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Post by martin on Mar 19, 2024 14:39:07 GMT
Today I received the painted army prize from Colin. It’s an Alan army, very nicely presented, as one might expect with ‘a genuine O’Shea’ 😁. Some figures were donated by Gordon Frater, a few others by Colin. And to top it all, it complies with the Alton theme for this year, having 5 LH and a Ps. Does that mean we can borrow it for the tournament - a sort of "try before you buy (or win)" offer? Of course, Bill….£500 deposit required 🙃
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Post by martin on Mar 18, 2024 20:37:58 GMT
A query to Fanatici, an Alamanni general (Cv//4Wb) has a second warband element directly behind in contact forming a column. Dismounting, does the second element automatically close the distance to remain in column or must the adjustment cost a pip? How would you play this? I seem to recall that when v3 first came out this was discussed at some length (specifically relating to dismounting Mycenaean charioteers), and the ‘decision was ‘no, they end up separated’: just the front edges remain in place as you replace the LCh with the 4Bd, or in this case the Cv with the 4Wb.
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Post by martin on Mar 18, 2024 20:34:23 GMT
...for me it is an anglosaxon error. The Alemanni were initialy a male group of loosers from beaten germanic tribes. They did fight as infantry including the commander. If there were any mounted troops, then any beaten Huns or Alans as scouts. The hardest enemies of Alemanni were Burgundians. That is the reason for Huns or Alans... ?
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Post by martin on Mar 18, 2024 20:30:53 GMT
Greetings, gamers…
All the usual bumff about what , where and when will start being sent out after Steel Warriors is done, but in the meantime just a note to say:-
Today I received the painted army prize from Colin. It’s an Alan army, very nicely presented, as one might expect with ‘a genuine O’Shea’ 😁. Some figures were donated by Gordon Frater, a few others by Colin.
And to top it all, it complies with the Alton theme for this year, having 5 LH and a Ps. Someone’s going to be a very happy bunny…
Cheers for now
M
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Post by martin on Mar 17, 2024 10:44:06 GMT
2/59 ‘Revolting Judeans’ all finished - bar the last bit of basing. All ready for Steel Warriors next week. Part 1 of my Jewish morph complete. 4AxG 2X4Ax 4x5Hd 3xPs 2x3Wb Not the strongest army ever but a fun one. K Looks fun, Ken 🙂 see you there.
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Post by martin on Mar 13, 2024 22:10:34 GMT
It looks like the HMGS-PSW is running a small DBA tournament at the one-day con in San Diego. I plan on participating as my first-ever DBA tournament (and I also plan/anticipate getting slaughtered, but learning a lot). Good luck…report back!
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Post by martin on Mar 6, 2024 18:38:56 GMT
Every time I've tried a landing it's been a disaster for me. It’s certainly a two-edged sword, the littoral landing 🙃.
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Post by martin on Mar 4, 2024 21:37:52 GMT
AllI can say is let’s bring some really ‘c**p’ armies to steel warriors to make things fun! K oh, I’ve got an absolute shower of sh@te for you to play with, my friend 😉😂 P Likewise…😁🎲🎲🎲🎲
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Post by martin on Mar 4, 2024 14:21:47 GMT
He’ll be hard to catch! (Not that it’ll be me doin’ the catchin’, methinks…🙃).
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Post by martin on Mar 3, 2024 16:13:27 GMT
Lithuanians could be brought, but to avoid confusion they’d all have to remain as the type they start the game as .Does that include the Cv//3Bw ? Yep, to keep it simple. Plenty more fish in the sea/armies in the army lists.
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Post by martin on Mar 3, 2024 13:14:11 GMT
Lithuanians could be brought, but to avoid confusion they’d all have to remain as the type they start the game as, Bill. No dismounting Lithuanians , as per my post in this thread on Nov 9th 2023. . If you want further clarification pls send an email, to discuss.
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Post by martin on Mar 2, 2024 18:01:16 GMT
Sorry if this is a silly question, but what glue do people use for spears, shields etc? Superglue is rubbish, and 2-part epoxy is messy and only manages a few pieces before curing. Has anyone any clever suggestions? TIA! Never a silly question, only daft answers. I use superglue, which works fine if it’s metal to metal eg. Sometimes it’s worth holding the two items in place with blue tack while the glue sets. Otherwise the slightest movement will stop it bonding.
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Post by martin on Mar 2, 2024 8:41:54 GMT
Good luck, and have fun, all. ⚔️⚔️🎲🎲⚔️⚔️🎲🎲👍🏼👍🏼
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Post by martin on Feb 28, 2024 13:03:14 GMT
But they are destroyed on a double from mounted etc. basically those troops that can catch them. Personally I think it’s a bending of the the interpretation of the rule and doesn’t mean that at all. Well, it would appear that the rules author, Mr Barker, has specifically referenced the condition that causes the ‘loss if flee on doubled’ , though it took Timurilank to point it out:- ”- From Troop Definitions on page 3:
Light Horse “They typically fought by sending a constant stream of small parties to gallop past shooting several times at close range, then return to rest or change ponies while others took their turn.
Armies with large numbers of horse archers could form up very deep, increasing the frequency of exchange and the effect of shooting, but on a dusty confused battlefield they could make evading a charge risky”. “. It would appear from the troop type description* that this combat result is exactly as he intended, rather than some unintended oversight. Any changes by other post-Barker rules amenders would go against his intent (it would appear). Also, the comment that an active forum is needed where the rules author is involved might have ignored the reality that Mr B. is older than he was and is understandably disinclined to argue the ins and outs with us mere mortals. * I failed to check at the time, so thanks, Timurilank…the Troop Definitions answer a huge number of “why do troop type ‘x’ do that?” queries, though we often fail to reference them. Well worth a re-read now and then.
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Post by martin on Feb 28, 2024 7:36:30 GMT
I have decided to do a hott army based on the story of the invisible man.. Very quick to paint. Just moved around well decorated empty bases👍 Great, the invisible men's army. Go for it, I can't wait to see some pictures... Cromwell already posted them…they were in his post, just beneath the text 🙃
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