Seasons Greetings.

I'd like to wish everybody out there in blog land a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This past year seems to have flown by and I have pretty much achieved all of my objectives on the figure painting / wargaming front. On the personal front I believe myself to be a changed man from just 12 months ago, having gradually emerged from the dark shadows of chronic depressive illness. I won't be going back there again anytime soon, at least not so long as I have any control over it. With luck the coming year will see further progress and I can finally begin to lead a normal life again, much to look forward to.

On to Moscow.
So, after much thought I have decided on my new project to follow my ECW's which is not far from completion. Actually I was torn between two options, the first being the Zulu war, something I have always wanted to do, and Russian Napoleonics. I have decided now that with the imminent release of the Command & Colours Russian Expansion  I'm going to do this one first. A bit of research on the C&C sites should give me the numbers I require for the Russians, indeed I believe that Conrad Kinch has already posted on the subject on his blog, so that will make a good starting point. All figures will of course be by Baccus as usual. This will also retain the Napoleonic focus of this blog, which is as I would prefer it.

I'll leave you with a tune by Mark Knopfler which has a nice sort of period flavour to it, and wish you all the very best for the year ahead.