deMagdeburg

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Wargamer for far too long. Late Antiquity, Wars of the Roses, Muslim armies and Chinese mainly. Currently playing a lot of MeG. Also WotR reenactor and LRPer. Blog

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deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· 9d

Couple of things the small group I was with did/were doing.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· 9d

A small part of a 5 day C15th re-enactment event I was part of from Thursday last week to Monday this week. It was a tad hot 🥵

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Jul 6

On a whim branched out into Hellenistic and bought some 3D Breed 3d printed phalangites to see how they would paint up. Pikes are a bit of a fiddle as you have to glue the top half onto the lower part but not too bad as the resin is lightweight. Reasonably happy with them. #wargaming

12 bases of Hellenistic pikemen. Each base has 4 figures. Front 2 ranks have the pike at the slope apart from the middle base in the front rank which is officers, standard bearer and trumpeter. Rear 2 ranks have the pike upright. All with pike have a shield.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Jun 4

Whilst I'm pimping books today, here is one I am just finishing and have found to be rather interesting indeed. Looking forward to volume 2.

Cover of "Armies , Allies and Enemies of the Khmer Empire" by Mark Fry published by Helion.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Jun 4

Arrived yesterday and I suspect jumps to the top of my "to read" pile 😁 @nicmorton.bsky.social

Cover of "The Crusader Storm" by Nicholas Morton.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Jun 2

A second unit of "vanguard swordsmen" for use in Later Tang and 5 Dynasties armies. 3d printed 15/18mm figures from Ten Kingdoms files. Rest of the figures I have for these armies are from Khurasan Miniatures which are a bit slimmer than these, but they mix OK enough IMO. #wargaming

8 bases of Chinese infantry armed with 2 handed swords. All are armoured but have no helmet, just a black cap. Half the bases have 4 figures on, the other half have 3 figures. All 15/18mm.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 29

15mm Forged in Battle Byzantine cavalry to add to my Mid-C10th (ish) army. Stayed with metal figures for these as the rest of the army is, and mostly Forged in Battle which are acceptable. They may even be getting a run out at a comp soon 😀 #wargaming

6 bases of Byzantine cavalry with 3 models on each base. Most are lancers and hold their lances upright, they are armoured and carry a round shield. There is also an officer with a sword and a horn blower.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 27

Another batch of elephants to replace the metal ones I sold off recently (as I prefer these models). 3d printed 15/18mm from Scropha Miniatures files, downsized from 28mm (as usual). #wargaming

4 bases of Indian elephants, 1 model per base. Each elephant has 3 crew sitting on their back. 1 is the mahout at the front with an archer and a spearman behind.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 25

A few more additions to my Tang to Later Zhou collection to allow for some more army composition options. 15mm Khurasan Miniatures figures; 3 bases of crossbowmen and 6 bases of archers. #wargaming

9 baes of Tang missile troops each with 3 figures per base. 3 of the bases are crossbowmen and 6 are archers all have mixed poses.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 23

It was an option that came with the files. The picture shows an example. I use 0.8mm wire spears but I think a narrower guage would not need the holes drilled out. The degree of downsizing from 28mm affects it though; a slightly larger print would probably not need drilling either.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 22

Another random unit found in the "to paint" pile, this time some Sarmatians/Alans. 15/18mm 3d printed figures from Scropha Miniatures files. They are made up of the upper part of Parthian cavalrymen on lower half and horse parts from Frankish cavalry. Work nicely IMO. #wargaming

6 bases of Sarmatian/Alan cavalry. each base has 3 cavalry figures on in a variety of poses. 1 figure has a draco standard whilst all the rest use a long contos spear held in both hands.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 19

More elephants, and who doesn't need more nellies for their armies? Well, technically me as these replace metal ones I've just sold as I prefer these 😜 15mm 3d prints from Scropha Miniatures files downsized from 28mm originals. #wargaming

4 bases of Indian elephants each with 1 model on the base. Each elephant has 3 crew men a mahout in front with 2 archers behind - all sit on the elephant's back.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 16

Latest unit is ancient Iberian. 15mm 3d printed figures from Cromarty Forge files mainly, with a few 3d Breed figures in there as well. Another accidental drift into a new army. The Iberians were to be an ally for 2nd Punic War Romans but I've ended up with more than I need. #wargaming

9 bases of 15mm ancient Iberian infantry. Mix of figures with some armed with spears and others using swords; also a number carrying standards.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 13

15/18mm Korean cavalry from Khurasan Miniatures; metal figures. I seem to be drifting into having an early medieval Korean army in that way that wargames armies often seem to come about. Can't complain, but finding info in English on them is not easy. #wargaming

6 bases of early medieval Korean Three Kingdoms period cavalry. 3 figures per base, all mounted. All are armoured and hold a long spear in their right hands.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 12

15mm Tang cavalry from Khurasan Miniatures. Metal not 3d printed for a change. Add to the Tang cavalry I have but these are to use as Li Shimin's "black cavalry" at the start of the Tang dynasty. They were his elite bodyguard in black armour and clothing used for the decisive moment. #wargaming

6 bases of Tang cavalry with 3 figures on each base. All the riders are armoured. All carry spears and also have bows, the poses are a mix of men shooting bows and others holding spears upright.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· May 10

Been a while since I got any painting finished due to other things going on, however, here are some recently completed elephants. 15/18mm 3d printed from Scropha Miniatures files; resized from 28mm originals. VVV waterslide decals to decorate. To be used as generals bases. #wargaming

4 bases of elephants, each base having 1 elephant model on it. Each elephant has 3 crew; an armoured fighting man at the front with a parasol bearer and a flag bearer behind him.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Apr 26

15/18mm 3d printed figures from Ten Kingdoms files, bought from an eBay trader. These are mixed axemen and swordsmen for my Northern Song army. Units of such mixed infantry are recorded as leading attacks on occasion. #wargaming

8 bases of Chinese infantry armed with a mix of 2 handed swords and 2 handed axes. All are armoured; axemen have helmets, the swordsmen do not. Half the bases have 4 figures on, the other half have 3 figures. All 15/18mm.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Apr 23

A camp base and 4 generals for my C6th CE Sasanid Persian army. Figures are 3d printed from Resin Warfare 28mm files rescaled to 15/18mm size. Completes another project - at least until I decide I need to add to the army 🤣 #wargaming

15mm camp model for a C6th CE Sasanid Persian army. Single large base with 4 loaded pack camels each with a man on foot leading it.

4 generals bases for a C6th CE Sasanid Persian army. Each base has a general figure wielding a sword on it, 2 of the generals are on armoured horses. 3 bases also have a standard bearer on and the 4th has 2 standard bearers. All the standard bearers ride half-armoured horses.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Apr 10

About 7 months ago I started painting up a large batch of 3d printed Seljuq horse archers that were replacing rather tired metal ones - 129 figures in total. I have been painting them in units interspersed with other painting and I have just finished off the last unit of them😁 #wargaming

6 bases of Seljuq Turk horse archers. 3 bases have 3 figures per base and 3 bases have 2 figures per base. Variety of poses a mix of bow armed and sword wielding figures.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 30

Something a bit different from my usual. Space Hulk genestealers. Rather enjoyed the change. About 2x as many still to do, and then the marines ... Don't think my usual photo setting work on larger figs painted a bit differently from my usual historicals, but they'll have to do for now. #wargaming

7 Genestealers from the v3 Space Hulk game painted sort of in the style of the box art.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 29

Another extra unit I found I had in the painting pile - this time Tang cavalry from Khurasan Miniatures. 15mm metal. #wargames

6 bases of Tang dynasty cavalry. 3 figures per base. All are armoured but the horses are unarmoured. They are a mix of men shooting bows and men carrying a spear. those shooting bows have a spear carried on their backs.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 26

Slow painting week but have completed another unit of Seljuq horse archers. 15/18mm figures 3d printed from Battlecat Miniatures files resized from 28mm originals. As ever, easy to paint up and I like how they come out. #wargaming

6 bases of skirmishing Seljuq horse archers. 2 figures to each base. 2 figures have armour but the rest are unarmoured other than some wear helmets. Mixture of sword and bow armed.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 21

15/18mm Sasanid infantry 3d prints from Resin Warfare files downsized rom 28mm. This is the 4th unit of the 3 I need ... typical wargamer approach 😂 Nice and easy to paint up, helped by keeping the paint scheme simple, and I am pleased with how they have come out. #wargaming

8 bases of Sasanid infantry. 4 figures on each base. They are a mixture of swordsmen and spearmen with an officer, standard bearer and musician. All the spear and swordsmen have a large rectangular shield.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 20

15/18mm Seljuq Turkish horse archers. 3d printed from Styriwars files downsized from 28mm original. These add to the 30 bases I already have and so should be plenty for most armies I am likely to use - but of course I have more left to paint as why stick to just what you need 😁 #wargaming

6 bases of Seljuq Turkish horse archers. Half the bases have 3 figures whilst the other half have 2 figures. All are unarmoured. Most are using a bow but a few have sword in hand.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 18

Some Mirliton 15mm late C13th/early C14th knights to add to my "German/HRE" collection - although the heraldry is generic. Nice figures that don't really suit my painting style unfortunately. They don't come out terrible but I do not do the figures any sort of justice.

6 bases of 13th/14th century knights. All bases have 3 figures on and they are all armoured and all but 2 carry a lance, the different 2 have swords. 1 carries a large red banner with a yellow cross on.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 12

15mm Han Chinese cavalry - Lurkio from Gripping Beast; they have recently brought some figures back into production that were not availably just after they bought Lurkio. Nothing flashy and add to the fairly large numbers I have already. Need to find an excuse to field them soon 😀 #wargaming

12 bases of Han Chinese crossbow armed cavalry. Each base has 3 figures. Half are shooting their crossbows whilst half have them shouldered waiting their turn. All are unarmoured.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 9

Wars of the Roses period "light" cavalry this time. 18mm figures from Khurasan Miniatures to add to my collection. The figures came with a heavy lance but I swapped it for a lighter one which feels somewhat more appropriate. #wargaming

6 bases of Wars of the Roses "light" cavalry. 3 mounted figures on each base with 2 ranks of bases. All figures are armoured with a variety of armour styles such as brigandine or plate cuirass. All carry a light lance held upright.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 5

The batch was 2 units, which means a few more figures than I usually paint in one go.

7 bases of Steel Fist ECW infantry. 4 bases of musketeers, 2 bases of pikemen and a round base with drummers and flag-bearers. The musketeers flank the pikemen.

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 5

Been painting something other than ancient/medievals - ECW. Also, metal not 3d printed for a change. 15mm figures from Steel Fist with flags found many years ago free on the web. The figures are wonderfully detailed for (true) 15mm and my painting doesn't do them justice. #wargaming

deMagdeburg@demagdeburg· Mar 2

Big army so the pics take up two posts 😂