Al, et al.; You said "There was this fantastic project to resupply East Africa by flying a dirigible there from Germany, but the colony was never actually...
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Preziosia@...
d015349c
Apr 13, 2012 5:37 pm
Dennis, I too have Adowa, but haven't looked at it, will check at the earliest opportunity. <<<I was interested in whether the rules improved from "Adowa"....
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Dennis L. Bishop
dbishop21@...
Apr 14, 2012 12:02 am
Andrew, It is the command radius which messes up Adowa. The Abyssinian commands become large snow balls rolling at the Italians. The Italian command is a bit...
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Peter Huston
hamchuck.1234
Apr 14, 2012 11:19 am
I, too, have read of the German attempt to use a zeppelin to resupply troops in Africa. It was attempted in 1917. Here's the wikipedia page on...
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ge2002bill
Apr 14, 2012 3:02 pm
Chapter XIV, Terrible Battle of Expedition To Alexandrapour appears here: http://generalpettygree.blogspot.com/2012/04/chapter-xiv-terrible-battle.html ... Oh...
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jonathan982956
Apr 14, 2012 3:03 pm
I run Wargame Holidays (www.wargameholidays.com) over in Crete. We kick off our new 2012 season in mid-June so its not too late. Our main colonial period is...
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James Squib
captain_squib
Apr 14, 2012 7:44 pm
I've been watching (from FaceBook)Â the crackin' scenics building up, and also the other magnificent games that Jon & Diane Sutherland run from Wargame...
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jonathan982956
Apr 15, 2012 5:10 pm
Thanks James, still adding new shots and posts to the blog. I'm hoping to have time to make some of the iconic buildings of the Indian Mutiny before we start...
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rkglawnew
Apr 16, 2012 6:26 am
I remember a number of years ago, a friend of mine hosted a series of African exploration / exploitation games. These games were always multiplayer, with the...
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hamilton alan
alan_hamiltonuk
Apr 16, 2012 6:37 am
We still have our African colonial games focussed on the adventure of Bertram Kingsley-Crowne, better known as Binky. ...
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James Squib
captain_squib
Apr 16, 2012 8:44 am
Alan - I'm SO pleased your website (Morval Earth) is still "up there"!! Over the years, I've often dipped into those adventures for inspiration! Cheers! ...
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Tom
ntd1918
Apr 17, 2012 3:30 pm
This gives me a couple of ideas. Askaris in a firefight with tirailleurs.... hmmm Tom D....
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tagarin2000
Apr 18, 2012 9:50 pm
... Hi Sharron (or anyone else), Just read this message and would be interested in any BAB variant rules that you or anyone else has come up with. Regards john...
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Peter Huston
hamchuck.1234
Apr 18, 2012 10:25 pm
This looks like it could be very interesting. http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-aboriginal-war-epic-hit-china-market-145900400.html Secret Service: 3 employees...
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David
starguard01
Apr 19, 2012 1:23 am
Does anyone know of a source for 15mm chinese figures for "55 days at Peking"? Dave Hornung, Buffalo, NY...
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myron shipp
ronshippau
Apr 19, 2012 1:52 am
Hi Most of my figures used for the display game at Cancon years ago were from this company: http://www.lancashiregames.com/ But I also have figures from...
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Preziosia@...
d015349c
Apr 19, 2012 11:37 pm
While I'm trying to target the most interested parties, I decided to contact all of my 19th Century Colonial and Imperial War History groups (and some early...
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Terry Webb
terrykgl
Apr 20, 2012 1:49 am
Irregular also has a nice range of 15 MM figures that work well for The Boxer Rebellion. We use them in our HotE colonial games. You can see them here, and if...
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RON VAUGHAN
ronaldvaugha...
Apr 20, 2012 3:31 am
Silver Eagle wargame supplies has Irregular Miniatures Boxers and Imperials. Cellmate miniatures also has Chinese. Ron V ________________________________ ...
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James Alexander
jamieboy89
Apr 20, 2012 12:45 pm
Do you have a web address for them To: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com From: ronvaughan@... Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:31:27 -0700 Subject: Re:...
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RON VAUGHAN
ronaldvaugha...
Apr 21, 2012 3:01 am
Just Google the names and you should find them. Ron V ________________________________ From: James Alexander <jamieboy89@...> To:...
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John
hots98_99
Apr 22, 2012 8:21 pm
Group posted some pictures of 15mm pirates/HMS crew and ship in Hodson's group photo folder. There are 1 ship (Hook) with 10 guns, 20 crew. 102 pirates with 4...
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John
hots98_99
Apr 23, 2012 2:31 am
Hi Well I counted them it's hard because there in my wall cabinets and don't have time today to get them all out but here is a rough count pretty close; ...
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James Squib
captain_squib
Apr 23, 2012 9:30 am
Hi John I'm in England [no, not New England... the original England! ;-) ] but I'm interested in buying this outfit. Do you have a...
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Peter Huston
hamchuck.1234
Apr 23, 2012 3:48 pm
Over the years I managed to collect about 80 different 25, 28, and 30 mm figures from various Taiping, Boxer, Old West and even a Tongs range. I'm finally...
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lvbrom
Apr 23, 2012 4:04 pm
Mark your calendars for November 2-3-4, 2012 as Colonial gamers gather once again for some first-rate TSATF miniature gaming. This year we are expanding our...
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Mintz, Mark
ehpeaell
Apr 23, 2012 6:08 pm
I got two women in a West Wind pack for a Chinese laundry. The whole pack has a grandfather in a top hat (and long johns), a guy with a bundle on his head,...
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Al Maurer
waldenwizard
Apr 23, 2012 6:28 pm
As a figure manufacturer/packager, my mind goes to how many do you need? In this case I mean what's your scenario? In the environments/scenarios you're...
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hamilton alan
alan_hamiltonuk
Apr 23, 2012 9:17 pm
Curteys miniatures do a pack of peasants: http://curteysminiatures.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75&products_id=591 Alan [Non-text portions of...
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myron shipp
ronshippau
Apr 24, 2012 1:36 am
Hi Eureka do lots here is a link to one of many: http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1889 Cheers Myron. ... From: Al Maurer...
