Friday 24 March 2017

EBay Bargains Come Round One In A While

A Surprising EBay Bargain

Once in a while EBay throws up a bargain when you least expect it. This happened to me last weekend when for the price of £23-75 including delivery I bagged myself 12 elements [36 castings] of Cilician Armenian Irr Ax O.

The figures were well painted, and even have magnetic basing underneath. I would have needed to have spent £15-75 plus delivery on the unpainted metal. With this purchase I no longer need to worry about running out of auxilia when I field this army at 500 AP. I didnt even need to do anything to the figures and have taken them straight out of the box and packed them in with the rest of the army.

I am still short of Spearmen but since they operated in close cooperation with the Crusader states in the Middle East I can always use some of my Feudal Spearmen in the army and rationalise as claiming they just hired in some locals for the campaign. I am 99.9% certain that the castings are Essex Miniatures so fit in with the rest of my army with no problem.

To view the rest of my Cilician Armenians just click on the label.





Sunday 19 March 2017

Essex Warriors 2017 DBM Tournament 1st Round Results

Heres the 1st round completed and the second round draw.

Essex Warriors 2017 DBM Club Tournament

There are ten entrants this year which is two more than last year.
DBM v3.3 400 AP Single List using either the DBM or DBMM 2nd edition army lists.
32-0 Scoring System

In Surname Order
Paul Brady – 0282 Patrician Roman MM
John Davis – 0443 Later Hungarian MM
Richard Gravatt – 0219 Seleucid MM
Peter Hockaday – 0443 Later Hungarian M
Drew Jarman – 0319 Welsh MM
Peter Kemp – 0435 Mongol Conquest M
Andy Leeser – 0236 Bactrian Greek MM
Bob McDermott – 0436 Later Muslim Indian MM
Tim Myall – 0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM
Steve Nutt – 0246 Kushan BC M

In List Number Order
Richard Gravatt – 0219 Seleucid MM 280 BC – 190 BC
Andy Leeser – 0236 Bactrian Greek MM 150 BC – 130 BC
Steve Nutt – 0246 Kushan 50 BC M
Tim Myall – 0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM 297 AD
Paul Brady – 0282 Patrician Roman MM 459 AD
Drew Jarman – 0319 Welsh MM 1118 AD – 1144 AD
Peter Kemp – 0435 Mongol Conquest M 1214 AD
Bob McDermott – 0436 Later Muslim Indian MM 1380 AD
John Davis – 0443 Later Hungarian MM 1444 AD
Peter Hockaday – 0443 Later Hungarian M 1491 AD

In List Date Order
Richard Gravatt – 0219 Seleucid MM 280 BC – 190 BC
Andy Leeser – 0236 Bactrian Greek MM 150 BC – 130 BC
Steve Nutt – 0246 Kushan 50 BC M
Tim Myall – 0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM 297 AD
Paul Brady – 0282 Patrician Roman MM 459 AD
Drew Jarman – 0319 Welsh MM 1118 AD – 1144 AD
Peter Kemp – 0435 Mongol Conquest M 1214 AD
Bob McDermott – 0436 Later Muslim Indian MM 1380 AD
John Davis – 0443 Later Hungarian MM 1444 AD
Peter Hockaday – 0443 Later Hungarian M 1491 AD

Armies by Books:
Bk 1 - 0
Bk 2 - 5
Bk 3 - 1
Bk 4 - 4

Armies by List Variant:
DBM Lists - 3
DBMM Lists - 7



1st Round
Player
Army
Score
Total
Position
Game 1
Peter Kemp
0435 Mongol Conquest M
15
15
06
V [05/02/17]
Bob McDermott
0436 Later Muslim Indian MM
17
17
04
Game 2
Paul Brady
0282 Patrician Roman MM
01
01
09
V [19/03/17]
Andy Leeser
0236 Bactrian Greek MM
31
31
02
Game 3
Richard Gravatt
0219 Seleucid MM
00
00
10
V [05/03/17]
Steve Nutt
0246 Kushan M
32
32
01
Game 4
Drew Jarman
0319 Welsh MM
15
15
06
V [08/01/17]
John Davis
0443 Later Hungarian MM
17
17
04
Game 5
Tim Myall
0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM
13
13
08
V [05/02/17]
Peter Hockaday
0443 Later Hungarian M
19
19
03

1st Round Positions
Player
Army
Score
Total
Position
Steve Nutt
0246 Kushan M
32
32
01
Andy Leeser
0236 Bactrian Greek MM
31
31
02
Peter Hockaday
0443 Later Hungarian M
19
19
03
John Davis
0443 Later Hungarian MM
17
17
04
Bob McDermott
0436 Later Muslim Indian MM
17
17
04
Drew Jarman
0319 Welsh MM
15
15
06
Peter Kemp
0435 Mongol Conquest M
15
15
06
Tim Myall
0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM
13
13
08
Paul Brady
0282 Patrician Roman MM
01
01
09
Richard Gravatt
0219 Seleucid MM
00
00
10




2nd Round
Player
Army
Score
Total
Position
Game 1
Steve Nutt
0246 Kushan M



V
Andy Leeser
0236 Bactrian Greek MM



Game 2
Peter Hockaday
0443 Later Hungarian M



V
John Davis
0443 Later Hungarian MM



Game 3
Bob McDermott
0436 Later Muslim Indian MM



V
Drew Jarman
0319 Welsh MM



Game 4
Peter Kemp
0435 Mongol Conquest M



V
Tim Myall
0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM



Game 5
Paul Brady
0282 Patrician Roman MM



V
Richard Gravatt
0219 Seleucid MM