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Sunday, 7 June 2026

A New Model Army

Planned for the army, which will have a "uniformed" look,  is;
The boss with his cousin and thier command - Signallers, Standard bearers, Advisors
Mounted Men-at-Arms
Dismounted Men-at-Arms
Ranged weapons - archers, artillery and maybe crossbows. 
A Peasant Levy
A Camp / Supply 
 
Oddly I seem to have managed to get the text to sit properly although the font seems to have changed.  
No Idea what I did but it appears to have worked.
So why was I away. Nothing to do with the flu or a bad cold but work injuries. Work injuries which led to not being able to paint but then having time to read and do online courses..Philosophy, medieval history, so something good came out of it all
First I smashed the middle finger on my right hand, triple open break. Looked way worse than it was.That took a few weeks to get over.
Then I bust my pelvis. Not too bad but sitting was quite literally a pain. One thing, one gets a small insight into how life is for people in wheelchairs. 
Then I  broke the ring finger on my right hand which took 4 OP´s to fix and still isnt properly fixed. I gave up with any medical treatment 3 months after the last OP and went back to work. My hand has about 50% mobility and its taken a while to restart painting..at first all I could manage was 10 minutes before the pain was too much but recently It´s getting easier. 
Anyway, I´m not intending to break or damage any other body parts for the foreseable future and I´m glad to be back :-) 
 

12 comments:

  1. It sounds as if you really have been in the wars Paul. So lovely to hear that you have come through it and painting again. Look after yourself.

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    1. Thanks Michael :-)The last couple of years was a bit rough.

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  2. Yikes! Glad you are feeling up to painting again. Looking forward to seeing more of the army!

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  3. Welcom Back. A hiatus is as good as a rest, not that sounds like it was restful, but, glad to hear you're on the mend!

    H

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    1. Hi Hugh. Glad to be back:-) Tha last injury was the worse..Over 7 months off work, 4 OP´s and I´ve lost full use of the middle, ring and little finger..bit of a pain but one has to accept things as they go :-)

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  4. It's great to have you back too Paul and those 'bods' look grand!
    I am pleased to hear that you don't intend to break anything else on your own 'bod', but I guess you weren't planning on messing up the bits that you did?!
    Best wishes, James

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    1. Thanks James :-) The breaks werent planned..the last one took a milli second to happen but months to "fix". I forgot to mention, after breaking my middle finger I also broke my cheek bone but was only off for one day.

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  5. Glad to see your return to painting/blogging. My prayers are for your speedy recovery. Take care of yourself! There are few in this hobby that approach your skill.

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    1. Hi Anton. I was looking at your work just two days ago.

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  6. Rather fab beginnings for the army there Paul, look forward to seeing it grow. I'm assuming you don't work in a cushy office - glad you've recovered :)
    Can I show you my blog? 1/76 scale people generally being silly: https://tomertonvillage.blogspot.com/

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  7. Hi Tom. I tried office work..not for me..but maybe less risk of injury would be an advantage :-)
    I follow your blog ...great Imagination and world building. If I had two lives I would go down that road myself. Tried it with Bodstonia but it is sooooo much work

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