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Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:46 pm
by goat major
Tim Hall wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:29 pm Is this a push to change the weekend to 17th Century colonial? I confess to having a fondness for Kirke's Lambs for many years, and an excuse to buy some more of the lovely Dixon figures is tempting. And it's not like native forces would be an issue....................................just saying.
NO!!!!! will the organiser please refrain from such suggestions ;)

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:49 pm
by Paul
goat major wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:46 pm
Tim Hall wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:29 pm Is this a push to change the weekend to 17th Century colonial? I confess to having a fondness for Kirke's Lambs for many years, and an excuse to buy some more of the lovely Dixon figures is tempting. And it's not like native forces would be an issue....................................just saying.
NO!!!!! will the organiser please refrain from such suggestions ;)
Absolutely!
Although the original weekend was going to be C17th and the subsequent plans have been for colonial so........ :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:51 pm
by Jeremy
I’m not painting anything until Count Wrecking Ball has at least half a completed force.

I don’t have anything suitable for 17th century colonial so may just opt out and do something else.

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:04 pm
by goat major
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:51 pm I don’t have anything suitable for 17th century colonial so may just opt out and do something else.
but we're not doing 17thC colonial !!! (i can feel a build up in the rage gland)

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:10 pm
by Paul
goat major wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:04 pm but we're not doing 17thC colonial !!! (i can feel a build up in the rage gland)
Your army would work very well with Pikemans Lament though :D

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:48 pm
by Jeremy
There’s also the Scandi Colonial period

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:17 pm
by Paul
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:48 pm There’s also the Scandi Colonial period
So mostly C17th again unless you are starting around 1000AD with Greenland and N. America :D

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:21 pm
by Jeremy
I was thinking around the late 800’s with their colonisation of the British Isles

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:18 pm
by Paul
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:21 pm I was thinking around the late 800’s with their colonisation of the British Isles
I'm not sure that's really colonialism but it's an opinion! :D

Re: The Ayton 2023 Colonial Thread, Friday 28th-30th April.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:26 pm
by Jeremy
It was a joke Paul. I thought quite a good one. Apparently not. :roll: