Wow, my son turns 18 today!

 Ive sent him best wishes for his birthday and a gift. Hopefully, we can spend some time together this summer. 

at Halcon 2022

I sure miss them.

Getting excited to do black powder games again

 I will have to see how much gamming I can get in this summer.  Plus reenacting 

Still in land of living, looking forward to reenactment season

 I'm REALLY looking forward to being around a campfire with my comrades in the different units. It all remains to be seen how many events I can attend this year depending on my access to a vehicle and my finances.

so stay tuned

War of Spanish Succession in Northeastern North America

 ah oui Mousier Frontenac!

 I'm thinking on doing campaigns of these especially since there was fighting in Hudson Bay and Nova Scotia 

And the Europen battles as well

Raising more 1812

 General Brock

General de Saliberry

 I will be building both armies in plastic and metal depending on the units and figures available.

Eventually I will consolidate all my units together in Nova Scotia when I finish teaching.

Raising new regiments in metal

 Since I have the means, I am thinking on raising more units for my 18th century armies in North America.

I will be investigating the southern campaign, and building up my units for each side.

Currently I have no Loyalists or French in metal.

Eventually with my plastics, I will have enough.

While in Nunavut, I will build up metal troops, my plastics will stay down south.

Founding Military heros

Frontenac

Brock

Johnson

De Saliberry

Secord

 

Coppermine River

 Samuel Hearne's exploits as retold by Farley Mowett 1770s

Canadian War Museum early Canadian war exhibits

My visit to the Canadian War Museum 

Ottawa warrior

Ottawa-Huron village 

European armor and matchlocks

Huron and Canadien raiders

Kings Colors, Bourgogne, 58th Regiment 

Mortar

Fragments from siege of Louisbourg 1758

The colours

Loyalist uniform

Camp colours Royal Highland Emigrants 

Back in 1986, we made a reproduction of this for our encampments 

RHE broadsword 

 

RIP Tony Blackmore

 My friend Tony Blackmore passed away in China on August 27, 2022. I met Tony in Ilsan, Korea back in 1997. We were good friends ever since.

I have been in contact with his family and I hope to see his memorial service before i go north.