R Class Gunboat (Sternwheeler)

So its been a little while.  As we all know life has a way of managing our priorities for you.  But I was able to to get back on track and start building more boats.  One of the main reasons is that I am running a battle as part of a campaign at Hurricon this month so I thought I would take a shot at building some gunboats for the occasion.  With my new found supply of "wagon" wheels from Pegasus it makes the paddle assemblies a heck of a lot easier which you will see here.  I thought they look pretty good.

So this boat is new R Class boat.  These are my own classifications that are all illustrated so that I can build them again.  I started a multiple boat assembly process which has its own challenges but overall makes things easier to build and make changes.  And as I mentioned before as with building anything you see your design flaws or techniques so I was constantly making changes.  That was so true here.

My usual disclaimer is that these are not historical replicas.  These are boats make by a gamer for gamers.  So the ease of the things we need like detachable decks or doors, being able to mount any type of guns, overall size that still makes them maneuverable on the table, etc., are always considered.  These boats are inspired by pictures, movies and books.  So keeping with the Colonial Nile theme these are some of the latest that were constructed at the Last Stand Dockyards.

And After Action report of the battle; "Full Speed to Metemmeh!" at Hurricon, Sept 22 - 25.

Enjoy the build.  I hope to see you at Hurricon.  Stop by the dealer table to see the boats.

Last Stand Dan

Note: Forgot to mention in the pictures that the entire upper gun deck comes off to load up troops, supplies, etc.

RECON 2016 AAR - The Patrol - Tantrapur Village (GM: Sgt. Guinness)

So finally I am able to blog Sgt. Guinness's (Jeff''s) battle.  Work and travel can really get in the way if you know what I mean.  

His game like all of the rest of the TSAF games at RECON were filled to capacity and pretty much all of the time we made room for more players.   

Here is the description from the RECON PEL:

Larry Brom Memorial Game. This game is based on the scenario "The Patrol" from Larry Brom's TSATF 2000 Scenario book. The attack by the Mad Guru's forces on the work party in the Village of Tantrapur is a very well know battle scene in this much beloved movie, it was one of Larry's most favorite movies, as it is one of mine as well. An Indian patrol commanded by three English Sergeants has been dispatched to the village of Tantrapur in a small valley in the foothills of the northern province. Two days ago telegraph communications with the Province Chief stationed there were disrupted. Your force is to investigate the cause for the interruption and undertake any necessary repairs. 


This is The Patrol scenario #17.

The forces in this battle were modified to provide for more players.

British Led Indian Forces:
Three (3) Indian Platoons each led by a Veteran Sergeant.  
One Engineering Detachment (10 men) led by a Lt.
One Indian Mountain Gun
One Indian Lancer unit.

Pathan Force:
10 units armed with knives, swords, Jezzails or Modern rifles
One Gun that would explode on a jam roll of 6.  
One (1) unit of Pathan Horse.

Here is the map taken from Larry Brom's Scenario Portfolio 2000 book available from the Sergants 3 website (http://www.sergeants3.com).

With that we have the pictures from his battle with the AAR embedded in them.  We hope you enjoy the report.

Last Stand Dan and Sgt. Guinness