"When Nature Attacks" Topic

Soo this morning I glued some 15mm Romano-British onto popsicle sticks and took them outside to prime them. I gave them a good basecoat, then went inside while they dried.

When I went out again, squirrels had attacked my troops, tearing them off their bases and tossing them onto the yard below. Fortunately, all soldiers are accounted for and undamaged, and I had just raked the day before, or else I would not have found them until spring.

Curse you Saxon squirrels!

At least they were not ravished by Pictish Opossums. The Horror.

I have learned that a coulpe of outdoor living cats can be a great squirrel deterent.
That doesn't mean the cats won't find your miniatures irresistable. But if you manage to keep them wild you're less likely to have a problem.

We have some neighborhood cats, but apparently they were on their coffee breaks. Or else they copped a "Hey, what harm can Vortigern and some of his buddies do?" attitude.

And 15mm minis might be safe, but 6mm troops are getting down to the level of kitty litter size.

You didn't basecoat them chestnut brown, did you? That would confuse a squirel.

"ravished by Pictish Opossums"

Well, that image will never leave my head now.