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Post by goragrad on Dec 7, 2020 23:03:22 GMT
Nice find, barritus!
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Post by goragrad on Dec 7, 2020 23:01:11 GMT
Two PS elements of Essex MID64 Javenlinmen with round shields for the earlier Book IV pool painted and glued to bases. Or the Book III Spanish.
Also 3 AX elements of Essex XMED7 Almughavar Javelinmen. They look nice, but are a bit more 'active' than I prefer - harder to base such that other elements can make edge to edge contact due to the overhang on their spears.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 6, 2020 0:21:24 GMT
As noted in the video, it wasn't just the skill of the archers or power of their bows that won the Mongols their empire. They used their strategic mobility to avoid battles where they didn't like to conditions, they butchered the populations of cities to intimidate other cities into capitulation, they ravaged countrysides to deprive the defenders of resources, etc. The Mongols were feared as much for their use of butchery/terror tactics as their fighting ability.
Additionally many of their successes came when their opponents were distracted/weakened by civil war or other distractions.
Hard to reflect those on the tabletop.
Besides, several European armies developed their own tactics to deal with Mongol style tactics (Tartars) - Hungarians, Poles, and later Russians. There are also the Koreans who (with the aid of mountainous terrain) also eventually stopped the Mongols. And then there are the later Chinese armies which also dealt with the Mongols successors.
And while I don't consider the longbow to be a super weapon, it would have been of interest to see how the Mongols would have fared against a HYW English army.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 5, 2020 23:26:06 GMT
Continuing on with later Book IV, 4 elements of LB. One element of RKSC-06 Scottish Longbowmen, an element of Essex MER14 Heavy Longbowmen, another of MER16 Retinue Longbowmen, and a mixed element with two of each (not a great mix, the Retinue Longbowmen are noticeably bulkier).
Generic two part livery on the Essex figure as I want to keep the options open for their 'deployment.'
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Post by goragrad on Dec 5, 2020 23:01:16 GMT
Interesting concept.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 5, 2020 22:54:42 GMT
Those pictures are interesting, paul.
Considering that back in September of 2019 the consensus on the 'Z' range Sumerians was that they were pretty, but had too much creep.
One wonders if Museum decided to scale down the newer releases?
With digital models should be easy enough.
It does raise the question of whether all of the new 'Z' ranges will be consistent in scale?
Museum usually has an end of year sale and I am looking forward to picking up a few packs of the older lines to be able to get some odds and sods some company so I that I can make consistent elements (these figures won't mix well with others). Knowing which 'Z' ranges are 'true 15s' would be good.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 3, 2020 0:27:50 GMT
All of the new 'Z' range figures are 'pretty.'
Some are a bit too active for my bases though. And based on the comparison shots or the Sumerians, have too much scale creep for my taste.
Pity. It was bad enough with the earlier ranges - as time went on the additions just got bigger. Hard to add to existing armies when the new figures dwarf to old. Same problem with Xyston - I have a few lots picked up rather cheaply off of ebay and TMP that, regrettably, don't mix well.
Perhaps as these were mastered digitally, Museum might consider reducing them back to a 'true' 15 (or even 18mm).
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Post by goragrad on Dec 3, 2020 0:17:17 GMT
Took advantage of the sale at Alternative at the last minute to fill in some holes - Woof! That is a lot of holes filled! Well, nangwaya, I have enough elements to build about a dozen or so Mid/Later Book IV armies, but would like to be able to make them 'stand alone.' And Alternative Armies has free international shipping on orders that total 75.00 GBP or more (after sale discount). At that point it becomes a case of seeing just what might be needed in the near to mid future to get to that level. And with the recent US postal increase for overseas mail, I am not sure how long Alternative will keep the free shipping threshold at that level. Besides, the lead pile was looking less like Everest...
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Post by goragrad on Dec 3, 2020 0:04:08 GMT
Running short of plywood bases so I cut a few more 40x15, 20, and 30s.
Then finished painting and glued to bases a pair of LH for the Book IV pool - 4 of the Battle Honors (OG15) RMO-10 Mounted Crossbow.
Not as detailed as my other mounted crossbow - no quiver or sidearm, but look decent painted up. Upper half of rider is a separate casting and the opening is a bit large so used epoxy to attach to their mounts.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 1, 2020 22:08:19 GMT
Took advantage of the sale at Alternative at the last minute to fill in some holes -
MR3 Burgundian Crossbow 15thC × 12
MEC7 Ministerialis 12thC German Knight × 15
MEC2 Italian Knight 13thC × 9
SC1 Sarmatian Heavy Cavalry × 4
ME17 English LHI Longbow (Firing) × 13
ME35a Knight with Halberd in Bascinet × 7
ADW08 Dwarf Axes × 10
MDA04 Dwarf Iron Guard × 10
MR27 Landsknecht Light Pike 16thC Early × 20
ME9 HI Axeman × 12
ME40 French Crossbowman × 12
MEG1 Bombard Set and Two Crew × 3
ME19 HI Spearman with Pavise × 24
ME8 Lt Med Welsh Bowman × 28
SEC7 SHC with Lance × 12
BY5 Byzantine Slav with Spear × 12
HUG2 Organ Gun and Three Crew × 3
ME37 Armoured Pikeman 15th century × 9
ME38 Heavily Armoured Pikeman × 10
Had gotten Limber Mules instead of Horses in a mixup on the last order so seemed like a good excuse to give Gavin a chance to correct that. Due to shipping costs he has expressed his preference for making corrections when filling followup orders.
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Post by goragrad on Dec 1, 2020 2:19:55 GMT
Wrapping up November, finished painting and glued to bases 4 of the NA3 Frankish Heavy Infantry for an element of BD/SP for the Carolingians. So far makes two elements - long term build.
Also courtesy of wjhupp of Feudal Castings having provided some arms for some NA-02 Norman Cavalry, having finally finished attaching said arms to the figues, painted and attached to bases 3 elements of Norman KN. 5 of the figures having been in the queue since I started painting miniatures again almost 8 years ago... Long past time to get them finished. Not sure which army they will end up in - mayhap Sicilian.
Addendum - It being nearly dinner time when I posted, I forgot to include the three elements of OG15 LR13 Late Roman Ballistae also painted and glued to bases. As I had a few extra elements than I needed for my BBDBA Western list, I decided to build enough additional elements to be able to field both lists for a potential 'Civil War' scenario.
As to the Feudal Casting Normans, 4 of the figures were the AN-1 code (original manufacturer) picked up off TMP along with some foot and Saxons. Some good deals come up there on occasion.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 28, 2020 1:25:41 GMT
Painted and glued to bases 6 BD elements using Minifig Z-489 Dismounted Gendarms for my Book IV Burgundians. Without jupons or plumes the only 'identifying' mark is the red Saint Andrew's cross which works for either army list. If I go with the mounted option for one command, this will let me field a BBDBA army with them.
Also another element of the Asgard/Alternative MR03 Burgundian CB. Painted with various tunic colors for the early list. For amusement also painted one with a yellow and another with a green cross as those colors were also noted by Heath.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 28, 2020 1:15:15 GMT
I understand that there is a serious suggestion that the Turkey should be the bird for the USA and not the Bald-Headed Eagle. Insofar as I am aware that Benjamin Franklin idea never caught on. On the other hand some of our politicians may have resembled (or acted like) turkeys over the years...
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Post by goragrad on Nov 28, 2020 1:10:22 GMT
Interesting info on the Low Countries.
As usual I started to clock on the links to the reference armies and then realized that I had somehow com across them before (thanks for the fine compliment)...
They do predate the time period in question by a bit.
I do have enough of the later pike figures from Alternative to do a later army (am thinking of buying enough for a BBDBA during the current sale there), but they haven't made it into the queue yet.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 28, 2020 0:54:55 GMT
Insofar as why the Normans would never attack uphill or the Anglo-Saxons pursue down the hill, stevie - recreating a specific battle could very well mean scenario specific rules.
In this case the attacker loses on a draw, time of day, etc. or the conditions used by sleepysloo.
Just as expecting every HYW battle to follow the outcome of Crecy, Poiters, or Agincourt without scenario specific conditions using DBA is naive.
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