by madguru | Feb 21, 2017 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
I’ve called this project “The Accidental Hill-Fort” because until literally just before I started building it, I had no intention to, so it virtually came into being by accident!This past October I put up a post about some figure conversions...
by madguru | Apr 26, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
I think I started building this model in very late January or early February, and I put up my previous blog post — detailing construction of the first 3 pieces — on March 11th, about a month-and-a-half ago. In a way this terrain piece feels like it has...
by madguru | Mar 11, 2016 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Terrain Building
A while back when I set up the terrain for my “Bala Hissar or Bust!” scenario, I wasn’t paying much attention to the British Cantonment located outside the walls of Kabul. I looked for some 18th Century earthworks I added to my collection years...
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...
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,...
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...
