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by ochoin
Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:15 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Zaphir & Abbas..& BP
Replies: 6
Views: 116

Re: Zaphir & Abbas..& BP

They look good, Donald. Laser-cut MDF or scratched? I designed them & my little pal with the laser cutter did the needed. best bits - you can't clearly see them in the photos - are the boilers. I began with the top of a garden hose fitting & used all sorts of bits from the Spares Box. donald
by ochoin
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Lochdubh Militia
Replies: 29
Views: 424

Re: Lochdubh Militia

Willz the Wargamer wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:24 pm Anyway today I retired


Willz.
Congratulations to you!
Now you'll have time to paint a few figures.....
Seriously, your output is amazing.

donald
by ochoin
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Lochdubh Militia
Replies: 29
Views: 424

Re: Lochdogh Militia

Loch Dubh - Black Lake.

Apologies for being pedantic.

donald
by ochoin
Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:45 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Lochdubh Militia
Replies: 29
Views: 424

Re: Lochdogh Militia

(I was always taught no "e" in Scotch - as in the drink, not the folk - only for Irish. Is it always with an "e" in the Senior Service?) No, you're correct. The "e" stands for 'Erin'. The Yanks also spell it with an "e" which in their case stands for 'eejit'....
by ochoin
Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Lochdubh Militia
Replies: 29
Views: 424

Re: Lochdogh Militia

I love a good back story nearly as much as I love good figures, so win:win here, Will.
by ochoin
Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:46 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Zaphir & Abbas..& BP
Replies: 6
Views: 116

Zaphir & Abbas..& BP

My Mahdist War collection has not seen outside storage for several years so I decided it was time to re-vamp & then game. I'd previously built 2 Nile steamers for or games but found I could add some improvements - nautical items such as life preservers etc, some added on bits to the boilers - va...
by ochoin
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Lochdubh Militia
Replies: 29
Views: 424

Re: Lochdogh Militia

Lowlanders? Rather a fancy lot to be drinking red wine.
I'm assuming a 'what-if' unit? Your choice of colour once again "pops".

donald
by ochoin
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: A fortified place
Replies: 2
Views: 101

A fortified place

The excellent Anyscale sent me a few pieces I needed to complete my Scottish fortified town - some wall sections & a ruined tower. To this tower, I added a floor from wooden sticks I had. There was a small gap in the walls, so I scratch-built a postern-gate on one side. I cleaned, based & pa...
by ochoin
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Penda's Crimean War Project
Replies: 211
Views: 17287

Re: Penda's Crimean War Project

The figures are wonderful but I also like the "incidentals"- the pig sty etc.

Looks like the sort of game anyone would love to play.

donald
by ochoin
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: Loose Wargames
Topic: Maxen- a SYW approximation
Replies: 9
Views: 161

Re: Maxen- a SYW approximation

It looks like youse had a good game, mate. Is it pencilled in for a replay? Funny, you should say that. "Von Winterfeldt" emailed me today & said he would look forward to a re-play. We only had just over 2 hours & he'd never played AGW before so not surprising we only got to the &...