tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post1531018710602568226..comments2024-03-28T20:39:06.226-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: Batons for the Marshals - Getting Ready to Play Blucher Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-56012939939194215842015-04-17T11:56:03.806-07:002015-04-17T11:56:03.806-07:00Both colorful and practical! Nice work.Both colorful and practical! Nice work.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-69225779360042697292015-04-17T10:15:34.282-07:002015-04-17T10:15:34.282-07:00Looking forward to reading your reports on this ga...Looking forward to reading your reports on this game. I thoroughly enjoyed the Longstreet ones, even to the point that I told my ACW gaming cohort all about it and we may well try the rules out later this year.Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-83921600914851255262015-04-17T06:55:31.304-07:002015-04-17T06:55:31.304-07:00Thank you CK. You have the gist of it, sir. Als...Thank you CK. You have the gist of it, sir. Also useful for beating recalcitrant subordinates or for fighting impromptu duels, I am sure.I dimly remember my father having a swagger stick but they got rid of all that nonsense in the late 1960s when they also got rid of my father - both dad and the swagger stick were no longer needed in a modern military.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-83244800351009323342015-04-17T06:45:52.926-07:002015-04-17T06:45:52.926-07:00Thanks Mark. I suppose it depends on the scale of...Thanks Mark. I suppose it depends on the scale of minis. Your guys are 15mm, I think? So you'd likely need something bigger than a skewer.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-5219706628943291392015-04-17T06:45:04.849-07:002015-04-17T06:45:04.849-07:00Thank you Ian. I have the temporary luxury of tim...Thank you Ian. I have the temporary luxury of time to put into this little project, so I'm going for visual effect, but blue and wood or green and wood would also work.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-18619925270992064382015-04-17T06:44:04.027-07:002015-04-17T06:44:04.027-07:00You're probably no clumsier than I am. Howeve...You're probably no clumsier than I am. However, a roll of painting tape and a reasonably study hand are all you need. I measured the stick in 30mm increments, wrapped tape around each section to be painted, and repeated the process, touching up where necessary. It's slow, but the tape is really your friend.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-4453811199257410852015-04-17T06:42:37.143-07:002015-04-17T06:42:37.143-07:00Thank you my good Duke!Thank you my good Duke!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-57432273760261327932015-04-17T06:42:13.600-07:002015-04-17T06:42:13.600-07:00Hoch indeed!Hoch indeed!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-86511302226768943362015-04-17T04:47:53.057-07:002015-04-17T04:47:53.057-07:00Very nice padre - hopefully they serve equally wel...Very nice padre - hopefully they serve equally well for pointing at important things and being carried like a swagger stick. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-53707599080563474522015-04-17T03:50:49.499-07:002015-04-17T03:50:49.499-07:00Great idea. I'm using bamboo skewers, but ann...Great idea. I'm using bamboo skewers, but annoyingly that are all just short of 12" which is 4 base widths for my guys.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-68734958984950606492015-04-17T03:45:37.420-07:002015-04-17T03:45:37.420-07:00I have done the same for my sticks but blue and wo...I have done the same for my sticks but blue and wood for the French, green and wood for my Prussians, yours look far more stunning<br /><br />IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113835961977211021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-39246183939528410402015-04-17T01:16:51.412-07:002015-04-17T01:16:51.412-07:00They are very nice! How did you paint them? I real...They are very nice! How did you paint them? I really like measuring sticks and have done several for different games but always found them a real pain to paint, how to fix them while painting, getting straight stripes etc. Maybe I'm just clumsy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-49239569476159060542015-04-16T23:28:30.675-07:002015-04-16T23:28:30.675-07:00Splendid measuring sticks and I look forward to s...Splendid measuring sticks and I look forward to seeing pictures of the game.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-83645841201045486272015-04-16T20:32:17.583-07:002015-04-16T20:32:17.583-07:00Hoch Hapsburg!Hoch Hapsburg!Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.com