Michael’s 10mm WW1 in the Middle East BLOG

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking good.

[WeeWars]

Thanks for all the much-needed encouragement so far!

Three new posts – kicking off the project – the beginnings of some terrain modelling:

POSTS 8-10:

http://www.michaelscott.name/ww1/ww1blog/ww1blogpost008.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Si Tyler]

Must admit to being very tempted into something I shouldn't by this.  Reading with interest.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good posts Sir. Nicely detailed but also with good pace too.

[paulr]

A great read, I was enjoying them so much I was surprised when I hit your "All for now" page 

I like the idea of focusing a project around a specific action, particularly good if you can find a small 'starter' action like this one.

[Steve J]

Some nice updates, but I've tried following your Blog but Google Blogger doesn't want to play ball .

[Derek H]

Some nice updates, but I've tried following your Blog but Google Blogger doesn't want to play ball .

That's because it's not actually a blog.  It's a website set up to look like a blog.

[Hertsblue]

However, is all this going to affect your Napoleonic production?

[WeeWars]

Derek – There I was calling you 'inspired' on my not-a-blog. 

Steve, Sorry for that. They're my personal websites that I update regularly. I made them from scratch without commercial blog software. I looked into adding a widget but I don't think it would work as it does with blogger templates – but I'm up to doing whatever it takes, if someone knows if and how it can be done. Meanwhile, another reason to keep visiting the Pendraken Forum!    Open 'Additional Options' when you reply to a post and tick the 'Notify me of replies' box – for regular updates!

However, is all this going to affect your Napoleonic production?

Ray, Only for a couple of weeks. 1809 has been my only wargames project for more than two years. I need to paint a bit of khaki for a change. 

Cheers, Michael

[Steve J]

I check the Pendraken forum far too often to be honest Michael, so don't miss your updates. Now i know it is not a Blog that explains why I can't follow it!

[Derek H]

OK Michael, I've got a bee in my bonnet.  Why do I like blogs so much?  Well I don't really, what I like is a number of features that are found in Wordpress - which is probably better looked on as a content management system.  And two features stand out. 

I like the built in site search function, which makes it easy to find things on a site.  And I love RSS feeds, which allow me to follow literally hundreds of web sites from a single place.  I visit one web site, which I can customise to suit myself, and there I can find out what's new on literally hundreds of other sites (mostly, but not all blogs)

if you're interested in what you can do with RSS feeds take a look at Lard Central  http://www.netvibes.com/lardcentral#Lardy_Blogs a place where I've pulled together stuff about games from TooFatLardies from all over the web and made it available in a single place. 

I like your blogs a lot and try to follow them , but I do find it difficult to do so. 

[WeeWars]

Derek,

I'm a man who appreciates your bonnet. I looked at Lard Central before and it's a great idea. Search functions and automatic feeds are powerful tools. I've looked into adding a widget of some kind to my site but it will take take time to see if it will provide the kind of feed you're after. Unfortunately for some, I've gone down the control over design rather than social-networking functionality route. Can't have everything, I suppose, but I'll keep trying.

Cheers, Michael

[WeeWars]

Just a quick post to update the progress of my cardboard Tangistani village:

Post 11

http://www.michaelscott.name/ww1/ww1blog/ww1blogpost011.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Derek H]

Can't have everything, I suppose, but I'll keep trying.

Your sites are visually stunning.  You could probably do something with Wordpress and get a look that was just as good, but with the added functionality.

But there would be a lot of learning to do on the way and I certainly couldn't do it. 

[paulr]

Good progress on those buildings, that fort is certainly going to be a massive structure 

[Hertsblue]

Ah, good old paper towel tubes - what would we do without them? 

[Matt J]

Ah, good old paper towel tubes

we feed them to the gerbils - at it like a piranha on a gammy foot.

Ace buildings 

[WeeWars]

Just one post on the progress of my cardboard fort:

Post 12

http://www.michaelscott.name/ww1/ww1blog/ww1blogpost012.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice build sir!

[paulr]

Very impressive