Normans in 10mm

The second installment of the Pendraken Forum - You Vote armies from my painting diary, this time Normans with Frankish and Breton Allied support. A mix of Pendraken figures and Magister Militum filling the gaps.

Anglo-Danish in 10mm for FoG/WMA/HC

Bought these wee beauties about a year ago as a Pendraken Painting Diary project voted on by forum members - Damn You! Damn You All!

I can honestly say that this has been the hardest army of all the armies I have ever painted to get myself motivated to paint - and one I am glad to see the back of!

Now just got to paint up the Normans and Vikings to pit against them. If those take a year each were looking at summer 2013 before they make an appearance on my blog.

TYW Batrep - somewhere near Frankental...

As promised here's a short batrep of a small battle between an advancing Catholic Imperialist Army and a defending Swedish battlegroup protecting the flank of the main army.

A young Swedish Colonel has the un-enviable task of garrisoning some sleepy backwater far from the action. Little does he know that those sneaky Catholic's have slipped around the main armies flank under cover of darkness and early morning mist and that his sleepy backwater will soon become the main axis of advance for the advance elements of a substancial Catholic attack.

As daybreaks, catholic cavalry sweep forward with Croat lighthorsemen seeking suitable crossing points. Fortunately for the Catholics, recent good weather has reduced the river to not much more than a steep sided gully that is crossable in most points.

Despite having fantastic fields of fire, the swedish artillery positioned on the hilltop redoubt struggle to find their range.

Swedish cavalry garrisoned in the village rally under the direct command of the gallant young Swedish Commander and despite being outnumbered 5 to 1,  head for the redoubt to protect the vulnerable flank. Veteran brigades protect the bridge.

Keen to make his advantage in numbers count, the Imperial Commnader launches his cavalry in a headlong rush for the bridge. If his troops can pin the Swedish brigades at the Bridge he should have the advantage on the wings to swing his cavalry into the enemy rear before local re-inforcements can intervene.

Like these re-inforcements... Thankfully the enemy has been engaged on all fronts and although Imperial casualties have started to mount the Swedes are hard pressed on all fronts. The artillery still 'drops short'

The Swedish  cavalry flank begins to creak as does the centre under pressure from the close attention of the two units of Catholic Cuirassiers and a tercio infantry regiment.

The Catholics, sensing a close run battle, fling the proverbial kitchen sink at the Swedes but in vain. Another battlegroup breaks and the Swedish reserves narrowly save the day.

TYW Catholic Germans - Finished

Here they are - opponents for the Swedes some TYW Imperialists.

This little lot were based and undercoated late last year but have taken me since early June this year to get fully painted and based/flocked which once again is quite quick for me.

Next up? Not sure. But I have a whole load of anglo-saxons, Normans and Vikings to wade through so they may well be next on my list.

TYW Catholic Cavalry

A couple of units of cuirassiers and one of bandelier reiter, actually they are mounted dragoons in morion helmets but hey they look ok to me.

Not too sure on the cuirassiers - too armoured for my liking

I also received a brown bag of reinforcements today, some more infantry and cavalry to bring both forces up to the 800point mark.

Within the brown bag was my next FoG Ren project - Polish. Am I the first to own a pack or two or the new two winged hussars from Pendraken? Will I be the first to get these based, painted and up on the forum?

First I have to find the lances as my packs arrived without any!

Thirty Years War Catholics - WIP

Opposition to face the Swedes. Based for FoG Rennaisance and using Pendraken 10mm ECW/TYW figures.

First up, four 9 stand Infantry Tercios. A mixture of veteran units (mostly red garb) and average/militia tercios.

I tend to paint the entire army and then paint and flock the bases so I get a more unform finish.

Next up Cavalry, Command and Artillery.

TYW Swedish Finished

This is probably one of the fastest paint jobs I have done - two weeks from start to finish and I am pretty pleased with the result.

A smallish 650 point FoG Rennaissance Swedish Army, 3 command stands, four infantry regiments, two Latta Rytarre cavalry units, one mercenray Reiter Unit, a commanded shot unit and two medium/heavy artillery guns.