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Post by macbeth on Feb 6, 2024 4:12:46 GMT
Alright time to start the initial planning for operation AntipoDBA First to confirm the locations of the two most likely events ensuring that there aren't several places with the same name (believe me living in Australia you can find a place name repeated in every on of our states!) Cold Ash is the one in West Berkshire (near Thatcham/Newbury) Farnborough (for Warfare if I can stretch my stay for 3 weeks) is in the district of Rushmoor (just south of Reading) Flights look reasonbaly priced so starting to make bookings in a month or two is looking good. Of course I would like to pick the brains of the locals about some other practicalities further down the track - like getting from the airport (probs Heathrow) to Newbury (most likely where I'll stay for the first event) and then getting twixt Newbury and Cold Ash on the day. Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Feb 4, 2024 12:35:26 GMT
Cancon 2024 is done and dusted for another year
And with it out goes the Magister Militum per Capitoline Territorialis
This year the Grand Maurice goes to
<drum roll>
Mark Brandon-Baker whose averaged best 3 scores (from all 5 competitions across the year) put him in the 13th percentile
Overall we had 43 players enter the various DBA events across the Canberra Region and all up 15 of them (just over a third) qualified by competing in at least 3. Their rankings were
Adam Stone - 17th Percentile Gary Moriarty - 18th Percentile Justin Swain - 20th Percentile Brenton Searle - 24th Percentile Austin Kenney - 28nd Percentile Phil Baldoni - 31st Percentile Greg Kelleher - 36th Percentile David Lawrence - 36th Percentile Stephen Hopkins - 51st Percentile Adrian Williams - 52nd Percentile James Manallack - 54th Percentile Jon Willacy - 61st Perecentile James Hide - 83rd Percentile Leigh Dunn - 83rd Percentile
And so the new circuit begins - we look towards Just Desserts, March in Goulburn
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 31, 2024 0:52:57 GMT
Pencil me in as a possible contender all the way from Oz Diades - I have the green light from the women in my life and a boost to my travel funds. Now that I know when I can start the long term planning. BTW - I noticed that last year there was another event nearby within a week of the Cold Ash Clash. What are the chances I can take an extended break and get to two DBA competitions this year? Cheers I think the other event was at the Warfare show. Provisionally that will be 16/17 November in 2024… That sounds right Diades - I will keep my eyes open for that show as well Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 30, 2024 23:31:37 GMT
Post Cancon there was a lot of tidying required but I snuck in some painting yesterday
Finishing 1x4Ax and 1x4Bw for the Palaialogan Byzantines I put the first splashes of paint onto the Kyrenean Greeks and in doing so kicked on to finish 1xPs for that army.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 30, 2024 23:26:57 GMT
So huge thanks to Spitzicles for running what has to have been the best Cancon DBA event in several decades
I had a great time - with 3 wins from 6 on each day. Things ran so smoothly - DBA is the wargame they play in heaven.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 30, 2024 23:21:30 GMT
Pencil me in as a possible contender all the way from Oz Diades - I have the green light from the women in my life and a boost to my travel funds.
Now that I know when I can start the long term planning.
BTW - I noticed that last year there was another event nearby within a week of the Cold Ash Clash. What are the chances I can take an extended break and get to two DBA competitions this year?
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 22, 2024 3:57:06 GMT
And Claudermilk - the DBA Armies are like Pokemon
Gotta catch em all! (181 armies and counting)
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 22, 2024 3:56:05 GMT
I've just put in an order to Khurasan with a group of like minded individuals so that we can share the postage cost from the US to Oz.
I myself have grabbed figures to make up a Shang Dynasty Chinese plus s few odds and sods.
My friends have added many and varied pieces to the order.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 21, 2024 11:37:16 GMT
Yesterday I finished
1x3Ax and 1xPs for the Asiatic Early Successor (Other) 2x4Pk and 1xPs for the Macedonian Early Successor (Polyperchon)
This has completed both these armies.
I put the first splashes on paint onto the Lusignan Cypriot
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 19, 2024 12:32:47 GMT
Over the last 2 days I have completed 1xEl for the Macedonian Early Successor (Polyperchon) 1x4Bw, 1xSp, 1xPs and 1xCv for the Palaialogan Byzantine - this army is now legal, I can field a legal 12 element army from the completed figures.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 16, 2024 21:39:34 GMT
And while we are warning people off
"1421: The Year China Discovered the World" by Gavin Menzies - utter claptrap!
The only useful application of this book is to use it as a justification for the Ming Chinese to be listed enemies of all the American and Pacific army lists. (lets face it - if we can justify the Welsh as enemies for the Easter Forest American list then quoting Menzies and laying down the Ming is okay).
cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 16, 2024 21:36:06 GMT
Conn Iggulden's 'Emperor' series - I did persevere with four books but the kindest thing I can say about this novelisation of Julius Caesar's life is 'Based on a true story'
If you get the chance to read this one - pass it up!
They are not books to be cast aside lightly - rather they should be hurled with considerable force!
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 15, 2024 22:24:33 GMT
In the lead up to the weekend I finished "The Ruin of the Roman Empire" a good read but I can't help but wonder if the author was beaten up and had his lunch money stolen from him by Justinian - who he blames for a large number of the ills of the early medieval world and on to this modern age. I guess it is the converse of the "Great Man" theory of history - the "Utterly Incompetent Man" theory whereby the folly of his policies have shaped the world.
I am now reading "Military Thought of Asia" by Kaushik Roy an analysis of military philosophy from the east - often being compared and contrasted with Clauzwitz.
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 15, 2024 22:19:17 GMT
I spent some time at the painting desk yesterday and finished off 2xSp and 1xEl for the Asiatic Early Successor
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Jan 14, 2024 22:43:11 GMT
D&D Standup
I went into the tyre shop to get a wheel alignment and they gave me Chaotic Evil (boom tish)
You know - back in my youth I used to date a Paladin. She was lawful good, I mean REALLY lawful good!!!
How lawful good I hear you ask
Well she thought Adultery was the stage you get to in the army after Infantry (boom tish) And when I suggested we find a quiet place in the Dungeon to 'Bump Uglies' she just said "The correct term is 'Smite Evil!'"
thankyou thankyou
I'm here all week
Cheers
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