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Author Topic: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)  (Read 3803 times)

Offline scotty

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 13 10 21)
« Reply #30 on: October 13, 2021, 06:42:13 PM »
They look great

Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 13 10 21)
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2021, 06:35:10 AM »
Managed to get the figures and terrain on a table today and play a game using The Men Who Would Be Kings for the first time. We're familiar with the Mersey/Osprey line of rules and so found them straightforward enough and were playing the game without many rules queries very quickly. I took the British and they managed to beat off the Beja with devastating rifle fire, but not before they had swarmed the Gardner Gun and wiped out the crew. The asymmetry between forces means the Beja need handling with care and timing is everything, nonetheless they are no pushover. I didn't have my new terrain mat available so we used one from Deep Cut which worked quite well with my terrain pieces. Here are a few pictures:










Offline Atheling

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #32 on: October 14, 2021, 07:38:43 AM »
Beautiful game  :-*

May I ask, what was the name of the mat you used for the game?

Deep Cut perhaps? But what specific one?

Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #33 on: October 14, 2021, 11:28:53 AM »
Beautiful game  :-*

May I ask, what was the name of the mat you used for the game?

Deep Cut perhaps? But what specific one?

Yes, it’s from Deep Cut, I think it’s called Savanna.

Offline Atheling

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #34 on: October 14, 2021, 12:22:09 PM »
Yes, it’s from Deep Cut, I think it’s called Savanna.

Thanks. I've got a similar one- I just cannot remember which one it is (I need to order another!  ???)

Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #35 on: October 15, 2021, 11:41:11 AM »
I really like those palm trees, do you remember where you got them?

Offline Atheling

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #36 on: October 15, 2021, 12:15:58 PM »
I really like those palm trees, do you remember where you got them?

Ditto on the Palm Tree origins please?


Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #37 on: October 15, 2021, 12:22:54 PM »
I really like those palm trees, do you remember where you got them?

Found them on eBay, a supplier in China who sells them in bags of 20 or so. I’ve painted them, if you follow the link to the blog article about the rocky outcrops there’s a link in there to another blog post on how I made them/painted them. They are almost usable as they come but looked a little too plastic for my taste.


Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: Perry Mahdist Ansars and British for the Sudan (updated 14 10 21)
« Reply #39 on: October 16, 2021, 12:48:43 AM »
Awesome thanks

 

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