Joined a Yahoo Group that builds figures out of wooden bits from craft stores.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BANp2GHuO7AmIf24hd1U3pkN86i8tGu-9ercqfGsSC0CF_G_zPAbh_m68cVdXKYxkApzzF5lA71kJQJPz2AbwmEzzkrb2uAIXPFcsSA6EFDswj-zAjY2zR4ML75P-ultgOlOZFvNVQo/s280/565.JPG)
Made some Zulus and British figures from clothes pins because....
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Have the whole set up on my games table this weekend and have run a bit of GASLIGHT with the troops and it is pretty cool.
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Aerial view of the "set".
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Enjoy. Wish you were here.
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Fini.
That is AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteMy mom made clothespin dolls when I was a wee lad and I, the budding megalomaniac, had visions of making entire ARMIES of the things (MWA-HA-HA-Ha-Ha-ha-ha...ha!)... but never really got around to it..
Well done, sir! You've made my dream a reality! I'm going to have to try something like this with my kids. The boy is so excited to paint toys like dad... but I don' think he's quite there yet - but something like this he might be a little more able to help out with!)
Wonderful, sir!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to take a look at the November 24 & 26, 2008 posts from this blog:
http://littlejohnslead.blogspot.com/
He also made clothespin soldiers and cavalry as well.
Bravo for you. Excellent-looking game . . . and GASLIGHT is a fun set of rules to use . . . although the Heroes are a bit too too strong for my taste.
-- Jeff
Very cool. Going to have to try this with my kids as well.
ReplyDeleteSo whats the name of the Yahoo group?
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/wargaming_on_a_budget/
ReplyDeleteBluebear Jeff,
Thanks for the link. Spent a nice bit of time reading a lot of the posts on that blog.
Now I gotta make horses!!
Convergence! I had just read a Lead Gardens posting on Clothes-peg soldiers. Wonderful stuff! I am tempted very strangely. But I don't have any young lad relatives to use as an excuse...
ReplyDeleteI think these things are just fantastic. Well done! Already I have (MWAH-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!!) visions (cackle)...