Tuesday, 9 January 2018

VSF One Man Dirigible

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This screw powered one man dirigible is a VSF delight to battle foes in the Back of Beyond, over the Red Planet or as some sort of diesel ...
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Sunday, 24 December 2017

Merry Christmas!

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Sunday, 17 December 2017

The Fighting Retreat to Dusters' Drift

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Our Colonial game this week was a LOT of fun!  It saw a British Column, led by the 3rd Foot & Mouth Regiment (Major Backsight commanding...
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Thursday, 30 November 2017

"We come on the orders of the Great White Queen!"

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My Imperial Force As promised, here is the British and Boer forces for the Zulu war.  The British Cavalry bore the worst of the damage...
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Monday, 27 November 2017

"Zulus Sah! Fousands of 'em!"

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Massed warriors (around 350 of them)- how a Zulu Impi should look! This is a post some 24 years in the making. Some time ago I quite enj...
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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Nemo's War 2nd Ed Arrives!

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A year without a post here at the blog? Goodness me, what was I thinking? Entombed in a submersible vehicle with a mysterious Captain of unk...
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Saturday, 4 June 2016

Naval Hotchkiss revolving cannon

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I have previously posted about the Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon ( here ) design along with pics of a nice museum piece.  Yesterday I came a...
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Friday, 27 May 2016

Sail Trek

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In the spirit of Steam Trek ( here ) - well worth a giggle!
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Monday, 28 March 2016

Melbourne's Sea Forts that never were

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Proposed but never built, based on the Channel forts off Portsmouth, UK.  Would have made fascinating additions to the Victorian defensive n...
Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Fort Philip

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The hexagonal Fort Phillip on Windmill Hill c1891-1921 (NSW State Library) Standing high on Windmill Hill above The Rocks, Fort Phillip ...
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