The Marvelous Miscellany of MMcV

[FierceKitty]

It's funny how in these armies one always encounters him as "Old Nestor"; I felt obliged to paint him with grey hair myself. Every old man was young once!

[mmcv]

It's funny how in these armies one always encounters him as "Old Nestor"; I felt obliged to paint him with grey hair myself. Every old man was young once!

I mean if I was doing the Argonauts then it would be more appropriate for him to be in his prime but the illiad makes much of his age and wisdom (even if it is sometimes questionable). Though he's usually described as a horseman (charioteer) with a golden shield, haven't decided if I should do him as such or in his wise counsel guidse

[Orcs]

It's funny how in these armies one always encounters him as "Old Nestor"; I felt obliged to paint him with grey hair myself. Every old man was young once!

Even those on the forum 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice

[mmcv]

May's update https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2023/06/04/progress-update-may-2023/

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good work Matthew

[mmcv]

Much of June was a write off for hobby stuff due to real life things but have been chipping away a bit at rebasing and updating some of my Crusades forces.

A couple of new command bases up first for the Holy Orders, my existing ones were bigger diorama bases and while I like the look of them they don't quite suit the direction I'm taking things.



And some lesser command figures for them, Turcopoliers



And some foot sergeants, mostly repainted and new flags (except the ones on the left)



Then the holy order knights and men at arms, mostly just a rebase here and some new flags





I'm also working on magnetising the bases for better storage. As this was an early project most of the bases aren't magnetic like my newer ones so working through

Might touch up some basing on these too

I've some armanian infantry on the painting sticks at the moment, and might have a enough figures kicking about for another unit of knights but need to make a start on rebasing, magnetising and tidying up the Saracens. 

Once that's underway I think I can justify a medieval expansion. Will probably get some more of the TB eastern line to add to the Armanians and possibly start a Byzantine force, and I quite like the look of the TB Islamics. I maybe need some Teutonic knights too..

Though in reality I'll probably drift back to another project before long.

[Techno 3]

Very nice work ! 

[fred.]

That is an impressive looking force!

I find that more command bases gives flexibility to use figures in different rule sets, and as each one only needs a few figures, the more the merrier!

[mmcv]

That is an impressive looking force!

I find that more command bases gives flexibility to use figures in different rule sets, and as each one only needs a few figures, the more the merrier!

Yeah and can also use the smaller ones as tokens and markers for rules that don't have any "sub commander" needs.


Thanks both, my Crusades armies are by far my largest collection and it's such an expansive period it's easy to add to them. They were my first 10mm foray and got me hooked. That's not even all of them. Might have to lay them all out for a group photo once the magnetic bases are done.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Might have to lay them all out for a group photo once the magnetic bases are done.

Careful with that - they will end up fighting each other.....

[mmcv]

Careful with that - they will end up fighting each other.....

Good point, we can't be having with that sort of nonsense! 

[mmcv]

The medieval rebasing and magnetising effort continues apace. Crusaders are all done and Saracens underway.

To break things up a bit I painted some Armenian infantry



Which I guess means I have to put together a full Armenian contingent now 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Love it, suitably grimy!  

[mmcv]

Rebasing continues apace. Down to the last stretch now, though getting very frustrated by cavalry refusing to stay upright and collapsing sideways into pools of PVA the moment I take my eyes off them.

Here's a small selection of light infantry and archers who I sorted recently.




The archers required a bit of a paint refresh as first time round I'd done them in a rush for a game and they were a bit scrappy.

I've all the Islamic infantry done, thankfully most of them were just fresh basing material rather than full rebase like the above. My box has space for just one more unit so good thing I have a back of TB line islamic archers lined up on my painting sticks.

Once I paint them, a couple of units of knights and a few individually based token pieces that'll be me officially through all my medieval stuff.

Until my next order that is.

I realised it's been a year since my last order so as I'm finishing out a few projects it might be time to put one in soon.

I'll definitely add a few more of the TB line, I aim to use the Eastern Europeans for Armenian and Byzantine units, and my Islamic forces lack camels, so that needs remedied but it's also time to pick up a new project as well.

Will it be Napoleonics? Seven Years War? Korean War? Russo Japanese War? Something else? All of them? Time and budget will tell.