by madguru | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
The British and Anglo-Indian troops on the field at Maiwand were faced with several times their own number of regular troops as well as swarms of Ghazi fanatics. They were fighting across under-reconnoitered terrain and most of them had not eaten a hot meal since the...
by madguru | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Soldiers of the true Faith! We march to the conquest of our city of Kandahar, now in the possession of our bitter enemy the Feringhi [foreigners], whom we will drive back with our steel, and win back the capital of the south. The garrison is weak and we are...
by madguru | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
…well, actually, I should have said “THE AFGHAN BUILDINGS HAVE ARRIVED!” Just as I was headed out to work late this morning the mailman dropped off a large box. I opened it and was very happy to find 9 scratch-built buildings and 2 gardens, all...
by madguru | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
As with the terrain boards themselves, I will post more pics of the construction process for these as soon as I get the chance. Actually, I should say “for this,” since this is the only piece that exists at the moment and I need to finish several more...