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The Penny Whistle: GANGBUSTERS in the Lion's Den
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Monday, June 25, 2012. GANGBUSTERS in the Lion's Den. Waiting on the side road was the State Police. Illinois' finest were out in ambush. Now the "cat had hit the fan.". An aggressive chase leads the gang into nervous rancorous shouting inside the black gangster car. "What do I do? Cut through the damn yard! Federal agents arrive on the scene as well. They too take the impetuous crash route to the scene. The melee continues as the gang tries to consolidate and get the hell off the table! Mistakes would b...
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The Penny Whistle: Kansas City Electric Football
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Kansas City Electric Football. We were supposed to go over to Shawnee Mission area to a tavern and play with the local electric football group but the weather didn't cooperate. Stayed in Greenwood and had an inter squad scrimmage. Used the Vikings with weighted bases and some tweakage. Stick passing is cool and we got a demo of Mr. Sneaky feet! Terry Carr and the White Jersey Viks. August 8, 2015 at 8:26 AM. We refer to them as the Vikes up here in Mini-soda. Comic Book Toy Soldiers.
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The Penny Whistle: March 2010
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Friday, March 19, 2010. Hordes Out West 48 Point HotT Wargame. Played an evening of Hordes of the Things with a US Western Plains Wars theme. 48 point armies based on American Indian Warfare of the 1870's. Pictures included for your plastic playset amusement. (Painting of the miniatures to commence once the idea is established and worth playing more games.). Terry's command consisted of hordes, shooters, a hero general and a behemoth. Ken's command was riders, hero general and a magician. Ken's warrior b...
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The Penny Whistle: December 2010
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Monday, December 27, 2010. Merry Christmas One and All. Ome to find out. My browser had issues with Blogger. I sat down and read the Blogger FAQ. Recent posts have been all wonky. Followers can anticipate better quality in posts as I have updated to Mozilla Firefox. Here are some pixels of my Christmas toys. Arthur and his noble Knights are in for some ruff and tumble. Sunday, December 26, 2010. The Joust in Song of Arthur and Merlin. The horses clambor forward at the gallop. Saturday, December 25, 2010.
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The Penny Whistle: The Horse Racing Game
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. The Horse Racing Game. Yes this is a home made version of the horse racing game. Vermont pine board from my friends Brian and Deb Clough. The horse are cake decorations painted up to be wonderful gaming miniatures. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Broadsides and Boarding Parties. Comic Book Toy Soldiers. French and Indian Wargame. Hordes in the Trenches. Hordes of the Things. Quest for the Grail. Song of Arthur and Merlin. The Second Battle of Khenifra. French and Indian Wars.
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The Penny Whistle: June 2010
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Boxkites WWI Aircombat Game. Questions in the comment box will be answered. Saturday, June 19, 2010. Clothespin Aircraft in Action. Backyard wargame tradition in the Lion's Den. This game has been played for years as a 4th of July morning wargame. Dawn Patrol! This year we ran a play test on June 19th. Brian was my ally on the German side. Yardsticks are the movement increment. D6 are used to fire the guns. Terry flys in for the Germans in game two. Monday, June 14, 2010. Ready ...
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The Penny Whistle: May 2010
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Saturday, May 22, 2010. Clothespin Toy Soldiers Tutorial Chapter 2 Painting and Rifles. Here is the pegs all primed. For the Zulu I use Walnut brown or Leather Brown suitable final color. Front rank is the NMP on their dismount peggs. Secret ingredient for painting eys. More secret ingredient revealed. A trip to the barber. The tray contains black yarn that I cut from a wadded bundle into very fine fluff. A spot of white glue on the peghead and a dip in the tray and you have a hairy zulu. These figures a...
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The Penny Whistle: April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009. Second Battle of Khenifra Recruits Convention. On the second day of the Recruits Convention we played a 54mm French Foreign Legion game using armies in plastic figures as well as some Charbens and Reamsa figs. The Second Battle of Khenifra. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. BEN HUR Chariot Racing in 54mm. The 54mm Chariot Racing Game at Recruits 2009. Tony, my son, and I ran this game on the Friday night session. It featured Marx Ben Hur chariots on a 7 x12 foot table. Hordes of the Things.
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The Penny Whistle: June 2009
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Pendraken Fleets 1/3000 Scale Ships. Auricania and Patagonia interact with each other through the medium of naval commerce. Here are some fleet pictures of the miniat. Ures used in our campaign. Two different control sheets for the game. It is roster based and campaign actions carry over to the next game. Labels: Auricanian Patagonia Campaign. Labels: Auricanian Patagonia Campaign. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Broadsides and Boarding Parties. Comic Book Toy Soldiers. The Toy Soldier...
