Hi All
Just a quick post to let you all know that I'm still here!! I'm just not getting any painting done at the mo. I've also only played two wargames since August (both WAB Bretwalda games at my club) and got trashed in both...
Anyway, just to say that I still have Colonials as a work in progress. I still intend to paint some more Welsh and Saxons for Age of Arthur and I am dragging out my half-purchased but never started Republican Romans, inspired as I have been by Aventine Miniatures fabulous new range and by Phil Hendry (see his blog to the right in my blog list) where he gets the most amazing results on 3rd Century Romans using Army Painter dip and LBM shield designs. Accordingly, my Romans will follow his lead - watch this space over the next 6 months as I attempt to put together a force with which to play WAB and Crusader rules...
In other news, my son is 18 months old, nearly walking (yup...he's a lazy blighta, just like his dad...LOL!!) and becoming a right typical 'little boy'.
I hope to do some painting next week, which may result in more finished colonial Brits... Pics as soon as possible, but don't hold your breath, as life has a habit of getting in the way here at 'Hawes Towers' these days.
All the best to you all.
Andy
3 comments:
Looking forward to seeing the pics and reports regarding WAB and Crusader. I have the Crusader rules and Roman supplement and am eager to give them a try out myself.
We are doing a BIG Crusader battle Marian Romans (Sulla) against Mithridatic Pontic in a couple of weeks at wargame club. I'll try to remember to take my camera. I think I have 8 legionary blocks of between 4-6 bases each, plus 5 bases of barbarian (Gallic) cavalry, 4 of Roman cavalry, a unit each of cretan archer and balearic slingers plus 5 bases of light infantry. Goodness knows how many troops the Pontics will field - at least 3 phalanxes, up to 3 units of imitation legion, a bunch of galatians, Thracian peltasts and cavalry, archers, slingers and I think 4 elephants, not to mention 2 lots of kontos armed elite cavalry. At least most of the infantry wil be crap quality!!!! Should be a challenge!!!
That sounds like an awesome game to try out. I did a little research around the edges of Rome's wars with Pontus and was quite intrigued with how interesting the Hellenistic Asian armies (historical and game) were. Have a great time!
~Paul
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