Mad Lemmey's Painting Blog

The chap who had me do the Spartans and Irish asked me to do a small batch of Donnington A&M Breton light horse. He will add his own basing. Enjoy Found the standard bearer I forgot! Oops! Again, I've tried to keep them 'muted', as if in 'no regular laundry service'. Chap on the far left, with his back to us, is a leader type. Top view "Here's the plan, ride up, chuck javelins, ride away." "Same as usual then!" "Yes, but make it look good!" "Oh, we can do that boss!"

 After finishing the Spartans , Phil (no, the other one) asked me to do some medieval Irish for him from the Donnington Ancient & Modern range .Always up for a challenge, I agreed. They arrived and rather fun figures they were too. I painted them under the principle of the posher, the better the clothing .  Phil will do his own basing later. Starting off with the lowest of the low, the slingers. Back view Chaps with big choppers Back view. You can see I started adding plaid/tartan on this batch. Mixed weapon batch Back view Side on Slightly better clothed again Three at the back were figures that fell off their painting sticks! Getting into tartan now Go lads Nobility Tried not to make their plaid too regimented Attitude Seriously posh blokes Flags by kind permission of Mark Carmichael Nobility or strongmen? Back view They must be getting richer, they've got trim on their outfits. Kings and things Brightest and cleanest of the lot Positively regal Mounted kings and nobilit...

The might of Alexander the Great vs a failing Roman Empire, who would overcome? Wednesday night and Andy kindly came all the way over from Thame to play me at MeG at Leighton Buzzard Wargaming Club Dense coastal terrain was generated, with (left to right) a coastline, a wood, a lump of rocky ground, a marsh and a vineyard (must find my vineyard, it's in a box, somewhere). As close to outscouting a legendary general as you can get! Green =10%, Yellow 20%, Red 40%, so close! Deployment. Left to right: Romans: In the rocks hid my archers (loose, unprotected, combat shy, come on) and an average legion (flexible, shield cover, melee experts). In the gap between terrain nestled my exceptional legion and my 8 superior bases legion. Heading into the marsh, in loose, were another superior legion, and two average legions. Outside them is two units of Roman cavalry, one superior, one average, all melee experts, shoot and charge. Facing them is a superior skirmisher...