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My Colonial Wargaming website
I have just renewed my agreement with the Internet Service Provider who hosts my Colonial Wargames website ... and then realised that I had not updated the website since August 2010.The problem I have...
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Being a bit political
The recent blog entries I wrote that concerned my talk about Kipling and some of his poetry has sparked off quite an interesting off-line discussion, as a result of which I am about to write what could...
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The hottest day of the year so far
Today has been the hottest day of the year so far ... and even though it is now after 9.30pm the temperature has barely dropped.The prediction is that the temperature will drop rapidly now that it is...
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The Big Parade!
I decided that it was about time that I mounted a parade of my collection of Britains painted 54mm-scale figures ... so here goes!The order in which the units appear on the 'Big Parade' are (from right...
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The Seaforths are here!
The last of my current batch of purchase of Britains painted 54mm-scale figures has arrived in the post ... and the ranks of the Seaforth Highlanders have grown as a result.These troops are wearing the...
View ArticleKeeping it simple
I have been spending quite some time over recent days thinking about how I am going to develop Joseph Morschauser’s FRONTIER wargames rules so that I can use them for the period 1935 to 1945. I have...
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The Drum
I have just been watching THE DRUM on Film 4. The film was made in 1938 by Alexander Korda (the year before he made THE FOUR FEATHERS) and stars Sabu, Raymond Massey, and Roger Livesey.The story...
View ArticleA 'Modern' version of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules
I finally committed my ideas about a 'Modern' version of Joseph Morschauser's FRONTIER wargames rules to paper. They are still a work in progress, although each of the mechanisms has been tested...
View ArticleSome very helpful feedback
Overnight I got a number of very useful comments and emails about my latest draft wargames rules, as a result of which I have already made a few changes.Firstly I have increased the distance a Mounted...
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Miniature Wargames with Battlegames Issue 364
I received the latest issue of MINIATURE WARGAMES WITH BATTLEGAMES magazine in the post today.The articles included in this issue are:Briefing (i.e. the editorial) by Henry HydeForward observerby Neil...
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Disney's 'Planes'
As a follow-up to the successful cartoon series CARS, Walt Disney Studios will be releasing a new cartoon series entitled PLANES on 9th August 2013 ... and some of the merchandise is already in the...
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Muckleburgh ships
I usually manage to visit the Muckleburgh Collection in Norfolk every three or four years. I have not been recently, but I understand that the collection of 1:96th-scale model ships build by Wyndham...
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I have been to ... the Home House Club
Yesterday my wife and I attended a luncheon held at the Home House Club in Portman Square, London W1. The lunch was a special 'Ladies Lunch' and was organised by the head of one of the branches of an...
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Poetic views of the Charge of the Light Brigade
A recent comment by Bluebear Jeff made me look at two different poems about the Charge of the Light Brigade, the first being Tennyson’s famous poem and the second Kipling’s poem about the treatment of...
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A useful little gun
Looking through my Colonial Wargames website, I came across some photographs and information about the Ordnance Quick Firing 2.95" Mk.1 Gun.The gun was designed and built by Vickers and was introduced...
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The Battle of Abu Klea … in poetry
One of my heroes is Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby, whose death at the Battle of Abu Klea was the inspiration – in part – for two poems, one by Sir Henry Newbolt and the other by William...
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The proof of the pudding … or rather, the proof of armour and guns
I have lived in the Woolwich area for nearly forty years, and during that time I have had access to the Royal Artillery’s Museum, both in its old location at the Rotunda and its present site within the...
View ArticleRationalising my Colonial Wargames website
Before I revamp my Colonial Wargames website, I have been going through it in some detail ... and I have come to the conclusion that some of the battle reports are no longer needed.That said, I don't...
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The Battle of Arora Junction: The loss of Deutsches Sudan
Chapter 1 – The founding of Deutsches SudanDuring the latter part of the 19th century the German Empire set out to acquire its own colonies in Africa. Most of these colonies flourished, but one –...
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The Watawi War: The British subjugation of Watawiland
Chapter 1 – The coming of the WatawiDuring the reign of Chaka Zulu an impi led by Kakhandi was sent north to reconnoitre the area prior to a possible invasion. Not long after the impi arrived in the...
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