Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has ever come across a clear guide to whether particular colours dominate building appearance in particular areas - obviously...
John, I've traveled throughout the Middle East from Morocco to Pakistan. In terms of the ordinary dwellings, there's no white washing that lasts beyond the...
John - A few years ago, I looked up the colors of buildings in the Soudan in National Geographic Magazine, the Internet, descriptions, etc. I even found a US...
Al & Dan - thank you - that's exactly the kind of confirmation I needed... Appreciate the responses... Cheers, J. P.S. And the link to Askari Al - for some...
Hi Al, Re: your FAQ on figure size - your Askari Mins figures sound like they are just a fraction smaller size height-wise than Foundry & Perry - is that ...
I am reading "Indiscrete letters from Peking," a very interesting Boxer rebellion memoir written by Bertram Lennox Simpson, under the pseudonym "B.L. Putnam "...
FYI, For those who use 1/72nd plastics I see that Red Box have brought out 3 boxes for the Boxer Rebellion- US infantry, Russian infantry and Russian sailors. ...
... out 3 ... the ... The Red Box figures have had quite a slating on the HaT forum (which isn't necessarily a foregone conclusion). The one to really look out...
... collections.htm ... http://www.sentimentaljourney.co.uk/sj/images/events/Bisley/partst01.jpg ... What I'm looking for is the ammunition wagon that...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ColonialWars group. File : /Figures...
ColonialWars@yahoogro...
Nov 2, 2008 7:55 am
86709
Hello Tommy, IIRC we call them caissons in the states because even though the Britsh developed the concept of 'limbers', it was adopted by the French and we...
That makes sense. I think I've muddied the water by using the incorrect term, then, when what I'm trying to find is other views of the "caisson" shown in the...
For a good guide, and I have used it, go to: http://www.kerrandking.co.uk/ And click on the "Tutorials". The first one is "Painting Kerr & King Desert...
Caissons are different from limbers FWIW. A Limber is what the Horses are harnessed to to provide a towing platform. A Gun __or__ Caisson is then attached to...
Hi Everyone, Eric Alvarado and I will be running two Herero games at Fall-In. The book is entering the final stages of production. I'll be bringing a version...
Hi Does anyone have any opinions on the compatability of Jacklex metal 20mm colonial figures with 1/72 plastics (Hat/Italeri/Waterloo 1815). Also what is the...
Hi Does anyone have any views on Jacklex 20mm metal figures ? I have seen some photos of mule drawn Gatling and Gardner naval gun crews and in my opinion they...
Excellent! Thanks for the heads-up Nick.. By the way, if any of you guys are going to M-Con Nov 14-16, below is a link with pictures of the scenario I'll be...
As far as I can tell from my reading, the British model circa 1890 was one caisson per gun. So the battery would have 6 guns, 6 caissons, and 12 limbers. In...
... Hi Tommy - yeah that sounds about right - ACW Union Artillery operated in a very similar manner IIRC (been quite a while since I read my books on the ...
... seen ... in my ... I ... from a ... Hi Martin I have lots and I love 'em. They were originally designed to fit with Airfix plastics (eg the ACW figures)so...
I have some pictures of my efforts in my album "James' Pics" in the Photos section. I used an ACW limber and an ACW ammo caisson since British limbers and...
Yes, I'm not the best at marketing. It was a link off one web page which I rewrote and although it's content is still out there on the web server, I don't...
Hey - My E-mail got hijacked - sorry for inconvenience. The mass mailing going out has something to do with shopping. I am fixing it. Again, Sorry for the...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
