New Rules

[Sean Clark]

I've got all the hills, town and wood templates I need for SCW in a rather nice dried earth finish. I also got some marsh pieces in the regular brown and green flock which are the nicest ones I've seen Simon do us a load more woodland templates which can be used for ithe rthings like rough ground with some ricks and stones scattered on them.

[Wardy64]

Sounds good, looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Wardy

[Sean Clark]

I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow. Today has consisted of 5k run at 7.30, followed by gymnastics for Ava at 9, tennis practice for her 10.30-12.30, lunch and then her golf lesson 2.30-3.30 followed by some shopping. In between which I have been answering work emails pending a HMIC visit a week on Monday. Busy busy busy!

[Leslie BT]

How's the golf going for your 9 year old.

So your picking up the finer points of tennis and gymnastics.

[Sean Clark]

She's only 7 Les but doing well at both golf and tennis. although she l!she'd a team match in Shrewsbury today against girls a year or two older and lost all 5 sets 😕 Still proud of her as you would expect.

No sign of any interest in toy soldiers other than to want to try and paint the odd building or two.

[Nick]

Rules are great. Well done everyone involved.
Need to get some buildings now. What options are available out there?
I've seen mention of SHQ for buildings - anything else worth looking at?

Thanks,
Nick

[Sean Clark]

Hovels are still going so I am told. There is an MDF company called Empires at War or something similar who do lovely prepainted buildings that would be suitable.

I may try to build one or two of my own using cork board and plastic sheet for the pantiles.

[John in York]

I like the look of those Empires at War buildings Sean. Thanks for flagging up.

[martin goddard]

The hovels are great but need chimneys and a lot of tidying up.  The excellent level of detail n the originals makes painting very easy and effective. i just base coated and then dry brushed. They look great at distances too.

[Sean Clark]

Aren't yours the SHQ ones Martin? The castings on the ones I have are a tad rough but nice designs. And they do need chimneys!

[Leslie BT]

I do think that someone used to make chimneys for these buildings.

[Colonel Kilgore]

I do think that someone used to make chimneys for these buildings.

I believe that a prominent member of this Forum sculpted and cast a bunch of chimneys to fit the SHQ buildings for his own use, and that there may even have been talk of making them available commercially at some point...?

[martin goddard]

I wil get a chimney mould made and make them available if that helps?

[Colonel Kilgore]

If you build them, the punters will come!

[Colonel Kilgore]

Just received my copy of the new rules: very nice!

I think the photos in particular are great - perhaps the best yet in an RFCM ruleset?