Bronze Age Warriors - Minoan Part 5

Minoans - Part 5

After taking the summer off from painting I finally managed to finish off another 12 elements of Minoan Pk [X]. These should enable me to field sufficient infantry at 500 AP. This leaves me with the Chariots left to do which I have been putting off as I just cant face them at the moment. Once I get in the mood I will knock them out in batches to avoid another bout of fatigue.

Thats all to blog for now 

This brings the painting tally so far for 2022 to

288 foot [84 elements]

9 Feature Pieces [9 elements]

20 Baggage Elements

24 rebased Infantry elements

Christian Nubians Revisited

Christian Nubians under v3.4

With the advent of DBM v3.4 the cost of Irr Cm S has reduced which has allowed me to revise my chosen list slightly.

03/12. CHRISTIAN NUBIAN 550 AD - 1500 AD [1175 AD – 1500 AD] v3.4

Dry. Ag 1. Rv, H(G), RGo, M, D, BUA.

1 x C-in-C – with horse armour -, Irr Cv (S) @ 19 AP – 19 AP

1 x sub-general – with horse armour - Irr Cv (S) @ 19 AP – 19 AP

1 x sub-general – on camels - Irr Cm (S) @ 20 AP – 20 AP

5 x Court cavalry - with horse amour, Irr Cv (S) @ 9 AP – 45 AP

4 x Mounted warriors – Irr Cm (S) @ 10 AP – 40 AP

8 x Mounted warriors - Irr LH (O) @ 5 AP – 40 AP

2 x Camel scouts - Irr LH (I) @ 3 AP – 6 AP

22 x Swordsmen and spearmen - Irr Wb (F) @ 3 AP – 66

8 x Archers - Irr Bw (O) @ 4 AP – 32 AP

7 x Archers - Irr Ps (O) @ 2 AP - 14 AP

6 x Javelinmen – Irr Ps (S) @ 3 AP  - 18 AP

6 x Immobile baggage – Irr Bg (O) @ 0 AP – 0 AP

7 x Thorn boma to protect baggage – TF @ 1 AP – 7 AP

Only after 1174 AD:

Bedouin Arab allies:

1 x Arab ally-general - Irr LH (O) @ 10 AP – 10 AP

8 x Arab cavalry - Irr LH (O) @ 5 AP – 40 AP

4 x Arab camelry – Irr Cm (O) @ 6 AP – 24 AP

 

Command 1

1 x C-in-C – with horse armour, Irr Cv (S)

22 x Swordsmen and spearmen - Irr Wb (F)

6 x Archers - Irr Ps (O)

29 E/26 EE/9 D [25% = 6.5 EE]

 

Command 2

1 x sub-general – with horse armour, Irr Cv (S)

5 x Court cavalry - with horse amour, Irr Cv (S)

8 x Mounted warriors - Irr LH (O)

8 x Archers - Irr Bw (O)

1 x Archers - Irr Ps (O)

6 x Javelinmen – Irr Ps (S)

29 E/25.5 EE/8.5 D [25% = 6.5 EE]

 

Command 3

1 x sub-general – on camels - Irr Cm (S)

4 x Mounted warriors – Irr Cm (S)

2 x Camel scouts - Irr LH (I)

7 E/7 EE/3 D [25% = 2 EE]

 

Command 4

Bedouin Arab allies:

1 x Arab ally-general - Irr LH (O)

8 x Arab cavalry - Irr LH (O)

4 x Arab camelry – Irr Cm (O)

13 E/13 EE/5 D [25% = 4 EE]

 

Army

78 E/71.5 EE/36 to Break [400 AP]

 

The idea of this army design is to give you three mounted commands to concentrate your attack using its mobility whilst the CinC keeps the foot under control out of harm’s way unless you decide you want to attack. I would also DBE all of the warband to half the number of elements that need to be controlled if things get out of hand. The TF keeps enemy mounted honest and the baggage safe. The two largest commands are equal sized to give deployment options.

Terrain options:- the invader only gets to choose a Rv or Rd in phase 1 as you don’t have any H[S], in phase 3 they only get to choose M, D, Rgo or H[G] as theres no H [S].

BHGS Teams 2022

BHGS Teams 2022

This is the 2nd run out of DBM at Picketts Lock Sports Centre. I missed last years event because of  Covid-19 related issues. Its a 15mm Ancients DBM singles tournament. We have managed to get eight players this year which is a good number considering that the weekend after is the Frome Doubles.

The Runners & Riders are as follows & will play each other in pairs for the 1st round as listed below.

The BHGS Teams R&R 1st round draw is as follows:

Dean A - 02/04 Ch'in Chinese 299 BC (MM)

v

Brian A - 02/82 Patrician Roman 466AD (M)

John V - 03/20 Early T'ang Chinese 666AD (MM) (Spooky date!)

v

Andy L - 03/56 Khitan Liao 1121AD (MM)

Tim M - 03/12 Christian Nubian 1276 AD (M)

v

Drew J - 04/36 Late Muslim Indian 1392AD (MM)

Dave M - 04/55 Ottoman 1415AD (MM)

v

John D - 04/43 Late Hungarian 1444AD (M)

So John V is going for the Tang after I used them at Britcon with minimal success. Will be interesting to see what his list is like compared to Dave Madigans design I used at the last minute.

2 x Bk 2

3 x Bk 3

3 x Bk 4

3 x DBM version lists

5 x DBMM version lists

Iceni 2022

ICENI 2022 Hoveton

The Cowards Wargames Club are hosting Iceni this coming weekend.

Its a 15mm DBM tournament 500 AP any list from either the DBM v2 or DBMM Revised lists.

Iceni 2022 runners and riders

12 teams, 21 players.

8 DBMM2 lists, 4 DBM2 lists

1 Bk1, 6 Bk2, 2 Bk3, 3 Bk4

Jer Morgan & John Calvert

02/15 Alexandrian Imperial, 326 BC DBMM

V

Paul Apreda

01/61 Early Carthaginian, 275 BC DBMM

John Graham-Leigh & Russ King

02/32 Later Carthaginian, 219 BC DBMM

V

Dean Astillberry & Ken Warren (C)

02/53 Ancient British, 75 AD DBMM

Richard Gill & Paul Farbon

02/56 Early Imperial Roman, 43 AD DBM

V

Kevin Everard & Paul Holmes (C)

02/78 Late Imperial Roman (West), 394 AD DBMM

Duncan Thompson

02/72 Suevi, 471 AD DBMM

V

Drew Jarman

03/20 Sui Chinese, 623 AD DBM

Dave Madigan and Chris Smith

04/40 Siamese, 1355 AD DBMM

V

John Vaughan & Kevin Baker (C)

03/19 Welsh, 1405 AD DBM

Pete Connew & Richard Newland

04/43 Later Hungarian, 1446 AD DBMM

V

Andy & John Brooker (C)

04/79 Later Swiss, 1476 AD DBM

(C) are Cowards Wargame Club teams.Iceni 2022 runners and riders

Covid-19 AGAIN

 So Covid Strikes Again

I was doing so well 108 days after my 4th [Spring Booster] Dose

Venta Icenorum 2022

Venta Icenorum 2022

This Picture has nothing to do with my army selection

25/26 June 2022 400 AP 15mm DBM singles. Rules: DBM 3.4

Armies: Any army from Books 1-4, DBM 2nd edition or DBMM revised lists, up to 1515 AD

Tournament entered & list checked OK. Just waiting on the R&R to be announced along with the 1st Round draw. I have not been gaming much since Covid-19 destroyed most of my social activities & the subsequent fall out resulting from that of course.

Here are the Runners & Riders & 1st Round draw.

Venta Icenorum 2022 Runners & Riders (C = Cowards club)

 

1. Paul Holmes (C)            01/23 Vedic Indian, 1500 BC DBM

2. Andy Brooker (C)          01/22 New Kingdom Egyptian, 1195 BC DBM

3. Chris Smith                    02/22 Later Aramaean, 749 BC DBM

4. John Brooker (C)           02/32 Later Carthaginian, 236 BC DBM

5. Ken Warren (C)             02/32 Later Carthaginian, 215 BC DBMM

6. John Vaughan (C)          02/36 Graeco-Indian, 130 BC DBM

7. Dave Madigan               02/28 Early Armenian, 245 AD DBM

8. Andy Leeser                  02/46 Kushan, 380 AD DBM

9. Jer Morgan                    02/69 Sassanid Persian, 591 AD DBMM

10. Dean Astillberry (C)    04/58 Medieval Irish, 1300 AD DBM

11. Drew Jarman               04/22 Serbian Empire, 1389 AD DBMM

12. Richard Gill                04/62 100 Years War English, 1441 AD DBM

 

List Breakdown: 9 DBM, 3 DBMM, Book 1 – 2, Book 2 – 7, Book 3 – 0, Book 4 - 3

Round 1

 

1. Paul Holmes (C)                   01/23 Vedic Indian, 1500 BC                           DBM

    v.

3. Chris Smith                           02/22 Later Aramaean, 749 BC                        DBM

 

2. Andy Brooker (C)                01/22 New Kingdom Egyptian, 1195 BC          DBM

    v.

7. Dave Madigan                      02/28 Early Armenian, 245 AD             DBM

 

4. John Brooker (C)                 02/32 Later Carthaginian, 236 BC                    DBM

    v.

8. Andy Leeser             02/46 Kushan, 380 AD                                    DBM

 

5. Ken Warren (C)                   02/32 Later Carthaginian, 215 BC                    DBMM

    v.

9. Jer Morgan                           02/69 Sassanid Persian, 591 AD                       DBMM

 

6. John Vaughan (C)                 02/36 Graeco-Indian, 130 BC              DBM

    v.

11. Drew Jarman                      04/22 Serbian Empire, 1389 AD                       DBMM

 

10. Dean Astillberry (C)            04/58 Medieval Irish, 1300 AD                        DBM

    v.

12. Richard Gill                        04/62 100 Years War English, 1441 AD            DBM

 

Britcon 2022

Britcon 2022 - Nottingham

Britcon returns on 13th-14th August at Nottngham Trent University. They are putting on DBM 15mm 400 AP Singles with the theme being you cannot use an army that you have taken to any tournament in the last five years. This means the 2017 Gaming Year up until the time of the tournament.

This means that I cannot use the following armies

2017 - Khurosanians, Wallachians, Later Muslim Indians, Welsh

2018 - Abbasids, Scythians

2019 - Scythians, War of the Roses, Sargonid

2020 - The Mighty Covid-19 Alliance

2021 - Yuan

2022 - Serbian Empire

Between now and Britcon there are a few more tournaments being held

25th-26th June Venta Icenorum 400 AP Singles OPEN Theme - I took Serbian Empire & didnt have much success due to the enemies taken, lots of Bw X & Bw S

16th-17th July Attack 500 AP Doubles Open Theme

plus

17th-18th September Iceni 500 AP Doubles Open Theme - army taken will be published in due course.

15th-16th October BHGS Teams at Picketts Lock Sports Centre - 400 AP singles

22nd-23rd October Vexillium 500 AP Doubles Themed any army between 477 AD & 1071 AD

It was confirmed that any army from Book 1,2 & 4 are allowed as long as they are chosen from the date range specified.

Book 1 - Early Vietnamese

Book 2 - Classical Indian, LPIA, Early Armenians, Tamil Indian, Kushan, Scots-Irish, Nobades Blemye & Beja, Later Moorish, Alan, Hsien Pi etc, Abyssinian, Early Visigoth, Early Ostrogoths, Pictish, Sassanids, Burgundi, Gepid, Early Franks, Old Saxons, Packche Korean, Koguryo Korean, Silla Korean, N&S Dynasties, Hunnic, Sub-Roman British, Visigoth, Patricians, African Vandals

Book 4 - Komenan Byzantine, Cilician Armenian

I can possibly field 6 from this list plus 37 from book 3?

https://drewjarman.blogspot.com/2014/09/dbm-armies-i-can-field-with-little.html

Will make the tournament quite interesting especially if Patricians become the default safe option or elephants turn out to worry the knights in the time span.

Additionally there is a DBM Tournament just outside Paris in Aulney Sous Bois

5th-6th November 400 AP Singles Any Army up to 1066 AD

15mm Anyscale Resin Tents - Part 3

15mm Anyscale Resin Tents For Sale

Back in November 2019 I blogged about painting up Anyscale Resin Tents to sell. I have finally painted up the last 12 tents I have for sale.

They are simple enough to be totally generic for use with almost any army and period,

1st  Batch of 6 tents

2nd Batch of six tents

Last up are some LaserCraftArt animal pens which I have had waiting to be completed for a few years! They are simple MDF baggage type elements idea to use to indicate where livestock might be contained within an army encampment 

1st Batch of Animal Pens

2nd Batch of Animal Pens

Thats all to blog for now 

This brings the painting tally so far for 2022 to

240 foot [72 elements]

9 Feature Pieces [9 elements]

20 Baggage Elements

24 rebased Infantry elements

15mm Chinese - Update

Rebased T'ang Chinese Militia

Having completed my T'ang Chinese back in June 2019 I thought that I had nothing more to do with the army. Upon reflection I decided that I didn't like the uniformed look that the Chinese Militia blocks had.

see blog entries

https://drewjarman.blogspot.com/2019/01/late-tang-chinese-part-7.html

and

https://drewjarman.blogspot.com/2018/12/late-tang-chinese-part-5.html

for the original units. I decided that I will rebase them and took half of the completed elements to mix up the colours to give them that irregular peasant look. I still have another 24 bases to mix up but for now they can wait.

Thats all to blog for now 

This brings the painting tally so far for 2022 to

240 foot [72 elements]

9 Feature Pieces [9 elements]

24 Rebased elements

Bronze Age Warriors - Minoan Part 4

Minoans Part 4

Having got fed up painting Minoan Infantry I decided to paint up the few missing items that really make for a good looking army. I got a friend to 3D print the specific items as I cannot justify purchasing a 3D printer.

Knossos was the capital city of Minoan Crete. The city pre-dates the Minoans by quite a long time frame. Its been the subject of multiple excavations over the last 150 years. 

I wanted a Built Up Area to act as a feature piece if I ended up defending Minoa. I had considered scratch building a feature but struck it lucky when I found exactly the item I wanted on this 3D printed Items site.

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-knossos-palace-crete-greece-201037

The item is inspired by this structure in Crete.

My friend Dave found the 3D models and he kindly gave me the four missing Triakonters I needed to complete the Minoans. The ships come on their own bases so I had to put them on larger bases and build up the surface so the galleys blend into the sea. The are available to download from here.

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/377531/Ancient-Galleys-2?fbclid=IwAR2oUOaeSlpNdVUzBpoLzb8MFaJ8hX2LMGndlDPUjQaoa6nqB-ySLM_Xy20

They painted up really well and using Vallejo Sandy Paste for the sea was just rough enough to be painted etc to look like it was sea.

No Minoan Army would be complete without a Minotaur. I decided to make mine a huge bronze statue. I got it from Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3456137

I asked for two 3D prints because I might end up selling one on. They are on standard 40mm x 40mm bases so can be used as baggage elements

Over Xmas 2021 Dave at Museum Miniatures announced that he was providing a free STL file of a Trojan Horse. He had no plans to sell it as the model is far too large but is perfect for 3D printing.

Here is his publicity shot from the company Facebook page.

Museum Miniature Model 3D STL file

I got two printed out by my mate Dave and have tried two different colour schemes.

Thats all to blog for now 

This brings the painting tally so far for 2022 to

240 foot [72 elements]

9 Feature Pieces [9 elements]