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Post by Mike Blake on May 21, 2018 15:06:06 GMT
Does anybody game this period? It is sort of Back of Beyond I guess but doesn't have to be the East/Far East.
I ask because I have just read a book set in 1928 Egypt/Sudan, which whilst no more than a potboiler, did have some ideas for skirmish games I rather like. It is a bit Tomb Raider too, I suppose, as it has 2 expeditions, one French and one British, setting out up the Nile in search of the tomb of King Menes, the first pharaoh. On'e's escorted by some FFL, the other by...Gurkhas!!! There are a couple of no-goods, one on each side, a couple of brave heroes ditto, a vague professor, 2 faithful NCOs and, of course, a beautiful woman. They set of separately, are attacked separately and forced to combine to fight off the attackers...
All bog standard stuff, but an intriguing mix which rather caught my fancy. I have often wanted to to some later Gurkhas, and also FFL.
And then, in the way theses things happen, I found an Egyptian Temple in a cheapo shop, selling on eBay for 30-40 GBP, for 10 GBP! Serendipity!
So now I have my Gurkhas and FFL/WWI French figures boxes out to go through... Watch this space.
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Post by spiritofethandune on May 21, 2018 15:51:21 GMT
I've thought about this period ever since I got hold of the relevant TSATF supplement many years ago. I'm interested in British intervention in the RCW and also the NWF between the wars, but have got nowhere yet!
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Post by Mike Blake on Nov 19, 2018 15:48:35 GMT
Well, we went ahead with the idea of the games, relocating them to Asia and specifically to Sitruckistan (Sp various). I did some Gurkhas and FFL as above, oh and some Turks, and my African Bazingers had to stand in for hostile locals.
Did 3 games in a linked narrative campaign and it all worked very well. Am working on the AAR and will put it up on my Blog when I finally complete it, along with background info Sitrucistan.
The temple became the lost Temple of Zoroaster and housed the Golden Statue of the Great Janggis Khan...
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Post by spiritofethandune on Nov 27, 2018 9:30:25 GMT
Sounds great Mike! I have just bought the new book on Dunsterforce from Caliver Books. It has a ton of wargame scenarios for that formation's campaign in the Russian Civil War. I just don't know where I'd get the figures from in 54mm (Brits in shorts and solar topees for example..).
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by manoftinblog on Dec 31, 2018 21:18:30 GMT
Re brits in shorts and solar toupees. Why not use British 8th Army with a head change? Dorset Soldiers, Langley etc would do a pugri / Solar topee Britain's style head? Atlantic and Airfix Multipose Africa Korps also had solar topees and shorts.
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Post by 50calibre on Jan 4, 2019 22:07:59 GMT
Newbie here. Excellent idea. I actually use the soft Airfix 8th army heads for my Crusader archers and mounted sergeants. Not bad once painted and shaded
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Jan 9, 2019 19:06:05 GMT
Well, we went ahead with the idea of the games, relocating them to Asia and specifically to Sitruckistan (Sp various). I did some Gurkhas and FFL as above, oh and some Turks, and my African Bazingers had to stand in for hostile locals. Did 3 games in a linked narrative campaign and it all worked very well. Am working on the AAR and will put it up on my Blog when I finally complete it, along with background info Sitrucistan. The temple became the lost Temple of Zoroaster and housed the Golden Statue of the Great Janggis Khan... Mike, do you have a link to that AAR somewhere? Would love to read it/see pictures.
Cheers.
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Post by Mike Blake on Jan 11, 2019 14:45:18 GMT
ADMJ
Will do - the photos are done but not the AAR - my tardiness entirely. There are AARs of other games in the campaign, and I am supposed to reformat them into an Amazing Tails type format and get them up on the web...
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Jan 11, 2019 15:51:27 GMT
Looking forward to seeing them, thanks!
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Post by Mike Blake on Aug 4, 2020 9:46:01 GMT
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Post by Mike Blake on Aug 4, 2020 9:48:15 GMT
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Post by Mike Blake on Aug 4, 2020 9:51:33 GMT
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Post by altfritz on Aug 4, 2020 12:51:57 GMT
Those Engineer Basevich figures are ace! I wish they were not so hard to get.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Aug 4, 2020 20:06:27 GMT
Great conversions,the locals look very fierce and the Belgians really the part.
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Post by 79thpa on Aug 5, 2020 15:38:32 GMT
Nice work.
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