by madguru | Dec 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Early this past Summer I wanted to find a figure who looked like Colonel James Galbraith, commanding officer of the 66th Regiment, does in the above memorial plaque, which was raised to his memory, in an Irish church, by his brothers and sisters — down on one...
by madguru | Nov 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Taking a break from my seemingly-endless micro-surgery on 28mm patients, I happened across a few pics from the epic game we played on July 27th — the 130th Anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand — showing the surviving guns racing back across Mundabad...
by madguru | Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Early this past Summer I bought the COLONEL ANTHONY WILLIAM DURNFORD pack from Empress Miniatures’ Zulu War range. This includes a mounted and dismounted version of the somewhat legendary Royal Engineers officer, who lost his left arm in battle with the amaHlubi...
by madguru | Nov 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Three Afghan mounted generals, converted from 2 Foundry Crimean War mounted British Generals from their “Lord Raglan & staff” pack, shown here:(CLICK on images to visit Foundry site pages where these packs are for sale –as usual with Foundry,...
by madguru | Nov 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m back with more non-Maiwand-specific conversions, 2 more, both connected to the prior conversion of General “Bobs” Roberts.During the Second Afghan War, Roberts, whose entire military career up to that point was spent in the Indian Army, took...
by madguru | Nov 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
This first set of conversions shown here post-date the big Maiwand Day game. At some point in the future I hope to track down the pics I took preparing the Afghan regular army commanders on foot, Lieutenant Olivey and Colonel Galbraith of the 66th Regiment and the...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
I do believe a fun time was had by all present on both sides of the table, though as I said earlier, perhaps a bit more fun for myself and my two fellow British players!Hearty thanks and sincere compliments to NICK STERN, a great friend and thoughtful game-master and...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
The table is set, the Anglo-Indian brigade in place but the Afghans — so many, MANY Afghans — will take a bit longer to lay out…The gentleman at the lower left corner of the table (whose name I sadly can’t remember!) was my cavalry...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
The RHA battery, flanked on the right by 1st Bombay Grenadiers……and on the left by the Bombay Sappers & Miners…The horse gunners pound away at the approaching Afghan regulars… Throughout the game the British artillery fared better than they...
by madguru | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Early in the battle the smoothbore battery comes into action behind the center nullah, which is filled with Jacob’s Rifles and, to the right (North) the 66th Regiment (Berkshire). To the left of the guns is the detachment (in reality a half-company but in the...
