tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226160199078834772024-02-06T20:49:47.108-08:00Jeff's AncientsBluebear Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622616019907883477.post-10031615928258384662008-02-02T04:36:00.001-08:002008-02-02T04:37:38.403-08:00More Samurai Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZRaTTAnT0KA1UcXVhLWfPFvD2a6cFQflADvoC0sqk5h7OHt2C2O_jqhiTVsF-32DJt7l3H7LcrxgnwUWtWijZafUTSQpo023ckxi1fU_mJVtk-FRlHm2TD2lzQ6aavo-nyFxDLqcO7k/s1600-h/p1010110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZRaTTAnT0KA1UcXVhLWfPFvD2a6cFQflADvoC0sqk5h7OHt2C2O_jqhiTVsF-32DJt7l3H7LcrxgnwUWtWijZafUTSQpo023ckxi1fU_mJVtk-FRlHm2TD2lzQ6aavo-nyFxDLqcO7k/s320/p1010110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162360965415787714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Well, I've posted a few better pictures of my Samurai. Why? Because Greg Horne wanted to see them.<br /><br /><br /> Remember, click on a photo to get a much larger version of it.<br /><br /><br />The first photo shows some of the figures in my figure case. You can see a group of mounted; and, on either side of them are foot.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zJOU8ploxkszE-37zp4bgXjvSojh2fBBEtJaYU3_gLYIt7RaFkjGiHPmDeIaWa4gBInrMbXXlmgUG_uu6Lp_Hq4ieI_lUtlS3X2cO6wjwFIBr5sveaZqDmbBdag1FG9XQXx9HdNOuUc/s1600-h/p1010132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zJOU8ploxkszE-37zp4bgXjvSojh2fBBEtJaYU3_gLYIt7RaFkjGiHPmDeIaWa4gBInrMbXXlmgUG_uu6Lp_Hq4ieI_lUtlS3X2cO6wjwFIBr5sveaZqDmbBdag1FG9XQXx9HdNOuUc/s320/p1010132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162354213727198338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> The foot has Samurai in the front, followed by some Monks, with Ashigaru in the rear.<br /><br /><br /> The other photos show both a front and rear view of a cavalry stand and a stand of Samurai.<br /><br /><br />While these figures are all by Ral Partha, the sashimonos are from what used to be Dixon (but I believe that this line was sold to another company). I used a pin vise to drill holes to fit them in.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxFDFvzcmTFnp96-jlMSP3jmoTX7xk_h36aSo6mDJ9OnZm4cJ7nrYRRQxWWZQX3eqBY2tbrT37aTaP7YufFC5VGAnQvkUMOKvFXLrciUTr8AdLO720jqUBNvXsckACYJwl9Ws3pvqS0E/s1600-h/p1010133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxFDFvzcmTFnp96-jlMSP3jmoTX7xk_h36aSo6mDJ9OnZm4cJ7nrYRRQxWWZQX3eqBY2tbrT37aTaP7YufFC5VGAnQvkUMOKvFXLrciUTr8AdLO720jqUBNvXsckACYJwl9Ws3pvqS0E/s320/p1010133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162354213727198354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> For the last four photos, I've proped on edge of the base up in order to get a better angle on the photos.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> Yes, you're correct, the prop is just an ordinary pencil. What did you expect? Something fancy?<br /><br /><br />While I'd like to claim the credit for painting these figures, I actually traded a Roman army to a fellow in exchange for his painting these.<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yotgk2j7-dLPNujUjNf8Lx-ijns1AXsvX16gywecdIEn_pATohsVVTQR9IRhjtkt_Qa0-fJlbaNUgmeS2r_Eb5EfpeNZBRf85AYallrWzOJJYuOqnPZOKvtEAiNta2yJzPb834Vkync/s1600-h/p1010134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yotgk2j7-dLPNujUjNf8Lx-ijns1AXsvX16gywecdIEn_pATohsVVTQR9IRhjtkt_Qa0-fJlbaNUgmeS2r_Eb5EfpeNZBRf85AYallrWzOJJYuOqnPZOKvtEAiNta2yJzPb834Vkync/s320/p1010134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162354218022165666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> I'd happily tell you his name, but it was well over 20 years ago and I simply don't remember it. He was another local gamer, not a professional painter.</span><br /><br /><br /> Sadly, they were painted for WRG 7th . . . but by the time I got them back from the painter, I'd quit playing WRG.<br /><br /> I did get them on the table once . . . for a game of "Warrior" (a sort of WRG 7.5 rewritten to eliminate the "Barkerese").<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJy44tGSjKQlCNArnp7Yg4YkJ-abEBqO81JiBEQhltAcUgp-R48VhMkjrFRm43oELM4WEeNwUe21wOH6c6CA7Kys1nxoTTmVC_FpT6h510HelWsLyLM9bPBcXE2zQ23Atra47uSchbHw/s1600-h/p1010136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJy44tGSjKQlCNArnp7Yg4YkJ-abEBqO81JiBEQhltAcUgp-R48VhMkjrFRm43oELM4WEeNwUe21wOH6c6CA7Kys1nxoTTmVC_FpT6h510HelWsLyLM9bPBcXE2zQ23Atra47uSchbHw/s320/p1010136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162354222317132978" border="0" /></a> I'm pleased to report that they did win that single battle . . . but they've been put away since then.<br /><br /><br />Once I finally get everything unpacked, I will probably see if I can find some rules that I like and get them on the table again.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622616019907883477.post-5979570111165859252008-01-21T03:42:00.000-08:002008-01-21T03:54:21.288-08:00Two Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXgvBw4TKlTToXB2YWorubVS5bm5BzcAAao2B4O1zSHoJx1iTB56E0RYf_1P-BfjtSimvxJkyVE5p8yohIeFXbqnWNPk1lHgsK3B80FekRKUlIaWfGzqVW8eZU2aH3gHfO4MO6l1zsx8/s1600-h/p1010096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXgvBw4TKlTToXB2YWorubVS5bm5BzcAAao2B4O1zSHoJx1iTB56E0RYf_1P-BfjtSimvxJkyVE5p8yohIeFXbqnWNPk1lHgsK3B80FekRKUlIaWfGzqVW8eZU2aH3gHfO4MO6l1zsx8/s320/p1010096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157894599043409490" border="0" /></a> I tried taking a few photos of some of the Ancients armies that I've got in my display case . . . but sadly most were pretty blurry.<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">(Remember to 'click' on the photos to see larger verstions.)</span><br /><br /> One that did turn out shows some of the mounted troops of my Feudal Spanish army. <br /><br /> Most of the Moorish cavalry and all of the foot are elxewhere, but it does give some idea of the army. Figures are mostly 25mm Ral Parthas.<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIu3-__56Ji_R2n9jZX7RZWrZVKQBnEYeeJL1R3lQSFjT0jFvQokB-f0ycBFYgyQkmk_tC6STPBK142wHlo6BwGQrMGhBJTQetpBEUMLWalLhJ1y8J2lYgpvbyTTsXnbpWUAZ6STG67Y/s1600-h/p1010091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIu3-__56Ji_R2n9jZX7RZWrZVKQBnEYeeJL1R3lQSFjT0jFvQokB-f0ycBFYgyQkmk_tC6STPBK142wHlo6BwGQrMGhBJTQetpBEUMLWalLhJ1y8J2lYgpvbyTTsXnbpWUAZ6STG67Y/s320/p1010091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157894599043409506" border="0" /></a>The second photo (not as sharp, I'm afraid) is of my Samurai army. Again these are 25mm Ral Parthas.<br /><br /> I still don't know what army I would like to play . . . or even if I want to take the time from my Lace Wars projects . . . but these photos should at least let you know that I do have some Ancients (actually I've got an awful lot of them . . . but most are still packed away).<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622616019907883477.post-6643813584510825962007-12-27T18:23:00.000-08:002007-12-28T08:09:25.636-08:00My Ancient ArmiesI'm not sure if I'll take an active part in the "<a href="http://kingdomsofantiquity.blogspot.com/">Kingdoms of Antiquity</a>" group blog or not . . . but I'm starting this blog to think about it.<br /><br />Off of the top of my head, my currently painted 25mm Ancient armies are:<br /><ul><li>Greek Hoplites</li><li>Alexandrian Imperial</li><li>Syracusan</li><li>Carthaginian</li><li>Feudal Scots</li><li>Feudal Spanish</li><li>Samurai</li></ul><br />I know that I have unpainted lead for these 25mm armies:<br /><ul><li>Ancient Indian</li><li>Illyrian</li><li>Gauls</li><li>Early Imperial Romans<br /></li><li>Ayyubid Egyptian</li><li>Knights (3/4 painted)</li></ul><br />In 15mm I have the following painted armies:<br /><ul><li>New Babylonians</li><li>Greek Hoplites (early & late)</li><li>Late Imperial Romans</li><li>Franks/Goths</li><li>Arab Conquest<br /></li><li>Medieval German Knights</li></ul><br />All of the above are full armies (at least 200 figures -- often far more). Generally they are based ala WRG (I played 7th Edition for far too long), although the Feudal Scots and Alexandrian Imperial armies are based for WAB. I also have several smaller DBA-size armies . . . and I'm probably forgetting several since I really haven't played much in the way of Ancients for twenty years or so.<br /><br />If I do participate in the Kingdoms of Antiquity, what would I want to play?<br /><br />Suggestions welcome.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.com1