A Rocky Wood-Chip off the old block...

For me, one of the unexpected rewards of blogging has been the occassional opportunity to see someone physically remote but similarly inclined, make use of something they saw posted here.  This has happened a few times over the 3-1/2 or so years since I started this blog, but never before quite like this...

A fellow colonial wargamer named Randy Fung, better known to some on TheMiniaturesPage as Rdfraf, based up in Fresno, California, built some rocky wood-chip hills using the method I've illustrated and described here several times over the past couple of years.  Randy is one of the driving forces behind a longstanding Indian Mutiny campaign game which has been running for years, featuring beautiful armies, impressive terrain, and slickly-produced After-Action Reports.  I've never met him, nor had the chance to see any of his troops or terrain in person, but hopefully I'll manage that some day.

Here's a LINK to the thread on TheMiniaturesPage where Randy first posted these pics...

MANDANPUR PASS 1857

...and here's a LINK to the Yahoo Group dedicated to the aforementioned Indian Mutiny campaign, which the Mandanpur Pass game was part of:

INDIAN MUTINY WARGAMING

Seeing these pics and then learning that they were inspired by work displayed here gave me a great feeling and put a big smile on my face, so thanks to Randy for sharing his efforts with the wargaming public!

See and enjoy for yourself...