Easy to use Arduino wireless library

When working on the HCD project it came apparent that the small radio chips used could be used for general purpose wireless communication.
The BK2421 based radio turns out to be compatible with a lot of other devices like the RFM70  or the nRF24L01 from Sparkfun.
I have made a simple to use library for Arduino that uses the HCD or similar radio for simple character driven communication.
In addition to communicating between Arduinos it can be used to connect to the HCD or similar handsets so they may be used for controlling your own stuff.
See the library examples for basic functionality.

Check out the Arduino library.

More Lamming SYW

I recently bought a mixed ebay lot of some very heavily playworn S Range Jacobite Rebellion figures and some very nasty recasts of Lamming SYW figures.

I'm not complaining about this, as it was clear from the photograph, and they didn't cost much. but they did help with identification. The lot contained one Lamming SYW figure I had never seen before and another I have had examples of for a while, but hadn't realised was Lamming.

This means we can add to the Lamming SYW listing:

Highland officer
Highland grenadier
Highlander (I don't know enough about the period, but perhaps the shield slung on his back indicates Jacobite rather than Government Highlander?)

Minifigs 20mm Colonial Cavalry

Another ebay find has been these Miniature Figurines 20mm colonial cavalry. There are already some photos of these two figures elsewhere on this blog - BCC 3 17th Lancer charging and CC 1 Bengal Lancer - but as these ones are painted in a pleasing glossy style and the Bengal Lancers have their original lances I thought it was worth putting them up here (and adding them to the previous posts).

More Kirk cavalry

Another recent purchase from ebay. They are not pretty but reasonably effective. Hussars and Cuirassiers.

More Lamming SYW French Light Infantry

Like buses...

having spent at least ten years with no Lamming SYW figures in sight, soon after buying Bill Lamming's display models for this range at auction in Driffield I bought two units of S range SYW French light infantry on ebay. The second unit, identified as a Croat Infantry battalion, included around 15 Lamming kneeling SYW figures. I think they work well together, as skirmishers and a formed company with command on which to rally.

Possible Lamming SYW Highlander

The quality of the casting and the shininess of the metal suggests this is not an original figure, but its similarity to some of the Lamming SYW figures leads me to think this may be a Lamming SYW Highlander grenadier. As I have never seen a list of the Lamming SYW range this suspicion is almost impossible to confirm - unless you know different, of course.

Unit Pictures - Douglas Napoleonic Spanish battalion

using NP1 and NP3 figures