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Post by sonic on Dec 25, 2016 12:03:19 GMT
I'm in South Yorkshire and am converting all of my 25mm armies from DBM to DBA. This includes Sumerian, Guti, Egyptian, Macedonian, Republican Roman, Early/Mid/Late Imperial Romans, Picts, Scots, Normans ... The small size makes 25mm more flexible. That step will definitely make your collection grow by leaps and bounds. It does, but it's taking ages to rebase things ... !
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Post by sonic on Dec 24, 2016 14:23:49 GMT
Happy Christmas. And let's hope 2017 is better than 2016!!
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Post by sonic on Dec 24, 2016 11:42:05 GMT
Oh dear ...
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Post by sonic on Dec 24, 2016 8:53:58 GMT
I'm in South Yorkshire and am converting all of my 25mm armies from DBM to DBA. This includes Sumerian, Guti, Egyptian, Macedonian, Republican Roman, Early/Mid/Late Imperial Romans, Picts, Scots, Normans ... The small size makes 25mm more flexible.
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Post by sonic on Nov 9, 2016 7:24:41 GMT
Do you mean the 'Germanic' tribes under the control of the Huns? Or are you thinking of the tribes prior to the creation of the Hunnic Empire?
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Post by sonic on Oct 23, 2016 14:33:42 GMT
I'd be tempted to choose Gaul. Bacaudae, Franks, Burgundians, Aegidius and Rome. This will take into account all of your requirements for civil and church administration (and the 'disintegration' of the former), as well as political tension both 'inside' and 'outside' the Empire.
Plus, of course, it's one of the better-served regions as far as contemporary information is concerned - although that isn't saying much!
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Post by sonic on Oct 22, 2016 19:44:06 GMT
I am considering this as my next project to follow the Severan Dynasty. The subject is quite vast so focus will be on the events unfolding in the Western Empire. I am thinking the period between Theodosius and the final emperor of Rome should generate enough battles, campaigns and political intrigue. This will also call for a revision of the campaign rule set to include the migrations.
It's a fascinating period! (But then I would say that, as I'm slightly biased! ) Huns, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Burgundians, Vandals, Sueves, Alans, West Rome, Roman civil wars, and that's just the 'big' players. Plus you could add East Rome, Sasanid Persia .... The list goes on. The only difficulty would be controlling it all. Good luck if you decide to go with it!
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Post by sonic on Oct 13, 2016 16:51:33 GMT
sonic@: do you know a location of that battle between Francs & Vandals? The Vandal king Godigisel was killed and the intervention of Alans did deside that battle. In that time Stilicho did move the empires border from Trier to Arles... ...there were even more tribes in 406 crossing the Rhine; Burgundi, Quadi, several Sarmate clans Crossing of the Rhine ... Sadly, the location of the battle is unknown. It may have been to the north of Mainz, as it is possible that after their near-defeat the Vandals retreated south before crossing the Rhine. As to the tribes crossing the Rhine, the others may have had contingents involved, or it may just have been Jerome showing how clever he was.
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Post by sonic on Oct 12, 2016 11:30:37 GMT
sonic @:you are right with the Franks but i would prefer the 2/78a LIR list as the Franks were foederati anly... paulhanah@: i would prefer the common terrain rules as most battles of that period are not exactly located ... I agree that the Franks were allied as foederati, but there is no mention of any Roman forces in the battle so I think it was simply the Franks against the Vandals/Alans. I also agree with the comments on terrain. It is very unusual for any details concerning topography to be included in the sources, so either using the terrain rules or agreeing terrain with an opponent is the way to go.
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Post by sonic on Oct 11, 2016 14:26:53 GMT
Actually, the Vandals were on the verge of losing when the Alans arrived and turned the tables. What I was pointing out is that you could ally the 2/66 Vandal and 2/78 Alan armies against the 2/72 Franks.
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Post by sonic on Oct 11, 2016 6:46:37 GMT
You've missed out:
406 Battle of the Rhine. Vandals and Alans narrowly defeat Franks.
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Post by sonic on Oct 8, 2016 9:04:23 GMT
When I think back to when I first started wargaming in the 1980s, I was classed as 'picky' because I sometimes painted the eyes on 25mm figures. It's amazing how far the standards of painting have risen in the last 30 years!!
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Post by sonic on Oct 2, 2016 19:54:44 GMT
Three pics of my latest - and in this case slightly ridiculous - creations. This is my 2mm Nikephorian Byzantine army, with a 28mm psiloi element to the rear to give an idea of scale. I just need to finish the Pechenegs now! I have 2mm ECW armies. I am thinking of using them for other periods as well. Why not? If they look near enough there shouldn't be a problem. I'm also painting a 2mm Napoleonic Russian. 2 x 30-man blocks per base representing a Russian Regiment. At this scale it actually looks darn good!
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Post by sonic on Oct 1, 2016 19:57:48 GMT
Three pics of my latest - and in this case slightly ridiculous - creations. This is my 2mm Nikephorian Byzantine army, with a 28mm psiloi element to the rear to give an idea of scale. I just need to finish the Pechenegs now!
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Post by sonic on Sept 24, 2016 13:38:42 GMT
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