Command Stands #1

In my opinion all armies need at least one general, even if some rules assume the great man's presence I feel he should be represented on the tabletop, and not just by one figure but by a whole group of figures! Recognising that many gamers' war chests or available impermanent table tops make vignettes such as I've been exhibiting on this blog of late difficult, we can all at least I think give our commanders a little TLC in our representation of them. Anyway, some of my efforts arranged in chronological order, more or less ~

Coronus Cunctator, overall commander of my Republican Roman army. Figures from Aventine Miniatures

Of course I didn't stop at one command stand! A sub-general for the Allied contingent, again from Aventine Miniatures.

Once I'd started it seemed futile to stop, so a command element for my Celtiberian warbands, again from Aventine Miniatures...

And a general mounted on an elephant for the Carthaginian army! The nellie is from A&A Miniatures as is the javelin armed warrior, while the general is from Crusader Miniatures.

Of course, different elements of an army can also enjoy a command presence represented here by a single mounted figure from Aventine Miniatures.

And here is in action leading the Allied Italian cavalry!

Staying with the Roman theme, but moving forward in time, my Late Roman armies are commanded by Pompus Maximus...

...Albinus, a mercenary commander who features in whichever army pays the most!

And of course, the would be usurper of the imperial purple,  Baldinus! All figures from Wargames Foundry and banners from Little Big Man.

I have a small collection of Normans and Saxons from Wargames Foundry, sculpted for them by my son Matt. You can just see Harold here behind his Huscarls.

Moving forward in time again and back to Italy with the Landscnecht general's base for my Italian Wars Papal States games with Phil's Florentines. The figures are from Warlord Games of course.

While these sub-general bases are from TAG with banners from Pete's Flags.

Cesare Borgia, the commander of my Papal army of Alexander VI, Borgia is represented by three TAG figures.

Finally reaching the C17th and home territory in the English Civil Wars we have that stout parliamentary general, Obadiah Bykleigh represented by a Warlord Games figure with my bespoke head by Matt.

More conventionally though we have Royalist general's from Wargames Foundry.

And of course, wart and all, Oliver Cromwell and staff all from Wargames Foundry once again.

I hope you found something of interest here and perhaps feel you might leave a short comment to encourage my future efforts.