Started a new project, after a short hiatus from the hobby. On a whim, I ordered the remaining figures from Eureka USA's Hawaiian range. They only had two packs which included figures from all of their individual sets. Came out to 42 figures total - not a bad start for a Tribal game in the future. I did communicate with Rob, the owner of the store, and he said he'd be getting more figures in sometime later. I may get another full set pack. Anyway, gave the figures a basecoat for the flesh - will add stains later to give them more of a "Polynesian" look. Otherwise, I've already submitted four games for Enfilade, our big annual convention in May. I'll be running two games each of La Haye Sainte and Peninsular War - both using One-Hour Skirmish Wargames rules. I'm also playtesting the La Haye Sainte game at a game day in March at the Veterans Museum in Chehalis.
When I was in the Boy Scouts, around 12 or 13 years old IRRC, we had a Jamboree on the island of Molokai where we earned our Hawaiiana badge. It was a week camping in Halawa Valley, a notoriously spooky place with stories of a headless priest who supposedly hung himself in an old church nearby. Dog-headed men who lived in the valley who would drag you out of the tent if you slept with your feet facing the opening. I thought, if you slept with your head towards the opening, they'd drag you out by your head too. There was also a three-legged dog that would glide down the dirt road leading down into the valley, and a ghostly Hawaiian woman who'd drag you into the small bay at the end of the valley. It was probably told to us so we wouldn't go down to the beach by ourselves. Oh, on the last day of the Jamboree, we all wore a malo (loin cloth) which we had painted with Hawaiian designs and went off on own into the valley for the day. I made a spear and a hardened the tip in a fire, and ran around the valley trying to spear fish in streams. Never could, but had a great time - it was like being back in ancient times.
Here's a pic of me holding a spear with a billfish point - it's from a few years ago when I was visiting Hawaii.
Well, so much for the long trip back in time. Wishing you all the best and hope your year is going well.
Eureka have some great ranges and there are soe in the Bob Murch Pulp collection that might fit in well too, Dean! Sounds like you had a blast on the Scout trip - I remember skinning rabbits and being told to look at the liver, if it was blotchy they had a disease and we should not eat them! We made traps with piano wire but like your fishing, we caught nowt!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and great comments as always, Keith! Oooh, skinning rabbits! My favorite Boy Scout meals were left over chili over pancakes for breakfast, and canned vegetable soup and hamburger meat cooked in wrapped tinfoil in tge campfire. And thanks for the Bob Murch info. He actually cones to Enfilade sometimes. Warm regards, Dean
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DeleteSome great tales from your past, Dean. Four games at Enfilade? You will be busy.
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