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Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Essex Warriors Update

Essex Warriors Reopening

http://www.essexwarriors.org/?p=1102

To say I am angry would be an understatement I am incandescent.

After being attacked by the Essex Warriors Committee over my questions to them they are now doing exactly what I said they were able to do last year.

They have split the club meeting into two Groups of 6 in separate halls. This is despite their deciding last year that the back hall could only hold 4 people and the front hall 14 people.

This means more than 6 people can attend as long as there was no mixing or mingling between groups.

Which meant that they could have allowed multi-player games to take place at any time subject to the Rule of 6 and of course social distancing between different groups.

The meeting restrictions from July 2021 are no different from those that existed back in September 2020 (Tier levels excepted)

Currently the advice is to follow your common sense when meeting up with friends you don't normally live with meaning Social Distancing is still advice but is again optional.

Face coverings remain mandatory unless legally exempt within the hall.

So they have confirmed that they were liars back in January when they claimed I was advocating actions that put them at risk of great expense.

My original blog from 1st February 2021 is here for anyone who wants to read the whole sorry story.

https://drewjarman.blogspot.com/2021/02/essex-warriors-wargames-club-kangaroo.html

Saturday, 12 June 2021

Last of the Missing Delhi Sultanate Options

Delhi Sultanate Option Completed

Back in 2016 I completed my Later Muslim Indian Army - The Delhi Sultanate Army. It has the option of fielding 20 elements of Indian Cavalry Irr Cv I which are in game terms are dirt cheap poor quality cavalry. I originally purchased a load of Tin Soldier 15mm Indian Cavalry Code HB27 from their Hellenistic Range in July 2014. I completed ten elements worth back in 2016 and I have now finally finished off the remaining 34 castings. Ten elements of Irr Cv I and two elements of Irr LH O. With this I have almost emptied another box of figures from Project Lead Mountain. I have two of the Z Range Museum Miniatures Bolt shooters and crew still to paint up. The castings are quite old sculpts and of the chunkier variety but once painted they really look impressive en masse.

Tin Soldier 15mm Code HB27 Indian cavalry

This now brings the painting tally for 1st January to 12th June 2021 to:

273 foot, 8 artillery & 4 war drums [82 elements]

188 cavalry [61 elements]

12 Bamboo & Paper Lions [8 elements]

3 elephants [3 elements]

Plus I have rebased

32 elements of Pikes

28 elements of Archers

10 elements of Psiloi

8 elements of Horde

3 elements of misc foot

50 mounted elements

Saturday, 29 May 2021

Hordes of Hordes & Other Bits

Lots of Hordes & Other Bits

Museum Miniatures has started replacing its range of castings with what are now termed "Z Range" As part of Project Lead Mountain I am clearing out unfinished castings left over from previous projects. Whilst working on the Chinese I rediscovered a bag of painted MD04 Peasants along with another bag of unpainted peasants from two different casting codes and some oddments from various makers.

I dont actually need most of the castings but it did spur me to paint them up for sale.

I actually like the older Museum castings a lot and was sorry to see them retired.

I painted up missing elements first that I knew I wanted to keep including Indian Clubmen and some Maiden Guards. Neither casting was actually sold with this in mind but they look the part.

The bases are finished in my usual style of Vallejo Sandy Paste, scatter rocks and tufts, contrast edging and spray sealed to protect the figures.

Museum MD04 Peasants repurposed as Indian Clubmen

Museum MD04 Repurposed as Maiden Guard

Mixed makes I think Old Glory 15's and Legio Heroica to make up some spare elements of Psiloi and an Auxilia Command Stand

Mixed makes

After trying to sell these Tin Soldier 15mm HB25 Indian Javelinmen as Psiloi I rebased them as Irr Bd F to add to my collection. I might sell them on later.