Chronicles of Dahara

  UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 6 Exploring Officers After a long time training by the Sisters of the Prophet's Light,  Green and Brown Schools, the above two classes of officers are ready to be employed in operation Silver Bayonet.   They are to utilize their skills to travel throughout other countries.  Uniformed in official colors of Dahara, each officer will blend in with the local populations.  There they will observe their surroundings, compile accurate maps, and otherwise report on the terrain they travel through. There are four more classes of officers that have been selected for training.  They will soon be  trained not only by the Green and Brown Schools, but also receive training from the Red school.  This school will give extensive training in un-orthadox missions. All of the above miniatures are from the Silver Bayonet range of Canadian factionss.  Next will be Austrian and Russian factions.

  UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 5 2nd Lancers The 2nd Lancers were formed at the behest of the Junior Deacon of the Order of the Prophet.  These lancers were recruited from the Capital city of Konigburg, and were taken from third sons of wealthy merchants.   Their uniforms are based on the colors of the ceremonial robe of the Junior Deacon.  It consists of white coats and breeches.  Facings were of light blue shown at collar cuffs and turn backs.  They also had a light blue stripe on the outside of each leg of the breeches.  Saddle blankets were of Daharan Blue with white striping.  They wear a light blue topped  czapka with white edging and a white cross on the top.  Solid light blue plumes are worn at all times.  Trumpeters wear reversed uniforms, with light blue coat and breeches with a white stripe on the legs. The regiment is currently a part of the Army of the South.  This army is currently inside the border of Fuddland, as it prosecutes the current military operation.   

  MAGICAL CREATURES OF DAHARA Responding to an urgent communication from Col Gen Wolff, Commander of the Army of the South, stating that strange creatures were harassing the Army from heavily forrested areas of Fuddland, the Mother Confessor created a hunting party of Hares. Lysander, Knight of the Order of the Fleur de Lis Rouge, leads the initial party.  It consists of Brother Anthrax, a knight, Helios, a mage, and Harvey an archer. These brave four have been dispatched to the front, where it is hoped they will combat the strange creatures confounding the Army. Figures are from Oathsworn Miniatures Burroughs and Badges Line.  They were painted with Citadel Contrast Paints and will be used in games with my 2 friends Joe and Greg during our usual Friday gatherings.  

  ON THE PAINTING TABLE 1 War of the Roses Mercenary Cavalry                                                                                                                                This is a unit of Burgundian Light Cavalry for my War of the Roses project.  The figures are Perry Plastics from the Light  Cavalry box.  I chose to go with a fairly simple color scheme, trying to integrate the blue and white colors of the Duke of Burgundy's livery.  This unit will join two units of infantry.  This combined with a Scottish contingent of a cavalry unit and 2 units of Bow and Bill will complete my Wear of the Roses project.

 UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 4   1st Regiment of Lancers                                                                                                                                          The 1st Regiment of Lancers was formed at the Behest of the Senior Deacon of the Order of the Prophet's Light.  They have seen service in every battle that Dahara has fought so far.  They were instrumental in the Battle of the Bridges in the north, where they turned the flank of the Army of the Kaiserlicht.  Transferred to the South, they now lead the Army as it tries to force the Fuddland Army to make a stand in its retreat from the border. The colors of the Regiment are based on the ceremonial robes their Patron, the Senior Deacon himself.  The coats and pants are white.  The red facing color is shown on cuffs, lapels, turn backs, and a stripe on the pants.  A black cartridge box is hung from white belts and straps. A red topped czapka is worn by all ranks.  There is a white cross on the top with w

  PLANS FOR 2024 Back in 2022, I decided to formulate a plan to deal with my "Pile of Shame/Opportunity" that  had accumulated over time.  I made a list of all of the minis that I had unpainted at the time.  I then divided it up into project lists.  These would be final unit numbers.  For example, a project could be a unit of 12 infantry figures, or 8 cavalry figures etc.  To my surprise, and shock, it  totaled 205 units.  Not daunted, I made the goal of painting 1,000 minis.  Well, I ended up finishing 1,050.  Would be more but I count a cavalry figure as one not two. Fast forward to 2023.  I have added considerably more to the "Pile".  Then real life got in the way with my knee getting replaced in January.  Not feeling much like painting what with a rigorous PT schedule. I have completed only around 125 so far.  I knew I needed to set out to make another plan for next year. This plan will not be based upon a total number of figures.  It will be instead based on fi