A little more background information on me and my son

Greetings and salutations to one and all. My name is Rod Redden, a Canadian expat teaching English in Japan. Since I was a child, I have collected plastic 1/72 figures. My collection started somewhere around 1978 and includes such illustrious companies such as Airfix, Esci, Italeri, and Revell. More recently, the ranks of my plastic have been joined by new comers Zeveda, Strelets, and Mars.

This blog is intended to showcase what my son and I play with whenever we have the chance. I'm not very tech savy, and despite living in Japan and playing with toy soldiers, I do not fall into the “otaku” geek category, maybe a little eccentric, but hey, if you are checking out this site, maybe we share something in common

God save the King, and confusion to his enemies!

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My collection is about 90% plastic with some metal figures. However, the majority of my collection, say about 60% is in storage in Canada (say about 9000 figures, which actually outnumbers the regular force of the Canadian army!) I began teaching EFL (English as a Foreign Language) in 1996 first in South Korea and then moved on to Japan in 1999 where I have been ever since. I did make a 9 month honeymoon with my wife and kids in Canada in 2003-04 then returned to Japan to continue my career as an English teacher.

When I was a single guy in Japan, I spent a lot of time and money on beer, cold war figures, more beer, pizza and more figures. By the time I met my future wife, I had acquired quite a bit of figures for the 1940-1990 age. This took in the Second World War as well as the Cold War. When I moved back to Canada, all of this collection went into storage and some play between my work as a cook in a pub, or as a security guard. When I returned to Japan, to keep my sanity, I packed my Napoleonic figures as I have never really painted them up, mounted them nor played many games. However, my game time was a bit hampered by work and more importantly two additions to my family.

Five year later, my son is now interested in playing with Daddy's toys. As he enjoys pirates and my stories of reenacting 18^th century Nova Scotian life, I have gone back to my favorite period, 18^th century wargamming.

Overtime, I shall post pics of refights my son and I play, as well as older shots of myself and my kids playing games.

For Christmas 2011, I'm planning on refighting some of the 18th century battles which were fought in North American in particular some of the large and small actions around Nova Scotia.
Here's a list of what I have.

His most Britanic Majesty King George II 1740-62

Royal Navy: Landing party HMS Rose: 2 guns & 1 coy Marines red/white(metal)

Royal Artillery: 6 guns (metal)

The Duke of Cumberland’s Hussars: 3 troops (italeri) green/red

1^st Regiment of foot The Royal Scots: 1 Grenadier 3 Hat (accurate/airfix) red/blue (Jpn)

15^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier, 2 hat 1 Light Infantry (accurate/airfix) red/yellow

17^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier 1 Hat (Zeveda/Revel) red/white (Japan)

22^nd Regiment of Foot: 3 Hat (Zeveda) red/buff (Japan)

27^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Light Infantry coy (airfix conversion) red/buff (Canada)

35^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Light Infantry coy. 1 Hat (metal/airfix) (Canada)

40^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier, 3 Hat (metal) (Canada)

42^nd Regiment of Foot: 2 hat (metal) red/buff (Canada) 1 hat 1 Gren (Japan)

43^rd Regiment of Foot: 1 Light Infantry, 1 Grenadier, 1 Hat (Japan) red/white

44^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Light Infantry, 1 Grenadier, 1 hat (Japan) red/yellow

45^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Lt. Inf, 1 Grenadier, 1 Hat (Zeveda) red/green (Japan)

46^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Lt. Inf, 1 Grenadier, 1 hat (Japan) red/yellow

47^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier 1 Hat (Revel) red/white or red (Japan)

48^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Lt Infantry, 1 Gren, 1 hat (Japan) red/buff

55^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Lt Infantry 1 Gren (Japan)

58^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier 1 Hat 1 Lt Inf (Japan) red/black

60^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier, 4 Hat, 1 Light Infantry red/blue (Canada)

77^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Light Infantry stand (metal, Cdn) 1 Grenadier (Japan) red/green

78^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier, 4 Hat (2 metal 2 airfix con Japan) red/white

80^th Regiment of Foot Gage’s Light Infantry: 1 Light Infantry (metal) brown (Canada)

95^th Regiment of Foot Burton's Regt.: 1 Gren, 1 hat (red/grey in Japan)

His Majesties Provincial troops in America 1740-70

Massachusetts Regt: 1 hat (accurate) 1 Light Infantry (airfix con) blue/red

2^nd Connecticut Regiment: 1 hat (metal) red/yellow (Canada)

Rhode Island Regiment: 1 hat (metal militia) (Canada)

New London Artillery company 1762: 1 gun (Zeveda) blue/buff (Japan)

Newport Artillery company: 1 gun (Zeveda) blue/red/white (Japan)

New York Independent company: 1 coy (Zeveda) green/green with plug bayonets (Jpn)

New York Provincial Regiment 1756: 2 coy (airfix/italeri) brown/brown (Canada/Jpn)

New York Provincial Regiment 1759: 2 coy (airfix/italeri) green/green (Canada/Jpn)

New Hampshire Provincial Regiment 1756: 1 coy (metal) grey frocks (Canada)

Augusta Regiment: 1 coy (italeri) green/red 1756-57 (Japan)

Pennsylvania Regiment 1758: 1 coy (italeri) kharki drab (‘Japan)

Boston Artillery company: 1 gun (metal) blue/blue/red (Canada)

Virginia Regiment: 1 company (Italeri) blue/red (Japan)

McKay’s Independent company of Georgia Rangers: 1 coy (italeri) (Japan)

Georgia Independent Highland company: 1 coy (german) (Japan)

Goreham’s Rangers: 2 coy (metal) black/blue(1759) (Cdn) 1 grey/red waist coat (Jpn)

Roger’s Rangers 3 coy (metal) green or grey (Canada)

Starks’ Rangers 1 coy (metal) various frock coats (Canada)

Dunn’s Rangers 1 coy(Strelets) grey coats green waistcoats (strelets) (Japan)

South Carolina Regiment of Horse: 1 squadron (Revel) Blue/red (Canada)

Middleton’s South Carolina Provincial Regiment: 1 coy (strelets) blue/red in caps (Jpn)

Charleston Artillery Company: 1 gun (zeveda) Blue/red/blue 1756-67 (Japan)

His Majesties Indian department: 2 bands Mohawk Warriors (metal) (Canada)

Louis XV army in North America

Regiment La Reine: 2 hat (Revel)

Regiment Royal Roussilion: 1 Grenadier 1 Hat (Revel) white/blue

Regiment La Sarre: 2 hat (Revel)

Regiment du Bearn: 2 hat (Revel)

Regiment du Berry: 2 hat (Revel)

Regiment de Landeouc: 1 hat (Revel)

Regiment du Cambis: 1 Grenadier, 3 Hat (Revel) white/red

Regiment du Bourgogne: 1 Grenadier 3 Hat (Revel) white/white

Regiment d’Artios: 1 Grenadier 3 Hat (Revel) white/white

Regiment du La Marne… 1 hat (strelets) white/black

Regiment Voluntaire d’Etranger: 1 Grenadier, 3 Hat (Revel/metal) white/green

Compaigne Franches de La Marine: 7 Hat companies (Canada/Japan) grey/blue

Regiment Karrer: 1 hat (Revel) red/blue

De La Roche Battn: 1 hat (streets) blue/yellow (Japan)

Cannioner-Bombardier: 12 guns with 1 Grenadier (Canada/Japan) blue/red

La Milice du Quebec: 5 coys (Canada/Japan) red caps

La Milice du Trois Rivere: 4 coy (Canada/Japan) white caps

La Milice du Montreal: 4 coy (Canada/Japan) blue caps

La Milice du Chambly: 1 coy (Revel) civilian clothes (Canada)

Les Savage: 1 band each of Huron, Abenaki, Ottawa, (Canada/Japan)

 

The Continental Line 1775-83

2^nd Continental Artillery: 1 gun (IMEX) black/red

3^rd Continental Artillery: 1 gun (IMEX) blue/red

Lambs Artillery: 1 gun (IMEX) blue/buff

3^rd Bristol Co. Militia: 1 coy (accurate) brown/red with knit caps (Canada)

Glover’s Mass Regiment: 1 coy (accurate) brown/red with knit caps (Japan)

2^nd New York: 2 coys brown/blue (Canada/Japan)

3^rd New York: 1 battn (airfix) grey/green 2 hat (Canada/Japan)

5^th New York: brown/blue 1battn (Italeri) (Japan)

4^th Massachusetts: 1 coy (Italeri) blue/white (Japan)

4^th: Connecticut: 1 battn (Italeri) brown/red (Japan)

19^th Connecticut: 1 battn (airfix) blue/white (Canada)

Knowlton’s Connecticut Rangers: 1 coy (accurate) in frock coats (Canada/Japan)

Morgan’s Rifles: 2 coys (accurate) in frock coats (Japan)

Col. Jackson’s Regiment: 1 coy (airfix) blue/buff (Canada)

22^nd Connecticut Regiment: 1 coy (airfix) red/blue (Canada)

Fairfield Alarm company: 1 coy (accurate) civilian clothing (Canada)

Washington’s Guard: 1 coy (airfix) blue/red/buff small (Canada)

1^st New Hampshire Regiment: 2 coys (Italeri) green/red, yellow/green (musicians) (Jpn)

Monmouth militia: 3 battn: (accurate) various civilian clothes (Japan)

1^st Pennsylvania: 2 coys brown/buff (Japan)

9^th Pennsylvania: 1 coy (accurate) brown/red in caps (Japan)

11^th Pennsylvania: 1 coy (cta) blue/red in caps (Japan)

13^th Pennsylvania Rifles: 1 coy in black frock coats (Japan)

1^st New Jersey: 2 coys (accurate) blue/red (Japan)

 

His Most Christian Majesty Louis XVI Army in North America 1778-83

Regiment du Royal Dupont (German) 1 Grenadier (Revel) blue/yellow (all in Canada)

Regiment du Bourbonnais: 1 Grenadier (Revel) white/purple

Luzon’s Legion: 1 Grenadier, 1 Hussar (Revel/Zeveda) skyblue/yellow

His Majesty King George III Forces in North America 1765-85

Horse:

The 17^th Light Dragoons: 6 squadrons (Japan)

The Royal Regiment of Artillery:

4^th Battn Royal Artillery: 6 guns (Metal) 4 guns (plastic) (Canada/Japan)

         Royal Irish Artillery: 1 gun (plastic) (Japan)

Hesse-Cassel Artillery: 1 gun (plastic in Japan)

4^th Regiment of Foot: 1 Grenadier 2 hat (accurate) red/blue (Japan)

7^th Royal Fusiliers: 1 Grenadier 2 hat (accurate) red/blue

10^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier 2 hat (accurate) red/yellow (Canada/Japan)

23^rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers: 2 Grenadier (airfix/cta) red/blue (Canada/Japan)

26^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier, 2 hat (accurate) red/yellow

33^rd Regiment of foot: 1 Lt (cta) red/red (Japan)

35^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier (Japan)

37^th Regiment of foot: 2 Hat (Japan)

38^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier, 1 Lt, 2 hat (accurate) red/yellow (Japan)

43^rd Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier red/grey (Japan)

46^th Regiment of foot: 1 Lt (Japan)

49^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier, 1 Lt. 2 Hat red/green (Japan)

55^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier, 2 hat (Japan)

59^th Regiment of foot: 1 Grenadier red/purple (Japan)

63^rd Regiment of foot: 2 hat (Japan)

64^th Regiment of foot: 2 Hat (Japan)

84^th Royal Highland Emigrants: 2 hat (metal) red/blue (Canada)

(additional troops use from F&I War)

The Royal Provincial Corps

The New Jersey Volunteers: 1 Grenadier, 3 hat, (Canada/Japan) green/white

The King’s Orange Rangers: 1 hat (airfix) red/orange (Canada)

The King’s Rangers: (metal) green/red (Canada)

The North Carolina Highlanders:  2 coys blue coats/kilts (Japan)

The Queen’s Rangers: 1 Hussar, 1 Lt, 1 Scot (Italeri) green/white (Japan)

The Jamaica Rangers: 1 hat (accurate) white/red (Canada)

The Royal Fencible Americans: 1 hat (accurate) green/white (Canada)

Butler’s Rangers: 1 Lt (cta) green/red (Canada)

Lord Dunmores Ethiopian Regiment (Japan) black militia: 1 coy

Hessians:

….. Hussars 1 squadron (Zeveda) green/red (Japan)

1 Battalion blue faced red 1 Grenadier 1 Hat (Revel) (Canada)

King Fredrick II The Great Army of Prussia 1756-83:

1 Musketeer Infanterie-Regt.  blue faced red 1 Grenadier, 1 Hat (Canada)

Husaren-Regiment Nr. 5 (Reusch) 4 Squadrons (black with buff breeches) (Cdn/Jpn)

Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 9 (Holstien-Gottorp) 1 Squadron (blue/yellow) (Canada)

The Beauport attack

The British cross the river

The French await the assualt

Cannonier-Bombardier make ready

17th Regt. Overrun the French trenches

The British advance on Concord 1775

Baggage for arms and powder to be siezed.

The American militia pop up to fire.

The table top

The militia wait on the green.

Other militia hide to ambush the British.

The 10th Regt. takes out the militia hidden in homes.

Militia attempt to outflank the Grenadiers.

Yeah I know that the Grenadiers are painted as Seven Years War, but Christmas is coming.