tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65819865343713690872024-03-05T21:46:29.689-08:00Adventures in the Indies18c Colonial Wargaming the Carribean and Indiatidders2http://www.blogger.com/profile/01858990279764140459noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-81493905724297264462019-07-16T11:44:00.002-07:002019-07-16T11:44:46.819-07:00Alas - no more ....After a lot of thought I have decided to stop my gaming project in the Caribbean for the foreseeable future.<br />
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The bulk of the completed units will become involved in the Monrovia/Fenwick/Wittenberg wars; as most of the figures were dual purpose serving in Europe and in the Caribbean this at least keeps the little fellas gainfully employed.<br />
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All buildings/scenics will be retained, being re-employed as needed on other game projects.<br />
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Main characters:<br />
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<li>Captain Bidekker - has accepted a post in the Wittenberg river flotilla</li>
<li>Red Jack the pirate - rumoured to have retired to england to live off his ill gotten gains ?</li>
<li>Randell and Hopkerk's expedition to the Yucatan has finished, they will return to England to write a book about it and will tour Europe giving lectures</li>
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The Blog will remain in place as it makes a nice record of my games and modelling projects</div>
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<br />tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-573419175235589762019-04-21T07:56:00.002-07:002019-04-21T07:56:17.411-07:00Supplies to San Lorenzo ....<i>San Lorenzo, lies near the border with the British territory of Malize..... The British have allied with some local natives attempt to disrupt one of the regular Spanish supply columns....</i><br />
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San Lorenzo awaits the arrival of the supply column ....<br />
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The supply column en route .....<br />
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a native scout informs a British officer the supply column is on its way ....<br />
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As they round a bend in the route and approach the bridge, the officer at the head of the column sees some movement in the rocks ....<br />
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the column's rear guard comes under fire from the edge of the forest .....<br />
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as the column nears the bridge they can make out groups of natives led by some British officers...<br />
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the rear guard form up and exchange fire with a group of natives ...<br />
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the head of the supply column is attacked .....<br />
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as fighting continues the rear guard have closed up to protect the column<br />
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vollies from the troops at the head of the column force the natives back, mean while the rear of the column comes under a tentative attack form the edge of the forest....<br />
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The supply column crosses the bridge .....<br />
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The column heads onwards ..more natives are seen at the edge of the forest .....<br />
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The garrison at San Lorenzo stand-to after the sound of gun fire is heard ....<br />
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The supply column is attacked in the front and rear ....<br />
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The rear attack is repulsed with volley fire ...<br />
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the attack on the front of the column falters and the natives fall back into the forest .....<br />
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Finally the column (with all supplies intact) comes into sight of San Lorenzo ......<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-65977280743570258762018-09-18T05:19:00.002-07:002018-09-18T05:20:50.784-07:00Spanish dragoons ...The newly formed company of locally raised dragoons for the Yucatan province on parade....<br />
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the dragoons head out on patrol duty ....<br />
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out to check the coastal areas - reports of a pirate ship seen by villagers to be investigated....<br />
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<i>[new items: 6 dragoons, using my own home-cast figures]</i>tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-63861318823212039932018-07-01T04:35:00.002-07:002018-07-01T04:35:49.824-07:00On Parade...A detachment of the French infantry regiment Hallwyl on parade...<br />
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<i>[new items: 10figs all Jacdaw, except drummer which is a hack-up of Old Glory head and a Front Rank body]</i>tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-54436209929333820092018-05-18T02:36:00.003-07:002018-05-18T02:37:16.567-07:00An unusual obelisk ....<i>Randell and Hopkerk's expedition continues...</i><br />
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After exploring the coastal areas for a while they have started on journies inland, documenting various ruins found along the way. On one of their expeditions they came across an unusal obelisk, this was studied and drawings made of the carvings before they continued on their way ...<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-32672026975123087822018-04-25T03:54:00.002-07:002018-04-25T03:55:10.260-07:00Red Jack - Bolego - the getaway<br />
<i>The pirate Red Jack and his crew had landed in the Yucatan to the south of Campeche, in the early morning he had raided the town for supplies and valuables - taking the local Spanish authorities by surprise.</i><br />
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<i>Red Jack and his men</i><i> moved out as quickly as possible and headed north to the pick-up point on the coast, their route would take them through Bolego; the Spanish quickly assembled some troops to chase him down ....</i><br />
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In the morning at the small settlement of Bolego, <br />
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Red Jack's ship arrives at an inlet on the coast near the settlement ....<br />
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Red Jack and his men with their booty make their way toward Bolego ....<br />
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A sentry runs in to Bolego to warn the officer on duty that he has sighted a column of men nearby<br />
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As the local troops turns out to investigate, the pirates reach the outskirts of Bolego<br />
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The Spanish form up and exchange fire with the pirates ....<br />
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then make a spirited attack ....<br />
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the Spanish loose a few men and the pirates are pushed back from the edge of Bolego<br />
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In the distance the pursuing column can hear the sound of gun fire ....<br />
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the pirates have repulsed the Spanish attack in Bolego<br />
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as the remnants of the local troops retreat to the safety of their barracks, the pirates start to move through Bolego ....<br />
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the pursuing Spanish column comes in sight of Bolego ....<br />
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the pirates hurry through Bolego ....<br />
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the Spanish form up and exchange fire with a few pirates ...<br />
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they push forward into Bolego ...<br />
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and follow the pirates out of the town as the remaining local troops join them ...<br />
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The pirates have reached the ship .... and start transferring their booty on board ....<br />
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the pirates small rear guard comes under fire from the advancing Spanish ....<br />
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they make a desperate run for it but don't quite make it to the last boat as the Spanish catch up with them .....<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-63623064070555937992018-02-09T03:35:00.000-08:002018-02-11T03:36:54.347-08:00Alternative table back scene boards ... One of the problems with having a fixed set of backdrops is choosing what to have - I went with a generic European look, the only problem with that is when you want to do 1/1200 ships I put the blue sea cloth over the table but the backdrops jar - downland in the eye of view isn't quite right.<br />
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So I bought some new ones with just sky on and light grey cloud at the horizon (<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 11.999999046325684px;">from the New Modellers Shop, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial"; font-size: 11.999999046325684px;">see </span><a href="http://www.newmodellersshop.co.uk/backscenes.htm">http://www.newmodellersshop.co.uk/backscenes.htm</a>). I cut up some 3mm MDF in 8inch widths to use as additional back scenes - these rest reasonably well again the fixed ones; the back scenes as purchased are wider and longer than my boards.<br />
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So I stuck the backscenes to the boards and trimmed off the excess; the two boards at the back of the table don't quite meet right - it seems my table is not quite flat - anyway the result is very pleasing overall ...<br />
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the horizon now looks more realistic, with the 1/1200 ships<br />
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and the coastal sections<br />
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the alternative sky boards will be useful if I'm going to have sea as part of the table layout.tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-83776019299584705772017-12-07T04:05:00.004-08:002017-12-07T04:06:18.204-08:00more 'jungle' scenics ...I'd accumulated various jungle bits plastic trees and the like. Needed some medium height jungle bases so onto the gaming table for a sort through, plus available bases<br />
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having found some more bases after a rummage, went to work fixing the foliage/trees onto the bases. For the foliage items, I drill a hole in the bases and push the stem part through and fix with superglue.<br />
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bases painted and scatter applied ....<br />
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just right for the edge of a jungle area or for use near buildings etc....tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-15987070414353452842017-08-26T05:51:00.003-07:002017-08-26T05:51:59.069-07:00Spanish forces for the Caribbean<i>and lastly the Spanish forces for the Yucatan area....</i><br />
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de pardos (new unit, Old Glory figs with Front Rank officer), plus Artillery<br />
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Milicias Blancos (new unit, mostly Old Glory figs)<br />
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Batallon de Infanteria de Castilla Fijo<br />
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<i>figures tidied up, touched in and bases spruced up ....ready for action ....</i></div>
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local militia....<br />
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artillery and marines ....<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-6346203217651309102017-08-23T02:55:00.005-07:002017-08-23T03:19:53.946-07:00British forces for the carribean ...<i>a bit of sprucing up for bases and a couple of new flags stands have the British troops sorted out ....</i><br />
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4th, 3rd, 63rd foot (Jacdaw figs, my Fenwick units with some new alternate flag stands)<br />
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61st Foot (old glory figs)<br />
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Artillery and a detachment of the 64th foot<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-48065022054852307722017-08-20T06:00:00.000-07:002017-08-20T06:00:16.016-07:00Caribbean - a couple of generic units<i>a couple of units for use by any side; a selection of figures from the cabinets with bases refreshed and shown here in sabot bases</i><br />
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First a naval landing party...<br />
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and a unit of militia...<br />
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tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-83486620010344157532017-08-06T05:07:00.002-07:002017-08-06T05:08:35.990-07:00Supply train ...Spanish supply train heads up to a small fort....<br />
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<i>[new items: 3 muleteers, some grenadiers of the local Yucatan regiment, couple of sentries for the fort]</i>tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-63098798615241537832017-07-27T06:46:00.003-07:002017-07-27T06:46:56.755-07:00having a faff about ...I am currently in the process of re-organising the troops etc for the caribbean; the aim is to have for each of Spain, France and Britain approximately 90+ figures each.<br />
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My 1/1200 ships will be organised into a British squadron, with others having to double as Spanish or French (unless I buy some more..)tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-4494695367952995552017-07-20T05:17:00.004-07:002017-07-20T05:18:35.924-07:00Red Jack returns ...<i>Red Jack the pirate has returned to the Caribbean, he has landed in the Yucatan and has gone inland via a river in search of mayan gold. They had set off from an old mission outpost and after a day found some ruins -one small gold idol was found with some jade pieces - enough to make the trip worthwhile. </i><br />
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They got lost in the jungle on the way back, they stopped on a rise, one of the had men shimmied up a tree and could see a glint of water in the distance - the river ?...<br />
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At the boats by the river, since Red Jack was late back one of the men blew a small horn every five minutes or so...<br />
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Hearing the faint sound of the horn, Red Jack and his men headed towards it ...<br />
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They paused for a moment near a small pool where a large cat-like animal was having a drink, they waited to see what it would do ...<br />
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the cat moved away into the undergrowth, Red Jack led his men round the undergrowth which the cat had gone into ...<br />
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As they skirted a large pool, they could see the crocodile basking in the sun ...<br />
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some natives had spotted Red Jack and and his men ...<br />
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the native hunting party moves up to take a closer look ....<br />
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As the pirates near a patch of dense undergrowth two of their men go down, hit by arrows ....<br />
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The pirates move up and fire into the undergrowth ....<br />
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they skirt round the patch of undergrowth, while firing into it .....<br />
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they heard the sound of the horn again, much nearer - they head onwards and finally arrive at the old mission outpost....<br />
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they are soon back in the boats and off down river on their way back to the ship ....tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-16610316772495591342017-06-03T04:15:00.002-07:002017-07-20T05:19:00.558-07:00Spanish Troops ...With the presence recently of French ships in the region, the commander of Spanish troops in the Honduras is reviewing one of his battalions...<br />
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<i>[ a quick touch in and minor repaint and some new flags for an old unit, to provide the core of a small Spanish force for future games]</i>tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-66553452319900924922017-03-18T09:41:00.004-07:002017-03-18T09:42:05.433-07:00Slithering snakes ...A monk and native guide has taken Randell and Hopkerk to see some of the large snakes that are to be found in the forest...<br />
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[s<i>nakes - a couple of toy snakes picked up while browsing some local charity shops, one has been repainted; not the right colour scheme for an anaconda or boa-constrictor - but snakey enough for me </i>😃]tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-41167820146217599392017-03-09T04:02:00.000-08:002017-03-09T04:02:27.234-08:00to the mission of San Cristobel .....<i>Messrs. Randell and Hopkerk are on their way to the mission of San Cristobel to meet with the monks to learn about the region from them. They have a small military escort of provincials plus an officer and NCO from the regular garrison troops.</i><br />
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At the mission, the monks go about there normal routine ...<br />
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the expedition column finds a small clearing in the jungle, after a short break they decide on the direction to go in ..... <br />
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they are on the last leg of their journey and have to pass through a low lying area to get to the mission which is on higher ground ....<br />
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the column sets off ...<br />
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the lead soldier gets stuck and starts to sink in quicksand, he throws off his coat as he struggles ....<br />
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but before the others can get to him he has been sucked under. The column avoids the area and crosses a nearby stream ....<br />
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as they skirt a marshy area, they see some of the local natives who are watching them intently ....<br />
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as they continue they are shadowed by the natives (who think they might attack their village)...<br />
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the natives getting nervous fire their bows, killing two of the provincials. The provincials return fire, killing two of the natives ....<br />
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the natives melt away into the undergrowth .... the column continues on through the jungle ...<br />
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a couple of large feral pigs disturbed by the presence of the column rush at the nearest soldiers, one pig is shot the other runs straight into another soldier<br />
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who goes down badly winded but OK, the surviving pig runs away.. a couple of natives are still watching them ....<br />
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The column arrives at the bridge near the mission where they are greeted by one of the monks ....<br />
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who leads them into the safety of the mission ....<br />
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The expedition is lead by messrs Randell and Hopkerk, with them are a group of surveyors and mapmakers; plus artists to record wildlife and plants.<br />
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The surveyors are set to work marking out plots in cleared land for the new colonists...<br />
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one of the artists is already at work recording the local wildlife....<br />
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while other members of their team are busy, Randell and Hopkerk discuss where the should go for the their first expedition in land ...<br />
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perhaps the maya ruins at Cochumel, or the caves near Comayagua, or a search for the rumoured mayan gold in a lost city in the deep jungle. These are all very tempting but they decide on a trip to the mission of San Cristobel to meet the monks there and obtain the native language dictionary that the monks have compiled .....tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-62368859113581719122016-11-02T12:21:00.001-07:002016-11-02T12:21:38.538-07:00Action off Malize...<i>continued from the previous post .....</i><br />
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The newly arrived troops for the garrison are in the process of disembarking from the merchant ships hired to transport them<br />
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A French squadron bears down on Malize, commanded by the Duc de Pommefrites; ships: Florissant (flag ship), Tonnant, Gaillard and Hasardeux (three heavy 3rd rates and a common 3rd).<br />
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As the french ships approach, Commodore Burke leads the British squadron out to meet them; ships: HMS Thunderer (flag ship), HMS Audacious, HMS Arrogant and HMS Prince Albert (three heavy 3rd rates and a common 3rd).<br />
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The two flags ships in sight of each other<br />
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The British ships alter course to try and cross the french battle line, but have to steer against the wind and don't make enough head-way. The Florissant bow rakes HMS Thunderer with a broadside as it passes ....<br />
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damaged by the bow rake Thunderer turns slowly with the wind and gets a broadside from the Tonnant leaving it disabled with many of its crew dead, half its port guns gone and its rigging shot away. HMS Thunderer had returned fire but not caused significant damage to either french ship<br />
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As the french passed by they swapped broadsides with HMS Audacious which inflicted some damage on the french but came of much worse and lost most its crew, ports guns and rigging. HMS Thunderer and HMS Audacious start to drift on the wind. Captain Biedekker in HMS Prince Albert manages to get his ship between the two of them .<br />
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..... HMS Arrogant nears the french and starts to engage them...<br />
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The french broadsides hammer HMS Arrogant, she loses all her rigging and
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the wind...the french sail on towards the port; HMS Prince Albert starts to turn about ....<br />
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the cumulative damage from british fire on the french ships now starts to tell; The Florissant unable to steer effectively runs aground on the rocks on the island in front of Malize, the Gaillard also with damaged rigging turns successfully to avoid the same fate as the Florissant; Tonnant and Hasardeux fire on the ships in the harbour....<br />
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One ship in the harbour is damaged and starts to list, Tonnant and Gaillard move on to attack the fort...<br />
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The Tonnant causes some damage to the fort guns but receives heavy damage form them and starts to move away, the Gaillard moves past her and starts to turn; meanwhile HMS Prince Albert sails towards Malize passing HMS Arrogant ...<br />
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HMS Prince Albert heads in to have a go at the french...exchanging broadsides at long rage with the Hasardeux<br />
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HMS Prince Albert then stern rakes the Tonnant while the Hasardeux heads away<br />
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The Tonnant is damaged badly and on fire<br />
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HMS Prince Albert closes in and finishes her off ....<br />
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After the French are out of sight, Captain Biedekker of the HMS Prince Albert writes a brief summary of the engagement..<br />
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<i>Action off Malize </i><br />
<i>- a French squadron attacked the port during disembarkation of the garrison troops ; Commodore Burke led us out against them. After a hard fight heavy damage to our ships and many crew lost</i><br />
<i> HMS Thunderer dismasted and drifting, Commodore Burke killed.</i><br />
<i> HMS Audacious badly damaged and drifting </i><br />
<i> HMS Arrogant damaged and has run aground on a small islet - good chance it can be re-floated.</i><br />
<i> HMS Prince Albert - light damage.</i><br />
<i>Damage was inflicted on the French - One ship ran aground on the rocks, another sunk by gunfire from the fort and HMS Prince Albert. Two lightly damaged french ships left the area.</i><br />
<i>Will attempt to assist Thunderer and Audacious, with help from the merchant ships. Will remain on station off Malize...</i><br />
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A cutter was sent with this report to the naval HQ in Jumeida...tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-55932893763757617712016-10-30T07:55:00.001-07:002016-10-30T08:24:31.604-07:00Sail Ho !<i>HMS Albert is standing off Malize with some other ships, while the new garrison disembarks.</i><br />
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A cry of 'Sail Ho, off the larboard bow' is heard from up top .... Captain Biedekker turns and looks out towards the horizon...<br />
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he gets his out his telescope for a closer look ....<br />
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French ships ! The Captain turns and barks the command 'Beat to Quarters'.......<br />
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<i>to be continued ....</i>tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-74322186100639888282016-08-31T03:54:00.002-07:002016-08-31T03:55:30.420-07:00Building a fort - ready for action ...The fort sections have been painted up. I used a mid-brown undercoat, then two coats of 'Home of Colour' Pecan matchpot (bought at Homebase), with a mid-grey wash to finish. The flagstone paving was then added, a tweaked scanned copy of a piece of acrylic floor tile which I printed up and stuck on as needed.<br />
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also a quick tryout with all the sections gives me a fort about 1ft x 2ft;<br />
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with variations using inset buildings and smaller setups it will have plenty of uses.tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581986534371369087.post-50134726558048492892016-08-26T02:20:00.001-07:002016-08-26T02:20:19.485-07:00Building a fort - work in progress<i>building a fort for the carribean area ...</i><br />
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I decided to make use of some of the new buildings I'd been given. Rather than have a large big high walled fort I wanted to go for something not so high, I settled on a height for the wall sections of about 4cm. My initial sketch for the section profile and gun embrasure...<br />
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Having settled on the main buildings I wanted to integrate into one potential layout I made some card bases ....<br />
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built up the back and sides ...<br />
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then added the tops<br />
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then the front slopes and backs with cork tile - rough side showing ...<br />
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The front of the bases for each section had a bit of trim added (I got the measurements of the bases wrong ! ... too narrow by 2mm) ...<br />
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a wall section gets its 'battlement', a sandwich of cork tile with a cardboard central stiffener<br />
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I kept most of the offcuts, very handy for making steps ...<br />
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all the sections finished off and in position ....<br />
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Materials used in the build<br />
- One and a half tubes of glue<br />
- Two thirds of a pack of cork tiles<br />
- About an A5 area of Daler mounting board<br />
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The fort sections can be used stand-alone or integrated with other buildings. I'm also building an alternate gate house. If I want more height for the fort I could add a suitable base.<br />
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<i>I better get on and paint the fort sections ....</i>
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Having made any minor repairs needed I've started painting them up, the four smallest ones are done<br />
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I used some emulsion paint matchpots for the wall colours and gave them a wash to give them a weather worn look.tiddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238717340071258010noreply@blogger.com10