Three month Sabbatical

 As is evident, it's been a while.

I have had a bit of a Hobby Sabbatical for the past few months, with some thinking, reflecting, and planning time.

I've also been catching up on some reading, with everything from the 1809 campaign in Bavaria, through to the Thirty Years War, and other 17C material, getting some attention.

Talking of the TYW, I did do a little painting in the past few weeks, just on a whim.

I have lots of  special conversion figures that Brian Rigelsford made for me about 15 years ago for the Thirty Years' War project that have been calling to me for some paint, and so I pottered around with them for a while.

The first was a piece titled "Please look after him, Sir":

Then I added just a small command group, and decided to make them French, for some reason.

Then I buckled to the temptation of the 1898 Miniatures TYW French and Spanish range, producing a French infantry unit:

This could have been something to do with a number of Helion books on Rocroi and the French and Spanish armies of the period arriving!

So, it's not all been a totally idle sabbatical, but it has been very 'easy-going' on the painting front. Some would say that's exactly what a hobby should be like. Of course. 

And then there comes a moment when a fresh, structured hobby project plan emerges...

More on that at some point soon...