I have painted (best viewed from a distance) my second batch of 10mm chariots from Old Glory |
My wargaming is almost as diverse as my interest in history, but my most-recent big project was the War of the Austrian Succession with 10mm armies of nine combatant nations. I have also recently played many scenarios from Mike Lambo's solo battle books, created Franco-Prussian War armies with plastic 54mm toy soldiers, and fought scenarios from Airfix Battles with plastic green-and-tan Army Men. My latest big project is biblical-era battles in 10mm.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Hebrew Chariots
I HAVE painted my first batch of 10mm chariots from Old Glory as part of my biblical project.
They are painted to be suitable for Davidic, Solomonic and later Hebrew armies, and for their contemporaries.
Two-horse chariots with two-man crews |
The chariots certainly have a less-lightweight appearance than the Egyptian ones I obtained from Magister Militum, but are much easier to put together, and of course styles varied between nations and over the centuries.
I do not like the crews, which are moulded in one piece, but I suspect they will look fine from a distance as part of an army (the same could be said of my painting skills).
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Slingshot Issue 353
THE July/August edition of the journal of the Society of Ancients is even more than usually interesting.
Highlights for me include the first part of a series on a battle in AD 685 between Northumbrians and Picts, the playthrough of a War of the Roses scenario for the society's new ruleset Blood Red Roses, a little-known way to temporarily base figures with museum wax, and a review of intriguing new ruleset Age Of Penda.
Slingshot - great issue |
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