by madguru | Jul 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
This may be my last post before the 130th anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand arrives and the big game begins. My colleagues and I have been busy. I’ll let the pics speak for themselves…
by madguru | Jul 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
This last pic is of a figure meant to portray Lieutenant Beresford-Peirse. During the lead-up to the Last Stand of the 66th, the Regimental Commander, Colonel Galbraith, helped halt the retreat of some of his men and organized them to make a stand against their Afghan...
by madguru | Jul 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last night, with more help from my son, we finished putting 2 to 4 highlight colors onto all four of the remaining terrain boards. I think they look pretty good. Here’s a pic:Here’s a sketch I did on the wall of the office I share with my partner at work,...
by madguru | Jul 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
A month or so ago I happened across this item on eBay and — thankfully — was able to win it at auction. There was only one other bidder and I doubt they wanted/needed it as badly as I did!It arrived from England soon after and turned out to be somewhat in...
by madguru | Jul 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
I finished the last texturing of all 5 terrain boards tonight — gluing down sand, dirt & pebbles over just about everything in sight. Last night my 13 year-old son made a huge difference, making it possible for us to completely cover one entire board, from...
by madguru | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
The British and Anglo-Indian troops on the field at Maiwand were faced with several times their own number of regular troops as well as swarms of Ghazi fanatics. They were fighting across under-reconnoitered terrain and most of them had not eaten a hot meal since the...
by madguru | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Soldiers of the true Faith! We march to the conquest of our city of Kandahar, now in the possession of our bitter enemy the Feringhi [foreigners], whom we will drive back with our steel, and win back the capital of the south. The garrison is weak and we are...
by madguru | Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
…well, actually, I should have said “THE AFGHAN BUILDINGS HAVE ARRIVED!” Just as I was headed out to work late this morning the mailman dropped off a large box. I opened it and was very happy to find 9 scratch-built buildings and 2 gardens, all...
by madguru | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
As with the terrain boards themselves, I will post more pics of the construction process for these as soon as I get the chance. Actually, I should say “for this,” since this is the only piece that exists at the moment and I need to finish several more...
