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Post by macbeth on Apr 9, 2021 11:38:22 GMT
Today I finished off 1xLH (Gen) and Camp followers for the Trapezunitne Byzantines 1x3Ax and 1x3Bw for the Early Bedouin A Druid (Camp Followers) for my Picts
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Post by macbeth on Apr 6, 2021 0:39:52 GMT
Currently reading The Northern Crusades by Eric Christiansen. Half way through the book, heavy with detail but still evokes the question why are the Post Mongol Russians (IV/44) not enemies of the Swedish army (IV/54c) or Other Medieval Scandinavian armies (IV/54d)? Sometimes, the Great Sage Equal of Heaven insists that two nations had to have fought real battles before they can be considered enemies in the lists - a long hostile history of border raids doesn't count.
Other times there are Welsh Colonists fighting Eastern Forest Native Americans.
It is what it is
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Post by macbeth on Apr 5, 2021 12:11:31 GMT
I think I need that Dark Age Generals pack As for Boudica - Magisgter Militum do a Boudica Figure that is not too bad. Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Apr 5, 2021 12:08:11 GMT
Collision Course is now at double figures - 11 entries - most of which have given me their army choice.
If the numbers are odd on Game day then I will join in using the Trapezuntine Byzantine.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 28, 2021 23:18:58 GMT
We are now up to 9 entries for Collision Course - with all but three giving me their army choice.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 26, 2021 10:19:40 GMT
After finishing 'The Crusader Strategy' I picked up Tim Newark's "Ancient Armies" completing my Concord Fighting Men series. A good read.
Next on the list is 'Seapower States' by Andrew Lambert.
I also now have a good haul from the Lifeline Bookfair - including 3 books from a 4 part series on the year of four emperors and Donald Featherstone's Victorian Colonial Warfare: Africa". Looks good but a little dated - he uses the K word instead of Xhosa for that series of campaigns.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 26, 2021 10:14:43 GMT
Today I finished 2x3Ax for the Early Bedouin and 1x8Cb for the Northern Sung. In addition I also made progress in basing the Picts.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 25, 2021 0:55:08 GMT
I'm with Baldie for the concept rather than the army
Pick an army you can still love when they lose.
Or go Parthians - they are cool, you can love them when they lose but they don't ofen do so
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Post by macbeth on Mar 24, 2021 5:06:31 GMT
I finished off 'The Crusader Strategy' by Stephen Tibble and it was very good read, giving a good argument for his hypothesis.
Well worth it
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Post by macbeth on Mar 24, 2021 5:04:32 GMT
Mark, Greg and Peter
That is excellent news - I look forward to seeing your inner armies dancing around the table.
I think I am settled on Trapezuntine Byzantines, if there is an odd number of players you will see this army - rebased and built up to Purple Compliance hit the table with a vengeance.
I should also have finished the Feudal Spanish (c list), Low Countries (a list) and possibly Early Bedouin (a list) by then too. Only the Spaniards would be considered for a tournament army - but I was always fond of the Trapz
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Post by macbeth on Mar 21, 2021 23:20:43 GMT
The first list is in - so the Chocolate Frog is reserved.
Hopefully some more entries soon - we had 5 off the back of the first email
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Post by macbeth on Mar 21, 2021 23:19:17 GMT
Sunday was another good day for painting
2x3Ax for the Early Bedouin 2x4Bw for the Trapezuntine Byzantine 1xLCh for the Caledonians
And a major portion of the Picts are partway through basing (the Pumice phase) including a camp (Standing Stones from rocks picked up by the side of the road)
Cheers
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Post by macbeth on Mar 20, 2021 9:48:02 GMT
I had a good day at the table today - finishing off 1x3Cv for the Feudal Spanish 1xLH(Gen), 1xLH and 5xPs for the Numidians - in the case of the Ps it was just painting shields on converted figures 1x3Wb(Gen) for the Caledonians.
The Numidians are just shy of one LH and the Feudal Spanish are just one Kn from completion.
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Post by macbeth on Mar 19, 2021 7:28:14 GMT
Event number 2 in the Magister Militum per Capitline Territorialis has been advertised and we already have 5 entries
The hunt for the Grand Maurice is On
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Post by macbeth on Mar 19, 2021 7:26:22 GMT
That's too bad Jim. Our next big event in the ACT is Landwaster - November 28th - maybe you can tweak your next Canberra holiday Cheers
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