David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Thursday 31 December 2020

New Year, New Tier...

 ...New Allied Italian cavalry!  I've actually painted 10 Aventine cavalry since the last but one blog post, all from the bargain purchase from fellow gamer David. I allocated four figures to an extra base of Roman cavalry and six figures to two extra bases of Allied Italian cavalry ~

The Roman element of the Republican army now boasts three bases of heavy cavalry.
The Allied Italian cavalry I've just added. I made use of odd left over LBM shield transfers for these figures rather than order a new sheet. Like most wargamers I'm cheap if it comes to the pinch!

A shot of the whole of the Allied Italian cavalry with their command figure base in the lead.
Finally, the whole collection laid out, before it's put away for the duration...
I think I'll take a break from these, as I've said previously. Firstly I've an Overseer's cabin to finish for plantation settings in ACW and AWI games. Of course it will double as a cabin in other settings just as easily. Until then, Happy New Year!


34 comments:

  1. First class cavalry David...Bonne année!

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  2. More splendid additions to the collection, here's to a new hope this year.

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  3. Very nice cavalry David and nice to see a pic of them all laid out again:)

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  4. That's gotten to be a nice collection, David, with the new allied Cavalry a fine addition!

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  5. Great looking cavalry. Happy New Year!

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, Happy New Year to you too.

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  6. Splendid David...
    You certainly have enough for a decent game... you can always return to them when you realise you need reinforcements.

    All the best. Aly

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  7. Excellent cavalry unit. Happy New Year.

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  8. Nice to see you've kept them scaled at 2 metres apart ;D

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    1. You know me, always doing as I'm told😉 Day off or tea break?

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    2. Day off. In fact 2nd day off. I know!

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    3. Two days off? What are things coming to?

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    4. Three days off in one go? You'll get bored!

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    5. Best of luck with the parcels!

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  9. Looking good David and Happy New Year!

    Christopher

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  10. Lovely as ever David, Happy New Year.

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    1. Very kind George! Hope your lum is reekin' as it should!

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  11. Amazing, we want more! Happy New Year!

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    1. I shall endeavour to oblige! Happy New Year!

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  12. Its a lovely army David and you should be very proud of it. Hopefully we will bump into each other at some show in the near future.

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    1. Thanks Robbie! Very kind of you. I too hope we shall meet at a show later this year!

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  13. Happy New Year David and I hope you get to put these two wonderful armies to proper use in a face to face game very soon.

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    1. Thank you rross! Games? I've almost forgotten what they are like...😉

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  14. Magnificent. The whole army arrayed, what a fine achievement!
    Regards, James

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