Progress on a Convention game project or Testament to the Criminal insanity.

[Marine0846]

You Sir, are a wargaming GOD. 

[Hammers]

That's great. Very much what I have in mind for my own never ending NWF board.

[dodge]

wow , brilliant bloody brilliant

[FifteensAway]

Maybe more nuts should have wings!  Now you've got me thinking what to do with my native villages and their islands.  (Got one village populated - not painted - courtesy of Irregular Miniature's lovely new 15 mm African natives).

Pirates are an addiction.

[Tsune]

WOW! What a beautiful board!! 

[Galland]

This thread, and naturally its content, is by all accounts adictive. I must confess that every time I open it, I expect not only great modelling and figures, but also great wordplay and abuse of the english language!

[Wingnut]

Thank you fine Lords and Scalawags alike.
I can't take all the credit here. A great deal of effort,time and resources from my cohort and long time friend Steve went into this construction for the Recruits convention. He has traveled the past two weekends from Cookville, Tennessee to Springdale, Arkansans to help. For our Euro-readers that is the equivalent of a drive between Paris and Berlin in about 10 hours. Except with Memphis instead of Belgium in the middle, so you loose the chocolate, gain barbecue but you have to smell the Mississippi as you cross.  
 I'm putting in a lot of time to make sure this project gets finished and will be taking off a week from work before we leave. I'm actually as excited to see it assembled as you guys are as my house is far to small to assemble it in.  
Galland,
The best way to get back at the English Language is creative writing. I wish there was a way to run this game in Europe for you guys. I just can't find a reasonable way to transport it across the Atlantic.
FifteensAway,
There would be a lot of angry squirrels....
Hammers,
" never ending " No sadly, we will have to end it eventually or we will have to apply for a land grant.  

Thanks again; I hope to have some less-grainy pictures up once the flocking and foliage is on the board.

Wingnut  
  
      

[Patrice]

Aaaarggh I love this bridge between the cliffs  How did I survive all these years without one? I need to make one too! 

Thanks for these wonderful pics

[Doomsdave]

Can't wait to see the temple.

[Wingnut]

Some progress!
Please excuse the images, Iphone again.
more images here:
http://fistfullofseamen.blogspot.com/2010/01/documenting-progress.html

[Fatback Willis]

Its looking good - can't wait to see it all set up at the convention

[Tommy20]

I wish there was a way to run this game in Europe for you guys. I just can't find a reasonable way to transport it across the Atlantic.

Easy!  Just bring it to Little Wars (Chicago area), and they can fly in (and if they can't, at last I can play)!

[OccasionalWargamer]

Ahhh, true marvelous, inspirational, gaming madness!!!  If this is the type of gaming insanity that goes on at Recruits, I may have to make my way out there one of these times, straightjacket in hand to join in.

[syrinx0]

Quite a few of my club's members follow your blog posts as we have started getting more into Pirates. What you have built is incredible. 

Here is another plug for Little Wars in the Chicago area.  Very nice venue with a nice hotel, theater, spa and nearby shopping for those not inclined to spend all day gaming.  I know we would love to help fill up your game slots. 

[Wingnut]

Chicago is a great town. Museum of Science and Industry, Captured U-boat, Natural history museum, and the  Archeology museum is outstanding. Man is that a long haul with a single axle trailer.......
Was considering Nash-con but I'm not committed to anything beyond Recruits. Any of you get down that way?