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60469 Edward Watts
mnagamer Send Email
Feb 1, 2004
2:13 pm
-- Edward Watts <wattsbrents@...> A quick and dirty method (my known solution at conventions) that I used for my Spanish Civil War game was to tie...
60470 Douglas S Southwell
dougsouthwell Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
3:21 am
... another ... you ... for ... I always give the British or Egyptians, a native guide or two for scouting. The native guide has a longer spotting range than...
60471 Jay Stribling
jstribl_jackson Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
7:07 am
The 1" lines were discontinued and the FPW was remade in the 25mm (smaller figures) line. The stock numbers were different - Jack did not change stock...
60472 burker1@...
burker94509 Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
7:18 am
I like to give the Dervish rifles a 24" range. Bob Burke In a message dated 2/1/04 7:23:09 PM, dsouthwell@... writes: << --- In...
60473 Jay Stribling
jstribl_jackson Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
7:20 am
to see Jack Scruby's older 1-inch scale lines, you will have to find a Scruby Catalog that is prior to the sale of his company to Ambrite and the introduction...
60474 Alan Hamilton
alan_hamiltonuk Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
9:34 am
... <cturnitsa@y...> ... Sudan (or another ... out-of-the-ordinary units do you ... do you make for ... Although I do not use TSATF much I do include a variety...
60475 Norton, Richard, Prof.
nwcprof Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
1:19 pm
Dear Dennis, Maybe we are dancing around syntax, but again I disagree. I once stitched up a rip in my dog's ear, but I wasn't trained to do it. *Everyone* has...
60476 Dennis L Bishop
dbishop21@... Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
2:26 pm
Hey Rick, I think that the message that I sent is now out of context. I wrote earlier that I did not mean that the Zulu were "night fighters." I meant that...
60477 robandmichelledewolfe
robandmichel... Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
2:57 pm
Hi Guys I need help finding information about policing in India, especially mounted police forces and duties, in the latter 19th century through the 1920's, or...
60478 Norton, Richard, Prof.
nwcprof Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
4:04 pm
... From: Dennis L Bishop [mailto:dbishop21@...] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:26 AM To: Norton, Richard, Prof.; colonialwars@yahoogroups.com; The...
60479 Alan Hamilton
alan_hamiltonuk Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
4:12 pm
I doubt anyone trained in night fighting. I think it fair to say that the Zulus in common with most armies expected that their daylight training was good...
60480 Ross W. Maker
rwmaker Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
4:58 pm
... Yes. They were named after their province or oblast. By all accounts (including the Russian ones I've read), their performance in the RJW was pretty...
60481 Dennis L Bishop
dbishop21@... Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
6:05 pm
Alan, The Zulu had no written language in 1879, so they definitely had no training manuals. As for lack of coodination, partly this was due to the Zulu...
60482 Chris Rowell
anevilgiraffe Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
6:34 pm
The two books (ADVANCED GUARD & OUTPOST DUTIES FOR RIFLEMEN and DETAILS OF OUTPOST & PATROL DUTY) I was hoping to get re this appear to be out of print. But...
60483 Peggy/Dan Beattie
danbt22901 Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
7:21 pm
A real wargamer, as part of his religious duties, must haunt pet shops in the continual search for miniature scenery. I just found something nifty. It was a...
60484 David Helber
david_helber Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
7:53 pm
... of units. ================= Dammit, Jim, I'm an artist, not a historian! Ahem. Well, yes. Quite right, of course, Dennis. I was rushing to finish and send...
60485 Dennis L Bishop
dbishop21@... Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
8:08 pm
Just trying to be helpful :-). Dennis ... From: "David Helber" <majrgen1@...> To: <ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 1:53...
60486 Dennis L Bishop
dbishop21@... Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
8:13 pm
Rick, There appears to have been quite a debate among the Sudanese leaders concerning when the British should have been attacked. The paper board game...
60487 Mike Taber
taber_mike Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
8:18 pm
Hi all... On the subject of Scruby 1" scale figures - these were created as Jack's answer to 25mm figures. How he came up with calling them 1" scale I'm not...
60488 Alex Bagosy
abagosy Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
9:14 pm
David (Major General, suh!) - I am very grateful for your detailed and quite well thought out suggestions. I believe this will prove quite helpful! Thank you...
60489 brookhursthobbies
brookhurstho... Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:16 am
Yes I have found some wargames foundry figures 99 rebel musketmen advancing 7 tigerman 13 bags of shields all for $100 asst bag of EVA approx 10.......free...
60490 Tim Peterson
gisby.geo Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:16 am
... From: savegordon <gerry@...> To: ColonialWars-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: TSATF in the Sudan Date: 02 February 2004 16:03 ... Our...
60491 edwin and simone
edwinsimone Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:16 am
Dear members, I have posted this message initially on the dutch wargames group, and I hope some members here can help me as well. It started with this picture:...
60492 Philip Chiu
leopardson Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:18 am
Were these Cossacks also part of the White forces under Admiral Kolchak in Siberia by chance? I know several Cossacks did join the Whites during the Russian...
60493 edwin and simone
edwinsimone Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:18 am
Hi all, I have posted this message on the dutch wargame group on yahoo, and it might be that others find this interesting as well. There has been a lot of...
60494 brookhursthobbies
brookhurstho... Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
12:20 am
Folks I have 107 painted Wargames Foundry Crimean War Russians that need a new home. After 15 years sitting in a case I do not think I will ever use them. They...
60495 mathiasleahy Send Email Feb 3, 2004
12:20 am
Hello, I am getting ready to paint up roughly 60 British askaris for my Darkest Africa games. I am not going with a specific campaign although I am shooting...
60496 Natalie hall
FrGuard@... Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
1:19 am
I think we are being too general when talking about night fighting. As anyone who goes out into the "bush" where there is no man made light knows the...
60497 gabriel_landowski
gabriel_land... Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
2:00 am
Here are some excellent ships for gaming: http://members.aol.com/ButterflyShip/ShipsBoats.htm I use the "$23.99 Four Styles" for my 1/72 scale guys and they...
60498 prhlar Send Email Feb 3, 2004
2:00 am
Haven't we overlooked the much sought after and avid devoured variant of The Sword and the Flame specifically designed for these type of games - "The Pig and...
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