28mm Crusades

[ulverston]

Hi,

Having been watching 7th Son Youtube vids on the Crusades I have crumbled and purchased a few figures to paint up as his work is very inspiring. I'm still not sure about the base sizes he uses I am guessing at 60X40 for the infantry and 60X60 for the cavalry? Also has anyone produced army lists for the first Crusade? Time is limited for me so I need as many shortcuts as possible!

For my source I am using Gods War by Christopher Tyerman which I hope to glean a few scenarios or characters from. If anyone else has covered this period using Hail Caesar rules I would be very interested to see what you have achieved.

Thanks for any hints and tips. Iwill post a pictures once the first unit is complete.

[Ran The Cid]

I hosted the battle of Arsuf several times in 2015/2016.  Pics and event documents at the link below:
https://chicagoterrainfactory.wordpress.com/?s=arsuf

I found the 3rd Crusade & Arsuf to be a good opportunity to get all of the toys on the table at one time.  Richard vs Saladin in a (mostly) stand up battle - good times.

[ulverston]

Ran-I feel for you with the dropped figure boxes, that must gave been awful. The previous years look very very impressive though! Your table was huge, real dedication.

[Eric the Shed]

Have also done 3rd Crusade using Hail Caesar - its great fun with two very different opponents.
Some reports here

Arsuf
https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-battle-of-arsuf-28mm-wargame.html



Hattin

https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-battle-of-hattin-28mm-crusader.html



Barada

https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2019/05/battle-of-barada-river-28mm-crusades.html



Hope these are of interest