Mad Lemmey's Painting Blog

 A friend aquired four A4 boxes of ECW 6mm, enough for two armies, almost. So I have been rebasing everything over the last couple of months. Then some units needed painting Second camp, this one I painted Top view - did they have drones then? It features a lot of gee-gees, a few guns, And even at least one wheelbarrow race!   Hesilrige's Lobster's, Parlimentarian Cuirassiers   Top down Heavy man Off they go Dragoons that I rebased No idea why that posted sidwards! More bits I painted Three strips of pike that round out some units, I did not paint the standard bearers or about three individual pikemen, the rest are mine I did get rid of the flock on the pikes after I took these Reiters, so that my friend can do 30 Years War too Clip-clop Owner's view Top down

1644. The King's army from Oxford had sallied forth to Oxford, to be met by Cromwell's forces of the Eastern Association somewhere near the River Thame in the Vale of Aylesbury. Andy very kindly invited me over to the Aylesbury club on Friday night to continue my scholarship in REG. Andy has a beautiful collection of ECW units, thoroughly researched with custom made flags for each unit, whereas mine are nearer completion than their last outing but still not finished (sorry, I did add 3 units this week)! Cromwell's scouts know the area well, and force 60% of the Royalists to deploy first. On the left, my two Cromwellian horse, plus an average parlimentary horse face down two lines of enemy cavalry, including the fearsome PwinceWupert Prince Rupert and his personal bodyguard. In the center a dragoon unit and my six foot (four average, two superior veterans) face five foot, three average and two poor, plus another three average cavalier cavalry! We both have batteries cent...