Being a mostly visual diary of the creation of high quality, historically accurate 25mm/28mm scale terrain
for a refight of the battle waged by the British and Afghans on July 27th, 1880,
in time for its recent 130th anniversary on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010.
Above is a pic of Lt. Colonel James Galbraith, Regimental Colour in hand, alongside Bobbie the regimental dog and some of the other "Last Eleven" survivors of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment, making their last stand in one of the walled gardens just South of Khig village, a few miles West of the Afghan town of Maiwand.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
11: 66th INF. & BOMBAY GRENADIERS IN MIDDLE NULLAH, JACOB'S RIFLES PERPENDICULAR TO THEM ACROSS CENTER OF THE PLAIN...
(PLEASE NOTE: dust-colored stuffing used to mark units as having MOVED that turn, as plain white stuffing is used to mark units that have FIRED.)
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