by madguru | Dec 28, 2014 | Ground Cover, Rivers, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
I started writing this blog entry on Sunday, December 7th — Pearl Harbor Day 2014 — the 73rd anniversary of that momentous historical event — but unfortunately, right after that, I got sick. Everyone gets sick from time to time, myself included, but...
by madguru | Dec 11, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention, Terrain Building
Well I’m not done with my Charasiab lay-out just yet, but… I’m happy to report I am a bit closer to it!Finished up gluing down and painting the ground-cover on the Kabul River terrain board. Before moving on to paint the river itself to match...
by madguru | Nov 18, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Rivers, Terrain Building
Many of you will be familiar with the Kipling poem “Ford o’ Kabul River”. I’ve been a Kipling fan since I was a boy, so despite the fact that the tragic river-crossing which befell the 10th Hussars on March 31, 1879, cost the lives of 19...
by madguru | Oct 23, 2014 | Rivers, Terrain Building
With construction complete on the pair of Logar River boards, it was time for my first attempt at painting the waters of the river itself. In a way this may not be that important, since the plan is to fill the river with at least three 1/8″ deep pours of...
by madguru | Oct 22, 2014 | Rivers, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
Picking up right where I left off in my previous post, next up is applying some Elmer’s WOOD FILLER atop all the exposed foam removed to create the river channel, and also some patches on the surface of the border to break up the ballast and pebbles so the...
by madguru | Oct 18, 2014 | Rivers, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
It was a busy Summer here at the Maiwand Day House. The 3 kids were busy, my wife was busy, and — between work, family, and the dreaded JURY DUTY — I was very busy. The only one not too busy was our dog, Sam (who I happen to have a 28mm version of for...
