Well, i'd recommend a brush. Were dealing with indivdual arms arm and armor. elephant, hippo, cow and other game animals were used. shades of grey or brown...
Hugh has it, and I recall that sword scabbards were often red leather [examples in UK museums confirm this], also some shields were quite dark [ditto]. I'm not...
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Aug 1, 2006 10:56 am
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I think the Turkish peoples in Russia tried to forcibly disassociate themselves from the new Soviet Union. At least one of their leaders was a former Ottoman...
... Time to get promoted! Off with their heads! Of course with my luck they're all after me anyway.... and here I thought I'd make it into the top 1000...
John, Be forewarned, Jim and I played in Jeff's game, so if you run again, we may actually win this time!!! Fun game with a couple fun GM's!! Kevin Kevin Army...
That was a great fun game, Ed. I can't believe how well it all went for Marty [?] and me until the last turn when I managed to lose the entire French left...
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Aug 1, 2006 4:44 pm
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on 01/08/06 4:08am, ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com at ... Yes. I've seen several very nice Asian warlords converted from Medieval Saracen/Arab figures. sometimes...
However this time you won't have me hacking the infidel to pieces with my amazing die rolls so it may not be so good for the annointed of God. Nigel...
Hallo all, I finally de-lurked myself to ask a quick question. I am working on a gunboat/paddle steamer, which I am building from scratch. I'd love to add a...
Hallo all, I finally de-lurked myself to ask a quick question. I am working on a gunboat/paddle steamer, which I am building from scratch. I'd love to add a...
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Aug 2, 2006 12:19 am
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Jeff: please post ! Once a year I organize a "Garden Battle" for around eight gamers and I so want to play a Sudan scenario next year ! Regards, Luc. ... From:...
Don't completely abandon 6mm! I don't want to be the only one on the list playing........even if it is solo. Peter ... The best gets better. See why everyone...
There's a Sudanese sword and scabbard in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, oddly displayed with the ancient Kush exhibit. The sword is straight, the...
Matt, I found a French language site on the Central Asian countries. For three of the five--Turkmenistan, Tadjikistan, and Uzbekistan--they have a photo...
Sure, I'll post it to the colonial battle site. I'll let you know when, maybe tonight. Cheers, Jeff ... around eight gamers and I so want to play a Sudan...
Sheilds were animal hides and would be dark browns and deep greys. Scabbards would be red leather, this color will work better with the native flesh tones....
From memory, Irregular do a line of 15mm guns of all sorts, at least up to the mid 1800's - RML on a slide carriage suitable for a Rendel 'Flatiron' gun boat...
You might look at some of the games in our "green Nile" campaign that the Jackson gamers did a couple of years ago. We had a river, gunboats, native dhows, ...
I am working on a unit of the Bombay Light Cavalry for 1880. I have a nice 10 figure bag of Old Glory Guides cavalry which will work nicely but need 2 more...
After a particularly ferocious WRG 7th Ed. Ancients game, one of the guys always fielded his Light Cavalry toting the (several!) Roman Standards - inc. the...
A list of traders at this years Britcon Olympiad is now on the BHGS web site at WWW.BHGS.CO.UK Its still not to late to enter the tournament The event runs...
Adolfo, Try Blue Jacket Ship Crafters in the USA at: www.bluejacketinc.com/fittings/fittings20.htm They have a 3" deck gun at 1/8" (or 1:96) scale that should...