2 more awards and a funny retro post.

This has been a weird week off as I have done little of note except guard ducks for the other half, no online PS3 access due to Sony allowing hackers to hack them and steal 2.2 million peoples online details, I have painted and made a lot of 20mm WW2 stuff and watched more movies than I care to remember but I have been nominated for two more Stylish Blogger Awards but I already had been so I will not fulfill all the criteria again as that would be boring but I do appreciate the nominations and I will nominate other blogs that deserve to be mentioned and hopefully get more readers and followers, that's what I do if I can and this is another opportuinity.

Also a retro post about the funniest story you will ever read from about my 10th post last year when I had very, very few followers and readers, so take your time and visit the blogs below because they will visit you if you follow and comment and take your time and read the chilli story (you won't regret it).

Now the rules of this award are to:

        1.  A 'thank you' and link back to the nominating blog.

        2.  Share seven things about yourself.

        3.  Nominate 10 or so other blogs you deem worthy of such an award (the chain-mail aspect)

        4.  Let them know of your nominating them for the award.

A big thanks to Docsmith over at http://docsartofwar.blogspot.com/ and a big thanks to Donogh (fellow Irishman) over at Land War in Asia http://donoghmccarthy.blogspot.com/ for the nominations, damn good blogs people so get over there and start reading.

Some other damn good blogs that deserve the attention:

What's next?-The Unemployed Geek http://gettingmyheadonstraight.blogspot.com/

A Beer for the Shower http://abeerfortheshower.blogspot.com/

Tabakskollegium-Mekelnborg http://tabakskollegiummekelnborg.blogspot.com/

 Kicking Rocks http://ggc151.blogspot.com/

Kingsleypar's Wargaming Menagarie http://kingsleypark64.blogspot.com/

Bonjour Tristesse http://specialdoseofsadness.blogspot.com/

Rorschach Redemption http://rorschachredemption.blogspot.com/

Sho3box http://sho3box.wordpress.com/

The Happy Whisk http://thehappywhisk.blogspot.com/

morksminis http://mork6969.blogspot.com/

Chilli Tasting Competition Story

This is a story I came across years ago and lost but found again, I hope you enjoy.

NOTE:

Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third is even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is! They actually have a Chilli cook-off competition about the time the rodeo comes to town. It takes up a major portion of the parking lot at the Astrodome. You will likely want to read this behind closed doors because, if you’re like me, you will be howling loud.

INEXPERIENCED CHILLI TASTER

Notes from an inexperienced Chilli taster named Frank, who was visiting Texas from the West coast:

“Recently I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a Chilli cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment & I just happened to be standing there at the judge’s table asking directions to the beer wagon, when the time cam. I was assured by the other two judges (both native Texans), that the Chilli wouldn’t be that spicy, and besides they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted”

Here are the scorecards from the event:

CHILLI # 1 MIKE’S MANIACMOBSTER CHILLI

JUDGE 1: A little too heavy on tomato. Amusing kick.

JUDGE 2: Nice, smooth tomato flavour. Very mild

FRANK: Holy shit!!!, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that’s the worst one. These Texans are crazy.

CHILLI # 2 ARTHUR’S AFTERBURNER CHILLI

JUDGE 1: Smokey, with a hint of pork, slight jalapeno tang.

JUDGE 2: Exiting BBQ flavour needs more peppers to be taken seriously.

FRANK: Keep this out of the reach of children; I’m not sure what I’m supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.

CHILLI # 3 FRED’SFAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILLI

JUDGE 1: Excellent firehouse chilli! Great kick. Needs more beans.

JUDGE 2: A beanless chilli, a bit salty, good use of peppers.

FRANK: Call the EPA. I’ve located a Uranium spill, my nose feels like I snorted Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now; get me more beer before I ignite. The barmaid pounded me on the back: now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I’m getting’ shit-faced from all the beer.

CHILLI # 4: BUBBA’S BLACK MAGIC

JUDGE 1: Black bean Chilli with almost no spice. Disappointing.

JUDGE 2: Hint of Lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chilli.

FRANK: I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to tasteit, is it possible to burn your taste buds? Sally the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills: that 300lb bitch is starting to look HOT, just like this nuclear waste I’m eating. Is chilli an aphrodisiac?

CHILLI #5 LINDA’S LEGAL LIP REMOVER

JUDGE 1: Meaty, strong chilli. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.

JUDGE 2: Chilli using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers made a strong statement.

FRANK: My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted & four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chilli had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I’m burning my lips off. It really pissed me off when the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those rednecks.

CHILLI #6 VERA’S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY

JUDGE 1: Thin yet bold vegetarian chilli. Good balance of spices & peppers.

JUDGE 2: The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions & garlic. Superb.

FRANK: My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulphuric flames. ,I shit myself when I farted and am worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand beside me except that slut Sally, she must be kinkier than I thought. Can’t feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my arse with a snow cone”!!!

CHILLI #7 SUSAN’S SCREEMING SENSATION CHILLI

JUDGE 1: A mediocre chilli with too much reliance on canned peppers.

JUDGE 2: Ho Hum, tastes like the chef literally threw in a can of chilli peppers at the last moment. I should take note that I am worried about Judge #3, he appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably.

FRANK: You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin & I wouldn’t feel a damn thing. I’ve lost the sight in one eye and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chilli which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava like shit to match my damn shirt. At least during the autopsy they’ll know what killed me. I’ve decided to stop breathing, it’s too painful. Screw it, I’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I’ll suck it through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.

CHILLI# 8 LESTER’SLAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS CHILLI

JUDGE 1: A perfect ending, this is a nice blend chilli, safe for all, not too bold but not spicy enough to declare its existence.

JUDGE 2: This final entry is a good balanced chilli. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when judge 3 passes out, fell over & pulled the chilli pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he’s going to make it, poor yank, wonder how he’d have reacted to a really hot chilli.

Figure Painting, does it get easier or better?

..........or worse?

A friend of mine approached me a month ago with some figures he wanted me to paint (28mm wargames foundry ancient german warriors) because five years earlier I had painted hundreds of them for him and he now wanted to add another unit of 24 but painted the same way to match all the others I had done all those years ago.

To help he included some of the older figures I had done and when I looked at them I couldn't tell wether they were bad or good or how to copy the style but I painted them anyway in a vain hope to match them up.

What I'm trying to say is has your painting ability got better over the years of your figure painting or do we try to improve at all, I paint to a wargaming standard as I want to get figures done and move onto the next batch so I can get them on the table and game with them, the only thing that has changed over the years in my painting is washes and inks and my frequent use of them but I don't think my skill has.

A few years ago members of the Posties Rejects would gather every couple of months and paint another members figures for them in somebody's house and everybody got a turn and you could depending on scale get a lot of figures painted, I would give certain units of mine to a certain painter because they were quicker or a better painters but I hated this process because I wasn't that quick and really they only invited me because I cooked a certain pasta dish.

Last night I started painting 20mm for myself and I struggled but maybe I'm going blind in my old age aswell as I normally paint 28mm, well heres to winning the lottery and getting somebody to paint my figures, I wonder what Pamela Anderson is doing these days and what's her painting skill like ?

 

400+ Followers and Hollywood is still full of shit. Thanks.

........thanks to all the followers and readers, thank you.

The Angry Who?

Sorry for this filler post but I've been on another first aid course, this time oxygen and defibulation to add to my first aid certificate, did some practicing, watched some real life defibulation on people who survived and found out that when you shock people there is very little sign to show they've been shocked, so yet again in certain instances Hollywood is full of shit and proven on many occasions by the good people over at Mythbusters. 

Anyway I am now qualified to come to a CPR emergency and shock the shit out of you.

One more thing Porky's Expanse! is running a little word expanding exercise http://theporkster.blogspot.com/2011/03/expanders.html and you should give it a go, my effort in 15 words for the word "stuff".

"The Wright Stuff, does anybody have it anymore, we may never know their like again."

Check it out he's strict but fair. 

Knowledge Illuminates by Tim Shorts, an RPG rules adventure.

......or just a nice guy with a passion for a bag of chips.

I will play nearly anything game or wargame related, board games, card games, wargaming, computer/games console, lobster racing etc.......but never got introduced to RPGs (role playing games) but as I say you're never too old to try anything (well almost anything).

I found Tim on his blog Gothridge Manor  http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/ through another blog Porky's Expanse! http://theporkster.blogspot.com/ (excellent blog and a complete brain feck) and through the posts and comments you found out he was producing this adventure using the rules of Swords and Wizardy and selling it on RPGNow.com  http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=87982%7B1%7D1 for $4.00, his wife is the editor and her blog is The Happy Whisk http://thehappywhisk.blogspot.com/ and is a lovely woman who bakes and has a wonder woman fixation (so do I now).

So I was given a copy of the the rule system from Tim with the idea of reviewing the rules in my hope of helping him but I would not do it if I thought something was off or wrong in my opinion. In my opinion they were excellent, they cover 15 pages,professionally put together, easy to read and the descriptions of areas like poison corridors or a goblin camp is great and descriptions of a new spell, creature etc....is the same and this is what I like and not just for this ruleset it's how people with some lines of text can conjure in your mind something that you can then see for yourself in your own mind and that is a talent, I would recommend them without conviction and I will probably source out more items like this but his blog is a good source itself.

What is wonderful to me about this is to see your name on something you sweated and poured over, is it about profit I don't think so (he gets the price of a bag of chips for everyone sold) but about his passion for the hobby. Good on him, get yourself a copy and get him a bag of chips because its only through supporting people or companies like Tim (as I have said before) that there is a gaming industry at all.

A free copy of the Swords and Wizardy rules can be found here  http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=62346&filters=0_0_0_0_0&affiliate_id=1446

On a side note my non profit blog is open to reviewing your product for free. LOL :D

When is a deal not a good deal?

A while ago I bought some plastic painted figures from Japan from the company ( hlj.com) and I based them up and was going to put them on here for shits and giggles but a letter came in the door this week from Federal Express (the carrier who handled the goods) looking for £15.85 administration and duty costs because I had spent more than £18.00 on said goods. The items had come to £31.00 approx originally including Federal Express postage (good deal)..... but was it, the extra charges of 50% of the original have soured me to the whole deal (which even with the extra cost is still not bad) but it's still extracting the urine.

I know companies don't want to lose business but a warning on the webpages saying to consider the extra charges you will incur if you order over a certain amount would help but doubtful it would be done or considered. I should have known better as several years ago I had ordered from the US and got hit with a far larger charge but I put it down to the..... Ooh shiny complex (terrible wargamers disease).

So no more international orders for me, well I have posted the pictures of the models with some size and comparison pictures and at the bottom a little bit of internet bullshit about what some call hidden fees and charges.

Rant over, have yourselves a good weekend and I have been invited to a 28mm French revolutionary game on Sunday so it's not all bad except that Ray is going aswell.:D

Now based up and varnished.

L to R, 28mm Hasslefree and Copplestone Castings.

R to L, 28mm Four A Miniatures and Lead Adventure Miniatures

Second group of robots (will think of a better name for them) in background.

VAT & Customs Charges

You may be buying items from a company that appears to be UK or EU-based, or may not have checked the origin of the company at all! The reason this can be an important factor is because if you are buying products from outside the UK, you will have to pay extra undisclosed hidden fees. Customs Duty (from outside the EU) and Excise Duty (from inside the EU but not within UK) charges are applied to a vast array of items that are brought into the UK. Only a few items such as antique furniture and books are exempt from these charges.



The customs charge will apply to goods costing £7 and over, and Import VAT is applied to goods costing £18 and over. The actual charge applied varies on the item, something that can be checked out on the UK Government’s HM Revenue and Customs website.

What is the rate of duty?


The rate of duty for any given product should be the same no matter into which EU country they are imported, but may differ depending upon the country of origin. Set annually by the EU, rates run from 1st January to 31st December and are published in a Customs Tariff issued by each EU country. Duty is usually percentage based, and averages between 5-9% with extremes of nil and 85%.

Standardized Hand Signals for Close Range Engagement.

When I watch Hollywood action movies involving SWAT and the numerous military organisations you see a lot of hand signals flashing between the members of squads that signify some quiet unspoken message to other team members and never knew what some of them meant but now I do ( well I hope I do, the list was valid I believe in 2008).

So I'm trying to introduce this to the security team at work but I'm meeting some resistance (gits) but it has other uses like with paintball so you look like your mercenaries on a day out or on one of those sad team building exercises and you end up as the focus of attention for every other team building group who would rather be back at their desks instead of being a paintball magnet (paintballs leave stunning bruises and that no headshot rule is rarely enforced if they can't find the culprit).

On a lighter note my knees are a lot better but yesterday I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy which basically means partial facial paralysis and is a bit of an inconvenience but shouldn't affect my posting because you can't show slurring in your typing or drooling but I'm taking the meds and taping my eye shut at night (weird) and should if I'm lucky show significant improvement in a couple of weeks and full recovery in a couple of months. But at the moment because Bell's palsy is difficult to explain I am now going to explain it as a botched botox procedure that went south (literally). There is no medical reason for getting it, it just happens and the medical community has no real reason why it happens but I believe being this angry will help as I start to shout at it and scare it away and its not contagious (damn).

300 followers, thanks very much again.....and I mean that.

300 followers...thanks a lot.

.........don't know what the picture is from maybe they've seen Justin Bieber, I hear he's quite popular.LOL 

Thanks for following and reading.

Angry First Aid Part 2........Knee Aid.

My 3 day first aid course for myself and half my security team is over and everybody passed (I was surprised aswell) but now I have guys who think they are House (pictured left) and are trying to find people to perform procedures on, they want their ID's to read Doctor (one wants to have site hero?). I agree with the House image because with security you get loud and surly first aid but still good first aid but mainly beacuse our knees are in tatters and the cane would help. Our instructor did buy us knee boards but they were small and we kept slipping off them (causing even better carpet burns) lol.The other thing we found out about one of our colleagues is that if you tickle him he farts.

Should be back to normal from the weekend with blogging after I redo some pictures and Bob Geldof can organise a gig.

For some comments I received CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Angry First Aid........my knees are killing me

Organised a 3 day first aid course for the staff at work which started yesterday.There were five of us for the first set of training including Ray from http://onelover-ray.blogspot.com/ and why I am I angry because I have the knees this morning of a .....(insert joke here) between putting people in the recovery position and the constant CPR pummeling (I was up and down off the floor like a ???? ...insert answer here) I thought I was going to need the recovery position and some CPR done on me.

I am now on my way to the course again, my knees are still killing me and my practice dummys name is Ray, I need to improve my slobber lock and you cannot revive somebody through CPR alone (Hollywood is full of shit) and did I mention my knees are killing me.

Inspiring Picture 15: Jedi Mind Tricks.

...........only works on the weak minded.

Apologies in advance but I only work weekdays and have limited access to my blog at work and because somebody went through my street's phone and internet cable I now have no phone or internet at home for the past few days, so my visiting of other blogs and commenting will be down for a few days until I return to work on Monday (it hadn't been fixed as I wrote this), so no online PS3 COD Black OPs for me this weekend.LOL

So on Monday I will definitely be back blogging but I'm hoping before that or I may have to change the blog name to The Angrier Lurker.

Inspiring Picture 14: Faith.

..........I find your lack of it disturbing.

1.This maybe another useful blogging tip but you never know, Captcha seemingly is the system where after posting a comment on a blog the blog then makes you do a word verification (challenge response test used in computing)  I believe to stop spam comments (I got a little spam even with it on), if you post a lot of comments on other blogs its a pain and sometimes can cause blog reloading for the comment poster but its not a big issue just makes posting on other peoples blogs easier. If you want to take it off as I think it starts off being on, just go to SETTINGS and find COMMENTS and then go to SHOW WORD VERIFICATION FOR COMMENTS and press No.

2.On an even different note some bloggers have asked why I am angry or called angry, now my friends say it is because I am Irish (southern) and strawberry blonde (not the word they use) but it is because I am always angry ( yes that angry) and have to find a lot of things to occupy me so that it is under control and I can participate in polite society, my modelling, wargaming, my PS3 FPS online addiction, my good woman and this blog help me a lot and I must admit the followers, readers and commenters on my blog and its success ( to me that is) have stopped me from renaming it The Angrier Lurker.When I started this blog I did not expect much but sometimes you got to have.....FAITH.

Thanks to eveyone who helps.

........useful blogging information I hope?

Was over at !KickenDaChickenz this morning http://kchickenz.blogspot.com/ and he was talking about how to show support to fellow bloggers and it has a way of doing this on his blog including instructions (very good stuff and I found out I'm following 375 blogs!!!).It got me thinking about something that may be of use to some of you because I have seen a few instances of it now and it limits some bloggers not getting followers or readers back.

I have picked up some followers recently and when I click on their image it didn't show a link to their blog it only showed sites they have joined but when I was wandering around the blogs I follow I would find an image of them commenting on another blog and maybe mentioning their blog or a link to their blog and I would then follow them.So I believe the problem is solved when you go to dashboard on you blog, click edit profile and on homepage url make sure your blog address is here as written on the top of your homepage......blogspot.com.I hope this helps as it was something I wasn't doing initially and I hope I'm not talking out of my arse.

Below is a piece of cartooning genius that just pips Calvin and Hobbes as my favourite comic strip ever, Bloom County and still makes me laugh to this day.

28mm Painted Pulp Figures Villian: The Crimson Scorpion?

This 28mm figure is from http://www.pulpfigures.com/ and is called The Crimson Avenger from the Weird Villians pack, quite a nice figure and I have been thinking about getting into Pulp/WWW2 gaming and using him for this period because I like the bad guy in movies or gaming (as long as he is a good bad guy?).

When I wargamed WW2 I focused more on the germans, Lord of the Rings I focused on Saruman and the Urak-Hai, WW1 again the germans etc........in the movies I like a good bad guy like a bond villian (Blofeld, Auric Goldfinger) with the right amount of madness (but not the lunacy in Tomorrow Never Dies) and even better an organisation (SPECTRE). I do not mention Oddjob or Jaws as they are henchmen (and henchmen are a topic all by themselves) and a critical part of the villians team, I even rooted for a while for Damien in the Omen's, mention has to go to Hannibal Lecter, The Punisher, Darth Vader, Joker (Heath Ledger) etc........there are many more and while we may not condone what they do, they do do it well.

It's all about the conspiracy and the what if's with me.

L to R, 28mm foundry and copplestone castings as size comparisons.

Umpiring is not easy............

Put on a game yesterday (Zombie) for some of the boys from Posties Rejects, usually Postie umpires nearly all (95%) of our games but now and again some of the group put on games and this time it was me and I made sure Postie attended so he could actually game for a change.The game took a couple of days to prepare (scenery and figures), also familiarising yourself with the rules (never played with them before), cooking (optional), 6 hours to play and basically hoping to satisfy the people who play your game because if you don't game with your figures or people don't want to play, what's the point?

Afterwards the boys said they enjoyed it and went home happy and tired and stuffed but it does give you an appreciation for the umpires who put on games with figures and scenery they painted (and sometimes see damaged and mistreated by others) but usually only get to see others play with them.So in conclusion be nice to umpires as without them there would a lot more solo wargaming out there and its not as fun as it sounds.

Happy New Year.

..........let's be realistic with those resolutions(unless they benefit you)LOL.

..........Happy Christmas!!!!!

Happy Christmas to followers and readers, have a good one if you can.

200 followers.........thanks very much.

Still dying from man flu but now at work dying with man flu (have been segregated to reception and ignored as unclean). But I now have 200 followers and a very big thanks to everyone especially the ones who comment and read, I know some of them are friends who I nagged to follow but I have recently been following and been followed by blogs outside of the wargaming genre and I have found lots of gems and enjoy these blogs a lot.I follow everybody who follows me and always respond to peoples questions in the comments and keep track of them on my blog list when they update(sometimes with the frequency you miss something but I try to read all and leave a comment if I can).Yet again thank you.

Calvin and Hobbes on the left appreciating the weather better than me, this cartoon strip along with Bloom County are my favourites of all time.

Between the bloody weather and the man flu.

Between the bloody weather here in Kent, England and having one of the greatest threats to men (man-flu) this weekend has gone to hell in a hand basket.I was walking down the snow covered paving slabbed garden when I trod on a hidden present under the snow from one or all of the 2 dogs, 5 ducks or 2 chickens my other half owns and reside in the garden and did some sort of move the chinese gymnast or russian ice skating team couldn't have done or wanted to, I believe I pulled something and not in a good way and this combined with the horrors of man flu which saw me pebbledash my shed(among other areas) and a majority of figures with snot and mucus in a sneezing fit(s)(cricket score figures) that has me contemplating contacting the Guinness Book of records people.I hate the snow and christmas is giving me the arse aswell.Baaaaaaaaaaah Humbug.The picture represents my other half's reaction.

This helpful link http://manflu.org.uk/ was found on  http://jim-hale.blogspot.com/ and hopefully will other sufferer's.

Bloody Weather.

Took five and a quarter hours to get home last night for a journey(came close to crashing several times) that normally takes 20 minutes maximum, bloody snow and fecking weather here in Gravesend(parking lot for a couple of hundred abandoned cars and trucks), England and now cannot get back to work.

Posties Rejects:15mm Crimean Wargame Report(Picture and word heavy)

BATTLE OF CHOULIOU RIVER,27TH NOVEMBER 1854.

Posties rejects turned up for a game last saturday of an action in the crimea between french and britsh forces facing a russian attack at the chouliou river in the crimea(battle is fictional but river existed at the time and there was fighting near the area).There were 4 players and Postie as umpire(commands were picked out of a hat at beginning of game,
Surjit: French forces (Allied Commander)
John: British forces
Smithy: Russian Commander (1st brigade)
Me: Russian second in command (2nd brigade)
FORCES:
French: 2nd infantry division(part),1st brigade:7th line, 3rd zouaves(elite), 1st chasseurs a pied(elite), a battery each of heavy and medium guns and an attached cavalry brigade of the 1st/4th chasseurs d'Afrique(elite).
British: 3rd infantry division,1st brigade:1st,38th and 50th line,2nd brigade:4th, 28th and 44th line, 2 batteries of medium guns plus an attached cavalry brigade of the 17th lancers, 4th light dragoons and 8th hussars(elite) and a battery of light horse artillery.

Russian:16th infantry division, 1st brigade, Vladimir and Susdal line regiments plus 2 batteries each of heavy and light guns and an attached cavalry brigade of the 11th/12th Hussars plus 53rd Don Cossacks(conscript).
2nd brigade, Uglutz and Kazan line regiments, 6th schutzen battalion(elite) and 2 reserve batteries of heavy and light guns.

The rules we use are a variation of General De Brigade with house rule changes,the ammo on all artillery is limited(especially shell), the russian units were larger(20 figures to 16 of the allies) but all had muskets(9" range) compared to british and french rifled muskets(15" range).
A brief description of the battle, the russian commander in chief did not come off the hill until it was too late, I got bogged down at the bridge and only got over with my schutzen battalion(skirmishers with rifled muskets) my reserve artillery arrived too late to influence anything.The russian cavalry(huge units of 24 figures) got hammered by britsh and french cavalry and left the game/board(all 3 of them).The russian infantry got outdistanced by the range of the french muskets(the british infantry only arrived at the end turn to deliver 1 devastating volley), the french would move out of our effective range and fire back in theirs.The battle ended when we called a halt to the misery and on points they won 10-4, good game but frustrating on a period I quite like.

Initial set up with the russians on the left.

 

My brigade approaches the bridge of death and despair.

Russian 1st brigade initial set up.

The british forces with cavalry out front(part of the light brigade)

My Uglutz boys crossing the bridge with the schutzen in front,the bridge was the furthest my formed units got.

The first unit took 50% casualties failed its morale went straight back through everything else and disordered them aswell(the yellow markers).

Massed russian cavalry heading off to engage the british and french cavalry.

The disaster at the bridge(the green markers signify march column and white signifies first fire)

Before the first round of combat.

After the first round of combat(something is missing).

My reserve artillery pushing forward but too late.

The russian first brigade engaging the french and british but with horrendous losses.

French and british cavalry finishing off the 12th hussars(3 to 1).

A picture at the end of my schutzen behind the french redoubt(far smaller unit by then) but its my only positive for the russians the whole game.The dice rolling was horrendous on our part but we won iniative nearly every turn but a game is a game and all thanks to Postie(I hope you enjoy the report and apologise for any mistakes I may have written).