tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post4574288725834595943..comments2024-01-29T07:55:27.214-08:00Comments on Boer War in Miniature: Modder RiverStrykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-69444441838154437882022-04-04T15:37:03.303-07:002022-04-04T15:37:03.303-07:00Thanks Brad, my suspicion is that he won’t!Thanks Brad, my suspicion is that he won’t!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-44537148108374688992022-04-04T15:35:58.327-07:002022-04-04T15:35:58.327-07:00Don’t be ridiculous our plan is to teach the men t...Don’t be ridiculous our plan is to teach the men to advance very slowly towards enemy machine guns - it can’t fail!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-63428292889858888642022-04-04T13:55:32.030-07:002022-04-04T13:55:32.030-07:00GROAN...will we ever learn? Perhaps in time for th...GROAN...will we ever learn? Perhaps in time for the next war?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751744958434403184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-46917360630035741922022-04-04T05:05:40.480-07:002022-04-04T05:05:40.480-07:00Everything looks great Ian! Your figures and scene...Everything looks great Ian! Your figures and scenery are excellent! Overconfidence and an imperious attitude are not good attributes for a military leader! Perhaps he will learn a lesson? Or more likely, he won't!Brad DeSantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045944738306114598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-5274055045087373162022-04-03T07:54:36.343-07:002022-04-03T07:54:36.343-07:00The large building represents the hotel at the riv...The large building represents the hotel at the river crossing. I've had it a while and it is a HO OO cardboard model from a Victorian village cut-out book. The farm building is a 15mm resin one of the Robinson House at Bull Run by Hovels!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-4358051919732523722022-04-03T05:45:36.163-07:002022-04-03T05:45:36.163-07:00Great photos here IAN- the figures look terrific- ...Great photos here IAN- the figures look terrific- seem to detect some NEW buildings? Cheers. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-51609272167652614662022-04-03T01:23:58.633-07:002022-04-03T01:23:58.633-07:00Nonsense old chap, we’ll soon push aside that rag-...Nonsense old chap, we’ll soon push aside that rag-tag of farmers and be in Kimberley in time for tea!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-58950543941485815772022-04-03T01:22:29.740-07:002022-04-03T01:22:29.740-07:00Methuen did originally have plans to flank the Boe...Methuen did originally have plans to flank the Boers but convinced himself (against intelligence to the contrary) that there was only a token enemy force at Modder River. Oh well, here we go again…Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-36684042761119769372022-04-03T00:32:18.999-07:002022-04-03T00:32:18.999-07:00Oh dear this does not bode well !Oh dear this does not bode well !The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105866628833354584.post-90545393781911598922022-04-02T12:20:53.441-07:002022-04-02T12:20:53.441-07:00What! The Boers seem to have more guns than the Q...What! The Boers seem to have more guns than the Queen-Empress. What is going on here? Also, I need to have a word with Lord Methuen - an undefended river yesterday is yesterday's news! Time spent in reconnaissance is never wasted which is what Lord M's career will be if he doesn't buck up his ideas.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945117682726535259noreply@blogger.com