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 | 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...
by madguru | Aug 26, 2014 | Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
Right now I’m at the tail-end of a 2-week trip with my family through Pennsylvania and New York, for my son to visit colleges he’s interested in possibly attending next year. The last time my family and I visited Pennsylvania was to attend the 2007...
by madguru | Aug 11, 2014 | Rivers, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
Well, after living with the results of my first round paint-job on the Logar River for a couple of days, I came to the inescapable conclusion that though it looked good, the color was just too blue and not enough green for my purposes.Going by the photographic...
by madguru | Aug 9, 2014 | Rivers, Terrain Boards, Terrain Building
Well, it’s been a few months now since I started building my Logar River boards for use in my Battle of Charasiab terrain lay-out. It’s been an extremely busy time for me, at work, at home, and also with an unfortunate call to serve on Jury Duty,...