Little Progress

Little progress has been made on either the Roman/Celt project or on my Singling 1944 project. I am considering to do the campaign in both What a Tanker and for Chain of Command. Given that the principle action was between armor and the occasional artillery barrage, WAT seems to fit well. I should be in a position to start playtesting soon. I am lookig forward to trying out my new battlemat that I got for Christmas.

I did get in a few moments on Thursday and started to plaster the church. I still have one side left to do. My plastering skills are suspect but I think it is workable. I managed to get around the windows and door frame without covering them completely. I have also glued most of the tile on. I have two more small sections to finish on that. I am using masking take to hold the pieces in place while the glue dries.

I need to start thinking about how the buildings will be painted. The reports of the battle list the schoolhouse as a brownstone building. The houses were painted white, red, yellow, blue and pink. Most buildings had red tile roofs. I am not sure how I will paint them up. Building #44 from the historical maps is painted yellow today. However, it was on fire during the battle and is not likely the same structure. The church seems to be a gray or dirty white structure currently. Historical images of the building look like it had a white brick stepple and a very dirty looking main building. This may have been due to the smoke from nearby fires and the damage it took in the fighting. The building #28 on the square is currently a white building. I could not find a historical image of this building. Nor could I find any reference to its color.

This weekend it is camping with the Scouts, so maybe I will get a chance to do some more work on Sunday.

Edit: Here is a picture of where the church stands at this point. No pro0gress for the weekend.