A mix of Paperboys

Some Peter Dennis-inspired modeling this week.

I experimented with a faded brown sharpie on the edges of some Wofun ECW Highlanders. The difference stands out in the mix of uncolored and colored strips, though I will also need to try a sharpie with more ink:

 

I built a couple knights and a tilting ground from Peter's free Jousting set, which I take credit for inspiring after I asked him for some side-on knights for jousting games!

My thought was to run a Warhammer Fantasy jousting tournament (rules from White Dwarf 215) with custom-colored paper knights, but the teens have just gotten a new 3D printer and are already printing plastic miniatures. So we are likelier to use plastic knights, though on the other hand the staff are eager for me to run a simple painting class. Will have to make the time.

Finally, I finished my Glory:1861 battalion:

Eight companies, command base, and two field officers.

HQ element: Lt. Colonel, Major, Color-bearers and Musician.

Closeup on the troops - 18mm Paperboys, nine to a base.

My first "battle" may simply be a "training" action of four companies a side to test the rules. Given my table size, I'm thinking of building a small Western Confederate unit for trans-Mississippi battles. The three-company Arizona Rangers, a handful of which fought at Picacho Pass, might be a fun unit to raise.