The Vauxhall Ra!

Wednesday 10th July.

Actually London.

This evening's Garvald Film Studios armchair romp found us in the seedy streets of Victorian London albeit a steampunk one with vampires,weeping angels and dead bodies abound.

London Docklands

  After eating Chinese food what could be better than a gang fight involving Tongs and Triads.Well not in Garvald as we had Egyptian gangs sparring with an Indian gang complete with Thugees .We used these gangs as my Honourable Penzance Police Company(Tarantara)are still being trained up to face the foe(that's myspeak for them still being on the painting table).

"Just Another break in the Wall"Sorry PF.

One man and his dog.

She's back-Don't blink.

"The Navy's here!"Going about there business.

Colin had conjured up a scenario involving searching buildings for goodies which usually came in the form of dead bodies or vampires and trying to avoid the other gang at least till you had some booty under your belt so to speak.

Count Alucard.

The setting was the London docklands and murders had occurred where the Servants of Ra were under suspicion of the dastardly deeds but also in the area were the notorious Nightrunners ,a vigilante sect with sub-continent leanings.

The Nightrunners out for a curry.

Lucky man!"

"They went thataway!"

Unusually our starting points were next to each other so off we went in opposite directions promising to meet for a chit chat before the end of he game.My lads headed straight in to the nearest building only to be confronted by the Vampress of Vauxhall who prompltly avoided all the gunfire coming in her direction.This she did for a good few turns as she first mesmerised my cultist making him attack my leader who promptly despatched him for insolence.

A deed bodie.

Not what he was looking for.

"The game's a foot,Good doctor"

Colin's gang split up with two Thuggees heading for his nearest building which yielded a dead body for his efforts.Literally first blood to Colin.The remainder of his gang headed across the river and the Egyptian buildings which had appeared in the local park,

Akhenaton about to get attacked by his mesmerised follower.

"Follow me boys!"

     I decided to go for the jugular and set three of my lads complete with a mummy dragging its heels and its bandage straight after Colin's two isolated Thuggees.This they did and after a few turns done away with them albeit at the cost of two of my men.My mummy sighed due to lack of action and ambled away towards the river and some prey.

The gallant Captain Savage and his big piece.

"Woe is me"

Steam powered penny farthing.

         Two of Colin's gang members,Amira and Vanda,moved away from Colin's leader,Captain Savage,and proceeded to head onto the Thames river and onto Captain Nemo's Nautilius which had just moored and much to their surprise found themselves confronted by another vampress  which proceeded to levitate out of harm's way.Colin's girls ignored the vampire and headed back off the boat and headed for the Vauxhall bridge only to be confronted by two of my cultists ready to bar their way.Well that was the plan which ended with one of the cultists trying to breath underwater and the other one swimming the Thames.

"Wanna be in my gang?"

Recruiting a Torchwood agent.

The two thuggees showing the angel a clean pair of heels.

Colin's leader,Captain Savage with his faithful sidekick Sergeant Hanupata in tow entered the Egyptian building where low and behold an agent of Victorian Torchwood was in residence.The agent immediately joined forces with Savage and accompanied him towards greater glory.Two of his other members Lesath and a faithful Thuggee had managed to get too near a Weeping Angel which had ensconced itself in a nearby graveyard sending it hurtling towards them.Luckily the two Indians didn't blink and legged away from the angel.Obviously they hadn't told Captain Savage about this occurrence as he and his faithful sergeant blundered into the angel shortly afterwards luckily escaping to a safe distance before putting the angel out of its misery.Mr Torchwood missed all the fun as he was too busy chatting up a tasty bit of stuff on a nearby bridge.

The consulting detective witnessing a scuffle.

"Splash and in he goes."

Gang Up warfare.

At the other side of the river my gorgeous Sairah had boarded another boat and found another Torchwood agent,this time a crackshot female who succumbed to Sairah's charms and offered to help our side out.One of my remaining cultists had stuck to his task and headed into another empty building only to be confronted by another dead body.The body count was rising.

Looking for his mummy.

A bit girl on girl-wouldn't be a Colin Jack game without some.

Another deed bodie.

The original two escapees from the Weeping Angel's clutches had found themselves in hand to hand with Sairah who eventually was aided and abetted by Professor Abir but in the end proved not to be of any use.After a couple of rounds the Professor was done away with leaving  Sairah to face the amorous advances of the two Indians.

"What will we do with the drunken sailor?"

Surveying the scene.

Akhenaton comparing notes with the consulting detective.

And yet another deed bodie.

Captain Savage by this time was busy loading shells into his hunting rifle in order to do away with the charging angel which he did just as his faithful sergeant was about to run interference for him.

Colin's two girls(only two this evening)had crossed the river by the Vauxhall bridge and were splitting up in order to head for different buildings.Vanda headed for the scuffle going on behind the Hansom cab,fighting of my Torchwood ally on the way but time was not on her side as with the last turn of the game Sairah successfully disengaged from her opponent and headed into the nearby finding yet another dead body for her troubles.Colin took advantage of this and headed into the last building,straight into another vampire.

A cracking game played in the usual not too serious way.Rules used were In Her Majesty's Name.

All figures,scenery and scenario provided by Colin.Hopefully it will not be too long until the next Victorian game.

See You All Soon.

Titillating Trailer Trash

Wednesday 4th July

"Don't blink!"

                                       "Tonight's exciting episode contains trailer trash,deadly Dobermans,titillating g-strings,man eating Yorkshire terriers,weeping angels,flashy cars and plenty of girl on girl!"

Down at he docks

with ships abound

and Bob Hope still swinging his golf club.

                           This evening's Garvald Film Studio production found us with a dose of Americana fitting to celebrate Independence Day or as we Brits call it Treason Day.
                                                     Colin Jack had put together some scenery from his large collection to give us the sight of a trailer park with approaches containing a gas station and a diner all situated on a dockside brimming with fancy cars and retro lorries and a lot of politically incorrect figures.Thank f**k Donald wasn't there.

24hr diner.

Local trailer park.

Stopping for gas.

                                                                    Dave O'Brien was given the role of tonight's villian but I suppose that depends on what side of the track you were born on.The scenario was basically to clear the trailer park of all the low life and let the developers move in,I suppose that could be any day of the week in East Lothian.

Pimp mobiles.

The view from Garvald Peak.

                                  Colin took the part of the local police who were tasked like myself with clearing the baddies although my lads were more militia working for the developers.The rules to be used were Necromunda which we were all accustomed to but we still had to occasionally peruse them.

My gallant lads.

"Fill her up!"

                                         As always in these games the "interlopers"charged onto the board and for the first turn everything was very quiet-maybe the didn't know we were coming-fat chance!Dave being his usual nasty self had placed figures in ambush right on our arrival points so therefore from the second turn Dave's ambushers opened up on us from the cover of petrol tankers(funny cover) and a noodle shack which sent our lads straight away into discord especially as apart from my leader all my lads were rookies.Immediately my lads started to take fire from the rear in typical O'Brien fashion causing casualties straight away and making the rest of my lads head for cover.Colin's group were also despicably ambushed by the local lowlife and only returned fire in self defence which basically was swatting at flies.Colin immediately sent his dog into the tanker to grapple with the lowlife skulking in the lorry cab(and Donald wasn't even there,his reputation is growing even to America).

The first of many ambushes.

Hightower moves in.

And gets to grip.

                                                     

But needs some K9 support.

The dog attacked the orange vested criminal and managed to put him down but the thug just adjusted his orange vest and cruelly dispatched the dog and this wouldn't be the last of animal despatches to happen this evening.Dave's orange vested villian next turned his attention to one of Colin's poor rookies and soon he went the same way as the police dog.

Noodled in the back.

                                             

Running for cover.

  Meanwhile on my side of the harbour things were not going  well with one of my rookies being savagely shot in the back whilst going about his lawful duties and my leader being forced to hide behind some handy petrol pumps.Once again not the best type of cover.

My Damien Lewis lookalike.How I think he would have looked as James Bond.

Hugging the scenery.

                                                        Two of my rookies soon ran out of ammunition forcing them both to take cover.This wasn't enough as one of Dave's lowlife ran in and took two of my lads out of the game.Revenge would come.Just as my lads finally reached cover one of Dave's harem opened up from the safety of yet another petrol tanker causing my leader to go to ground again.

Typical woman.

Dealing with the problem.

                                             

Boo Hiss!

  Meanwhile Colin had finally done away with the snivelling crook cowering in the lorry cab with the aid of Hightower,his leader.Just as Colin's lads were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel,a dirty great big unfed Doberman came hurtling out from a parked car.How he got the door open I don't know but he came hurtling towards one of Colin's rookies avoiding sniper fire from one of Colin's other guys and true to form the copper was mince.Colin exacted revenge by first shooting it and then charging into it with his blonde female rookie who was to prove to be Colin's best character of the evening.

Daunting Doberman.

about to be picked off.

                                                                  My leader finally got to grips with the female hiding in the lorry cab and and put her down just enough for my rookie to rush in and send her packing.This drew fire from the hoods standing behind us.My leader promptly despatched one of them and my remaining armed rookie fired at the other one,wounding him in the process allowing my other rookie to charge into the wounded gang member who couldn't put up a fight and promptly had the s**t kicked out of him.REVENGE!

Dealing with the chica.

before dealing with the two backshooters

and finishing them off.

                                                  Colin's lads and lasses were just catching their breath when One of Dave's hoodlums appeared out of what one can only call a pimp mobile albeit French and proceeded to fire his shotgun at all in sundry causing Colin's guys and gals to dive for cover.Just to add fuel to the fire,Colin also attracted fire from the trailer.Colin's sniper was having a miss the barn door evening leaving the blonde rookie to deal with everything else as Hightower was weakening under all the fire he was taking.Is wasn't long before he went down like the rest of the squad leaving the blonde and the ineffectual sniper as Colin's forlorn hope.

Queen of all she surveys-for the moment.

Hightower attempts to cross the bridge.

Pimp my ride.

                                                       My lads on the other side soon found themselves with room to maneuver and headed for the bridge that would take them in to the den of inequity mainly the trailer park.No sooner had my remaining lads  crossed the barricade when the gang's leader came rushing headlong towards on of my rookies but the rookie took it in his stride and done away with this evil intruder

Heading for the barricade.

Dealing with a maddened bull.

"Booyah!"

                        Colin's blonde had also finally made it over the river and proceeded to draw fire from hidden gang members which would have been okay but her gun had ran out of ammunition.This didn't stop her doing away with one of the ambushing females with a bit girl on girl that Dave had hidden all over the board.Even when she was shot at she managed to dodge all the bullets.

Blonde meets up with Yellow dress.

Cadi Chica.

Blondie hits the dust.

                                       Meanwhile on my side of the river embarrassment was about to descend on me tenfold when one of my men was attacked by one Lucifer's hounds which came in the form of a Yorkshire Terrier.This Terrier went for the jugular and promptly killed my innocent lad.Obviously this beast had been trained well and with its ribbon blowing in the wind set about its dastardly duty.

"What the F**k!"

Despatched by the hound from hell-ribbons and all.

Taking no chances.

                               Revenge was exacted by my remaning rookie as he took no chances and despatched this hound from hell with gunfire.

Blondie now takes on pink g-string.

My last man standing.

                                                   Full time was rapidly approaching and as it looked as though we were not going to clear the trailer park we called it a day leaving Dave to cackle at his evil victory.
                                                A great game played to our usual standards of accusations of card rigging and cruelty to animals.
                 
                                       Scenery,scenario and most of the toys were provided by Colin and I kitted out my own squad who once again didn't do well in their first game.
                                               Also many thanks to Colin for providing us with another repast.
                                                        See You All When I See You.