by madguru | Oct 15, 2013 | Hills, Rocky Terrain
I’m happy to report the day has arrived: I’ve completed the last rocky wood-chip hill required for my Charasiab lay-out, and perhaps the last such hill I’ll ever build for my Afghan War/NWF gaming purposes. As usual, I took a ton of...
by madguru | Oct 7, 2013 | Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
As “Charasiab Day” — October 6th — inches towards its conclusion, I am forced to admit I missed my deadline in prepping an anniversary game for this year. Things have been insanely-busy at work, plus the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the...
by madguru | Sep 4, 2013 | Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
Made a decent push towards completing the last big hill for my Charasiab layout over the month of August, which just ended. I have finished the “hot-glue” phase and begun the “putty” phase, using Elmer’s Wood Filler as usual....
by madguru | Jul 28, 2013 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Hills, Rocky Terrain, Terrain Building
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here on Maiwand Day, but with today being July 27th, I felt I had to! Not a bad — obligatory — “had to,” but a good, enthusiastic one.I’ve been extremely busy at work for the...
by madguru | Apr 24, 2013 | Camerone, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building, Trees/Woods
A week from today — on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 — myself and a dozen or so fellow “Cameronistas” shall find ourselves engaged in an epic struggle, of 28m miniature proportions, refighting the greatest battle of la Legion Etrangere....
by madguru | Apr 10, 2013 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Today was my first day off in many weeks. As my wife has been out of town visiting relatives in New York & New Jersey, I used it to take care of a lot of domestic duties and chores, culminating in a trip to the airport to pick her up. All went well,...