV7KmPa3ut0YZPa-rPpE-JGm0fJ_-_CeYtryQrVsd79DWma_l-530JkrB5EdYfRButU1Av1GhLnfhF10_8_gtmDS2JiNuKtwsLW5198ZD_Mn0j7pNUEagZPv7/s320/DSC05267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415068519884135858" /></a><br /><br />Next up we have two very different reactions from the victims wives.The first is obviously a tad annoyed at her hubbies careless demise. The second is more traditionally grief stricken. AGain all foundry figures.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRXAASvYt2gWYvcMalbOw6UTUDZV45GtBmDv_U_0BD4YI5Ugy_ZsQ3Vjyl-DwgCODjHVA6vk98geZMUgA2q3k0UqOgruB4WG0Yvp4Ag5v5QNojilZT2ob9o9ikjyqtmGtIglBgSctxAFR/s1600-h/DSC05269.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRXAASvYt2gWYvcMalbOw6UTUDZV45GtBmDv_U_0BD4YI5Ugy_ZsQ3Vjyl-DwgCODjHVA6vk98geZMUgA2q3k0UqOgruB4WG0Yvp4Ag5v5QNojilZT2ob9o9ikjyqtmGtIglBgSctxAFR/s320/DSC05269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415069131505165714" /></a><br /><br /><br />The last two casualty stands denote a wife singing her dead husbands virtues. The second is my favourite - a wife asking why her husbands best friend only bothered to return the dead mans head! Again all foundry figures. <br /><br />I will use these to scatter about in the rare moments my noisey, hairy barbarians suffer casualties in their quest to drive the enemy out of their lands. Hopefully they will add charismatic (if not comical) visuals to the battlefield.Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168031419257379121.post-11877225377450010782009-12-11T11:56:00.000+00:002011-07-27T10:23:09.456+01:00First peek - Italian Wars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F2caIND_Yx6P04QM6_Obyt5Sf-9b3WOxKCBYTFQt3KaSGhuwK2_bpOXmPGLZcSHmtXXFFPd_wGl5pmsgqk3RdZD1wakTeR-WixXuTByBui6QlA0pJSm-BpN9tJOBB9BkX42kfjdvXU50/s1600-h/italian1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F2caIND_Yx6P04QM6_Obyt5Sf-9b3WOxKCBYTFQt3KaSGhuwK2_bpOXmPGLZcSHmtXXFFPd_wGl5pmsgqk3RdZD1wakTeR-WixXuTByBui6QlA0pJSm-BpN9tJOBB9BkX42kfjdvXU50/s320/italian1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413953777065487394" /></a><br /><br />Ok so I have to start somewhere - like a typical wargamer I have an eclectic collection of armies - and typically the greater percentage is unpainted. <br /><br />The first preview of some of my armies was more due to restricted options than anything else - I wanted to post up my first blog entry ASAP but I am at work with limited access to my beloved dust attracting mountains of lead. I had a quick search on my hard drive and found several pics that lets me at least get started....so drum roll...<br /><br />The first pic (above) is of Spanish troops entering a southern Italian town in the early part of the C1500's. Figures are a mix of companies - the cavalry are mainly redoubt, with a few Front Rank and several of the old plastic battle masters cavalry at the rear funny enough. Infantry are mostly foundry in the foreground, with the pike unit being a Games Workshop Empire box set and some of the troops on the balcony right at the rear are grenadier!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOL79zVzskfTSyJhTw6V3VgbimJbcx8Z16YRHtC4Tp-gbAzEasSQMyAexBty2xdWXmfvMTp9McYNAAvvp7EgzYWUSFVwJ7PBv1Tl_GLE__7sGzS9LuOW4FFqBPggoDb2LoQgIg2qS_ag-/s1600-h/italian22.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOL79zVzskfTSyJhTw6V3VgbimJbcx8Z16YRHtC4Tp-gbAzEasSQMyAexBty2xdWXmfvMTp9McYNAAvvp7EgzYWUSFVwJ7PBv1Tl_GLE__7sGzS9LuOW4FFqBPggoDb2LoQgIg2qS_ag-/s320/italian22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413955882656132514" /></a><br /><br />This second pic is of French troops passing an Italian mill in to the north of the country. Again the mounted troops are redoubt and the infantry are a mix of ex-citadel and Foundry. The cattle have obviously come to investigate the whole commotion! <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY3gHTjkRuxXuW-MIVGcoYzwjPxyjZlh73Rw4Xta7Z-myyzqbR5BglPvuPQHA1uFWzXrWULyXUEwr6-BXW6T1dN_k6iHyECC5WxuOFYod6cDfQsT9GYy7ochhec6pW4SytW2CIl0tYXoV/s1600-h/italian3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY3gHTjkRuxXuW-MIVGcoYzwjPxyjZlh73Rw4Xta7Z-myyzqbR5BglPvuPQHA1uFWzXrWULyXUEwr6-BXW6T1dN_k6iHyECC5WxuOFYod6cDfQsT9GYy7ochhec6pW4SytW2CIl0tYXoV/s320/italian3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413956837898419426" /></a><br /><br /><br />Finally the only other pic I have at hand is of some Italian levy troops leaving their village garrison, watched carefully by the quarter master (in case any wine might go missing). Again a mix of figure companies contributing here - mostly plastic Gamnes Workshop empire pikemen, with Foundry shot and some ex citadel thrown in for good measure.<br /><br />I have quite a collection of these - they are all based for Warhammer Ancient Battles at present - i'll put some more pictures up of other units soon.<br /><br />In the meantime I hope they might provide some inspiration for such a colourful period!Dr Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350370460763580854noreply@blogger.com0