One Project Actually Completed

   Before leaving for camping, while researching militia uniforms, I came across a Sotheby's catalog for an auction of a militia collection. I did find several copies of it on Ebay, but waited until we got back from vacation to buy one.  For me it was money well spent.

     I also made a mold of a converted Zinnbrigade figure. The figure itself came out usable; however the musket would not cast, no matter what I tried. In the end I used toothpicks for muskets.

  After two weeks, I still haven't decided on what to do for a project. However, while looking for War of 1812 wargame ideas, I came across The Perfect Captain website. This website have many free rules sets. All they ask is for a donation to one of the different charities they support (they use the honor system). The one set of rules that caught my eye was "Battle Finder". It is a set of rules for campaigns. It also comes with 64 maps for the campaign system. I did print out the rules and maps.
   I was trying to figure out how to mount the maps while eating a bowl of cereal.  I figured cardboard would be too thick. However it dawned on me that the thin cardboard the cereal came in might be the answer.
    This morning I took a glue stick, maps and cereal box into the basement. After covering the printed side with the glue, I placed the paper with the maps into the cardboard. I then used a paper cutter I have to cut out the maps. I am happy with the result; what's more they fit into a box that some recently bought toy soldiers came in. By the way, after reading about the disaster in the Bahamas from the direct hit from Hurricane Dorian, I donated to the Red Cross/Red Crescent.

The Sotheby's catalog.

Tombstone plates, which would be tied to a militiaman's hat.

Militia shakos.

The Zinnbrigade conversions, with a left lower arm added and the head from "the Brave Tin Soldier" Prince August mold. The light blue clad figure is aSAE ACW figure painted as a 1st Massachusetts militiaman. The next is a Prince August British infantryman painted as a War of 1812 US infantryman. The last two are Minifigs militiamen.

Some of the "Perfect Captain" maps. The brown card is the cardboard backing.

The box which I plan to store them in.