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Post by paulhannah on Nov 13, 2020 1:03:10 GMT
At the moment the Dynastic Bedouin are on the work bench awaiting their treatment. "Timurilank", how did you build your III/61 Dynastic Kurdish army? --At first sight, I thought Lurkio's new Steppes & Eastern European range might fit the description of the Kurds' sword-armed, armored cavalry, but I'm having second thoughts now about that.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 13, 2020 2:48:56 GMT
Nice looking Poles, particularly the banners.
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Post by paulhannah on Nov 13, 2020 4:01:08 GMT
Nice looking Poles, particularly the banners. Yes, gorgeous looking Poles, "Timurilank". Love the banner-on-every-element look. (Well, almost every element.) Well done.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 13, 2020 7:29:33 GMT
At the moment the Dynastic Bedouin are on the work bench awaiting their treatment. "Timurilank", how did you build your III/61 Dynastic Kurdish army? --At first sight, I thought Lurkio's new Steppes & Eastern European range might fit the description of the Kurds' sword-armed, armored cavalry, but I'm having second thoughts now about that. Paul, All the refurbished Muslim armies are all Old Glory with a sparse number of Essex thrown in. The LH are Bedouins from the Crusade list and HC are Arab Conquest and Andalusian figures. The infantry are mostly Arab Conquest and Crusade lists (turbans were trimmed). The white (cream colour) flags are sourced from the Medieval Warfare Source Book. Note: The Kurdish troops (4 x 3Kn, 2 x 3Bw) are an allied contingent for the Emir of Mosul. The bowmen are Saracen archers and Arab Conquest heavy cavalry have turbans around their helmets constructed with Milliput.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 13, 2020 7:31:04 GMT
Thanks Goragrad and Paul,
There is little difference between clothing colour as even Swiss and Landsknechts fought for both sides. Therefore flags were made out of necessity and they do look cool.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 13, 2020 10:04:25 GMT
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Post by timurilank on Nov 16, 2020 7:55:49 GMT
I expect my latest order from Legio Heroica will arrive this coming Saturday. In the meantime, handgunners and war waggon crews need an upgrade plus a few elements for the Hungarians.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 17, 2020 22:35:17 GMT
All the newly painted and refurbished infantry (94 pieces) are fixed to bases.
Among the 29 elements are longbow, crossbow and billmen plus handgunners and archers. All will help fill out the various medieval German lists. Groundwork tomorrow and banners.
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Post by goragrad on Nov 18, 2020 1:10:18 GMT
"Timurilank", how did you build your III/61 Dynastic Kurdish army? --At first sight, I thought Lurkio's new Steppes & Eastern European range might fit the description of the Kurds' sword-armed, armored cavalry, but I'm having second thoughts now about that. Ave Paul, I picked up some of the Feikorp Moghul HI01 Heavy Cavalry on armoured horse - quickreactionforce.co.uk/product/hi01-heavy-cavalry-on-armoured-horse/at one point off ebay that I was thinking might work for the Kurdish KN. A bit later (post 1630), but as I recall Persian/Indian armor didn't change drastically during the Renaissance. Open hand, so a sword could be added. Not sure if the Kurds carried bows though. Of course, the other figures aren't quite as appropriate. Interesting AAR, timurilank. Was the greater number of mounted a deciding factor in the Polish victories? At least in the report the LH were apparently unhindered in their movements such that they were able to come in from the rear to aid in the decisive combat.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 18, 2020 6:59:59 GMT
Goragrad,
The Polish mounted did outnumber the Bohemian cavalry (9 vs. 5), but poor pip scores in the early phase of battle meant the LH and the Polish left wing remained inert for a few turns.
This offered the Bohemian side a tactical advantage to arrive one short of victory at the end of turn four. Then the Polish LH struck.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 18, 2020 18:44:27 GMT
Salt of the earth? – peasants.
Peasant figures have filled the ranks of a number of blade and spear elements for a few armies.
Today, I began work on the remaining 80 figures. The 7Hd are to be rebased to 40mm x 40mm size and with more figures added, they will be easily recognizable from the smaller marauding rustic bands (5Hd).
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Post by timurilank on Nov 20, 2020 16:38:32 GMT
Just in time.
The 80 peasants have their upgrade and have been varnished. And the recent order of Hungarians and Lithuanians arrived this afternoon.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 20, 2020 18:54:35 GMT
Warhorse Project
This topic posted was recently posted to the SOA forum. “The Warhorse Project’s aim is to trace these very horses across medieval Europe, from their physical development to their training and usage. Understanding where, when and how medieval warhorses emerged and evolved will shed more light on military transitions and associated social changes such as the development of chivalry.” soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=4513.0Within the blog’s archive you will find more interesting information.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 23, 2020 19:04:01 GMT
It took two afternoons but 41 elements of late medieval infantry now have grass and grass tufts. 4 x 4Bd, 4 x 4Lb, 4 x 4Cb, 4 x handgunners Ps, 4 x archers Ps, 4 x archer 3Bw, 3 x Sp, All peasants, 4 x slingers, javelinmen Ps, 4 x fast horde, 6 x solid horde (on deep bases).
Planning more flags and banners for the rest of the week (Hungarian and more German).
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Post by timurilank on Nov 26, 2020 8:33:46 GMT
Low Countries
Anyone considering the late medieval period (15th c.) may want to give the Low Countries a try. Researching the events of the major dynastic families within the Holy Roman Empire brought my focus to the Low Countries followed by a quick review the army sub-list IV/57c. From a historical perspective, collecting all the duchies and counties under one sub-list seems a somewhat of a stretch, nonetheless, one should give careful consideration to the actual conflicts when thinking about writing a scenario or developing a campaign. Some thoughts with sources are posted to the blog. dbagora.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-low-countries-1411-1478.html
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