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Post by jdesmond on May 26, 2017 5:46:12 GMT
Salutations, gentlefolk,
Two weeks from today is NJ Con (www.njcon.org). Have sent in orders to pick up there - Queen Zenobia from Silver Eagle to command the Palmyrans I'm painting for a friend, and ordering from Windsword, some Old Glory packs to fill out Palmyran light horse and irregular archers, legionaries/skutatoi to finish up the Late Roman list, and Arab peasant hordes for the Early Crusader friends and foes. (Have decided to do the Early Crusaders before the Sui/Tang Chinese - the troops are just more 'morphable'.)
It's Memorial Day, Monday, in the US. Suprisingly, my relatives went thru the 20th Century almost unscathed - a cousin was a radioman at a Vietnam base, an uncle manned an Aleutians radar station in te '50's, another uncle was an artilleryman in the 'Bucket of Blood' from Paris to the Bulge, but the only one who didn't come back was one of my mother's cousins who joined the Marines, went to China in the '20's in the Legation Guards, and died of typhoid fever (? that's what I think I remember), and was buried in Beijing or Tientsin. Would check and see if anything remains of the cemetary, but at my stage of life, strongly doubt I will ever make it to China.
(There may be a website on 'finding about your distant relative who served in the military way back when', if you could clue me in about it.)
Yours, John
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Post by Simon on May 26, 2017 9:09:24 GMT
I have just taken delivery of a couple of Donnington DBA armies. As they will be prizes for the Midlands Open on 10 June in Bakewell, I won't reveal what they are yet!
Simon
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Post by timurilank on May 30, 2017 16:06:04 GMT
I have just placed an order with Timecast Miniatures to complete the latest project. This will add the Umayyad, Abbasid and Dynastic Bedouin armies to the collection. The five armies already completed will be enough to start the next campaign ‘Raise the Black Banners’.
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Post by paulhannah on May 31, 2017 17:18:51 GMT
This past Saturday, while browsing the V-3 army-lists, the II/2 Mountain Indian army caught my eye, with the notable change of the Indian spearmen from 4x4Ax to 4x3Pk. Indian Pikes! I decided I had to have this army. But where would I find 15mm Indian spearmen figures that would look convincingly like a pikemen? All the usual suspects came up "short". Until I found this photo of Mountain Indians that Sean McAvoy of Calgary (aka the "Teenage Visigoth") painted some years ago. They're Minifigs! (Who woulda thought?) Sent off an order for an army right away to Minifigs / Caliver Books. Indian Pikes... Won't they be fun to run up against "Big Al"?
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Post by timurilank on May 31, 2017 20:16:14 GMT
This past Saturday, while browsing the V-3 army-lists, the II/2 Mountain Indian army caught my eye, with the notable change of the Indian spearmen from 4x4Ax to 4x3Pk. Indian Pikes! I decided I had to have this army. But where would I find 15mm Indian spearmen figures that would look convincingly like a pikemen? All the usual suspects came up "short". Until I found this photo of Mountain Indians that Sean McAvoy of Calgary (aka the "Teenage Visigoth") painted some years ago. They're Minifigs! (Who woulda thought?) Sent off an order for an army right away to Minifigs / Caliver Books. Indian Pikes... Won't they be fun to run up against "Big Al"? Yes, but II/2 Mountain Indian are also allies for "Big Al".
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Post by Haardrada on May 31, 2017 22:02:11 GMT
I've started painting my Essex Sea Peoples army and found it needs something else.The figures are fine, but there just are not enough different poses for what I want.The only swordsmen are General figures as the rest are armed with short spear.I've moved a few heads and changed a few arms and added a few standards (that I'm quite pleased with)..so I've ordered some Magister Militum figures to add a few more poses and some sword-weilders for good measure.😊
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Post by Spitzicles on Jun 1, 2017 0:29:49 GMT
so I've ordered some Magister Militum figures to add a few more poses and some sword-weilders for good measure.😊 I hope you find the Magister figures are just what you need and a pleasure to paint. I certainly enjoyed painting the Sea Peoples ones I ordered. And at Collision Course in Canberra I picked up a pack of Peasants Throwing Rocks! They are Peter Pig Series 3 Number 26, provided by Micks Metal Models, and will be 2 x Ps for my Zanj Revolt army. One of the poses is a bit odd, but the other is very good, so they'll do the trick. The Zanj army is one that I seem to be acquiring by stealth, cobbling together from morphable elements, obsolete elements and newer figures I am buying as I find them. I only need 3 4Bd and a mounted command element and they are complete, probably to be painted later this year or early the next.
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Post by Haardrada on Jun 1, 2017 8:04:39 GMT
so I've ordered some Magister Militum figures to add a few more poses and some sword-weilders for good measure.😊 I hope you find the Magister figures are just what you need and a pleasure to paint. I certainly enjoyed painting the Sea Peoples ones I ordered. And at Collision Course in Canberra I picked up a pack of Peasants Throwing Rocks! They are Peter Pig Series 3 Number 26, provided by Micks Metal Models, and will be 2 x Ps for my Zanj Revolt army. One of the poses is a bit odd, but the other is very good, so they'll do the trick. The Zanj army is one that I seem to be acquiring by stealth, cobbling together from morphable elements, obsolete elements and newer figures I am buying as I find them. I only need 3 4Bd and a mounted command element and they are complete, probably to be painted later this year or early the next. Thanks Spitzicles, I believe they will be a joy to paint having seen some photos of some painted up...was thinking of doing a couple with burning torches.I just like a bit of variance in barbarian armies and think all the figures lined up in the same drill-book poses isn't for me. Now Zanj look a great army to model,I bet the Hd elements will look great with those stone throwing peasants.,Hd elements in armies seems to be popular at the momment. What other figs have you used in the morphing and have you included the artillery?
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Post by Spitzicles on Jun 3, 2017 0:36:39 GMT
Haardrada,
I am building my Zanj Rebellion out of Irregular Miniatures (most of the Arabs and Zanj themselves), Old Glory (using Crusader period Arab peasants for the Hd), and Peter Pig (for the stone throwing Ps). These figures are all relatively compatible and available from local distributors. The internet is a wonderful thing, but I like to support local suppliers when I can.
The Zanj are a result of my needing some Hd for the v3 Abbasid army, and then trying to work out what to do with the leftover figures! With 2 bases of Hd thats the excess figures pretty much used. Plus I can use Sp, Bw and mounted elements and figures from my Abbasid and Umayyad forces. So a cheap(er) and interesting/different army to build.
As for the artillery, I will probably not field it. I'd prefer the Lh element to threaten any opposing Kn elements or just dash about lending support as required. However, I may make and paint the artillery just so the list is complete.
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Post by Haardrada on Jun 3, 2017 10:50:46 GMT
so I've ordered some Magister Militum figures to add a few more poses and some sword-weilders for good measure.😊 I hope you find the Magister figures are just what you need and a pleasure to paint. I certainly enjoyed painting the Sea Peoples ones I ordered. Have you had much success with your Sea Peoples army?
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Post by Spitzicles on Jun 4, 2017 23:07:54 GMT
Have you had much success with your Sea Peoples army? They went 5-1 at Day 1 of a two day tournament, playing against other Age I and II armies. This was their first outing BUT I readily admit there was considerable luck involved. The Blade dispatched 4 or 5 Kn elements with close combat ties, and 2 of those were generals. Some of those foes, once the Kn were dealt with, had very little that could threaten Blade. In social games, both against NKE I/22a, they are 1-1. Poor command pips really cost me in the loss, but thats DBA.
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Post by twrnz on Jun 5, 2017 0:03:32 GMT
That's a very impressive result!
However, it is not luck but the favour of the gods, still more sacrifices will be required in future.
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Post by Haardrada on Jun 5, 2017 8:28:28 GMT
They went 5-1 at Day 1 of a two day tournament, playing against other Age I and II armies. This was their first outing BUT I readily admit there was considerable luck involved. The Blade dispatched 4 or 5 Kn elements with close combat ties, and 2 of those were generals. Some of those foes, once the Kn were dealt with, had very little that could threaten Blade. In social games, both against NKE I/22a, they are 1-1. Poor command pips really cost me in the loss, but thats DBA. That is impressive...especially against Kn armies and the slight advantage in combat of Steady over fast elements.
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Post by Haardrada on Jun 8, 2017 11:07:47 GMT
My Magister Militum Sea people figs came today and I've mixed them on their temporary bases with the Essex figures to see how they fit in.
I can honestly say they have done the trick and the MM and Essex mix I have now exceeds what I was hoping for....can't wait to see them painted.
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Post by gaelyann on Jun 8, 2017 15:20:31 GMT
My Magister Militum Sea people figs came today and I've mixed them on their temporary bases with the Essex figures to see how they fit in. I can honestly say they have done the trick and the MM and Essex mix I have now exceeds what I was hoping for....can't wait to see them painted. As I plan on doing the same, any photo possible ? About the essex references, some have mixed poses and some don't, is that right ?
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