Later Polish 15mm Cavalry Commission

15th C Later Polish Cavalry Painting Commission

Bob at the club has entered the Essex Warriors 2020 DBM Tournament and decided he is using Later Polish. Unfortunately he doesn't have all the correct figures in his collection and he asked me to paint up some Essex Miniatures to complete his army. Whilst I don't mind the commission he will have to wait for all 27 of the mounted figures to be done as I have not been well for the last two weeks since he gave me the figures and its only been this week that I managed to feel well enough to paint. I had the worst earache and infection I have ever had in my outer right ear. On a scale of 1 to 10 the pain was a high 8 at some stages and it wasn't very pleasant.

He gave me three batches of figures, 3 for a generals element, 12 for some knights and another 12 for some cavalry. Since the cavalry were the easiest to paint I worked on those this week and have just completed them ready to deliver to Bob on Sunday. Technically in this time frame the cavalry are termed Czeladz and should be armed with a lance and crossbow after 1400 AD. 

The castings provided were from Essex Miniatures EMED range codes 14, 15 & 16.

https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-medieval-eastern-european

As with most Essex castings they were fairly clean and required very little flash and casting flow tags removal. Bob will base them himself so I just ensured that the horses bases were painted green to hide any bare metal after they are based up. I liked painting these castings as they were new to me having never purchased any before for use in my own collection. I can see plenty of potential uses for some of these castings within lots of other armies of this time frame.

All 12 cavalry together on their painting sticks.

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15mm "CHINESE" Ancient Army Off Ebay

Impulse Purchase Off EBay No:1

I saw a Chinese Army on Ebay, the listing was for 329 figures and I put in a bid, that was out bid so 30 seconds before it ended I sniped it for £175 and won.

Here is the main picture from the EBay listing. I asked which Chinese army it modelled to be told Yuan and Ming, I was told by a gamer in Hong Kong that it's more Sung looking but will be fine for the other two armies.

I received it today and after unpacking and tidying it up I took a series of pictures  to better show how it looked before I started on my rebasing etc. So in no particular order are the troops. I need to add things to it to enable me to field the three armies and may well be raiding my left over Tang figures to help out.

Once it's sorted out properly I shall post an update, but I have started rebasing bits already.

EW 2019 DBM Tournament Final Results

Essex Warriors 2019 DBM Tournament Result

Essex Warriors 2019 15mm DBM Tournament

Runners & Riders & 1^st Round Draw

Richard G       398 BC            02/09 Syracuse DBMM2

Drew J             150 BC            01/43 Scythians DBMM2

Steve N           50 BC              02/46 Kushan DBM2

Peter K            273 AD           02/74 Palmyran DBM2

John D             357 AD           02/46 Kushan DBM2

Paul B             459 AD           02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2

Brian A           460 AD           02/83 Patrician DBM2

Tim M             1066 AD         03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2

Bob M             1430 AD         04/80 Hussite DBMM2

Peter H            1435 AD         04/18 Lithuanian DBM2

DBM Lists – 5

DBMM Lists - 5

Book 1 – 1

Book 2 – 6

Book 3 – 1

Book 4 – 2

1^st Round Draw

Game 1

Richard G       398 BC            02/09 Syracuse DBMM2

v

Drew J             150 BC            01/43 Scythians DBMM2

Game 2

Steve N           50 BC              02/46 Kushan DBM2

v

Peter K            273 AD           02/74 Palmyran DBM2

Game 3

John D             357 AD           02/46 Kushan DBM2

v

Paul B             459 AD           02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2

Game 4

Brian A           460 AD           02/83 Patrician DBM2

v

Tim M             1066 AD         03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2

Game 5

Bob M             1430 AD         04/80 Hussite DBMM2

v

Peter H            1435 AD         04/18 Lithuanian DBM2

1st Round
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	00	00	10
V [03/03/19]
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	32	32	01
Game 2
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	02	02	08
V [03/02/19]
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	30	30	03
Game 3
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	25	25	04
V [17/02/19]
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	07	07	07
Game 4
Brian Ash	02/83 Patrician DBM2	31	31	02
V [17/02/19]
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	01	01	09
Game 5
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	08	08	06
V [20/01/19]
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	24	24	05

1st Round Positions
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	32	32	01
Brian Ash	02/83 Patrician DBM2	31	31	02
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	30	30	03
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	25	25	04
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	24	24	05
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	08	08	06
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	07	07	07
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	02	02	08
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	01	01	09
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	00	00	10

2nd Round [Completed 14/04/19]
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	32	64	01
V [14/04/19]
Brian Ash	02/83 Patrician DBM2	00	31	07
Game 2
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	06	36	04
V [14/04/19]
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	26	51	02
Game 3
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	27	51	02
V [17/03/19]
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	05	12	08
Game 4
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	02	10	09
V [14/04/19]
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30	32	06
Game 5
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	32	33	05
V [14/04/19]
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	00	00	10

Bob McD bumped down one place as he and Peter H had already played.

2nd Round Positions
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	32	64	01
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	26	51	02
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	27	51	02
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	06	36	04
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	32	33	05
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30	32	06
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	05	12	07
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	02	10	08
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	00	00	09
Brian Ash	02/83 Patrician DBM2	00	31	10WD

Brian withdrew from the tournament 15/04/19

3rd Round Draw
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	02	66	02
V [12/05/19]
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30	81	01
Game 2
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	06	57	05
V [23/06/19]
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	26	62	04
Game 3
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	00	33	07
V [04/08/19]
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	32	64	03
Game 4
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	01	13	09
V [30/06/19]
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	31	41	06
Game 5
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	32	32	08
V [23/04/19]
BYE	BYE	00	00	00

3rd Round Positions [Completed 04/08/19]
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30*	81*	01
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	02*	66*	02
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	32*	64*	03
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	26*	62*	04
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	06*	57*	05
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	31*	41*	06
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	00*	33*	07
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	32*	32*	08
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	01*	13*	09

4th Round Draw
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30	111*	01*
V [05/01/20]
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	02	66*	05*
Game 2
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	02	68*	04*
V [03/11/19]
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	30	92*	02*
Game 3
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	06	63*	06*
V [01/09/19]
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	26	59*	07*
Game 4
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	30	71*	03*
V [13/10/19]
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	02	34*	09*
Game 5
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	32	45*	08*
V [05/08/19]
BYE	BYE	00	00	00

4th Round Positions [*=4 games played]
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
John Davis	02/46 Kushan DBM2	30	111*	01*
Peter Kemp	02/74 Palmyran DBM2	30*	92*	02*
Bob McDermott	04/80 Hussite DBMM2	30*	71*	03*
Drew Jarman	01/43 Scythians DBMM2	02*	68*	04*
Steve Nutt	02/46 Kushan DBM2	02*	66*	05*
Peter Hockaday	04/18 Lithuanian DBM2	06*	63*	06*
Tim Myall	03/52 West Frankish Norman DBMM2	26*	59*	07*
Paul Brady	02/69 Sassanid Persian DBMM2	32*	45*	08*
Richard Gravatt	02/09 Syracuse DBMM2	02*	34*	09*