Saturday 10 June 2017

600! Six Hundredth Blog Post! Huzzah!

Hullo, Fair Readers!

Well, I've been blogging about my hobby now for over nine years, and it's come a long way.

Nine years.

Since discovering Bolt Action (and finding some local-ish gaming clubs!) I'm gaming far more than ever now, but with the arrival of children and more facebook-based hobby-tracking, I'm blogging less often. So it goes.
A pic from our local walk, last weekend. Because I love my girls,
and we couldn't hobby without the support of our loved ones, right?!
Anyway, I shall keep this uncharacteristically simple, and focus on two key elements of my hobby these days: Bolt Action and the good 'ol Draxian Painting Chart - together at last!

Firstly, my Number One force, 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry (with attachments) from the British 11th Armoured Division in Northern Europe, 1944:
Next, my complicated and disparate new German forces - a 'Blitzkrieg'/Op Sealion occupation platoon AND my late-war platoons:
And finally, my entirely loved (but not often used due to the variety of local foes) British North Africa Desert Rats Sikh platoon:
And there we have it.

What does the future hold for Drax?

Well...

...I've  a LOT of Germans to get on with, a fair bit to finish up for my Brits, and a burning desire to try out some different WW2 game rules with my various 28mm and 15mm troops.

Also, hopefully, a bit more narrative X-Wing over the summer.

And possibly even some D&D 3.5...

For now though, cheerio - and thank you, readers new and old, for joining me from time to time on this journey!

Yours aye,

- Chris.

21 comments:

  1. Congrats Admiral, shame your Guard won't get an outing for 8th Edn, but good all the same as you seem to be enjoying Bolt Action!

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    1. Ha! With luck, I shall have a visit to the Cadians over the Summer if I can get to Devos IV...

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  2. 600 posts ! Kool beans Admiral.

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  3. An outstanding achievement Sir! Put yourself forward for a big shiny medal! ;-)

    Col. Corbane (Retired)

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    1. Ta muchly, mate!

      Adm. Drax (late of 2/24th Cadian)

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  4. Wow mate. So much blogging goodness. Well done.

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    1. Thank you, Colonel!

      It's been emotional...

      :)

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  5. Hearty congratulations! Here's to 600 more, eh?

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    1. Ha!

      Cheers!

      At my established pace, I'll be 45 by that point!

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  6. Bravo matey - 600 posts of awesomeness at that.

    Hope you find the energy and time to keep your blog at least somewhat updated regularly.

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    1. Here's to roughly one per week, eh?!

      Thanks, mate!

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    2. One a week is doable for sure.

      (Says the man who's not posted in... a month or so.)

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