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,...
by madguru | Jul 4, 2014 | Fellow Gamers, Other
You may be familiar with the LIEBSTER* AWARDS, given out to promote the efforts of fellow bloggers. I am humbly happy to report that “Maiwand Day” has received one.It’s given by bloggers to bloggers, to help “spread the word” about...
by madguru | May 10, 2014 | Crop Fields, Terrain Building, Uncategorized
Though Afghanistan is known for being filled with arid and mountainous terrain, many of its valleys are incredibly green and fertile. Here’s a good example:The October 6th 1879 battle of Charasiab, was fought over arid foothills and rocky heights, but also...
by madguru | May 7, 2014 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Though my wargaming buddy Nick Stern and I could not manage to meet across a tabletop on Camerone Day 151 (the way we had the two previous years), Nick did manage to play a commemorative game — lucky devil that he is — and was kind enough to send me some...
by madguru | May 5, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Battle Reports
A friend of mine was kind and thoughtful enough to sent me this photo, which kind of blew my mind, as it was taken in 1984, as opposed to 1919 or even 1897 and then tinted with color…I wrote back to thank my friend and ask where the photo came from, and it was...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2014 | Books, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the battle of Camerone.I tried to organize a commemorative wargame, but unfortunately it did not work out. Everyone else had other things to do, which is a pity. I will wear my t-shirt, with a piece of art and the name...
