Author Topic: "Well that's great, just great!" (Read 2737 times)

Harry Faversham · « **on:** September 24, 2019, 08:17:01 AM »

Shouted Captain Edmund Slackbladder as he crawled from the smoking wreck of the Bristol 'Biff'.

"We were told to scout ahead of the Column to find the Mad Mullah and his shower, and that's what we've done."

Answered an immaculately attired Lord Flash reasonably, who was casually combing his hair. Frothing at the mouth Slackbladder shouted.

"Oh, we've found 'em all right, they're just over the hill, and baying for the blood of the idiot that's just flown over 'em at fifty feet, doing the 'loser' sign from the front cockpit!"

A thunderous right to the jaw from Lord Flash ended the tiff, when Slackbladder recovered consciousness His Lordship said.

"While you were busy sleeping it off the baddies have got a lot closer. Slacky, grab that Lewis and a couple of spare pans and follow me. If I know that idiot Faversham he'll have got the Relief Column in a right two and eight. There'll be a lot of Tommies down their happy to see Lord Flash coming the their relief... WOOF! WOOF!!!!"

Matakakea · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2019, 04:40:25 PM »

It's like bloody Crufts in here!

ragbones · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2019, 06:59:27 PM »

Lovely figures! What make are they?

gamer Mac · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2019, 07:05:00 PM »

Very nice painting

looking forward to the rest of the story

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2019, 08:14:01 PM »

Quote from: ragbones on September 24, 2019, 06:59:27 PM

Lovely figures! What make are they?

Lord Flash is a WI 'Giants in Miniature', Slacky is from Empress Miniatures.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2019, 08:16:12 PM »

Quote from: gamer Mac on September 24, 2019, 07:05:00 PM

Very nice painting
looking forward to the rest of the story

I can only lay claim to Captain Slackbladder...
His Lordship came ready painted.

ragbones · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2019, 12:44:07 AM »

Thanks, Harry!

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2019, 02:13:58 AM »

Major General Harry Faversham VC advances once more into the Mad Mullah’s valley, intent on blowing up Mullah’s hovel/compound, as punishment for dastardlies committed…
A mission made more difficult as he’s two downed intrepid birdmen to rescue as well!

Major General Harry Faversham VC…

The Column…

Well to the rear, due to the nature of his load comes Gunga Din, he’s been ordered to blow a toot on his trumpet every ten minutes to let the Column know he’s still there. The little man is carrying enough dynamite to do such a stunning ‘six second makeover’ of the Mad Mullah’s hovel, he’ll never recognise the old place when he gets home.

Nobody knows how, but the Mad Mullah and his merry-men, always seem to know more of wot’s appertaining in their valley than the cursed Infidels?

And this day, thanks to Allah’s wondrous bounty they’ve come loaded for bear!

“ALLY ALLY AKBAR!!!”

Sniper!!!

The Equalizer, the MM’s expecting great things from his new and magnificent popgun with it’s highly trained crewsome.

FifteensAway · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2019, 04:36:48 AM »

The Gruesome Twosom Crewsom? That old college years band is still going! Wow.

And a mention of the classic movie of yesteryear, Birdman of Pashtunatraz. Nifty.

Now you're just making me feel ancient. But I still ain't playing Barker's Bastard Rules - and you can't make me, neither.

Fun stuff, though I'm wondering if I'm reading up on Pulp or Colonials here. Well, heck, I don't care a whit as long as I'm entertained. Oh, yes, I am. Carry on up the...what was the name of the pass, old sport?

Plynkes · « **Reply #9 on:** September 25, 2019, 09:57:41 AM »

I always planned to do a "Blackhawk Down" type scenario in a colonial setting. Though in mine it was going to be Biggles and Algy rather than Blackadder-inspired characters, and I was going to keep the Somali setting, pitting them against followers of the Historical "Mad Mullah" and having it happen in about 1920. But alas, I never got round to it.

So it's good to see something similar made it to a tabletop in some form at least. Nice idea!

Malamute · « **Reply #10 on:** September 25, 2019, 10:06:25 AM »

Who makes the Major General Harry Faversham figure?

I don't recognise him from anywhere.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #11 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:21:16 AM »

Quote from: Malamute on September 25, 2019, 10:06:25 AM

Who makes the Major General Harry Faversham figure?

You can glean His Nibs from here...

https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/shop/garnet-wolseley/

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #12 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:28:29 AM »

Quote from: Plynkes on September 25, 2019, 09:57:41 AM

So it's good to see something similar made it to a tabletop in some form at least. Nice idea!

Nicked the idea from this month's WI magazine, the 'Biff's a piss take Herself made me for mi' Birfday...
thought I might as well find a use for it!
One of the Dynamic Dunderheads will be arriving at the New Emporium at the Seaside within the hour, then battle will commence!

Plynkes · « **Reply #13 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:41:46 AM »

Is it from a kit, or a scratch-built affair? Looks the part, either way.

Coincidentally I actually bought a kit of a "Biff" for my project, but then I discovered that they used DH9s in Somaliland, so I haven't actually built it. I have a "generic" crashed plane I put together that stands in for just about anything (it has done service in WW1 East Africa), but I was going to use the Bristol as air support that turns up later in the battle.

That's a nice Sir Garnet figure. Hadn't seen that one before, either.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #14 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:59:50 AM »

No mate, the Biff's a card model!
Ermintrude does all that crafting bollocks, she found the kite in her stash and made it up for me...
now it's going to earn Honest Harry his second VC!

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