Fortifications coming along

I've gotten around to finally building a  version of Ft Agustus for the British Settlement of Canso. It consists of two bastions, and can fit 2 wooden buildings
I shall have to add a gate, palisade and a bit of plaster to smooth out the ground

In addition I have a single bastion built up to be a detached position
More to follow

A basic horn bastion 

Ive also been able to get some plaster to build up some basic trenches, bastions. 

with Covid 19 shutdown, I should be able to get some projects done.

fortified tower

curtain work filling in as a desert work in North Africa 

second bastin being built

first bastion getting repaired

And a follow up will be the gate house.

Gate house has also been built. 

I've stopped my WI subscription for a time

As much as I love this magazine I have to cut the subscription until I get my credit cards paid off. And with the Covid 19 crisis they stopped publishing anyway
The latest issue out is appropriate as it's about Charges!
Including this month are a sprue of Napoleonic British cavalry. Ironic because I traded my Napoleonics to a mother collector however I will build them as Canadian militia cavalry
Incidently, due to the Corona Virus, Covid-19, this magazine stopped publishing print editions due to lack of demand. Once the pandemic is over, they may revert to publishing again.

American frontier rifleman

One of the most annoying bits of history is the myth of the American frontier rifleman beat  British redcoats twice, one in the revolutionary war and then in 1812.

While sure, rifleman may have been good skirmishers, they were not effective light infantry due to their independent nature and lack of specific training.
By the War of 1812, the US army had 4 Rifle Regiments.
Their uniforms were similar to the British in that they wore dark colors to try and blend into their environment. The Americans chose either Green frock coats, black uniforms or a grey uniform.
So now I just have to get them out and take some pictures