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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Sir Tobi on October 12, 2012, 10:53:56 PM
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Hi all,
I have finished my British army for Dux Britanniarum and want to post a few pictures of it - just to keep myself motivated to finish the Saxons as well. So here are a few impressions, more pictures are on my new blog http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.de/ (http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.de/).
Best regards and have a nice evening,
Tobi
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gvvzCq9orTs/UHiINbgt6qI/AAAAAAAAAKs/1OEDzrJp3xM/s640/P1030446-01.JPG)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XvXDWIB2sYk/UHiIQ-y2QFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/RXhxuel36PU/s640/P1030448-01.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QaC5oAjbGg4/UHiJBR040MI/AAAAAAAAALc/KtIwVIq0qWE/s640/P1030453-01.JPG)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FOELqCJm1zI/UHiJ3eJNsrI/AAAAAAAAAL8/mZvleUAmUXU/s640/P1030472-01.JPG)
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Looks blooming good to me-thanks for sharing.
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Brilliant!
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Very nice indeed :-*
cheers
James
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Hubba Hubba, I've now subscribed to your blog! :-*
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Great brushwork Tobi, and a lovely blog too. I have added it to my list of places to visit.
May I ask, did you make the stone walls or are they commercially available? They look absolutely perfect for the Dark Ages.
Rich
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Excellent work :)
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Well done, Sir! They look equally suited to defending the Rhine frontier, though. ;)
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Many thanks for your kind comments!
@Rich: Many thanks for producing such a great ruleset, for me it is really the very best in years. As for the stone walls I thank you for your comment, they are scratch built but of very basic design: I've just collected some stones and glued them with normal glue (Pattex) onto a GW biker-base which was then adorned with some sand, bushes and of course a little paint. I still have some of these walls unfinished and migh use them to do a short tutorial on the blog.
Best regards and thanks again,
Tobi
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Tobi
Thanks for your kind words, the rules have been great fun to develop and really interesting to research.
I'd love to see a tutorial if you do get round to it.
Rich
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Update: Now my British command is finally finished and ready for battle:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-koHf5hMAxQw/UO7NBnaQheI/AAAAAAAAASY/lg31uih701g/s640/A1.jpg)
Also, my Saxon army is ready to join the melee! Before that I had to use some Vikings as stand-ins. Now that all miniatures are finished, the only thing that remains is to bring my fellow club members to play DUX...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yEz4TmBiu6w/UO7PFMc-8JI/AAAAAAAAASw/HpDFBQqoTOI/s640/A2.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-16KRxSYcGhs/UO7QA1M4MqI/AAAAAAAAAS8/9tZIioPBuMo/s640/A3.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WbCjtcsEXk/UO7XM4cxtAI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Kjno_z6CMrM/s640/A7.jpg)
More images and details on my blog http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.de/ (http://tobispaintpot.blogspot.de/)
Best regards,
Tobi
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Wonderful stuff :-*
cheers
James
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Hmmm, nice dirty Saxons ready for a scrap!
And yes, convert your club members to the dark (DUX) side!
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Lovely collection, great paintwork! :-*
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Smashing!
I'm beginning to fall for this period somewhat completely.
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Great work there!
As someone dabbling in the period myself, these threads are always a treat!
Any chance of giving us a quick breakdown of the force? I am currently hoarding away Late Roman figures without any direction (until I buy the ruloebook, of course!) and this would be a good indication as to whether I have enough Romano-British yet.
When is enough really enough, though? :)
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Great work indeed!!!! Well done! Fabulous to see Dux becoming so popular!
@ Christian: You need 3 heroes and a champion, 6 elite armoured bodyguards, 12 'proper' warriors and 18 levy spearmen plus 4 missile troops (e.g. archers) to do the basic Romano-Brit force.
Then you need to get a few spares in case you are lucky enough to win big!! No unit will ever go above 8! You may also be able to 'upgrade' units as time goes on, so you may need an extra 6 elites, plus more 'proper' warriors. You should also consider at least 4 armoured cavalry and some (4) skirmishers (javelin or sling-armed, I suggest, to differentiate from the missile troops) You also need a mounted hero with the cavalry. Personally, I'd buy at least 8 cavalry models to account for gaining 2 lots of them as reinforcements...
Saxons start with the same number of heroes, then they need 12 elite guards, 18 warriors and 4 missile troops. They have no levy. Spares and extras-wise, the Saxons need skirmishers or warriors and may gain 4 light cavalry.
However, unless you are:
a) very lucky
b) very good at generalship
you won't need too many extras or spares for a while. I have played 6 games and only just managed a win big enough to add 2 warriors to one of my units!!!
Hope that helps.
Andy
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Many thanks for your kind comments, I'm glad you like them! I'll post the reinforcements (more warriors and some cavalry, already primed on my table) as soon as they are ready...
Christian, as Guitarheroandy has already explained what you need, I can only recommend ordering the rulebook - those are really fantastic rules (I fear I'm repeating myself here, but it is worth it) :D
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Thanks guys, that's exactly what I needed just to get my head around how much to start with! :)
Looking forward to nabbing a set of these rules soon.
Keep it up :)
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Fantastic figures and lovely set up (very useful tutorial as well), I'm now following your blog.
Regards,
Matt
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Many thanks for your kind words, Matt, I really appreciate them.
Best regards,
Tobi