tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38992100180047756992024-03-23T03:14:51.024-07:00This 28mm LifeIanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-70128922693260697502024-01-10T22:12:00.000-08:002024-01-10T22:12:11.215-08:00Some Guards for King Louis ~ Gardes-Françaises<div style="text-align: left;">I thought I was finished painting French for my War of Spanish Succession but, as I was getting some Allied battalions ready for painting I decided to complete a half finished guards battalion that I started at the start of 2023. It was actually painting these figures that stopped me painting WSS in the first place.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP-FB-hXnxa_wV2Od1IVhT6nmKsGxnucReIAFS3V04V5ZyKZ4u51M7LlNB6WyWNA6I0VE-r4_t1bk-KdO6qCLKxuXqIgCEi9ouBEO7WNYlpjtT9GW70HwSUV0xrcDMjTA7iVroSon6-tl270H5mS2sFQzHH1iFQKT8FGbp__5bx35KNQy04UqUVdk0Aw5/s1000/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP-FB-hXnxa_wV2Od1IVhT6nmKsGxnucReIAFS3V04V5ZyKZ4u51M7LlNB6WyWNA6I0VE-r4_t1bk-KdO6qCLKxuXqIgCEi9ouBEO7WNYlpjtT9GW70HwSUV0xrcDMjTA7iVroSon6-tl270H5mS2sFQzHH1iFQKT8FGbp__5bx35KNQy04UqUVdk0Aw5/w640-h388/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The reason I stopped painting earlier in 2023 is that these figures are just too detailed for 10mm. They're Van Dyck Figurines and whilst they look outstanding and have beautiful detail I find them really hard to paint. You'll often hear people say about the smaller scales: "<i>I could never paint those they're too small!</i>" the usual reply goes along the lines of: "<i>But you don't paint them in detail. It's all about the mass effect.</i>" </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately this doesn't hold true for Van Dyck Figures. They have fantastic detail for 10mm. The level of detail would be great even if they were 15mm and because of this they almost demand detailed painting. This for me is a deal breaker. My recent love of 10mm is that they are easy to paint and I can pump out big battalions and squadrons at a heft pace... But not with these figures.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78-v9K0aYt7GZtsDcuNQUFqElmronPwar5XCaa36ncFKG0I7NX5l6BlL6pGlm6lptLIBKxTEaR55Vsxa5Nr_Fn4q1RSxhQuKXUAQ1AuU6r6_itrIoCpcdrmH5eFwi2QtQRX-zBCEbaB8y395Gw0mIlk4jX1v6LGuUHHFfFrpGBkuDI3mLOpCL6WPy4ikQ/s1200/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78-v9K0aYt7GZtsDcuNQUFqElmronPwar5XCaa36ncFKG0I7NX5l6BlL6pGlm6lptLIBKxTEaR55Vsxa5Nr_Fn4q1RSxhQuKXUAQ1AuU6r6_itrIoCpcdrmH5eFwi2QtQRX-zBCEbaB8y395Gw0mIlk4jX1v6LGuUHHFfFrpGBkuDI3mLOpCL6WPy4ikQ/w640-h294/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The first battalion was half done and still took me about 4 days to finish whereas I've been doing 36 figure battalions in about 3 days from scratch. That's two per week (<i>or three squadrons of horse in the same time</i>). The second battalion took me about a week of some pretty solid painting sessions. That's what I'd spend of a 28mm battalion. That's not good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuxE7Sdr7HHIAu4q14vEOSPjUnNfBIIvSu3TdMZq_MMup3BKFZ4waRkF4ERt6Khwta-sd46ju99GB_MJuQKD5wCKQo5jWryzNI140JQsBcqKNWhoKo8x3aPxsnRrMinFKJpuNjVPVALXqnFOvdKpXCbP2FZtFq8EEr3DWBX6_U91RrW6-d65Cv5oKXlRf/s1000/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuxE7Sdr7HHIAu4q14vEOSPjUnNfBIIvSu3TdMZq_MMup3BKFZ4waRkF4ERt6Khwta-sd46ju99GB_MJuQKD5wCKQo5jWryzNI140JQsBcqKNWhoKo8x3aPxsnRrMinFKJpuNjVPVALXqnFOvdKpXCbP2FZtFq8EEr3DWBX6_U91RrW6-d65Cv5oKXlRf/w640-h412/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Also, these figures don't fit with the Pedraken figures very well and that, plus the high detail is why I decided to do them a Gardes-Françaises. The uniforms aren't quite right so I just gave them a perfunctory "paint conversion," to give them a representation of the proper uniform. As it is; they're 10mm and using the 3' Rule they pass muster well enough. Just don't look too close and expect perfection.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz3NMqF3LfrYoLCZga4WcNpfl4lRurxgJaB8Yz6sdwyJGScpwTKOz2i1hgvMgDMX_Wgl4fmVcTCJA_xsQAuasRDJXvm6944N2Gl4-j0dFrj66MwkNQxpPpPCAkFvjzwxXHCqrghJpSwEEQ8E4IvS6ViRePdJnIOA0PKJFSiMQBqmzQ1vRiCootWWrj7P9/s1000/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz3NMqF3LfrYoLCZga4WcNpfl4lRurxgJaB8Yz6sdwyJGScpwTKOz2i1hgvMgDMX_Wgl4fmVcTCJA_xsQAuasRDJXvm6944N2Gl4-j0dFrj66MwkNQxpPpPCAkFvjzwxXHCqrghJpSwEEQ8E4IvS6ViRePdJnIOA0PKJFSiMQBqmzQ1vRiCootWWrj7P9/w640-h336/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Anyway, this was a labour of love and now they're part of my army. They do look nice and I intend to add a Gardes-Suisse battalion to complete the brigade some time in the future but for now I'm going to concentrate on an English brigade:<i> Rowe's Brigade @ Blenheim</i> - First regiment is Ingoldsby's Foot ~ the Welch Fusiliers, who later became the 23rd Foot. They are primed and ready to go.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGjhEiJ9GWb_0GWEk2Z_j555LHWEPA5VQpgaUuSPR3g0wvCsXUIxHeoo52Tllp1T4pevQOUDDbKqIi1Th-QWTEKQCvi5FQxXzAlT1RMSq8Ya6_IucmoGxedP8Y1GZNrJnrVrNnLFPOSxk0o31OKdVNLf59FzvxLF4S_2Lk8WgWQUnb4TryYlN9JauLilQ/s1000/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGjhEiJ9GWb_0GWEk2Z_j555LHWEPA5VQpgaUuSPR3g0wvCsXUIxHeoo52Tllp1T4pevQOUDDbKqIi1Th-QWTEKQCvi5FQxXzAlT1RMSq8Ya6_IucmoGxedP8Y1GZNrJnrVrNnLFPOSxk0o31OKdVNLf59FzvxLF4S_2Lk8WgWQUnb4TryYlN9JauLilQ/w640-h394/Gardes%20Fran%C3%A7aises_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One thing I realised as I was taking these photo's is that I forgot to give them a brigadier. I'll have to find a figure and rectify this situation.</div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-87194929426864508012023-12-31T21:28:00.000-08:002023-12-31T21:28:42.695-08:00Last Battle for 2023 ~ Sedan 1870<div style="text-align: left;">I was invited to take part in a final big battle to close off 2023. This was the Battle of Sedan 1870: The major defeat of the French Army by the Prussian and German allies that signalled the final stages of the Franco-Prussian War.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The game was put on by Andrew in his lovely spacious wargaming space and was played over two days. The rules we used were a variation on Fire and Fury/Age of Eagles. Other players included John S, Jenko, Nigel and Anthony (who I met for the first time on day 1). Anthony and I played the unfortunate French on Day 1 and Nigel stepped in for Anthony on Day 2.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The spectacle of the initial deployment was mind bending. So many troops... So many Prussian guns... All those coloured dice on the table were used to differentiate corps & divisions, otherwise it would have been too difficult to keep track of who was who and what was what. As it turned out is was still an difficult task to keep track of the French who were crowded in to a tight area with very little room to manoeuvre.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>"We are in a chamber pot, and we're going to be shat upon."</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> ~ General de Division </span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot ~</i></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1G7NYFmh2OJDzM-oG3y5RNK_lnfepSHpMtYxjby-rPRfBdFAqEt_LIS4PRWtSzzywM2wgaFRUUkHWWjUww2o53FAgik9jrQ-hNJ98Vjq4uADrQcgksWu6zwnHBboEz4OAu2zPqVEkBEclYdm1dvdaeZq6bPnqILoRMxLzU2oGr6JXDA1QbuVMPGpv6iV/s4080/IMG20231229101256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1G7NYFmh2OJDzM-oG3y5RNK_lnfepSHpMtYxjby-rPRfBdFAqEt_LIS4PRWtSzzywM2wgaFRUUkHWWjUww2o53FAgik9jrQ-hNJ98Vjq4uADrQcgksWu6zwnHBboEz4OAu2zPqVEkBEclYdm1dvdaeZq6bPnqILoRMxLzU2oGr6JXDA1QbuVMPGpv6iV/w640-h482/IMG20231229101256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unfortunately, the photo's don't do justice to sheer amount of figures on the table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi615dOzlFZ1RUIcb6cGsvbjPH-Xt97SsOLIby9SEP80SZDI7pe0IzOC7mNKVSpAQwwskwKr8AEvlA6288X2bU-G1OhL8DMUeVityl-OfCgLun0T9QE4F7FoKId4CG_Pv5iwiri6MrsWrSlW_BAkrfkSX1nAiL19Y-GvaaljUv9hEDjZkMIkDwVMX4IgZW-/s4080/IMG20231229101314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi615dOzlFZ1RUIcb6cGsvbjPH-Xt97SsOLIby9SEP80SZDI7pe0IzOC7mNKVSpAQwwskwKr8AEvlA6288X2bU-G1OhL8DMUeVityl-OfCgLun0T9QE4F7FoKId4CG_Pv5iwiri6MrsWrSlW_BAkrfkSX1nAiL19Y-GvaaljUv9hEDjZkMIkDwVMX4IgZW-/w640-h482/IMG20231229101314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Above and below: Looking at Sedan (the central built up area) from the north bank of the River Meuse to the south.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5Tth-eUCfe7jaGDIDGAf6hYQ6dCw-6dUYnLZdtArfw4poMOd3r_GgYGWRmW6vrUwJ3rpI1qUgD0Gyz5vnoHuspQYOWJYg3fviL1ffErNB0bFJ6SeySsTR41QK_uwK7lUOJl9EpwvNgLfAaoZ93eRoZ3mt8M2oW474xCUqJ1BlBodWPsqzg3TkArNceF5/s4080/IMG20231229101321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5Tth-eUCfe7jaGDIDGAf6hYQ6dCw-6dUYnLZdtArfw4poMOd3r_GgYGWRmW6vrUwJ3rpI1qUgD0Gyz5vnoHuspQYOWJYg3fviL1ffErNB0bFJ6SeySsTR41QK_uwK7lUOJl9EpwvNgLfAaoZ93eRoZ3mt8M2oW474xCUqJ1BlBodWPsqzg3TkArNceF5/w640-h482/IMG20231229101321.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The French eastern perimeter edge. This was where the initial Prussian thrust came from. Facing these troops was the massive grand battery in the pic below. The Prussians didn't have many troops deployed at the start of the battle but huge amounts of reinforcements were pouring in right from the word go.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRML6fLF9Lkhvh1B9CXnWE8vn0fmUd_d1SYs7HQdckoh7I9pZjoP13FUsESOMFRHsijFEgdM_akD80-7ZGAWDjjVU1-LtkpO_5CAjmi11FSp9jFHuboa2RQi6ynqxU0miySxLMGEKb8JR2gOTFomrd4mMmXFmlldDA4ZhHJ7vyYvhe4CGA1kgYuEm9M3aN/s4080/IMG20231229111650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRML6fLF9Lkhvh1B9CXnWE8vn0fmUd_d1SYs7HQdckoh7I9pZjoP13FUsESOMFRHsijFEgdM_akD80-7ZGAWDjjVU1-LtkpO_5CAjmi11FSp9jFHuboa2RQi6ynqxU0miySxLMGEKb8JR2gOTFomrd4mMmXFmlldDA4ZhHJ7vyYvhe4CGA1kgYuEm9M3aN/w640-h482/IMG20231229111650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA49CWepOuCP17m5b6q6nqEAn62wJqIX_dglS8iBvyK1NevrSXyWYWA_W7UcNDcFoefZcEyHvCOKg_heBGKXIvzP6mDhyphenhyphenvrODLSe2Jj0I1a_tyb4ut_t2YkbbsJtEyBH9SQr7LfZa-Dcn9iliokTkinaXA6_P36Ro5jObpuvaDqrjeNj27AgDzGxGmEfV/s4080/IMG20231229112657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA49CWepOuCP17m5b6q6nqEAn62wJqIX_dglS8iBvyK1NevrSXyWYWA_W7UcNDcFoefZcEyHvCOKg_heBGKXIvzP6mDhyphenhyphenvrODLSe2Jj0I1a_tyb4ut_t2YkbbsJtEyBH9SQr7LfZa-Dcn9iliokTkinaXA6_P36Ro5jObpuvaDqrjeNj27AgDzGxGmEfV/w640-h482/IMG20231229112657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This massive gun line started delivering casualties right from the first turn and it continued for the whole battle. Unfortunately there was little we French could do about it. We did manage to deploy our own grand batteries on some high ground opposite but it did little to help. We managed to silence some of the Prussian guns and slow down the initial infantry assaults but the weight of Prussian firepower and troops just wore us down.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA6cmVz0QgBKTnX3pj-9FQdc6yOmSWQgWpq59OM1nIixk7IYaQvhuqWnph9nC-qw-ejkqfnD1LkgvUge5rWVrFwbb1p_uE1tTBWjg_WjVImEQHBP7QVCxrqEG6IIbVsw0aOtF7Df8iJVmj9ZfNlkoViw1FmciJFDM07hIyuL7gYtmu7_OjfidRholedtM/s4080/IMG20231229112702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA6cmVz0QgBKTnX3pj-9FQdc6yOmSWQgWpq59OM1nIixk7IYaQvhuqWnph9nC-qw-ejkqfnD1LkgvUge5rWVrFwbb1p_uE1tTBWjg_WjVImEQHBP7QVCxrqEG6IIbVsw0aOtF7Df8iJVmj9ZfNlkoViw1FmciJFDM07hIyuL7gYtmu7_OjfidRholedtM/w640-h482/IMG20231229112702.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We managed to hold the banks of the stream for a short while. The first Prussian attack was pretty much repulsed. But subsequent assaults drove us back. We formed a second line but that was driven back, as was a third line.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEhQiQQQXGm9rAarYiWi9Ace11cOO8yghVNOtu1DS-Dk1LGnAvxhEnh_ULQGR1f9XfOi4VGohBFmh28GetTGxOVph1Zc2LCvwqyZeROvl3q2VH5pcnXnCX4PdjExGf1iqjAB3CY8QAy476JV6fXWNYSTwT_tuXwAjn46mnK2P6M_8l_ncRZ9YigEnBqMr/s4080/IMG20231229142247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEhQiQQQXGm9rAarYiWi9Ace11cOO8yghVNOtu1DS-Dk1LGnAvxhEnh_ULQGR1f9XfOi4VGohBFmh28GetTGxOVph1Zc2LCvwqyZeROvl3q2VH5pcnXnCX4PdjExGf1iqjAB3CY8QAy476JV6fXWNYSTwT_tuXwAjn46mnK2P6M_8l_ncRZ9YigEnBqMr/w640-h482/IMG20231229142247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On our western flank the Prussians were slowly moving into place to try and close the pincers around the French. We had a couple of cavalry divisions and decided to attack with the hope of driving the Prussian infantry back and charging their guns before they had a chance to unlimber. We had limited success. The charges went through but failed to follow up and hit the guns. As a result our counter-attack stalled. We did cause a major traffic jam but by the time we sorted ourselves out for a second push the Prussians got their troops into a decent defence.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzxUKbejywWv0UYRZHImZ0dMMwboUwZyrSaspPhllYJkduoPOUxzgjYc5Ov90fnJqzmLq1cCFtkhZwG2i7o3SYIF6VmC607cVrBncV5FM__1VXmtmXbEHC3IzPh9zT8p5zukseCAq2CJqysHN5IY3Ry-8Lc_2KKYB7LlnBbDejeq6Gm7YoZRcHo9HZoKt/s4080/IMG20231229142306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzxUKbejywWv0UYRZHImZ0dMMwboUwZyrSaspPhllYJkduoPOUxzgjYc5Ov90fnJqzmLq1cCFtkhZwG2i7o3SYIF6VmC607cVrBncV5FM__1VXmtmXbEHC3IzPh9zT8p5zukseCAq2CJqysHN5IY3Ry-8Lc_2KKYB7LlnBbDejeq6Gm7YoZRcHo9HZoKt/w640-h482/IMG20231229142306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This was the Prussian pincer coming from the east. We managed to prevent these troops from getting too far and they were pretty much held for the entire battle. (<i>You can see John's hand-of-God instructing his troops on how to perform the classic "pincer move."</i>"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWe7ULiJ_lvmaCgsIgq_qF_b8GdEB1Nq0_CDm8LgpCKiJUJGuw5KDaaMFx_s9aCZDAoySTBFHBKh43v3cL4ODk0q0YtH9K_vW1zTPP02GTxzZkGCkkETLJqdenO6O5NHBz_tlu4KrlLW_4B2OusRRyn55Fb-KVcfc_MD8GLPO3hm7aTIkl_HA0X0_Hd1P/s4080/IMG20231229142326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWe7ULiJ_lvmaCgsIgq_qF_b8GdEB1Nq0_CDm8LgpCKiJUJGuw5KDaaMFx_s9aCZDAoySTBFHBKh43v3cL4ODk0q0YtH9K_vW1zTPP02GTxzZkGCkkETLJqdenO6O5NHBz_tlu4KrlLW_4B2OusRRyn55Fb-KVcfc_MD8GLPO3hm7aTIkl_HA0X0_Hd1P/w482-h640/IMG20231229142326.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Yet another Prussian gun line pounding our troops from the northern bank of the Meuse. In this sector (north) we had major traffic jams but we put up a good defence for the majority of the battle. However, when the main Prussian push came in this sector our forces pretty much began to collapse. It was more a matter of isolated worn out units getting in the way of the Prussians and slowing them down. By battle's end the Prussians had pushed through both of the small built up areas that you can see and almost to the walls of Sedan itself.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-ZkFBQIcojp8gMh9cMlPoHYHp_ws9AFZCNjxVIRX2wNnvAPV0e0Tk72pC0pActPJxazLLMWC9hZPWwtgnDnsn2wbTpHuwrb385Jzfrz99JKYRHzJa-U1lAJAszDFBeap2X1tuNeVYyl0fwaNjrc4VdYhOQaIY4HpP0Y110lmN1qhFsY-MVo4ERZMiYBU/s4080/IMG20231229142342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-ZkFBQIcojp8gMh9cMlPoHYHp_ws9AFZCNjxVIRX2wNnvAPV0e0Tk72pC0pActPJxazLLMWC9hZPWwtgnDnsn2wbTpHuwrb385Jzfrz99JKYRHzJa-U1lAJAszDFBeap2X1tuNeVYyl0fwaNjrc4VdYhOQaIY4HpP0Y110lmN1qhFsY-MVo4ERZMiYBU/w640-h482/IMG20231229142342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Still holding the river line to the east at this stage. We did make them pay to get across but, unfortunately, we also paid a high price trying to hold them back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEu1ZowA-hLpRNFd0X2dfKVPug0Rnl5QjHnvjIiHiELq_vgmypFUhkkFto-YIlH6Kurh0qE8bNNtA16OOKlmF5OV9VLuK52EV8HoHtMkh2DnlDCK2SYyuicZTRtP2oKPT3Htt2gjKQQYKXwj1F87ktseWTaQmB4UTfPCNbmBx3B2K53mT9rsbcF0wg0Cj/s4080/IMG20231229143132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEu1ZowA-hLpRNFd0X2dfKVPug0Rnl5QjHnvjIiHiELq_vgmypFUhkkFto-YIlH6Kurh0qE8bNNtA16OOKlmF5OV9VLuK52EV8HoHtMkh2DnlDCK2SYyuicZTRtP2oKPT3Htt2gjKQQYKXwj1F87ktseWTaQmB4UTfPCNbmBx3B2K53mT9rsbcF0wg0Cj/w482-h640/IMG20231229143132.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the French right (west) the Prussians got the better of us and started to push around our flanks. We had received the order that we could attempt a break out and this was the direction we thought would be our best option. Throughout the battle we did push into the Prussians and gave ourselves some breathing space but as the Prussians slowly shook themselves out we began to lose ground again. We lost the opportunity and now we were beginning to be squeezed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnht6a_VL6I7lG7p1BNIiYt2PWwzJVYyUuxntoAuKmEh2SECFvqLW0HuM988apHoXqvc0CZDcsWH0r8y9euSSBEVsdT7zr5Vp8v14yWJT2gI-BvQoLQ6uxIoqZpTkdU27ZGqYhHefBbzVQ1KZ0ST7gpammCy1r9UOR87aImWaVuGiGD7G_0IASPHaRGeD/s4080/IMG20231230131825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnht6a_VL6I7lG7p1BNIiYt2PWwzJVYyUuxntoAuKmEh2SECFvqLW0HuM988apHoXqvc0CZDcsWH0r8y9euSSBEVsdT7zr5Vp8v14yWJT2gI-BvQoLQ6uxIoqZpTkdU27ZGqYhHefBbzVQ1KZ0ST7gpammCy1r9UOR87aImWaVuGiGD7G_0IASPHaRGeD/w640-h482/IMG20231230131825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You'll note that our central reserves are looking very thin. We were getting to the stage where we had suffered "Heavy Casualties." This would give us deductions on our command dice rolls and when it happened whole brigades started routing and leaving large gaps in out lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3ftmhtJQMFkKqD5fnF3iK0_JVw-vbRmaovoHGvrCKeus5VZs5NobEdwUe_PSLyfxdpeWLVlPxWIE9YkPogBScXhMT7L422XhpTfstE8E6tE4w7yvcEWm3-feA_OTTqOzblSXiEinXdRxNfNng-ZdfPIFiV86MzT8cqfxZIZBYhpxBviSJgr0DG2MQwWP/s4080/IMG20231230131817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3ftmhtJQMFkKqD5fnF3iK0_JVw-vbRmaovoHGvrCKeus5VZs5NobEdwUe_PSLyfxdpeWLVlPxWIE9YkPogBScXhMT7L422XhpTfstE8E6tE4w7yvcEWm3-feA_OTTqOzblSXiEinXdRxNfNng-ZdfPIFiV86MzT8cqfxZIZBYhpxBviSJgr0DG2MQwWP/w640-h482/IMG20231230131817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The western arm of the pincer was getting around our flank. In the photo below we still had a chance to drive into the Prussian guns and then into the big traffic jam. But it didn't eventuate. The Prussians got their guns deployed and slowly started decimating our cavalry. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lnHrzc5cg4i7asHwCRyBT9KoIS7-mNjKtaMaDtttNNQdfoy_iDSvm6PzMvSeV-_LDz7u-n8tHEoSVXFGNhuTxDudyQqhyphenhyphenQBh9C1wafct-gyKZ2mxBBlcXD0LXmjQqcPwLkD4su9GTaQEerpg1nc6uKSE1JDwhX3sr0ajFOL0XNoKUoRYtYxqMt9VquY_/s4080/IMG20231230103441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lnHrzc5cg4i7asHwCRyBT9KoIS7-mNjKtaMaDtttNNQdfoy_iDSvm6PzMvSeV-_LDz7u-n8tHEoSVXFGNhuTxDudyQqhyphenhyphenQBh9C1wafct-gyKZ2mxBBlcXD0LXmjQqcPwLkD4su9GTaQEerpg1nc6uKSE1JDwhX3sr0ajFOL0XNoKUoRYtYxqMt9VquY_/w640-h482/IMG20231230103441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As you can see the weight of numbers in the west was getting the better of us and the Prussians began to push us back. It was a slow grind for them but this sector was where the; "-2 Heavy Casualties" modifier, really took it's toll on our troops with several of our brigades either retreating or breaking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WCg0UM00Ng_gEAJHm_k8LYX_4qNp4eMeld_Z9mC4G3j7w4E7fXqjPSdPfIzGX2kHPeHSBcr70iPO_DnKlOvzqFH2ozfkaPvgIhFGAOOK7_SJ5TG_E0Wzk0IFyLlcRXGSGyJm82hPAuoTK8_TInYwjM5rl0buP-qHwfKnb48zSy9tcApwku_YiGFBmxXa/s4080/IMG20231230103435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WCg0UM00Ng_gEAJHm_k8LYX_4qNp4eMeld_Z9mC4G3j7w4E7fXqjPSdPfIzGX2kHPeHSBcr70iPO_DnKlOvzqFH2ozfkaPvgIhFGAOOK7_SJ5TG_E0Wzk0IFyLlcRXGSGyJm82hPAuoTK8_TInYwjM5rl0buP-qHwfKnb48zSy9tcApwku_YiGFBmxXa/w640-h482/IMG20231230103435.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The photo below was our second line of defence. It looked good but collapsed pretty quickly because it was manned by worn and spent units. Also, our line had nothing to anchor itself upon and that huge battery to their front was still pounding away. You can see our own gunline on the high ground behind. Parts of it did good work pinning down the eastern arm of the pincer but other than that it was of minimal effect.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72c0uQv0uhbWuKzG4GO7KCCNxNNb1N1t_mhMADslMDeapoJi5lqlNWpOP1PHotS8Wv8m2l8oQgGjODvUlyhL5r1Pmykhm9_dQrh7Mq5oXfAruipFtlQQ1CtGOwXN69_ZSPhefa77ZiR1jNUorz96klcygwv00JtxCGL2rMD7Jl72nSf9xzezVBIOH610c/s4080/IMG20231230103420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72c0uQv0uhbWuKzG4GO7KCCNxNNb1N1t_mhMADslMDeapoJi5lqlNWpOP1PHotS8Wv8m2l8oQgGjODvUlyhL5r1Pmykhm9_dQrh7Mq5oXfAruipFtlQQ1CtGOwXN69_ZSPhefa77ZiR1jNUorz96klcygwv00JtxCGL2rMD7Jl72nSf9xzezVBIOH610c/w640-h482/IMG20231230103420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unfortunately, I didn't take any more photos as the battle became more intense. The French reached that critical "<i>Heavy Casualties</i>" mark and things just went down hill faster and faster. We surrendered. The Emperor Napoleon III was taken captive and that was the end for the Second Empire.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a great game for the end of the year and I'm very happy to have taken part - even on the losing side. A big "Thank You," to our host; Andrew who took the time to do the research, create all the unit labels and set it all up. These photo's really do not do much justice to the vast amount of troops on the table and, as more and more Prussian reinforcements arrived, the numbers grew even larger. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also; thanks to the other players. I didn't really know the rules as the last time I played Fire and Fury was several years back. I managed to pick up the rules fairly quickly but the help of Anthony, John and Andrew was greatly appreciated. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So it was a big end to 2023 on the wargaming front.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy New years folks, and I hope you have a great 2024.</div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-79694082358922369232023-12-25T22:19:00.000-08:002023-12-25T22:19:37.705-08:00A Brigade of Dragoons for The Sun King<div style="text-align: left;">I finished painting these chaps a few days before Christmas but I didn't do their flags until last night after a day of eating and greeting. These little fellows make up a small dragoon brigade for my War of Spanish Succession French. Once again, they are 10mm Pendraken figures and, as you can see, I've done them both mounted and on foot (with a base of horse holders).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IngXi9OSDaE2Zzr9iPunNMMDs4tPp0ZhUZRVmP7xXWXSesEKJ4_PnM0ru9cgMLhGgiaXKvqrumFk8mmwpliBAmV44E-XfHo-jEluKdjFP9VpoUJPv3VzTCRRBzOww14AN1EZR7HDqh68yeAhoa2yufNFUCHi2QPiGNd4QT-l5BEC-S-F7nduqTdpuAB4/s1100/French%20Dragoons2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1100" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IngXi9OSDaE2Zzr9iPunNMMDs4tPp0ZhUZRVmP7xXWXSesEKJ4_PnM0ru9cgMLhGgiaXKvqrumFk8mmwpliBAmV44E-XfHo-jEluKdjFP9VpoUJPv3VzTCRRBzOww14AN1EZR7HDqh68yeAhoa2yufNFUCHi2QPiGNd4QT-l5BEC-S-F7nduqTdpuAB4/w640-h366/French%20Dragoons2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q4Inej9jMF3NIV8UrZm3sycfC89O9A-roc1hlc38wklpMvY8sXRLKKWF5ItyTULvUVOe7agvQtxQGPwAaV9Yqv3LxLXwDVuA0Uv1ebsGQPdIpRA4WtbtLlZGtkt-m3GgL-aUMWwuw-cMBgDZZ-yx26P8OXa0pOw3jRg0ND0XoDuTmT054jzeg8DTl0i2/s900/French%20Dragoons3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="900" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q4Inej9jMF3NIV8UrZm3sycfC89O9A-roc1hlc38wklpMvY8sXRLKKWF5ItyTULvUVOe7agvQtxQGPwAaV9Yqv3LxLXwDVuA0Uv1ebsGQPdIpRA4WtbtLlZGtkt-m3GgL-aUMWwuw-cMBgDZZ-yx26P8OXa0pOw3jRg0ND0XoDuTmT054jzeg8DTl0i2/w640-h432/French%20Dragoons3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The yellow facings are Regiment de Fontbeausard and the green is Regiment de la Vrilliere. They are both from Fontbeausard's Dragoon Brigade commanded by Comte de Dreux at Blenheim. I don't have any more mounted dragoons but I have enough left over to make another couple more dismounted regiments; so I'll do a dismounted dragoon brigade sometime time in the future.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz3JeD1FEwA9IvqWve2bbzCh66gCmoMeb82G36JFu1vfube5r7ipln4DBlBsQvjsFIFP57e1VZffcHuz59HeiqnzNlZBppVg9ty0pX6sYmCTs1f6gTvhQ_-8dxHmWLA-ZSmDuz7Tiv0gmTTbgbfEBbTEvMpjapDW-VuXKNfjg8Eey_8j4tiHy9_cgCefk/s900/French%20Dragoons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="900" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz3JeD1FEwA9IvqWve2bbzCh66gCmoMeb82G36JFu1vfube5r7ipln4DBlBsQvjsFIFP57e1VZffcHuz59HeiqnzNlZBppVg9ty0pX6sYmCTs1f6gTvhQ_-8dxHmWLA-ZSmDuz7Tiv0gmTTbgbfEBbTEvMpjapDW-VuXKNfjg8Eey_8j4tiHy9_cgCefk/w640-h338/French%20Dragoons.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLakjuflajG12fwdYM_8RBBUbXn62qXW-DQr_xMHzcAe9Rr5Tz4QeZt5eS7yF_tYfGnK8ZG5muToQksPZFDKnzOTBFuLBXXNCqyv_7K65jMwoR3murJPUkqp4QqsM2Sz6gmHHakRWuAIPNI45eT22ElYFtmKUtEnjUaDPJxZmY0dMwoe2X9TEeNU5bbx0R/s900/French%20Dragoons4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="900" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLakjuflajG12fwdYM_8RBBUbXn62qXW-DQr_xMHzcAe9Rr5Tz4QeZt5eS7yF_tYfGnK8ZG5muToQksPZFDKnzOTBFuLBXXNCqyv_7K65jMwoR3murJPUkqp4QqsM2Sz6gmHHakRWuAIPNI45eT22ElYFtmKUtEnjUaDPJxZmY0dMwoe2X9TEeNU5bbx0R/w640-h434/French%20Dragoons4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I'm going to stop building this little army for the time being. I got a package from Pendraken last week with the troops for my Grand Alliance army (<i>roughly equal in size but a bit more infantry if I recall correctly</i>) but I've decided to wait on a couple of deliveries of some books on uniforms and organisation before I tackle these chaps. I'm of the opinion that I should base the Dutch and British differently: 5 figures to a base and 7 bases to a unit to represent the larger battalions in longer, less deep, 3 rank deployment. When I read a bit more I'll make a decision on that score.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the meanwhile I intend to get some Napoleonic 28mm Prussian cavalry done or maybe I'll try my hand at 10mm French Napoleonic's. I'm also still trying to determine what to do with the little houses in the background. I think they could make great village pieces with a bit of work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-69702303392735889702023-12-24T02:40:00.000-08:002023-12-24T02:40:52.781-08:00A Little Bit of Northern Harrying<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, we had a refight of Hastings planned for October but it never eventuated but this weekend we found that the campaign season was still in full swing so the Normans decided to get in a bit of Northern Harrying whist they had the opportunity. To this end my brave Anglo-Saxons, lead once again by <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Æ</span>tholguy the Seeker, stood against the might of the Norman invaders to save hearth and home from excessive, wonton harrying.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORemdg58B02j3BxZXS0I9KH-U5xWp6htRNlScjpS4pv97R-nkVqJeinCg2GBg1uozR8dc17vRKukItLGlGDlpK9XcayZZ7shSCe-SJsc9kytUuuZqqS7TRpxU04IGtyKSk7plgydkTGy76vtNnkmq9QsJ3h1gIWLYMlqADuVBZX6dxsd6VM3f-sUcHW9P/s1200/A_Harrowing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1200" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORemdg58B02j3BxZXS0I9KH-U5xWp6htRNlScjpS4pv97R-nkVqJeinCg2GBg1uozR8dc17vRKukItLGlGDlpK9XcayZZ7shSCe-SJsc9kytUuuZqqS7TRpxU04IGtyKSk7plgydkTGy76vtNnkmq9QsJ3h1gIWLYMlqADuVBZX6dxsd6VM3f-sUcHW9P/w640-h322/A_Harrowing.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The stage was set; </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy </span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">deployed his troops to defend a ford close to a nearby steading. The defenders held high ground on the northern bank and the woods to the west of the settlement. The Normans deployed to the south with a strong infantry centre and mounted knights on either flank.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bOYRehz-6wQ6y0yu1U2EDKHdfez9Nf090B-ijC59BBVRYZo3DMsqYvIiY-8YNs8jT52gYao4J6L3vS49RlnmUC0cydnv3gseldJlKQ6fYpnnzaV94NCQtKfl9-khJkpxFyJ4SvcrUZVd1DcALIjiPXkPfMTgyWFAkZjT77AfOfqashDV8ok5BGoAZFPW/s1000/Harrowing_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bOYRehz-6wQ6y0yu1U2EDKHdfez9Nf090B-ijC59BBVRYZo3DMsqYvIiY-8YNs8jT52gYao4J6L3vS49RlnmUC0cydnv3gseldJlKQ6fYpnnzaV94NCQtKfl9-khJkpxFyJ4SvcrUZVd1DcALIjiPXkPfMTgyWFAkZjT77AfOfqashDV8ok5BGoAZFPW/w640-h296/Harrowing_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My opponents on this red day of battle were Darryl, Ian Jeff and Piotr (D and P commanding the cavalry on the flanks). On the English side were Myself on the left and centre and John on the right. There was only on crossing point on the river however, each river section could be scouted in order to try and find alternative crossing points by expending one unit action and rolling a 5 or 6 on 1d6. The rules we used were Hail Caesar.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGM2s5VmXpWmPlMSEwp7REI7KSbdhEFsSr9ohyphenhyphen2K_SYWdrtPRJDmZ5SAE1XN-kVyS1aw2ZlGxQ4LT0N8HOx7MC8qN0EN32wrzqX6IDLS_4_1-dumdIRJkOA7bJCYMkOaPDPctG_SY79sWzJF0OOL9XkGIeGvELCfrjni636CXhyphenhyphenbXBSo0hX3mDIrd_wv5/s1000/Harrowing_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGM2s5VmXpWmPlMSEwp7REI7KSbdhEFsSr9ohyphenhyphen2K_SYWdrtPRJDmZ5SAE1XN-kVyS1aw2ZlGxQ4LT0N8HOx7MC8qN0EN32wrzqX6IDLS_4_1-dumdIRJkOA7bJCYMkOaPDPctG_SY79sWzJF0OOL9XkGIeGvELCfrjni636CXhyphenhyphenbXBSo0hX3mDIrd_wv5/w640-h420/Harrowing_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMKi_zGJJcTPQgSar-T5M6uwfuoGnaDgCmxJnKHM4jNGTMRrmLq2WjpB9EI3lVYNs0HHd91UwZJpbGxSre-pRE4Gm6Kos-_0ccqUSdfwGBWfonuPLaiBItT2aKKsEInV_pByxZ-ibbozulnRtdXHPc75DboSbuga5YPUxXucU8iEkaG6A6EKtmE69wLd5/s1000/Harrowing_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMKi_zGJJcTPQgSar-T5M6uwfuoGnaDgCmxJnKHM4jNGTMRrmLq2WjpB9EI3lVYNs0HHd91UwZJpbGxSre-pRE4Gm6Kos-_0ccqUSdfwGBWfonuPLaiBItT2aKKsEInV_pByxZ-ibbozulnRtdXHPc75DboSbuga5YPUxXucU8iEkaG6A6EKtmE69wLd5/w640-h370/Harrowing_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Anglo-Saxons had a few allies in this fight in the form of two units of Irish mercenaries with javelins and a squadron of <i>"Not-The-Riders-Of-Rohan"</i> (because we were a little bit short of figures). We deployed our forces up to the line of the dirt track which included the steading and small wooded area.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBsCuy5OAZYEgY72dnxWr3SszaqbyxPAZmBgUdC3kO7rYLqLhvg_PZ0B3TVyihAslMmCTHCu8JxuE-bNTiYm-Wjl9uungFLDzhB47x_CTYlSXgnp1UK42iAfSuzKmIa33HxZMZpnpAqUz0N4QuIw4I7DHTePSUDbDJZA_Lyedv06uvWIccQjvcdhF0CNi/s1000/Harrowing_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBsCuy5OAZYEgY72dnxWr3SszaqbyxPAZmBgUdC3kO7rYLqLhvg_PZ0B3TVyihAslMmCTHCu8JxuE-bNTiYm-Wjl9uungFLDzhB47x_CTYlSXgnp1UK42iAfSuzKmIa33HxZMZpnpAqUz0N4QuIw4I7DHTePSUDbDJZA_Lyedv06uvWIccQjvcdhF0CNi/w640-h378/Harrowing_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">The small wooded area to the west was surrounded by smaller streams which could be crossed but would inhibit movement. <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy stood at the centre between the steading and the high ground with his housecarls and a small reserve. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our position looked strong but the Norman host looked large and intimidating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcdUvGmKVmokr0uvO1kCY6vm-tmlE_APORebQ9Oe5GO2KqEflBP1CeEeOH_OJdhNmkJNOjY3h4LUnl3lp8BbT3bt9Ul4vMF6VPSOAOl1Sw-FxwQeN1Y2fY3xrJzKDAI8zj3UsLjUt6kgkfvf31YqgbBt0_wXDHQfcIDh9CmNkjizs6OXwFVqrNv55G0SQ/s1000/Harrowing_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="1000" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcdUvGmKVmokr0uvO1kCY6vm-tmlE_APORebQ9Oe5GO2KqEflBP1CeEeOH_OJdhNmkJNOjY3h4LUnl3lp8BbT3bt9Ul4vMF6VPSOAOl1Sw-FxwQeN1Y2fY3xrJzKDAI8zj3UsLjUt6kgkfvf31YqgbBt0_wXDHQfcIDh9CmNkjizs6OXwFVqrNv55G0SQ/w640-h362/Harrowing_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfEXID8kOpfKQO82nORyPU7vCraJir_6ACv4IXflHh4KtIy_nzpAAZG4by58yPJbqzGJkYZSS9gq0pWa5k-g6JHZRp0nnHiMF_S6dO5XYnhL_oQcWOChyCJtAGumKqJcymgEXdxO-xHZlfMT_jYBLP6eZtXGBnHFthRoWbWFwcFpT4F0NCESIn1YNc70J/s899/Harrowing_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfEXID8kOpfKQO82nORyPU7vCraJir_6ACv4IXflHh4KtIy_nzpAAZG4by58yPJbqzGJkYZSS9gq0pWa5k-g6JHZRp0nnHiMF_S6dO5XYnhL_oQcWOChyCJtAGumKqJcymgEXdxO-xHZlfMT_jYBLP6eZtXGBnHFthRoWbWFwcFpT4F0NCESIn1YNc70J/w498-h640/Harrowing_6.jpg" width="498" /></a></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM2EkugHqfZiuYQvmiA_HHrb543JhEkRKSjrLoVvPHIWsR8cf4vDGwHZb3NisFyhRxmf6S1tUASMi2LpmhM_9lu5J1sb93wi7yiI2IUUovEPbAScqXZjWIUm3ITvGW0l9o3hKawKXDIySF4H724lO0yqG5yLy4ObsgYS_32KUpTxNsad7r1wZ5Yzu8YK3/s1000/Harrowing_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrM2EkugHqfZiuYQvmiA_HHrb543JhEkRKSjrLoVvPHIWsR8cf4vDGwHZb3NisFyhRxmf6S1tUASMi2LpmhM_9lu5J1sb93wi7yiI2IUUovEPbAScqXZjWIUm3ITvGW0l9o3hKawKXDIySF4H724lO0yqG5yLy4ObsgYS_32KUpTxNsad7r1wZ5Yzu8YK3/w640-h410/Harrowing_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Normans took the initiative and advanced on their left (west) bringing their archers and crossbows into range. Their shooting took no toll on the defenders but they did cause disruption in the ranks of those troops defending the steading.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQT25l2cLAwM_lJlqUz4fTYwDYWR2LOndfnd2K0L47ZQiwyfuRJtIzBsZaVnTmveAxFiYMiN_TtdsclDT6gsYRM33WqmYKG0H5HejpikSyXCCDP79Z-Sdfy_59eqdPISyr2kCLMT0umUXP6FZASOT6sX0_2LMrT7_O9nETK9GN6sievEGpyQaoKpkG1a4/s1000/Harrowing_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQT25l2cLAwM_lJlqUz4fTYwDYWR2LOndfnd2K0L47ZQiwyfuRJtIzBsZaVnTmveAxFiYMiN_TtdsclDT6gsYRM33WqmYKG0H5HejpikSyXCCDP79Z-Sdfy_59eqdPISyr2kCLMT0umUXP6FZASOT6sX0_2LMrT7_O9nETK9GN6sievEGpyQaoKpkG1a4/w640-h372/Harrowing_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Irish mercenaries took up positions to defend the ford and faced a lot of formed archers and crossbows but they held their ground.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHXCp_arRwmmWU-jnZiW0rSElE-0FOvSUIb0N8Shoo4XSl0o0F6MbjY_-2j4HM3bYgEpAv62K7vIkUF2AXtg1N72MS3GM1EVCTiU8ovAmktxjo6GWRHg0go2lSaCsagw_99oPitmvDLr2eOdSGgncqvCwCYMAhxmiFhWYaeQjUEEZlGqiXqTRUpLCw2i/s1000/Harrowing_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWHXCp_arRwmmWU-jnZiW0rSElE-0FOvSUIb0N8Shoo4XSl0o0F6MbjY_-2j4HM3bYgEpAv62K7vIkUF2AXtg1N72MS3GM1EVCTiU8ovAmktxjo6GWRHg0go2lSaCsagw_99oPitmvDLr2eOdSGgncqvCwCYMAhxmiFhWYaeQjUEEZlGqiXqTRUpLCw2i/w640-h438/Harrowing_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqMpAAteU6lmfHULGQP3-TROqLcNVg7Q6fIjISfJ1xR1UAnQelAjigGESRtARhrV__LEaXM6MpfixXiEplE3y4_x6a8OOh-WFypEUbjpHupfMPjuYF5Ytn90kSZDhBjjOefrJdfJkVaNOFQKofbo822YLX8Z9w9Q6wly-_ZNnnGxxZOo0nyeuo_sBwfds/s1000/Harrowing_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqMpAAteU6lmfHULGQP3-TROqLcNVg7Q6fIjISfJ1xR1UAnQelAjigGESRtARhrV__LEaXM6MpfixXiEplE3y4_x6a8OOh-WFypEUbjpHupfMPjuYF5Ytn90kSZDhBjjOefrJdfJkVaNOFQKofbo822YLX8Z9w9Q6wly-_ZNnnGxxZOo0nyeuo_sBwfds/w640-h358/Harrowing_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the Norman right their skirmishers set out but their knights sat their mounts, content at this stage, to watch the battle unfold.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsPWYgZ1ZoN4emgCfJoI0V_anefOEkyL0BiJWKMIPAMYgTIlx_GVByMudWJjgIdc4AUqoXdmR5cRRHxONneEBmfDI-fl-uQXIYcx3wJURyd81NKRNPbgCWu-s57a71KMtgTLOyXPIIz4FqO8bpQfWbGDWAJlhOrRbf-wyJ66m-DF828JzYJmFlKErRUQY/s1000/Harrowing_11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsPWYgZ1ZoN4emgCfJoI0V_anefOEkyL0BiJWKMIPAMYgTIlx_GVByMudWJjgIdc4AUqoXdmR5cRRHxONneEBmfDI-fl-uQXIYcx3wJURyd81NKRNPbgCWu-s57a71KMtgTLOyXPIIz4FqO8bpQfWbGDWAJlhOrRbf-wyJ66m-DF828JzYJmFlKErRUQY/w640-h384/Harrowing_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Likewise, in the Anglo-Saxon centre, <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">the Seeker watched the initial stages of the battle; hoping that his shield walls would hold the invaders at bey to protect their people and his beloved Judith of Durham.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGHjfVNrr2dNDZZXlepJVOQzqH11m8uHveVxr06FUiIXU-4NDfL8DC4otDTNug-sOGHvv_OjHkQMjAGbAFfOJ1oCX01W4gUz_y0s7ns7pYzbjTWnVtVSv21RmNZaAKg7ji9v0qf4lFEWpWJCWqb-KucaAEq5E1JKr4cU57pH6DsvYtuV6JMRQ2LXf9CC2/s1000/Harrowing_12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGHjfVNrr2dNDZZXlepJVOQzqH11m8uHveVxr06FUiIXU-4NDfL8DC4otDTNug-sOGHvv_OjHkQMjAGbAFfOJ1oCX01W4gUz_y0s7ns7pYzbjTWnVtVSv21RmNZaAKg7ji9v0qf4lFEWpWJCWqb-KucaAEq5E1JKr4cU57pH6DsvYtuV6JMRQ2LXf9CC2/w640-h378/Harrowing_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span>The first Norman assaults came against the western woods where the light troops of both sides cashed in hand to hand combat. One of the Anglo band held and the other fled which opened the way for the Normans to walk their mounted knights over the brook and through the woods. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">sent the greater part of his reserve to block any potential breakthrough.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwBomIWyXE6n6F-A9Bk25sje1nNzTm0AyVO7cY3KTvrgWlXVKb54OKFRVRpiib3qAKbkYO0Ph85xvq9PuPd-ptxiUpX5YxtQDCFO-Kn-1W7GO0fhojGlgjjb6fAy5VTN6mKzkJqNomtX7LHNkQcM3LP5ZJzD0FiLMfejWjZE8XhpC9lVAkPKZzAUJ9wyR/s1000/Harrowing_13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwBomIWyXE6n6F-A9Bk25sje1nNzTm0AyVO7cY3KTvrgWlXVKb54OKFRVRpiib3qAKbkYO0Ph85xvq9PuPd-ptxiUpX5YxtQDCFO-Kn-1W7GO0fhojGlgjjb6fAy5VTN6mKzkJqNomtX7LHNkQcM3LP5ZJzD0FiLMfejWjZE8XhpC9lVAkPKZzAUJ9wyR/w640-h376/Harrowing_13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7LFs3-RkXiSTJ98lXsv24G_IlycjDcDeeDoNlWLqkFs0aeOkORI-mRI9NclguK8rpMYa_XejJOuV_zECYIMs33Q9Y2srt1puNwBaqOTh78RPFVOFRYm-W89YuOyIL087JqNFOH0Xqlrtgn7w4BG5LJ2JBKIzVoOIC16MjPlb4ywHQ9Wn-QHcVWo0iZ00/s1000/Harrowing_14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7LFs3-RkXiSTJ98lXsv24G_IlycjDcDeeDoNlWLqkFs0aeOkORI-mRI9NclguK8rpMYa_XejJOuV_zECYIMs33Q9Y2srt1puNwBaqOTh78RPFVOFRYm-W89YuOyIL087JqNFOH0Xqlrtgn7w4BG5LJ2JBKIzVoOIC16MjPlb4ywHQ9Wn-QHcVWo0iZ00/w640-h418/Harrowing_14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Norman line continued to advance although those troops to the east were finding the going harder so they didn't advance in a solid line. The mounted knights had still not advanced putting less pressure on the Anglo line. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHC3LWovh0fpo-pcHV2lRztHH96BNFCd-85Tg-MSWYeS7Fz2YqEcj6-HOe3LvuBGxYq0uCse3vNFcP8LU-HFt3C-KWz4aasuJ9_lHt2gw00BX_KlzADQpdqtkmmkfkUJ_mX-7pOpMxQos8aPNPck_6C-ZzuAW2xNRTIvHzybHz1XOyIHPiSxFT9eArlUs/s1000/Harrowing_15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="1000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHC3LWovh0fpo-pcHV2lRztHH96BNFCd-85Tg-MSWYeS7Fz2YqEcj6-HOe3LvuBGxYq0uCse3vNFcP8LU-HFt3C-KWz4aasuJ9_lHt2gw00BX_KlzADQpdqtkmmkfkUJ_mX-7pOpMxQos8aPNPck_6C-ZzuAW2xNRTIvHzybHz1XOyIHPiSxFT9eArlUs/w640-h330/Harrowing_15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>At the steading the Earl D'Arryl pressed the Norman attack but John's doughty thegns held their ground and pushed the knights back over the stream with heavy casualties. The fighting in this area was hard and heavy with both side pushing forward and falling back throughout the day..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuPpyQAU_YjMgeFH-CDbXB2K2ajhxD8D3Rl6jTwmslneu4Ax2wnMVT2fzMEM4NUQ9mXFKJeTtWRNsHY-bbUJmMIgH002EfjUO4C5MJoQONqcN-JJPKb6gTbsF1FHjBV_WLqDeM-26pj_q9WJFg9Ez6hWO65RmBOzEAsNDuQF550QJBu4cDbAfwdE6290z/s1000/Harrowing_16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1000" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuPpyQAU_YjMgeFH-CDbXB2K2ajhxD8D3Rl6jTwmslneu4Ax2wnMVT2fzMEM4NUQ9mXFKJeTtWRNsHY-bbUJmMIgH002EfjUO4C5MJoQONqcN-JJPKb6gTbsF1FHjBV_WLqDeM-26pj_q9WJFg9Ez6hWO65RmBOzEAsNDuQF550QJBu4cDbAfwdE6290z/w640-h418/Harrowing_16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Near the centre the Normans under Baron Jeffery found a crossing point and began to cross in a dense column lead by their crossbowmen. This presented a fine target for a charge and <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ordered part of his shield wall off the heights to drive the enemy back over the river.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69IDRVygDAyW0JbAn3EiYw_dTeN4vBKF6zTgQjNF2uUhBndDgoQPfaMk4H_-12iw4rNe03R0dgoXBGU27RiHfPFmFzj19jyk8gC15Dt0WQhz-Qi9ncl4b5xneHroR3M1GALyXzGh_GjOmRwL7yBhpkbJz4UH8fvDBxtWnBIE2vug7UGequqUB-ONBIE0Y/s1000/Harrowing_17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69IDRVygDAyW0JbAn3EiYw_dTeN4vBKF6zTgQjNF2uUhBndDgoQPfaMk4H_-12iw4rNe03R0dgoXBGU27RiHfPFmFzj19jyk8gC15Dt0WQhz-Qi9ncl4b5xneHroR3M1GALyXzGh_GjOmRwL7yBhpkbJz4UH8fvDBxtWnBIE2vug7UGequqUB-ONBIE0Y/w640-h378/Harrowing_17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unfortunately the Anglo charge failed to reach the enemy bowmen which gave them the chance to form a perimeter (<i>gamewise: it was a matter of who gained the initiative in the upcoming turn</i>). This was a crucial part of the battle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J2ZWl15tdbCr-37wyk1qbt4f7bsDcmvh3ES6GHBRM5PTx0Jn-r98M4Mt76CBbzFHQPIij9eCM9pGri0peTjP526FmgmswDnzXsnZrV_lBsHUbTIgaSyuSToHpEJ80i-iUaM_rIWm27HZk47oZzjs6WXAivEr8n0UMrQlf241WrubIK9-48YdUNCuMIK9/s1000/Harrowing_18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J2ZWl15tdbCr-37wyk1qbt4f7bsDcmvh3ES6GHBRM5PTx0Jn-r98M4Mt76CBbzFHQPIij9eCM9pGri0peTjP526FmgmswDnzXsnZrV_lBsHUbTIgaSyuSToHpEJ80i-iUaM_rIWm27HZk47oZzjs6WXAivEr8n0UMrQlf241WrubIK9-48YdUNCuMIK9/w640-h392/Harrowing_18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Back at he western wood the Norman knights formed up for another push to break the Anglo flank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZxSaEtOUPD3AqVLyY_KsYhP81ZarvWL4bCuyqDGr7qf5ubU0GqqOFbpfwnYO8KszSG3-xIfPDbbGEFrXO4DisWoxeOrWDb5NIzqXZahoSvbtA4jrZVXgJgQ60BVDwinNbKIdU-gB8eD7AcfDYnFUxJMFLJmz2-Z-U-Nux4c9kcLwfUNq5W4oEeTBn-Er/s1000/Harrowing_19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZxSaEtOUPD3AqVLyY_KsYhP81ZarvWL4bCuyqDGr7qf5ubU0GqqOFbpfwnYO8KszSG3-xIfPDbbGEFrXO4DisWoxeOrWDb5NIzqXZahoSvbtA4jrZVXgJgQ60BVDwinNbKIdU-gB8eD7AcfDYnFUxJMFLJmz2-Z-U-Nux4c9kcLwfUNq5W4oEeTBn-Er/w640-h432/Harrowing_19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Along the river the Normans' searched for more crossing points whilst the Irish struck at them with their javelins. However, it was only a matter of time before the enemy found a way across the to the northern bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycjBZEHC4dwNNE5MatGLZQdRVzIycJ8BoVgaa1wXlYl3DJvyOlcE8wDLKC5IdjNT5rTzPkU2S1pJQolC9RGRGclrAF81d84KrvVTa-s-AlCSESAE5hWB5F2qacbsMEnP6Wvn55MIw7hBS6ZgoFt_AlUhTt-PnLhkIa6mFgGnP0-OlvWMkI0XxX-31TX6n/s1000/Harrowing_20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycjBZEHC4dwNNE5MatGLZQdRVzIycJ8BoVgaa1wXlYl3DJvyOlcE8wDLKC5IdjNT5rTzPkU2S1pJQolC9RGRGclrAF81d84KrvVTa-s-AlCSESAE5hWB5F2qacbsMEnP6Wvn55MIw7hBS6ZgoFt_AlUhTt-PnLhkIa6mFgGnP0-OlvWMkI0XxX-31TX6n/w640-h404/Harrowing_20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Normans got the initiative and formed a small perimeter, thus enabling the heavy foot knights to begin their crossing of the river. <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ordered this thegns to charge the thin line and drive the enemy back to the opposite bank.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h0hABBXpLYGdRw1Ib4UctiQrxI_lfsaquGwJ4Z8eaglcud3g_4Y_yvapXbf4s3HwEQuLolNOnQZ5E03po9rcT3u6wyPRcPKQRCHjVQYl2lKUfrfg_krwAqCgEN-oU2RwN9w0dsHScHZ0guOiFRWtdEooinLTrWKS9yVQh4fi-3_Q3SBVmV0Ejc2vEjQF/s1000/Harrowing_21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h0hABBXpLYGdRw1Ib4UctiQrxI_lfsaquGwJ4Z8eaglcud3g_4Y_yvapXbf4s3HwEQuLolNOnQZ5E03po9rcT3u6wyPRcPKQRCHjVQYl2lKUfrfg_krwAqCgEN-oU2RwN9w0dsHScHZ0guOiFRWtdEooinLTrWKS9yVQh4fi-3_Q3SBVmV0Ejc2vEjQF/w640-h372/Harrowing_21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLKlH8myIBN6JdKyqccXM9NgRRDV4RS7_pt3NPoCe1vX9FKmp9k3IxYVoLw4AxNlXAkmKS8zsDDaE7jqfvqjteP9coYRLXqCcR1KEw3BntQjw8QyceJqMWeAccs-naZjq1fFj3Nm3zBDBLGK0xWX4ZkTl6w-Yqd56FbjoS9pezRbHiy4ozzrI6o2eNt8h/s1000/Harrowing_22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLKlH8myIBN6JdKyqccXM9NgRRDV4RS7_pt3NPoCe1vX9FKmp9k3IxYVoLw4AxNlXAkmKS8zsDDaE7jqfvqjteP9coYRLXqCcR1KEw3BntQjw8QyceJqMWeAccs-naZjq1fFj3Nm3zBDBLGK0xWX4ZkTl6w-Yqd56FbjoS9pezRbHiy4ozzrI6o2eNt8h/w640-h352/Harrowing_22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As the men from the high ground charged into the front men also poured from the steading and hit the side of the Norman perimeter. They would be crushed and hurled back in a great slaying with red swords winning the day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOpUckwsqIQAD6MstaNI0IzF7NM6-uqVqztKnC2yXhrBiQ7OE-SuH9SDdj3xe7pW13WPpjT6ot2mdHTDOhT5JGTgEdpkxLJgQo2uwrfYbd4Kp6rX1msYxs9o_MbJPWs01I61bmAoANZL_WklIg33_aEl33WSocqeQYsa6PdKOaoaRu7XqWZ_dac0-06C6/s1000/Harrowing_23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOpUckwsqIQAD6MstaNI0IzF7NM6-uqVqztKnC2yXhrBiQ7OE-SuH9SDdj3xe7pW13WPpjT6ot2mdHTDOhT5JGTgEdpkxLJgQo2uwrfYbd4Kp6rX1msYxs9o_MbJPWs01I61bmAoANZL_WklIg33_aEl33WSocqeQYsa6PdKOaoaRu7XqWZ_dac0-06C6/w640-h382/Harrowing_23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Anticipating the breaking of the Norman centre the thegns on the height advanced towards the river with a mind to cross and bring their strength to bare when their enemy became shaken from the riverside attack.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRNJIV-X41ZkRNR1ymTIqs_beYUjoq-EHtb3qCQG4IIv7bUFArthkfPeCod70_UO0wCHv5_Em_MfX2D4hMPr4DThaDb65g7sA9E6fYXtPBMzMP1jEuX5vg_8MHSONKciPnXfMB7ej_2nP8YZ9coVP2MmsdGLKoa-0zPS7BnDCvINghGCPlWMU5eNfOnJw/s1000/Harrowing_24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRNJIV-X41ZkRNR1ymTIqs_beYUjoq-EHtb3qCQG4IIv7bUFArthkfPeCod70_UO0wCHv5_Em_MfX2D4hMPr4DThaDb65g7sA9E6fYXtPBMzMP1jEuX5vg_8MHSONKciPnXfMB7ej_2nP8YZ9coVP2MmsdGLKoa-0zPS7BnDCvINghGCPlWMU5eNfOnJw/w640-h388/Harrowing_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As predicted the crossbowmen were swept away and the armoured Anglo thegns surged forward to take the attack to the Norman foot knights crossing the river. The thegns charged and the Normans "locked shields" (<i>this is a tactical option in Hail Caesar which decreases the defenders ability to cause casualties whilst increasing their defensive value</i>). The Thegns were stopped in their tracks and forced to take a Break Test (<i>they lost the combat by 1 point meaning I got a -1 on the dice roll</i>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj563fSLhDzhCjDVuSoC9CgEBPeJHsW48pJEoyk8ml7Gn-J9KiKzy1JQnAuPs4zRqTyAQxxf4dPspLS6cyzmNV4nU3S8OrPg0AVGiDhyphenhyphen0Ss_mvW23f9gcarFWk2u8BDHi4Q5RsWCxbyknnYZtWHfZ9w1dQXWz9fw1voYsOyMoXBgHJqaCbZcpiUUqR2VDqG/s1000/Harrowing_25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj563fSLhDzhCjDVuSoC9CgEBPeJHsW48pJEoyk8ml7Gn-J9KiKzy1JQnAuPs4zRqTyAQxxf4dPspLS6cyzmNV4nU3S8OrPg0AVGiDhyphenhyphen0Ss_mvW23f9gcarFWk2u8BDHi4Q5RsWCxbyknnYZtWHfZ9w1dQXWz9fw1voYsOyMoXBgHJqaCbZcpiUUqR2VDqG/w640-h396/Harrowing_25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>"Just Don't roll Snake Eyes." quipped Earl D'Arryl...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD2OJ2rp2Ni_BLWk3C14EKSr1Slu-zdyfGk65GT545Tz2nIfHk_rgUiTshyphenhyphenVgHFWq4b1x_0DTohVY-O6exeQNZFag_ypgG8o7G6vjIwZ7N2xaIXTdBzJwVCG43CqdPr-4LzLxq12Drc8LASwZ8odcbqjbMvtIs4DCFelGmvSHyxr9QbeIjaMKJqbFd-FF/s600/Harrowing_26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="600" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD2OJ2rp2Ni_BLWk3C14EKSr1Slu-zdyfGk65GT545Tz2nIfHk_rgUiTshyphenhyphenVgHFWq4b1x_0DTohVY-O6exeQNZFag_ypgG8o7G6vjIwZ7N2xaIXTdBzJwVCG43CqdPr-4LzLxq12Drc8LASwZ8odcbqjbMvtIs4DCFelGmvSHyxr9QbeIjaMKJqbFd-FF/s320/Harrowing_26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Anglo-Saxons broke on the Norman shieldwall and fled the field. There was now a big hole in the line and the Normans would soon begin to pour across the river. The only troops in place to stop them were some light archers and <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">Æ</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">tholguy the Seeker with his hearthguard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNDE0aX5I805K5RS33h8m6rVel6D-bJgcYk_1eMzBCRGfgQUgcxcqF5fpxPxatQBAfVH4v6ytoM6f5USweLd_YCFHbcyb6HQFzjPOjaScaRp9-w8RtEH3hr6Liow3gfHYYrRcWNPq1QnblF2KEgXnZpDeTDM6QhRUMdBIGi7JOY3TYjmg9KxnV6VzZMmd/s1000/Harrowing_27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNDE0aX5I805K5RS33h8m6rVel6D-bJgcYk_1eMzBCRGfgQUgcxcqF5fpxPxatQBAfVH4v6ytoM6f5USweLd_YCFHbcyb6HQFzjPOjaScaRp9-w8RtEH3hr6Liow3gfHYYrRcWNPq1QnblF2KEgXnZpDeTDM6QhRUMdBIGi7JOY3TYjmg9KxnV6VzZMmd/w640-h408/Harrowing_27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcr6Lj-1R0uxxC1uhn1AqufUxGa8g8iYuRtkmVhRsVVef7G458BqoAWohmZcQrZ0ioaqmXvEgsHM5uTM5HiZuh7ORALn1h31w-L4OmcCrKco87zA_jID9liddgpDgz-6vmlRvdFNw-mvRJM5uFhLWPDlT_rSTdNFoOmV3SBovK3PTz99GkyhlmjGopvMc/s1000/Harrowing_28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1000" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcr6Lj-1R0uxxC1uhn1AqufUxGa8g8iYuRtkmVhRsVVef7G458BqoAWohmZcQrZ0ioaqmXvEgsHM5uTM5HiZuh7ORALn1h31w-L4OmcCrKco87zA_jID9liddgpDgz-6vmlRvdFNw-mvRJM5uFhLWPDlT_rSTdNFoOmV3SBovK3PTz99GkyhlmjGopvMc/w640-h354/Harrowing_28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was now that the Norman eastern wing surged forward as their light troops searched for a possible crossing point. The men who had vacated the heights were seriously thinking they might have made a major mistake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9K7GU1d1j22uMkqv9Sec_mDPT3zmXmbTR4FEVOiwuxPwrP84s5WrJ9U37OA4EAcOdNzss3ELHcDPLfC8Ee9-DY5H9ubTMf2Cy8jks1d_pNHnh0vpRxXZ-zXCjhsFsX2K3IqVm5KFxu7zNEE8QW1xAQE5lu_1oq5SoHaEIsKdAFE7jd3rSUmNy66Useu6/s1000/Harrowing_29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9K7GU1d1j22uMkqv9Sec_mDPT3zmXmbTR4FEVOiwuxPwrP84s5WrJ9U37OA4EAcOdNzss3ELHcDPLfC8Ee9-DY5H9ubTMf2Cy8jks1d_pNHnh0vpRxXZ-zXCjhsFsX2K3IqVm5KFxu7zNEE8QW1xAQE5lu_1oq5SoHaEIsKdAFE7jd3rSUmNy66Useu6/w640-h398/Harrowing_29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The men who had sallied forth from the steading were targeted by Norman archery and forced back into the cover of the walls. <span style="font-family: inherit;">So, with a heartfelt speech </span>reminiscent<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of </span><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Théoden</i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i> King</i>, a cry of "Follow Me! " and the appropriate dice roll, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Æ</span><span>tholguy lead his hearthguard with their long Dane axes into the fray. </span>First they hewed down the last remaining Norman crossbows on this side of the river and realigned themselves to drive the drive the foot knights back so that the river ran red with their blood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMR4ug8EHvuEwbji-xMJXl7QfNGNpiGr9h4zZY9tldCqkYOl-6JZhAgVSvh5-PLErrPNuQDgiM5NgxuYwXMAIuJioIkZoh4eg3eu7SfQGVYIW9I3GmZRcffVc4iAG6sfE4vZQgL80iI-LHOJ7H9eCIy83cnpZHdP1g253iYsRfsja3DZvdVSQ7Lw4-Q80/s1000/Harrowing_30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="1000" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMR4ug8EHvuEwbji-xMJXl7QfNGNpiGr9h4zZY9tldCqkYOl-6JZhAgVSvh5-PLErrPNuQDgiM5NgxuYwXMAIuJioIkZoh4eg3eu7SfQGVYIW9I3GmZRcffVc4iAG6sfE4vZQgL80iI-LHOJ7H9eCIy83cnpZHdP1g253iYsRfsja3DZvdVSQ7Lw4-Q80/w640-h354/Harrowing_30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The English Earl and his men then hurled themselves at the real target. but as they clashed more and more Normans joined in the fight and their numbers began to tell heavily against the brave hearthguard. (<i>This was a matter of Jeff throwing more units in as supports to the combat before any dice were rolled</i>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AlciDx03TtZD0X36lgUoSk58xyNcQbD0bLlHZtaD-K7Y0hYdFvGu6ey3lyfI1IrxFT2eL7DONNQ05H5qu5ml2Cng_jcBB6eYXC6DnvGPVSiCzPF0JbEHJUSH2b-XTHaZtagojdDLBdIcd6stmekPScYUA5OQkiCB4vW661D3es4o6ITBk9fvQ-Ic7Nzf/s1000/Harrowing_31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AlciDx03TtZD0X36lgUoSk58xyNcQbD0bLlHZtaD-K7Y0hYdFvGu6ey3lyfI1IrxFT2eL7DONNQ05H5qu5ml2Cng_jcBB6eYXC6DnvGPVSiCzPF0JbEHJUSH2b-XTHaZtagojdDLBdIcd6stmekPScYUA5OQkiCB4vW661D3es4o6ITBk9fvQ-Ic7Nzf/w640-h396/Harrowing_31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Meanwhile the light archers attempted to stall more Normans from crossing the river. They had no chance and were easily brushed aside by the heavy foot knights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM3qFlJV2As05h3FgxMgIdmCGgn5qjQ3SrlKIdQ69dt-4I3y5ZSAhhn2yEpvgY1e2xYUI2FuMxWkn32GGsQLmfe0zQppFcOmc6erBKtkRPrY14kttq6F8EmRbTeonQHbQ3dOFhEJGnVD0C8rODb0hBbYO8Ksu6IoPnZG7MGf9m9Z0icLQdh9QCoQWs6pV/s1000/Harrowing_32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM3qFlJV2As05h3FgxMgIdmCGgn5qjQ3SrlKIdQ69dt-4I3y5ZSAhhn2yEpvgY1e2xYUI2FuMxWkn32GGsQLmfe0zQppFcOmc6erBKtkRPrY14kttq6F8EmRbTeonQHbQ3dOFhEJGnVD0C8rODb0hBbYO8Ksu6IoPnZG7MGf9m9Z0icLQdh9QCoQWs6pV/w640-h352/Harrowing_32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, at the western wood John had pushed back all opposition and pressed into the Norman left flank. His thegns attacked a group of light horse who decided to stand and use the high ground of a small hillock to hurl their javelins. This did them no good and they were routed from the field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhOs-OXfo2lNlw0zqUIhaf434Lw8OkzTdITzuFKOHD5alFnv6cvxR3qgC2Aby64ozCaOgL4qRbJygjtyBWS2YCWTkhVGNZMS3QH8_f1BlNYg_2hkfIoPBd4i8Gqqwt72x-529DBxX7wGJB9N-IeOiBVoZVow3MH4UP0llYzv7DQTh7-uVHTTFHKaSvD6M/s1000/Harrowing_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhOs-OXfo2lNlw0zqUIhaf434Lw8OkzTdITzuFKOHD5alFnv6cvxR3qgC2Aby64ozCaOgL4qRbJygjtyBWS2YCWTkhVGNZMS3QH8_f1BlNYg_2hkfIoPBd4i8Gqqwt72x-529DBxX7wGJB9N-IeOiBVoZVow3MH4UP0llYzv7DQTh7-uVHTTFHKaSvD6M/w640-h382/Harrowing_33.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>All along the river the Normans began to cross and there was no way to halt them. The Anglo-Saxons had yielded the high ground and were now in danger of total defeat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjkKmsXk62rTmybZqeuY0wUpxgilA7PXv6-aJg4MgocHrTJ8-yCYJIRu6IVoAEpVw_4iYz_l5j3IAPV9qL3RuNKiGN8qUNHsalcuRI4qZB0Q8htWelFb9SAR_9vvIw2ldaN-eYezwL4k-JCK19mmMFPSao6dyFH3704Dm7LG8GC2lvIi3c_e_fq68lKya/s1000/Harrowing_36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjkKmsXk62rTmybZqeuY0wUpxgilA7PXv6-aJg4MgocHrTJ8-yCYJIRu6IVoAEpVw_4iYz_l5j3IAPV9qL3RuNKiGN8qUNHsalcuRI4qZB0Q8htWelFb9SAR_9vvIw2ldaN-eYezwL4k-JCK19mmMFPSao6dyFH3704Dm7LG8GC2lvIi3c_e_fq68lKya/w640-h396/Harrowing_36.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The fighting at <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Æ</span><span>tholguy's front intensified and he put his full energies into throwing back the invaders (<i>committed 3 dice to the melee which, in turn, increased his chance of being wounded or killed</i>). Jeff decided on the same tactic and locked shields: This paid off if only a little. The major issue was that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Æ</span><span>tholguy fell and was wounded. This added to the losses of the hearthguard and they had to take a Break Test. No worries. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSpFDw7Lwz7DbKflfn9Hpj1PYNVbyJem0JJtU8EtUUYa6i5F_neyVPigRHOh55q2KgaKnlc8Go_5fTNgxQWQ3AQVvMKMDG2yAWESMCdc9puDSGBT3PQhC1iy0vbGga07pgWHXB6pBDF8i_0n49xReVmZypzYTCc6k58PvqFNnrQk0oHqA8JThLP7Q7V7U/s1000/Harrowing_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSpFDw7Lwz7DbKflfn9Hpj1PYNVbyJem0JJtU8EtUUYa6i5F_neyVPigRHOh55q2KgaKnlc8Go_5fTNgxQWQ3AQVvMKMDG2yAWESMCdc9puDSGBT3PQhC1iy0vbGga07pgWHXB6pBDF8i_0n49xReVmZypzYTCc6k58PvqFNnrQk0oHqA8JThLP7Q7V7U/w640-h378/Harrowing_35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Break Test: They rolled a 4 with a -2 to the score - <i><b>Break/Rout!</b></i><div>No worries they got a re-roll...</div><div>Another 4 (with -2).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nRoL2gbixr-pM9UGlsnsLrDJaHIbmi1xSXPF6jrCLAZ_ooeRdK6CUKoBna5nyMguXozKmqT9QlOFSfzzfEr0KTR_oqJKC5LBWZ9UNO25xiq-pQZF2gMnTiFr7swsIDw3QzUleX6lm435rUxkQ7cDLcnLnyEYkji4nxIptHFSFFtBLLHiiAa_9BiJMSvY/s1000/Harrowing_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nRoL2gbixr-pM9UGlsnsLrDJaHIbmi1xSXPF6jrCLAZ_ooeRdK6CUKoBna5nyMguXozKmqT9QlOFSfzzfEr0KTR_oqJKC5LBWZ9UNO25xiq-pQZF2gMnTiFr7swsIDw3QzUleX6lm435rUxkQ7cDLcnLnyEYkji4nxIptHFSFFtBLLHiiAa_9BiJMSvY/w640-h348/Harrowing_34.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And so the Anglo-Saxon centre broke. The hearthguard dragged their wounded earl from the field as the Normans poured across the river to continue their harrying. The North is lost.</div><div>Alackaday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a great game that was. A few hundred figures on the table and a great bunch of blokes. Darryl and I sort of ran it none of us really had a solid handle on the rules. We sort of knew what we were doing and decided that so long as we kept things consistent then all was good. We had to go wading through the horribly written Hail Caesar rule book on a few occasions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I actually like the HC rules but they are so awfully written. Why used a sentence to explain a rule when you can stretch it out to a few paragraphs? Why write a paragraph when you can write a whole page? It's so difficult to find anything in the rule book and you can't skim over anything when you're looking because that tid bit of info you need might be buried in amongst several paragraphs of verbosity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enough of my whinging... It was a great game even if we got hammered (and I was to blame). The battle was never a forgone conclusion. Jeff pulled off some heroic saves for his troops in the very teeth of certain defeat and definitely saved the day for the Normans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the troops were provided by myself - the Anglo Saxons - and the Darryl supplied all the Normans. A lovely army by anyone's standard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have a rematch planned for next year at the first February club meeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And for those of you that don't know and maybe wondering:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Earl <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: left;">Æ</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>tholguy the Seeker </b>is based </span></i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>on </i></span><span style="text-align: left;"><i>the bass player</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>from the Seekers. The first bass player I'd ever heard of.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJELBntY3utZDbhZB_PQMqB4DNdPoJ9cJhl55r-tD9gmtCPnksGUMuzZ58aLnLXwC3_iVvrQSJeapifXycZZnFNQ34S7QS8mgEJQPydbJPq__CGKZlHvONjW7G4kU_eSxw8r4QfcME5_KViDjxC3xj4Tp6Y69GW2vMJ4gYQmyWIjjmFjbSJlXkl8HtaO5/s1110/the-seekers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1110" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJELBntY3utZDbhZB_PQMqB4DNdPoJ9cJhl55r-tD9gmtCPnksGUMuzZ58aLnLXwC3_iVvrQSJeapifXycZZnFNQ34S7QS8mgEJQPydbJPq__CGKZlHvONjW7G4kU_eSxw8r4QfcME5_KViDjxC3xj4Tp6Y69GW2vMJ4gYQmyWIjjmFjbSJlXkl8HtaO5/s320/the-seekers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-65599590996667163892023-12-10T23:24:00.000-08:002023-12-10T23:24:59.366-08:00Three Brigades for le Roi du Soleil<div style="text-align: left;">As mentioned in previous posts I've been working on my French for the War of the Spanish Succession, or "the Marlburian Era" for those readers with a more Anglo-centric bent. These have been going a lot slower than I expected due to various reasons (including an old injury to my neck affecting my ulnar nerve not helping at all!!).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BFhRpcp7MemKQ-4Yr7HNxEYs_ORn_wJRTdr1SWS-wJTfEZ5S5OI095_KTPTOitJIFeugWWE9rx5mhdpDxGJC7Fj-GWNT2zdY8PcimR-dxDYU0Tdiv3WR3rbRtkJiAUXDkUOIG0DFMEJjGfAMMdLWbyAJeuYTeIhFT8EuSNmo-ETIwfL9tYtxzEALQFG5/s1500/French%20Army_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1500" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BFhRpcp7MemKQ-4Yr7HNxEYs_ORn_wJRTdr1SWS-wJTfEZ5S5OI095_KTPTOitJIFeugWWE9rx5mhdpDxGJC7Fj-GWNT2zdY8PcimR-dxDYU0Tdiv3WR3rbRtkJiAUXDkUOIG0DFMEJjGfAMMdLWbyAJeuYTeIhFT8EuSNmo-ETIwfL9tYtxzEALQFG5/w640-h294/French%20Army_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also in a recent post, I debated the possibility of rebasing my initial bunch of units. I did a test unit and really liked the result but I then took some advice from Ken the <i>Yarkshire Gamer</i> (<b><i>Never Re-base!!!</i></b>) and decided against rebasing; even though I preferred the look of the test unit... So I re-based that single test unit to go with the rest. Then I thought: <i>"I have more units to do and I intend to do a Gramd Alliance army too. I know what I'm like and I know I won't be happy and I'll end up rebasing them anyway at a later date. Better to do it now when I'm just starting out."</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I rebased all the infantry (the horse and guns are fine). Sorry Ken. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, as you can see in these pics my little French army has grown from one brigade of foot to two brigades of foot, a brigade of horse, a couple of guns and several commanders. I'm also in the process of painting up a brigade of dragoons. This is certainly enough for a small battle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA5778L9DS9dTxep0cGy2wihKME83LiefBHGvrZSvjadsvrIHmxs6Evw66b3QAcaJ5OgCx0tf-Bh6bpznDkE97FaHvCYpNEcZfAP8UwVAelyHAZKlg8mcRpscgH05lCiBS3_9GyHkGMpVis7b4JE0tTSnOXt2HkOk-rQNxtspJJZxRm2KyEYnDOx8EFeQ/s1500/French%20Army_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1500" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA5778L9DS9dTxep0cGy2wihKME83LiefBHGvrZSvjadsvrIHmxs6Evw66b3QAcaJ5OgCx0tf-Bh6bpznDkE97FaHvCYpNEcZfAP8UwVAelyHAZKlg8mcRpscgH05lCiBS3_9GyHkGMpVis7b4JE0tTSnOXt2HkOk-rQNxtspJJZxRm2KyEYnDOx8EFeQ/w640-h270/French%20Army_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>These first photo's are Tourouvre Brigade led by Chevalier Tourouvre (who'd have guessed). It consists of 1st and 2nd battalions of le Regiment de Toulouse (green & yellow flags), 1st Battalion Regiment de Loraine (blue and green flag) and the red flag is Regiment d'Isenghein which is a Walloon battalion. D'Isenghein is from another brigade but I included it to make the brigade up to 4 battalions (and because I had left over figures).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUExPoz03HyIE_6KKZ6D00Il2QpA79qpV2eqjfRj8vXJ48J2Sp5qaqdWWkUjFJtHGYC10x9e9VnXkuokvk7kABtRX0uEu39Ml8m4Vw0gSg-Adc5ZuRfdF-5QG64JPK9JXGKBKEpgVWV77f1ftea4kgghFweIajuqIOG9QqXXfsS3CnJ5vkhJ7a_dEukD7/s1000/French%20Army_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUExPoz03HyIE_6KKZ6D00Il2QpA79qpV2eqjfRj8vXJ48J2Sp5qaqdWWkUjFJtHGYC10x9e9VnXkuokvk7kABtRX0uEu39Ml8m4Vw0gSg-Adc5ZuRfdF-5QG64JPK9JXGKBKEpgVWV77f1ftea4kgghFweIajuqIOG9QqXXfsS3CnJ5vkhJ7a_dEukD7/w640-h400/French%20Army_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDIpcbskYaEa62lN8ZvCthbH0li4ZFnGxRs0szp2bndJq76lSirSaAsFlgaUJjIEdLsC63nS3so5cDqYCZueBKQl0YtJQ63jx8-I9H0a_DLQjdRShcARa5ukgZNhjUrBZvZ9k1YJmxQdOapS3keWtgQPsq9mtQzP0CR-Rs-hIduA9jmf__Mj41qehHOH2/s1000/French%20Army_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDIpcbskYaEa62lN8ZvCthbH0li4ZFnGxRs0szp2bndJq76lSirSaAsFlgaUJjIEdLsC63nS3so5cDqYCZueBKQl0YtJQ63jx8-I9H0a_DLQjdRShcARa5ukgZNhjUrBZvZ9k1YJmxQdOapS3keWtgQPsq9mtQzP0CR-Rs-hIduA9jmf__Mj41qehHOH2/w640-h376/French%20Army_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Below is a photo of the first brigade I made: Montmorency's Brigade. I've mentioned this previously but the reason I made this brigade is because the suburb next to the one where I grew up is named Montmorency. I use to live there 30 odd years back. This brigade is, of course, lead by Chevalier Montmorency.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk-FG2AV7XAcL0kOTb5uaDGWXiGP2rhLs9AwnL9LrMZu9uvdZQG2Oc24shUgy8fB39OqQWlYVcacngfvbn2YuKIm4Wp3VxfSen4VsegfnZu4qMvouCJssVrWbgSC6IDfmJvWFVXjJvAi6hJqzdfWAEKF_8hiVaXXE7sD9t_w4QHH8VmxbTvL5C-bCYQnm/s1000/French%20Army_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk-FG2AV7XAcL0kOTb5uaDGWXiGP2rhLs9AwnL9LrMZu9uvdZQG2Oc24shUgy8fB39OqQWlYVcacngfvbn2YuKIm4Wp3VxfSen4VsegfnZu4qMvouCJssVrWbgSC6IDfmJvWFVXjJvAi6hJqzdfWAEKF_8hiVaXXE7sD9t_w4QHH8VmxbTvL5C-bCYQnm/w640-h348/French%20Army_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Below is Silly's Brigade minus one regiment. The regiment s on parade are Orleans (three squadrons), Montreval (centre) and Ligonday (left). Missing is Pouanges (I have the figures and I'll paint them up when I finish the dragoons). I've based the horse differently to the infantry. The foot are on 25mm or 1" squares and the horse are on 50mm x 25mm. I'm not certain but I think they could be commanded by Mr Silly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-_y_3yaYuYk4wI76moYbfj5RB-VRd_XQX_FB4YkteLnreI4kRn0aEikb4XlGdWU5ntga7QxbtsRyvxViv5u-dp0fzIIJ4XPUifuAJQsSudWRIIG7RYoZwgt1KckDbLeGDL77eERsw5Jjoh7rKJoTXvw2rQNLNDE2EL_VObBl3lpVasW0wrXk1cCdHmAU/s1000/French%20Army_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-_y_3yaYuYk4wI76moYbfj5RB-VRd_XQX_FB4YkteLnreI4kRn0aEikb4XlGdWU5ntga7QxbtsRyvxViv5u-dp0fzIIJ4XPUifuAJQsSudWRIIG7RYoZwgt1KckDbLeGDL77eERsw5Jjoh7rKJoTXvw2rQNLNDE2EL_VObBl3lpVasW0wrXk1cCdHmAU/w640-h366/French%20Army_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In my opinion these 10mm figures don't really lend themselves to close up photography as they're better suited to mass effect. At least my efforts aren't going to win any prized for miro-detail. However, I do like them. They have enough detail for a nice paint job without the need for the detail that I deem necessary for 28mm. A battalion or a horse regiment can be done in a couple-o'-three days. I've been going slower than I planned but these new additions are about three weeks work.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPIw-SnJmV8oLs1VyjKWwiUbrZw7LlBQbu1F-zFv6oAGy3kvAZibwHjbBL5QMt1xwLpklfEeIXBq4-ZcxlMz6gC2t4_xg0R1tZ1M6sz8bxyGSYFTU2UBmrAqleERWE5neO0lsTCDJdrbk8D5CLW7_dKYzsx8qCXTmLUxWJeXVp3g3QvXCbOENpVbuN5tF/s800/French%20Army_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPIw-SnJmV8oLs1VyjKWwiUbrZw7LlBQbu1F-zFv6oAGy3kvAZibwHjbBL5QMt1xwLpklfEeIXBq4-ZcxlMz6gC2t4_xg0R1tZ1M6sz8bxyGSYFTU2UBmrAqleERWE5neO0lsTCDJdrbk8D5CLW7_dKYzsx8qCXTmLUxWJeXVp3g3QvXCbOENpVbuN5tF/w640-h354/French%20Army_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My cannon: Just the two for now. I don't know how guns of this era were organised. As far as I can tell there wasn't much organisation where the guns were concerned. I'm saying that one model equals 2 or 3 field guns so my little contingent is a half dozen cannon and I'll leave it at that for the time being.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBszI3qdYyqr1FsbLVRop929YuqmvH9Da2ee1HFld3CeGG-jhFRTghjNk_gOr2-_Cv5nXcW12gtVOPGq2MnlNTe8BTPNKq1AVUhiZDzB7GibSGAz2D0D-aINk9Zfdhtzcbv4Wo9Kv9-jtEVwcBLCP_3iTNIaKKvV1WdFm1KOfsH0WvSzXER15W49ZQsZEu/s900/French%20Army_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="900" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBszI3qdYyqr1FsbLVRop929YuqmvH9Da2ee1HFld3CeGG-jhFRTghjNk_gOr2-_Cv5nXcW12gtVOPGq2MnlNTe8BTPNKq1AVUhiZDzB7GibSGAz2D0D-aINk9Zfdhtzcbv4Wo9Kv9-jtEVwcBLCP_3iTNIaKKvV1WdFm1KOfsH0WvSzXER15W49ZQsZEu/w640-h410/French%20Army_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the commanders: The general at the centre and his subordinates are Pendraken - like the rest of the army- but the brigadier figures are from Van Dyke. The Pendraken command figures are lovely as are the VanDyke, the problem is, is that the VD figures scare me a bit. They are so detailed that I find them intimidating to paint. I have their French Army box and they are just too detailed. I intend to paint them as Garde Francaise and Garde Suisse because they won't fit with the Pendraken figures so I feel I need to make them as a distinct brigade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0uRKJ0CLNHdkO7aMV9fk8uW5NFHyxE-kvA6UyRNg4wZgfInTWOAzAWHfDZB6Ner90mgIADWD6s9B-50R07Wuih1AsuveKn9AHirVscD6RAfoWFbtLwSTIjwGpba6i8UVV8C2hBQiqWugCpQ19NQM8qInKqMYDCU3nn0mo5kowEDGU_QfVJEYF9oaA9Lu/s1000/French%20Army_Command.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0uRKJ0CLNHdkO7aMV9fk8uW5NFHyxE-kvA6UyRNg4wZgfInTWOAzAWHfDZB6Ner90mgIADWD6s9B-50R07Wuih1AsuveKn9AHirVscD6RAfoWFbtLwSTIjwGpba6i8UVV8C2hBQiqWugCpQ19NQM8qInKqMYDCU3nn0mo5kowEDGU_QfVJEYF9oaA9Lu/w640-h360/French%20Army_Command.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzDYynmiryREODPR4SOQ1yebYPEs_z_qhGB1xB0QhWemi2yBdCTaX-eTGmQ0fY2pzxhopMVWVjHWuRXBOhYjsQTkVEVwEy3oDvQXs9kd_oLhzWS1iXc2vW3un0-ZeJTkdNVDNJoqopenHd5BCSam5XNSTIk2JsR1fD9oTTc_Y5rq-AvX5qcDsxg5cetwl/s700/French%20Army_Command3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="700" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzDYynmiryREODPR4SOQ1yebYPEs_z_qhGB1xB0QhWemi2yBdCTaX-eTGmQ0fY2pzxhopMVWVjHWuRXBOhYjsQTkVEVwEy3oDvQXs9kd_oLhzWS1iXc2vW3un0-ZeJTkdNVDNJoqopenHd5BCSam5XNSTIk2JsR1fD9oTTc_Y5rq-AvX5qcDsxg5cetwl/w640-h594/French%20Army_Command3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7MN6jfj2dGmPFHP25HJVfJR2Nf7A9bKSkslT2aXPxKVCvYxDkenmaOGf6-deFYuyEMMyTRUI-wlsfVPdheAGWXQXumGB_FrxzH6MxsJ-KpSY5ZPEq3oUiPtrN3BEURG4kFm4U56CfS05bC0eifJEceZhyphenhyphenHRFCwXBuOOkRqWQTgSsJlTSKsr9VzpxCKCX/s1000/French%20Army_Command2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7MN6jfj2dGmPFHP25HJVfJR2Nf7A9bKSkslT2aXPxKVCvYxDkenmaOGf6-deFYuyEMMyTRUI-wlsfVPdheAGWXQXumGB_FrxzH6MxsJ-KpSY5ZPEq3oUiPtrN3BEURG4kFm4U56CfS05bC0eifJEceZhyphenhyphenHRFCwXBuOOkRqWQTgSsJlTSKsr9VzpxCKCX/w640-h420/French%20Army_Command2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here's the whole little army again with the Comte d'Arco out front and ready to lead them into battle. The extra brigadier will be in command of the dragoons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN4yw3y0LNtoRzHXy8csHz0f5FJ6E1C6TeZNB-NVH1cifSH-i8G8Bm8z_KYuCc1MAOAsnn8EkMcedCG-bWe2GZyCvV3fgZNL7fRh2Y3nJy7vN_jkHlrJmw8XPY-UNinsLbIsMLOuteZuLHP-0Vf6ej-cheo8uZpjRzEiWOTiHVqaF_Y6cTcBUyD41iyQU/s1200/French%20Army_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1200" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN4yw3y0LNtoRzHXy8csHz0f5FJ6E1C6TeZNB-NVH1cifSH-i8G8Bm8z_KYuCc1MAOAsnn8EkMcedCG-bWe2GZyCvV3fgZNL7fRh2Y3nJy7vN_jkHlrJmw8XPY-UNinsLbIsMLOuteZuLHP-0Vf6ej-cheo8uZpjRzEiWOTiHVqaF_Y6cTcBUyD41iyQU/w640-h388/French%20Army_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD6G86korcGv_pV8W-xVBYO4w4TQMu-MDre7pzIf15VpwtcCY_EZO1cc7EIrZYW4Ob_j62iAdk7Gj-_oKK31i0BqOrWbaFnYgLmudZ_0eAEKYRs7pICMvLcyhiWwZydEzJ5PaoshMmKdir5Iga00hWPHCK7lt9e7Y2ALikzMb6kS-VESTrrkTPPFE1Xdi/s1500/French%20Army_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1500" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD6G86korcGv_pV8W-xVBYO4w4TQMu-MDre7pzIf15VpwtcCY_EZO1cc7EIrZYW4Ob_j62iAdk7Gj-_oKK31i0BqOrWbaFnYgLmudZ_0eAEKYRs7pICMvLcyhiWwZydEzJ5PaoshMmKdir5Iga00hWPHCK7lt9e7Y2ALikzMb6kS-VESTrrkTPPFE1Xdi/w640-h446/French%20Army_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>As you can see, I made some small scale woods (I'll post how I made them at a later date). You'll also notice the buildings. These are from a collection of a dozen or so miniature buildings that my mother collected. I inherited them when she died and I've had them for a while and not known what to do with them. So I've had an idea and I intend to do something with them to incorporate them into some terrain.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also have a Pendraken order in the post for the aforementioned Grand Alliance army. I'm looking forward to building it so I can incorporate troops from various nations. I've ordered enough figures to build an equivalent sized force and I've already started researching uniforms etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-29974300674311067592023-12-05T20:56:00.000-08:002023-12-05T20:56:52.951-08:00A Napoleonic Quickie...<div style="text-align: left;">Since I last posted I've been diligently painting 10mm French for the War of Spanish Succession (<i>this included rebasing too!</i>). This has taken me longer that I expected due to other nighttime commitments getting in the way of painting but I'll make a post soon regarding my progress.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the mean time I played a game of General d'Armee last weekend at my club. Once again this game pitted my Prussians against my own French. My opponent was Darryl (he who won the Battle of Bach-Sachenkrach earlier in the year - <a href="https://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-battle-of-bach-sachenkrach.html" target="_blank">Link</a>). I played the Prussians (again) and Darryl commanded the French.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr3JW9G0koaFAXbsSH2lyWaoku-krqXlX51bLeCG81eG_fMUoqdPEGhI5Cx0hygdvMb_WRq5j01wGWI4bSdonrNFrls3D6T7DDi4wed7ajcsCI43ppVB_1xkjTwKQKdHi5w3-quRZdHzq-2zH2qWZDdKO_Zr0FKWzXjQibZ6hckw_BupP8wbD__UW0egu/s1000/Nov2023_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr3JW9G0koaFAXbsSH2lyWaoku-krqXlX51bLeCG81eG_fMUoqdPEGhI5Cx0hygdvMb_WRq5j01wGWI4bSdonrNFrls3D6T7DDi4wed7ajcsCI43ppVB_1xkjTwKQKdHi5w3-quRZdHzq-2zH2qWZDdKO_Zr0FKWzXjQibZ6hckw_BupP8wbD__UW0egu/w640-h448/Nov2023_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNSHcIP9hwetCAxmRhjoj6mFTgMoscawXEUENBMBBmuU5iwmW3_QMfO7xSyLaZo94ahEsIuCpKckBUZb8QDQCagSFFEA_7btmlljt9kxakNhT_W9vi2UfQI6zQZ0Ph93S1YDVwjGIKrlJ0urp_2d2G1DXt6Ogx-LGLtt5C7chMDQWTB7077PIISkuPXad/s1000/Xtra_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNSHcIP9hwetCAxmRhjoj6mFTgMoscawXEUENBMBBmuU5iwmW3_QMfO7xSyLaZo94ahEsIuCpKckBUZb8QDQCagSFFEA_7btmlljt9kxakNhT_W9vi2UfQI6zQZ0Ph93S1YDVwjGIKrlJ0urp_2d2G1DXt6Ogx-LGLtt5C7chMDQWTB7077PIISkuPXad/w640-h482/Xtra_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The battle was fought for control of the chateau and adjacent farmland in the centre of the table. He who controlled these objectives would be declared the victor!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv_4W5d4UzZZWIi3iwDbW9NUV_R0GLkm0tQsdzobyABl_4LJnyM7xWFnhcuv_A7kQpFD4QrTLZcb0t50hu0JRUisJAVRIxo-P5ywmUcCjkopeCAtSWKFsW9ky0wLMXqHJeqWktpUdEoI1aYkAT6zWri7exJp3wfDyDvwqLK3O2lsqoq3TWFEonh-ZbT9V/s1000/Nov2023_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv_4W5d4UzZZWIi3iwDbW9NUV_R0GLkm0tQsdzobyABl_4LJnyM7xWFnhcuv_A7kQpFD4QrTLZcb0t50hu0JRUisJAVRIxo-P5ywmUcCjkopeCAtSWKFsW9ky0wLMXqHJeqWktpUdEoI1aYkAT6zWri7exJp3wfDyDvwqLK3O2lsqoq3TWFEonh-ZbT9V/w640-h482/Nov2023_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCaxKMggVwkG92dt4pZLlHxlCnoM0pa8-ouOkwttVxBsFQAGWKx3WUk-VRXDtO-SEQnLd21vrSzZn994A-ePB_wNRUgwjIpG2xZtNH4CATncK-IrVj_dJdr9_RhP28TaBgO487c0x52Vm-EaOuGZMJHNwgHYkNpZH-HJStqp5vH2qHXW4YTF2BwV8YPEt/s944/Nov2023_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCaxKMggVwkG92dt4pZLlHxlCnoM0pa8-ouOkwttVxBsFQAGWKx3WUk-VRXDtO-SEQnLd21vrSzZn994A-ePB_wNRUgwjIpG2xZtNH4CATncK-IrVj_dJdr9_RhP28TaBgO487c0x52Vm-EaOuGZMJHNwgHYkNpZH-HJStqp5vH2qHXW4YTF2BwV8YPEt/w542-h640/Nov2023_3.jpg" width="542" /></a></div>With the opening moves the French advanced right across the centre, threatening the chateau. The French guns were well sighted and pounded a Prussian battery unlimbering on some high ground opposite. The Prussian guns held but became unformed due to a poor morale result.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhgx4uHKIMcIwe9pc6MGDbbyS5IREZnNjMvQ7AMTrdda7P4hG476Rj4AFOshtlNlRELPIZNv94vKGZWM29U_G1MxYNcwsi5EG0VXLTg4eYZe5kgfqAIcQvIIcOFuX0ay-khStJzxEjaB-GDvd75MPrf_M_E5thcun32G65g18cU6DeqFDHn-9K6Uy035P/s1000/Nov2023_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1000" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhgx4uHKIMcIwe9pc6MGDbbyS5IREZnNjMvQ7AMTrdda7P4hG476Rj4AFOshtlNlRELPIZNv94vKGZWM29U_G1MxYNcwsi5EG0VXLTg4eYZe5kgfqAIcQvIIcOFuX0ay-khStJzxEjaB-GDvd75MPrf_M_E5thcun32G65g18cU6DeqFDHn-9K6Uy035P/w640-h488/Nov2023_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Prussian Leib Regiment also advanced boldly in the centre. Unfortunately their flank support failed to get moving. No matter, they'll get into position soon enough and catch up! On the far left (and out of shot) a brigade of uhlans moved up to threaten the French flank.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrFlhRbdK7gLZ5gjY5HIz4YR-GneEtnqw9wS2XyShmcPZ6w-i_2k0656tS3ia67otknp4dODtGNDPm1FtjuNSTSOlFnPkde3kkD3XiFZRtMOv9-KFgaqydozSdy3_6gNaIwDL2ZTca4iBzUGKTgSvwpveoWveP13_GL6N5-NrDI1gVl18sk0R7j_MhdM6/s1000/Nov2023_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrFlhRbdK7gLZ5gjY5HIz4YR-GneEtnqw9wS2XyShmcPZ6w-i_2k0656tS3ia67otknp4dODtGNDPm1FtjuNSTSOlFnPkde3kkD3XiFZRtMOv9-KFgaqydozSdy3_6gNaIwDL2ZTca4iBzUGKTgSvwpveoWveP13_GL6N5-NrDI1gVl18sk0R7j_MhdM6/w640-h454/Nov2023_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mc0EOwt9cw8bDNYYetyrA9kwM2-TbC2QPteZV5dFPsfWauXC5kIOJSQ8NOWuSJDHO0CqHR4lpQ1lZ2RrSagoEuz-QGr7gfb7mlHqBf4gbDUssAu_H-OGgmMm1uXI9lVO3kDF_FWN1qT3H8ZB2m-VHSmv2u7AKv0KhWgUU1X_5KlydZP-1998j52HdRFw/s1000/Nov2023_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mc0EOwt9cw8bDNYYetyrA9kwM2-TbC2QPteZV5dFPsfWauXC5kIOJSQ8NOWuSJDHO0CqHR4lpQ1lZ2RrSagoEuz-QGr7gfb7mlHqBf4gbDUssAu_H-OGgmMm1uXI9lVO3kDF_FWN1qT3H8ZB2m-VHSmv2u7AKv0KhWgUU1X_5KlydZP-1998j52HdRFw/w640-h440/Nov2023_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ2k10OLzE5wxq7wAqxQd8xML7AERxLHItsBBpmnbXMWEqB_aNtFO_8LtreWyv0cahZY_1n_EfI-bJmy8NH__CaCow4bS021nb0uN0mQIz0q0y3TDC9VE8qa5FfFJmZQVLgug_GqpRW5_r9R1MCGnx3vJbY5Wse3zGmO5He2BWUt1iz18QIbx_ffwjbtH/s1000/Nov2023_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ2k10OLzE5wxq7wAqxQd8xML7AERxLHItsBBpmnbXMWEqB_aNtFO_8LtreWyv0cahZY_1n_EfI-bJmy8NH__CaCow4bS021nb0uN0mQIz0q0y3TDC9VE8qa5FfFJmZQVLgug_GqpRW5_r9R1MCGnx3vJbY5Wse3zGmO5He2BWUt1iz18QIbx_ffwjbtH/w640-h482/Nov2023_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Lutzow's Black Legion advanced cautiously until they saw a brigade of French dragoons cresting the hill to their front which caused them to halt and form square. At least their rifle armed jaegers were able to take shots at the dragoons from a safe distance whilst the considered the solid block of Prussians in front of them..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQbWb3MMGGJ997d9v7BkLEt50Hij68e1pb1F41O6eRALZ4ve-5uqDtNvFIFllZtFLB8QfXesGM61bh6vlSTuuTm7eQI99VM5wibEWJTCLXzIzRCYbCeBxNZJgGsZXHrVc9isVrZ4IA3Ol1KdWgDYyL11Q1em1GShwnimnohC9_WHy18ea6XMrjC_sLOU-/s1000/Nov2023_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1000" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQbWb3MMGGJ997d9v7BkLEt50Hij68e1pb1F41O6eRALZ4ve-5uqDtNvFIFllZtFLB8QfXesGM61bh6vlSTuuTm7eQI99VM5wibEWJTCLXzIzRCYbCeBxNZJgGsZXHrVc9isVrZ4IA3Ol1KdWgDYyL11Q1em1GShwnimnohC9_WHy18ea6XMrjC_sLOU-/w640-h458/Nov2023_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The French reached the chateau first and one of their battalions invested the grounds. They also sent a line of voltigeurs out front to confront the Prussian skirmish line.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm78rK3wUPKnu_eLOQl5sCPAifZq7s0F1cub_3zIyhhiHUzXQXGhzENUcWnaumJZ3FLNrhEfOPxPBXoqfP2koD9n6m_OrbGm2zLkl8Y44dtLdIsKZZkDvN9pgEeMht4q7sFqSGhHc9s7NawQngVYXgcV4NyDsJYThobahEwvMRtUuPsyuTKv5HN7j7-lV/s1000/Nov2023_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm78rK3wUPKnu_eLOQl5sCPAifZq7s0F1cub_3zIyhhiHUzXQXGhzENUcWnaumJZ3FLNrhEfOPxPBXoqfP2koD9n6m_OrbGm2zLkl8Y44dtLdIsKZZkDvN9pgEeMht4q7sFqSGhHc9s7NawQngVYXgcV4NyDsJYThobahEwvMRtUuPsyuTKv5HN7j7-lV/w640-h482/Nov2023_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the fields a landwehr regiment took up defensive positions whilst the Turingian battalion (off camera), attached to the Lieb Regt advanced through the rye towards the French line in support of an impending attack on the chateau.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJsiWqBLhQIXMAFw-Q-d3p3W-s9MhJmXnXUGFszy86PR-pP5ubV-iS4vwJ7WmkZ9Uz3SICKq_PDw8eUCxgl66QPMEZPTZJHdDbC12J7WhhK7ek93PZsA2pXtoQXMAtXp7FZhtSd1yQjIJlbzO0VXCfquN0e3sM_l_YGST-SIuQGxrpaPxUTTMZGjK3dUq/s1000/Nov2023_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJsiWqBLhQIXMAFw-Q-d3p3W-s9MhJmXnXUGFszy86PR-pP5ubV-iS4vwJ7WmkZ9Uz3SICKq_PDw8eUCxgl66QPMEZPTZJHdDbC12J7WhhK7ek93PZsA2pXtoQXMAtXp7FZhtSd1yQjIJlbzO0VXCfquN0e3sM_l_YGST-SIuQGxrpaPxUTTMZGjK3dUq/w640-h470/Nov2023_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Now, I seem to have lost all the photo's of the Prussian attack on the chateau and other pieces of action. The Prussians took it easily and drove the defending battalion back. Subsequent attacks by the rest of the Leib also drove the rest of the opposing French regiment back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the Prussian left the uhlan brigade advanced & their attached horse guns pounded a French leger regiment hard as the cavalry forced them into square. The Prussian cavalry then charged a single regiment of chasseurs a cheval and performed dismally. They were driven right back and then, after a very dismal Faltering Brigade moral check, the entire brigade routed leaving the Prussian left flank wide open.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS6lh9jX95kqONg4RSZAbSGML8RzF8aXbWXqX0eAM93qt3WlWhJHKV7V_G34kI5_skaffeiLaeEXjXpAOGZGk_1zlkM7z7Q9ICqlV4x93h8z8B_HUXcq0PYfLVnP8virPmXoD6hlAa3qXfR42kKaxxJ8XmV2E_tuQ8CKD5P4WgJKamN7BzuMFJe-h0nvX/s1000/Nov2023_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS6lh9jX95kqONg4RSZAbSGML8RzF8aXbWXqX0eAM93qt3WlWhJHKV7V_G34kI5_skaffeiLaeEXjXpAOGZGk_1zlkM7z7Q9ICqlV4x93h8z8B_HUXcq0PYfLVnP8virPmXoD6hlAa3qXfR42kKaxxJ8XmV2E_tuQ8CKD5P4WgJKamN7BzuMFJe-h0nvX/w640-h482/Nov2023_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The entire left flank I hear you ask?<br />Remember that brigade that was supposed to support the Leib Regt in the centre? I said they'd get moving...? Well they didn't. They were <i>Hesitant </i>every single turn. They sat there in front of the well sighted French guns and got pounded. Only an Out of Ammo result on the guns saved them from further destruction.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the fields the Thuringian Battalion was thrown back after a short vicious firefight and the French advanced. The landwehr lined the hedges and put a couple of volleys into the French but lost fire discipline. The Prussian guns on the hill beside the landwehr got very heavily beaten up but managed to stay in the line. They saw off one regiment of dragoons and the other regiment was charged by Lutzow's cavalry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZoyGxm7zXCG0kJphbRXEH1AnYy4kxrxWEztQWeYXagFt6ipxWQ5K4RhxiKiNKtwoYQY351KJbgbdvypw6jFL0MX3qSMgCfZRs7ukgMpaV13w1u6S8vIboBCSaeU5gUjQ736We8PY4WDftlqsR_eg-Z-jg-fv6TDByUBDXGbbxaPNpjEK-T_Z_aVzQrdP/s1000/Nov2023_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZoyGxm7zXCG0kJphbRXEH1AnYy4kxrxWEztQWeYXagFt6ipxWQ5K4RhxiKiNKtwoYQY351KJbgbdvypw6jFL0MX3qSMgCfZRs7ukgMpaV13w1u6S8vIboBCSaeU5gUjQ736We8PY4WDftlqsR_eg-Z-jg-fv6TDByUBDXGbbxaPNpjEK-T_Z_aVzQrdP/w640-h454/Nov2023_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG2X50vXLGf_TF8A9aXCUJ7zZQE7NoW-LxZXNlwsXuZC5bZCZdqPnlupYGsz6dFHP9Cq3GPETGBZzdZO_vZFW2dsOszdPeuavsmnxzSrSOE_6-sjTA-84wmWAd_o9XwmKKDKSuZ3xq7OA_cRTeimhwPpBv_2HCEjdXwzEC7-Ao-vhnYZ4FJR50X2qzejg/s1000/Nov2023_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG2X50vXLGf_TF8A9aXCUJ7zZQE7NoW-LxZXNlwsXuZC5bZCZdqPnlupYGsz6dFHP9Cq3GPETGBZzdZO_vZFW2dsOszdPeuavsmnxzSrSOE_6-sjTA-84wmWAd_o9XwmKKDKSuZ3xq7OA_cRTeimhwPpBv_2HCEjdXwzEC7-Ao-vhnYZ4FJR50X2qzejg/w640-h460/Nov2023_13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The game came to an end. The Prussian controlled the chateau but the French were contesting the fields. The Prussians were declared the winner but it was a Pyrrhic victory at best. They had lost one flank and the landwehr were unlikely to be able to stand up to a concerted French attack even if they were defending the hedges.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vzZZUQwCHrc_yF8rjGs95QES4QA0ssAe_SSk2fL1UYoKlurEY2Y2J4iNEezb0tNAAK15A8In2uyzkCsWkOIikypq5xQgNaguN_-UmK1adr9vzHm23_GPLBapHxKU1lXxHAD3mnTbtOuo8UHoAjLNndj6AnYU6GhRZSaOr1PsWF1ltF5aTCuKXTarympz/s1000/Nov2023_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vzZZUQwCHrc_yF8rjGs95QES4QA0ssAe_SSk2fL1UYoKlurEY2Y2J4iNEezb0tNAAK15A8In2uyzkCsWkOIikypq5xQgNaguN_-UmK1adr9vzHm23_GPLBapHxKU1lXxHAD3mnTbtOuo8UHoAjLNndj6AnYU6GhRZSaOr1PsWF1ltF5aTCuKXTarympz/w640-h480/Nov2023_14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwSxUehZmFHgYHXaXPa2KNm-AXlQn9Gq6SI-Xo56sQcrNJYppu-OmDhScUOoobClm3xOGoydmyMJo4viQwSQae0cAu0utuSUhn5ejRkvog-GZVUJ2lqgVHxi0pjoHF4biB56XWa-rVpqm40oL4KeJX6Dl8LShICo14NMIwjCTqUn8IMB5FwX86sIQhpy5/s1000/Nov2023_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwSxUehZmFHgYHXaXPa2KNm-AXlQn9Gq6SI-Xo56sQcrNJYppu-OmDhScUOoobClm3xOGoydmyMJo4viQwSQae0cAu0utuSUhn5ejRkvog-GZVUJ2lqgVHxi0pjoHF4biB56XWa-rVpqm40oL4KeJX6Dl8LShICo14NMIwjCTqUn8IMB5FwX86sIQhpy5/w640-h480/Nov2023_15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv4XLW1Ls0CFFF-Vb3Rh2RXE-g1wwnqQyqmRGRqYvBePkwi8c-Vr_Do4nrJTidllG8W9aXD9PmQwT2izxSQjqONWMLboIkFF0XrMQUmrP7jghlTN5lxw12MAbOQ0uwEwvzwo-Min3y_71oDlSgu_OJn-ehWn63eXG6DzCRNyH_lVuSOeaxtXAl7X5SL89/s1000/Nov2023_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbv4XLW1Ls0CFFF-Vb3Rh2RXE-g1wwnqQyqmRGRqYvBePkwi8c-Vr_Do4nrJTidllG8W9aXD9PmQwT2izxSQjqONWMLboIkFF0XrMQUmrP7jghlTN5lxw12MAbOQ0uwEwvzwo-Min3y_71oDlSgu_OJn-ehWn63eXG6DzCRNyH_lVuSOeaxtXAl7X5SL89/w640-h480/Nov2023_16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UUKo2RuCRHpiNeJgMqCR7fmm2isiZa8SFOdcTd5LSOiRvcpl1m9m6Kz5yZnwrboPfco4dkKxbTKAqKO3cWjzp4ArIG0aEKf6UL7ardjeeqexK5QNg0BNn6Fu6RktrMkH5oTU-Qx-5-e3M2HKJit5BWYNJZMUs3vGnbn18v0avxTqOCmlt4nSh1WW_NRG/s1000/Nov2023_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UUKo2RuCRHpiNeJgMqCR7fmm2isiZa8SFOdcTd5LSOiRvcpl1m9m6Kz5yZnwrboPfco4dkKxbTKAqKO3cWjzp4ArIG0aEKf6UL7ardjeeqexK5QNg0BNn6Fu6RktrMkH5oTU-Qx-5-e3M2HKJit5BWYNJZMUs3vGnbn18v0avxTqOCmlt4nSh1WW_NRG/w640-h470/Nov2023_17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A thank you to Darryl for this game. I wasn't keen to go to the club as I've lost a bit of my love for it recently. But I'm glad that Darryl coaxed me out for this game as I really enjoyed it and enjoyed the company. We have a Dark Ages game set for the near future my veteran Anglo-Saxons against his newly minted Normans. Black Powder or Saga... I'm not sure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then I found some other photo's:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfmtDE3oR4hQPQLLtdcF3JvjIn2CpDEsDEFdaHvXu62J0jDXPQBzb5Tg_N9Ck5rOMHoBxYLNaKXbO3KzaDPKn0KAiF5VSMPHYreltZhqsJeH0KzwRTX90_JkuOQUGj20qaj8aH9lCYrPZ7ST8_3azbesX_OOim9ZBdNziVpUsT4UwD64GQmAl8B78ySQL/s1000/Xtra_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfmtDE3oR4hQPQLLtdcF3JvjIn2CpDEsDEFdaHvXu62J0jDXPQBzb5Tg_N9Ck5rOMHoBxYLNaKXbO3KzaDPKn0KAiF5VSMPHYreltZhqsJeH0KzwRTX90_JkuOQUGj20qaj8aH9lCYrPZ7ST8_3azbesX_OOim9ZBdNziVpUsT4UwD64GQmAl8B78ySQL/s320/Xtra_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Two fine generals at the height of their martial prowess!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuzHQwww5ZSnezAsnWAd0vp4Vguye_-49dz3C557cdNJnf3-4_RzbZABARrapPaxSOtaWn9jiY_ts7xNqYosmWp_eI2PxfXPt4mrg_WWeYYMyZvoYeKNCvMbLbO6HIwIw5744CNyz6dbM4aWjJfcl7cWLzyhPSnNW1DTPUCEfnKob844z7L2v_6rQjbV/s1000/Xtra_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwuzHQwww5ZSnezAsnWAd0vp4Vguye_-49dz3C557cdNJnf3-4_RzbZABARrapPaxSOtaWn9jiY_ts7xNqYosmWp_eI2PxfXPt4mrg_WWeYYMyZvoYeKNCvMbLbO6HIwIw5744CNyz6dbM4aWjJfcl7cWLzyhPSnNW1DTPUCEfnKob844z7L2v_6rQjbV/s320/Xtra_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zZsZK9yr3pU96Xc_-xN1_9yWsGwmqS4ilnXRk5CgQOR_KclUL1kkORO4OM6vq-eG91qmaEW0QzudsvxH8wSvQ6CchvxrpL9pmSJ6IjsEESziSO55gu6vrYzuTq4uGsrr2rZ5rThkawwDy2nC15qRqBogFKTJhzmUhE9U3pEN4ybzzdiXmqBgp31wunTj/s1000/Xtra_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zZsZK9yr3pU96Xc_-xN1_9yWsGwmqS4ilnXRk5CgQOR_KclUL1kkORO4OM6vq-eG91qmaEW0QzudsvxH8wSvQ6CchvxrpL9pmSJ6IjsEESziSO55gu6vrYzuTq4uGsrr2rZ5rThkawwDy2nC15qRqBogFKTJhzmUhE9U3pEN4ybzzdiXmqBgp31wunTj/s320/Xtra_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Below: The uhlans that bravely fled the field.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ErHB6cOLnHFaXMXuZQp4cUvfS4s2CmQUnAm3HWpDyHbSkb0lemczRF1xIlGH6d_fwwYG02WmHOrTQgY5BP-O8-zh7YJFClt08oanzfbgi9cRYFfgZbjAcmenseCedYaN897_0YFnhhr3xBJhfYL1uS22JMd_vsXFdIk0Ncu46jvaU5nWBLXvNLmjIWn4/s1000/Xtra_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ErHB6cOLnHFaXMXuZQp4cUvfS4s2CmQUnAm3HWpDyHbSkb0lemczRF1xIlGH6d_fwwYG02WmHOrTQgY5BP-O8-zh7YJFClt08oanzfbgi9cRYFfgZbjAcmenseCedYaN897_0YFnhhr3xBJhfYL1uS22JMd_vsXFdIk0Ncu46jvaU5nWBLXvNLmjIWn4/s320/Xtra_5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>General Darryl standing tall and looking in the wrong direction as the Prussians prepare to assault the chateau and liberate their stolen sausages from the clutches of his garlic munching Gallic hoards.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhNz47vDa7LAkU6aQrB7bijilGcw4HJcGr110NPrP0fluMPuaB8BW8vInC2bN6Kl-teVTQ-IMfENeYO_3qIK-qU4drm_azGL9jGKel2hFixmwpSoxb7_lQcUo5o4MvaUnjYJycSE55xoEkd4Zi6RrYwjgcKvF_Cvas9sZcOxZ_Zdt5NTIukX0K_qr0tPa/s960/Xtra_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhNz47vDa7LAkU6aQrB7bijilGcw4HJcGr110NPrP0fluMPuaB8BW8vInC2bN6Kl-teVTQ-IMfENeYO_3qIK-qU4drm_azGL9jGKel2hFixmwpSoxb7_lQcUo5o4MvaUnjYJycSE55xoEkd4Zi6RrYwjgcKvF_Cvas9sZcOxZ_Zdt5NTIukX0K_qr0tPa/s320/Xtra_6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-73957590409944450812023-11-15T21:53:00.000-08:002023-11-15T21:53:20.069-08:00War of Spanish Succession ~ Maybe More Rebasing<div style="text-align: left;">Greetings folks. I've been keeping busy by adding a new brigade to my 10mm French for the WSS. I finished a three battalion brigade and on the last battalion I decided to base the figures differently. The figures I've done so far (7 battalions in all) are based 10 figures to a 50mm base with 3 bases to a battalion. This makes 30 figures on a 150mm frontage. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAooY00ybqxCUbVPpHaWrqcrCVMKoWP7u-YWuK02FGsnqc3eNHyxhTu_RUCUdrRxCSFcv1kBGSgPPgRJZzjinW62YWfgcDqaYLM2XJJDk6HFs7azbtqcnArGVG3ppiCmp309ZBD4RQcmejW7NLUTlAQizoCvVWjreg6GopBgpSJ6RRkDChqpLy6V5TlHb_/s1000/1st%20Bourbon_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAooY00ybqxCUbVPpHaWrqcrCVMKoWP7u-YWuK02FGsnqc3eNHyxhTu_RUCUdrRxCSFcv1kBGSgPPgRJZzjinW62YWfgcDqaYLM2XJJDk6HFs7azbtqcnArGVG3ppiCmp309ZBD4RQcmejW7NLUTlAQizoCvVWjreg6GopBgpSJ6RRkDChqpLy6V5TlHb_/w640-h374/1st%20Bourbon_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I like the look of the 3 bases. It makes the units very easy to move around and to store. However, I'm not so keen in the way that the figures are spaced out to much. So, just to see the difference I base the most recent battalion onto 25x25mm bases with 6 figures per base. This gives me a battalion of 30 figures on 5 bases. The figures look packed together much better but the ease of the 50mm bases is gone and the battalion doesn't look as tidy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EZMyGdCbWMQwVS9KyrTJQXodnYGGHZOS2P1QOQrS793PGTltGtsF3bMbeThtKfZ2fhSBGUFrXg0UoIse12NziDXVDQbcg2eS9NZnB16Hib1RQPIc2pahoApAInJLWa_isYB63ulCSazFvH3BqhsBNBIk0D7EUtXJqXeoB3o4bZEDfCAN6h6Xw4_jUlTC/s900/Rebase%20Test_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="900" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EZMyGdCbWMQwVS9KyrTJQXodnYGGHZOS2P1QOQrS793PGTltGtsF3bMbeThtKfZ2fhSBGUFrXg0UoIse12NziDXVDQbcg2eS9NZnB16Hib1RQPIc2pahoApAInJLWa_isYB63ulCSazFvH3BqhsBNBIk0D7EUtXJqXeoB3o4bZEDfCAN6h6Xw4_jUlTC/w640-h324/Rebase%20Test_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvWs1P3chsDjkxK_Sy3Kcaxc4NzLwVqHkmIwY5Oupe947uomfOU87slopobBHwXJ_P6tSdfKgcrEGfy3SH1uI_e_IORk9_PVdp30z-XRf9u-OZCzsBvLSqlF2tBF7tEyqRxYhx-BttLapWT6iI0wL8zAl9I8XzyCAPnk-Kya2MCXG_xQZ1FMfKSMIEpW6/s900/Rebase%20Test_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="900" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvWs1P3chsDjkxK_Sy3Kcaxc4NzLwVqHkmIwY5Oupe947uomfOU87slopobBHwXJ_P6tSdfKgcrEGfy3SH1uI_e_IORk9_PVdp30z-XRf9u-OZCzsBvLSqlF2tBF7tEyqRxYhx-BttLapWT6iI0wL8zAl9I8XzyCAPnk-Kya2MCXG_xQZ1FMfKSMIEpW6/w640-h324/Rebase%20Test_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Another thing to consider is that the frontage of the 5 bases fits better with my cavalry (squadrons on 50mm bases) and I can also deploy the battalion in a march column much better. There is also a central command base which might be handy for some rules somewhere along the way. On the subject of rules the 5 base system will work with the Honours of War, WSS supplement, which is another consideration to take into account.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeOk-xy29NZI-QPK58k0iLoaYlB8xdjpuwuWcdcZSqjjZUna0yrPHMb32752XxuV9_h01Wd7-5PR9n8nqXSCvLYeszDWr5lok0gsfjqj8vzxkdrm7J7gMDhiTCmcBRdKVMAvuTX47G5AaArfC-nOuYo2Qv6Jc4V715upqb-_XY-qvqJp75T7kA0brm1vq/s900/Rebase%20Test_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="900" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeOk-xy29NZI-QPK58k0iLoaYlB8xdjpuwuWcdcZSqjjZUna0yrPHMb32752XxuV9_h01Wd7-5PR9n8nqXSCvLYeszDWr5lok0gsfjqj8vzxkdrm7J7gMDhiTCmcBRdKVMAvuTX47G5AaArfC-nOuYo2Qv6Jc4V715upqb-_XY-qvqJp75T7kA0brm1vq/w640-h444/Rebase%20Test_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So, if I want to change my basing it will be better to do it now whilst I only have 6 other battalions that need to be done. At this scale the project will only take a couple of hours so it won't be as painful as other recent re-basing projects.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As it is, I intend to finish off the cavalry brigade and add a Gardes Française brigade before moving onto an Allied army to oppose these fine chaps. So it's best that I make a decision soon. Luckily I have a multitude of 25mm squares from all the Oathmark boxes that I've bought over the past few years. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-59764826820414495712023-10-26T23:57:00.003-07:002023-10-26T23:57:29.843-07:00War of the Roses ~ Re-Basing and New Troops<div style="text-align: left;">As mentioned in my previous post I took a lot of time out to rebase a whole bunch of figures. Part of this included re-basing all of my Lancastrians for Never Mind the Billhooks. This came about because I originally based my army for Hail Caesar but everyone at my club uses Billhooks for WotR's, so I decided to conform. Whilst I was at it I also took the time to make a whole bunch of sabot bases.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv9kcwwsbZLo17-PYsR4oIwkwdTNw__6EX2g-ksZaas2u7qx2n8bqgC39nkrg9NZyhJbZAA4dv5QlJ0aZSsQqYrV8PGHhj-NsMXKVdLJyNOjQB60tQHTFHYdMCONj2qAqYs_s3qB19tMQUNFkK6v6ApYkY50n2ctiLwSBZWgPPOrZcU1pVDrtXQM6Mcla/s1500/Lanc%20Rebase_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1500" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv9kcwwsbZLo17-PYsR4oIwkwdTNw__6EX2g-ksZaas2u7qx2n8bqgC39nkrg9NZyhJbZAA4dv5QlJ0aZSsQqYrV8PGHhj-NsMXKVdLJyNOjQB60tQHTFHYdMCONj2qAqYs_s3qB19tMQUNFkK6v6ApYkY50n2ctiLwSBZWgPPOrZcU1pVDrtXQM6Mcla/w640-h258/Lanc%20Rebase_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In doing this re-basing the units in my army grew in number because each unit went from 15/16 figures to 12 figures. I originally had 14 units - bill & bow, dismounted knights, pike, plus handgonners and mounted knights. This has now grown to 20 units with the inclusion of the new unit of Hobilars below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxHUXbsY6l6qgVtQoi3mxYlqon9rvhPMabHlmSy7sq0r51973lrWx6hiFS4nSbR5uaWOHn8aZXSusxs8pHqHIijMhYUBKomuukYYX7fTTAavVYPaeiHNvA2352co4CLR9LDxf7WVmqClthB2kNnkYrrYG3lCEAk88EHLbLmdVM1-cMrz4r10QTC0ha5cl/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxHUXbsY6l6qgVtQoi3mxYlqon9rvhPMabHlmSy7sq0r51973lrWx6hiFS4nSbR5uaWOHn8aZXSusxs8pHqHIijMhYUBKomuukYYX7fTTAavVYPaeiHNvA2352co4CLR9LDxf7WVmqClthB2kNnkYrrYG3lCEAk88EHLbLmdVM1-cMrz4r10QTC0ha5cl/w640-h286/Lanc%20Rebase_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyRnUsb4NOCxwJN9aSrudnW33L-XYGb4a30wd5tkr2_hLVEliccxsRpOP7QdQNSwKQTALllNyaLrZEpOwFCLIWKzHXNXcrufHcCSFpa0uNsWavQd7nhSv3gC9fFc7c-y-u5i_5XxXj9q_K8H04E0N60powZ6CJqCc9KIFWsRPOTkAFk2VyyKLIC1W-yYb/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyRnUsb4NOCxwJN9aSrudnW33L-XYGb4a30wd5tkr2_hLVEliccxsRpOP7QdQNSwKQTALllNyaLrZEpOwFCLIWKzHXNXcrufHcCSFpa0uNsWavQd7nhSv3gC9fFc7c-y-u5i_5XxXj9q_K8H04E0N60powZ6CJqCc9KIFWsRPOTkAFk2VyyKLIC1W-yYb/w640-h430/Lanc%20Rebase_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My Henry VI and the Margret of Anjou bases are not really command bases for purposes of Billhooks they are more like vignettes to add a bit of colour and interest to the proceedings and to show the possible position of the monarch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2I9yCl6VM1CtN-rd3lgdlK8aSEb4XMGnJkuh0qefM1FU9LwTfAUGUHEbn654qtf9vc45jWJBnLojf-ev1TelEFp2W2LTe_MkPLMjTVfHFFiM2ti356KWIGNrznLKuH6IatY73ypWLf2hzm3NA9OVsPk_hlSGUTEwKE7q-epmcKGFSN5WFuZ90822HIMI/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2I9yCl6VM1CtN-rd3lgdlK8aSEb4XMGnJkuh0qefM1FU9LwTfAUGUHEbn654qtf9vc45jWJBnLojf-ev1TelEFp2W2LTe_MkPLMjTVfHFFiM2ti356KWIGNrznLKuH6IatY73ypWLf2hzm3NA9OVsPk_hlSGUTEwKE7q-epmcKGFSN5WFuZ90822HIMI/w640-h398/Lanc%20Rebase_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimevRoABk7bocDPJrT2LGEeAmSu6SfeGH3_MK4pmXTNJFkBo3CNLooelQTMuiGUnuH8zws3Rve3MVF9GumEBlEJGn321XMbd26ixhIIAA-YxTMd1xJVC-rc-kcCuzJ-NNTK6uAzI9S0Vpk0JWVPO3xxwlcYwriiCBNrjaeGZKFDqCKdunMBNqN7UODcV_M/s900/Lanc%20Rebase_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="900" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimevRoABk7bocDPJrT2LGEeAmSu6SfeGH3_MK4pmXTNJFkBo3CNLooelQTMuiGUnuH8zws3Rve3MVF9GumEBlEJGn321XMbd26ixhIIAA-YxTMd1xJVC-rc-kcCuzJ-NNTK6uAzI9S0Vpk0JWVPO3xxwlcYwriiCBNrjaeGZKFDqCKdunMBNqN7UODcV_M/w640-h482/Lanc%20Rebase_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN38m4Iui7pX0FTCA36DUzQitlooiZl1L7KY0ZYJfJKtU2UrqZmDm7rTdjjhmCGYjtsvWJLPb5Hj7Ch_6Hyyntlhan5KfFb_cnQP6WwkSAzHu92ia40lfve70hNmVNmN3YBFBUIDV40lQzkjHb29PnCifpYeFA5alOKm8usOJ9REow6yeDOy7raAg5sQ8/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN38m4Iui7pX0FTCA36DUzQitlooiZl1L7KY0ZYJfJKtU2UrqZmDm7rTdjjhmCGYjtsvWJLPb5Hj7Ch_6Hyyntlhan5KfFb_cnQP6WwkSAzHu92ia40lfve70hNmVNmN3YBFBUIDV40lQzkjHb29PnCifpYeFA5alOKm8usOJ9REow6yeDOy7raAg5sQ8/w640-h368/Lanc%20Rebase_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Because my bill and bow units had more archers than billmen I ran into a bit of a problem with filling out the units. I had the option of painting more figures or just amalgamating units. In the main I decided to amalgamate, although I did need to paint up about half a dozen figures to fill up some gaps.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugduLi9LBKeEQj-RoKrd-loqFBt6IJ1I3pcvU6W1pGTXk3YDeq6UlBeAvCuSa6hoG3owjXrC40a7mO4mcS0jBfeaRkkOnikv85gyHMBY4iUQQw3qR4tFn2L8X0jEULjfJcgCV1Fn7FnyXMM9cNSKftwS4_0BBzkFXHjGuiP7WujFyTeDwtOn3LH2TGwrO/s900/Lanc%20Rebase_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugduLi9LBKeEQj-RoKrd-loqFBt6IJ1I3pcvU6W1pGTXk3YDeq6UlBeAvCuSa6hoG3owjXrC40a7mO4mcS0jBfeaRkkOnikv85gyHMBY4iUQQw3qR4tFn2L8X0jEULjfJcgCV1Fn7FnyXMM9cNSKftwS4_0BBzkFXHjGuiP7WujFyTeDwtOn3LH2TGwrO/w640-h428/Lanc%20Rebase_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKe4GTTNiDznGnltAQUyC-f8jAxkX1xDWPfvMU7tIZCM3pJmqiX20XgxgFSKZk2FzMln5Qq2w6eQsuxIoBibxDc1VIwTY8viGHJS-WpUduHq-ptl_eHuGdAGZdRhrBWt7GzCOp3moJsNSg0adYtQ9IHNRBA4B4UULE6oPtShnmNa21bUDH5xCDy9zFhpG/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1000" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKe4GTTNiDznGnltAQUyC-f8jAxkX1xDWPfvMU7tIZCM3pJmqiX20XgxgFSKZk2FzMln5Qq2w6eQsuxIoBibxDc1VIwTY8viGHJS-WpUduHq-ptl_eHuGdAGZdRhrBWt7GzCOp3moJsNSg0adYtQ9IHNRBA4B4UULE6oPtShnmNa21bUDH5xCDy9zFhpG/w640-h406/Lanc%20Rebase_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrMaCHM-yJALo5NCZKY4tQdedy7mN_5pzTfi3woRYXMT1fJYvTJsgMT1cHx9tevOha65mM3yezz6J4QXnIn4qNCme1aRA53lb63ASvRfIuDw5YmGWmfWzecMRMUg3tpPcI3X5EAQ6_vOfku3jsTNvgoWPrD3vc0wSIiqhzk6ymPxvvHJDiLWQqGSffKHS/s1000/Lanc%20Rebase_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrMaCHM-yJALo5NCZKY4tQdedy7mN_5pzTfi3woRYXMT1fJYvTJsgMT1cHx9tevOha65mM3yezz6J4QXnIn4qNCme1aRA53lb63ASvRfIuDw5YmGWmfWzecMRMUg3tpPcI3X5EAQ6_vOfku3jsTNvgoWPrD3vc0wSIiqhzk6ymPxvvHJDiLWQqGSffKHS/w640-h336/Lanc%20Rebase_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Then there's these fellows below: They're left overs. I can't let them go to waste and I still have plenty of figures still on the sprue so I think they might be the starting point of a potential Yorkist army. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Ns3T3CVB3AicvosngdT1Fr3DQ1SCm6tOwCnm8mWFMUEdcv1KIsdhU0p7XzIF3FIYnXonUnPmjjGYEAOvH8Bn9G4xOBCv3hi_T6mgQf8vDFAVpQgiiAt6J3dooXzkUK0-a7ll2NErHkd22ByiXSDYHoZKmbFFSLUwUpgKj0XMOGuwVGL7Z3mQDlZE_g2/s900/Lanc%20Rebase_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="900" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Ns3T3CVB3AicvosngdT1Fr3DQ1SCm6tOwCnm8mWFMUEdcv1KIsdhU0p7XzIF3FIYnXonUnPmjjGYEAOvH8Bn9G4xOBCv3hi_T6mgQf8vDFAVpQgiiAt6J3dooXzkUK0-a7ll2NErHkd22ByiXSDYHoZKmbFFSLUwUpgKj0XMOGuwVGL7Z3mQDlZE_g2/w640-h302/Lanc%20Rebase_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last but not least is my newest addition to my Lancastrians (most likely the last unit to be added). So here we have some <i><b>Hobilars </b></i>- <i>Light Horse</i>. Sometimes known as <i><b>Prickers</b></i>. This type of cavalry are very useful for getting in the enemy's flanks and rear areas by with their ability to move with flexibility. Once again the figures are Perry Miniatures from their WotR's plastic range.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79ry3TfdR4-8uD1q0N9fBFNo7n7H7eU0WuvmMwDVVKgdaqcqKd1LOdaUbzQExZEQYmLXsd2Ybq6DaKZ86jRrV3kxPNdGOlvDJItOtdoAZibOCLHbLFe6oSwfrlXDuY5AcC5Onshdc5mX8eq2ebFvyhACX4eqfg-nL_Otya_MWaoIfx-j06r7MaPoy0UUF/s1000/Hobilars_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79ry3TfdR4-8uD1q0N9fBFNo7n7H7eU0WuvmMwDVVKgdaqcqKd1LOdaUbzQExZEQYmLXsd2Ybq6DaKZ86jRrV3kxPNdGOlvDJItOtdoAZibOCLHbLFe6oSwfrlXDuY5AcC5Onshdc5mX8eq2ebFvyhACX4eqfg-nL_Otya_MWaoIfx-j06r7MaPoy0UUF/w640-h370/Hobilars_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xkog0LUtFZH8ZPuiBL5ZSWAtOSEbyPdpPyN3x3E8nN1GxIHW8tG3b0IzEhIdUTeLD0howmdj5KSOGESRQ7RNrdiW9V8gQ4JjxnCaeOTHlfELeCLcS6NLnqiXWPTAwQQTOVNqw-Ogii5CjZ5FXK4pC40pqRFNzYxsUYeT2TTcBPeuG79yv-IRwpOLX45h/s900/Hobilars_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="900" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xkog0LUtFZH8ZPuiBL5ZSWAtOSEbyPdpPyN3x3E8nN1GxIHW8tG3b0IzEhIdUTeLD0howmdj5KSOGESRQ7RNrdiW9V8gQ4JjxnCaeOTHlfELeCLcS6NLnqiXWPTAwQQTOVNqw-Ogii5CjZ5FXK4pC40pqRFNzYxsUYeT2TTcBPeuG79yv-IRwpOLX45h/w640-h472/Hobilars_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTuq9xtOeE3fYrEbhEGTIaHmoxJoSGnTBZmLAlVFiu6H3iLgBKKGZOmBiCpNhOqobJHfLZGR7MYS5pqMPKNyEG1xaAnKNMGUzd-QtCLo4XFU49U4juO01TeVUuAvnUYSvsmxTB8RJfBDePPYptN4YA3nDh2oZNRhP6wrPVTqkLDK3_diwyRP4E08UxgG7/s900/Hobilars_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="900" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTuq9xtOeE3fYrEbhEGTIaHmoxJoSGnTBZmLAlVFiu6H3iLgBKKGZOmBiCpNhOqobJHfLZGR7MYS5pqMPKNyEG1xaAnKNMGUzd-QtCLo4XFU49U4juO01TeVUuAvnUYSvsmxTB8RJfBDePPYptN4YA3nDh2oZNRhP6wrPVTqkLDK3_diwyRP4E08UxgG7/w640-h396/Hobilars_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Hp_2Sn2BoLSVC-R6VBRCwNAQOJk-yHdKko9GAcjd8N_DefouzNGxk4qr_PdyPDtPaSTJxphipSSsYaKbfu6qI-BGQRHaRgU7naRteqDKKeMyADaGvUEfJjBz5ZRR-eM-qAjuc0JyYV506HqSXYf-s16DMetcCpguUccPy-6QSwIswVp7Kj1RCC7u-Qr/s900/Hobilars_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="900" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Hp_2Sn2BoLSVC-R6VBRCwNAQOJk-yHdKko9GAcjd8N_DefouzNGxk4qr_PdyPDtPaSTJxphipSSsYaKbfu6qI-BGQRHaRgU7naRteqDKKeMyADaGvUEfJjBz5ZRR-eM-qAjuc0JyYV506HqSXYf-s16DMetcCpguUccPy-6QSwIswVp7Kj1RCC7u-Qr/w640-h406/Hobilars_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I could have painted them with pretty subdued colours but I decided to paint them in a variety of panoply based on the retinues I already have. They came out pretty nice and add more colour to a pretty colourful army.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk4Uu90du_fejwoerJcdFQ5kGhY-rKJ9rlqg5AlgpJXEHiNa53jz2XDiMo-fWTVI1AnYoqZbn68dLFEuUWyUpGXDEhjamxQ8M6n4sWrPh_SArZZNSvq11mvMSGIMNYKENTVozzKLLHk_Jy2OODWb3V-WHKGR3iXFQqSMO-oJqXfYPmkqGeZfcMHgrS6hR/s900/Hobilars_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="900" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk4Uu90du_fejwoerJcdFQ5kGhY-rKJ9rlqg5AlgpJXEHiNa53jz2XDiMo-fWTVI1AnYoqZbn68dLFEuUWyUpGXDEhjamxQ8M6n4sWrPh_SArZZNSvq11mvMSGIMNYKENTVozzKLLHk_Jy2OODWb3V-WHKGR3iXFQqSMO-oJqXfYPmkqGeZfcMHgrS6hR/w640-h394/Hobilars_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6X46q7GCITRbwh-vmrgOV-zNgVElhu0cwSh35j-E5Tc7of_ByT4zGZVpVe2U7TjcKEJQ9LQ8X2qzCCzx9d5_RshW_2SkWg6YqDuHfbZD68Q0CbTez7TZ6581Q_-ooav-LBwoe9XcdP6L7GLfaecZPmEoilJrXj88-L6jzOGn3cZBV6b9NVstWEk4tOU2/s1000/Hobilars_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6X46q7GCITRbwh-vmrgOV-zNgVElhu0cwSh35j-E5Tc7of_ByT4zGZVpVe2U7TjcKEJQ9LQ8X2qzCCzx9d5_RshW_2SkWg6YqDuHfbZD68Q0CbTez7TZ6581Q_-ooav-LBwoe9XcdP6L7GLfaecZPmEoilJrXj88-L6jzOGn3cZBV6b9NVstWEk4tOU2/w640-h376/Hobilars_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>And that's it for now!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bye.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-77409026325603696532023-10-18T05:01:00.001-07:002023-10-18T05:01:06.957-07:00S'Been a Long Time Since I Rock and Rolled<div style="text-align: left;"><i>"S'been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It sure has..."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes It has been a long time since I last posted anything. There are a couple of reasons for this but the main reason is that I lost my wargaming mojo somewhere along the line. I started out on two re-basing projects that saw me rebasing about 400+ elves and goblins from multi-bases onto single 25mm round bases and about 200 Wars of the Roses figures from multi-bases to 20mm squares. Then, when I was finished, I just lost interest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are a couple of reasons for this. I started falling out of love with WWII wargaming. This was where I started this hobby way back in 1975 with Bruce Quarrie's Airfix Guide No:15. This came as a bit of a blow and really knocked the wind out of my sails. It's also my opinion that the wargaming club that I've been a member of for the past 20 odd years has been managed like some sort corporate entity for the past 12 months. I don't like this. It makes me want to stay away. There seems to be no heart anymore and it doesn't feel like the club I liked being a part of. It's just a place to set up a table now. I find that sad and I can't be bothered.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKy3CL5skMHb0oJcsEzvIwTvXXPtoP9yUTTmCXMjQElUExykD5m0WPYIm7bVHHj2rApWgfPWZos9bDSGPevtTx0nAq-ZEID7tz317WxJRYD3FxosSIRU4n5JhC1wQ21Hj7Vij3nM-xuisNjKYCq_Fju72Dn2zt6O8yPHTtfgHBbOGjWDabjmL_vr_O1IM/s300/Airfixguide15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="195" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKy3CL5skMHb0oJcsEzvIwTvXXPtoP9yUTTmCXMjQElUExykD5m0WPYIm7bVHHj2rApWgfPWZos9bDSGPevtTx0nAq-ZEID7tz317WxJRYD3FxosSIRU4n5JhC1wQ21Hj7Vij3nM-xuisNjKYCq_Fju72Dn2zt6O8yPHTtfgHBbOGjWDabjmL_vr_O1IM/s1600/Airfixguide15.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><br />So that's reason #1. The other reason is detailed below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, In the past couple of weeks I started doing some conversions with some plastic kits and came up with two new units. Here they are:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Light infantry elves with javelins. They are from the Light Elf Infantry box from Oathmark. The javelin hands and shields are from the Wargames Atlantic Dark Age Irish box. They came out pretty nicely. I only did one unit of 12. I do have another unit of armed the same but with a different colour scheme so these guys will go well with them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmqV6AXcp8rvtiARuP9jI8F8cJMZhDMEY8iKSZBV9ZlMSEQGrqd7-C9ZJi01e8nZeeqASQ8U7jZGVzsmbft7ZJE0aKUJBs05CzKAN9y1COeUZ_FkEVe5A7bBABPZmUTGQCMR8wI1TVkmaZzjujM2f1TML1PSseYSRD2IKWRo70NGm_pRaGwZAHNKRDy6O/s1200/Elf%20Javelins_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1200" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmqV6AXcp8rvtiARuP9jI8F8cJMZhDMEY8iKSZBV9ZlMSEQGrqd7-C9ZJi01e8nZeeqASQ8U7jZGVzsmbft7ZJE0aKUJBs05CzKAN9y1COeUZ_FkEVe5A7bBABPZmUTGQCMR8wI1TVkmaZzjujM2f1TML1PSseYSRD2IKWRo70NGm_pRaGwZAHNKRDy6O/w640-h270/Elf%20Javelins_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMrFBpDrGs13cQeXiBYWd1xyEnmGn-XIgo8oKLKemgHQ_sl6BLXYCiJrvEyMlRO0jjFeBKpHZRLWU0mhFQEfsH67rNgf0ahO9z66THt8fMszY6t_-N9hrtR7OnDMibToDnu5MjFthkOrSvJFW3h1A6_bPpddRLXkNvSwVbZBDegLebZtW2kK5YLJFN-Yx/s900/Elf%20Javelins_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMrFBpDrGs13cQeXiBYWd1xyEnmGn-XIgo8oKLKemgHQ_sl6BLXYCiJrvEyMlRO0jjFeBKpHZRLWU0mhFQEfsH67rNgf0ahO9z66THt8fMszY6t_-N9hrtR7OnDMibToDnu5MjFthkOrSvJFW3h1A6_bPpddRLXkNvSwVbZBDegLebZtW2kK5YLJFN-Yx/w640-h402/Elf%20Javelins_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is a unit of undead archers. These are Oathmark Revenants with bows from the Wargames Atlantic Goblins box. The right arms are from the same set but I also used some hands from the Oathmark Orc set (the hands holding arrows). I think their quivers also came from the Oathmark Orcs box. I think these came out really well and, if I have enough parts, I might make another unit of these chaps. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexlDY4SVfg8zsbsPZ_xKa_G2jnf51zLT5-ndTrHlPBoXFrvdvgBGIQubjbNuhlAkl8sbi5eXWmDQ2AQfxpLUOSewdS9Sd6ySr0sR-WSz054XzVrvuHh3uInPy6hWbLNUjtEkPCspWcqmvxtTqhZVh1HgVH0S24qvudUrKyqvCpJiFDIjje0ruwrOxuB5W/s1000/Dead%20Archers_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="1000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexlDY4SVfg8zsbsPZ_xKa_G2jnf51zLT5-ndTrHlPBoXFrvdvgBGIQubjbNuhlAkl8sbi5eXWmDQ2AQfxpLUOSewdS9Sd6ySr0sR-WSz054XzVrvuHh3uInPy6hWbLNUjtEkPCspWcqmvxtTqhZVh1HgVH0S24qvudUrKyqvCpJiFDIjje0ruwrOxuB5W/w640-h298/Dead%20Archers_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWeZAsvVwqSHy44qmddgvWxcj3ar9sTN0Q6OxpsYs5Un62YC9wBM0N9ozAyj3xjvex_mXYvocrmEi73q7T2hQ09yJs-Fa98jq8u377SR5creAmAYWQ8dZu6LNA7WiVAo4flACS866SI18E9uxQupaQqnltFMLP0wumkhhnEonIC6SFAhZ0FsagZIog_c8/s607/Dead%20Archers_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWeZAsvVwqSHy44qmddgvWxcj3ar9sTN0Q6OxpsYs5Un62YC9wBM0N9ozAyj3xjvex_mXYvocrmEi73q7T2hQ09yJs-Fa98jq8u377SR5creAmAYWQ8dZu6LNA7WiVAo4flACS866SI18E9uxQupaQqnltFMLP0wumkhhnEonIC6SFAhZ0FsagZIog_c8/w632-h640/Dead%20Archers_3.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU44fxpT3g4tt5jLOAOHeLsrEbonRrZBICx9FF67-rw6adg8vDsEMt-xYub7hgU5WSeMdb4ydLInRHa__WpHwBntC2cKJGnkHxPYun0mtkjktteitXM8dm7KVgUkIfS5EiSL2UIOrHpp-93rirkfynznA-qmnN3lfon7aIRSi7dObVht-0ZL6CIMbv-OBw/s900/Dead%20Archers_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="900" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU44fxpT3g4tt5jLOAOHeLsrEbonRrZBICx9FF67-rw6adg8vDsEMt-xYub7hgU5WSeMdb4ydLInRHa__WpHwBntC2cKJGnkHxPYun0mtkjktteitXM8dm7KVgUkIfS5EiSL2UIOrHpp-93rirkfynznA-qmnN3lfon7aIRSi7dObVht-0ZL6CIMbv-OBw/w640-h378/Dead%20Archers_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's the <i><b>#2 reason</b></i> my me not posting as often as normal:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been putting a fair bit of my time and energy into playing music. I've been in a band for quite a while but I also got together with my old school friends that I first started playing music with over 40 years ago. We have a new band called <b><i>40 Years Later</i></b>... So I'm in two bands currently. I've also been recording a bunch of worship songs for a cd release sometime in the new year. So music has been taking up a lot of space in my life.<br /><br />Here's my band <b><i>Old Tin Shed</i></b> playing a gig in the coastal town of Wonthaggi in Victoria. And yes... I need a haircut.<br />Also, click hers and have a look: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2JPpfd60AK_qAHetx_Qsww" target="_blank">Old Tin Shed</a></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rhljTXMVHtXnDApmNeEV2jZOZK2RP6FsJGracqx0V3MhzdJdBBNe3MRN3j1ZQq10ff_n7Mx8NPVqwjnH2rnL9GqD64khypAeyPLdgG-ptGAI7TEN4mZBas__JOF9fpaHluVaylMh3qMpBFVnufcj9kvndk5adkELpreBCYcyyshCSZhQvxDCOtdrX04f/s1248/Me%20&%20Old%20TinShed%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rhljTXMVHtXnDApmNeEV2jZOZK2RP6FsJGracqx0V3MhzdJdBBNe3MRN3j1ZQq10ff_n7Mx8NPVqwjnH2rnL9GqD64khypAeyPLdgG-ptGAI7TEN4mZBas__JOF9fpaHluVaylMh3qMpBFVnufcj9kvndk5adkELpreBCYcyyshCSZhQvxDCOtdrX04f/w626-h640/Me%20&%20Old%20TinShed%202023.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><br /></div>So there you have it. I'm currently painting some hobelars for my Lancastrian army so I'm sort of getting my mojo back, or at least I'm trying to maintain a minimum level of productivity to help keep my wargaming spirits up.</div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-51078741378214467572023-07-22T22:46:00.000-07:002023-07-22T22:46:38.936-07:00Operation Huskey ~ Pseudo-Francofonte 1943<p>Today at the club it was O Group. I played a game last week and got a taste for a bit of WWII action so we had another game today. Last week it was Normandy but today was Sicily - Op Huskey: The Seaforth Highlanders against the Herman Goering Div in game loosely based on the 5th Seaforth's attack on Francofonte. I normally post my WWII stuff on a separate blog but I thought it's a bit pointless doing that and better to keep stuff together . So I decided to post this here instead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1SOeRmLu0h2Rc_qnk4qbXzki0vMWRuAuT9k7X9UF1IXirGdcSJT89yvFuw0WBVVVpwlCO1DN5Un17akqtRpDK0fvaVEIeqPh3q4bYzHoRhgzI1O171nAMCUFmK5eakufvIoi-soKpT1I-_Ngs68Nd1FzYWOmzenWqAhLB6iZi72BkceKpmhaufM2dF6N/s1000/Jun_23_12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1SOeRmLu0h2Rc_qnk4qbXzki0vMWRuAuT9k7X9UF1IXirGdcSJT89yvFuw0WBVVVpwlCO1DN5Un17akqtRpDK0fvaVEIeqPh3q4bYzHoRhgzI1O171nAMCUFmK5eakufvIoi-soKpT1I-_Ngs68Nd1FzYWOmzenWqAhLB6iZi72BkceKpmhaufM2dF6N/w640-h404/Jun_23_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">In reality the defenders were </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">fallschirmjäger</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">but I never did get around to finishing my battalion so I had to compromise. For this game the HG Div were a worn battalion with </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Confident </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">status. The Seaforth's were regular. I </span>basically<span style="font-family: inherit;"> took some general elements from the battle and the </span>battlefield<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to make up this scenario. Today: I played the Germans and Michael played the brave Highlanders.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO5A12NtpgFdAa-x2eZP7Sl1RLwfWtoa8jtbsSNDWNQO8eAYy-dRQKykIav52YKp9Q-9rn3SpfU3kORkPht7VNzx5jD0_ymqw_RJ_05OVevGNo9NF7XO1DBLgywmvc8Uyw_QUhEFZrTapoqtmaIauMv_T3RwiYDQOXWGp9T3lOEXjWnd058qU1IwKl5Gi/s1000/Jun_23_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDO5A12NtpgFdAa-x2eZP7Sl1RLwfWtoa8jtbsSNDWNQO8eAYy-dRQKykIav52YKp9Q-9rn3SpfU3kORkPht7VNzx5jD0_ymqw_RJ_05OVevGNo9NF7XO1DBLgywmvc8Uyw_QUhEFZrTapoqtmaIauMv_T3RwiYDQOXWGp9T3lOEXjWnd058qU1IwKl5Gi/w640-h386/Jun_23_1.jpg" width="640" /></a>The Seaforth's start-line is the wadi. Vehicles can only cross via the bridge. The German defence runs from the vineyard to the cemetery near the centre. The objective is to clear the buildings representing the outskirts of the town.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDD4eSf1OLtenRWcQpgsGJICUVXQfR2GxSZynVo_MppBNrPq0VYE_MhbXVYXVD-YhLv9MsVELUMIDnbAccwPcCQIy20it04kZJAIrSeV1ptSkA8k-MR7rpvOqmzQjCZXhLpf9dlyBB7UXVC2TKzTsArdo-YwI-BIqrONAplZwh7rmAl8Hy-Mo5UEnpslp/s1000/Jun_23_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDD4eSf1OLtenRWcQpgsGJICUVXQfR2GxSZynVo_MppBNrPq0VYE_MhbXVYXVD-YhLv9MsVELUMIDnbAccwPcCQIy20it04kZJAIrSeV1ptSkA8k-MR7rpvOqmzQjCZXhLpf9dlyBB7UXVC2TKzTsArdo-YwI-BIqrONAplZwh7rmAl8Hy-Mo5UEnpslp/w640-h424/Jun_23_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp64Ral0F4tBNy2LsZXm0_l1Oux_UrBZSoN2eVhBqD8yuvkAGyB5XNB1QCOhynaJenEA0hYR41KEFleWU_H-rDQShaakTlGTTzUJ2PRwtlPzSsXJAoUn1hImGfLlpr_SAbx9B1yfPdTMapJ8Qh0pUZti_qHSuD748hJhtBuYZI00z5cCaTpFo6y4_nKDum/s1000/Jun_23_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp64Ral0F4tBNy2LsZXm0_l1Oux_UrBZSoN2eVhBqD8yuvkAGyB5XNB1QCOhynaJenEA0hYR41KEFleWU_H-rDQShaakTlGTTzUJ2PRwtlPzSsXJAoUn1hImGfLlpr_SAbx9B1yfPdTMapJ8Qh0pUZti_qHSuD748hJhtBuYZI00z5cCaTpFo6y4_nKDum/w640-h390/Jun_23_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>German patrols press out from their defensive lines right from the outset in order to deny ground and force the Scots to deploy their platoons out in the open. There is a lot of scrub on the table so the whole area is considered <i>Obscuring Terrain</i>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-FkKw1EYJ-Bnt9BM6JjCYQrcIHkTWqniEmSaUNYJQIBkhJgvPqalr1dma4pmcspeXSRHBq8jYty1jRzuHxUUD7CvbavLMoNB7Y6MK2uuLy5fbHi1cIDvQc6MXSSS5Mfr47Z6wAjgdEBT-gbLpmG6JKogA8PqH368m3Q-1np6H_d2LIYG5ldVQu6R5d3p/s1000/Jun_23_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-FkKw1EYJ-Bnt9BM6JjCYQrcIHkTWqniEmSaUNYJQIBkhJgvPqalr1dma4pmcspeXSRHBq8jYty1jRzuHxUUD7CvbavLMoNB7Y6MK2uuLy5fbHi1cIDvQc6MXSSS5Mfr47Z6wAjgdEBT-gbLpmG6JKogA8PqH368m3Q-1np6H_d2LIYG5ldVQu6R5d3p/w640-h408/Jun_23_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQT9ridOzTYyvuhMShfDGGBwkea7XPKZ_476_51WNHzZyf8-nT3SMBSmfP9C-3z7wGVIIX829ItkGVifIqC6TkjnCubVv03O21fT6UgDjL3oK-2bC5lwerC9kLjYe9m6sK-coGBNGoaPvCaz8vhU2zyA_1V5W7y8OUVB3DKY5RWxY9XOmCESG-0naJrbP/s1000/Jun_23_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQT9ridOzTYyvuhMShfDGGBwkea7XPKZ_476_51WNHzZyf8-nT3SMBSmfP9C-3z7wGVIIX829ItkGVifIqC6TkjnCubVv03O21fT6UgDjL3oK-2bC5lwerC9kLjYe9m6sK-coGBNGoaPvCaz8vhU2zyA_1V5W7y8OUVB3DKY5RWxY9XOmCESG-0naJrbP/w640-h432/Jun_23_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Scotsmen made a bold advance very early on, taking a small hillock near the centre. This prompted the Germans to reveal one of their units in Ambush: a quad 20mm auto-cannon hidden amongst the grape vines. The Scottish platoon took some withering fire followed by shooting from an infantry platoon. As a result they lost a section and withdrew back behind the hillock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wGmW6q6GDRtrQic1xxmbaSd4WIP0JNo7NfXwylXWgAPC9a3EsALaiHMpFWQR5dtBEy5gA09mIsLb1TuGJvH-MamHMfumui831vswHbS4EMwCK0sr5eRsVYg8bh2K2rdnZEr2sasG80I2pvZ8dYlI8z9nEAldqe2r0nYaaExso_3CU1qiFtEfvss1ieoX/s1000/Jun_23_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wGmW6q6GDRtrQic1xxmbaSd4WIP0JNo7NfXwylXWgAPC9a3EsALaiHMpFWQR5dtBEy5gA09mIsLb1TuGJvH-MamHMfumui831vswHbS4EMwCK0sr5eRsVYg8bh2K2rdnZEr2sasG80I2pvZ8dYlI8z9nEAldqe2r0nYaaExso_3CU1qiFtEfvss1ieoX/w640-h376/Jun_23_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>From the wadi the Scots observe the walled vineyard on the steep slope above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ803ZdPBjaEqs-BtY3ogHniuoQpSdZ3I53mIniVOccLDhpZMxr08np-Qp6Lc5ZsHLzWpAORSXoadCC2DF7MfApOHa8IvHxYRZ_dSzRUOf_jfEGR2Drv5XhB_OXfoSjTtIPx-cgnSjdnjqlX9l5j7KkbiCL0T5y09MkhQJyezawKNnPco2febGZv8-qmS_/s1000/Jun_23_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ803ZdPBjaEqs-BtY3ogHniuoQpSdZ3I53mIniVOccLDhpZMxr08np-Qp6Lc5ZsHLzWpAORSXoadCC2DF7MfApOHa8IvHxYRZ_dSzRUOf_jfEGR2Drv5XhB_OXfoSjTtIPx-cgnSjdnjqlX9l5j7KkbiCL0T5y09MkhQJyezawKNnPco2febGZv8-qmS_/w640-h414/Jun_23_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_i9ZmjyZx38hhGYQ4aMkjEvIZJnCzKo1MFX0WVUTcnv-5SYDDOHGTI5y9xfMtBEKVhvnISkG8xriErYzlqJZo3FqLxbryJfFE2ENJ1AcDaYP4nhzj-dGxkFgDSeLhPSj_TDTyn6qwXslN0Go5DqGs3T8vRi1VSZ6hZXmQVjYh9acJcsryLfx_7Klx0fs/s1000/Jun_23_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_i9ZmjyZx38hhGYQ4aMkjEvIZJnCzKo1MFX0WVUTcnv-5SYDDOHGTI5y9xfMtBEKVhvnISkG8xriErYzlqJZo3FqLxbryJfFE2ENJ1AcDaYP4nhzj-dGxkFgDSeLhPSj_TDTyn6qwXslN0Go5DqGs3T8vRi1VSZ6hZXmQVjYh9acJcsryLfx_7Klx0fs/w640-h426/Jun_23_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A platoon of Grant tanks advance over the bridge only to be met with an artillery stonk for the German FOO located on the slope above. Michael chose a section of Grants as opposed to Churchills' and this would prove to be a mistake in my opinion. (<i>As it is: I don't have a great deal of armour for the Med at this stage and we were told that Grants were pulled out of the line prior to Op Huskey.</i>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19pNbAeh2LKoW7sW20soOsDpzfnUgwe1AmGDoIzJR1mK1sbDu3STdGo3RE_KDy9JQL_U0lIup-Xbt_qijTZpgC703I7ujFdJ81XNQflVham28ENlpwmoV3Wq8TWwNrKP1eU_dbscnxIuaQmTQP_PX70_Cd00Mr_QexHF3Mymg9Jukl6EiNBo8335kS983/s1000/Jun_23_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19pNbAeh2LKoW7sW20soOsDpzfnUgwe1AmGDoIzJR1mK1sbDu3STdGo3RE_KDy9JQL_U0lIup-Xbt_qijTZpgC703I7ujFdJ81XNQflVham28ENlpwmoV3Wq8TWwNrKP1eU_dbscnxIuaQmTQP_PX70_Cd00Mr_QexHF3Mymg9Jukl6EiNBo8335kS983/w640-h450/Jun_23_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The advance of the British armour brought out a big predator. This is the first time I've used a Tiger in O Group. I used it because it fitted in with the scenario. It proved to live up to it's deadly reputation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE7qjW_o_3aQaPlaZaQ1hp6y4PL0r9sWIkgtcDHdDRK-cxF7BLxN5MfCgnCFNvYtVpxw0dv9bOzDFi7S3g4hBaeYznkAZ39CQpYig0JZGI3Gs21q4elHXfM6ZyaZBvs2YqfaXTN1MmG_dk9sA1SIEThZ6dqRmSXPccVMDk2MC1gEX0O4UEbm8erVdmhfX/s1000/Jun_23_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1000" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE7qjW_o_3aQaPlaZaQ1hp6y4PL0r9sWIkgtcDHdDRK-cxF7BLxN5MfCgnCFNvYtVpxw0dv9bOzDFi7S3g4hBaeYznkAZ39CQpYig0JZGI3Gs21q4elHXfM6ZyaZBvs2YqfaXTN1MmG_dk9sA1SIEThZ6dqRmSXPccVMDk2MC1gEX0O4UEbm8erVdmhfX/w640-h420/Jun_23_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The big cat rolled on and immediately took aim at the British armour. One shot and it smashed the lead elements on the bridge. That was completely unexpected. Because of the elevation the big tank had a range of 50" (my stuff is all 20mm) and long range shooting, for some reason, doesn't suffer any any effect in O Group. Unless I'm unaware of it and we've missed something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr4Vf9ZEkNXAOjnaaFsjYMK6H5M0ifJk_K_CC8cJyywxIcELEWH3UYo7305gZTjAHZff_Z16iUt35abLuIedALyojuI_REr-TsX2akD1muD7djAZOaAjXVjoHkOEoOnxd-Gta3Ta3D1HmVlteKhTQa6Sdoh0W82J7O8hjgp-XIRsoIN7kqrVMu1TMzlXa/s1000/Jun_23_11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr4Vf9ZEkNXAOjnaaFsjYMK6H5M0ifJk_K_CC8cJyywxIcELEWH3UYo7305gZTjAHZff_Z16iUt35abLuIedALyojuI_REr-TsX2akD1muD7djAZOaAjXVjoHkOEoOnxd-Gta3Ta3D1HmVlteKhTQa6Sdoh0W82J7O8hjgp-XIRsoIN7kqrVMu1TMzlXa/w640-h434/Jun_23_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The British had a troop of 17pdr Pheasant guns which Michael deployed after the Tiger made it's entrance. He tried to push them over the bridge to bring them into range because the other side of the wadi was just outside of range for the Tiger's current position.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3cBYlld7gfaqd1kIs1QcJB2OR14kjOm02yQ0dXhSuPblOi-LEDIDPrNNU3SuUuf4BoXK_Trc1ED_Hw9-R22JjbDpr3DA7x449zMNui9LbwC8FbyyFhxwlZNgWOpENPXGb9HkhFbRj7wi_j_6d-eBTn0MPXi80fMtYuhEq2RkXvJS8IJmrzX4sjKwrihM/s1000/Jun_23_13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3cBYlld7gfaqd1kIs1QcJB2OR14kjOm02yQ0dXhSuPblOi-LEDIDPrNNU3SuUuf4BoXK_Trc1ED_Hw9-R22JjbDpr3DA7x449zMNui9LbwC8FbyyFhxwlZNgWOpENPXGb9HkhFbRj7wi_j_6d-eBTn0MPXi80fMtYuhEq2RkXvJS8IJmrzX4sjKwrihM/w640-h402/Jun_23_13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over near the cemetery a carrier platoon deployed and took me totally by surprise. They have some impressive firepower and they're armoured which makes them difficult for infantry to deal with them. I was unsure about the anti-tank capabilities of the German infantry in Sicily so I went with the anti-tank rifle option and the infantry section in front of the carriers did manage to cause some shock on the troop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-otigX3v_cgYkMLCrHWdnB51Oi1zXIYwEVAh_UhzeayqEgQ9QNoF7UmuuYnwovTVTHCQBPGOA2D9f6sfEoi55-nd88YzCIFVhBs4TFmaAPS0nYUuo19_HXd6Nu0eLHXo9zuo-SQaR1chjRwjE3zSpKh8-l6uDKafmmN6tzPwXJKXiK9K6msun9nT7byL/s1000/Jun_23_14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-otigX3v_cgYkMLCrHWdnB51Oi1zXIYwEVAh_UhzeayqEgQ9QNoF7UmuuYnwovTVTHCQBPGOA2D9f6sfEoi55-nd88YzCIFVhBs4TFmaAPS0nYUuo19_HXd6Nu0eLHXo9zuo-SQaR1chjRwjE3zSpKh8-l6uDKafmmN6tzPwXJKXiK9K6msun9nT7byL/w640-h368/Jun_23_14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the vineyard, which was starting to become a bit of a fortress as units were slowly deployed, the 1st Company command mounted in a SdKfx 250/8 (short barrel 75mm gun) opened fire on the 17pdr troop knocking out one of the vehicles and causing the crew to bail out. The gun was saved and deployed near the bridge. Soon a long duel between the Tiger and 17pdr would begin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY4KQh7_wvnv3Zpy_c5g9FBwRCX6t0PjaR4pNgQ9QLhIwv0a6_CtOI70zcW-pALey6xijRs3AMeX6bA4R8eaWfovl_CD3gFt3SVu-gZrRmWngHh7dKS7IEduzhKljgP5E-vl3WZHCmifH9i95OeAH5DL-lkVcrZdVJKZbOTpUK30cBEOMP4Yu__8L4kH-/s1000/Jun_23_15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY4KQh7_wvnv3Zpy_c5g9FBwRCX6t0PjaR4pNgQ9QLhIwv0a6_CtOI70zcW-pALey6xijRs3AMeX6bA4R8eaWfovl_CD3gFt3SVu-gZrRmWngHh7dKS7IEduzhKljgP5E-vl3WZHCmifH9i95OeAH5DL-lkVcrZdVJKZbOTpUK30cBEOMP4Yu__8L4kH-/w640-h424/Jun_23_15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other gun crossed the bridge but caught the eye of the commander in the Tiger who ordered HE onto the target disabling both the vehicle and the gun. The attack by the Seaforth's was beginning to run into problems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDylIuatD_fbsJFDNCK7yYj1cKlxsCKKvXfgELxdw4mNhQuF-6ywg62ALVFuBdrTIUWEuQjFU9oi68jCHTJvc6Uv8W9TLUFO87MYcII9GSq2d3NGYsqsnG86NhqBW7RCocB5xA0PS6bHy2Q9xTkx_6RiH7DjWVt-qRL40zlxXd1vxIst5jMEae3FcaGnz/s1000/Jun_23_16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDylIuatD_fbsJFDNCK7yYj1cKlxsCKKvXfgELxdw4mNhQuF-6ywg62ALVFuBdrTIUWEuQjFU9oi68jCHTJvc6Uv8W9TLUFO87MYcII9GSq2d3NGYsqsnG86NhqBW7RCocB5xA0PS6bHy2Q9xTkx_6RiH7DjWVt-qRL40zlxXd1vxIst5jMEae3FcaGnz/w640-h364/Jun_23_16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Festung Weinberg</b></i><b><i>!</i></b> The vineyard now truly became a fortress with the deployment of a second platoon with an MG42 MMG in support. The MMG and quad 20mm really dominated the centre and could bring concentrated fire to bear on anything that attempted to move in the valley. As a result they attracted artillery and mortar fire which they withstood without the need to move out of the beaten zone. However, the company commander in the halftrack was almost destroyed and was forced to pull back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlXk1Y6EC1yo-aoBAHhyuSR0Tvtd4aKX1OtRNNRSlpShLBwBUxA80w3upE9RUtt8FODE0Fp3tiCH_DyOHiIX89Xv5HpwDNajIcZY3wfInVQj462OfHFnUob-kk2fxYHxfZL-znTy-zy3F2tJf1Y4irDRIecaYkJ1-hLaqX0hxEgpR1wuOkRDSFbQ4SWOj/s1000/Jun_23_17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlXk1Y6EC1yo-aoBAHhyuSR0Tvtd4aKX1OtRNNRSlpShLBwBUxA80w3upE9RUtt8FODE0Fp3tiCH_DyOHiIX89Xv5HpwDNajIcZY3wfInVQj462OfHFnUob-kk2fxYHxfZL-znTy-zy3F2tJf1Y4irDRIecaYkJ1-hLaqX0hxEgpR1wuOkRDSFbQ4SWOj/w640-h400/Jun_23_17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>The Duel</b> - Every turn I ordered the Tiger to shell the deployed 17pdr with HE, and every time I did that, Michael would reply with anti tank fire. I'd cause some shock and the gunners would rally. Then the same would play out with the gun shooting anti-tank and the Tiger shooting HE. The 17pdr must have taken at least a dozen shots and they just kept on missing. They would fire twice each turn they would miss twice each turn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ7gz42kNhRz2NsdJ1GIhUnqhkmqcKZ-eWE_2vcmCW82abILoT0P-_cAt3ss3ymz0YwZh79UMLLhf_Kvcc-A5medqTEHklcKM8BCNtmyPi3OiZcTeA4Fykptfi8THEb-7vYevjs66AtbRytqTMxx03jFy6XVVrmhzx2hmsvngsMVlMNjlBh6bpIYrSMLL/s1000/Jun_23_18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ7gz42kNhRz2NsdJ1GIhUnqhkmqcKZ-eWE_2vcmCW82abILoT0P-_cAt3ss3ymz0YwZh79UMLLhf_Kvcc-A5medqTEHklcKM8BCNtmyPi3OiZcTeA4Fykptfi8THEb-7vYevjs66AtbRytqTMxx03jFy6XVVrmhzx2hmsvngsMVlMNjlBh6bpIYrSMLL/w640-h440/Jun_23_18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Tiger was in a very dominant position but it was also very vulnerable. It was sheer luck that it held out against the 17pdr. The guns on the Grant had zero effect on the big cat but they did contribute to the shelling of the vineyard. I decided that I'd have to do something about that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63r2D_mt0fbhSEkSymsMZMe62ZadRFWZhgLhteyslXkKBUmKkZN-tTrH6AHd1iRETGdwDeYo4-FsBPtI-BugVWLKpYKefSmptmzfrm_IahprBp4loWQNPjMcCv2D-2jrBKi3ITVA-XB0IHQTeDEUcDbmzOmE-GVXuLHQ5KJBybxpkIcqB4oNj-dOkU_bq/s1000/Jun_23_19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63r2D_mt0fbhSEkSymsMZMe62ZadRFWZhgLhteyslXkKBUmKkZN-tTrH6AHd1iRETGdwDeYo4-FsBPtI-BugVWLKpYKefSmptmzfrm_IahprBp4loWQNPjMcCv2D-2jrBKi3ITVA-XB0IHQTeDEUcDbmzOmE-GVXuLHQ5KJBybxpkIcqB4oNj-dOkU_bq/w640-h434/Jun_23_19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My second little fortress took shape in the grave yard but their position was much more exposed. They would be stonked by mortars several times and eventually be targeted by artillery. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWatlQmMYfXuHNVKFHKDfphodmDTtk7rlIp3tIraEGtoEa0dvM-w9oDFHMN0DoTFv2_6tDr6hCX0qWYx7DQ9edNuzZ6t4femr7qXuGfaLt8fJFj3DhO8aUIAqE5r_z-2mg0awC9xo7gLogs9nCEGTHW8tj8-3fLPT_FURFkMKTP1FOLy8nF4CZIoOeDI4C/s1000/Jun_23_20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWatlQmMYfXuHNVKFHKDfphodmDTtk7rlIp3tIraEGtoEa0dvM-w9oDFHMN0DoTFv2_6tDr6hCX0qWYx7DQ9edNuzZ6t4femr7qXuGfaLt8fJFj3DhO8aUIAqE5r_z-2mg0awC9xo7gLogs9nCEGTHW8tj8-3fLPT_FURFkMKTP1FOLy8nF4CZIoOeDI4C/w640-h402/Jun_23_20.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklXNSUJO6h567xG9mFkVKW2mSSzxEdAD0fFzVl_UG65P6oU5-Rtj3cknhQFFsnxNk1jBTH0sRQGQwhG8eFHILjDgOH35Q_yTkxrvSH3V2emrZxDX-9iqaLDrxP9AGAG3Mox_LbsHeAU3LrkxAXUQQpa8v9pEcOyi9HsE2QXgUmcEoFBnQTmnOGIJ_HsbS/s1000/Jun_23_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklXNSUJO6h567xG9mFkVKW2mSSzxEdAD0fFzVl_UG65P6oU5-Rtj3cknhQFFsnxNk1jBTH0sRQGQwhG8eFHILjDgOH35Q_yTkxrvSH3V2emrZxDX-9iqaLDrxP9AGAG3Mox_LbsHeAU3LrkxAXUQQpa8v9pEcOyi9HsE2QXgUmcEoFBnQTmnOGIJ_HsbS/w640-h404/Jun_23_21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Several time the Seaforth's attempted charge over the hillock to storm the cemetery but mortar fire and the quad 20mm stopped them. However, look at the photo below... That platoon in front of the bridge would change everything for the doughty Scotsmen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJchltX45Blk2KhENjEvXkYnZjSC_cHxzx7kwNRlAs-Qnm8De9gAi7GSpND8pB6DbdVe6STPVLENClHwmE8DQwkUSXsn1Wou62V8LdfHaRLMmOK7lMStOBe5Bh1xP7iFBzvoA3nPsB0rv--0UTTjeHikNP1hZdQ-8Qf7V9OoZFWGuAda95t-UpqQ4Qbyf/s1000/Jun_23_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJchltX45Blk2KhENjEvXkYnZjSC_cHxzx7kwNRlAs-Qnm8De9gAi7GSpND8pB6DbdVe6STPVLENClHwmE8DQwkUSXsn1Wou62V8LdfHaRLMmOK7lMStOBe5Bh1xP7iFBzvoA3nPsB0rv--0UTTjeHikNP1hZdQ-8Qf7V9OoZFWGuAda95t-UpqQ4Qbyf/w640-h402/Jun_23_22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynQb_mQSmd9JFWL6Iwv6gQOehDvDs-HnMgnklY-ETtBmFoogcAYOaWmTuGJWO7xRpYa6-BLyGMerWfGWKpIWyAp9YKHCBGYxrPuaFzMxTOdTI2fi3duFwgmQL4G-TgsD5ghzdqYOAAQQ_dAESHX7ndnc94Us4tQWSMLbC1u31PsCusrnsIottE0KDhwgF/s1000/Jun_23_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1000" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynQb_mQSmd9JFWL6Iwv6gQOehDvDs-HnMgnklY-ETtBmFoogcAYOaWmTuGJWO7xRpYa6-BLyGMerWfGWKpIWyAp9YKHCBGYxrPuaFzMxTOdTI2fi3duFwgmQL4G-TgsD5ghzdqYOAAQQ_dAESHX7ndnc94Us4tQWSMLbC1u31PsCusrnsIottE0KDhwgF/w640-h472/Jun_23_23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Expecting the assault on the grave yard to intensify I pre-emptively sent in the cavalry to save the day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_lRE08UQErTryEkKAnq6Xb-9NVdzvUjgCwm_xTrxGknwYE9vdUBckLRnkp92Z3_CdX3S4juf0qCgBpCXGoBozDfBaF0rg9HECGlR4BwIUq6h-CAG1LKgmRWmKI1LeuOWbUCcfHc-pJiWZhl8jty751LWP_Q7pxs0mkKXQic586vOdIaCOyjCz-8xbPVu/s1000/Jun_23_24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1000" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_lRE08UQErTryEkKAnq6Xb-9NVdzvUjgCwm_xTrxGknwYE9vdUBckLRnkp92Z3_CdX3S4juf0qCgBpCXGoBozDfBaF0rg9HECGlR4BwIUq6h-CAG1LKgmRWmKI1LeuOWbUCcfHc-pJiWZhl8jty751LWP_Q7pxs0mkKXQic586vOdIaCOyjCz-8xbPVu/w640-h406/Jun_23_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As Festung Weinberg (<i>vineyard fortress</i>) came under more intensive fire I sent the Tiger forward to deal with some of the problem: the Grant tank. The Tiger rolled forward, took aim, hit their target and there was no more Grant. I was thinking that by doing this I was tempting fate and that the 17pdr would now find it's range... No way. It just kept on missing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo23PZ30zVmruKQD2inwoX8rtlGBHMYoKAbz-YrL7KNSEbCLoiYsyBsMFn5FI9rIJZbcSohLU6sAYvwz982hkWr-IzoT5CXO-08rrOIhZoixrOTxZxZoOKhPEzBmwqtXV1Z6KyUHKhsdFRMpm9AoiUBtiP_1R0O8oz0SZg39bQcD1uZHuYzMJIlbPFv-H/s1000/Jun_23_25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo23PZ30zVmruKQD2inwoX8rtlGBHMYoKAbz-YrL7KNSEbCLoiYsyBsMFn5FI9rIJZbcSohLU6sAYvwz982hkWr-IzoT5CXO-08rrOIhZoixrOTxZxZoOKhPEzBmwqtXV1Z6KyUHKhsdFRMpm9AoiUBtiP_1R0O8oz0SZg39bQcD1uZHuYzMJIlbPFv-H/w640-h446/Jun_23_25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The platoon near the bridge moved boldly forward and got into range to assault the graveyard. The Germans had been heavily shelled and come under small arms fire and the forward platoon was suppressed and had taken casualties, so they were quite vulnerable. The sweeping advance by the Scots was an unexpected move.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr0-ouxTrWNpD2oNt2vTDSN5J-qkHIjYU_MyCTGAIF6RxyUQ5H6rXI1Ec9fAJ8TYL0yqKttT_ykNdsEHnDOlLUClFfD2_t5t9A_ZBM9mVzAtDxDnU6Ja8YdP6fbHkWz0dz4v14kC5RNnm3oim802DlU2hb0sJFTMZ4SAC1Kooh-OHNNSl58M77qDIwzJF/s1000/Jun_23_26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr0-ouxTrWNpD2oNt2vTDSN5J-qkHIjYU_MyCTGAIF6RxyUQ5H6rXI1Ec9fAJ8TYL0yqKttT_ykNdsEHnDOlLUClFfD2_t5t9A_ZBM9mVzAtDxDnU6Ja8YdP6fbHkWz0dz4v14kC5RNnm3oim802DlU2hb0sJFTMZ4SAC1Kooh-OHNNSl58M77qDIwzJF/w640-h368/Jun_23_26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>By the time the assault hit home the entire platoon was destroyed and only the MMG remained. Needless to say they were unable to withstand the assault and were wiped out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOazhVpVkh627xhxgewT2kV7ebEhsA6AzSGsFyIzM5D78rd98_iXDTUiC0klI0nI05XOEjc-jyo4rkNWPq5Qt2l1QqowxpVVwEW_8PImN0gVU3Lb2aRyxfCeSoalFHmZTBbZV86XygRPrP5h9VVSLpS2BzLjP9RwS0AO_UPDLTWDqlNXbj8S-Tw_rbS7CU/s1000/Jun_23_27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="1000" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOazhVpVkh627xhxgewT2kV7ebEhsA6AzSGsFyIzM5D78rd98_iXDTUiC0klI0nI05XOEjc-jyo4rkNWPq5Qt2l1QqowxpVVwEW_8PImN0gVU3Lb2aRyxfCeSoalFHmZTBbZV86XygRPrP5h9VVSLpS2BzLjP9RwS0AO_UPDLTWDqlNXbj8S-Tw_rbS7CU/w640-h362/Jun_23_27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3WO2LxkcUQ-ZfOPT54Z1nb8scehjkzKIBA5X_z9PBo8wz01rlqBzM4twq0yajZrJBZ-OCeJDTO1Zr0BIZ_-F__nC_G-NBiiPvURyxmdDf8oghukO-v3TF43njRJGn28O6mFG4KfCj7GYwsqWieOtokF-Y8Ssti-D7xk1fdht11SKiXoX2PFo5RejECoc/s1000/Jun_23_28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3WO2LxkcUQ-ZfOPT54Z1nb8scehjkzKIBA5X_z9PBo8wz01rlqBzM4twq0yajZrJBZ-OCeJDTO1Zr0BIZ_-F__nC_G-NBiiPvURyxmdDf8oghukO-v3TF43njRJGn28O6mFG4KfCj7GYwsqWieOtokF-Y8Ssti-D7xk1fdht11SKiXoX2PFo5RejECoc/w640-h394/Jun_23_28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The battle for the graveyard was pretty intense. The remaining Germans had to re-order their facing under fire (<i>which they did with with luck on their side</i>). Using a <i>Company Order</i> they then made a counter-assault on the Scots, throwing them back and causing the remainder to retreat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiqesUa-3tIU9XDz71WZxjjZhHgkZc6q_B4-PakQTgv48h_9YruXJVBKaGSD6LJHXEXHzPhTDFtDBSYLucCAwTd7FirOSaXUW_rOlMmStBchFjGNttuHJ6zxHpLWRmVHYJOF6Ayz2pT_iHWD0AD-qndCSFPA9gwhroGFMGNBNoFdqA8bV9SqbKN7vJrlE/s1000/Jun_23_29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiqesUa-3tIU9XDz71WZxjjZhHgkZc6q_B4-PakQTgv48h_9YruXJVBKaGSD6LJHXEXHzPhTDFtDBSYLucCAwTd7FirOSaXUW_rOlMmStBchFjGNttuHJ6zxHpLWRmVHYJOF6Ayz2pT_iHWD0AD-qndCSFPA9gwhroGFMGNBNoFdqA8bV9SqbKN7vJrlE/w640-h424/Jun_23_29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe322AY9PcgKedv-HMuUNPc4pNTgaY5elqkxB2sF9IruS_iGfexuC9OjtreweIUp-36Ezxfirue7t9k41Y5KgizrScVj-3F5VqrCQ1CI7KKtDp3nGvNs9uG5z11xehqBdG0boyDTCv0TQ58HibU8xRTWOvoSL5DjsiSh1aHwLRkX1H9OJVujOKmMc6dJP/s1000/Jun_23_30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe322AY9PcgKedv-HMuUNPc4pNTgaY5elqkxB2sF9IruS_iGfexuC9OjtreweIUp-36Ezxfirue7t9k41Y5KgizrScVj-3F5VqrCQ1CI7KKtDp3nGvNs9uG5z11xehqBdG0boyDTCv0TQ58HibU8xRTWOvoSL5DjsiSh1aHwLRkX1H9OJVujOKmMc6dJP/w640-h376/Jun_23_30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And just when it seemed that the 17pdr was doomed to failure they scored a direct hit. Unfortunately for the Scots, the Tiger's frontal armour was enough to save it but it did cause two shock on the big beast which kept it subdued for the remainder of the game.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsf9RX3hQM14UteKHCEpjHVQRneKs5IClEY-ueAX68IRb8dVc8C7VD5VRIRDBvA-usSc3phJCXICaMYwBf9vnxTgxGqnWz4UbXyBKhzThqslhMKG2gAnaCBC_JYNqq-CuSCfCRSZcl3nlOsQFMLyoAcaqTzA1Lmw1WMgyeDwjur2ilabkTyC90VbduGOKa/s600/Jun_23_31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="600" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsf9RX3hQM14UteKHCEpjHVQRneKs5IClEY-ueAX68IRb8dVc8C7VD5VRIRDBvA-usSc3phJCXICaMYwBf9vnxTgxGqnWz4UbXyBKhzThqslhMKG2gAnaCBC_JYNqq-CuSCfCRSZcl3nlOsQFMLyoAcaqTzA1Lmw1WMgyeDwjur2ilabkTyC90VbduGOKa/w400-h301/Jun_23_31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As the light was fading the Scots put in a final effort to capture the cemetery. The carrier platoon, now dismounted thanks to effective anti-armour fire from the HG infantry, surged forward and assaulted the suppressed defenders, outing them for good. The little Sdkfz 222 helped to supress the carrier platoon initially for a turn or two but artillery fire forced it to pull back along with the platoon it was supporting. So the cavalry didn't have much effect in the end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8PvfayPoI2HQrUJmiCxU5-NkdMG_fg9xXM4rNfo0eszyxXLPET-kg1C3cH5AY_wPaiVjnBVrjvNEzUCudV5FTMPPvr36F4xtuB5AeVtombL3IHkLyavSJQsuH5zI9fHLJlHueOeskjrns_CwYOwtTeunux61itmWTGeSfAU7wGTnRyrvS5Rnw9k6NY-Y/s1000/Jun_23_32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8PvfayPoI2HQrUJmiCxU5-NkdMG_fg9xXM4rNfo0eszyxXLPET-kg1C3cH5AY_wPaiVjnBVrjvNEzUCudV5FTMPPvr36F4xtuB5AeVtombL3IHkLyavSJQsuH5zI9fHLJlHueOeskjrns_CwYOwtTeunux61itmWTGeSfAU7wGTnRyrvS5Rnw9k6NY-Y/w640-h428/Jun_23_32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>During all of the action around the cemetery the HG Div had gone from one infantry base KIA to 7 bases KIA. The Seaforth' were in better shape but the loss of the Grants and one of the 17pdrs increased their casualties. I was very close to a second FUBAR. A successful hit on the Tiger might have done this... But the 17pdr missed again!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOQp2es9oKQ2rTmcyZMayyUCMXRP5A7qp8gLWN_vj5Kh-5CGFHXQkro2iK0B3dV4U9NJGCZzE_Dz7oumTEX3n_46wKYhkvUXmyHEL4gcIf07R7GshM_LbNrX7V5yy2xDOw3UcaAJzpyBD3Q_JPJiDIUEILigJ5CHVdGOUR7uuUIyhPNoN7TuRljWDsfTk/s1000/Jun_23_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOQp2es9oKQ2rTmcyZMayyUCMXRP5A7qp8gLWN_vj5Kh-5CGFHXQkro2iK0B3dV4U9NJGCZzE_Dz7oumTEX3n_46wKYhkvUXmyHEL4gcIf07R7GshM_LbNrX7V5yy2xDOw3UcaAJzpyBD3Q_JPJiDIUEILigJ5CHVdGOUR7uuUIyhPNoN7TuRljWDsfTk/w640-h396/Jun_23_33.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So, as the fighting ceased the 5th Seaforth's were in possession of the graveyard and would be able begin reinforcing it. This gave them control of the valley but the HG Div was still firmly entrenched on the heights. Looking at it like this it seems the battle was a draw, but when you look from the point of view that the HG Div started as a worn battalion and had lost about 40% of it's effectiveness they were in no position to hang around. There was no way they could take back the cemetery. All they could do was keep a weight of fire on any units defending it. An attack from the wadi, which I expected but never eventuated, would have put a lot more pressure on the German position. But saying that: <i>Festung Weinberg</i> would have been a tough nut to crack.<div><br /></div><div><b>Conclusion...</b><br /><br />It was another really enjoyable game of <b>O Group</b>. I've recently been thinking over the past couple of weeks about selling off some of my O Group WWII kit or, at least, rebasing for smaller games. However, the games over the past couple of club meetings make me think that I should keep it as is. Although I feel I do need to add a bit more Allied kit to my collection. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>And finish off my <span style="background-color: white;">fallschirmjägers!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-46432320285267334362023-07-15T00:07:00.000-07:002023-07-15T00:07:02.478-07:00Some Orcs and Some Elves<div style="text-align: left;">I haven't been painting much recently although I have spent a bit of time gluing together various plastic figures. I assembled a box of Oathmark dwarves as well as some some Revenants from the same range. With the Revenants I used the archer arms from the Wargames Atlantic Goblins box. They came out very nice and I'm looking forward to painting them. However, this post is about the figures I've just finished.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXWN5Tmy38Uw4JoTVSql-vVzQFE7TEFI7CnddJYRQOX27C7enRhUow9GZLXSQUlCA1M2xeAkKQxbEE0JFrYRpuDfImbyOTp3OsLIbF7SAXhfB3Wpwsn9DI3jQdG6TH81tRFhmv92tOwuS6R3RDYDTSqgJqVEAod2K6UL1vxgOBMyET8QXsQabXcDCNZR5/s1200/Orcs_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1200" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXWN5Tmy38Uw4JoTVSql-vVzQFE7TEFI7CnddJYRQOX27C7enRhUow9GZLXSQUlCA1M2xeAkKQxbEE0JFrYRpuDfImbyOTp3OsLIbF7SAXhfB3Wpwsn9DI3jQdG6TH81tRFhmv92tOwuS6R3RDYDTSqgJqVEAod2K6UL1vxgOBMyET8QXsQabXcDCNZR5/w640-h340/Orcs_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I didn't paint all the orcs in the photo above... I painted the ones below and added them to the above band of evil doers. I like these Wargames Atlantic Goblins. They have a very distinctive look when compared to the Oathmark figures. I call all of them orcs but to my way of doing things I call these little fellows Mountain Orcs. They are cave dwellers so they're a bit smaller with paler skin.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Sg3AOFQVn0pP56sCwP5yxxCr6AK0XZ1HCHUSVpctEnbjL0IwLXC4HesVNN-ssdH3huuNh0Dkv_kpCAN3R9cXcPQeTJ43EEjRVyDsYRbs3BjIW9Ssz7xTMSg-GUNjqvqP6agPjr6rRf4t9pqRjxWVcYcNZN_wmdptq-mi4Zt0BNnVaSsU_f_Zll1AcLi/s1000/Orcs_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Sg3AOFQVn0pP56sCwP5yxxCr6AK0XZ1HCHUSVpctEnbjL0IwLXC4HesVNN-ssdH3huuNh0Dkv_kpCAN3R9cXcPQeTJ43EEjRVyDsYRbs3BjIW9Ssz7xTMSg-GUNjqvqP6agPjr6rRf4t9pqRjxWVcYcNZN_wmdptq-mi4Zt0BNnVaSsU_f_Zll1AcLi/w640-h376/Orcs_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the other hand I call the Oathmark Goblins orcs too even though they have recently brought out a boxed set of Orcs which are a little bit larger... It's all very confusing so I just call them all orcs. So... Below we have a metal Oathmark Orc Captain and a shaman both from the same command set. Both of these are really nice figures and easy to paint. These will be the command element of my Oathmark/Perry kitbashed orc division (<i>I have a second box of them in the post as I write</i>).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4rVV2hR9ZlIODOtIBFiEyZg5CY2NJ5qooX0SWY1a6ehJrVVN2DUXr33qvOq7vcdA4tatr1cN7IF9O7MVm5mvxNuRDXFuQWyf2OyOGmzaMJCnzJn2-SKMaZiIjHjPfhAC7TRycN7dGwOZckZnReh9Y8MuzH22UcD2dPVG7nk5hiNZqaE1aMSEvhurl8qu/s1200/Orc%20Captain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1200" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4rVV2hR9ZlIODOtIBFiEyZg5CY2NJ5qooX0SWY1a6ehJrVVN2DUXr33qvOq7vcdA4tatr1cN7IF9O7MVm5mvxNuRDXFuQWyf2OyOGmzaMJCnzJn2-SKMaZiIjHjPfhAC7TRycN7dGwOZckZnReh9Y8MuzH22UcD2dPVG7nk5hiNZqaE1aMSEvhurl8qu/w640-h410/Orc%20Captain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JeuJLD__lFfYI1ayhE9z01SrVZ_ksfawECvVEP5eAaJr-OSbprTNJFh5eN3-wZ0mR8efggffFtawzou21vibfbU3sFGhS5KX8VdwDgJrrJi6as29JIYQYN_EuG1CNUej1BmnA2ELloreSsC0EfL1ekfnHVQW7DryhwZlVjOWQX570B_imcMXR11d6g-V/s684/Orc%20Shaman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JeuJLD__lFfYI1ayhE9z01SrVZ_ksfawECvVEP5eAaJr-OSbprTNJFh5eN3-wZ0mR8efggffFtawzou21vibfbU3sFGhS5KX8VdwDgJrrJi6as29JIYQYN_EuG1CNUej1BmnA2ELloreSsC0EfL1ekfnHVQW7DryhwZlVjOWQX570B_imcMXR11d6g-V/w351-h400/Orc%20Shaman.jpg" width="351" /></a></div>As for the elves, I did this pair of metal Reaper figures. The archer will be the dedicated archer figure for my Dragon Slayer game and the other will become a captain for my larger elf army. Both of these figures are very, very nice and they demanded some detailed brushwork. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBoClysf0SRiHH7oVoYNgYE5dPhjIwuKoME3CFrign7JvKiAZ-JSO43SQkK6hG4OrXE4iWR0Pa7Uy_4WNxXZScLw36bhpaM6H61fiFqxxIavg1ngnESqV50b7QrYSKBe_og3UKIOD1LQO00x7EDSGc_uzRk-UfOD269kQmYSH3dxUv2cz2G4X022X-Tyg/s705/Elf%20Archer1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBoClysf0SRiHH7oVoYNgYE5dPhjIwuKoME3CFrign7JvKiAZ-JSO43SQkK6hG4OrXE4iWR0Pa7Uy_4WNxXZScLw36bhpaM6H61fiFqxxIavg1ngnESqV50b7QrYSKBe_og3UKIOD1LQO00x7EDSGc_uzRk-UfOD269kQmYSH3dxUv2cz2G4X022X-Tyg/w544-h640/Elf%20Archer1.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrELP2YwGZqIDPPsHeaPWsCnIvEGHMkScycRLigmuPWpHmOABRgvENTSGoclm1fQovGg4Uj3t0Sf4XBBBF_o-frHhMyogg5dLBBkOs6tILpclIygSKkp97B8wcArJDvSfnPhL8nKHua3o8z1cIB8xvhdsG34u2e0auMunLt14l_UjUKqPeWuBkWDXhOJP/s752/Elf%20Archer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrELP2YwGZqIDPPsHeaPWsCnIvEGHMkScycRLigmuPWpHmOABRgvENTSGoclm1fQovGg4Uj3t0Sf4XBBBF_o-frHhMyogg5dLBBkOs6tILpclIygSKkp97B8wcArJDvSfnPhL8nKHua3o8z1cIB8xvhdsG34u2e0auMunLt14l_UjUKqPeWuBkWDXhOJP/w510-h640/Elf%20Archer2.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6WJ5iE9BLpVlebP65_VPJXd0LYJ5tSRVqMhEW_3Q0lOIvH_DtOqU5CkkL1BTu4kbToMEeU_WKhIMaN4prN-j5-mWmowtgrWPfkGhVw3ZQtKAqEaw4PtkUB_pmbYHV7AwB7iVKjHw4ZGFe5pG6vkLgcRehwpW9mLleYaamRrC8bac7acjWqJK9lCDkubn/s813/Elf%20Lord_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6WJ5iE9BLpVlebP65_VPJXd0LYJ5tSRVqMhEW_3Q0lOIvH_DtOqU5CkkL1BTu4kbToMEeU_WKhIMaN4prN-j5-mWmowtgrWPfkGhVw3ZQtKAqEaw4PtkUB_pmbYHV7AwB7iVKjHw4ZGFe5pG6vkLgcRehwpW9mLleYaamRrC8bac7acjWqJK9lCDkubn/w472-h640/Elf%20Lord_5.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea71rnOzHDgebh3Kn2qy0Jdg0-zk2uFyDy3eRkS0rYiB8FaphhJRoL5lKSnnkRMSVWZEXQ-ePBjuAXD-K_ZvmuR_pAL9qXosFGkb2DJxi44td40FM1-wqSMwoYgX-U2CFJTZ8Jv-wmNl6uyFpwTbSugRMkv_0iHe9cSq3esWz94a9qyBZ9ln675FAXaVv/s828/Elf%20Lord_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea71rnOzHDgebh3Kn2qy0Jdg0-zk2uFyDy3eRkS0rYiB8FaphhJRoL5lKSnnkRMSVWZEXQ-ePBjuAXD-K_ZvmuR_pAL9qXosFGkb2DJxi44td40FM1-wqSMwoYgX-U2CFJTZ8Jv-wmNl6uyFpwTbSugRMkv_0iHe9cSq3esWz94a9qyBZ9ln675FAXaVv/w464-h640/Elf%20Lord_6.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZK6lEvumsy_pUjdVeoQ6lXTMjGTYXV-u3b5NP9BR5FSgor7NJUZ_tzzSSfRLqFuu0QgR3O1vHP25L2uCHZWt4jQxY_mDg-LMd6G6-9G92-TsdCnVWKGlF1g2sP4T1mwfXj_dnIHbEtw-VP16Ds25I1H8jPT0vvIkM16IDfBoWWYTbWisvtOZvMGOKdRT/s850/Elf%20Lord_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZK6lEvumsy_pUjdVeoQ6lXTMjGTYXV-u3b5NP9BR5FSgor7NJUZ_tzzSSfRLqFuu0QgR3O1vHP25L2uCHZWt4jQxY_mDg-LMd6G6-9G92-TsdCnVWKGlF1g2sP4T1mwfXj_dnIHbEtw-VP16Ds25I1H8jPT0vvIkM16IDfBoWWYTbWisvtOZvMGOKdRT/w453-h640/Elf%20Lord_7.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwTwxzKjJanJGLVjKTA-F0yaXkMOsykbZCsiJYI_UiD71g4glOHSNw878Ct1A8QrQQQQLAbZAQP-obMw8qN9GIkpfCyZ_wrTGDVYWWYNMkopZUOKe74w4lfWzIlSrnJCuXeN3HL3NFics8tbXuCHEYio4cn--buMxx3R1hF1auUiFLV3cOPXKyF5GzvVG/s825/Elf%20Lord_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwTwxzKjJanJGLVjKTA-F0yaXkMOsykbZCsiJYI_UiD71g4glOHSNw878Ct1A8QrQQQQLAbZAQP-obMw8qN9GIkpfCyZ_wrTGDVYWWYNMkopZUOKe74w4lfWzIlSrnJCuXeN3HL3NFics8tbXuCHEYio4cn--buMxx3R1hF1auUiFLV3cOPXKyF5GzvVG/w466-h640/Elf%20Lord_8.jpg" width="466" /></a></div>I call this character in my army <i>The Prince in the Scarlet Robe</i> after the Michael Moorcock character Corum. This figure will replace the figure below which is somewhat lacking in the dramatic Elite Captain of the Guard stakes. Or he may even replace my elf king if the mood strikes me. We'll wait and see.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCK9kB25Gjh9PDyMv3Wj6iCOwS-tFItbd8FUpPhyqEtehM_AaF_E_9AQjvDe7HNGHgdLtvLezxztkmPMQu_WsBS1RusB7h2zl1WWxG5T-WERVkBtXtpIikkmHjLFggOfC10ESyv-z8cfVUcs3NJzEXLXmYkRly032zdIDxlZLPzC_ClU43tZtp7__Yhj7/s500/Elf%20Prince_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCK9kB25Gjh9PDyMv3Wj6iCOwS-tFItbd8FUpPhyqEtehM_AaF_E_9AQjvDe7HNGHgdLtvLezxztkmPMQu_WsBS1RusB7h2zl1WWxG5T-WERVkBtXtpIikkmHjLFggOfC10ESyv-z8cfVUcs3NJzEXLXmYkRly032zdIDxlZLPzC_ClU43tZtp7__Yhj7/w400-h400/Elf%20Prince_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So that's it for now. I've moved on to painting some dwarves but I have feeling they are going to take me quite some time. I've been writing a set of fantasy big battle rules for myself and, as a result, I have a feeling I'm going to need to rebase a few hundred figures. All of my elves and orcs are mounted on multi-figure 40x40 bases whereas all the rest of my fantasy armies (<i>woodland folk, undead, dwarves, northern men and my imaginations medieval army - which can also stand in for a fantasy army - plus more...</i>) are all on 25mm round bases and they outnumber the elves and orcs about 2:1. One basing method has to give way and 25m round bases are more versatile. I have about 180+ each of elves and orcs on multi-bases. That's close to 400 figures to re-base. Ouch!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My sanity may be called into question sometime in the near future.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-1878883366494556762023-06-27T02:26:00.001-07:002023-06-27T05:21:59.754-07:00A New Elf Regiment<div style="text-align: left;">I'm still binging on fantasy and this time it's more elves. I painted a unit of archers a few weeks back so and I decided to do some spears to go with them. Most of my elves are grouped into a units of heavy spears and archers like these. I also have some as a phalanx, some sword and shield as well as some peltasts. So these new guys will make up a new, colourful regiment. They're purple so maybe they are a royal house.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuSyN3WQWy_zAAI17tWmURioXiy1GBaivE75fiVwJkxcPpJez-ZCXAWpd5kj86pkQqNxvsKwfIKUWIDb0MYBvdsvWiTC1_XFgX6vE0otsh27co7-t1B4VBFMAztK6EQLGxhgcJtpb9K15T9NCUlE6fnBmiRyljEVAu0KE7yujPDqn7jE9ab0wpRtuyU_r/s900/Swan%20Elves1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="900" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuSyN3WQWy_zAAI17tWmURioXiy1GBaivE75fiVwJkxcPpJez-ZCXAWpd5kj86pkQqNxvsKwfIKUWIDb0MYBvdsvWiTC1_XFgX6vE0otsh27co7-t1B4VBFMAztK6EQLGxhgcJtpb9K15T9NCUlE6fnBmiRyljEVAu0KE7yujPDqn7jE9ab0wpRtuyU_r/w640-h396/Swan%20Elves1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The shields are made using my tried and true method. I make a design - In this case I used a banner that I made a while back and re-coloured it in photoshop to match the painted figures. Then I lifted the swan and stars from a jpeg image and blended them into the purple of the banner. I then printed them onto regular printer paper, cut them out and glued them onto the figure with pva. I then gave each shield several coats of varnish.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I like the banner but I'm not so keen on the shields. I think they look a bit dorky but I'm not going to change them. They look okay.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3QALTu_0jOYi0LO1Dc0O5nLpTs0kdjcvvLH889rWbA84C1DEEDLAT66o_Wgj6bAzNZ2LzwJRWBvVWBFPI6A9QyuIPBJYbalpWrvSlP6sb4a_MHdntQBABjG2v-vuGoz7h5OZQfpMrBABBW2W4ayY5PAeDHSghGd_RDNRqp0wZhi29HncMjDCdg5IWMFN/s900/Swan%20Elves2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="900" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3QALTu_0jOYi0LO1Dc0O5nLpTs0kdjcvvLH889rWbA84C1DEEDLAT66o_Wgj6bAzNZ2LzwJRWBvVWBFPI6A9QyuIPBJYbalpWrvSlP6sb4a_MHdntQBABjG2v-vuGoz7h5OZQfpMrBABBW2W4ayY5PAeDHSghGd_RDNRqp0wZhi29HncMjDCdg5IWMFN/w640-h464/Swan%20Elves2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here they are matched up with their archer company. I see them as a sort of sparabarra or a bill and bow type unit. With these guys I now I have 6 of these regiments. All up I think I have about eighteen companies of 12 figures as well as light infantry, skirmishers, cavalry and chariots. I'm not really sure but I do I have quite a lot. But I have more goblins and orcs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHegR5v3sXVbTu66BbADsx0OClj3YuyLRCOLdmrRFnmSRN5VE7MQ8G1la5-C-1cmRxy_3R0l0HEkm508PzZQ1_30ZjerDF03KcaTMm-8310Gzz5sN1TfYTi_SmQDIIlffNprFq--h6KIPh693-J_nuxzTnOGQl2JNhafBe75kLCLxtdWQe_19FbmThkWj/s900/Swan%20Elves3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="900" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHegR5v3sXVbTu66BbADsx0OClj3YuyLRCOLdmrRFnmSRN5VE7MQ8G1la5-C-1cmRxy_3R0l0HEkm508PzZQ1_30ZjerDF03KcaTMm-8310Gzz5sN1TfYTi_SmQDIIlffNprFq--h6KIPh693-J_nuxzTnOGQl2JNhafBe75kLCLxtdWQe_19FbmThkWj/w640-h450/Swan%20Elves3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I think they look very nice as a single unit. They add a nice splash of extra colour to an already colourful army.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mglxDOTbCPMkFDoM0dlcknLzKaqo6s76wInpoc_2bxWBRZxXH5AzlAG56LY5zDiIo920WwTbwb0aodaK6aCdVC5AGPjT3Vfk-8VddNuw8mTwGHagdg5IGICGfjQe3s9wJfw2UKR1ER0JuG5VWMTycWRgyMwuTv9_z3gea0_jc3Iz07lrM_6lqwmZ1pY9/s900/Swan%20Elves4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="900" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mglxDOTbCPMkFDoM0dlcknLzKaqo6s76wInpoc_2bxWBRZxXH5AzlAG56LY5zDiIo920WwTbwb0aodaK6aCdVC5AGPjT3Vfk-8VddNuw8mTwGHagdg5IGICGfjQe3s9wJfw2UKR1ER0JuG5VWMTycWRgyMwuTv9_z3gea0_jc3Iz07lrM_6lqwmZ1pY9/w640-h434/Swan%20Elves4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for now. I'm not sure what I'll be doing next. I have a couple of boxes of dwarves but I have a hankerin' to make more orcs because it's easy to get them done with a quick and dirty paint job.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Edit:</b> <i>I forgot to mention that these figures are Oathmark Light Elf Infantry bodies with Heavy Elf Infantry arms and heads. I also filed down the spears heads to make them look like lighter weapons. The shields are from Wargames Atlantic Dark Age Irish with the boss removed.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-45070436931020325312023-06-19T22:15:00.000-07:002023-06-19T22:15:01.115-07:00Orcs of The Red Hand - A Small Conversion Project<div style="text-align: left;">For a while now I've been back on the fantasy bandwagon. Well, not a real fantasy bandwagon because I'm going my own way and not following any game trends whatsoever. I'm never very good at jumping on to <i>"The New Big Thing."</i> And I think that because that's just the way I am. No matter...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I'm on a fantasy binge and I decided to get a box of Oathmark Orcs. These are nice figures and pretty much match up with their Goblins, although these figures are a little bit larger. The figures are okay but, to be honest, I am a bit disappointed in the weapons available in the set. They are pretty much the same selection as the Gonlins. An array of twohanded weapons would have better suited their larger stature in my opinion.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not to worry,: Those Perry Brothers came to my rescue! I had a lot of leftovers from their Wars of the Roses plastic sets so I put them to good use.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnpYdwq7g2PQb-Ws-DqEAILep12Ol8YdHrwmyX6ufnUH8oJQix6Mg6MhHItQ21gmzCX8EdHNKLYFHgv-yi9P6NQm-YYZrGoTuwd881_RqE4T_EbYsk6MtUUxLcurWsDJDrXH8dfaRVyvLduFYqWag5gjpAIcCckRSx_rRxnXuTEiRV27MkJ_aHNSPFe1e/s1200/PerryOrcs_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1200" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnpYdwq7g2PQb-Ws-DqEAILep12Ol8YdHrwmyX6ufnUH8oJQix6Mg6MhHItQ21gmzCX8EdHNKLYFHgv-yi9P6NQm-YYZrGoTuwd881_RqE4T_EbYsk6MtUUxLcurWsDJDrXH8dfaRVyvLduFYqWag5gjpAIcCckRSx_rRxnXuTEiRV27MkJ_aHNSPFe1e/w640-h264/PerryOrcs_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>From the Oathmark box I made two heavy companies of 12 orcs. One with various pole arms from the WotR infantry box and a unit of crossbows using bits from the European Mercenaries box. The Perry pieces needed a bit of trimming an cutting here and there but I got the bits to fit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuBtlUm0s7DcHfuh94Y8AXDKRi2JhX3cNBj-nBvj8spKmrmNL3Bnu0rD1yvXShSokcGsTFqzERpDP7fFm47Ippg_RUUkEVjeG-s8BtzI0pGD8P-ophzO116LknJ2tlhWGqaNHJwu9yx32dsQan9coko-BDd443t5PH2c35-KlhD-jKvHr4Qt6Bbngu9bt/s1000/PerryOrcs_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuBtlUm0s7DcHfuh94Y8AXDKRi2JhX3cNBj-nBvj8spKmrmNL3Bnu0rD1yvXShSokcGsTFqzERpDP7fFm47Ippg_RUUkEVjeG-s8BtzI0pGD8P-ophzO116LknJ2tlhWGqaNHJwu9yx32dsQan9coko-BDd443t5PH2c35-KlhD-jKvHr4Qt6Bbngu9bt/w640-h352/PerryOrcs_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The figures came up looking nice and fierce. I like that these figures fit better onto a 40mm x 45mm base. The goblins don't fit well because of their stances (I had to base them 3 to a base instead of 4). But these guys fit well together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPZiWrVKTp2GAkXN1nJWSyKtn3gEiHF6OiWfjKc6AllTln_AyNfJfLSEt32JKNCP1bM-PIUHNhtgfBQPlMvfZx3DcCYtoPD_XXPqSe9Q_2WxaMLkP7f-rsLiJccor27uADcSNzGWQJkeINt0hY3jk1G1qDpo5f0qty3hW8VEs8VWzxyc_jJOqABvb8c0N/s1000/PerryOrcs_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPZiWrVKTp2GAkXN1nJWSyKtn3gEiHF6OiWfjKc6AllTln_AyNfJfLSEt32JKNCP1bM-PIUHNhtgfBQPlMvfZx3DcCYtoPD_XXPqSe9Q_2WxaMLkP7f-rsLiJccor27uADcSNzGWQJkeINt0hY3jk1G1qDpo5f0qty3hW8VEs8VWzxyc_jJOqABvb8c0N/w640-h430/PerryOrcs_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Thinking along the WotR theme I decided to paint them in a pseudo livery of black and murrey. They looked very nice until I applied varnish. I initially used <i>War Painter <b>Dull </b>Coat</i> which came out about as glossy as it possibly could. It also ruined some of the texture (look at the shield). I applied a couple of coats of mat varnish (GW and Vallejo) but they coldn't quite remove the gloss so now they have a satin finish.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not. Happy. Jan!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've had too many disappointments using War Painter stuff. I think I'll just avoid it in the future.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPQNUbvnAT0NrpM7YLAabgtqZWxC5sC4xCKUPfpl66uwGnyzTEkSAMQACcg9RrIB3g-ANKbJGqzj7HI1BH9Glx6O_wpVy9N9juXHt1A_uYg30XGtHcBvu4_jWnIR720ZYxFyC9Or1LXvH_OIs5ssGv6EMsQJ0a3OqgbhYk_qR65_TIPLLwvOBowPgEBgm/s1000/PerryOrcs_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPQNUbvnAT0NrpM7YLAabgtqZWxC5sC4xCKUPfpl66uwGnyzTEkSAMQACcg9RrIB3g-ANKbJGqzj7HI1BH9Glx6O_wpVy9N9juXHt1A_uYg30XGtHcBvu4_jWnIR720ZYxFyC9Or1LXvH_OIs5ssGv6EMsQJ0a3OqgbhYk_qR65_TIPLLwvOBowPgEBgm/w640-h448/PerryOrcs_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I made the banner using my tried and true method of cutting out a piece of thin plasti-card which I glue onto the pole. It's cheap and easy but the end result looks okay. The cross piece on the standard is from the Oathmark Revenants set. The cross piece in the orc box is pretty crappy and looks like it came straight from a GW skullz and spikes set.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUltLmscSQ2JtkjjayAPFx5fww0mv3r-FOEfF9jaB3Q-det-7Bm5ESGPohi8VJIWSEbSP9JwtU_1-0XS0SdJodzDaydqK2dDaStp8u2857WD607ch5BdflNEKJZSBla9V4lIFNje9gYAW2U8mV-N99-afPLjYAYvdTos1LhbUFwrgU5pFFRRvomJBYgEA/s1000/PerryOrcs_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1000" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUltLmscSQ2JtkjjayAPFx5fww0mv3r-FOEfF9jaB3Q-det-7Bm5ESGPohi8VJIWSEbSP9JwtU_1-0XS0SdJodzDaydqK2dDaStp8u2857WD607ch5BdflNEKJZSBla9V4lIFNje9gYAW2U8mV-N99-afPLjYAYvdTos1LhbUFwrgU5pFFRRvomJBYgEA/w640-h406/PerryOrcs_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My goblin army has very little in the way of missile units - Just a couple of ballista and a mass of skirmishers. They needed something that would differentiate them from my elves so I decided to give them some crossbows. I'm of the opinion that crossbows are an indelicate, brutish weapon that fits the bill for orcses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPToLV5Zh90IqGC6xRGizNzGLTpysm59MK3MC-SPy9Efx-Ko04taawg_aRXa2evDh5oSmcNtapyKTx7D6OGeOXwQj2743LrrKbcEhi3zO5yrS_XnjRJrFHH_tMZ9mglf7tzS5aCA8fQJzTtnRgA6Qqap1CWxbPr5wjH4SCeLJrp-8Cx792x3T2m0RuJhj5/s1000/PerryOrcs_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="1000" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPToLV5Zh90IqGC6xRGizNzGLTpysm59MK3MC-SPy9Efx-Ko04taawg_aRXa2evDh5oSmcNtapyKTx7D6OGeOXwQj2743LrrKbcEhi3zO5yrS_XnjRJrFHH_tMZ9mglf7tzS5aCA8fQJzTtnRgA6Qqap1CWxbPr5wjH4SCeLJrp-8Cx792x3T2m0RuJhj5/w640-h314/PerryOrcs_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The crossbow arms needed a bit more trimming to get them to fit but I think the effort was worth it. To my eye they look mean, thuggish and slightly bemused by this new-fangled weaponry. Just what I wanted!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPQi6GGXDuHk-oel3kIpre0PPRr0vvo2iG8Y1XUMzvuhcToINjF3mk2CW5YNSQVWXSso1YEITRNyKmH5opYA0ZLcOfjcozus18j99HzRAqCdMDDBQyMXwlJUi53GeUjeRjamM4cS9i8vYZZV9Xtj8sfXAfQKNpOKIwrPxMLV3A4WDr8T9L0h7HwkN7Ssy/s1000/PerryOrcs_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPQi6GGXDuHk-oel3kIpre0PPRr0vvo2iG8Y1XUMzvuhcToINjF3mk2CW5YNSQVWXSso1YEITRNyKmH5opYA0ZLcOfjcozus18j99HzRAqCdMDDBQyMXwlJUi53GeUjeRjamM4cS9i8vYZZV9Xtj8sfXAfQKNpOKIwrPxMLV3A4WDr8T9L0h7HwkN7Ssy/w640-h388/PerryOrcs_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju0vS8NI4QpFsI34o4PJSejT7HxrhDm207K5eD8HzUbx05xgLn0mGoqzniz2XL78NVhp6ZxSypSXPY9XiLPar94XPypfboZpAq0NT2BdD1ca6brFeN-G4oL_OOpfCo01lKXpqe89GdoUzQXjf9xBnwwyBpGui5TW2e_tBQ8RwmuURwFHZmBbc53jP9FT1/s1000/PerryOrcs_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju0vS8NI4QpFsI34o4PJSejT7HxrhDm207K5eD8HzUbx05xgLn0mGoqzniz2XL78NVhp6ZxSypSXPY9XiLPar94XPypfboZpAq0NT2BdD1ca6brFeN-G4oL_OOpfCo01lKXpqe89GdoUzQXjf9xBnwwyBpGui5TW2e_tBQ8RwmuURwFHZmBbc53jP9FT1/w640-h408/PerryOrcs_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are 30 figures in the Orc box so I have 6 figures left over. I still have an awful lot of Perry bits left over so I figure if I get another box of orcs I will have 36 figures. That's enough for three more companies: two of polearm infantry and one more of crossbows. I already have metal command figures that I haven't yet painted. Altogether, five of these units would make a nice "elite / assault" division for my goblin army.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-64311182063117209332023-06-14T20:07:00.004-07:002023-06-14T20:07:54.618-07:00New Characters for My Dragon Slayer Scenario<p>I'm still working on my Dragon Slayer scenario for Dragon Rampant. The rules are now firm and work really well but I wanted a few more characters for a dungeon setting so I've been working towards that end. In the main I already have several figures that I can use in a dungeon. In reality it all comes down to the base. They will look better with a stony base and I already have plenty based for Frostgrave.</p><p>The chief figure I need is a paladin on foot. I found this heroic looking chap from Reaper Miniatures. He's pretty dynamic, large and suitably heroic.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDTNAw1gjUQauZ03NU7xXnOXM9wgT94ImRnHZWJ-KdATLtwEwiJUZ3x4-z8Jq9G8Ao-XlzSuMlRZ1_Ud_PXuroT1j8j9-R19oH_Vz5BoQCdUpU1UaX9UGcmLEVSaf5KGywKheo0d9Zh8qL9w2i5xs1FpH8k4pex13emmSefoDVxhsw0ySuGsRVQDiSA/s1200/Paladin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="1200" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDTNAw1gjUQauZ03NU7xXnOXM9wgT94ImRnHZWJ-KdATLtwEwiJUZ3x4-z8Jq9G8Ao-XlzSuMlRZ1_Ud_PXuroT1j8j9-R19oH_Vz5BoQCdUpU1UaX9UGcmLEVSaf5KGywKheo0d9Zh8qL9w2i5xs1FpH8k4pex13emmSefoDVxhsw0ySuGsRVQDiSA/w640-h246/Paladin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I also wanted a dedicated sorceress for the basic scenario. This one is also from Reaper but is a Black Bones figure. I like her dragon headed staff. I think it fits well with the scenario but I'm not keen on the gauntlet she's wearing. I didn't notice it when I bought the figure and I had to go online and look at painted versions of the miniature in order to work out what was what. In the end she came out looking nice (even if she does look a bit like a superhero).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlI4KNv8Ia66xVfh1uuduhR7xHm12pnYFpss4C4adrrim4tHBKD1qKqKkLDLvIXKQlJ6_8MVaxK4uPO7VTP48nS2RL-7dqbZYBxPWAUTVr_d7XodFWaSTtRsT5caZ6TMkr9qxoyr6j8pREpKNbNJHWxi3kfjq5NZws4Kf1D5GidEtpwWdK9nPjMChBQ/s1200/Sorceress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlI4KNv8Ia66xVfh1uuduhR7xHm12pnYFpss4C4adrrim4tHBKD1qKqKkLDLvIXKQlJ6_8MVaxK4uPO7VTP48nS2RL-7dqbZYBxPWAUTVr_d7XodFWaSTtRsT5caZ6TMkr9qxoyr6j8pREpKNbNJHWxi3kfjq5NZws4Kf1D5GidEtpwWdK9nPjMChBQ/w640-h266/Sorceress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And I also did this old fella. Again he is from Reaper and the original figure has an owl sitting on his shoulder. I didn't want the owl so I cut it off. I've been wanting a Gandalf type figure and this one really fit the bill. He's unimposing and he came out looking pretty nice. In the scenario he can always stand in for the magic user. The character identities are not set in stone.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMZ5G2e2H-gekYDSgLWHkYuYBX90tUtD1ti64CZOeIK_OFOTTS_shLx_WEm1tQa6fRWg4_6FBTGc49bzxexk3xKMOKzZP7iNGLJYeT2fFUk36vW0Lrc3bMw7s7-nYBUjRWzbcepADNKWGdw5OpAAhLOIVMqts5-4Cdw5HUkba7V2pZhejejLIq4jBLg/s1200/Grey%20Wizard_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMZ5G2e2H-gekYDSgLWHkYuYBX90tUtD1ti64CZOeIK_OFOTTS_shLx_WEm1tQa6fRWg4_6FBTGc49bzxexk3xKMOKzZP7iNGLJYeT2fFUk36vW0Lrc3bMw7s7-nYBUjRWzbcepADNKWGdw5OpAAhLOIVMqts5-4Cdw5HUkba7V2pZhejejLIq4jBLg/w640-h300/Grey%20Wizard_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>That's it. Just a quick update. I'm taking some more photo's of the scenario in the dungeon setting this afternoon. I've had interest in getting the scenario published and these photo's will be directed towards that end.<p></p><p>So long for now.</p><p><br /></p>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-81157601911055545972023-06-06T16:30:00.002-07:002023-06-06T16:34:58.263-07:00Durins' Folk ~ Should I Build a New Army?<div style="text-align: left;">A couple of years back I bought a box of Oathmark Dwarf Infantry. I made all of them and painted most and even bought a command set and a set of heroes. But I still had a few that sat on my paint desk for a long time. These were half a dozen archers. I started painting them but then I lost interest and couldn't be bothered finishing them. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, last week I decided to finish the job and get them off the table. And I'm glad I did because they look pretty nice and they compliment my little band of dwarves perfectly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNoCGCm_uZaoow--YCRASab8iGAAS5ZbEBVuaY4Agg1z-lNOLSC6cnF-pzpEEhsJ88pvVIOwFHg7dL2YZjyvFNQNxaULBRT7KRgMWxPI7h9fs3DzP8QeSfnq3yWfJICro7FAp3WjCxVpeCzbZLdw5MXGWraUBe-m-a4fWVzwMGlLjbHUCqHsXFcdPA/s1200/Dwarves_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="1200" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNoCGCm_uZaoow--YCRASab8iGAAS5ZbEBVuaY4Agg1z-lNOLSC6cnF-pzpEEhsJ88pvVIOwFHg7dL2YZjyvFNQNxaULBRT7KRgMWxPI7h9fs3DzP8QeSfnq3yWfJICro7FAp3WjCxVpeCzbZLdw5MXGWraUBe-m-a4fWVzwMGlLjbHUCqHsXFcdPA/w640-h244/Dwarves_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQZvrBi6WPjlygZ_gsB9FJaqyxxSYGs-Mae7jf6vf-JczGDDB1Ym4blF7GCq67wvu5JwNh9veXy9-HW50_D1RIOw4gdyJMNTkNoHYcIgrVmmWfn4K7ooE70mcB3K9Yt4KMXvBKFEMxEtgvJN9vkMD5uPH6YDkwFV8HmDZE6JKuthJvzO3Yh98izTv1A/s964/Dwarf%20Archers_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQZvrBi6WPjlygZ_gsB9FJaqyxxSYGs-Mae7jf6vf-JczGDDB1Ym4blF7GCq67wvu5JwNh9veXy9-HW50_D1RIOw4gdyJMNTkNoHYcIgrVmmWfn4K7ooE70mcB3K9Yt4KMXvBKFEMxEtgvJN9vkMD5uPH6YDkwFV8HmDZE6JKuthJvzO3Yh98izTv1A/w630-h640/Dwarf%20Archers_2.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv_R69_fzsNKHgC7u7Z3hHRwY7t9VKtpuPcaW-7xhVuVIpCoDEkcWRiRld6210bX21qBno7l2VwNVgmnlQe9yqV7SSoSVfNCw3c02GmXc8hvE3aGTR3vV-8soZjf6yTHQhfdmRmnFVjjGzCF7siGIhioCwcEZluD-KrXBmWDzwHV32WntJVqLaRpBYg/s1003/Dwarf%20Archers_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv_R69_fzsNKHgC7u7Z3hHRwY7t9VKtpuPcaW-7xhVuVIpCoDEkcWRiRld6210bX21qBno7l2VwNVgmnlQe9yqV7SSoSVfNCw3c02GmXc8hvE3aGTR3vV-8soZjf6yTHQhfdmRmnFVjjGzCF7siGIhioCwcEZluD-KrXBmWDzwHV32WntJVqLaRpBYg/w606-h640/Dwarf%20Archers_1.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't have much in the way of dwarves and I'm debating whether I should increase their numbers. If I do decide to build them up I think I'd have to rebase them onto multi figure bases. I've started rewriting a set of fantasy "big battle" rules that I created during our extended lockdowns, here in Melbourne. If I take this project further I think I'm going to need a good sized dwarven army to put on the table...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So maybe it's time to bring Durin's Folk up to par with my other fantasy armies. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Sounds like I'm trying to talk myself in to buying a few boxes of dwarves.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffn3GZClI84hN6A-fErsBW5yIbh1RU-ZL_9o0XchyJY0NJnSD5aBZkI0QWxYUTUPBQ_YKBwlg1H3Pk7ebhCuSeNU3ivcGLTt4twK7jMUwGAU2S8VIVeD36IoTtMrPCdHSpVBY-5he3Vs1kn4kqcSj5DgpPaL_xN_1LZXMKYP06xlxLshInxn7VirZhA/s800/Dwarves_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffn3GZClI84hN6A-fErsBW5yIbh1RU-ZL_9o0XchyJY0NJnSD5aBZkI0QWxYUTUPBQ_YKBwlg1H3Pk7ebhCuSeNU3ivcGLTt4twK7jMUwGAU2S8VIVeD36IoTtMrPCdHSpVBY-5he3Vs1kn4kqcSj5DgpPaL_xN_1LZXMKYP06xlxLshInxn7VirZhA/w640-h424/Dwarves_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-48338717500107311132023-05-29T16:44:00.001-07:002023-05-29T16:44:06.830-07:00Some Fantasy Odds and Ends<div>Whilst I'm back in a Fantasy frame of mind I thought I'd paint up a few new things. I wanted more elves to build up my elfin army a bit more and I also wanted to get a couple more mundane but useful figures painted. So over the past week this is what I did.</div><div><br />These figures are from a Reaper Bones <i>Henchmen and Hirelings</i> set that I got last year. I think the set is part of their <i>Dungeon Dwellers</i> range. It's a pretty good set of figures but I never got around to painting them until now. They are well cast and only needed minimum clean up to get them ready. There are 13 figures in the set so I still have 10 to go.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lDxG5Yy-QCKfIc0Y6s8jerxJAaqXCSeY-sxLrIhkHoKeZHGewYBUGIPaqDpUwSvwByEaRY-FYdrGQO8vuhbxW2XWw8HL8v-Lsy_EtD-5esWpggJhD2ztQc5AQTDCgqWzg-7VNpNZNF8eOWsTAqQf5Si86aMh8tjRbIsUrvxhibFswRSwxnv-PyKQfQ/s1000/Scribe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lDxG5Yy-QCKfIc0Y6s8jerxJAaqXCSeY-sxLrIhkHoKeZHGewYBUGIPaqDpUwSvwByEaRY-FYdrGQO8vuhbxW2XWw8HL8v-Lsy_EtD-5esWpggJhD2ztQc5AQTDCgqWzg-7VNpNZNF8eOWsTAqQf5Si86aMh8tjRbIsUrvxhibFswRSwxnv-PyKQfQ/w640-h320/Scribe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2dArpHBZ3D4B1IyRTkPRn-F_bGeNeD-JNep7bf7RQwtvuIB-k-dZM_qSbxaTHa3Ief5dmxQSSrMHxMVsrLHoZIagLKP1imorgL3hurevqlRkrUv8FcRXNWvuNlOG_18GvcldV6Ieb6fVVfv3U6EK7Uu65K8wQxa4h8rbAjDe_OZ2W9VtSi4RJiIcSQ/s1000/Porter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="1000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2dArpHBZ3D4B1IyRTkPRn-F_bGeNeD-JNep7bf7RQwtvuIB-k-dZM_qSbxaTHa3Ief5dmxQSSrMHxMVsrLHoZIagLKP1imorgL3hurevqlRkrUv8FcRXNWvuNlOG_18GvcldV6Ieb6fVVfv3U6EK7Uu65K8wQxa4h8rbAjDe_OZ2W9VtSi4RJiIcSQ/w640-h298/Porter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXFjoLV2Bq4iZviu08Ztqxhm_ptChFtes_Hjew3g7uXv7n5YDdk1WHaMiioS0-gCiBhvM8Bubz6iw2RTZzwey6Ppfp-k4AYDeB6nBoOn5DkBRYlxRiE8RvT6JTADLenpHSZpEK6vFwkxk4jd3rnalsZH162y-oKJ8VsQVTsItDBb7x0jWfS3vXsNkuQ/s1000/Bandit%20with%20Bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXFjoLV2Bq4iZviu08Ztqxhm_ptChFtes_Hjew3g7uXv7n5YDdk1WHaMiioS0-gCiBhvM8Bubz6iw2RTZzwey6Ppfp-k4AYDeB6nBoOn5DkBRYlxRiE8RvT6JTADLenpHSZpEK6vFwkxk4jd3rnalsZH162y-oKJ8VsQVTsItDBb7x0jWfS3vXsNkuQ/w640-h288/Bandit%20with%20Bow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also did this unit of elf archers. These are Oathmark and they're a mix of the Elf Light Infantry torsos and the Elf Infantry arms. I saw this mix of parts on another blog and thought they looked good. I have plenty of spare Oathmark elves so I thought I'd do a unit. I'm a bit disappointed with their heads. They are very limited and I wish I had use a greater variety (<i>I couldn't really see the sameness before painting</i>).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Gcx9JjJSWYgqkiXAsAJugt0nFKQ--kBOIQWP1CgOX8dpwIZyXgtL7_tdLsmPe2aQLuQIkaEr_do8EwdPS4CCk3xY2Eglvcs9AB6QudFOjIH4ciKi6y-IYY0jaUXvo2m0gjhuFIdt18Arod7zf2tzW4VLlxsqXHS3pFQcLmfRc5vhNDTY9HyfMgPtoA/s1182/Elf%20Archers_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Gcx9JjJSWYgqkiXAsAJugt0nFKQ--kBOIQWP1CgOX8dpwIZyXgtL7_tdLsmPe2aQLuQIkaEr_do8EwdPS4CCk3xY2Eglvcs9AB6QudFOjIH4ciKi6y-IYY0jaUXvo2m0gjhuFIdt18Arod7zf2tzW4VLlxsqXHS3pFQcLmfRc5vhNDTY9HyfMgPtoA/w434-h640/Elf%20Archers_1.jpg" width="434" /></a></div>And that's it for a quick post. I'm working on some of the new Oathmarc orcs. I'm converting them using left over polearm weapons from some Perry Wars of the Roses kits. So far they're looking good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-3467364552566838662023-05-27T06:25:00.000-07:002023-05-27T06:25:13.613-07:00The Battle of Bach-Sachenkrach<div style="text-align: left;">Today we played our second annual Medieval May Big Hail Caesar game. I say "second"... The first one was in 2018 and it's taken us all this time to play the second one! So...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the fields outside the <b><i>Schloss Bach-Sachenkrach</i></b>, ancestral home of <i>Otto von Rickenbacker</i>, leader of the<i> Hemmingsaetic League</i>, a great battle took place. Lady Godiva made her usual apperance and this time set the pace for the battle. If we didn't finish the battle it would end when she got to the castle gates (she moved one road-section per turn).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8KbNscg2K_TzettwN21UidAoWkMqwYEgNsQZEnvu_xOWtJRbQ2vdj5PnGAxwRrV1fWD_9Ij1gaFro-0_gkwdtZOF9Ekn1DUuYCOL7MQoEOdkpth12lTapil6k6CdLEatWrd1cmk-K6opgsWtk3pcJe6q573kIYr8ftz8q2TImU8j0ZEJG4GnSC-XVA/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8KbNscg2K_TzettwN21UidAoWkMqwYEgNsQZEnvu_xOWtJRbQ2vdj5PnGAxwRrV1fWD_9Ij1gaFro-0_gkwdtZOF9Ekn1DUuYCOL7MQoEOdkpth12lTapil6k6CdLEatWrd1cmk-K6opgsWtk3pcJe6q573kIYr8ftz8q2TImU8j0ZEJG4GnSC-XVA/w640-h386/Bach-Sachenkrach_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNEgyCNNIcHBtD_YqQC0WufeVow5l_-516TDd_Su5oEiOgR6AdlT98tLQ21aHStwGt_PhDivLAoizUEvSPEaJCtQ22cpgFn_8sN1GclYzMnrNiG8eMM_LScbvR_Git-a-CTnjY6g6pwISLe7rjPKgv3g8e6uArVewWfotiehGKMHINkL-lcEkV_4-6Q/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNEgyCNNIcHBtD_YqQC0WufeVow5l_-516TDd_Su5oEiOgR6AdlT98tLQ21aHStwGt_PhDivLAoizUEvSPEaJCtQ22cpgFn_8sN1GclYzMnrNiG8eMM_LScbvR_Git-a-CTnjY6g6pwISLe7rjPKgv3g8e6uArVewWfotiehGKMHINkL-lcEkV_4-6Q/w640-h410/Bach-Sachenkrach_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp7Ebn-MvGypAb-oLzYBJwpy7lFaYt1IG8VMVihalZq79q6EyGdXU2_qkrBAzuQLmWDpw3jI4upHtqYxXI-g6nQqIgMqNs1RqzvUqh5ULZT2H_FgH7BwJpw35ax84iwRQ1BsqB-8SlN2kOuCmdk1cSxrWDdPbUphKfHQBmCAWaNC63G_GeLYHdjHrhQ/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYp7Ebn-MvGypAb-oLzYBJwpy7lFaYt1IG8VMVihalZq79q6EyGdXU2_qkrBAzuQLmWDpw3jI4upHtqYxXI-g6nQqIgMqNs1RqzvUqh5ULZT2H_FgH7BwJpw35ax84iwRQ1BsqB-8SlN2kOuCmdk1cSxrWDdPbUphKfHQBmCAWaNC63G_GeLYHdjHrhQ/w640-h416/Bach-Sachenkrach_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The traditional meeting of the generals so that appropriate boasting and insults could be hurled in the time honoured fashion prior to the commencement of hostilities. Barron Otto von Rickenbacker with his banner bearer and Christopher his Squire (<i>any Yes fans out there?</i>) on the right and <i>Sir Lorne de Gibson</i> from the despotic kingdom of Noire-Broulee in the wrong... <i>I mean on the left.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdf9Mgykpz2v2HKyxuttiDHX41MIGmC0j6x6Ie-GU6GoDe-PzC67q-y9I9syXGbML_Ekxoko4pJMTfwnI9LlhEYLax_saBxoyuw1UEq_EolT9XdlF8RXxXpaSnJ-YhH17By-VDyLoMkwHnUJqb-KdQ6vWqVy9QeFAmMFpeFeDzzBpxOHjD_gBb7CNXg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1000" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdf9Mgykpz2v2HKyxuttiDHX41MIGmC0j6x6Ie-GU6GoDe-PzC67q-y9I9syXGbML_Ekxoko4pJMTfwnI9LlhEYLax_saBxoyuw1UEq_EolT9XdlF8RXxXpaSnJ-YhH17By-VDyLoMkwHnUJqb-KdQ6vWqVy9QeFAmMFpeFeDzzBpxOHjD_gBb7CNXg/w640-h312/Bach-Sachenkrach_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Half time! Swap sides!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRvRu-H7gy316VeBPe2hRBvuPdL_u-ahihvoubFX7d-zb9dkUIXmf3dGiH_RJAPPfCDvblux2MOlD7v61ny0x5SCVKP92uVcwSE27f1Rx2eqlJJmhg0BgEZc9SVEs71kp1QVN7tXiD5rt2NDWBWT11gjL-IrRx8pzVCDpKSyvrRvi0CoLRSDzGJvS-g/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRvRu-H7gy316VeBPe2hRBvuPdL_u-ahihvoubFX7d-zb9dkUIXmf3dGiH_RJAPPfCDvblux2MOlD7v61ny0x5SCVKP92uVcwSE27f1Rx2eqlJJmhg0BgEZc9SVEs71kp1QVN7tXiD5rt2NDWBWT11gjL-IrRx8pzVCDpKSyvrRvi0CoLRSDzGJvS-g/w640-h398/Bach-Sachenkrach_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcHjmYtMOgmMY2hdDLFl3pI3uxw07hlSWpIUVAvjVAp77kLdIMQpuXNMXUwXchOUbvgzSKJUVsq-BtI9IwI8pI9q2lerJzhHoQuwq9jEwEF37esb1ItG8W6NT3pW4Z7dvQkWfGx3xGcFmW5qDOQWjGrhxPEKAOmLEkjrljsco6qWQmKFUfKbUakxhBg/s1500/Bach-Sachenkrach_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="1500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcHjmYtMOgmMY2hdDLFl3pI3uxw07hlSWpIUVAvjVAp77kLdIMQpuXNMXUwXchOUbvgzSKJUVsq-BtI9IwI8pI9q2lerJzhHoQuwq9jEwEF37esb1ItG8W6NT3pW4Z7dvQkWfGx3xGcFmW5qDOQWjGrhxPEKAOmLEkjrljsco6qWQmKFUfKbUakxhBg/w640-h248/Bach-Sachenkrach_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We had six players clockwise from the bottom left, Darryl, me, John (whom I'd only just met), Alan the Observer, Mike, Poitr (the Barely Seen), and Lorne.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoKR5eO0wgNlfTn_H2-EYyUUBXWCQL8CSMHefp88tc4lmLPnJFPCwrnoLYPQLZaBC14vwEtngbHJYMvTcxlQ47evUB-EeGBCpUkIBPdCd4nIuba6JeD3ah5mabPHKjekS1jDiVyBzUjk6-u_XdMba0__k71p_FC7uLsT-1yx_zpIey0uTVI1YPzELug/s1200/Bach-Sachenkrach_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1200" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoKR5eO0wgNlfTn_H2-EYyUUBXWCQL8CSMHefp88tc4lmLPnJFPCwrnoLYPQLZaBC14vwEtngbHJYMvTcxlQ47evUB-EeGBCpUkIBPdCd4nIuba6JeD3ah5mabPHKjekS1jDiVyBzUjk6-u_XdMba0__k71p_FC7uLsT-1yx_zpIey0uTVI1YPzELug/w640-h408/Bach-Sachenkrach_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I'm not going to give a blow by blow account because I don't really know what happened outside my own command in the centre. I know the basic results but I have no idea about any of the details. Our troops came from everywhere. Mike and my own armies are <i>Imaginations </i>forces. His based on French and mine German. So this was basically an all-in: <i>"Bring Your Medieval Troops"</i> game.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z-qLCJk3OO4HIkupO7EjncfM1aDPS9ZO8w9wn9ErsHCOgkV5zZhISyRirncWQ2wAsEDVV8hQhaP2dpWc-PHktgTOI5NxsoFkIXzbFRG8P5tY9csNIZxLMmucQkoYb3IsUsKt486MaIr1jr974OsFh1xQNZPMPnPu_nD0mSRSdo1Tmnm9Kz1a9B7Fdg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="1000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z-qLCJk3OO4HIkupO7EjncfM1aDPS9ZO8w9wn9ErsHCOgkV5zZhISyRirncWQ2wAsEDVV8hQhaP2dpWc-PHktgTOI5NxsoFkIXzbFRG8P5tY9csNIZxLMmucQkoYb3IsUsKt486MaIr1jr974OsFh1xQNZPMPnPu_nD0mSRSdo1Tmnm9Kz1a9B7Fdg/w640-h390/Bach-Sachenkrach_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the centre I was facing Poitr. My knights charged and caused major havoc but eventually broke and fled the field but not until after they had opened up a big hole in the middle of the enemy line..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmfevfc_6yai52HKb31CcETtlROFLcMmkKnq7SS3oGIsTtbHYSjT-_nIKk9uy6IhlwtfVI4Soa2RbY_kAU6Rbtkb2hXif2Q5hSQqPEQ4Dm18p20miXTz7djKxLyxdjTB-RKRtT-z9c9esgVtJqWTQ0CKXyLlpHJUhfNc4EJVUyMByiy85bPRFjuf7SQ/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmfevfc_6yai52HKb31CcETtlROFLcMmkKnq7SS3oGIsTtbHYSjT-_nIKk9uy6IhlwtfVI4Soa2RbY_kAU6Rbtkb2hXif2Q5hSQqPEQ4Dm18p20miXTz7djKxLyxdjTB-RKRtT-z9c9esgVtJqWTQ0CKXyLlpHJUhfNc4EJVUyMByiy85bPRFjuf7SQ/w640-h436/Bach-Sachenkrach_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On John and Mikes flank things took a while to get going with john making a slow advance and Mike consistently failing his Command rolls for five straight turns. At least Lady Godiva had an easy road to tread and, no doubt, provided a welcome sight for those poor soldiers far from home and their loved ones.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4vcCGqK7kdDuUzLTETcOlADWY4lDDSuewV9qlFco6N5XVN6qR802cMzYsvvxkYIwlrLCH0PUfzzPHhcbsEH3K_vIJzOy7ToRN5nDSU1qyfPUsVUJnfh5rgBhR-bW-nnSLvvrT7b6yrkcnL759jPjtXVrdn_CpzjA3Cl6Mrby7tx6_4kWgkeZglSN9A/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4vcCGqK7kdDuUzLTETcOlADWY4lDDSuewV9qlFco6N5XVN6qR802cMzYsvvxkYIwlrLCH0PUfzzPHhcbsEH3K_vIJzOy7ToRN5nDSU1qyfPUsVUJnfh5rgBhR-bW-nnSLvvrT7b6yrkcnL759jPjtXVrdn_CpzjA3Cl6Mrby7tx6_4kWgkeZglSN9A/w640-h342/Bach-Sachenkrach_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB4cCWsOhPY2qk4Vj6Uji-w1LW2mtWkAf0_gdRKfenehgIonZlQWEy0xeYWInp2LO69j2mxxe7iSsgm4_cR8Q_C7eQQPuLsRtStWtL933_njZ6mJdKizKdtT1_XJ0Sd4uSR5eOW6BBc8HeJ9_quYpc4C76KnM2RG-d4rBIxGgWrTq_lJTjVjA5U_5KQ/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB4cCWsOhPY2qk4Vj6Uji-w1LW2mtWkAf0_gdRKfenehgIonZlQWEy0xeYWInp2LO69j2mxxe7iSsgm4_cR8Q_C7eQQPuLsRtStWtL933_njZ6mJdKizKdtT1_XJ0Sd4uSR5eOW6BBc8HeJ9_quYpc4C76KnM2RG-d4rBIxGgWrTq_lJTjVjA5U_5KQ/w640-h388/Bach-Sachenkrach_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the other flank, right outside the gate of castle Bach-Sachenkrach, Sir Lorne de Gibson and Duke Darryl of Cox slugged it out right from the get go. Units were charging and falling back and getting reinforced and pushing forward and retreating all over the place in a massive scrum. I'm sure Lorne, the rugby union player, enjoyed this kind of fight.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKs2Y_--ZiooCfutuyclRt4SaOok2RN36uWBneaisaChkBIVGEmCuDGJ4Xyi0PzZP1YqtoWlR44SiwrrU6bshK58uTYp3hUYeb7-6eVdAPqo1ylwRFPzCJBddgkuANVYCATdOxKDtdj-vcU5erhjPTLNZ8m9olUEP4U0KdRWAbzjsysV0yOAlVhdWXQ/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="1000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKs2Y_--ZiooCfutuyclRt4SaOok2RN36uWBneaisaChkBIVGEmCuDGJ4Xyi0PzZP1YqtoWlR44SiwrrU6bshK58uTYp3hUYeb7-6eVdAPqo1ylwRFPzCJBddgkuANVYCATdOxKDtdj-vcU5erhjPTLNZ8m9olUEP4U0KdRWAbzjsysV0yOAlVhdWXQ/w640-h364/Bach-Sachenkrach_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above: Some of my Wars of the Roses Lancastrians mingling with Darryl's WotR troops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below John's Crusader knights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxAg5hIQq1kB5soRnTQqOWZoZ3bOFX7Lw_o9pVWCppKc-r8jUM7wlH9DIs77DX-C9P4_-8WSaH-aXNenxhj3jnZHPV3fv8nMz4waP55dD0nDjgMWSUX7JEB4nhJYMtWSHWBVW7J7hApN965NdyP2JNP2gOGZiHTOd6jQhQxxBq0S3FhRKXZe8qDt7lg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="1000" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxAg5hIQq1kB5soRnTQqOWZoZ3bOFX7Lw_o9pVWCppKc-r8jUM7wlH9DIs77DX-C9P4_-8WSaH-aXNenxhj3jnZHPV3fv8nMz4waP55dD0nDjgMWSUX7JEB4nhJYMtWSHWBVW7J7hApN965NdyP2JNP2gOGZiHTOd6jQhQxxBq0S3FhRKXZe8qDt7lg/w640-h314/Bach-Sachenkrach_13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>King Michael of Noire-Broulee's repurposed Bretonians in all their glory.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVyFMpBK8p2vthzfPK9SUvtO__HfnfcLzehrSPxj9GDjZgde1HrTnYSnmAOgPCHBnAhxceZJFzOslVmi9GJui3kWj2OwZadCG0qz-KOHRoTNPTflGA2qZYmCRbyS2ascbhZ3XRQzeHbXkPDX7Uo28j044tY70CK1HFL8tRIh_U8uxllhdXSvYO9bDkA/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVyFMpBK8p2vthzfPK9SUvtO__HfnfcLzehrSPxj9GDjZgde1HrTnYSnmAOgPCHBnAhxceZJFzOslVmi9GJui3kWj2OwZadCG0qz-KOHRoTNPTflGA2qZYmCRbyS2ascbhZ3XRQzeHbXkPDX7Uo28j044tY70CK1HFL8tRIh_U8uxllhdXSvYO9bDkA/w640-h336/Bach-Sachenkrach_14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And Lorne's own Bretonians getting stuck into the thick of it against Darrly's spearmen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBGZ4JEDIW7wf9RROi4eewGfbVzoSAFdyNUYbBQXbK3Q0yPVLhhlaFcV2SrTPIn-AvkH9SCn2255HWswwgWY3XwUQkitVAIvFHrnrR-ZQRlmx6QOUM111qYpp1JjEKPQ1GZQcq4ZKAXpAwEkUzvglioTp0L1z4qaazMv-nlWcl8E2JniGCJXL-5KCug/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBGZ4JEDIW7wf9RROi4eewGfbVzoSAFdyNUYbBQXbK3Q0yPVLhhlaFcV2SrTPIn-AvkH9SCn2255HWswwgWY3XwUQkitVAIvFHrnrR-ZQRlmx6QOUM111qYpp1JjEKPQ1GZQcq4ZKAXpAwEkUzvglioTp0L1z4qaazMv-nlWcl8E2JniGCJXL-5KCug/w640-h358/Bach-Sachenkrach_15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And of course, these Noir-Brouleean's can't fight fair so they infested the woods with villeins and vagabonds who spoke in outrageous French accents and hurled abuse at Sir Johns brave knights as the passed by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Seemingly, without a care in the world.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZnPnlFt0emHPSbmTvUX1ix-wWkyda83n2LrBJVAAKzagfGuadJcttha6nL3ndVxUJC7aX3-5WDg0ogw36Jz2j2DQglam9o71E7PJKMEFdJgV3gdnJrneWEoCV-7mIN133QXiTGODSC0XAHud_a4wmryvqrcQBwZ-VthF399UZKK9PWYe43KO9VgPEg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZnPnlFt0emHPSbmTvUX1ix-wWkyda83n2LrBJVAAKzagfGuadJcttha6nL3ndVxUJC7aX3-5WDg0ogw36Jz2j2DQglam9o71E7PJKMEFdJgV3gdnJrneWEoCV-7mIN133QXiTGODSC0XAHud_a4wmryvqrcQBwZ-VthF399UZKK9PWYe43KO9VgPEg/w640-h340/Bach-Sachenkrach_20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this combat my brave knight <i>Sir Freidrick Flintenstein the Forgettable </i>perished as he led some mounted sergeants-at-arms into the fray. The enemy archers were broken and routed but so were the sergeants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxOu1m9FSKRbrP9wUine6h25wRoJHAPRSvFim2J0K_79phfDmVBqkvnA-ZWB0Wenh_IV1GKEj-5YlWiAXHIl8Qt8GIzas_VE2MortPyeGSE281CplIesvQhDs-RpQHByD8YcCeGdTEvytC7qw4e3BJJ77OuUXGAUMY-f_WLlgBA65HD7Y0pPsOjz4Q/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxOu1m9FSKRbrP9wUine6h25wRoJHAPRSvFim2J0K_79phfDmVBqkvnA-ZWB0Wenh_IV1GKEj-5YlWiAXHIl8Qt8GIzas_VE2MortPyeGSE281CplIesvQhDs-RpQHByD8YcCeGdTEvytC7qw4e3BJJ77OuUXGAUMY-f_WLlgBA65HD7Y0pPsOjz4Q/w640-h404/Bach-Sachenkrach_21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Whilest their centre crumbles, the Noire-Broulee generals attend to more important matters. Now that a big hole was made in the enemied line it was time to exploit it. Unfortunately Bishop Eisenwurst (the command at the bottom of the pic) also had more pressing affairs that needed his attention (<i>he failed multiple command roles and stood still</i>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ_U9WBImZkDyIqZddzKjQsi7gCmIu8Cyg5pnODDGkc_yLnarSz2Zi1vAHHnGLQT6zI2ZKnYOxiAoGZYoWuGHHcq8ygQiAbf8bNU7A4nacXUoiRrwi2YHX2H-Oo1MGjD-NJee8vpS6n-6JqhBl2yuq2s3bWBjFD786pNN4Qu5PSVoXDgTzY3aFUEBUQ/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ_U9WBImZkDyIqZddzKjQsi7gCmIu8Cyg5pnODDGkc_yLnarSz2Zi1vAHHnGLQT6zI2ZKnYOxiAoGZYoWuGHHcq8ygQiAbf8bNU7A4nacXUoiRrwi2YHX2H-Oo1MGjD-NJee8vpS6n-6JqhBl2yuq2s3bWBjFD786pNN4Qu5PSVoXDgTzY3aFUEBUQ/w640-h390/Bach-Sachenkrach_22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the same turn the Triple F fell so to did Sir Lorne de Gibson. Worsted by the billmen of Sir Darryl le Cox, that soon to be hero and all-round good guy (<i>so long as he stays on my side!!!</i>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw7afy3HsHL7MKjNIe9CRONskZ6tImJ7bvkbiarmiygH5yZxh5-8LB_G9s5f8c-yVSDkINi0PW6ckhIhtJcnTPvw1OcxZION6Qylnu4gtg_bpYB_2wZdN9JivoK0tTS4CyH8Q0vpQa-QZircksYUzXOe2M7llJXPQRLbB1QhLywXIe5Fw4uDTaqvVyw/s1200/Bach-Sachenkrach_23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw7afy3HsHL7MKjNIe9CRONskZ6tImJ7bvkbiarmiygH5yZxh5-8LB_G9s5f8c-yVSDkINi0PW6ckhIhtJcnTPvw1OcxZION6Qylnu4gtg_bpYB_2wZdN9JivoK0tTS4CyH8Q0vpQa-QZircksYUzXOe2M7llJXPQRLbB1QhLywXIe5Fw4uDTaqvVyw/w640-h402/Bach-Sachenkrach_23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZEm09LcspFC7MqQljMkjIs4ALHgu0DlIJQLEhrLjch2pi8VekyJ18urE2_I7rHClb2dBMXags9-_Bvzyev6aXb1cfEjILH3HQIA4UNI-2jkABPzPQhUnOucpE2e-uXI9EdWJXtyyFw2fwb3ErGZGSNFSqUBqOwchUCUhRfuMUn1sb2UPTMjkdiUKpg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_23a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZEm09LcspFC7MqQljMkjIs4ALHgu0DlIJQLEhrLjch2pi8VekyJ18urE2_I7rHClb2dBMXags9-_Bvzyev6aXb1cfEjILH3HQIA4UNI-2jkABPzPQhUnOucpE2e-uXI9EdWJXtyyFw2fwb3ErGZGSNFSqUBqOwchUCUhRfuMUn1sb2UPTMjkdiUKpg/w640-h380/Bach-Sachenkrach_23a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Good Lady just keeps a-rollin' on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKC3wdQ2hJ9b7XBG2iotDJs4BRslBRPShuulHXylypoGBP1Ey-I2ukk-chtq4g4NSs0L4glJzRbuaIozsUGJrfvQovEwdjkX4JClA9gHVtAqYEiSKpOxAkxOfmJGh3UOaryu0LLya9wAUW4r5PT6F9r-Bb7bDL6ohE_J1Hgg9gHLYYKrJmJj_Ly8JDHg/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKC3wdQ2hJ9b7XBG2iotDJs4BRslBRPShuulHXylypoGBP1Ey-I2ukk-chtq4g4NSs0L4glJzRbuaIozsUGJrfvQovEwdjkX4JClA9gHVtAqYEiSKpOxAkxOfmJGh3UOaryu0LLya9wAUW4r5PT6F9r-Bb7bDL6ohE_J1Hgg9gHLYYKrJmJj_Ly8JDHg/w640-h378/Bach-Sachenkrach_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I forgot to take many photos because I was too involved. Many of these are from other club members to make up for my poor efforts. Because of this I missed when Lorne's entire command collapsed and left Darryl in command of the whole of his flank. This came quite unexpected to the rest of us who didn't know what was happening. It pretty much ended the game. <div><br /></div><div>Below, I got Bishop Eisenwurst's command moving and he made a last ditch charge into the flank of Poitr's infantry who were already <i>Shaken </i>and in no position to fight back effectively. This was the end of a very enjoyable game.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireVZ12T8n7rpjOGN169sfCkivL_CL66F7gmgMba4Ur3Y2jarqCL530Ya-j27z6hTUGELwD6Ea9CuCxOMYWFzKr5z5tb9EDeLvgFyctYYVQ_inBE9BmxQDs5hBcRroVoGlnYMWRkjSAhUXDNWeiPHamqOG__VHeRUOFVOkIoo-VcHQWf2jFLJR4qPfUw/s1000/Bach-Sachenkrach_25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireVZ12T8n7rpjOGN169sfCkivL_CL66F7gmgMba4Ur3Y2jarqCL530Ya-j27z6hTUGELwD6Ea9CuCxOMYWFzKr5z5tb9EDeLvgFyctYYVQ_inBE9BmxQDs5hBcRroVoGlnYMWRkjSAhUXDNWeiPHamqOG__VHeRUOFVOkIoo-VcHQWf2jFLJR4qPfUw/w640-h378/Bach-Sachenkrach_25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeX_XYaUkHVh8jxHtiX4Tade-hOII1j65WcRmSK-XWBXkOm3Tr2YeCdmdohm419ppl-oo5AX4BMhiCiyC_BLEPb-qu-AQ1sJwihUD2UbrTUgXtdp7zSHU8ST8Fc7iFDW2oKh2ze31r33Ad0BntvPtSwCXcLLS32w3P-rqe4PSGGq78a-2lY5NNlYBjw/s900/Ye%20Olde%20Battle%20Report.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="900" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeX_XYaUkHVh8jxHtiX4Tade-hOII1j65WcRmSK-XWBXkOm3Tr2YeCdmdohm419ppl-oo5AX4BMhiCiyC_BLEPb-qu-AQ1sJwihUD2UbrTUgXtdp7zSHU8ST8Fc7iFDW2oKh2ze31r33Ad0BntvPtSwCXcLLS32w3P-rqe4PSGGq78a-2lY5NNlYBjw/w640-h452/Ye%20Olde%20Battle%20Report.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thank you to all those involved. Mike and I organised it and got it happening (<i>Mike far more than me</i>). The big armies looked impressive but I would have preferred even more troops on the table. I'd love to have a big fantasy game on this scale. I have the troops but not the rules. I've recently been reviewing the rules I wrote and solo-played during our extended Melbourne lockdown. They need significant work and I'm hoping to be able to test them sometime soon with an actual proper opponent.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-67089815686168423472023-05-21T00:44:00.005-07:002023-06-06T21:53:05.659-07:00Dragon Slayer<p>As mentioned in my previous post, I'm planning a game of Dragon Rampant for my clubs' open day in August. The idea behind this is to use the rules to create a mighty dragon and a classic D&D party to fight him. By using the various unit templates I've made a dragon that is the equivalent to a 36 point warband. likewise the party of "Adventurers" is also equal to a 36 point warband.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmSE0dHqTCCibY3lghYp5LkxyowAx60d3iBuGTqoZbRp_PT_35xslLHEYmrGE2WfMvFnXyK3MUZAVdhJLKOb4xESKh7_NkVXLxHhRbp-gPGGNaIGK6Dydq3l0iVl1NSH94LVsAZoREuMhNjE-0xVBZlyqDNBHsbRqOyLd7Ewg4Ya8dMnkRBZJRzLUqw/s1200/DS_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmSE0dHqTCCibY3lghYp5LkxyowAx60d3iBuGTqoZbRp_PT_35xslLHEYmrGE2WfMvFnXyK3MUZAVdhJLKOb4xESKh7_NkVXLxHhRbp-gPGGNaIGK6Dydq3l0iVl1NSH94LVsAZoREuMhNjE-0xVBZlyqDNBHsbRqOyLd7Ewg4Ya8dMnkRBZJRzLUqw/w640-h444/DS_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Each character is a <b><i>Single Model Unit</i></b> represented by a unit profile. The Knight is, obviously, an Elite Rider, The Dwarf is Heavy Foot, whilst the Barbarian is Bellecose Foot. Both the elf and sorceress are based on missile templates. The sorceress is a limited spell caster (Wizardling) so her shooting is played as if it is a "Magic Missile." The hobbit is a Light Foot unit with my own special rule <i>Limited Invisibility. </i>All of the characters have their own special abilities. For example: Azgrim Ironbeard has Dwarf Forged Armour (<i>Mystical Armour in the rulebook</i>).</div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>Below</b>: The party of brave adventurers: Lanolix Greenfeather, Grogan the Barbarian, Sir Garavel the Paladin, Bongo Stinkfoot, Vanya the Sorceress and Azgrim Ironbeard. Are they really brave or just unsuspecting Dragon fodder?</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdrl8jRA-o-5ZT-X7S0lwp24S5oOU1eHQRepN_AGdStyL6mW3jlKYycOpdW8UyT9coNl-WmURqCEXQbrMwE8N-oE5lKZAZFAS7pZtPsAHVQkllV6UIDZUZdArcc3NpOt0l4f8iZsGptmHCNVonYeYS2HgUea1QPginqZyJIoUZ-ldIjhczbTtX1eJlw/s1182/DS_1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1182" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdrl8jRA-o-5ZT-X7S0lwp24S5oOU1eHQRepN_AGdStyL6mW3jlKYycOpdW8UyT9coNl-WmURqCEXQbrMwE8N-oE5lKZAZFAS7pZtPsAHVQkllV6UIDZUZdArcc3NpOt0l4f8iZsGptmHCNVonYeYS2HgUea1QPginqZyJIoUZ-ldIjhczbTtX1eJlw/w640-h310/DS_1a.jpg" width="640" /></i></a></div>The idea for the dragon seemed sound and I sat down with the Dragon Rampant rulebook to sort it all out. The Dragon ~ Anglanchor the Great, is made up of 6 "Body Areas": his head, 2 front claws, 2 rear claws and his tail. His head is a Greater Warbeast, his front claws are Elite Foot units, his rear legs are Heavy Foot and his tail is also Elite Foot. He also has a breath weapon and a few other little tricks. Each of his <i>Body Areas</i> has the chance to activate during his turn so he is capable of dealing out multiple attacks and smiting his enemies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ24ZAt-9nTElB2Zh27WOJdV-ZHyrpsJMy_SX3XoCY_RwNtanDN4bxEfcCG4_2HP8zuL2UOs2HMhpoiOLk4HxZIzSPptUHI2zIcgpTVeXWuwFPIl3hbYeh1VRokscmHHV5o2k6pNgElBQGwhqgUPLezuTsWQUILJDZwcYEsq6aJahNj1h5iYYqn6Ynyg/s1200/DS_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ24ZAt-9nTElB2Zh27WOJdV-ZHyrpsJMy_SX3XoCY_RwNtanDN4bxEfcCG4_2HP8zuL2UOs2HMhpoiOLk4HxZIzSPptUHI2zIcgpTVeXWuwFPIl3hbYeh1VRokscmHHV5o2k6pNgElBQGwhqgUPLezuTsWQUILJDZwcYEsq6aJahNj1h5iYYqn6Ynyg/w640-h424/DS_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It took a while to determine what was what and I spent the better part of last week putting it all together, chopping and changing things here and there. I eventually got things to where I thought they should work and got together with some friends to play test it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bRkBBwVMYj_cvecYYo60o0AdObUjwvdu0Mz59HFJyg_BS08Empu6Mfp6cGTJlPzFPhKbXeTEEoXAE07UNauOMGjSG7yW8KdSYDan4np-OP8Y6f0yXy2kpF8RJpVWUowC3rLPcTPRSjgQKhcXFu_QUyBtza7I2NUfBLhTaIKZfRdo4VVvkkdsFq-XPQ/s1200/DS_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1200" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bRkBBwVMYj_cvecYYo60o0AdObUjwvdu0Mz59HFJyg_BS08Empu6Mfp6cGTJlPzFPhKbXeTEEoXAE07UNauOMGjSG7yW8KdSYDan4np-OP8Y6f0yXy2kpF8RJpVWUowC3rLPcTPRSjgQKhcXFu_QUyBtza7I2NUfBLhTaIKZfRdo4VVvkkdsFq-XPQ/w640-h470/DS_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Initially the first game was a devastating win to the dragon and I thought: "Oh dear." I thought I had dramatically over powered him. Another game and I remembered that was forgetting to use the characters' special abilities, magical weapons, etc... (<i>That's right: everyone else wanted to be the dragon and I got stuck with the adventurers.</i>) The problem was that I was concentrating so much on trying to work it all out and get the game up and running that forgot those little details for the characters. To much to think about!</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay! Now that I settled into it and started using the characters abilities the game was much more even. They managed to get a hard fought win, even though some of them went to meet their maker from getting to close to Anglanchor the Great's iron claws.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHjNhq5hVo6zM4-rYwc8kO7g68l8pLAGNWbizVkcZ7fdw3y-Ft1bGtWqQWae7TZNz4kaUxyjPvww78KY9iWHgJt9vFU3DOnl6uP4YmzlKG-2A8t7XId4P1hfC2fz0PkWTNxDIjqhXYAN3G8lcwf5oe2npFk14LLVIJVVLwNOlVAccFEYVKnuCiOcdhg/s795/DS_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHjNhq5hVo6zM4-rYwc8kO7g68l8pLAGNWbizVkcZ7fdw3y-Ft1bGtWqQWae7TZNz4kaUxyjPvww78KY9iWHgJt9vFU3DOnl6uP4YmzlKG-2A8t7XId4P1hfC2fz0PkWTNxDIjqhXYAN3G8lcwf5oe2npFk14LLVIJVVLwNOlVAccFEYVKnuCiOcdhg/w564-h640/DS_4.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all what I came up with worked out exactly as I had hoped. The only thing I'm going to change is to reduce the armour of the dragons' rear legs. The Heavy Infantry profile has the special ability Wall of Spears. I removed this because it made no sense. So to compensate, I increased the armour by +1. This change drastically over balanced these body areas: 12 Strength points with 4 armour. For me that didn't work. So Rear legs ~ Armour 3. That's the only change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4hgfrXgLzY11gX8GU0OcQlDdnA-HzCxOXCukQ2s7sfBYsXw-Su0cSdbZkQ6ZZtkj6QCOQw1nm4aAgu0CZX5IAgQWErei32aPddDYkF7cFfYx-Kxz5eivlQ7sNDx5GBHQ-twUH0mhm27xSl92M2DdJ8wFcm0uM98To-nwQb485zWUSraiRsdA3RsgRA/s1200/DS_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4hgfrXgLzY11gX8GU0OcQlDdnA-HzCxOXCukQ2s7sfBYsXw-Su0cSdbZkQ6ZZtkj6QCOQw1nm4aAgu0CZX5IAgQWErei32aPddDYkF7cFfYx-Kxz5eivlQ7sNDx5GBHQ-twUH0mhm27xSl92M2DdJ8wFcm0uM98To-nwQb485zWUSraiRsdA3RsgRA/w640-h458/DS_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>These pics are not from any of the games. I set them up just give an idea of how the game looks on the table. I already had a 3' x 3' double sided board that I made during the lockdown. It's nice and sturdy and looks great. I made four corner hills using some left over high density foam and moulding plaster that I had in the garage. It has to look good for the open day, after all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXBy0BiCTXLwVwQ2ncVJQYWYBuDt_YHVcyt9wV7hXjw39cs2mx7MJHxOgjYm4R6SXAa00dKpEDFSWesOuN7sOTUOg-brB_d6tnFtAT-00fSgq2b8mLBxOF19oEmkmtY2DP578Z8WO7tb_29TEWvfeQ3rLVm0OV-qXiQijVKfFteBNh-LELGOw8WHeAg/s800/DS_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXBy0BiCTXLwVwQ2ncVJQYWYBuDt_YHVcyt9wV7hXjw39cs2mx7MJHxOgjYm4R6SXAa00dKpEDFSWesOuN7sOTUOg-brB_d6tnFtAT-00fSgq2b8mLBxOF19oEmkmtY2DP578Z8WO7tb_29TEWvfeQ3rLVm0OV-qXiQijVKfFteBNh-LELGOw8WHeAg/w640-h638/DS_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepxKgG-OdcBACCi0Ik9QImfmxMLQ_rT2ZjzeASaTKrhmIla7c8z3ImL4dloeQsQLYRECh52vZZzuc4hm1R4e0_3I7mouH1GZnhQSJBKu_2PJ0QxgKabvjYM4X_MiH5t3BCyxATbuoxG4PVo2COM5NY0HAWJtBTkxC6Ffx0k0I2BHG3bxMEBKYm4tpmg/s800/DS_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="800" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepxKgG-OdcBACCi0Ik9QImfmxMLQ_rT2ZjzeASaTKrhmIla7c8z3ImL4dloeQsQLYRECh52vZZzuc4hm1R4e0_3I7mouH1GZnhQSJBKu_2PJ0QxgKabvjYM4X_MiH5t3BCyxATbuoxG4PVo2COM5NY0HAWJtBTkxC6Ffx0k0I2BHG3bxMEBKYm4tpmg/w640-h572/DS_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgnLMcWsBGn8phvxC41zLnw6o1vc5uq4jOGiIf6dhjSjDpHsHSxS3Jcgvj0H9OH2MvSpNjj3wUwcyd5AjXbZBxP-bIUH7uvejzct-p35xFq96rPZ2u9V9q1rGkX54mAAPyNq3nxtDIrDbS6HqA133TWF2c13opEjMIu4OjooYI9E_f1lbt4AyRsaVlw/s1200/DS_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1200" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgnLMcWsBGn8phvxC41zLnw6o1vc5uq4jOGiIf6dhjSjDpHsHSxS3Jcgvj0H9OH2MvSpNjj3wUwcyd5AjXbZBxP-bIUH7uvejzct-p35xFq96rPZ2u9V9q1rGkX54mAAPyNq3nxtDIrDbS6HqA133TWF2c13opEjMIu4OjooYI9E_f1lbt4AyRsaVlw/w640-h406/DS_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>One thing I found out is that each character has their own role. Some should not be in the front line. Both the elf archer and the sorceress I put into the front line initially and they both suffered. I moved the sorceress to the back and got the elf to make a dash to the cover of the woods on the flanks. They both performed a lot better. The little hobbit is fun. He is hard to hit but isn't very good on the attack. On the other hand his unit profile enables him dish out a bit of damage when he's on the defensive.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO2DMt36OCDvaN9DT5wYHIhqmarHYxPNYrz-UhebhedUB-us6DIxc1InvgjYTUXUfjt8ufq82GQlOhBltCsOCDxCJE5DrUf9atzhRf9ofpCrwe54XxQx__-eVevrgDgNqI8Z4N-yNB87Bx3iPo95yRJ2sPB_aC3oQDNbDOjkR3e_TIsJsGX0xohDhbg/s1000/DS_9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO2DMt36OCDvaN9DT5wYHIhqmarHYxPNYrz-UhebhedUB-us6DIxc1InvgjYTUXUfjt8ufq82GQlOhBltCsOCDxCJE5DrUf9atzhRf9ofpCrwe54XxQx__-eVevrgDgNqI8Z4N-yNB87Bx3iPo95yRJ2sPB_aC3oQDNbDOjkR3e_TIsJsGX0xohDhbg/w640-h368/DS_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>So I'll be doing more play testing over the next couple of months to cement the rules into my head. It was a really fun game and took about 45 minutes from the first dice roll to the last. That's perfect for an open day participation game. I figure I should be able to play at least 4 games throughout the day and still have time to visit the traders.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, the name of the scenario is <b><i>Dragon Slayer</i></b>. I hope to get the scenario published but if that doesn't pan out I'll put them up here and on facebook.</div><div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-56973329508416335302023-05-15T03:18:00.000-07:002023-05-15T03:18:22.754-07:00Anglanchor the Great ~ King of the Fire Drakes<div style="text-align: left;">I bought a new dragon. I have a game planned for my clubs' Open Day in a couple of months. I started early because I had a good idea that is pretty easy to pull of, and while I'm on a bit of a fantasy jag, I thought I'd start now instead of waiting until the last minute.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5GNjiUvIP82T8IdNiFaJ7YKy1rU9mUZF8N_yJEK0kXKDfVqj0_bQ02sRhCr6JU77Bu-jU4EGFFDPDl0BMkLrXphXRiZhY6UCweD4z7rYLH0ANHbbIKn-XDHoCTRpgG4J2mstNTAbbpHJEybWf8i0kCFgZM7PCBFP-K09vISIwOIXutmtf8gs5AR7LA/s1200/Dragon%20and%20Knight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5GNjiUvIP82T8IdNiFaJ7YKy1rU9mUZF8N_yJEK0kXKDfVqj0_bQ02sRhCr6JU77Bu-jU4EGFFDPDl0BMkLrXphXRiZhY6UCweD4z7rYLH0ANHbbIKn-XDHoCTRpgG4J2mstNTAbbpHJEybWf8i0kCFgZM7PCBFP-K09vISIwOIXutmtf8gs5AR7LA/w640-h362/Dragon%20and%20Knight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This dragon is huge. I needed a big dragon and I found this one online. It is yet another Reaper Bones model called Viridius. The idea for the game is simple: Using the <i><b>Dragon Rampant</b></i> rules the dragon will be a 36 point warband. Each part of the dragon will be considered a separate "unit," (for instance each front leg will be a unit of <i>Elite Foot</i> with the relevant stats for that type of unit). Facing the dragon will be a party of six characters: A knight, dwarf, elf, hobbit, barbarian and a mage. Each character will be a <i>Single Model Unit</i> in line with the DR rules with combined points adding up to a 36 point warband.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's why I needed such an impressive and dangerous looking dragon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ9z4PiWcyUNElJvEMaJ6Y9nEpW4z0kom1jkHa8Xiy_PUYFt-IwYBL0p_gm0QYMQL12ZPxh1wTxoa6M0C_XtkCfe4aoTb0B8CzrtD2XXz1-TIUmcugocutrKZJlbYpgnGMcDYZp0rN0HLfOkNxjLzjfhU6zHlpPscSM1e-ilV7AVqKaURSYFTWJF9RQ/s1000/Dragon_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ9z4PiWcyUNElJvEMaJ6Y9nEpW4z0kom1jkHa8Xiy_PUYFt-IwYBL0p_gm0QYMQL12ZPxh1wTxoa6M0C_XtkCfe4aoTb0B8CzrtD2XXz1-TIUmcugocutrKZJlbYpgnGMcDYZp0rN0HLfOkNxjLzjfhU6zHlpPscSM1e-ilV7AVqKaURSYFTWJF9RQ/w640-h452/Dragon_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have renamed him: <span style="text-align: left;"> </span><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Anglanchor the Great ~ King of the Fire Drakes.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_3Xe1whSOEoh4xa8XvpG6N-MQvwADxBKggRohhEGrUhEv7vpKEz9n7klYgCDfoDT16MmZleZE2dKtPHV7KP49lLO8H1qhwDJvim1p-Mw8f0R8gB4Z25XFBM1m-sltKJ3WcA0wtEHRLMCHM-JEPz85a-9lc-leKHm94ikDwn0yxUTv2qwS3pOGlmQEg/s1000/Dragon_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1000" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_3Xe1whSOEoh4xa8XvpG6N-MQvwADxBKggRohhEGrUhEv7vpKEz9n7klYgCDfoDT16MmZleZE2dKtPHV7KP49lLO8H1qhwDJvim1p-Mw8f0R8gB4Z25XFBM1m-sltKJ3WcA0wtEHRLMCHM-JEPz85a-9lc-leKHm94ikDwn0yxUTv2qwS3pOGlmQEg/w640-h496/Dragon_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_BxawONRXL9VGyXzpe2i5VNsJIIfA2SN_Z9e_xkPjDGEeIY8Va0x9pmVjVPVRhBlky-DnzUw8aTz28_H7MbLkWr7EHUjuj-ozutAJnn0dW4siOIF64aOSjSIrSth1PwcaQRJZgfz7QK8iWM5qdEGIvW0XJJEeWp2L-yFO-tyWdo_NZ6JgI4ZpVsS-w/s800/Dragon_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_BxawONRXL9VGyXzpe2i5VNsJIIfA2SN_Z9e_xkPjDGEeIY8Va0x9pmVjVPVRhBlky-DnzUw8aTz28_H7MbLkWr7EHUjuj-ozutAJnn0dW4siOIF64aOSjSIrSth1PwcaQRJZgfz7QK8iWM5qdEGIvW0XJJEeWp2L-yFO-tyWdo_NZ6JgI4ZpVsS-w/w640-h478/Dragon_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To give you an idea of just how huge this model is, here it is with my other dragons. These models are all quite impressive in their own right but they are dwarfed <span style="font-family: inherit;">by this mighty beast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-7mTnJ1tRrtfGe2d4uftloEcpf2Yx_hir6oMvn4bKocekQORmiqusTCDP8dsoW3u68kcql1YeqD9g0XUf6Ood0noFKs4VV02hy765VYo4jQFRpmm2kAwRP61TPwYMNSAlqpOQWS7zk4z0nEAQqP1bKPGJgsq7aU0VYkN1EkJWGZmLgn83j82femgOQ/s1200/Dragon_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1200" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-7mTnJ1tRrtfGe2d4uftloEcpf2Yx_hir6oMvn4bKocekQORmiqusTCDP8dsoW3u68kcql1YeqD9g0XUf6Ood0noFKs4VV02hy765VYo4jQFRpmm2kAwRP61TPwYMNSAlqpOQWS7zk4z0nEAQqP1bKPGJgsq7aU0VYkN1EkJWGZmLgn83j82femgOQ/w640-h322/Dragon_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>One thing that makes my prep for this game easy is that I have a good collection of fantasy figures and I didn't think I'd need any more. But I was wrong. Looking through my figures I realised I didn't have a good fantasy knight/paladin figure. I have lots of historical knights but none are worthy of fighting such a mighty foe. So I started looking online for one. I found some nice figures but I wasn't prepared to pay the exorbitant postage demanded (I'm in Melbourne, Australia). I was telling my friend and opponent Mike of this problem. He went away and came back with a box of old GW Bretonian Grail knights and let me take my pick.<br /><br />Thus was born Sir Gavarel, Paladin of the Chrystal Court (his name is likely to change!). I remade his lance with a brass rod, the horse plumes are Perry Wars of the Roses and the helmet plume is from Eureka. Not a great photo. The light glare is ruining most of the shading detail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVD_8N-IvarIYN7_8Wm_BiSfecKhkvFNbW4stZ7TFlShY0dSWDtA2_X3SS2nn4D07N86TByHV3v_kOFUMARGi6H0cLx3b078bEaDu_8TVbE55Y9wOmSLmdzuQuD8t_wgUySjHM3sBFuafQyPCVis6qhNyRRxVewqMcKWTPoBshZB1EUmE1YWKHENdhw/s1200/Paladin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVD_8N-IvarIYN7_8Wm_BiSfecKhkvFNbW4stZ7TFlShY0dSWDtA2_X3SS2nn4D07N86TByHV3v_kOFUMARGi6H0cLx3b078bEaDu_8TVbE55Y9wOmSLmdzuQuD8t_wgUySjHM3sBFuafQyPCVis6qhNyRRxVewqMcKWTPoBshZB1EUmE1YWKHENdhw/w640-h334/Paladin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that's my big new dragon for my small project. He isn't based but I plan to magnetise him so that I can fit him onto either a grass base or a dungeon/cavern base. That way I can alter the setting for the game. I already have a double-sided 3' x 3' board with grass on one side and stone on the other and I'm making some extra terrain for it. I'm considering adding some objectives to the game such as, saving a princess or getting an item of treasure. I'll have to think about that.</div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-71008097028122756702023-05-11T06:03:00.000-07:002023-05-11T06:03:01.132-07:00Medieval May ~ Lion Rampant Battle Reports<div style="text-align: left;"> A few few days back at our last club meeting we celebrated the start of <b>Medieval May</b> with a couple of games of <i><b>Lion Rampant</b></i>. My friend Mike and I brought out our <i>Imaginations </i>Medieval forces and fought for glory, reputation and renown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Game 1</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaafJ6OOQqeCNg4kVJy6LhIrSIgV3DVThaEzIhBiC5BevHdgAD4R-h9FbF1_mEY_nMTf2rDNV6AmygjZdDzBd28GHeuuHxXhYoao-rTsXKdzVDfVMr5mur-OOyhre46MVH4LYEFFEi17in9G7PWicdFPWJ1S6lfHUdf6FqLHzgc816fOHsyzvcorcbA/s1000/May023_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaafJ6OOQqeCNg4kVJy6LhIrSIgV3DVThaEzIhBiC5BevHdgAD4R-h9FbF1_mEY_nMTf2rDNV6AmygjZdDzBd28GHeuuHxXhYoao-rTsXKdzVDfVMr5mur-OOyhre46MVH4LYEFFEi17in9G7PWicdFPWJ1S6lfHUdf6FqLHzgc816fOHsyzvcorcbA/w640-h466/May023_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The first stouch was just a basic clash. My <b><i>Hemmingaetic League</i></b> (modestly named after myself) and Mike's Knights of <i style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Noire</i><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><i style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler</i><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (</span></span><i style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">that's Blackburn to us uneducated </i><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>peasants</i></span></span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">).</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ykUVqTsLqdPXPBVYQ368XmI1Yjp5tMjqv9eRNrjbDajuZZg6hQVD3UJzRF2VBCWfXCAtAAXPeEiKKHOJTA12-vAPli6P3KCDfKQT_nEffLl7P0ZOhJBkWVfYpCNsjMbowk6IXuheP6XBXb85I38rTjthFH7h8shkWkxQLzmJUg-nSSz2Z1Fl45DxkQ/s900/May023_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="900" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ykUVqTsLqdPXPBVYQ368XmI1Yjp5tMjqv9eRNrjbDajuZZg6hQVD3UJzRF2VBCWfXCAtAAXPeEiKKHOJTA12-vAPli6P3KCDfKQT_nEffLl7P0ZOhJBkWVfYpCNsjMbowk6IXuheP6XBXb85I38rTjthFH7h8shkWkxQLzmJUg-nSSz2Z1Fl45DxkQ/w640-h446/May023_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;">Above: Bishop Eisenwurst leads the forces of the H League, whilst below: some pathetic knight leads the <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler</span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> scum. We rolled our Leader Qualities. Mike rolled </span></span><b style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strong </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Re-roll one failed To Hit dice). I rolled </span></span><b style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sly </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">for Eisenwurst (he can get out of challenge because he's a </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">slimy</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> turd).</span></span></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVedGFAhTbPugl0MqgbRDQLiPSX1yHcOz7UYxUe3HridV9VG-hqDn6fiaxBZJOVbBrpapNJUl093kItdkByOtDSQDhrd89Jmsw4PzJRlQ-oSWF-RhCERhxRTWr04GkONe_fceLW1otXgT0rElEYHuqOif2j89gWJdmO9oWAU6lXslcCKfBixX9zCfA/s900/May023_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="900" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVedGFAhTbPugl0MqgbRDQLiPSX1yHcOz7UYxUe3HridV9VG-hqDn6fiaxBZJOVbBrpapNJUl093kItdkByOtDSQDhrd89Jmsw4PzJRlQ-oSWF-RhCERhxRTWr04GkONe_fceLW1otXgT0rElEYHuqOif2j89gWJdmO9oWAU6lXslcCKfBixX9zCfA/w640-h356/May023_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRH-7itE9H0uBzcBVG1jbmXh9_bNdzZT1jYuvq8zis1hLv_duZfSHd24W8nhILfK7WBuw1wPezR97M1PLmGiyvEaw8VJjaIWkJMxtqA5kwHlpS4EOAEcxsDHjkEFb2wndsEBzKEH18J8BBoJrDgdtm-MpXlUWbgHDc7X9ljAmDuQDLnQ90WZZ2nG1Cw/s797/May023_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRH-7itE9H0uBzcBVG1jbmXh9_bNdzZT1jYuvq8zis1hLv_duZfSHd24W8nhILfK7WBuw1wPezR97M1PLmGiyvEaw8VJjaIWkJMxtqA5kwHlpS4EOAEcxsDHjkEFb2wndsEBzKEH18J8BBoJrDgdtm-MpXlUWbgHDc7X9ljAmDuQDLnQ90WZZ2nG1Cw/w482-h640/May023_4.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Early on The <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> knights charged. Earlier some arrows were let loose and the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler</span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> archers hitting my foot sergeants hard (6 sixes on 12 dice!). However, this charge didn't go to plan and my knights won the fight.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2yoejzwuCxU7y5dufUKGZgYoKUKOMTv4Scz_Ox9bma3orYtj_j0vXClZzWhXahlTlN1GDzwrzH_bdfcUpXG-9F8H8QXYkwK3VEHMr0x0pgbRdfxiBSHXSwcwC3OYUc491zV8Vc45uudGpt-jCDt2SkOs35I484vdVLIZDrFW-Vu952dyvCHBq64w9Q/s900/May023_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="900" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2yoejzwuCxU7y5dufUKGZgYoKUKOMTv4Scz_Ox9bma3orYtj_j0vXClZzWhXahlTlN1GDzwrzH_bdfcUpXG-9F8H8QXYkwK3VEHMr0x0pgbRdfxiBSHXSwcwC3OYUc491zV8Vc45uudGpt-jCDt2SkOs35I484vdVLIZDrFW-Vu952dyvCHBq64w9Q/w640-h346/May023_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NMsoUq94oNYAlgZ5ScJGzGoQs8hUJoWOQuc-FLjuW3B4zlzRN8Ce4QYwUFAM6fid9TM_-WXBMFcPwdPsyeN8uFuN-i4v6eMPwtA9tzxBkrDC8knGul3t49hxwaK3oTetT0NPqGfSSAQgJI1wfBqcIj00_0Hf0AzbnTkPO3szWaQNZIZ-z29luN6Iww/s700/May023_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NMsoUq94oNYAlgZ5ScJGzGoQs8hUJoWOQuc-FLjuW3B4zlzRN8Ce4QYwUFAM6fid9TM_-WXBMFcPwdPsyeN8uFuN-i4v6eMPwtA9tzxBkrDC8knGul3t49hxwaK3oTetT0NPqGfSSAQgJI1wfBqcIj00_0Hf0AzbnTkPO3szWaQNZIZ-z29luN6Iww/w640-h640/May023_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the flank I sent my mounted sergeants through some woods to come up on Mike's archers. They were on a hill this improved their armour rating and helped them hold their ground. As a result my heavy cavalry retreated and became <b><i>Battered</i></b>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wG-ra4bMv80sWQcd6E5mdgu05pAtpz3ctgGj-SC4UXPo6nx-UqHLcCsq7iIXNjj0xY1jgu7tj536fBV7EjU9WPWjkzt62NuoVlG1IIZ4ii7GTd3hBaQHjifXvIVPDfTpF3VyUbAj9_pKldsn2RQqkOk0uI9xr1U8Lj8L3EOekzFI3GcqBYlXk8Fc_w/s900/May023_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="900" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wG-ra4bMv80sWQcd6E5mdgu05pAtpz3ctgGj-SC4UXPo6nx-UqHLcCsq7iIXNjj0xY1jgu7tj536fBV7EjU9WPWjkzt62NuoVlG1IIZ4ii7GTd3hBaQHjifXvIVPDfTpF3VyUbAj9_pKldsn2RQqkOk0uI9xr1U8Lj8L3EOekzFI3GcqBYlXk8Fc_w/w640-h458/May023_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_jT9CzoWtaWErDA25hbsBx2TRXl-3rliuhLVXPtoVtAN8sJTylzdnyrWZNDe8tg3AGnmDVuDxZGc2IdxyTasruDe3KDpRwAztSsC2GWoxe7hG6wRiF35CXBaP09XJQAI4AizTX99BjX0qUC5X-PU1ZXbBsIpia8tfPdM3giIJ6BhIPUqoRFrdX5uFw/s900/May023_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_jT9CzoWtaWErDA25hbsBx2TRXl-3rliuhLVXPtoVtAN8sJTylzdnyrWZNDe8tg3AGnmDVuDxZGc2IdxyTasruDe3KDpRwAztSsC2GWoxe7hG6wRiF35CXBaP09XJQAI4AizTX99BjX0qUC5X-PU1ZXbBsIpia8tfPdM3giIJ6BhIPUqoRFrdX5uFw/w640-h402/May023_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAelQ2wpuIekoOLNV9VZ3YH__rltCyVu2uEiLpCuEzGpKJhtgIOrmmnMWuh3sRMSzPzFwEThW43CbIYJ8lYGtPljB3fQOluQmHfncn_Y5RI3ereB6puuvF6YSSIKj6uQSdHPs-SPzRoJUZrJt35EwfLmHW8I5VE99Ab2IIwE0a3kWDcAMRABuxQAJ0Q/s900/May023_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="900" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAelQ2wpuIekoOLNV9VZ3YH__rltCyVu2uEiLpCuEzGpKJhtgIOrmmnMWuh3sRMSzPzFwEThW43CbIYJ8lYGtPljB3fQOluQmHfncn_Y5RI3ereB6puuvF6YSSIKj6uQSdHPs-SPzRoJUZrJt35EwfLmHW8I5VE99Ab2IIwE0a3kWDcAMRABuxQAJ0Q/w640-h354/May023_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A band of halberdiers attacked my crossbowmen. The crossbows had already taken a couple of shots and worn down the heavy infantry. From experience I paid the cost for parvises and this proved to be a good choice because they managed to stand their ground and inflict losses on the halberdiers causing them to retreat. The <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlereans then failed their<b><i> Courage Test </i></b>and fled the field. Hooray!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT48SVZK96NyOi82Ojs_Ca4tObebC_rBYWBxkwLmJInh0fjrtVePeKElniuC_jnsk4RFDCvT1fQqstVz8inJFkSykOoFsgB4mgFM-k0lan7D-KJLSyHOZjbPH1Yr4xgVxX1HX03JMw1tCAc_sWsS1qOVnqyN5zp1k9RcSoCSACbtfokLvv-1bhmAngA/s900/May023_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="900" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT48SVZK96NyOi82Ojs_Ca4tObebC_rBYWBxkwLmJInh0fjrtVePeKElniuC_jnsk4RFDCvT1fQqstVz8inJFkSykOoFsgB4mgFM-k0lan7D-KJLSyHOZjbPH1Yr4xgVxX1HX03JMw1tCAc_sWsS1qOVnqyN5zp1k9RcSoCSACbtfokLvv-1bhmAngA/w640-h420/May023_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This lead the way for my spearmen to advance. In fact both of our spearmen advanced and looked at each other with trepidation. I don't think they got into combat with each other. I'm not certain but I seem to remember both sides just staring each other down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVa6JeuQplJDiOGbQ-sfrQwNSE4I5YdheLsF2nmsVMI5oXXNHDspdzpXtNjAppR996QIiMRB4NGHcBztsw5KXn_UJVr9Y3r1qurYon3Fcupz7mcT2m_jSSQiJUqvjdga0eXVaPZawpCvBN0a4MvnCwB_qobPSbWd6cl9ZBYN6uHNlJOKRNCFqgtPUAg/s900/May023_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="900" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVa6JeuQplJDiOGbQ-sfrQwNSE4I5YdheLsF2nmsVMI5oXXNHDspdzpXtNjAppR996QIiMRB4NGHcBztsw5KXn_UJVr9Y3r1qurYon3Fcupz7mcT2m_jSSQiJUqvjdga0eXVaPZawpCvBN0a4MvnCwB_qobPSbWd6cl9ZBYN6uHNlJOKRNCFqgtPUAg/w640-h386/May023_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Who you lookin' at?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>'Who us? </i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>'Yeah you lot...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nuffink. We're just standin' around."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlE6S2bDBx1PXrHSBHWk9XMkvoUiM2SNqDOjBWNuoKKGdrwd86o8guYswS9FqIlD608fX1HWjB9GUyFcMkSqRm8neuNRu3UQ7s3Cn-bwoD6eeAVIpG-JfatPNqUgXrOeB9e3lebn48W_VcYZX7SBV1UHXVDzjD3GkqP4M_fXEbe_a3ZIbXM9EjO-vPA/s900/May023_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="900" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlE6S2bDBx1PXrHSBHWk9XMkvoUiM2SNqDOjBWNuoKKGdrwd86o8guYswS9FqIlD608fX1HWjB9GUyFcMkSqRm8neuNRu3UQ7s3Cn-bwoD6eeAVIpG-JfatPNqUgXrOeB9e3lebn48W_VcYZX7SBV1UHXVDzjD3GkqP4M_fXEbe_a3ZIbXM9EjO-vPA/w640-h354/May023_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There was another clash of armoured knights in the centre with the Bishop's men coming out on top. Only the Leader of the <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlereans remained and he was forced to retreat.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTSm43SjUdWW9yD354pi0W_BWtGwsVcM2Q9hC9_BQ8XuVqsA4j2mqz_Crc-kgoNWgi1s63j8JVR8_rwdxw6FL6ddAj8AcRXjwqL7mP7TPWJr618zC4ulWoWtqsMoGIBYpP8tworLlzUu1cjtGDcUxZ6TwjkuZ9-BgT3EAqy3UZwvUFC2fmsIi_zqlew/s1000/May023_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTSm43SjUdWW9yD354pi0W_BWtGwsVcM2Q9hC9_BQ8XuVqsA4j2mqz_Crc-kgoNWgi1s63j8JVR8_rwdxw6FL6ddAj8AcRXjwqL7mP7TPWJr618zC4ulWoWtqsMoGIBYpP8tworLlzUu1cjtGDcUxZ6TwjkuZ9-BgT3EAqy3UZwvUFC2fmsIi_zqlew/w640-h426/May023_13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #202124; white-space: pre-wrap;">The brave Knight of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler </span><span style="color: #202124; white-space: pre-wrap;">then failed his <i>Courage Test and</i> was last seen fleeing the field followed by his archers and leaving is spearmen to their fate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ61oGRuKtvAY-rvAO479szk1PyKN65VGXBN95SeIr0AznshdvmAwYAoh7Cs-AkF8378owB_USIvHV8HlWfRc_8ogqg_eTBSKNOgL2sMmVRxGjHPxGpLvjPDEv2JALADDQWcPLYP5SN5JXcG1hhOJyn2OdVSkBDyAwqWYsmZKCUMAO_Tb8Y-5tp4L30A/s685/May023_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ61oGRuKtvAY-rvAO479szk1PyKN65VGXBN95SeIr0AznshdvmAwYAoh7Cs-AkF8378owB_USIvHV8HlWfRc_8ogqg_eTBSKNOgL2sMmVRxGjHPxGpLvjPDEv2JALADDQWcPLYP5SN5JXcG1hhOJyn2OdVSkBDyAwqWYsmZKCUMAO_Tb8Y-5tp4L30A/w560-h640/May023_14.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Game 2</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This time we used one of the scenarios in the 2nd Edition Book. The one with and objective in the centre. The objective we decided on was decided, whereupon a mystical voice cried out:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"He who pulleth this sword</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>from this stone and anvil shall</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>be the true King of Medieval May!"</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2Ou2E_YGnMYXtAda3nxo0yU3RZBlfWZZ1OtlljfCld9QoRZUMSXFKUqSM6CXP8xC_M99zjwjnbuHi271LJbHNsPH64IPGhUh79KUY1tAs1r4BFfRHcr_tlGF26B11mYo81M1MOa_Y5QKrGBL-39lqNr3NrsES4PWJcL1Lg4ubTEKsZlCMzsuAni6NQ/s965/May023_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="965" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2Ou2E_YGnMYXtAda3nxo0yU3RZBlfWZZ1OtlljfCld9QoRZUMSXFKUqSM6CXP8xC_M99zjwjnbuHi271LJbHNsPH64IPGhUh79KUY1tAs1r4BFfRHcr_tlGF26B11mYo81M1MOa_Y5QKrGBL-39lqNr3NrsES4PWJcL1Lg4ubTEKsZlCMzsuAni6NQ/w640-h392/May023_15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We both swapped out our forces. I opted to get rid of the heavy mounted sergeants (4pts) and also ditched the pavisers for my crossbows (2pts). Instead I took a unit of Foot Knights (6pts). We rolled our Leader Qualities: This time around Mike rolled whatever it is that makes him only able to be hit on a roll of 6 when in a <b><i>Challenge</i></b>. My commander Freidrich von Flintenstein rolled a 2 (<i><b>Forgettable </b></i>but with a fine moustache!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKgcy67tBhYiYt5jzV8h4t7tXhcB16q6MWTnTblpyA1tTIMXT-qkQku0wg3joRbAWASSBKqkW7Kh-HyE9sf52MNDcC-ZsEuCcf-lcAAOq22NkoML7xh9WKYvUCl9dvB8DPmpcQLt_jaxSq06EnKohDJ76PaoYq-_ArOz-_r-o4mV_MteK5Wk6xYuiFw/s900/May023_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="900" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKgcy67tBhYiYt5jzV8h4t7tXhcB16q6MWTnTblpyA1tTIMXT-qkQku0wg3joRbAWASSBKqkW7Kh-HyE9sf52MNDcC-ZsEuCcf-lcAAOq22NkoML7xh9WKYvUCl9dvB8DPmpcQLt_jaxSq06EnKohDJ76PaoYq-_ArOz-_r-o4mV_MteK5Wk6xYuiFw/w640-h440/May023_16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above: Freidrich von Flintenstein the Forgettable looks toward the holy relic of True Kingship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOdOecOZU0RcXX7tYhjqfGmE_zcTdBcv0Nqypg7AfibI6kjlxNVHxLcldP_Y-UqP2nygIGJHjGdwLQy04b3H943gHQ3SMfwIylgEzKzUnfx4BGANTq151uIPdlVf_gYu4u5whrRaBtm8pEu2pk7_Ef_f-RY4t92cvrlS5QDPQrZUNaTFz4ns8khzQpw/s641/May023_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOdOecOZU0RcXX7tYhjqfGmE_zcTdBcv0Nqypg7AfibI6kjlxNVHxLcldP_Y-UqP2nygIGJHjGdwLQy04b3H943gHQ3SMfwIylgEzKzUnfx4BGANTq151uIPdlVf_gYu4u5whrRaBtm8pEu2pk7_Ef_f-RY4t92cvrlS5QDPQrZUNaTFz4ns8khzQpw/w600-h640/May023_17.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>We both jockeyed for position and this time those scheming <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlereans sent a band of mounted archers around my flank. I didn't realise, at first that they were archers so I drew up my spearmen into a <i>Schiltron </i>formation thinking they were going to charge.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM2wBJqQs78BkHYguUN8JJyscQnfLUNeqKJUqU6GRfNruZkfJDz-DixHii5EwpRQYDnDssPyNtAVKQsEBLHmyZZWPN-Rj7j64lLJv6UrlrXxaL8J3nX0C3kVibBscWJm1UEKHHqQdiSZBi1KWt0bgVHRc1KHOS9WZfONbdjWC3El5gVMy2bJ1gMMItQ/s900/May023_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="900" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM2wBJqQs78BkHYguUN8JJyscQnfLUNeqKJUqU6GRfNruZkfJDz-DixHii5EwpRQYDnDssPyNtAVKQsEBLHmyZZWPN-Rj7j64lLJv6UrlrXxaL8J3nX0C3kVibBscWJm1UEKHHqQdiSZBi1KWt0bgVHRc1KHOS9WZfONbdjWC3El5gVMy2bJ1gMMItQ/w640-h328/May023_18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the centre my foot knights approached the holy relic but stopped in reverend awe as they gazed upon its majesty (either that or they failed their <i>Activation</i>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfjFFkXzXKZ8gtEd2uAvL4L4FcZQb6L4Qlwj5lqiTL8fM-Yzy-KzIVfvfZIA8DosBtblMta10lie2FagIFhIQcVLNUMlT4CydwHGwCIdpKUQg3X7Xl7BY3J3AGJyPF9rYMjTt2_FeJH18tGWqwT3oDjNZKbGCzBZ91brzwVhl9pz7_-yE_ID_QZh42A/s900/May023_19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="900" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfjFFkXzXKZ8gtEd2uAvL4L4FcZQb6L4Qlwj5lqiTL8fM-Yzy-KzIVfvfZIA8DosBtblMta10lie2FagIFhIQcVLNUMlT4CydwHGwCIdpKUQg3X7Xl7BY3J3AGJyPF9rYMjTt2_FeJH18tGWqwT3oDjNZKbGCzBZ91brzwVhl9pz7_-yE_ID_QZh42A/w640-h456/May023_19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlerean Knights didn't </span></span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">waste</span></span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> any time and charged as soon as they could thinking to quash von Flintenstein and his holy warriors and drive them from the field.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5EA6BWc0Zs7idPCJU4zJnsujYzZpp5fv52UV0KhWTS-KvqJIBmZC9DUDIicR7zHLRWbZPsUckIN4ejZP5MmAN5rEqJfCyGyJ4YvcAgAqHyKMAxWXZe1ocV0qu1l2KdGwdmemtOCZCjHe9ZxT0lxlHg1SA8CglYVYJVaFM57BINfATCaBIK4Rx_Ms1Q/s1000/May023_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1000" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5EA6BWc0Zs7idPCJU4zJnsujYzZpp5fv52UV0KhWTS-KvqJIBmZC9DUDIicR7zHLRWbZPsUckIN4ejZP5MmAN5rEqJfCyGyJ4YvcAgAqHyKMAxWXZe1ocV0qu1l2KdGwdmemtOCZCjHe9ZxT0lxlHg1SA8CglYVYJVaFM57BINfATCaBIK4Rx_Ms1Q/w640-h362/May023_20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiN08OfQoKO0KpBeARe5Rvv54E9Wpvy8hpvUsmnQYmndfbdKA8lDM6kYFw6HUBAnhjn-x0M0JtuKXWD5KyviUFD3f0ItX_OUNt0Y8Iu1XEkvd35TEN18T8nvfRfFGOKQqf-lYHutcjuY-ugyjBVLpcciBFOgk5XXbi3T0BgpyqkrEpf3fUSVR0Yo4rA/s1000/May023_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiN08OfQoKO0KpBeARe5Rvv54E9Wpvy8hpvUsmnQYmndfbdKA8lDM6kYFw6HUBAnhjn-x0M0JtuKXWD5KyviUFD3f0ItX_OUNt0Y8Iu1XEkvd35TEN18T8nvfRfFGOKQqf-lYHutcjuY-ugyjBVLpcciBFOgk5XXbi3T0BgpyqkrEpf3fUSVR0Yo4rA/w640-h340/May023_21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Hemingsaetic knights counter-charged but got the worst of the fight and were forced to retreat from the onslaught of their enemies. At least they passed their <i>Courage Test</i> so they did not become <i>Battered</i>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bgs1C6Hplek-_Gefzc6csiqnbB0oLY9lZXcEeA65NsApx4VSq_z0iuZzzZ4HmRnEkfXntgvgYfHPU5S8K_xrANrKAUwjTSCfhL5XG_FTNUQK2eaDHXqLJw7zbBgnWFNYiEha81vafL0JdKHb4taS5VtVTwX7JbVBTykVVCtq5YNU7TbSwbuIo8CWKA/s900/May023_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="900" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bgs1C6Hplek-_Gefzc6csiqnbB0oLY9lZXcEeA65NsApx4VSq_z0iuZzzZ4HmRnEkfXntgvgYfHPU5S8K_xrANrKAUwjTSCfhL5XG_FTNUQK2eaDHXqLJw7zbBgnWFNYiEha81vafL0JdKHb4taS5VtVTwX7JbVBTykVVCtq5YNU7TbSwbuIo8CWKA/w640-h392/May023_22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Meanwhile, the foot knights got over their reverence and slogged up the hill to the monument only to find <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlerean spearmen trudging up the opposite slope. This was going to come down to swords and </span></span><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">stout hearts</span></span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWFKANV1ocoYhnIN0ScxEyDCZjDSd6woDf1njcO22mL0TuehPCdd1wzRkun3V82I_1_mtnRLYys4-Mg1_cBTYrC3wrUYWiuUR4Xgfs-wytPeBS5-GUkqrP1KgaR_SfgKcHJicvcDbBO5g68Dq2NlfrMSd26VzLUxOHnQtUJj1TGEDGjYIcdT1gjmCXA/s900/May023_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="900" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWFKANV1ocoYhnIN0ScxEyDCZjDSd6woDf1njcO22mL0TuehPCdd1wzRkun3V82I_1_mtnRLYys4-Mg1_cBTYrC3wrUYWiuUR4Xgfs-wytPeBS5-GUkqrP1KgaR_SfgKcHJicvcDbBO5g68Dq2NlfrMSd26VzLUxOHnQtUJj1TGEDGjYIcdT1gjmCXA/w640-h384/May023_23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the centre von Flintenstein the Forgettable led his knights into the fight again and evened the odds against their foe. This gave the Hemmingseatic spearmen the chance to charge home and try their luck. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu1zKMTNHslxE3vQEMO8_uuC0rpEPqCiXuiO2xK_ZoXwqsPmylQuiWSJUGh1POKHqh84xs1AwvNmK1eKzCX3mSMEHDQMaSQiK60hKXSsRdv8ZsmIp_PSpzl76CJaypyJZO_yln_8Rxpf7c2FnkUtVv3XlfZSiN3ifQYTeI3gBpqhPKt4BJmQg3qpwSw/s900/May023_24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="900" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu1zKMTNHslxE3vQEMO8_uuC0rpEPqCiXuiO2xK_ZoXwqsPmylQuiWSJUGh1POKHqh84xs1AwvNmK1eKzCX3mSMEHDQMaSQiK60hKXSsRdv8ZsmIp_PSpzl76CJaypyJZO_yln_8Rxpf7c2FnkUtVv3XlfZSiN3ifQYTeI3gBpqhPKt4BJmQg3qpwSw/w640-h418/May023_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler knights failed to counter charge and the fight was a draw (both losing one figure) so the spearmen retreated <i>Battered</i> and, for the remainder to the battle stood around whilst enemy archers slowly picked them off at short range. But they had further weakened the enemy knights.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V_odY3Eoxr1LA51wqMlchD7JspOw6jhXsqW0_jQoYzA5p6S5_cqJaiyZ3HHRMXN-nZnM4OyOUOzdxo4nFbGUYRnsZ7QrTkLhH7jldfCgpqRGlTRfjB-pN8QXzD9m_Wg2iqX7fVsqkFZst1lprIem87-rY2X4dNIHYxsThI9WeQmi1O4JQSx4icRbKA/s900/May023_25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="900" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V_odY3Eoxr1LA51wqMlchD7JspOw6jhXsqW0_jQoYzA5p6S5_cqJaiyZ3HHRMXN-nZnM4OyOUOzdxo4nFbGUYRnsZ7QrTkLhH7jldfCgpqRGlTRfjB-pN8QXzD9m_Wg2iqX7fVsqkFZst1lprIem87-rY2X4dNIHYxsThI9WeQmi1O4JQSx4icRbKA/w640-h444/May023_25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The archers on the flank were doing little but were witling away at the schiltron which prompted them to break formation and advance on the horsemen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQwxe2hXCs0aBQXwZelWBHz9kTporMTRubwrIibgU_zPmtSY7LUvLF24UGxJKDLANUmtwDY_SWQqd8RdI6_qKiusezKIR7j9TII-Bq98GfN5BH4L6B4J3-9rwumjKtV0dB3TFoEh1F8_kA6jMHBMr2Zior4cGIJmX9fjkfhwKzG_ZjvnIdG-o_CwMTw/s900/May023_26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="900" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQwxe2hXCs0aBQXwZelWBHz9kTporMTRubwrIibgU_zPmtSY7LUvLF24UGxJKDLANUmtwDY_SWQqd8RdI6_qKiusezKIR7j9TII-Bq98GfN5BH4L6B4J3-9rwumjKtV0dB3TFoEh1F8_kA6jMHBMr2Zior4cGIJmX9fjkfhwKzG_ZjvnIdG-o_CwMTw/w640-h568/May023_26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In the woods beside the shrine a group of vagabonds lurked. The looked mysteriously like that Robin the Hood fellow you may have heard about. They were causing a nuisance so I diverted my crossbowmen to deal with them (seen advancing in the distance).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RT9vNEbaCRsGQMGE2vpvJU4c-_GGQ6vtCEKUAugt-lu3ASvvxWsesBZW7Tst7nJhO-JRLJ0FUjafUltrzciiMggFogPa6hWnl8Av8HF6SZLcCNTuNYuPes23q9n7XFZNrXMziDdsVaXv79d7G5vLLJTK9FMn1cc7HeFAm76qDq3kWARcM3YzXrpMxw/s900/May023_27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="900" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RT9vNEbaCRsGQMGE2vpvJU4c-_GGQ6vtCEKUAugt-lu3ASvvxWsesBZW7Tst7nJhO-JRLJ0FUjafUltrzciiMggFogPa6hWnl8Av8HF6SZLcCNTuNYuPes23q9n7XFZNrXMziDdsVaXv79d7G5vLLJTK9FMn1cc7HeFAm76qDq3kWARcM3YzXrpMxw/w640-h476/May023_27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Yet another clash of knights in the centre brought victory for von Flintenstein's holy warriors but because the sole remaining <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlerean knight (the commander) retreated </span>they were forced to charge the spearmen on the hill (due to the <i><b>Wild Charge</b></i> rule). Not surprisingly they were forced to retreat with the loss of another man.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62NTYSZge0M_ut5GDPF63xWm3sOcDrpRAOc57hVeKZQ1dOxgM6LScs30Uon4dND1j19f25VNiFxnsUgWgrop69W0X2Bh8E3rwVIuBlm_n7_8P8xFvXPJN8sx0FRfCHWv5d7lSIlCvayB3T6rZNxJ1TDq8-gsIKIIV2gFx09LF_6oEf6qXT5ua4hNqtA/s900/May023_28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="900" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62NTYSZge0M_ut5GDPF63xWm3sOcDrpRAOc57hVeKZQ1dOxgM6LScs30Uon4dND1j19f25VNiFxnsUgWgrop69W0X2Bh8E3rwVIuBlm_n7_8P8xFvXPJN8sx0FRfCHWv5d7lSIlCvayB3T6rZNxJ1TDq8-gsIKIIV2gFx09LF_6oEf6qXT5ua4hNqtA/w640-h430/May023_28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Seeing the riders retreat back down the slope the foot knights charged home and defeated the spearmen who then failed their <i>Courage Test</i> and fled leaving the knights in possession of the sword in the stone.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zHApkw6qWShIxQMjGYjADjMMjez_ddo81hgBcJUWUxvxDG3vKB79ZlqyZvJBA2yVrTVahuCwjVKZyR3DVe4_gQGvYi9bumWKFiQNV6UKifwd9GSNA6GaE-f62WMn2rmr3tBzVHNS9V49g8ouxRzgwnKbTycuXcxINEeWV3UWUUoQtYHFLGtCAw11_Q/s900/May023_29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zHApkw6qWShIxQMjGYjADjMMjez_ddo81hgBcJUWUxvxDG3vKB79ZlqyZvJBA2yVrTVahuCwjVKZyR3DVe4_gQGvYi9bumWKFiQNV6UKifwd9GSNA6GaE-f62WMn2rmr3tBzVHNS9V49g8ouxRzgwnKbTycuXcxINEeWV3UWUUoQtYHFLGtCAw11_Q/w640-h428/May023_29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Again Wild Charge took precedence and the armoured knights clashed again. This time the last of von Flintensteins men were killed leaving only the two leaders facing each other.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAMHyPQKUPFuwQ0mZ8gkRU5I4WHdG4J6FlPBZEftF5yXlNv7IwjtHJHS9N-taqD19oQ1yaHB07l1weALLdt5-Cn1cOl7LH_BKZiWE86FwliYCN44782xQlPUb8AWmQkOOriJ2mkYjeKjaMC5p9fftXjcCk1n4eko9agEPs2eyQg0uVJmMGzHR7jdalw/s688/May023_30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAMHyPQKUPFuwQ0mZ8gkRU5I4WHdG4J6FlPBZEftF5yXlNv7IwjtHJHS9N-taqD19oQ1yaHB07l1weALLdt5-Cn1cOl7LH_BKZiWE86FwliYCN44782xQlPUb8AWmQkOOriJ2mkYjeKjaMC5p9fftXjcCk1n4eko9agEPs2eyQg0uVJmMGzHR7jdalw/w558-h640/May023_30.jpg" width="558" /></a></div>Not wanting to face the Hemmingsaetic spearmen Mike's horse archers made a last minute dash around the flank to be met with a hail of crossbow bolts (which were ineffectual anyway).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91qISURVuGuWH_11Lw-IWYYOnAeo-4ydq2ca0X5WIgAvuhxrm84g8VWQxT6Fp4xdzMsR9JJhsa0w8MrrCguPScFccqKbVvFuQVcQio8zUgpXKrrjQUZMn3HmRyhKSRAx_BOm7qeY_5HDBL3PMKx5p0ztH9xY9sZkuCOxCuUOzJebujCKAH0b5uYYUcg/s900/May023_31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="900" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91qISURVuGuWH_11Lw-IWYYOnAeo-4ydq2ca0X5WIgAvuhxrm84g8VWQxT6Fp4xdzMsR9JJhsa0w8MrrCguPScFccqKbVvFuQVcQio8zUgpXKrrjQUZMn3HmRyhKSRAx_BOm7qeY_5HDBL3PMKx5p0ztH9xY9sZkuCOxCuUOzJebujCKAH0b5uYYUcg/w640-h392/May023_31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The <span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûler commander decided to issue a challenge seeing that he had the advantage of me having to roll 6's to hit him. He would be hitting my chap on 5's and 6's.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We rolled 3 dice each.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Freidrich the Forgettable was hit once. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">But he hit the </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Noire</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">brûlerean twice (I rolled two 6's) and the foe was worsted.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hGYWKefPNhhPjgDQuIRlGa_Q7W55Y00BaZJCsXG7GS2SSZN0fSaDxuAyj3KOe5oZxdfcFDm81BDqMFBzshTY-Q_gcuit02Sav2wW9Zc5o1SpyU-pa8PmQX_eRnJ0jXjHpzLfZFNmleWDfCn0sKwVBkHVOCF2XzZFYIq6j-jICMNiarealIqQ_pXHwg/s900/May023_32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="900" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hGYWKefPNhhPjgDQuIRlGa_Q7W55Y00BaZJCsXG7GS2SSZN0fSaDxuAyj3KOe5oZxdfcFDm81BDqMFBzshTY-Q_gcuit02Sav2wW9Zc5o1SpyU-pa8PmQX_eRnJ0jXjHpzLfZFNmleWDfCn0sKwVBkHVOCF2XzZFYIq6j-jICMNiarealIqQ_pXHwg/w640-h448/May023_32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In celebration the Fredrich von Flintenstein the Forgettable charged into the enemy archers laying several of them low and scattering the rest! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8VVN_rhVJO2E3zsen-RazT593AmIawhJ-5HPgNnTUiLgJzsaTgmLdSrcjGkZoy4EwEtEt7cUuLWA50VL-zOyloO-HuYjBgN7AWKfU1XTWVJ-i7VHUTlko2wRtJINV_SOCChg4BnO6ybJ4mbjbKQMyh_mVzioKy2RydNnpKTpXR6qurLy7q4-vKznug/s900/May023_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="900" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8VVN_rhVJO2E3zsen-RazT593AmIawhJ-5HPgNnTUiLgJzsaTgmLdSrcjGkZoy4EwEtEt7cUuLWA50VL-zOyloO-HuYjBgN7AWKfU1XTWVJ-i7VHUTlko2wRtJINV_SOCChg4BnO6ybJ4mbjbKQMyh_mVzioKy2RydNnpKTpXR6qurLy7q4-vKznug/w640-h412/May023_33.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>'Twas a glorious victory for the forces of the <b><i>Hemmingsaetic League</i></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"O frabjous day. Callooh! Calhay!"</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Conclusion:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a good start to Medieval May. Both Mike and I started medieval when Lion Rampant first came out. The idea being to build large forces for Hail Caesar but to start with LR so that we could get some troops done quickly, get them on the table and have some games. We're using the same plan for Medieval May (a concept new to our club).We've started with LR and we'll conclude the final meeting in May with a big Hail Caesar bash. This coming weekend it's a moderate HC game followed the next week by some Lion and Dragon rampant action.</div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-80531754778005541532023-05-02T22:46:00.000-07:002023-05-02T22:46:02.482-07:00The Wyrm Gormagundr<p>In my post from a couple of weeks back I put my army of orcs and their allies on parade to see what I had for a creative photo opportunity. The army itself is a pretty decent size but there was something missing: A nice big centrepiece monster. So to fix that problem I went hunting and found just the thing to fill that gap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJcdI2qCj6JrcUYFPWHgy_pWFnY5mFbnAUKFHLvZyhMfD81PeyFzG5R-m9hZYRLxc5HNK0s1rosXgjsOorO8YtKdj88LPaC2c0eE_g8zzVdcarJa9NyJgjUzuf-YyuWH1rByP9HdleNkd39K6ndW4aByYsiiEXNJPumcYaetNV46HY2ZP1L6bZGAIKQ/s1000/Wurm_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJcdI2qCj6JrcUYFPWHgy_pWFnY5mFbnAUKFHLvZyhMfD81PeyFzG5R-m9hZYRLxc5HNK0s1rosXgjsOorO8YtKdj88LPaC2c0eE_g8zzVdcarJa9NyJgjUzuf-YyuWH1rByP9HdleNkd39K6ndW4aByYsiiEXNJPumcYaetNV46HY2ZP1L6bZGAIKQ/w640-h404/Wurm_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><i>The Wyrm Gormagundr</i></b> ~ A mighty fire-drake, lured from his lair with promises of treasure, to march into battle against all that is good and wholesome. A ferocious beast with an insatiable lust for gold, fine gems and creating chaos.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dp2h4C_Uc9I2dtgXpuuJ8drSscfhIAFa47QEUvGVVz-n69jSYzpNjrElm8Zu3bZ_Xb5X5Wc7SwIOAfsXuqKcp8gnYzf2W4BBSyHdSYtgCNBZdZatuHiag9pz2adFv4L7A_oS14DpsRmTL15q0wXZ4vxSaccF2Ci6ckzLfoPjNwRWT9vKzl00-dNWrw/s800/Wurm_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="800" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dp2h4C_Uc9I2dtgXpuuJ8drSscfhIAFa47QEUvGVVz-n69jSYzpNjrElm8Zu3bZ_Xb5X5Wc7SwIOAfsXuqKcp8gnYzf2W4BBSyHdSYtgCNBZdZatuHiag9pz2adFv4L7A_oS14DpsRmTL15q0wXZ4vxSaccF2Ci6ckzLfoPjNwRWT9vKzl00-dNWrw/w640-h560/Wurm_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I decided to make a crawling dragon for the sake of doing something a bit different and to better tie in with the general Tolkien-esque mythology from the Silmarillion where the dragons are not yet winged. The dragon I used was this one from Reaper Black Bones:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx2yTd1Ug-2rGwteYp5NoOpQOVgLYYehac-19BLfmNJFIpElqbVuX-ZLLoIg00fAHPrnElJVoF2DeXlJTYBmWYyzW9Qgxb4aajMCIHg_1BCOeqscYJivNmn_WKsM0n_g5ScRolnbloNHKrS78NqYVobdD9Fild-E_FkHfL7CdR1oAkeoyyy4n4FATug/s1200/reaper%20dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx2yTd1Ug-2rGwteYp5NoOpQOVgLYYehac-19BLfmNJFIpElqbVuX-ZLLoIg00fAHPrnElJVoF2DeXlJTYBmWYyzW9Qgxb4aajMCIHg_1BCOeqscYJivNmn_WKsM0n_g5ScRolnbloNHKrS78NqYVobdD9Fild-E_FkHfL7CdR1oAkeoyyy4n4FATug/w400-h400/reaper%20dragon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I filled in the large holes on his back where the wings would be mounted and sculpted some large scales to accentuate his armoured hide. This wasn't my first choice of dragon but it was the best one I could get to do the job.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2olEvM5N23Ty5vhyOgtjOyKoqCi35XsmnrSw9Hjn_ZIAwd-6syquksLLMF0RENVtPkXqvKZ37iQoIkxxyE51QAUWE_F9qS4652jWjjByMUEclSkkq8iQv1uBBGx7u9QqP5mheXu1faj7OWOlSMS_6vei3yqwYTnwXAN0hl3OQTliS8k4zCz42oZgzA/s800/Wurm_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="800" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2olEvM5N23Ty5vhyOgtjOyKoqCi35XsmnrSw9Hjn_ZIAwd-6syquksLLMF0RENVtPkXqvKZ37iQoIkxxyE51QAUWE_F9qS4652jWjjByMUEclSkkq8iQv1uBBGx7u9QqP5mheXu1faj7OWOlSMS_6vei3yqwYTnwXAN0hl3OQTliS8k4zCz42oZgzA/w640-h494/Wurm_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>All in all he came out quite nice. I was considering doing more on the base but decided against it. I was going to add a charred tree and some burnt land but I figured that this sort of detail is just the sort of thing that could break with use on the wargames table. So I left it off and opted for a simple approach.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQUY84fNGTcTMpKoa9sVlxKcFzaXLpYGQTFkdWosLeWruHnWZ_rPc_4Y4z6QrlUfqQgZsfl3H1fxeNXp4Vqtv1CFEBMNhevJjx7JLzS5BAoJQOPvkkO_wGVSisTtcJSK-gfTva2jVD1d-OuQd7s89vIeYWOGVE2u3NspFE2kswriWz7SJy6XLYkWgNA/s800/Wurm_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQUY84fNGTcTMpKoa9sVlxKcFzaXLpYGQTFkdWosLeWruHnWZ_rPc_4Y4z6QrlUfqQgZsfl3H1fxeNXp4Vqtv1CFEBMNhevJjx7JLzS5BAoJQOPvkkO_wGVSisTtcJSK-gfTva2jVD1d-OuQd7s89vIeYWOGVE2u3NspFE2kswriWz7SJy6XLYkWgNA/w640-h328/Wurm_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And to give some scale to the model here he is with some mountain orcs. He stands about 3" high and is about 6" to 7" long. Big enough to let his enemies know that he's a dangerous opponent.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt18KPMABA9vKBC-AOEjIAj-u_GFhblqehEfUkTv3PYeUY_NfdIqoNoXrXcW_df2OM7I6b65UAxJtBYxjDXNLwAy4mKNZzwlcHRykS2c1VqA906MSp9FGfXYvIALMRrI0-3VKfCQ0DKCQEJe5db5X4hv60tvhvUsOYA8pw-XgGDg4kOXnNEvaB5Ga4g/s1000/Wurm_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="1000" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt18KPMABA9vKBC-AOEjIAj-u_GFhblqehEfUkTv3PYeUY_NfdIqoNoXrXcW_df2OM7I6b65UAxJtBYxjDXNLwAy4mKNZzwlcHRykS2c1VqA906MSp9FGfXYvIALMRrI0-3VKfCQ0DKCQEJe5db5X4hv60tvhvUsOYA8pw-XgGDg4kOXnNEvaB5Ga4g/w640-h218/Wurm_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3K1Pyun6xyuMNfZ-8X5MXMSmgwKekF7OuGUlyJwkeiTtwYd8DM_JItRWVB6qgQ5fISjJkbbf877bDmUlxpSJrJtByM8jLspBiE9r0iHIUT0JBZWj9efDZFkcIrZNQ34jc3g56DvBmpbNVcg2TTAf1SKv4fJFGF2MPXfukS_fNaHRMVUd3tbKgioBrg/s1000/Wurm_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="1000" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3K1Pyun6xyuMNfZ-8X5MXMSmgwKekF7OuGUlyJwkeiTtwYd8DM_JItRWVB6qgQ5fISjJkbbf877bDmUlxpSJrJtByM8jLspBiE9r0iHIUT0JBZWj9efDZFkcIrZNQ34jc3g56DvBmpbNVcg2TTAf1SKv4fJFGF2MPXfukS_fNaHRMVUd3tbKgioBrg/w640-h232/Wurm_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, as The Velvet Fog sang:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"When you're smiling,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>When you're smiling,</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The whole world smiles with you..."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUphag3C1Ngy-WbtG6WXLVh5nxkw5qbc03sp9dFXDaUzsXlEqrtNXuyCaczpFOUs6jpBEdVPgNSKnGiwYNjZ-9kOiH1qMjJIEksJWSE0wVeRWS1EfUgcsbN5oEzGsgtWPT2SHo6C63A1YlmPMJNEbc2ve_h3YFQqxh5_1GBs2LJKojWjBtu79HBZvgww/s800/Wurm_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUphag3C1Ngy-WbtG6WXLVh5nxkw5qbc03sp9dFXDaUzsXlEqrtNXuyCaczpFOUs6jpBEdVPgNSKnGiwYNjZ-9kOiH1qMjJIEksJWSE0wVeRWS1EfUgcsbN5oEzGsgtWPT2SHo6C63A1YlmPMJNEbc2ve_h3YFQqxh5_1GBs2LJKojWjBtu79HBZvgww/w640-h576/Wurm_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>That's it for now, folks!<p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-87525118878797681192023-05-01T03:52:00.003-07:002023-05-01T03:52:51.262-07:00The Return of "Not The Riders of Rohan"<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-ZloczlLywWYXP-bUMBnq76-CVGEha5D8b4aEqeYt2K1jkGopx0RSF82NpSEq2X_Dqt_bTvy0MFd2wymD3l6hO5bGd84dbVo1eS2HW5Rh0s_jjF9sNpZ3gUoNpLW_5OGVxqr1F5oqacfoNmM3YrxXFoU9ayYiZFUmEFCeXnsiMUS465SFZfQ9SGHYw/s1200/Northern%20Riders_New1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-ZloczlLywWYXP-bUMBnq76-CVGEha5D8b4aEqeYt2K1jkGopx0RSF82NpSEq2X_Dqt_bTvy0MFd2wymD3l6hO5bGd84dbVo1eS2HW5Rh0s_jjF9sNpZ3gUoNpLW_5OGVxqr1F5oqacfoNmM3YrxXFoU9ayYiZFUmEFCeXnsiMUS465SFZfQ9SGHYw/w640-h298/Northern%20Riders_New1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I finally got around to painting my second box of Gripping Beast Goth cavalry as my Norther Riders (not those fine chaps from Rohan). This is pretty much just a bunch of photo's. If you want to read what I previously had to say about these figures you can read it here: <a href="http://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2022/06/no-sorry-were-not-riders-of-rohan.html" target="_blank"><i>My First Rider Post</i></a>.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoonVV20dlrZ2-lofMQcsDwbEq_-ba9HCowpZ521YkpwrB_djpTiNWKpYuWbkkMGlNBagu20dl-lh-WY-PP0NbxjnhXBdslZQwghSNEvtGdSM8jiV4B63uIj6nhmLGDYExc3uYEIp6V3wNss_yLwhc4rKCJo8A8eYHs5xSjHPRVNJ8uNswzX21i1zlmw/s1000/Northern%20Riders_New2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoonVV20dlrZ2-lofMQcsDwbEq_-ba9HCowpZ521YkpwrB_djpTiNWKpYuWbkkMGlNBagu20dl-lh-WY-PP0NbxjnhXBdslZQwghSNEvtGdSM8jiV4B63uIj6nhmLGDYExc3uYEIp6V3wNss_yLwhc4rKCJo8A8eYHs5xSjHPRVNJ8uNswzX21i1zlmw/w640-h352/Northern%20Riders_New2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I've posed them in various groupings. Apart from the obvious bonus of having twice as many figures I now have the option of fielding them in several alternative units. Above: One large formed unit of 24 figures or (below) four smaller units of 6 figures<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyKac3bfKzzbd7ZjGU4PeoojFGPGE3k0fpAg0cuK9uhpkgziWMr_ptn5IAUMlNUodaKIBLUmAsnM2dfPyB-XxDc1IyoVvyFjV3aOQyx7fFONbTQrUlYu0aFze-BvoVCYJG5tXpqiXRtxfIRQyaltoRvocwpKw17zXMxM2o4_j27eqoPdNCdEVU1vBmg/s1200/Northern%20Riders_New3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyKac3bfKzzbd7ZjGU4PeoojFGPGE3k0fpAg0cuK9uhpkgziWMr_ptn5IAUMlNUodaKIBLUmAsnM2dfPyB-XxDc1IyoVvyFjV3aOQyx7fFONbTQrUlYu0aFze-BvoVCYJG5tXpqiXRtxfIRQyaltoRvocwpKw17zXMxM2o4_j27eqoPdNCdEVU1vBmg/w640-h294/Northern%20Riders_New3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Below they make up three loose units of 8 figures each.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWukgxQjbyQCWnkkT-RJcdxFVs0eMGITgNtVOmtoSE5ftVtb7n9iJ9Zbf4b10upj6S-_dPjLZsA-OiOXNeHn7jvtUxM1zgYjZ35KzPVOrnolP5xaaFrWxglkdXBFtrLcMTj4HISWIcThjEqA7Ef1wRsZnd6967SXzClXxvpkPqJ5A_tb4gQuOU3xgeew/s1200/Northern%20Riders_New4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWukgxQjbyQCWnkkT-RJcdxFVs0eMGITgNtVOmtoSE5ftVtb7n9iJ9Zbf4b10upj6S-_dPjLZsA-OiOXNeHn7jvtUxM1zgYjZ35KzPVOrnolP5xaaFrWxglkdXBFtrLcMTj4HISWIcThjEqA7Ef1wRsZnd6967SXzClXxvpkPqJ5A_tb4gQuOU3xgeew/w640-h254/Northern%20Riders_New4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8g65shvixii_wnAbIQGpu0dLvKhqtVgnUsiqWPm8VOaFeFeIrmYAev-MxRT5pn0t7ZtLlQnWR_y-Izrn-_7MxUMvbiD12ZKfy4VfBOcW5jhvScOq_tPbiCCHG3z0a9SzJ5dt-ZrmNRVSbBq9mEtgVaO11D7YrF5W6vHYo1dcWs3rxToOxE5Lw_M1gw/s1000/Northern%20Riders_New5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8g65shvixii_wnAbIQGpu0dLvKhqtVgnUsiqWPm8VOaFeFeIrmYAev-MxRT5pn0t7ZtLlQnWR_y-Izrn-_7MxUMvbiD12ZKfy4VfBOcW5jhvScOq_tPbiCCHG3z0a9SzJ5dt-ZrmNRVSbBq9mEtgVaO11D7YrF5W6vHYo1dcWs3rxToOxE5Lw_M1gw/w640-h358/Northern%20Riders_New5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc2PKLXcx7TOiTUQvp97YwkAcrcksPiORcex-VnUy74vU4KRQ5m3cNlohl6C0OJq5U8BnOosUKH2Ar947fasBi1W4O18sjA__SI-nZi0JAQ1cb1XGNu31MpaiQuB11Ev56jKNg8Qyr_MSRx_1czn8CrvTU7yORD9KMIxyoIarkKbG79r7oaQc6GCCQA/s1000/Northern%20Riders_New6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc2PKLXcx7TOiTUQvp97YwkAcrcksPiORcex-VnUy74vU4KRQ5m3cNlohl6C0OJq5U8BnOosUKH2Ar947fasBi1W4O18sjA__SI-nZi0JAQ1cb1XGNu31MpaiQuB11Ev56jKNg8Qyr_MSRx_1czn8CrvTU7yORD9KMIxyoIarkKbG79r7oaQc6GCCQA/w640-h356/Northern%20Riders_New6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The last alternative is one large loose unit of 24 figures, although I think this might make them a bit unwieldly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdOAXUxOJmJQrvuPVwNMzyAUNdRiFIG2FhDgPvIovopjDXGKAhd3ywnA77hq2SgWY342DQ0WJPeC3_lymZuIn586mjDOOIVBFjlCbOAG_X86lMxuQa1NVYP_oBnn-fnnX44SNrZs7YG55zTPUqaRNW7IgdORgDOPWUAeUVI6S2_4vj5z_tCOOIeAoDA/s1200/Northern%20Riders_New7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="1200" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdOAXUxOJmJQrvuPVwNMzyAUNdRiFIG2FhDgPvIovopjDXGKAhd3ywnA77hq2SgWY342DQ0WJPeC3_lymZuIn586mjDOOIVBFjlCbOAG_X86lMxuQa1NVYP_oBnn-fnnX44SNrZs7YG55zTPUqaRNW7IgdORgDOPWUAeUVI6S2_4vj5z_tCOOIeAoDA/w640-h304/Northern%20Riders_New7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And that's them. I would get another box but the lack of poses really gets to me. That arm-up-in-the-air pose really started annoying me whilst making this lot. And it seems that all of the Gripping Beast cavalry boxes have these same three poses with the only difference being slightly different armour and different heads.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-78186514578939717782023-04-25T00:52:00.000-07:002023-04-25T00:52:12.656-07:00Evil On The March ~ Army of the Black Crag<p>I decided to muster my army of evil doers ~ Orcs and wolves, and ogres and spiders ~ just to see what I have because I've lost count. It's quite a decent sized army with orcs making up the main bodies of foot soldiers along with a variety of support elements. So, without further ado, here' is: <i>The Army of the Black Crag</i>.</p><p><i>Click on the images for larger, more detailed pics.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDdTiZEcM9YvJjy8FXoWemCRSby8fTDHv0cgvxOYkYdnbm5QellceNWdDmQ84Ny0wShpu6U8Amot3Q0iWYZ5Zx0byYfWYXw9MyGgyVOjKOc_EnMTP2OphyJbqfngDCAulp4VM5Dbx1IW6EF_jgd_gDIrs6IBCq4f8xZDwpVWLOZxw-BZNrdCRIS1lVw/s1500/Evil%20Apr2023_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDdTiZEcM9YvJjy8FXoWemCRSby8fTDHv0cgvxOYkYdnbm5QellceNWdDmQ84Ny0wShpu6U8Amot3Q0iWYZ5Zx0byYfWYXw9MyGgyVOjKOc_EnMTP2OphyJbqfngDCAulp4VM5Dbx1IW6EF_jgd_gDIrs6IBCq4f8xZDwpVWLOZxw-BZNrdCRIS1lVw/w640-h264/Evil%20Apr2023_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The army is reasonably large and easily takes up the 6' edge of my table. The main body of infantry are Oathmark Goblins. I made up an Orc Legion (that's what I call it). Forty bases divided into 10 cohorts (4 bases). Each base has 3 figures because I found it really difficult to put 4 figures on one base.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2rP7GtGew8wPJdutnNt4p781ZIHD60C6Z9rWR9LIU8eLSoYUzuT-Mv3GNZ6Cbdfq3Qk2RYyyHP8gKd0rVtxQALuXtN36W93RQjpPhWsQCjrAM-czbQP9k84-US4W-R_ZXPUQWRtGNg5SgHfh5_CGQn30S9e7o6DEx5isDiK5D57uz76xXzevQWTqyw/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2rP7GtGew8wPJdutnNt4p781ZIHD60C6Z9rWR9LIU8eLSoYUzuT-Mv3GNZ6Cbdfq3Qk2RYyyHP8gKd0rVtxQALuXtN36W93RQjpPhWsQCjrAM-czbQP9k84-US4W-R_ZXPUQWRtGNg5SgHfh5_CGQn30S9e7o6DEx5isDiK5D57uz76xXzevQWTqyw/w640-h396/Evil%20Apr2023_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The heavy cavalry are Mantic armoured orcs riding ill tempered looking boars. I don't recall what they're actually called but they are great looking figures. They make up a regiment that looks pretty intimidating. The GW Spiders are the old Goblin spider riders with a bit of greenstuff modification because I lost the actual riders. These make up a light cavalry element.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2YFOatQdlgHUzY9jVQSzq1yL5DQsQSfzo9yZNdhmUEcDcip4ACUTn49K-7bk2UeJe4DkQ-EAFrR0Eh1nUmVWii2McajrtRtiHgr16G3l8mpbZ9WLtSNbmURv-g0o1CzSFTI2b_RPGM404r1ak_tjMfdfHTu49RQdJNiN4Yr_3qIvPcU0a9q8gSrBOw/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2YFOatQdlgHUzY9jVQSzq1yL5DQsQSfzo9yZNdhmUEcDcip4ACUTn49K-7bk2UeJe4DkQ-EAFrR0Eh1nUmVWii2McajrtRtiHgr16G3l8mpbZ9WLtSNbmURv-g0o1CzSFTI2b_RPGM404r1ak_tjMfdfHTu49RQdJNiN4Yr_3qIvPcU0a9q8gSrBOw/w640-h436/Evil%20Apr2023_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I also have Wargams Atlantic orcs. I have these mounted on round bases for games where I need single figures. I put them onto sabot bases to act as mountain Orc light infantry. I have a fair few more of these figures that need painting. I'll get around to it soon. They are easy to paint.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPSoLFwiByvlBCnuSgRKCTnBKfYFG-eMR42WoxScv6Ch4HvQxXfaBb00wVTDpH99IpHLTb5vNNYJ5zHff8xkQn9JyjiXYpHW8AEhKnmdtLUTyjr8sroX3WlHWcodXgGf1_KRw_CQi43ALN8SiopJ93-uOnKF5Rl0ERthcI-lQOQWDKVATVzJTXNvKsw/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPSoLFwiByvlBCnuSgRKCTnBKfYFG-eMR42WoxScv6Ch4HvQxXfaBb00wVTDpH99IpHLTb5vNNYJ5zHff8xkQn9JyjiXYpHW8AEhKnmdtLUTyjr8sroX3WlHWcodXgGf1_KRw_CQi43ALN8SiopJ93-uOnKF5Rl0ERthcI-lQOQWDKVATVzJTXNvKsw/w640-h372/Evil%20Apr2023_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My new commander and his subordinates. This is a Mantic orc/ogre thing that came in a Dungeon Terrain Box. I recently remounted him to make a command base. He looks suitably big and intimidating. Just the sort of fellow that could keep the orcs of the Black Crag in check. The drummer came from EM4 figures, if I remember rightly and I think it's an old Copplestone sculpt. The subordinate commanders come from a variety of sources.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqan5yt1VPlVr5B3EIxBCBGs5ExZ8oLsWjodBqU_9_z-DgmBZc9JS57w6E-EMWSrTobjuieMNFd8u0_Ql8V3_cyjiVVo9F4gGYq6NKt0xcgASEfZ-YiA671BBQ_tPmnqduH5WUBss94-ecVwvQJtX78ZNA_o7UlnV5sHiypjVA-Glv_GMWWE__Tn90Yw/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqan5yt1VPlVr5B3EIxBCBGs5ExZ8oLsWjodBqU_9_z-DgmBZc9JS57w6E-EMWSrTobjuieMNFd8u0_Ql8V3_cyjiVVo9F4gGYq6NKt0xcgASEfZ-YiA671BBQ_tPmnqduH5WUBss94-ecVwvQJtX78ZNA_o7UlnV5sHiypjVA-Glv_GMWWE__Tn90Yw/w640-h412/Evil%20Apr2023_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>You can't have an evil army without a lupine element. These are made of various figures. The basic wolves at the forefront are Reaper metal figures, the big dire/werewolf and the half-orc rider are both Wizkids D&D figures. The werewolves at the rear on the left, are all Reaper Bones and the warg riders are Oathmark. So they are an eclectic bunch of evil wolfishness .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_Bf3kKOoK9WlPL5QgT__jR8y0L6Tz1-lmhyAREszp5l1pMZSgLgxV7-kAfzrDs6vsWAc-DHTLLMgNqneSBMtkgMU599z6Rywvg4ftr3dv6Twk_O9B2vCe4btrD_EMVjBaYDO5MYuZ4cRaHpFEVZWiMUc7HBXVq5Kmr-tjeSB9VFdCSUoN3jAGM3vpg/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_Bf3kKOoK9WlPL5QgT__jR8y0L6Tz1-lmhyAREszp5l1pMZSgLgxV7-kAfzrDs6vsWAc-DHTLLMgNqneSBMtkgMU599z6Rywvg4ftr3dv6Twk_O9B2vCe4btrD_EMVjBaYDO5MYuZ4cRaHpFEVZWiMUc7HBXVq5Kmr-tjeSB9VFdCSUoN3jAGM3vpg/w640-h360/Evil%20Apr2023_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A recent addition are my mountain orc giant scorpion riders. These look really great in the flesh but I've been finding it hard to get decent photo's of them. I haven't quite figured out how they will fit in with the army but they must have a role somewhere. They look far too nice to be left off the roster. I detailed them in a recent post. They are Wargames Atlantic figures on Reaper Bones giant scorpions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddG0dCLASqiCebx_W5Sv9jMwK_4uLa6wfpq03sF6IIL6mzdf5yDLHaQ80bgGPHqVI1Gh5lXSxLXkZQpi5iX7II1wLbgTzHWCBUQFvbw5QrBd4eGmBUbGycgAwiWCS9BUcYpYqG_crPnFwwYw3J-iOm0fNJQvkg2ob3LBGV8-ERBEToe5Yi_PDOMYlVA/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddG0dCLASqiCebx_W5Sv9jMwK_4uLa6wfpq03sF6IIL6mzdf5yDLHaQ80bgGPHqVI1Gh5lXSxLXkZQpi5iX7II1wLbgTzHWCBUQFvbw5QrBd4eGmBUbGycgAwiWCS9BUcYpYqG_crPnFwwYw3J-iOm0fNJQvkg2ob3LBGV8-ERBEToe5Yi_PDOMYlVA/w640-h396/Evil%20Apr2023_11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>For magic support I have a few shamans. The lady in red is a Reaper Bones figure as is the chap in the centre. The one on the right is a metal Oathmark figure from one of their command sets.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcoz_DW9eYIDig9geUMXQol5BIBrK9upBysVYvxUisb_7ty9bsfRvz26ZvmG_i57hOkf4JJWCWH20O2hFA6F9eRpcxqn1xgSyWI1Fjxwcs_1uSesKzPbIkqqzh4Zaw5KpB5sonx_jYKRiARpBhHdMnR9-KYRDSVEPJvfI-dhdhWWwRw1QWnR2c1N1ig/s800/Evil%20Apr2023_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcoz_DW9eYIDig9geUMXQol5BIBrK9upBysVYvxUisb_7ty9bsfRvz26ZvmG_i57hOkf4JJWCWH20O2hFA6F9eRpcxqn1xgSyWI1Fjxwcs_1uSesKzPbIkqqzh4Zaw5KpB5sonx_jYKRiARpBhHdMnR9-KYRDSVEPJvfI-dhdhWWwRw1QWnR2c1N1ig/w640-h448/Evil%20Apr2023_10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ballista battery is from Wizkids. These are a great set. If I recall correctly they come as a pair. I used the same ones to make a pair of elfish ballista (painted a nice green and sans skulls). They're on a sabot base so that I can use them for other games. The artillerists are very simple conversions from Othmark Goblins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlsNfqI6LNt_SgpPhW1mvXz4tTw9ZlqyB1K0iJxGUQwtwq6oOF90V56IcV165Iqbg67LfDM8tsLZdaobWkQLo2SKwqoDY5geuZ4DNn9HNWurjX00HCtgOSR7eeXUucapK1VBcaoLtFvQhlzKoz_hKqaA9hhPHcAGDqUzDUM7y__zgAJ9lkscOOgv-Pg/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlsNfqI6LNt_SgpPhW1mvXz4tTw9ZlqyB1K0iJxGUQwtwq6oOF90V56IcV165Iqbg67LfDM8tsLZdaobWkQLo2SKwqoDY5geuZ4DNn9HNWurjX00HCtgOSR7eeXUucapK1VBcaoLtFvQhlzKoz_hKqaA9hhPHcAGDqUzDUM7y__zgAJ9lkscOOgv-Pg/w640-h370/Evil%20Apr2023_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Ogres. A few big smelly lads with massive clubs to give the army a bit of a punch. In the rules I wrote for myself single figures can be added to individual cohorts to give them some big hitting power: <i>Line-breakers in current wargaming parlance</i>. I do have more ogre type creatures but I'm not sure whether to add them to my Woodland army or to go with these fellows.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4lsXBz4NfyiFs42GNRad3ZUVB3vlOp3qrBOpfKY4Ad_nQkBe9-b2TLIQfVYvJe9bQ5LXZlzGjXhHuyE9VZMvVzNDOdYRB1o2erX4WTX7-YEFmRYiSpD2eXAnvPQ5QRPlU-Btn1xCr3_fI-bvfSDwQUanD8Yq9KxtO8tkQThr0yfFwj3G6gqADQTBxQ/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4lsXBz4NfyiFs42GNRad3ZUVB3vlOp3qrBOpfKY4Ad_nQkBe9-b2TLIQfVYvJe9bQ5LXZlzGjXhHuyE9VZMvVzNDOdYRB1o2erX4WTX7-YEFmRYiSpD2eXAnvPQ5QRPlU-Btn1xCr3_fI-bvfSDwQUanD8Yq9KxtO8tkQThr0yfFwj3G6gqADQTBxQ/w640-h374/Evil%20Apr2023_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Skirmishers. I think there are 36 of them. That's pretty much a whole box of Oathmark Goblins dedicated to a skirmish element. To differentiate this army from the other armies in my collection I have only given them skirmishers as missile troops. No formed archers. The army's main strength relies on a heavy infantry charge instead of archery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBEDAeR2gYo2URCglGXq5iiroaeYVVqnjH-9f5eJ_aAs1xl6pj45mfurKua4cFXkOTTV_XA2FHXHb_WshzU72rFC_kx106DNIiyQwQp44dMgcvW88bmW-lNq74irukcu8l8llAM-s0XyLaf4pDEBvkfOUKaYjVIHla5lNjnEEgwTyZy0r1vdt4bx58A/s1000/Evil%20Apr2023_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBEDAeR2gYo2URCglGXq5iiroaeYVVqnjH-9f5eJ_aAs1xl6pj45mfurKua4cFXkOTTV_XA2FHXHb_WshzU72rFC_kx106DNIiyQwQp44dMgcvW88bmW-lNq74irukcu8l8llAM-s0XyLaf4pDEBvkfOUKaYjVIHla5lNjnEEgwTyZy0r1vdt4bx58A/w640-h402/Evil%20Apr2023_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And there we have it. The Army of the Black Crag as is stands today. I think it need more heavy infantry just to make it look more intimidating. Then again, I do have some <i>Northern Barbarians</i> that I can add to their ranks to make up some numbers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, there is something missing here: A centrepiece creature/monster. I have something in mind that I'm working on and I'll post it as soon as I get it painted and based.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciF3uUJdZoK2jkLcVkmRneZ9hxosD898JOvrq0dulcs3WiD4pNox21IDcEzzOwfXq5V8o8UAelR1F6-ChKu1K-bd4VU6YeG9k_PsfNmoe3s9GjJhxfcS6VMy6PIRJTMfuOCCRTd03FUjY3k-BIgu6Y6rTFf0c6F9wjSDMKkyKYWLvuQzdZWhGpHpzIQ/s1250/Evil%20Apr2023_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1250" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciF3uUJdZoK2jkLcVkmRneZ9hxosD898JOvrq0dulcs3WiD4pNox21IDcEzzOwfXq5V8o8UAelR1F6-ChKu1K-bd4VU6YeG9k_PsfNmoe3s9GjJhxfcS6VMy6PIRJTMfuOCCRTd03FUjY3k-BIgu6Y6rTFf0c6F9wjSDMKkyKYWLvuQzdZWhGpHpzIQ/w640-h318/Evil%20Apr2023_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-60513502021575993352023-04-16T19:24:00.000-07:002023-04-16T19:24:23.276-07:00Æthelflæd ~ Lady of Mercia or Elf Queen?<div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick one...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a Footsore figure of <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;">Æthelflæd</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"> the Lady of the Mercians.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVGZtSyqClvE8VbFnnLp8iwOR1kEx7GqLRbDJWwvedbCAhkih4FQi_qkSIJwoNZI7WJszbktPcHjZgqKIQuh9Fm9wU9fOkZOLWx55HDD4JyFSmMo0CkW4QpTmwiFOEUzfv4aHAQZrgetvec8y_B8lMS4eSD8N2Dn1XzTXXuFvpDr4BEq7E9pFReKHaA/s800/AEthelflaed_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="800" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVGZtSyqClvE8VbFnnLp8iwOR1kEx7GqLRbDJWwvedbCAhkih4FQi_qkSIJwoNZI7WJszbktPcHjZgqKIQuh9Fm9wU9fOkZOLWx55HDD4JyFSmMo0CkW4QpTmwiFOEUzfv4aHAQZrgetvec8y_B8lMS4eSD8N2Dn1XzTXXuFvpDr4BEq7E9pFReKHaA/w640-h582/AEthelflaed_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;">It's a very nice figure but it is very slight. It's based </span><span style="color: #4d5156;">on</span><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> a statue of her and I took the colour scheme from a </span>medieval<span style="font-family: inherit;"> illuminated image.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkznPcOdxM-6W8FW8RmCugvqTH0d2_H1G69tUdy1ISU4uSj8oKHY5Kpfk5FXdse1jwa9lpGBqbG1ksCU_sq3ZZK01qZ8o8vwBF9oWfHrT-I7H0lsxRzsymC98HjClxijV-EZ4T-HzgJ6-CGga1jExsyE8Inc7frDun_bGE4PvZslLyu1fjMq6ubyWpw/s1280/aethelflaed46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1280" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkznPcOdxM-6W8FW8RmCugvqTH0d2_H1G69tUdy1ISU4uSj8oKHY5Kpfk5FXdse1jwa9lpGBqbG1ksCU_sq3ZZK01qZ8o8vwBF9oWfHrT-I7H0lsxRzsymC98HjClxijV-EZ4T-HzgJ6-CGga1jExsyE8Inc7frDun_bGE4PvZslLyu1fjMq6ubyWpw/w400-h341/aethelflaed46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruUq347Q4N102BeV-5tW3utPMzQ5ZkUGTlX2hGQA6g8l5y2IYgrPO6AfOIj_7sl_1dWcynSPMwQu3W9TA_DBGGwdBh0UKKjzSwp120hrDAzSWyebdWKVxoufQN1QCRz3kW0MWLuqyrUM_0Wk8MBsE77kHSW3-hkyMwGVNRa38EyemGNxJRmormp1kOg/s547/aethelflaed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="368" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruUq347Q4N102BeV-5tW3utPMzQ5ZkUGTlX2hGQA6g8l5y2IYgrPO6AfOIj_7sl_1dWcynSPMwQu3W9TA_DBGGwdBh0UKKjzSwp120hrDAzSWyebdWKVxoufQN1QCRz3kW0MWLuqyrUM_0Wk8MBsE77kHSW3-hkyMwGVNRa38EyemGNxJRmormp1kOg/w269-h400/aethelflaed.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, what do I use her for? I do have an Anglo Saxon army that she could lead but I think the mounted version of her would be better suited for that role (the figure comes with a mounted armoured <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">Æthelflæd</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> </span>too). I think I'm going to use the figure as a new Elf Queen. I already have an elf queen figure but this one is more of a warrior version. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRyDm0LW4qeydgSLmL3V2uPD1AEHO5IBIHtJMnKGD5_-EtLODqbOMyd1H_ZZ-QuIzlUSdL_isxpCE2Y8SIR7WvcEsjx-MRAMSUAPbgKgmtgrSrHZQONfHKe0C7m2Ki6UX3YBlfwL8sjJuHLLerh8Q4rC3bXccwnQR49jD4cAHpv3Rw8SI7uGii8rJ7w/s827/AEthelflaed_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRyDm0LW4qeydgSLmL3V2uPD1AEHO5IBIHtJMnKGD5_-EtLODqbOMyd1H_ZZ-QuIzlUSdL_isxpCE2Y8SIR7WvcEsjx-MRAMSUAPbgKgmtgrSrHZQONfHKe0C7m2Ki6UX3YBlfwL8sjJuHLLerh8Q4rC3bXccwnQR49jD4cAHpv3Rw8SI7uGii8rJ7w/w620-h640/AEthelflaed_2.jpg" width="620" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxhntZ-vkoGX8uXZ0lsOhKDiu-rRtHhT116k2vbUcSHUw76VW0-Lw7sQWTFk5avqwWy2oSLBY7Kn3maXmurL8grJZXOPRoQLrzzEc500TFR-71RqyCyviNAPtaPPsmXNhu63D76NDLcdf_ub615NVIV32moUjSa-CWV8pQ8jtUKaxcDBqjSRfHYwFfg/s800/AEthelflaed_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="800" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxhntZ-vkoGX8uXZ0lsOhKDiu-rRtHhT116k2vbUcSHUw76VW0-Lw7sQWTFk5avqwWy2oSLBY7Kn3maXmurL8grJZXOPRoQLrzzEc500TFR-71RqyCyviNAPtaPPsmXNhu63D76NDLcdf_ub615NVIV32moUjSa-CWV8pQ8jtUKaxcDBqjSRfHYwFfg/w640-h568/AEthelflaed_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3HHVXCQSXWTt7XtJSoNAhTEcIMIbQQhPZOAXc74sLuXohUyB-J4l_R58WW2itgxDGLeT82AmC9S8wVExrV9RpaGcpGmu_ACDEAd6KXfQF4yO-zdAxmR_X6xLJsbKEyemc_Dj7kjUCl09_nPSQT2N8QocX6WtyT2jBV1ZcwCPU5LEbkQRdQAqkM9NWQ/s925/AEthelflaed_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3HHVXCQSXWTt7XtJSoNAhTEcIMIbQQhPZOAXc74sLuXohUyB-J4l_R58WW2itgxDGLeT82AmC9S8wVExrV9RpaGcpGmu_ACDEAd6KXfQF4yO-zdAxmR_X6xLJsbKEyemc_Dj7kjUCl09_nPSQT2N8QocX6WtyT2jBV1ZcwCPU5LEbkQRdQAqkM9NWQ/w554-h640/AEthelflaed_4.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My other Elf Queen from Northstar/Oathmark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nIFakPylhujJA5tJ7aGeTLhRrwnkqwFEKDyOne5E0NkHF0_5HrTg4U1vc_vHZl7YPL_SWN2GytpA580dKO9VLBPO3mzcKuLJQPSFaKTGOiED3illCkz04LBmArtvZrgQ3i2Hmn2hTBhLptoe4nyGaBkGzWxlPQyrYkGMjLi5S7gHywKanXwCYkNcxA/s500/Queen%20of%20Faerie_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nIFakPylhujJA5tJ7aGeTLhRrwnkqwFEKDyOne5E0NkHF0_5HrTg4U1vc_vHZl7YPL_SWN2GytpA580dKO9VLBPO3mzcKuLJQPSFaKTGOiED3illCkz04LBmArtvZrgQ3i2Hmn2hTBhLptoe4nyGaBkGzWxlPQyrYkGMjLi5S7gHywKanXwCYkNcxA/w640-h640/Queen%20of%20Faerie_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899210018004775699.post-60300736686758874732023-04-15T03:47:00.002-07:002023-04-15T03:47:25.393-07:00A Few Trees More... <p>In my last post you saw my temporary detour into the realms of Fantasy. However, as I was setting up the photos I came across a couple of figures that I'd forgotten about (<i>it's more likely, I deliberately tried to forget about them</i>). These figures are a some tree-man things. They are made by Mantic but I'm not sure what they're called. I'm calling them: <i><b>Tree-kin</b></i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs721c_CFuczTOxunxcuP1byeGAxJjzQSCBAHMRFkyjfXD3NfBbQfL8cMsnZVMD7dk7ZxukQNxkd96a0Qwhst9wLoj__16f4COeUygin3Rp-HjgiiLwDeFyBhSFxKrmnoPWnZ2RaiJoF8zPm3EMS5OF43zsCoBz7vKDcnc253S7Dh2LtKeQWJf3K58Q/s1200/Tree%20Kin_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1200" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs721c_CFuczTOxunxcuP1byeGAxJjzQSCBAHMRFkyjfXD3NfBbQfL8cMsnZVMD7dk7ZxukQNxkd96a0Qwhst9wLoj__16f4COeUygin3Rp-HjgiiLwDeFyBhSFxKrmnoPWnZ2RaiJoF8zPm3EMS5OF43zsCoBz7vKDcnc253S7Dh2LtKeQWJf3K58Q/w640-h406/Tree%20Kin_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>What happened with these is that I saw them online and I though they looked great. So I ordered them and when they arrived they were a pain in the butt to put together because they needed pinning and stuff. So I thought: Bugger them! And I put them back in their box and forgot about them. But I found them again last week and after having another look at them they started to make sense, so I put them together and, as you can see, I got to painting them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQKPlDwQ9Cd6Rs0LjPb5x3mRmtlBtlR_k7vN_d1G2h-eL35FQ7g9ErvXYmcAZ6QLCCr32qudHEn3eRLqPKe6YiQ0FNi6zk1SC0kr1OYAPqcYXRXuMOXaadQhLZABuH0DXZT1QHz0Zz6PWyGSL9QHfHICtaEbpS1OmrxFdIeimIfHFfUO18Gq6QQKtLQ/s1200/Tree%20Kin_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1200" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQKPlDwQ9Cd6Rs0LjPb5x3mRmtlBtlR_k7vN_d1G2h-eL35FQ7g9ErvXYmcAZ6QLCCr32qudHEn3eRLqPKe6YiQ0FNi6zk1SC0kr1OYAPqcYXRXuMOXaadQhLZABuH0DXZT1QHz0Zz6PWyGSL9QHfHICtaEbpS1OmrxFdIeimIfHFfUO18Gq6QQKtLQ/w640-h282/Tree%20Kin_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnPkosYcIYNMkd5T_IHV6MKLaVBn377SFz_8EQel4vk-bqSVrE9NikUqUweyMOZiEAYRCfuuPBs3qNGvt-2OPE-ACmQZBe8hhHWZgdgXqLlmECcdsCqyeF2BXem_oPQjFwTc4Qjn4Z6I0rMMVOexQCbeXRRB99C7dwlW1vWsk8ilGzwfIuvAmcEd8pw/s1200/Tree%20Kin_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="1200" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnPkosYcIYNMkd5T_IHV6MKLaVBn377SFz_8EQel4vk-bqSVrE9NikUqUweyMOZiEAYRCfuuPBs3qNGvt-2OPE-ACmQZBe8hhHWZgdgXqLlmECcdsCqyeF2BXem_oPQjFwTc4Qjn4Z6I0rMMVOexQCbeXRRB99C7dwlW1vWsk8ilGzwfIuvAmcEd8pw/w640-h288/Tree%20Kin_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2g-Rs_dXuvItbRt4o3hDQS0T2JFDttsrxhSV5pdhJRjURNopP0RInvxDDJul183Ufiud7DWk26MykKMMK0XqMsUczNuCui9QGMduCsBItVr0byucsS_xS3F-VfTDzkaC45huI_qAuFvaA5SBw3jRimCFqcnehS-Lofjb640Evb7KekrHuY-97tblVw/s1200/Tree%20Kin_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1200" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2g-Rs_dXuvItbRt4o3hDQS0T2JFDttsrxhSV5pdhJRjURNopP0RInvxDDJul183Ufiud7DWk26MykKMMK0XqMsUczNuCui9QGMduCsBItVr0byucsS_xS3F-VfTDzkaC45huI_qAuFvaA5SBw3jRimCFqcnehS-Lofjb640Evb7KekrHuY-97tblVw/w640-h288/Tree%20Kin_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>They really are great figures and once I started doing them I really got into it and tried to make them look as nice as they really deserved. They are pretty hefty lumps of metal and they'll look great with the rest of my woodland Faerie Army. I'm even beginning to think that with these, my big ent/treeman and the dryads, I could almost make an all tree based army. I do have a few other things I could add to them such as giant worms, giant beetles etc... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Also, here's a photo with a regular 28mm gentleman to give you an idea of their size. This little chap is the Spanish Governor; Don h'Emmingo, my pirate gaming alter ego from several years back. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRnCQAEka3ZSxuTtr8h7ngthHKVjIlRkzPkNVCm0nBm3fVDJxYGrjMrQpSquawu9hnjwhypd5JxiQGDqOTr33MfGVBX9vGtZNKTYQBbNVCIr0jMekNxyZPdB2HLWlxq0yT-w9vNbXy1M8M7QUfmxAWfm8kYSP3njGCZHkrOf3fq9b36cXm2C3bWwmsg/s1200/Tree%20Kin_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1200" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRnCQAEka3ZSxuTtr8h7ngthHKVjIlRkzPkNVCm0nBm3fVDJxYGrjMrQpSquawu9hnjwhypd5JxiQGDqOTr33MfGVBX9vGtZNKTYQBbNVCIr0jMekNxyZPdB2HLWlxq0yT-w9vNbXy1M8M7QUfmxAWfm8kYSP3njGCZHkrOf3fq9b36cXm2C3bWwmsg/w640-h414/Tree%20Kin_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Don h'Emmingo at one of our Pirate Mega Games (sans moustache!)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Spanish Port to my left and the Kraken emerging </i><i>from the depths to my right.</i></div></i><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBGm_kjje8SfgPYyuvSzXIjuIC2d91Jknc3-en8p0L8bnNfH_wQ40xYns69Sni1VFs4JSBaoaIbTl0L5qXr7ph_Aop2TmzB-Ck0JS2gqlqlfHuTNcI9ITkFo3nPCme4hsFPVkXs-IRFvwZAxEUSMvyQuWnF5p6XDRfxmv4dYwRzK1bGEjFG4N79rM2A/s2048/Pirates%202015_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBGm_kjje8SfgPYyuvSzXIjuIC2d91Jknc3-en8p0L8bnNfH_wQ40xYns69Sni1VFs4JSBaoaIbTl0L5qXr7ph_Aop2TmzB-Ck0JS2gqlqlfHuTNcI9ITkFo3nPCme4hsFPVkXs-IRFvwZAxEUSMvyQuWnF5p6XDRfxmv4dYwRzK1bGEjFG4N79rM2A/w640-h426/Pirates%202015_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />IanKHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285567544329135625noreply@blogger.com2