Colonial Battle of Sinkat

I have a Sudan campaign going on right now and this is the 1st battle which occurred near the town of Sinkat as the Desert Column is making its way across to Atbara.  It was slightly unusual in that the British forces stumbled on to the Dervish who were defending a Zareba across their path.  As a result of the battle the British could not take the position in time and so had to retreat back into Sinkat to regroup.    I am sure the next battle is going to be bloody.  While this is going on the River Column is located near the town of Korti and so far no opposition.  That will probably change very soon.

Here are some pictures of the battle.  I usually take more pictures but since this was the first time I have ran The Sword in the Flame in years I was focused on keeping it running smoothly.  We all had a blast and looking forward to the upcoming battles.  Also of note is that each player is keeping track of their "home or core" platoon.  Some of them suffered casualties and will have to get replacements by the next battle or will fight a little short handed.

We also used the TVAG Sudan Action Deck which definitely adds some flavor to the battle.

Thanks to our CMH members John (Osman John), Bob (Major Roberts), John (Mumbasa), Doug (Osman Dougna), Dave (Major Manley), Rick (Captain Stockton) and Eric (Major Elder) for participating!

A full Campaign Turn status report will be released soon.

Enjoy the pictures!

Guru

The Campaign map as of Turn 3/4

Gunboat - Sternwheeler Giza

Well here was my attempt at building the a sternwheeler for my Sudan Campaign.  I have named her the Giza and its a smaller size boat than the large Cairo.  I had some challenges on the design but again looking at the many references out there and then just going by my gut feel this is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy the pictures and final result.  The next boat I build will be an even small side-wheeler.  That should be as much fun building as these last two boats were.   You should also see more posts on the Sudan Campaign I running.

Guru (Dan)

Dervish! - Colonial Project

While I was building the gunboat, I love saying that word, GUN-BOAT, it sounds so cool…anyway. As I was building the boat I started to get the dervish forces finished.  Tony and I ordered a bunch of Old Glory last year and it was time for my Colonial Project to kick off in anticipation of starting a rough river campaign.

These Dervish were a lot of fun to paint and I asked Tony and Doug to lend me a hand getting them done.  We ripped through them pretty quickly and I think they turned out great!  These of course are the first of many Dervish figures I will need later on in the final battles of the Campaign but this is a fantastic start.  I do have some Perry Dervish Characters and Fuzzie Rifles to finish up but they won't take long.

Later plans are to add a few more Dervish Rubs, maybe one pack of Perry plastics will do the trick.  I will add some Dervish Horse and some Guns too.  They are even going to get their own converted gunboat and Dhows too.

I have mentioned two of our Campaign personalities in my blogs so far.  Mumbasa who will be played by John Mumby and Osman Dougna who will be played by Doug Wildfong.  Both are veteran gamers, (in fact I think John was actually in the Sudan in the late 80's) and both are devious commanders.  They will be the supreme Mahdist campaign commanders.  One of the story lines of the campaign is for the British to chase these two down dead or alive.  I think everyone is going to have fun with the scenario's I am creating.

The next blogs will be the completion of the Cairo Crew, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Navy Landing Party, Heavy Camel Corps and Grenadier Guard platoons.  And we might introduce some Highlanders for Major Robert's (different story behind that).

So here are a few pictures of the Dervish we finished.  Can't thank Tony and Doug enough for their help.

Guru