So its 2013 and my first trip back for just over two years, doesn't time fly when your having fun ?
or getting divorced.....

but back from the dead I am and back to the painting i will go, just to prove it heres a few i made earlier

ahhh not on the computer.... i will return

the first lot finished just waiting to be based

some of prussians near completion, half to go, got a matinee today so more painting time,

hope to finish first prussian battalion by christmas

not dead yet

painted another dozen confederates , basing tomorrow for a game sunday, we are trying two perhaps three sets of rules in one day , same battle. will give an idea of how it goes,

i know this is not very Jordvickenden but, need to get these of the painting table before i begin my troops in ernest,

decided to go the whole hog and paint an army in the colour of this fine nation, any idea how i can go about making flags ? my flag painting isn't any good since i discovered GMB, too good to try and copy,

or flag dude for that matter , oh woooo is me

try do some pics of sunday game if anyone is interested

Well 12 more confederate sit in my dressing room waiting to be brought home and based, should have finished my confederate army by the end of the year, but when am i going to fit in the most beautiful Prussian army slowly being bought for me by my wife.

cheeky i know but i've made a folder on my desk in which i have placed order forms for a 1813 Prussian brigade. Calpe figures which really are the best to my mind. I have told my wife from now on if she can't think what to buy me for birthdays christmas etc, its all there. Great plan , if i had not already bought two of the units my self, keep your hands in your pockets nigel.!!!!!

painting some dismounted devon yeomanry at the moment, felt wrong some how , performing war horse and not painting some of the chaps i dress as every night

then i promise back to the principality of Jordvicken militia

worry not gentlemen the principality will be joining the ranks of figures to paint on the table, in between changes of costume,

indeed a regiment of foot is winging it's way to the dressing room this very night, we hope , until then here are the gentlemen already based that spent so long in the painting

i must get a better camera my iphone just isn't up to the job

painting time

Having had no time to paint as a result of the addition of a very wonderful daughter, i feared i'd never get to paint again,

then i thought..... i have twenty minutes every day at work, a small but workable gap while i'm not on stage, ( i'm appearing in Warhorse at the moment) i tried , and blow me down if it's not working , so far one confederate unit has taken four weeks but i'm getting quicker

this may be the answer to my lead mountain as long as the play keeps running and i'm in it

if i work out how too i'll post some pictures

still alive

Although my dear Princess Nellie has taken up some time during her first 8 months of life i'm hoping soon for the flags to be unfurled and the great army of Jordenvicken to take it's place once more , a national holiday can only last so long

baby is born

A new addition to the kingdom

princes Ellen ruby davitt-betts

so you can imagine the trouble sorting out the the army understand these circumstances.

border skirmish

Selbistad Light regiment are at present on a "training" mission on the Jordvicken boarder, after a little too much wodka they were found to be taking shots at a patrol of light cavelry on our border and offence given is of great distress to our most royal Prince who has taken his name from the regiment, they were known as the royal regiment until this morning. In the hope our small nation did not give offence, we give our gravest apology

Most honourably yours

Minister of War

Peator Von Haxbistein

the 1st corp,

Brigade of Hussars, Earsingvold regiment
Linton Nach Ouse Regiment

Five Battalions of our glorious line infantry

1st Earswicken regiment
2nd Earswicken regiment
1st Wiggstien regiment
1st Haxbistade regiment
2ndHaxbistade regiment

Two Grenadier battalions
( the names and history are still being translated from the old Jordvicken tongue)

a battery or two of tweleve pounders

the most Royal Brigade of Curassiers

And a regiment of those new jager trained chaps, just a load of gamekeepers if you ask me. not like my day, none of that running around hiding behind trees when i was a your hussar blast 'em.

the force which is at present able and willing to come to the aide of any honourable cause, after some negotiation of course.

Minister of War

Peator Von Haxbistein

welcome

good day to you sirs, may i introduce

Count Nicoli Betts-Davittovich, the commander of the army of a little known principality not many miles from your own fair lands. a deeply wooded valley has kept our neutrality from the coming and going of the wider Urope nations possible for many years. Now sadly ,due to economic need, we seek to unleash ourselves as the latest mercenary arm for higher in the area. wood and wodka just isn't balancing the books.

any interest in our wonderful and usually well trained troops should be forwarded to the minister for wa,r Peator Von Haxbistein
or indeed direct diplomatic overtones to our Glorious Prince Olav Muirvicken

Welocome friends of Urope

Being a small nation state tucked away in a heavily wooded valley in the northern reaches of our fair continent, we may have been over looked. This however will change as commander of the newly raised army of Jorvicken, I Count Nicoli Betts-Davittovich here by pledge my forces to whom ever can pay the highest.....the country is a bit strapped for cash and alot of wood and wodka houses does not a nation make.

Gentlemen I awaite your replys