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Imperial Skies - French vs British - Somewhere over the channel

 +++Immediate - French sighted over channel. move to intercept+++ After the great storm of 29th May 1920, three British structures had broken loose from their moorings, and were adrift in the Channel (plus two dummy blanks).  The French, seizing the opportunity to pounce, launched a distraction raid on Dover, and detached Commodore Pain Perdu (my friend Mort) on a Les Arc Mk 1 class dirigible carrier with a full air-wing of fighters, two Descartes class destroyers and a Formidable class cruiser. Their mission, scout the five templates, identify viable targets, and await further orders. I ran the British, with Commodore Sir Dave Caruthers-Carstairs-Montague-Smythe in charge. Two Cossack class patrol boats, which had to be deployed together as a patrol at least 24" away from the carrier, an Exeter class cruiser escorting an older Albion class carrier carrying four fighters that happened to be in the area. Their mission, locate the structures and defend them. The structures were ...

15mm PSC Goths and Huns for Adrian.

 Three years ago, Adrian replumbed my house, in return he gave me a few boxes of PSC Goth and Huns to paint. Last ten Hunnic bases which are flexible, hence the mix of two to a base and three to others; and two generals. Finishes off the box. Cantabrian horse Top view Fluid lump of horse Running round their opponents soon. Firepower Two general stands Twang! Now onto Adrian's Samurai Skirmishskirmishskirmish   Almost a horde. Again in muted colours as lower status troops. 8 bases of Huns for Adrian.    Someone is borrowing this weekend, and Adrian can't make it...  In loose oorder so that his others in skirmish can allow him to be flexible Side on Other side Player's eye view   A tent that got delayed due to low stock...   Got the army finished*! *Finished - until he gives me something else to paint! Light horse - Adrian ...