More Basmachi for Jhamjarhistan

 Two snipers, a heavy machine gun and the Basmachi flag.

Aufklärung Luftballon Staffel II

 The other balloon is finished now:

Aufklärung Luftballon Staffel

Due to the lack of heavy weapons in Gräfin von Zeppelin's Zeppelin Korps as they land in Jhamjarhistan, I have been working on a support arm for her Korps.

Hella Amalie Gräfin von Brandenstein-Zeppelin

These will be two (still working on the second one) special Luftballons from the Aufklärung Luftballon Staffel. Mainly for reconnaissance but they may be carrying some small bombs which can be dropped by hand, with what accuracy, we are yet to see!

I would normally use a sort of CD size weighted base, with either a telescopic rod or an acrylic one. However, I thought that this covers too much of the ground and would not be stable on undulating terrain. I have been experimenting with a plastic wine glass.

This does allow the model to straddle terrain and even figures, but it does look a bit odd.

...and now with a bit of jiggery-pokery:

Additions to the Cast of 'Setting Jhamjarhistan Ablaze'

The first three on the left all form part of the Court of the Emir, but as yet have not been identified by name. Monty Bottomley-Throppet (the local SIS man) has put his second-best agent (the best being old Zebediah Vaggers) on the case to identify them. This is the renowned but highly-secretive Barrington Lovett-Behind.

In the centre, we have Mrs. Goggins from Greendale. She answered an advert in Postmistress Weekly, to assist the Emir to set up a postal service in Djelibad. However, on arrival she found it was a terrible scam to recruit British Postmistresses as Nautch Dancers in the Emir’s court. I think the Emir has some sort of grudge against the Royal Mail.

On her left is Appah Rao, a huge Jetti from Mysore who specialises in pounding large nails into prisoners' heads using only his bare hands. He it is, who is about to torture Chippy Minton to extract any knowledge Chippy has of the Golden Jhamjarh of Sticky Gods.

The three on the right are Gunga Al Djelibeybi, the Emirzade of Jhamjarh, Faqir Al Djelibeybi, the Emir of Jhamjarh and Lakshmibai Al Djelibeybi, Emira of Jhamjarh.

Also, we now have a mountain gun for the Basmachi. Here they are in training whilst the local Imam reads them the training manual. What can possibly go wrong?

Setting Jhamjarhistan Ablaze - Part the Fourteenth

At the behest of His Holiness the Golden Shred, the Sticky Monks are crossing the Pamir mountains in search of the Jīn de Guǒjiàng Guàn de Nián Shén, or as we shall refer to it, the Golden Jhamjarh of Sticky Gods. Led by the Revered Silver Shred, the five monks head towards a tiny, remote village in search of sustenance. Here, they are confronted by a contingent of General Xiǎobiàn Hú’s bandit army.

It seems as if the General is in charge, but there is a sinister moustachioed presence, being transported in the palanquin. One of the monks, the Blessed Lemon Curd feels a sense of tremendous evil emanating from that elderly, green-robed man. Although the monks do not know it, it is of course the feared leader of the Si-Fan Tong, Dr. Fu Manchu.

General Xiǎobiàn Hú who refers to himself as a graduate of the "University of the Green Forest" (i.e., a bandit) is unknowingly being used as a tool by the evil Doctor for his own ends. Dr Fu Manchu knows that both fascism and communism present major obstacles to his plans for world domination and he is using the Warlord’s army to exterminate local communists.

However, the bandits do not know that the Sticky Monks are highly skilled in the ancient martial art of Ja-Mi. They begin to learn this ancient martial art at the tender age of five, when they are forced to eat their breakfast jam, standing on one leg.

One of the monks, the Pious Apricot uses the bow, a rarity in Ja-Mi. The rest of the monks unsheathe their naginatas and the fight begins…

To be continued...

Tachanka in Trouble!

Trotsky's tachanka might be in a sticky situation here in Jhamjarhistan. Out on a recce, the Bolos have stirred up a hornet's nest. A troop of Basmachi from the fierce warrior hill-tribe of the Basmati have elected to pursue the tachanka in the hope of capturing that lovely machine gun for themselves. Maybe they will take a few heads for sport, as well!

Der Zeppelin Korps

LZ36 has landed the Zeppelin Korps at an undisclosed location in Jhamjarhistan. The Gräfin von Zeppelin and her officers carry out a reconnaissance to see if their arrival has been seen.

Krasnaya Sotnya

...and especially for you Tovarishch Doug Trotsky, your elite armoured train guard, the Krasnaya Sotnya take position on the old watch tower.

Jhamjarhistan Scenery

A few more photos of my recently painted figures on the terrain tiles.

5th Royal Gurkha Rifles

2nd Bn/9th Jat Regiment, Mooltan Battalion

Lord Creosote's Archaeological Dig

Mrs. Doyle serving tea at the mission station in Gummibad.

No idea how the M-PMPU (Much Piddling Mobile Pasty Unit) got to Djelibad?