Catalan Company

Catalan Company - Europe's First Mercenaries?

At Caesaromagus this year one of the entrants used a Catalan Company army. This is the first time I had seen it used in any game and the SWDL have it recorded as being only used once before. It didnt do very well on either outing. I think this time due to a badly written list and player inexperience. 

Having seen and fought against it I became curious as to if there's a good army hidden in there somewhere? I dont have Catalan specific figures but I have sufficient Communal Italian infantry and a few other elements that I can throw in to be able to deploy this army on the tabletop. I was short on some Reg Ax S elements as this is a very unusual troop type in Medieval Europe only appearing in three lists at most. I had two batches of painted figures that came out of a Bring and Buy purchase some years ago and they were based up as Irr Ax element. Whilst they were useful I have now painted up sufficient proper elements that they are surplus to requirements so I decided to rebase them into Reg Ax S to use with the Catalans to make up the numbers. 

Here are the figures, they wont win any prizes for accuracy but they will certainly do the trick later this year when I field the Catalans on the battlefield. I think they might be from a couple of fantasy ranges and are well over 25 years old. Discovered that they are Minifigs Mythical Earth castings from the 1970's and have been out of production for a long while. http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Mythical_Earth

Early and Later Polish - Part 10

Feudal & Medieval Polish - Part 10

After taking some time out on yet another project I have returned to completing the Feudal Polish army I started in March and stopped working on in July. The 13th C sees the Poles adopting a much more western orientated style of dress. They adopted the almond shaped teardrop shield at around 1200 AD which means for the 13th C part of the army the older Spearmen castings I have completed become unsuitable to use with this army. 

Ian at Irregular supplied me with lots of Polish Spearmen that has allowed me to create four groups each of ten elements of Irr Sp I but with each group in a particular casting pose. I have now completed the first batch of ten elements to use from 1200 AD onwards with another thirty elements still to do. See part 3 for the earlier casting styles Figure Code NR41.

Irregular NR41 castings of the same pose.

With Project Lead Mountain still spewing out tons of unpainted metal I found another bag of 36 archer castings that needed to be painted up. Since I wanted to make them specifically Polish in style it will allow me to replace and sell on twelve elements of Falcon Figure archers that I am currently holding in the armies box just in case I need more archers. They are now on Ebay.

The castings are a mix of Essex Miniature castings [code unknown as its been years since they were acquired].  As usual the figures are crisp and clean and very easy to paint up. 

Rather than just create a new blog entry for another ten elements of Polish Irr Sp I I have appended their pictures to the end of this blog entry. Again Irregular NR41 castings sorted out to give me similar looking figures in this batch of troops.

Irregular NR41 castings of the same pose

Essex Warriors 2017 DBM Tournament 4th Round Results and Final Positions

Essex Warriors 2017 DBM Club Tournament

With todays last game being played in the 4th round I can now announce the final tournament positions. Congratulations to John Davis for yet another well deserved win. 

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 2^nd 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	27	59	01
V [21/05/17]
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	05	36	05
Game 2
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	01	20	07
V [18/06/17]
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	31	48	02
Game 3
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	02	19	08
V [30/04/17]
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	30	45	03
Game 4
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	02	17	09
V [02/04/17]
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	30	43	04
Game 5
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	02	03	10
V [09/04/17]
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	30	30	06

2nd Round Positions [after two games played 18/06/17]
Player	Army	Score	Position
Steve Nutt	0246 Kushan M	59	01
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	48	02
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	45	03
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	43	04
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	36	05
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	30	06
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	20	07
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	19	08
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	17	09
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	03	10

3rd Round
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
Steve Nutt	0246 Kushan M	02	61	03
V [13/08/17]
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	30	78	01
Game 2
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	00	45	07
V [23/07/17]
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	32	75	02
Game 3
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	16	52	04
V [13/08/17]
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	16	46	06
Game 4
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	19	39	08
V [23/07/17]
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	13	32	09
Game 5
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	32	49	05
V [13/08/17]
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	00	03	10

3rd Round Positions [after three games played 13/08/17]
Player	Army	Score	Position
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	78	01
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	75	02
Steve Nutt	0246 Kushan M	61	03
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	52	04
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	49	05
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	46	06
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	45	07
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	39	08
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	32	09
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	03	10

4th Round
Player	Army	Score	Total	Position
Game 1
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	27	105	01
V [12/11/17]
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	05	80	03
Game 2
Steve Nutt	0246 Kushan M	30	91	02
V [17/12/17]
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	02	51	09
Game 3
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	19	71	04
V [05/11/17]
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	13	58	06
Game 4
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	16	62	05
V [17/09/17]
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	16	55	08
Game 5
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	25	57	07
V [29/10/17]
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	07	10	10

4th and Final Round Positions TBC [* All games played]
Player	Army	Score	Position
John Davis	0443 Later Hungarian MM	105*	01*
Steve Nutt	0246 Kushan M	91*	02*
Tim Myall	0264 Middle Imperial Roman MM	80*	03*
Andy Leeser	0236 Bactrian Greek MM	71*	04*
Richard Gravatt	0219 Seleucid MM	62*	05*
Drew Jarman	0319 Welsh MM	58*	06*
Bob McDermott	0436 Later Muslim Indian MM	57*	07*
Peter Hockaday	0443 Later Hungarian M	55*	08*
Peter Kemp	0435 Mongol Conquest M	51*	09*
Paul Brady	0282 Patrician Roman MM	10*	10*