tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post3833279821261582910..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Backstories for my Belle Époque imagi-nations: The Emirate of KhyberistanRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-39773745906110700782022-07-07T23:46:16.493+01:002022-07-07T23:46:16.493+01:00Mark Cordone,
I featured a photo of them on my bl...Mark Cordone,<br /><br />I featured a photo of them on my blog back in May (https://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-army-of-khyberistan_01316649689.html).<br /><br />Wargaming is a hobby that can provide lots of diversions from the problems of everyday life, and has certainly helped me, especially over the last two years.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80512765764953693452022-07-07T23:34:09.054+01:002022-07-07T23:34:09.054+01:00More excellent work. I'm looking forward to s...More excellent work. I'm looking forward to seeing all of them on parade. It's funny how something ax simple as a hobby can provide a much needed lift during troubling times.Mark Cordonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976922649472867084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54618947774882131532022-07-07T21:40:58.084+01:002022-07-07T21:40:58.084+01:00Nundanket,
What a coincidence! I know that there ...Nundanket,<br /><br />What a coincidence! I know that there were a few of us who were handed over, but I’ve never met anyone who was.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85124079836630441512022-07-07T21:02:36.696+01:002022-07-07T21:02:36.696+01:00Small world! My brother-in-law was also transferre...Small world! My brother-in-law was also transferred from ILEA to Greenwich at that time too.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27029802417514534212022-07-07T14:06:41.701+01:002022-07-07T14:06:41.701+01:00David Crook,
Every time I find some more suitable...David Crook,<br /><br />Every time I find some more suitable figures in my collection, ideas for new countries and armies begin forming in my mind. How many will I end up with? I’m not sure, but at least another couple.<br /><br />Creating the maps will be an interesting phase in the project. I’m currently vacillating between realistic and schematic styles of map. I’m tempted to adopt something along the lines of the simple maps used in Waddington’s CAMPAIGN Napoleonic board wargame (i.e. squares with minimal geographic features on them).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17300590784591570482022-07-07T13:25:16.366+01:002022-07-07T13:25:16.366+01:00Hello there Bob,
This is cracking along very nic...Hello there Bob, <br /><br />This is cracking along very nicely indeed! I have to say it is a great way to make use of all those figures from way back when. I will certainly be interested to see how the map turns out in due course. How many armies in all to do envisage raising?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-52025748268149020052022-07-07T13:03:22.767+01:002022-07-07T13:03:22.767+01:00Kev Robertson (Kev),
I have quite a lot of 15mm f...Kev Robertson (Kev),<br /><br />I have quite a lot of 15mm figures in my various collections (more than I realised when I started this project) and I hope to unify them all in my Belle Époque project.<br /><br />My maps will be developed once I’ve added a few more countries to my list of imagi-nations.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77230292334781592722022-07-07T12:55:57.442+01:002022-07-07T12:55:57.442+01:00BOB,
It is good to hear that your including most o...BOB,<br />It is good to hear that your including most of your 15mm Collections into this Imagi-nations Project...your Maps will be an interesting challenge. Cheers. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-76205106464803918102022-07-07T12:51:48.857+01:002022-07-07T12:51:48.857+01:00Maudlin Jack Tar,
Cheers … and there’s more to co...Maudlin Jack Tar,<br /><br />Cheers … and there’s more to come!<br /><br />I may well turn this into a book at some point … once I’ve drawn some suitable maps.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-55444974935544269732022-07-07T12:50:08.259+01:002022-07-07T12:50:08.259+01:00Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
I think that the Count’s ...Archduke Piccolo (Ion),<br /><br />I think that the Count’s writings encouraged the Belgian explorer, Kuifje de Oudere, to visit Khyberistan. During his visit he persuaded the Emir to adopt a modern structure and up-to-date armaments for his army.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-7033299861860624942022-07-07T12:13:23.647+01:002022-07-07T12:13:23.647+01:00I'm really enjoying your back stories Bob. Loo...I'm really enjoying your back stories Bob. Looks like this Campaign setting may need a book!Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32515446867918358842022-07-07T11:44:15.740+01:002022-07-07T11:44:15.740+01:00Bob -
I like these fellows already. Wasn't it...Bob -<br />I like these fellows already. Wasn't it the famous Belgian explorer, Count Patric O'Belisk de Galway (a descendant of an Hibernian 'Wild Goose') who remarked in his journal 'Explorations: In the Den of Thugs, Thieves and Hired Assassins' "... these Khyberistanis are crazy!..."? Maybe it wasn't...<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-36923842691536684602022-07-07T10:26:57.280+01:002022-07-07T10:26:57.280+01:00Martin S.,
In answer to your question … most coun...Martin S.,<br /><br />In answer to your question … most countries might try … once!<br /><br />It is designed to be a small, mobile army that can hold its own in the mountains, a sort of Asian Swiss Army.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-41331055229823484542022-07-07T09:47:22.580+01:002022-07-07T09:47:22.580+01:00They sound deadly, Bob…..but which country will be...They sound deadly, Bob…..but which country will be daft enough to invade Khyberistan, possibly multiple times, in the vain hope that ‘this time it’ll be different’??!! Approach with caution, I’d have thought.<br />Good to see another nation taking shape 👍🏼👍🏼.Martin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14024522364068862164noreply@blogger.com