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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 06:02:56 AM

Title: Sunday's battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 06:02:56 AM
OK, Egyptians and Assyrians are about to have another go at thumping each other.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 15 February 2015, 07:37:10 AM
Sounds fun!
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: paulr on 15 February 2015, 08:07:22 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 06:02:56 AM
OK, Egyptians and Assyrians are about to have another go at thumping each other.

Best of luck to Mrs FK  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Norm on 15 February 2015, 09:23:38 AM
Look forward to hearing more. I recently bought 10mm Spearmen and chariots (1 bag of each) from Magister Militia, juts to see how they paint up etc. I would love to have Hittite / Egyptian (New Kingdom) armies.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 09:32:40 AM
Not Mrs FK today. Assyrians won, partly because we were absurdly lucky in a critical smash-up between the royal chariots on both sides, but also thanks to the greed of the Norwegian leading the Egyptians, who twice disregarded the fact that in attacking our flanks he was exposing his own.
Do have a look at the Newlines range for chariot-era. They're cheaper than Magister Militum, and I think better proportioned.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Ithoriel on 15 February 2015, 12:20:55 PM
I really like the Rapier Miniatures chariot era 6mm figures (in the absence of Pendraken equivalents) which cover Egyptians, Hittites, Sea Peoples, Sumerians and Trojan War (Mycenaean) Greeks. Limited poses can be alleviated somewhat by mixing in some Baccus figures. Delivery is not speedy but that's not uncommon in my wargaming experience.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: getagrip on 15 February 2015, 12:24:34 PM
When I read this I thought you must have started early forgetting, of course, you're half a day ahead of us  ;)
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 01:34:59 PM
Yep. It's Sunday evening. And if you're employed, don't be in a hurry to catch up. The future's a depressing phenomenon.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: getagrip on 15 February 2015, 02:52:24 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 15 February 2015, 01:34:59 PM
Yep. It's Sunday evening. And if you're employed, don't be in a hurry to catch up. The future's a depressing phenomenon.

;D

Does this mean you can predict our future? :D
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Hertsblue on 16 February 2015, 12:09:02 PM
Well, he can predict it will be daylight in seven hours' time. Beyond that....
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: getagrip on 16 February 2015, 01:21:57 PM
Quote from: Hertsblue on 16 February 2015, 12:09:02 PM
Well, he can predict it will be daylight in seven hours' time. Beyond that....

That's actually a brave prediction given the UK's weather. :D
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 16 February 2015, 02:15:04 PM
Quote from: getagrip on 16 February 2015, 01:21:57 PM
That's actually a brave prediction given the UK's weather. :D

The sun always comes over the horizon, but we cant always see it, particularly in Yorkshire cause it be snowing, in Wales due to incessant rain, and in Runcorn due to the dark eivil smelling cloud due to the presence of FSN......

IanS  ;)
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: fsn on 16 February 2015, 06:49:01 PM
I resent that! The cloud protects Runcorn from outside interference. It's actually 1957 in Runcorn.

And the cloud doesn't smell evil. It's "lavender dream". 
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Fenton on 16 February 2015, 07:03:57 PM
Ever since fsn has joined the forum my one query has always been

Rucorn?

WHY??

Actually I have several other questions  but they would probably need several top boffins to answer them properly
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: fsn on 16 February 2015, 08:01:34 PM
Ah! Funny story that ...

No it isn't. I moved there for work.
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Fenton on 16 February 2015, 08:06:32 PM
Quote from: fsn on 16 February 2015, 08:01:34 PM
Ah! Funny story that ...

No it isn't. I moved there for work.

Poor you
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Techno on 17 February 2015, 08:27:50 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 16 February 2015, 02:15:04 PM
The sun always comes over the horizon, but we cant always see it, particularly in Yorkshire cause it be snowing, in Wales due to incessant rain, and in Runcorn due to the dark eivil smelling cloud due to the presence of FSN......IanS  ;)

It's sunny in SW Wales this morning !....I'd better phone the BBC and let them know.
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: getagrip on 17 February 2015, 09:19:50 AM
Quote from: Techno on 17 February 2015, 08:27:50 AM
It's sunny in SW Wales this morning !....I'd better phone the BBC and let them know.
Cheers - Phil

North of Watford Phil; they're not interested! :)
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 17 February 2015, 09:34:01 AM
Quote from: getagrip on 17 February 2015, 09:19:50 AM
North of Watford Phil; they're not interested! :)

No these days it's 4 miles from Piccadilly station, they is mostly in Manchester.

IanS
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: getagrip on 17 February 2015, 09:35:55 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 17 February 2015, 09:34:01 AM
No these days it's 4 miles from Piccadilly station, they is mostly in Manchester.

IanS

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Hertsblue on 17 February 2015, 09:36:31 AM
I wondered why they kept telling us it was raining when there wasn't a cloud in the sky.  :)
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Leman on 17 February 2015, 10:59:42 AM
Once on a train from Liverpool to London, which crossed the Mersey at Runcorn. the guy sitting opposite me took one puzzled look at the adjacent road bridge and said, "What the hell are we doing in Newcastle?"
Title: Re: Sunday's battle
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 17 February 2015, 12:33:05 PM
Course when I commuted by train to Runcorn used to annoy colleagues by saying I had no problems crossing the bridge.

IanS