An Update on my current activities

 I've not really done much painting over the last three years. I've had real life interfere with things.

I restarted gaming in January after a 6 month break. I no longer have access to a car which has stopped me going to tournaments. The "unpleasantness" of 2021 means I don't belong to any clubs at present but I'm gaming nearly every 2 weeks at my friend Brian's place, which whilst only being 22 miles away still takes me about 75 minutes door to door if I get good connections. I purchased a Disabled Persons Railcard for £54 for 3 Years in January which is saving me 33% off every journey. I have done 9 trips so far with another 13 trips to do to recover my initial outlay. Should I go by train anywhere else the savings will mount up considerably over the 3 years. It's no wonder people don't like train travel given Greater Anglia fares are so high.

I plan to restart my painting properly later this year.

Iceni 2023

Iceni 2023

Off to Norfolk this weekend. I taking my Sui Chinese for their first outing at 500 AP. My alternate choice was going to be my Yuan Chinese

The Runners & Riders are as follows with each pair in sequence playing each other in the first round.

For general  interest, here are the runners and riders for Iceni:

1. Jer Morgan & Stephen Nutt, Early Neo-Assyrian, 889 BC, DBMM

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2. Kevin Everard & John Vaughan (C), Kappadokian, 325 BC, DBMM

3. John Mee, Early Asiatic Successor, 316 BC, DBMM

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4. Dean Astillberry & Ken Warren (C),  Ch'in Chinese, 299 BC, DBMM

5. John Graham-Leigh & Russ King, Camillan Roman, 279 BC, DBMM

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6. Duncan Thompson, Alamanni, 286 AD, DBMM

7. Pete Connew & Richard Newland, Late Imperial Roman, 333 AD, DBMM

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8. Drew Jarman, Sui Chinese, 623 AD, DBM

9. Andy Brooker & Paul Holmes (C), Tibetan, 700 AD, DBMM

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10. Dave Madigan and Chris Smith, Burmese, 1300 AD, DBM

11. Paul Apreda, Italian Condotta, 1437 AD, DBMM

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12. Brian Ash, Ottoman, 1458 AD, DBM

My first round opponents are Late Imperial Romans so I will be a case of Quantity over Quality

VENTA ICENORUM 2023

This is the replacement 400 AP Singles Tournament for Caesaromagus which became a casualty of the Covid-19 Lockdown. Its being held in Hoveton near Wroxham in Norfolk. It is now in its 2nd year.

Oh Crap!

(C) = Cowards club, (E) = Essex Warriors

 

1.  Andy Brooker (C)               Makkan, 950 BC                                         DBM

2.  Richard Gill (C)                  Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC                  DBMM

3.  Dean Astillberry (C)            Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC                               DBM

4.  Jeremy Morgan (E)             Marian Roman, 53 BC                                DBMM

5.  Ken Warren (C)                   Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD                      DBMM

6.  Dave Madigan                     Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD                      DBMM

7.  Duncan Thompson             Bavarian, 769 AD                                        DBMM

8.  Paul Holmes (C)                 Norman, 1061 AD                                       DBM

9.  Chris Smith                         Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD                                        DBM

10. Drew Jarman                      Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD                              DBMM

11. Andy Leeser (E)                 Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD                   DBM

12. Brian Ash (E)                     Ottoman, 1458 AD                                      DBM

 

(R). John Vaughan (C)             Saitic Egyptian, 606 BC                              DBMM

 

 

Round 1

 

1.  Andy Brooker (C)               Makkan, 950 BC                                        DBM         

4.  Jer Morgan (E)                    Marian Roman, 53 BC                                DBMM

 

 

2.  Richard Gill (C)                  Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC                  DBMM

6.  Dave Madigan                     Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD                     DBMM

 

 

3.  Dean Astillberry + John Vaughan (C)

                                                Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC                               DBM

7.  Duncan Thompson             Bavarian, 769 AD                                        DBM

 

 

5.  Ken Warren (C)                   Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD                     DBMM 

9.  Chris Smith                    Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD                               DBM

 

 

8.  Paul Holmes (C)                 Norman, 1061 AD                                      DBM

11. Andy Leeser (E)                 Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD                            DBM

 

 

10. Drew Jarman                     Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD                             DBMM

12. Brian Ash (E)                     Ottoman, 1458 AD                                     DBM

The final results were as follows: I played against the 6th, 8th 10th & 12th placed players. My army struggled against these four & to be honest the mix of armies taken meant that the chances of bad match up was quite high.

1. Dave Madigan                                Early T’ang Chinese, 666 AD          94

2. Jer Morgan                                     Marian Roman, 53 BC                     85

3. Ken Warren                                    Early T’ang Chinese, 660 AD          80

4. Chris Smith                                     Yuan Chinese, 1261 AD                  80

5. Duncan Thompson                         Bavarian, 769 AD                            75

6. Dean Astillberry & John Vaughan   Ch’in Chinese, 299 BC                    69

7. Andy Leeser                                    Medieval Portuguese, 1385 AD      66

8. Andy Brooker                                  Makkan, 950 BC                             52

9. Drew Jarman                                  Yuan Chinese, 1276 AD                  51 

10. Brian Ash                                      Ottoman, 1458 AD                          48

11. Richard Gill                                   Asiatic Early Successor, 320 BC     38

12. Paul Holmes                                 Norman, 1061 AD                            30

 

3rd Times a Charm

 Covid-19 Again

Felt all snotty for the last 36 hours. Thought it was the usual hayfever symptoms due to the very high pollen count. But I decided to take a LFT just in case & bingo I now have my third case of Covid-19. It was 44 days after my Spring Booster dose [the 6th dose in all]. I guess that since it was October 2021 when I got my 1st covid-19 infection & July 2022 my second so I'm doing quite well. I literally went out socially for the first time in months in the last week & bingo I get it again. Means I will be fairly safe now for the next 6 months I guess.

Post Mongol Russians - Part 1

Post Mongol Russians - Part 1

Another Accidental Army. Last year I saw a very cheap Russian army on Ebay Listed as a Mongolian Muscovite Army. I did and paid £100 for it which given the quality of the mounted figures I obtained was quite a good price. There isnt enough figures to put it on the table just yet but I sorted through the infantry & rebased them to make better use of the figures. There are some leftover figures that will probably end up in my spares draw or sold on as generic elements once I get around to them.

Cossack Archers Irr Ps O

Cossack Handgunners Irr Ps S

Russian Handgunners Reg Art X

Mixed Russian Cavalry

Mixed Light Cavalry awaiting repair etc

2023 Figures to date

68 New figures [20 bases]

430 Refurbished figures [130 bases]

Surplus 15mm Ancient Figures For Sale - Lot 3

 

SURPLUS 15MM ANCIENTS FOR SALE LOT 3

Just before Xmas I was gifted over 500 15mm figures in various states of distress. I was told if I didn't take them they would be thrown away as scrap! I have been working through them over the last two months & have finally managed to finish about 25% of the ready for disposal.

They are a mix of makes old and new. I cleaned them up, repaired some as necessary & added to their paint job. Some are in fact totally new figures being painted from scratch. Here is the third batch of figures.

2023 Figures to date

68 New figures [20 bases]

374 Refurbished figures [108 bases]

Surplus 15mm Ancient Figures For Sale Lot 2

SURPLUS 15MM ANCIENTS FOR SALE LOT 2

Just before Xmas I was gifted over 500 15mm figures in various states of distress. I was told if I didn't take them they would be thrown away as scrap! I have been working through them over the last two months & have finally managed to finish about 25% of the ready for disposal.

They are a mix of makes old and new. I cleaned them up, repaired some as necessary & added to their paint job. Some are in fact totally new figures being painted from scratch. Here is the second batch of figures.

2023 Figures to date

68 New figures [20 bases]

296 Refurbished figures [78 bases]