As mentioned in the General area of the forum I'm starting out on a very new project for me,ECW with Pendraken miniatures and I will be posting up my progress on my Blog. So I thought I would put a post here so that I can update with fresh links as they appear,for those of you who are interested to view the progress from idea to battlefield. Hopefully it will also start up some friend;y and constructive conversation about the period,so people with far more knowledge of the period may share their thoughts. So here's the link to the first post 'ECW inspiration'... general musings.
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.com/2011/12/ecw-inspiration.html
Jason
Try "The Readiness of the People" by A J Hopper, and "The Civil War in Yorkshire" by David Cooke both good reads
Tis surely a wonderful period ;)
I have loads of PD ECW to work on in 2012 but will try to find the time to photograph some of my Baccus ECW regiments and put them onto my blog in the New Year along with unit names. The great thing about the ECW is that just about any combination of colours could be argued to be right given that most units got what coat colours their commander could afford.
Looking forward to seeing progress on this one :)
The English Civil War by Richard Holmes is vry good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Civil-War-Military-Wordsworth/dp/1840222220/ref=sr_1_80?ie=UTF8&qid=1324138481&sr=8-80
Next post made on Blog regarding ECW this post is about some scenery here's the link for anyone interested.
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.com/
Jason
I'm about to go down this route myself, though I still might opt for 6mm ( Sorry)...Bishop Are you going for 4cm depth or 6mm depth?..Personally I am thinking of 6cm because it would make the cavalry the same depth,What are you thoughts?
I'm going with 40mm x 20mm bases as it will then fit in with various rules sets and I'm starting with a WMA variant which we are all using at our club, all ECW armies used are Pendraken so when some action is fought I will post up some picces :)
Ive also posted up the next instalment of my ECW venture (still on the buildings stage at the moment though) on the Blog:-
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.com/
Jason
Looking forward to the piccies Bishop, at the moment I'm waiting for Leon to post me the start of my ECW project.
Good rules for this are Regiment of Foote by Peter Pig, I've played them and they really do give the flavour of amateur soldiers commanded by bungling incompetents. Fun!!!!!!!!
Gordon
Nice looking village - what's the WMA variant you're playing? Tony Barr's Renaissance Master or another one?
The paper houses from Brummbar's site look good, I've got a few of them, and I think I should get some more printed and made up, the ones I have are rather shiny as they were printed on a colour laser, rather than an inkjet.
I could suggest as a complement the rick priestly rules "1644". It is great book for the period and have great pics (28mm). I do not use the ruels but could be usefull if you are interested in apporach the period
We're wargaming Marston Moor on Saturday. the battle report will be on my blog next week
http://philbancients.blogspot.com/
We used to regularly play this as a board game that came free with a wargames magazine in the early '80's. Many happy memories of battles fought at the end of a long design project as a way of unwinding, naturally accompanied by beers :).
Quote from: Steve J on 12 January 2012, 02:21:16 PM
battles fought...as a way of unwinding, naturally accompanied by beers :).
Sounds great - what time would you like me to arrive? ;) ;D
Hi,
Just to say my Parliamentarians arrived this week :) so Ive painted the Generals command stand and have posted the photos on my blog.Hope you like.
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.com/
Quotevariant you're playing?
Ive down loaded a few variant sets for WMA, but first off I will be playing the one a chap from our club has put together.
QuoteGood rules for this are Regiment of Foote by Peter Pig
I'm hopefully going to be having at look at these as well.
QuoteI could suggest as a complement the rick priestly rules "1644
I would agree good sir, is a great book for ideas and eye candy.
Seriously nice and great building too!
Ive just posted up some more Pendarken ECW on my Blog, this time its a unit of Cuirassiers :).
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.com/2012/02/cuirassiers.html
Thanks for looking
Jason
Nice :).
Hasselrig's Lobsters I presume?
You should take some closer pics and enter them in the Painting Comp!
Quote from: Leon on 03 February 2012, 07:29:54 PM
You should take some closer pics and enter them in the Painting Comp!
Good idea :)
Thanks again for the comments chaps.
QuoteYou should take some closer pics and enter them in the Painting Comp!
Erm? :o No, not for me they are nowhere near good enough, but thanks for the suggestion :)
Jason
They look pretty darn good to me IMHO :-bd
Another vote for the period. My next project too. Flogged my 6mm Baccus..not that great IMO..Need a re-tool as per the other ranges that have been done.
But it's 10mm for me now on.. Order on the way..when I get paid this is :-\
Cudders
Hi, :)
Ive posted up some photos of the latest commnand stand for my Pendraken ECW project on my Blog for those who may wish to have a toot.
Thanks for looking, if you do of course :)
Jason
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/another-ecw-command-stand.html
Love it! Really original, and beautifully painted - well done indeed.
Mollinary
Brilliant...I particularly like the water 'splashes'....Works superbly !
Cheers - Phil.
Very nice, I love seeing things that are a little different.
8)
Nicely done - great water effect 8)
An inspiring blog and project - I will definitely be following your progress. Command stand is excellent!
Keep it up please - the pictures really bring the Pendraken figures to life.
Ive just finished the last (for now) command stand for my ECW project, now onto some more units :) As always Ive post photos on my Blog for anyone who wants a toot :)
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/down-country-lane.html
Cheers,
Jason.
Very nicely done indeed Jason 8)
Those are soo coooooool! 8)
Jason,
Brilliant. Love the combination of skill and imagination. Can't wait to see the units!
Mollinary
Is Prince Charles hiding in the tree?
Ive just updated and posted up some photos of my painted Pike and Shotte units from Pendraken along with some slight musings on Warlords 'Pike and Shotte' rules on my Blog, as always for those who want a toot :)
Heres the link:-
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/more-10mm-ecw.html
Jason.
Ive just updated and posted up some photos of my latest command stand for Pike and Shotte figs from Pendraken.
http://grandscalewargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/another-ecw-command-stand.html
Jason
Really beautiful! :D
Using mini-dioramas as command stands - what a cool idea. Well done! And beautifully executed too. 8)
Great imagination and a lovely paint job, but I'm not sure how long that horse would last pulling that gun and carrying that dragoon all on its own! :o
Mollinary
Thanks for the comments chaps :)
QuoteI'm not sure how long that horse would last pulling that gun and carrying that dragoon all on its own
I know, I thought that when I was putting it together ;D, maybe he's just pulling it from the court yard of the Manor that's be under cannon fire, to fasten it up to the main artillery train, or maybe the commanding officer is giving him a right good Bol---cking for trying to move it on his own, Could be one for a Caption comp (Leon?)
Heres my go ..."where in gods name are trying to go with that bloody gun!!!???"
Quote from: Bishop Lord on 31 May 2012, 11:55:08 AM
Could be one for a Caption comp (Leon?)
Heres my go ..."where in gods name are trying to go with that bloody gun!!!???"
Yeah, go for it, if you start a thread in the 'General Discussion' board with that pic in it, I'll 'Sticky' it for you.
Very, very nice looking figures 8).
QuoteYeah, go for it, if you start a thread in the 'General Discussion' board with that pic in it, I'll 'Sticky' it for you.
I not sure but I think I need a Pica type account to insert photo which I dont have :-\
Jason
Quote from: Bishop Lord on 01 June 2012, 01:35:55 PM
I not sure but I think I need a Pica type account to insert photo which I dont have :-\
Jason
If you right click on the image on your blog, there's an option which says 'Copy Image Location'. Hit that, and then paste it in to your thread over here, inside some Image tags (the little picture icon, above the smiley's).
So, you should end up with:
[ img ]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWKTsSy_Rds/T8Z3hZvI6sI/AAAAAAAABHQ/dEWs5_KCiKw/s320/Picture%2B027.jpg[ /img ]
(but without the spaces in the img tags).
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWKTsSy_Rds/T8Z3hZvI6sI/AAAAAAAABHQ/dEWs5_KCiKw/s320/Picture%2B027.jpg)