MayDay 2014 & US Cavalry

This past Saturday was MayDay 2014. Although attendance wasn't as good as last year, there were still plenty of great games played. I ran a War of 1812 - 2nd Battle of Sackett's Harbour game using All The King's Men ruleset. This was the first time I've brought out my 54mm figs and they seemed to be nicely received.

In this scenario the US regulars were behind a line of abattis awaiting the arrival of the British regulars while on the left flank a couple units of militia and cavalry were trying to hold off a number of British, Canadian and Native skirmishers.  Unfortunately it was not a good day to be an American, with the British/Canadians holding the field at the end.

In the early afternoon I played in Dave's game of Hail Caesar pitting late Romans against the Carpi and their Sarmatian allies.  Alas for the Carpi, the Romans squeaked out a narrow win.

And in the late afternoon I played in Warren's Star Wars fleet battle game. I was playing the forces of law and order (the Imperials) while Chen (pictured here) was playing the terrorists a.k.a. the Rebel scum. Unfortunately for the good guys, the timely arrival of a large Mon Calamari cruiser spelled doom for the Empire.

Here's some pics of the other games:
Jonathan's Through the Mud and the Blood game

Justin's World War 2 game (not sure what ruleset was used, but there was lots of counters and it looked pretty in depth).

Warren's Giant Monster Rampage game

Chen's Strange Aeons X-Com game

I missed getting pics of the other games including the 40K tournament. But I did get some pics of the displays Craig put up and hats off to him for doing a bang up job. Here's some pics displaying Lord of the rings, Flames of War desert Afrikacorps, X-Wing and Flames of War D-Day.

Finally, just prior to MayDay, I finished a unit of US Cavalry and a pair of US generals.

I'm going to take a bit of a break on the 54mm front and switch back to painting my 15mm Hittites.

War of 1812 - US Militia

Yesterday I finally managed to finish off a unit of US militia that I'll need for my MayDay game. I also did up two other command figures to replace the British command figures in my other painted unit of militia. Figures are from All The King's Men.

All I have left to paint is a pair of US mounted generals and a unit of US cavalry. The horses should be done today so I should have no problem getting these done in time. Then it's on to terrain.

War of 1812 - US Artillery

Last night I finished off a unit of US artillery. Figures are from All The King's Men.

Remaining for my MayDay game is a unit of militia, US cavalry and two US generals.  The militia are already well under way and I hope to have them almost finished by the end of the weekend.

War of 1812 - US Light Infantry

Yesterday I finished up a unit of US light infantry. Figures are 54mm and are from All The King's Men.

On my table right now is a unit of US artillery and it should be finished in the next few days. After that I have 2 US generals, a unit of US cavalry and a militia unit to do up for my MayDay game. I should have most of the units assembled and hopefully primed in the next few days.

War of 1812 - US Infantry

The other night I finished up 3 units of American infantry that I was slowly slogging through. These figures are all from All The King's Men.

I'm going to avoid painting up a large batch all at once again, as it's really monotonous.

I've decided to run the 2nd Battle of Sackett's Harbour at MayDay this year. The British/Canadian side I've got ready but for the American side I need to paint up some cavalry, a cannon and another couple units of infantry. That and get my terrain ready. Oh and run through the rules as I haven't even tried them yet. On my paint table right now is a unit of US artillery and a unit of US skirmishers.

War of 1812 - Canadian Light Dragoons

Been a while since I've posted anything up. I've recently finished off a unit of Canadian Light Dragoons for my War of 1812 project. Figures are by All The Kings Men.

I'm slowly grinding away on 3 units of American infantry. It's repetitive and tedious as hell but they're more than half done so hopefully it won't be much longer.  I'd take a break from them so I don't get burned out but I have to make sure I have enough painted for my MayDay game.

Speaking of which I haven't decided which battle to do. Originally I was going to do Chrysler's Farm (as I have the figures for it), but I don't think I can get them painted up in time, so I'm going to settle for something smaller. I'm deciding between Battle of Frenchmen's Creek, Second Battle of Sacket's Harbour and the Second Battle of the River Raisin.

War of 1812 - Glengarry Light Infantry

It's been a rather slow month and I'm finally starting to get back into the groove of painting. Last night I finished up two small units of Glengarry Light Infantry. Now that I've posted this up, I've noticed I missed some white strips on the cuffs and jackets which I'll have to go back and remedy.

On my paint table is a unit of Canadian Dragoons and ready to be primed are three units of US infantry. I'm probably going to set my Hittites aside till I get my MayDay ready unless I'm having a painting blockage and need to do something else for a bit.