Bushranging thoughts?

[Poiter50]

Has anyone on LAF ventured into the murky waters of Bushranging in Oz? I have  acquired a Stage Coach, some troopers and an officer together with 2 armoured helmet types to represent Ned Kelly and a compadre. Probably use LOTOW as a rule set but other rules and scenarios are welcome. All 25/28mm.

Also have some civilians including some Chinese being done up and was thinking that the Sarissa Precision buildings would be useful for town type.

[Christian]

What about those new Empress Boers? I reckon they'd be pretty good.

[Poiter50]

Christian, thinking more on rule sets and scenarios.

[carlos marighela]

Due to the desperate straights that the Australian selectors find themselves in, I suspect that Cameron White will be picked for the perth Test so I don't expect he will do to much Bushranging this summer.

[timg]

Boothill Texans would make good bushrangers, just been looking at mine after reading this post. Anyone remember the series 'Ben Hall'?

[Furt]

I would say "Legends of the Old West" rules would be perfect for this scale of game. Bushrangers could use the Outlaw posse and the police could use the Lawmen posse. The included scenarios would almost suffice as well.

[Christian]

Yeah that'd be my first guess. You get a decent range of weapons. You might even get some useful stuff out of Legends of the High seas, too.

[THE CID]

Hi Yes I remember Ben Hall, it was my Dads favourite programme. I was only a young whipper-snapper, Im almost 48 now. It was on the BBC on a Sunday night. I think Ben came to sticky end, like Ned.   THE CID.

[Sheerluck Holmes]

I have a Ned Kelly figure (I must paint it up  ) but I have been hanging out for more generic bush rangers and some police figures before getting too excited.

 I will be using 'The Rules With No Name' should I ever get figures to do the project.

[Poiter50]

Perry Miniatures have a new ACW rioting range coming out that might provide some brawling figures for something like the Tavern brawl in LOTHS. Some Foundry ACW infantry in sackcloth coats might be useful as some of the Colonial police wore kepis.

Ben Hall was a great series, I'm old enough to have seen it on ABC.

Thanks for provoking the brain cells, guys.

[S J Donovan]

Go to Blazeaway.com.au they have an Australian colonial range including bush rangers and aboriginals.

[Poiter50]

Yes, I have the Blaze away stuff in mind but I'm also looking at some of the Foundry OW range to allow for town brawls, coach and bank robberies as well as gold diggings thefts/claim jumping etc.

It looks like LOTOW will be a favourite rule set.

[timg]

Yeah did'nt Hall get ambushed while taking a nap in the series, was a long time ago i watched it so not sure?

Went to Glenrowan once or twice when i was in Oz, think that would make a good game with the Kelly gang holed up under siege. Wonder if any Union cavalry in sackcoats and kepis would fit for the coppers?

Lot of potential with this idea, nice one Poiter 50!

[Plynkes]

I like my Victorian outback coppers to have a hint of East End gangland about them...



Saw "The Proposition" the other night and must say I really enjoyed it. A Western transplanted Down Under really, but none the worse for that. Made a nice change that they didn't turn the outlaws into folk heroes or romantic rebels, as usually happens in this kind of thing. Mostly they were just scumbags.

[Christian]

Made a nice change that they didn't turn the outlaws into folk heroes or romantic rebels, as usually happens in this kind of thing. Mostly they were just scumbags.

We do that enough here, just look at the Rugby League.