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Bala Hissar or Bust! AAR

by madguru | Feb 4, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Movement Trays, TSATF

This past Saturday, 5 fellow gamers joined me for the first ever running of my, “Bala Hissar or Bust!” scenario.  This game is supposed to be set in 1841 during the First Afghan War, but as I do not yet have enough (or really any) painted and based c.1840...

“Bala Hissar or Bust!” player briefing…

by madguru | Jan 28, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Scenarios & Army Lists

AFGHAN PLAYERS BRIEFING:The Infidel Army is about to attempt to fight their way from their camp to the Bala Hissar fortress, currently occupied by a regiment of their Indian lackeys.  As they will be abandoning their camp, they will be forced to bring their...

Kabul Gate completed…

by madguru | Jan 26, 2016 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building

Slammed with work but just enough time to post a few pics of the completed Kohistan Gate for Kabul.  Nothing fancy but I think it blends in pretty well with the pre-existing set of generic fortress walls, certainly a much better fit than the Medieval European...

Kohistan Gate for Kabul

by madguru | Jan 21, 2016 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building

Last night I got back home from a very long & productive day’s work and — to relax, really — spent the late night on something I’d been thinking about for the past few days, since finishing up my scratchbuilt Kabul Bridge… namely,...

Building a Bridge to Kabul

by madguru | Jan 19, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Rivers, Terrain Building, Uncategorized

Been very busy with work and family since New Year’s, but managed to complete one hobby project over the past 10 days or so.My last blog post featured my “scratch” terrain layout for my What If? “Bala Hissar or Bust!” scenario.One of...
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Maiwand Links

  • David Gore’s page
  • Garen Ewing’s site
  • Maiwand scenario from Principles Of War
  • Article on Maiwand from May-June 2001 Military Review Magazine
  • Maiwand page at BritishBattles.com

Camerone Links

  • French & Mexican uniforms of the Maximillian campaign
  • Battle of Camerone music video
  • THE MEXICAN ADVENTURE or: The Phantom Crown
  • el Camaron revisited
  • Scouting el Camaron for Hollywood
  • Modern visit to Camerone
  • Uniforms of the Legion in Mexico
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