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Tango0103 May 2019 12:55 p.m. PST

"The S.S. Ilala comes close into shore looking for wood and finds an Arab slaver caravan moving down the shore of Lake Nyasa with 1200 slaves. The stronger local native tribes in Nyasaland and north eastern Rhodesia would prey on the weaker tribes and capture men women and children to trade with the Arab slavers from the East coast of Africa…."

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Green Tiger03 May 2019 12:55 p.m. PST

Well let's get the ball rolling.
54mm post on my blog: greentigeryork.blogspot.com

Green Tiger03 May 2019 11:31 p.m. PST

Oh – wondered where this had gone… Ye olde bug!

Marc the plastics fan11 May 2019 9:52 a.m. PST

Sorry you got lost to the bug but your 54mm Nap game looks brilliant. The size difference in pic 12 is quite amazing. Did I see some Expeditionary For e cavalry in the mix. How do you find the various sizes. It is the biggest issue (I think) for me, and has put me of ACTA cavalry so far. But maybe I should just base them on thicker bases.

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