I've embarked on a new project covering a fictional border dispute between the USA and Canada in the 1920s. This will eventually involve the regular military, North West Mounted Police, gangster bootleggers and assorted local, loggers, trappers, hunters etc.
In 1920, the the Jones Act required all goods entering or leaving Alaska had to be transported by American carriers and shipped to Seattle prior to further shipment. This caused outrage in Canada and led to Canada initiating border trade controls in retaliation. In remote areas this caused issues for those who regularly crossed the border as a part of their occupation, such as hunters, loggers and bootleggers. As tempers flared, violence broke out between armed civilians on both sides and Canadian customs officials came under fire.....
There is more on my blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/
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Nice figures, but it never happened! ;D
I've got photos to prove it! ;) :d :d
Good looking figures, SJ! Interesting premise also. :-bd. I will follow your blog posts with interest as you continue to develop the story.
I like the idea behind this
Cheers
Ian
Sounds interesting ! :)
Cheers - Phil
All part of War Plan Red a potential war between US v British Empire & Canada after the Great War. Lesser know than the famous War Plan Orange of a war between US & Japan using largely Dreadnoughts and spotter planes.
Thanks everyone for your comments. ;)
I did have War Plan Red in mind when I started on this, :- but rather than a purely military operation I wanted to do something a little more Pulp-style and include clashes with rival loggers, police and bootleggers etc.
I've made a start on scenery and picked up some transport. More pictures on the blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/
Wintry stream section
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Some vehicles
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Pretty cool idea 8)
I've finished another small batch of figures and a group shot on the blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/winter-war-192-part-3.html
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Look great sunjester
:-bd =D> :-bd
Same from me ! 8)
Cheers - Phil
Thanks Guys,
I have set a bit of a tight deadline for myself, I am running two introductory games of The Men Who Would Be Kings at the Tring Club in mid-April and want to try and use this stuff for one of those!
I've also had an idea for a multi-player scenario set on the bank of one of the Great Lakes, all I need now is a warehouse, jetty and a tramp steamer or fishing boat!
Some more figures on the blog, US and Canadian Army this time, plus some frozen ponds. http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/winter-war-192-part-4.html
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That officer is risking grave discomfort and serious loss of face, standing on the ice like that. Hasn't he heard of the "ice slaughter" battle?
He's just offering encouragement to the chaps, to show it's perfectly safe. "Come on, this ice could take the weight of an elephant......." :o
Problem is, there's never an elephant around when you need one.
I've now got the Canadian and US Regular Army figures all finished. I also managed to get to the local fabric shop and pick up some white fleece fabric for a table cover. I quite like the effect, so the latest figures are pictures in their "natural habitat" as it were. More pictures on the blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/winter-war-192-part-5.html
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Is that a Defenbacker with the Mounties?
Great work chap!
Just in time for tonight's first game, I've painted up some naval ratings and all-important RCMP in red tunics.
More pics on the blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/winter-war-192-part-6.html
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Brilliant
Where are the Mounties from?
Quote from: mad lemmey on 21 April 2017, 08:40:01 AM
Where are the Mounties from?
Thanks for the comments Lemmey, all the figures I have used so far are by Tiger Miniatures http://www.tigerminiatures.co.uk/
In fact most of the new 28s I've purchased for my last three projects, 1912 Balkans, 19th Century Africa and this, have been from Tiger.
Nice work, SJ.
Cheers - Phil
Thanks
A box of terrain has just been delivered so I have added some piccis to the latest blog post.
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Like!
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
8)
Cheers - Phil.
Got my first game with these figures (well two games actually) at Tring Club on Friday. Great fun, The Men Who Would Be Kings is an excellent set and work well for games like this. Each game took less than an hour to play, we could have managed a third game but Bill had an early start as he was running a game at Salute the next day.
The Scenario
The RCMP have picked up a convoy load of American bootleggers they had been tracking, but all the trucks were empty. A local farmer reported seeing a group of vehicles parked up by a river crossing, so they must have hidden the booze somewhere nearby. Perhaps they had realised that they were being followed. A group of Mounties have been dispatched to collect the evidence so that the gangsters can be charged accordingly. The area is close to the border and frequented by American patrols, so a military escort has been provided.
The Americans are making a routine patrol across the border when a scout returns to report seeing a group of men burying the contents of four trucks along a stream bank. Presumably they are bootleggers hiding illicit booze. Standing orders are clear, any bootleg liquor is to be destroyed, so the patrol set off to destroy the stash.
An ARR and more photos on the blog http://grahamsgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/winter-war-192-part-7.html
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Good report
Enjoyed the pics and your AAR. :-bd