3 publications arrived on my 'to read' shelf this week - 2 from Osprey and one from WI.
MAA180 - Published 1986 - Martinez & McBride
I wanted some better illustrations of the ancient Spanish so I risked getting this, somewhat, venerable booklet. The colour plates look like someone threw sand over them - a heavy greenish-yellow dusting. Plate G shows a dead elephant - was this just a baby? Cannot believe that African bush elephants were so small!
MAA475 - Published 2011 - Chartrand & Rickman
This fills out my knowledge of the Spanish forces in America during the Revolution. Always fancied building a 20mm army for this period. Most soldiers can be formed by re-painting existing Airfix (and other) figures.
The only exception are the Cuera cavalry. Given the low numbers required I may end up doing some conversions.
I happened to be in Pontefract on Wednesday and thought to go look in W.H.Smiths. The latest edition of Wargames Illustrated had a 'free' gift in the pouch entitled 'Never Mind the Matchlocks'. Obviously related to the popular 'Never Mind the Billhooks' rules by Andy Callan. Matchlocks concentrates on the ECW rather than the Wars of the Roses (see 'Billhooks).
I had been avoided building any DBA-RRR armies based on the ECW but many of them have figures that could be seconded. Perhaps Jim will put on a battle at the WDW club!
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Meanwhile back on the DBA front:
Saturday 23rd November - Gt.Houghton
2.80b Hunnic v 2.83b Later Visigothic 5:0 loss
2.53 Ancient Brits v 2.54a Scots-Irish 5:1 loss
2.40 Numidian v 2.32a Later Carthaginian 5:2 win
2.39b Ancient Spanish v 2.47a Early German 4:1 loss
I was expecting game three to be a 5:2 result but a loss. Still...can't complain I broke my losing streak. Just remains to see how Sat 30th goes!
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