A return to an old favorite - 'The Sword in Africa'

Back from holiday and wondering what to play next ?, I was talking to 'S' and we got waxing lyrical about 'Old School' gaming and I started thinking - The Sword And The Flame !

I decided on using my my Congo forces - King Leopold's Force Publique versus the Azande tribesmen. 

The leader of the Force Publique- Major Henry Poirot (father of the famous detective)

The Azande Cheiftan Enoch Gbudwe - educated at Eton (expeled for 'bad behavior' ) and his retinue gets the 'speaking drums' to assemble his forces .

The Cheiftans Bodyguard armed with modern weapnary sneak along the river bank.

Two groups of Azande warriors , these are 28mm Foundry Miniatures I painted up years ago.

A unit of Azande musket armed tribesmen - a mixture of Foundry and Copplestones miniatures.

The Force Publique Askaris move onto the table .

Two units of Force Publique Auxillaries , Foundry and Copplestones figures.

The table - the Force Republique nearest the camera have to cross the river at the ford and raze the village , the Azandes have to prevent this .An update as the game progresses (click on photos to enlarge)

 

The Great 'Thingiee' of the Patio.

 

Whilst on their spar holiday on the Great Patio , Holmes and Watson accompanied by H G Wells and Professor Moriarty are taken to visit the 'Thingee'* by Cheif Escargot of the Patiogonian Indians .(havn't got that weeding done yet !) (Click on photos to enlarge)

The Patiogonian Indians believe it was constructed in the days of the ancestors by extraterrestrials in great siver 'ships' from the heavens and it has great powers for destruction.

In reality no one knows it's original purpose and modern thinking is that it is a device for telling the seasons of the year as it seems to be aligned to the North star., Professor Moriarty has other ideas though !!!

The rest of the party are somewhat alarmed at the Professors outburst ! . HG however is intrigued by the idea of a race from outer space who might be belligerent and wonders if there is a story in it ?

* The 'Thingee' was rescued from my late sister's garden and now resideds in ours.

If you go down in the woods today - in 40mm

 

Been busy getting these figures done before we go on holiday. I enjoyed getting back into painting 40mm and as the figures are very old Holgar Erikson Prince August moulds they have minimal details so I just did a 'toy soldier' paint job and a good gloss varnish.

I found a spare Prussian advancing casting and painted him as an Officer to command the unit .I hope to get these into action on my return from holiday.