http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/ Australian Colonial Wargaming Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:01 GMT tsofian@... http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1383 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1383 Greg the study of bolt patterns is something of a science with the various coastal fortress groups, Coast Defense Study Group in the US, Fortress Study Group Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:40:54 GMT geddesau http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1382 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1382 About 8 kilometres south-west of Barwon Heads is the Ships' Graveyard. The following auxilliary units of the Victorian Navy lie there: The steel Hopper Barge, Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:57 GMT geddesau http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1381 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1381 Hi all, I had the opportunity to run about on the Queenscliff foreshore this afternoon. I was checking the state of some of the defense remains I had been Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:25:09 GMT Al Maurer http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1380 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1380 yes, thanks to all ... -- Alfred C. Maurer 719 488-1447 H 719 330-4284 C acmaurer@... http://reclaimtheblue.us Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:04:23 GMT drew something http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1379 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1379 Hi Al The figures on the ships were a mix of old glory and Eureka miniatures. the best poses are those who are standing to to man guns or loading or are ready Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:03:19 GMT geddesau http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1378 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1378 Oh, I forgot - what about men in the act of "coaling ship" or loading other cargo. You'll also need a stoke-hold crew. And damage control parties armed with Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:56:23 GMT Greg Horne http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1377 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1377 Hi Al, The Shore Parties were Old Glory, those serving the ship guns were a mixture of Eureka and Brigade Games, if memory serves. For the ship-board types, Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:34:11 GMT Al Maurer http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1376 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1376 Hello Lads, What figures did you use for Russian sailors last year? I working on making some up and wondered--especially for the ship-based types--what kinds Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:27:11 GMT Greg Horne http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1375 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1375 Hi Andrew, I will. I've been watching the flurry of activity on AWRG, so I know where you're coming from! Regards, Greg Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:23:19 GMT drew something http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1374 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1374 Hi Mate I am a moderator for the AWRG comp over the weekend but please do drop in and lets catch up Andrew ________________________________ From: geddesau Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:08:25 GMT Greg Horne http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1373 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1373 Colonials? I need to brush up on my TSaTF skills. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:05:02 GMT Cameron http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1372 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1372 Hi Greg, Im not doing anything in particular, but if we are all up here we should organise a game or something in addition to the fun that is CanCon. cheers, Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:34:29 GMT geddesau http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1371 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1371 We'll likey be driving up there over the Australia Day Long Weekend - anyone doing anything? Cheers, Greg Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:00:17 GMT mohazmatman http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1370 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1370 The winning entrant to the HQC Writing Contest as well as the other five excellent entrants are now posted in the fiction section of the HQC website. The Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:01:27 GMT drew something http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1369 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/austcolwar/message/1369 Ok for my short adventure in tasmania I looked in my reference books on Tasmania before leaving and decided as i only had a short time in Hobart that i would