Ghurka's uploaded

12 posts ยท Jun 13 2001 to Jun 15 2001

From: Derk Groeneveld <derk@c...>

Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:41:30 +0200 (CEST)

Subject: Ghurka's uploaded

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Hi folks,

the ghurka's are currently up on my linux box. Feel free to drop by and have a
look. I'd appreciate it if you would NOT link to this page, though, as it does
eat up my own bandwidth.

http://cc5127-a.deven1.ov.nl.home.com/~derk/pictures/wargame/stargrunt/g
hurka/

<subliminal message> Drop by, have a look, be inspired, order ghurka's, and
SIGN UP FOR MORE GHURKA'S in Eureka's club 100.:)
</subliminal message>

Cheers,

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:33:38 -0400

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

> At 11:41 PM +0200 6/13/01, Derk Groeneveld wrote:

Heh...I've got some on the way from Eureka.

From: Brian Bell <bkb@b...>

Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:51:12 -0400

Subject: RE: Ghurka's uploaded

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Very nicely done! I especially like the keys on the comms specialist being
painted. The integrated number on the stands were nice too.

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Hi folks,

the ghurka's are currently up on my linux box. Feel free to drop by and have a
look. I'd appreciate it if you would NOT link to this page, though, as it does
eat up my own bandwidth.

http://cc5127-a.deven1.ov.nl.home.com/~derk/pictures/wargame/stargrunt
/ghurka/

<subliminal message> Drop by, have a look, be inspired, order ghurka's, and
SIGN UP FOR MORE GHURKA'S in Eureka's club 100.:)
</subliminal message>

Cheers,

   Derk

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From: Derk Groeneveld <derk@c...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:51:52 +0200 (CEST)

Subject: RE: Ghurka's uploaded

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> On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Brian Bell wrote:

> Very nicely done!

Thanks:)

> I especially like the keys on the comms specialist being painted.

They're simple office supplies number stickers, glued on before applying the
basing material. A friend of mine got an even better system, using a lettering
machine; the numbers are slightly smaller and stand out less as a result. I'll
probably be getting one to put full regimental information
on my volley & bajonet franco-prussian war stands.

As for the comms specialist, I enjoyed painting that figure. The cats have to
take some credit, though, as they supplied one discared whisker, free of
charge, for the antenna.

Cheers,

From: Andy Cowell <andy@c...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:59:29 -0500

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

In message
<Pine.LNX.3.96.1010614094839.13927D-100000@cc5127-a.deven1.ov.nl.hom
> e.com>, Derk Groeneveld writes:

Do many people do this? I personally can't stand it on my own figures. What I
plan to do is, on square based figs, print out a recangle with the unit info
along one edge, and temporarily mount it underneath the base, with just the
printed edge showing. This gives
you non-abstract info in a temporary mechanism.  Most of my troops do
a pretty varied service, with opponents today being squadmates the next, so
I'm not sure how anything else would work for me.

I played in a WW2 game which involved 3 battalions of parachuting Germans
labelled like this, each with a black on while label that read
something like "III 1/1."  Note each battalion was dropped (as a paper
label) from about 18" off the table, then replaced by a stand. All the stands
were nearly identical, with only the label to distinguish
them.  Each battalion had about 20 stands.  It was a nightmare-- every
action was preceded by a lengthy search to track down all the members of each
unit. This convinced me of the wonders of color coded labels,

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:12:52 -0400

Subject: RE: Ghurka's uploaded

> At 9:51 AM +0200 6/14/01, Derk Groeneveld wrote:

Heh. You should build a Com/ECM truck and see what they say....I'm
using a $4 paint brush (.25" x 4") for its bristles for whip antennas and for
grass..

From: Derk Groeneveld <derk@c...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 17:27:11 +0200 (CEST)

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

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> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Andy Cowell wrote:

> In message

Well, my squads tend to be fairly seperate. That is, my Ghurka's will not be
mixed with other squads, and neither will my new anglican's. I number all the
ghurka's in one sequence, and all the regular new anglican's in another. Then,
when playing, I make the squads my picking the figures as usual. I then
scribble any relevant info on the squad sheet (e.g. #45 acting squad leader
etc.)

> I played in a WW2 game which involved 3 battalions of parachuting

Ouch. Sounds like a nightmare alright;)

Cheers,

From: Tony Francis <tony.francis@k...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:34:10 +0100

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

> Ryan Gill wrote:

My 20mm WWII tanks have aerials made from thin brass wire - it certainly
stops people leaning on the table (puncture wounds are the result).

I also once saw some modern 1/300th armour with aerials made from think
fishing line - this was pretty much indestructable. Not sure how well it
would work for longer aerials, but it should serve for 15 / 25mm
figures.

From: Noel Weer <noel.weer@v...>

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:41:38 -0500

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

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From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:15:19 +1000

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

From: "Tony Francis" <tony.francis@kuju.com>

> I also once saw some modern 1/300th armour with aerials made from

From: bill_armintrout <bill_armintrout@E...>

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:25:01 -0400

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

> > I also once saw some modern 1/300th armour with aerials made from

What's the best means for attaching them?

From: Tony Francis <tony.francis@k...>

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:37:07 +0100

Subject: Re: Ghurka's uploaded

Drill a small diameter hole and superglue?

> bill_armintrout wrote: