by madguru | Apr 30, 2014 | Books, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the battle of Camerone.I tried to organize a commemorative wargame, but unfortunately it did not work out. Everyone else had other things to do, which is a pity. I will wear my t-shirt, with a piece of art and the name...
by madguru | Apr 22, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Terrain Building
This past weekend my 14 year-old daughter surprised me by asking to set the wargames table up with a large Medieval battle, for her to shoot video of for a class project. The table was already covered with my not-quite-finished Charasiab layout, with various...
by madguru | Apr 20, 2014 | Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
As promised I’m back again, to deliver a detailed Work-In-Progress photo array showing how I built the last rocky wood-chip hill for my Charasiab layout…1. Draw the outline of your hill on the styrofoam board. This particular hill was 1.5″...
by madguru | Apr 18, 2014 | Hills, Terrain Building
Earlier this evening I finished work on the third of the last 3 low sandy hills needed for my Charasiab terrain layout. I started out thinking I would need 6 of these hills, but later, upon further and more detailed examination via Google Earth, realized I...
by madguru | Apr 8, 2014 | Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
Well, I said I was done building rocky wood-chip hills for my Charasiab lay-out, but… I just wasn’t happy with the hill I’d been using for the Western edge of the Sang-i-Nawishta Gorge, which forms the far right end of the long row of tall hills/low...
