Whatever Happened To......

 Are you humming the signature tune?

 Back in the days of yore I broke up my 6th Edition Aztecs.  The idea was to form as many DBA (Meso-American) armies as possible from the stock. The Aztecs have just been painted up.

 

The eagle-eyed will spot that there are only 11 elements in this group. I didn't like the Tlaxcalan shieldbearers so swapped them for more suitable figures.  They have now been moved to the head of the painting queue.

Checking the DBA army lists made me realise that I needed 2 x 3 Ax and 1 x 4 Bd (g) so that I have all the options. An order was sent off for Gladiator figures [I also spotted some Thracians with long spears].

After finding out that the 2 x Pk(F) just don't work for me in this Inca army I produced some alternative hordes.  Of course these are so generic that they could appear in many of armies (including the Aztecs).

 Still on the painting boards are - Tarascans, Mixtec/Zapotec and Toltecs.  There's also the small matter of the Pueblo Cultures but that's a matter for another day.

Loose Ends

(A)  Haiti

When I joined the DBN (Facebook) group I posted files on the Ottomans and the Qajars.  I also mentioned that there were entries on my old blog for the conflict in Haiti.  Turns out that they were either never posted or have been lost.  Sounds like a cue for a new series.

Anyway....here's another blogger interested in the period:    https://onelover-ray.blogspot.com/

British 14th Light Dragoons
British 69th Regt of Foot
Rebel Artillery
Revolution Generals
Royal Artillery
Uhlans Britanniques
York Hussars

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(B)  Napoleon in Egypt (plastics) - my stocks only contributed 3 additional packets of soldiers:

24 x HaT 8296 - Early to Mid French Marching - bicornes, unexciting
56 x Strelets M068 - French in Egypt - bicornes
52 x Strelets M071 - British Light Inf in Egypt - 40 tarletons, 8 brimmed hat & 4 bandana

The 'brimmed hat' men could find themselves serving in all sorts of wars - AWI, ACW, Haiti, Boer and other 'colonial' conflicts.  The bandana men could be destined to become pirates or the authorities chasing them.

Note:  When I originally built my AWI 'British Legion' I had to convert many figures just to get the horsemen.  The infantry had to be just re-paints (green not red).  Of course I could now replace my old BL figures but that would mean re-painting the previous efforts (don't think that I will bother).

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(C)  DBA Review

Here's the summary for 6th February 2022:

Book 1 - 86/142  -  60.56%  -  WIP  10
Book 2 - 169/193 -  87.56%  -  WIP  3
Book 3 - 96/129  -  74.42%  -  WIP  5
Book 4 - 63/141  -  44.68%  -  WIP  24

Combined  -  414/605  - 68.43%  -  WIP  42

No real change in the proportions for each book represented.  Book 2 is still way out in front with Book 4 trailing along behind.  

Looking closer at Book 2 gives the following missing armies:


14                       Ariarthid Kappadokian
42a & b              Tamil
43                       Maccabaean Jewish
45a & b              Servile Wars
50                       Hasmonaean Jewish
54a & b              Scots-Irish
59                       Jewish Revolt
60                       Caledonian
68a & b              Pictish  
69a, b & c          Sassanid Persian
80a, b & c          Huns
83b                     Later Visigothic

Notes:

Tamils would require some expensive models but I have the foot.
The 3 x Jewish armies might be a 'job lot' that could be worked upon.  
Similar situation with the 'North British' group - Scots-Irish, Caledonians & Picts.

Anyway..just my thoughts at the moment.

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