Looking at the list of my existing Belle Époque armies, I am struck by the fact that there are a few holes that need to be filled. First – and probably most importantly – I need a simulacrum of Russia amongst my Belle Époque imagi-nations.
I have used such an imagi-nation before ... Rusland. It was was featured in (amongst other blog posts) the following:
So, my next step is to acquire a suitable army for Rusland ... and this is something that I hope to do in the near future.
I also want to add at least one more African army that can fight the Obele and several small Indian princely armies to deploy alongside that of Hyderapore. They will hopefully follow once I have added the Ruslanders to my collection.
Looks like we're going to see more AI generated Rulers -
ReplyDeleteYou'll be taking on more roles than Alec Guiness in Kind Hearts and Coronets
Maudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI suspect that you are right … and it’ll give me lots of things to play around with using ChatGPT.
I’m not sure if it was Alec Guinness who was once asked about another actor’s ability to play numerous very different roles and whose reply was something like … ‘Ah, yes! Some many roles … and all played by the one actor in the same way. He must find it so tiring.’
All the best,
Bob
Rusland is straightforward in its derivation. Have you considered alternatives? E.g Novgorodia or Tartaria?
ReplyDeleteMike C,
DeleteThanks for the suggestions. I had toyed with using Muscovy but felt that Rusland was a better working title. That said, I can still changed it for a better name.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteIt is so tempting to expand one's ... geographical inventory - isn't it? That is how my War of the Imperial Succession fetched up with five warring nations and an add-on; and my Chromatic Chronicles have 4 nations instead of two (and a strong temptation to add at least a couple more). There is something about the expanding horizons.
But, until the armies come indeed into being, perhaps they can remain as 'hidden characters' - having some influence on events, but never 'personally' appearing in the narrative. When I finally get around to backgrounding my own narrative, such 'eminences grises' might get a mention by way of explaining why things are as they are...
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteWith regard to my imagi-nations, I’m rather going with Oscar Wilde when he said, ‘I can resist everything except temptation!’
I’d love to add further imagi-nations, including simulacra of China and Japan, but they are very much distant objectives although they will appear on my imagi-world map.
I enjoy creating the backgrounds to my imagi-nations almost as much as preparing and organising their armies. Now that our big sort out is underway and we seem to be getting somewhere with regard to returning stuff from storage, I hope to fight a wargame in the very near future. Not a big one (it will probably see the Hadendowi from Sahel attacking the Obele) but it will be the first firmly set in my developing imagi-world.
All the best,
Bob
Looking forward to it, Bob -
DeleteMeanwhile I really HAVE to get going with my own Aeryth Chromatica's Little Great War - FOUR battles to write up, one naval, three land. Not to mention the generating circumstances...
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI look forward to reading you battle reports and associated blog posts as soon as you can make the time to write them.
All the best,
Bob
Looking forward to what figures you pick. My knowledge of late C19th Russia is pretty limited, so your mythical nation will, no doubt, give me a little insight into the original. Good luck searching!
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteI hope to use Irregular Miniatures figures, possibly with Peter Laing or Peter Pig artillery.
During the nineteenth century, the Russians expanded eastwards, brining her into potential conflict with Britain and a real war with Japan. At the same time, they wanted to control the Dardanelles and maintain a sphere of influence over the Balkans, which caused confrontations with Turkey and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This real background gives me lots to work with!
All the best,
Bob
Sounds very promising as an expansion for the Belle Epoch, Bob.
Delete[CAVEAT - Irregular miniatures are CLOSING, last orders by 1st March, I believe. Ian Kay is retiring. The future of the 15mm ranges is uncertain…]
Martin S.,
DeleteCheers ... and I have already sent my figure order to Ian!
All the best,
Bob
I'm looking forward to seeing more about the new additions to your imaginations world. Lots of room for more potential conflicts. I'm also eager to see your new map!
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteThere's a temptation to create new imagi-nations and their armies before I actually start using them ... but I am trying to resist that!
My ideas for a new map are gradually coming together, and I hope to write a blog post about my current progress later this week.
All the best,
Bob
There are always new armies we 'must' have. Good job too - what would we do if we ran out of new projects?
ReplyDeleteRob Young,
DeleteVery true ... and I have a feeling that this Belle Époque project has the potential to run and run ...
All the best,
Bob