Happy BlogBirthdday to me - 15 years of Don't Throw a 1!!!!

 

I cannot believe I've been boring you all to tears for 15 years now???

It all started out in 2010, me and Fran were having a chat at work about starting up a blog, just to catalogue our games and what we were painting at the time, Fran's blog The Angry Lurker has lain dormant since 2019,  after he buggered off,  back to Ireland, had mega internet problems and basically gave up, but you're in luck, I'm still going strong!

I've 869 official Followers

1187 posts

3,722,132 visits, thank you bots and spammers!

& 44725 Comments, although half of those are me answering you guys!

My top 5 posts according to Blogger stats...

1. How to build an FIW Indian Longhouse from 2011 with 71.7k views

2. Playing Favourites from 2012 with 33k

3. 15mm NYW/League of Augsberg photos from 2010 with 18.9k views

4. Beneath the Lily Banners - A Review from 2011 with 18.7k views

5. Salute 2017 - The Pics from 2017 with 13.1k views

What's your favorite post, from Don't Throw a 1?

Its pretty obvious that most of my top posts are from years ago, back to when Blogs were THE place to go for what's called "Content" nowadays. Personally, I think Blogs are still a very valid part of our wargaming world, but they certainly have been overtaken by Podcasts and Vlogs.

So I just wanted to thank everyone who visits my little corner of our great hobby, and I look forward to my next 15 years blogging......I hope!

Retreat from Moscow - 25mm Marshal Murat, The King of Naples.

 

From the 29th Bulletin of the Grande Armee 1812

Our cavalry was dismounted to such a degree, that it was necessary to collect the officers who had still a horse remaining, in order to form four companies of 150 men each. The Generals there performed the functions of captains, and the colonels of subalterns. This sacred squadron, commanded by General Grouchy, and under the orders of the King of Naples, did not lose sight of the Emperor in all these movements

I painted up the Sacred Squadron back in March, here, but I wanted the chap giving General Grouchy his orders, so the search was on for a suitable Marshal Murat, the King of Naples.

There are plenty of pictures on the internet showing Murat in a multitude of different coloured and flamboyant uniforms, such as the pic above, which I based my figure on.

The figure comes from the excellent range of French Napoleonic Commanders from Gringo 40's, the figure represents Murat in 1807 during the Battle of Eylau, click here.

As Eylau was fought in the winter, it seemed the best fit, and I'm sure you'll agree kinda matches the reference  picture above. Now as their name suggests Gringo 40's, they are a tad on the large side, but as he's all on his own when based up, I don't think it makes a lot of difference.

He can of course be used as a General figure anytime during a game, not just for the Sacred Squadron.