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Monday 27 June 2022

Another Belle Époque army (or two) is in the pipeline

Having finished the renovation of the Hadendowa figures in my Sudanese War collection, I am now going to renovate the rest of the Mahdist figures. These look more Arabic than the Hadendowa and include both cavalry and camelry as well as artillery and infantry and are going to be used to form the army of Harabia … and possibly the army of a small Indian potentate.

So far, I’ve removed the figures from their original bases, and over the next week or so I intend to begin the process of renovating, varnishing, and rebasing these figures. I’m not rushing this project as I have several other things that I also want to work on … and I want be able attend a short-notice appointment with the oncologist if one comes up.

8 comments:

  1. Good to hear the repurposing is making fine progress, Bob. They’ll be a great addition to the Belle Epoque armies, inshallah….

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    1. Martin S.,

      Cheers … and there’s plenty more to come!

      All the best,

      Bob

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  2. I love all of these obscure armies you are creating from figures in your collection. But I have not seen many battle reports. Have you managed to get them on the table and move them around yet?

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    1. Paul Leniston,

      Cheers! Doing these renovations has helped keep my mind off my current medical situation. I can do them as and when I feel in the mood to climb to the top floor of our house (something that hasn’t always been easy before my TURP) and between hospital appointments and shopping expeditions.

      The Khakistanis and Stalbanians did fight a short war at the end of January/beginning of February, but the other Belle Époque armies have yet to see action … a situation that I hope to change once COW is over.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  3. I can well understand how this type of project could help. Renovation each army is a relatively quick process, and when completed becomes part of the overall project. My main objective has always been the actual wargaming, but I can well understand how the production of a large number of small armies can be an obsorbing end in itself. It would be nice if you could perhaps include them all in a campaign, but fight small actions in different areas. Someting along the lines of each phase in my 1813 campaign. Perhaps something for the future?

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    1. Paul Leniston,

      Funnily enough, I have been thinking along the lines you suggest, probably using several Snakes and Ladders campaigns operating in parallel with one another.

      I’m already creating the backstories for my armies, and I want to follow with some simple maps, somewhat akin to the ones you use.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  4. Good idea. You could then play a short game when you feel the urge, without all the hassle of who, what, where. If you have a permanent table you could just play an hour or less at a time. We usually play two moves a day, with 12 moves being a wargame/campaign day. All of this would make a game so much easier to dip in when you feel in the mood. I hope you can get something organised, it would help take you mind off your medical problems.

    regards

    Paul

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    1. Thistlebarrow (Paul),

      I am currently planning to clear enough space on the table in my toy/wargame room to do exactly what you suggest. This won’t be possible until after COW (the Conference of Wargamers) as I’ve got stuff I’m taking to COW piled up on what will be the free end of my table … but once the conference is over, I should be able to get the table cleared,

      All the best,

      Bob

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