Monday, 14 September 2015

20,000 camels - quenching the thirst of the EEF

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By early 1916, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force was using nearly 20,000 camels in its transport lines. Camels were organised in companies of...
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Monday, 7 September 2015

EEF digs in - Battlefield Accessories' Hasty Entrenchments

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Not a great deal of progress was made on miniatures this weekend - although a scratch-built Ottoman blinkgerat is on the painting table (sec...
Sunday, 30 August 2015

Heliograph team, Egypt and Palestine c1915 - Eureka 15mm British in Sinai conversion

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In the BEF signals were dealt with by the Royal Engineers: In 1914 each infantry Division included a Signals Company with a total strength...
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015

If the Lord Spares Us - Eureka Miniatures 'British in Sinai' 15mm

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It seems the blogging hiatus is over! I'm back at the painting table and have started on a new project based on the Too Fat Lardies rul...
Sunday, 8 February 2015

2mm ACW – rebasing

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Well, after a flying start on the Confederates, I spent a few days mulling over the issue of using the scale of 1 base = brigade. While this...
Monday, 2 February 2015

2mm ACW and terrain

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Needing a break from the Great War project this weekend, I returned to my 2mm ACW figures that have been gathering dust for some month...
Thursday, 25 December 2014

Māori skirmish

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My Evil Gong Māori took to the field last night in a late night gaming session while the Christmas pudding was steaming away on the hob! Her...