by madguru | Apr 2, 2013 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Here are some pics of the remaining CAMERONE DAY pieces built by Chris The Model Maker…First up is the abandoned and out of use DAM, built to distribute water brought from the nearby river via a small manmade canal for use irrigating surrounding farmland and as...
by madguru | Feb 3, 2013 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
There’s a lot of excitement here at my place — and it’s not because of the Superbowl later today, since as a Giants & Patriots fan, with a soft spot for the Green Bay Packers, as well as the Chargers — who I occasionally drive 2.5 hours...
by madguru | Jan 15, 2013 | Books, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Link to the Project Gutenberg eBook of: IN INDIAN MEXICO, A Narratibe Of Travel And Labor, by Frederick Starr…http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16183/16183-h/16183-h.htmHere’s a selection of some photos from the book, which I will use as reference for the...
by madguru | Dec 27, 2012 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
Like one of my favorite fellow bloggers — Willie Anderson, over at “The Anderson Collection” — not long ago I was surprised to learn I’d reached the built-in limit for image-storage on this blog-site — at least...
by madguru | Nov 16, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
Back in September I hit a bit of “hobby block” — if there is such a thing — while in the ongoing midst of working on one interminably-large, rocky wood-chip hill.I decided I needed a more modest project, which I could see through to completion...
by madguru | Aug 25, 2012 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
The family and I are almost done with our European vacation, and tonight one of my daughters was a bit under the weather, so we all came back to the hotel somewhat early — at least for Rome — and everyone is sleeping, except for me, so… rather than...
