by madguru | Sep 12, 2013 | Afghan Regular Army, Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, History, Uniforms
I’ve just created a NEW PAGE for this blog, displaying a set of 12 colour plates done by the somewhat legendary military historian and artist Ian Heath. Mr. Heath kindly and generously gave his permission for me to make this very difficult-to-find artwork of...
by madguru | Sep 4, 2013 | Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
Made a decent push towards completing the last big hill for my Charasiab layout over the month of August, which just ended. I have finished the “hot-glue” phase and begun the “putty” phase, using Elmer’s Wood Filler as usual....
by madguru | Jul 28, 2013 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here on Maiwand Day, but with today being July 27th, I felt I had to! Not a bad — obligatory — “had to,” but a good, enthusiastic one.I’ve been extremely busy at work for the...
by madguru | May 9, 2013 | Fellow Gamers, History, Miscellaneous History, Rules
Just came across a relatively positive piece in the NYTimes book review on the centennial of the original publication of H.G. Welles’ LITTLE WARS.The piece was written by a San Francisco based game designer named Mark Wallace. I found it interesting and a...
by madguru | May 8, 2013 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
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