30 days 30 miniatures

Or in this case just over 30 strips of Baccus 6mm Romans.

These form the start of a To The Strongest Roman army circa 300 CE. Two units of Auxilia and one of Cataphracts. The Auxilia are veteran, as denoted by the command element being out front. The dice holders are to track strength, empty for full strength and a black die for down to one strength point. This rear portion of the base may be used to show more info such as ammo and lance totals and possibly a unit name. I have been quite taken by the system of magnetic coloured pins on steel paper used by Miles of Lair of the Uber Geek.

Apologies for the lousy photos but I was giving alfresco photography a shot given the lovely weather, only it was a bit too bright and too hot to linger around trying to sort out the shadows. The figures are based on 80x40mm minibits bases from Pendraken, and will be used on a 100mm grid. Rather uncharacteristically I appear to only have unarmoured Roman foot in the surface layers of the lead mountain.

Another month with no post

No not health issues just lacklustre performance on my part but as no one reads these musings but me, honest I do, it doesn't really matter.

So what has happened since May, well not a lot. I finished enough of the Baccus ECW figures to try out the Montgomery scenario in the For King and Parliament rulebook. It went fairly well with a glorious victory for the King in no small part due to the rebel cavalry foragers not returning till the last possible moment.

Game start

Game end

Card decks

I sent off the 10mm Fantasy figures and bridge to Joshua Project HQ and was pleasantly surprised to see the good old Royal Mail nail the delivery by beating the paid for 48 hours target.

final unit of orc archers and the worse for wear bridge

To make a change from the ECW figures I started some Baccus late imperial Romans, cataphracts are a pain. I may do these under a 30 days 30 miniatures challenge, but upping the ante slightly by making it 30 days 30 bases. Obviously that will entail more than just the Romans, I also have some 10mm Arab light cavalry from Pendraken on the painting table two bases for To The Strongest and one for ADLG. Plus the newest project 1940 Chain of Command in 10mm using the Gembloux Gap pint sized campaign. Then back to the ECW. So could be a busy month at least work is still alternate weeks in and out.

Sunday post #1

Managed to finish these.

They were going to be the first cavalry unit of my new Carolingan host, but they seem to noble so I'm going to use them as heroes for to the Strongest. Apart from Charlemagne who will still be the Senior, heroic general.

They are based on half discs to facilitate putting them alongside unit bases and remain in the grid square.

Start of a new project

Say hello to the first of the Carolingan host. These will from two bases of ADLG cavalry or one base of heavy cavalry for To the Strongest. Oh and the forged in battle Kickstarter stretch goal Charlemagne on the extreme left.