"The Zaphir & the Abbas" Topic

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ochoin	15 Sep 2017 12:59 a.m. PST
Last week we had a Mahdist War game where the paddle wheeler was used actively for the first time. The Zaphir was fairly devastating as it was pretty invulnerable & had awesome firepower. url=https://postimg.org/image/o7cwlzoqz/] ‌ The solution? Build another; the Abbas (captured by Mahdist forces): url=https://postimg.org/image/hecjppxxn/] ‌ url=https://postimg.org/image/p8d5b45qj/] ‌ Not a hard thing to build as the two boats have the same hull configuration but differ slightly in superstructure & boilers (horizontal Vs vertical): url=https://postimg.org/image/aeyhqcxzf/] ‌ donald
SgtGuinness	15 Sep 2017 3:51 a.m. PST
Donald, they look great! Are the figs and boats 54mm? Cheers, JB
ochoin	15 Sep 2017 8:13 a.m. PST
1/72 plastic & 20mm metal figures. The boats are, of course, cut down as properly scaled they'd be too cumbersome for the table.
aegiscg47	15 Sep 2017 9:00 a.m. PST
It's always great to see gunboats in colonial games! Here's the Abbas in 15mm from the movie Khartoum: wfhgs.com/gunboat3.html
The Virtual Armchair General	19 Sep 2017 4:29 p.m. PST
Don! Sorry to be silent, but it looks like it was a great game. Lovely models always make the big difference, and the table looks as good, too. Not sure about the Ansar figures crewing their gunboat--I mean the headgear seems… non-regulation? Then again, I'm not sure what's available in 1:72 and 20mm for the same purpose. But, no matter, I'd have been pleased to play on either side! TVAG
ochoin	21 Sep 2017 1:27 a.m. PST
Patrick, there's no getting past you! The boats are both meant for Anglo-Egyptian use. I'm still trying to work out how to build dhows for the Mahdist forces so the obvious thing was to "give" the Dervishes a paddle wheeler as they, obviously, captured quite a few. However, with 5 days to go to the game, I didn't have a crew. Through the 'Bits Box' where I re-discovered 10 Sikh War figures. My files came out: I filed down the pointy hat & various bits of kit, painted them and Viola! a crew. Clearly, I'll have to get something more authentic……what did the Dervish crew of a paddle wheeler look like? I imagine the crew of native boats would be simply Riverine Arabs in Ansar-dress but I'm not sure about who would crew a paddle-wheeler? Oh & Patrick: if you're ever within range of Brisbane, there's a standing invitation.