Re: VBCW Blog - New Update: Sir Gilbert holds a Gala Field Day

[Doug ex-em4]

More developments for Sir Gilbert and his Volunteers of a very minor, low key and undramatic nature. Constable Smallbottom is a bit worried for about 10 minutes but everything turned out OK so no need for anyone to get anxious:

http://velodoug.wordpress.com/fortunately-no-one-hurt-a-very-minor-incident/

Also, The Volunteer's Order of Battle has been updated:

http://velodoug.wordpress.com/all-sir-gilberts-men-and-women-the-volunteers-order-of-battle/

Doug

[Bullshott]

I've got a friend who lives just outside Poole who is teetering on the brink of vbcw. We could have a lively Dorset/Wiltshire vbcw scene with a bit of organising,

Doug

In which case I had better paint some more stuff up. Once I've got the Christmas game out of the way I'll be working on forces from the Poole/Wimborne area, with an alliance between left wing forces in Poole (including a defecting Territorial batallion and field artillery battery) and Anglican League militia in Wimborne facing off against BUF in Bournemouth and Royalists just about everywhere else. To stare with I'll be putting together the Wimborne Militia (assisted by the Canford School Cadet Force).

[jp1885]

Great stuff Doug! Sir Gilbert has some very useful friends!

[Mason]

Everybody stay calm and carry on, now,
 

Great stuff, Doug!
 

[Doug ex-em4]

Great stuff Doug! Sir Gilbert has some very useful friends!

Thanks Jon - mainly relatives, really - you know what these aristos are like....

Everybody stay calm and carry on, now

Paul - that's the spirit, old chap. Nihil Desperandum and all that....

Thanks for the comments.

Doug

[Doug ex-em4]

@jp1885

By the way, Jon. How do you think the umpires of the Hereford campaign (no names, no pack drill and may they be Blessed with Long Life and may the Abundance of their Loins be Legendary) will feel about the GVR Mk1 Armoured Scout Car (Steam)?




I know it's a bit VSF but I think it's got a reasonable back-story so here's hoping it gets the nod. It'll probably have to skulk anyway because it'd be horribly vulnerable. Sir G has told his son most forcefully that he definitely can't be in the crew.

Doug

[jp1885]

I suspect they would have no objection mate - I know for a fact that one of them has at least one steam tank, and a sail powered vehicle, so anything goes 

[The Breaker]

Very cool! It's stuff like this that makes this forum awesome.

[Doug ex-em4]

Very cool! It's stuff like this that makes this forum awesome.

Thanks you, sir...! And it's taking my mind off the cricket...

Doug

[the_desert_fox]

Nice work mate i love your site. Nice rpg flavour to all your forces

I havn't mentioned my VBCW blog here yet - a bit nervous, to be honest. Anyway, there's enough nonsense on it now to let it run free.

Here's the background page which kind of explains what it's all about:
http://velodoug.wordpress.com/

And this details the force I've got together:
http://velodoug.wordpress.com/about/

And here is the latest post - an AAR of a game I had the pleasure to take part in over in Pembrokeshire with R.Mark Davies and his crew at the Wargames Association of South Pembrokeshire:
http://velodoug.wordpress.com/dramatic-despatch-from-the-other-side-of-the-hill-battle-of-camrose/

Plenty of photos and a couple of other AARs plus bits and bobs of stuff happening in campaign downtime.

Doug

[Doug ex-em4]

Nice work mate i love your site. Nice rpg flavour to all your forces

Thanks, Desert Fox. There's been a lot of activity at Sir Gilbert's place recently, including a visit from a Bishop; details will appear shortly.

Doug

[Doug ex-em4]

Great excitement consumed the residents of the Pontrilas-Ewyas Harold area when Sir Gilbert announced a Gala Field Day. It seemed the entire local population was there to share in the event:

The full story of the opening attractions can be found on Sir Gilbert's blog:



http://velodoug.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/sir-gilberts-gala-field-day/

Doug

[von Lucky]

Hah - I loved that blog entry.

[Doug ex-em4]

A quick note - the link has changed for this entry. I'm still wrestling with blogdom and have changed this from a "post" to a "page". I'm not not sure why...

New link:

http://velodoug.wordpress.com/sir-gilberts-gala-field-day/

Doug