Warhammer Ancient Battles- One Day Tournament- Spring Event- Sunday 6th April 2025 Mongol Mania!

Just letting you guys know.

We have a one day wargaming event taking place in Manchester UK in April next year.

28mm armies.
Rule set, Warhammer Ancient Battles Version 2
Period, Rise of the Mongols and their successors.
Format, 3 games, all scenario driven.
Armies from Armies of Antiquity Version 2, @3000pts

It's a little early to advertise,
however we have had a great deal of interest in this event, with eight fully paid up players already on the list.

So if you have an eastern based medieval army, and are interested in this period, get ‘your towel on the deckchair' nice and early!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me where I can supply a fully detailed rules pack, with all further details- at:
timhaslam1 AT ntlworld DOT com

Our location and venue are pretty much idyllic for gamers, it's,
Warm,
Dry,
Clean,
On site cafe,
Free parking,
Almost straight off the motorway network.

Thanks for looking
Tim

Pictures from last year to give you guys some idea of the set up:

We would love to see you there- if you're interested, the email address you need is above.

Haggis Rampant Men at Arms on Foot (Taken from La Journee Blog)

I think that the converted straps for the shields have come out rather well overall which is very pleasing. I did want to sculpt straps to the models holding their shields and bucklers in their hands (Fierce Foot) but time constraints put the kibosh on that idea.

I've got another couple of units painted that just need the basing to be painted and some grass tufts applying. With all of the retinue I've got for a bit of heather on the bases as all the fighting will be taking place on the border region of England and Scotland (in the event that the title of the post hasn't given this away!). I do often wonder if there was any, wargaming miniature appearances aside, real difference in appearance between that of the the Scottish soldiers of the borders and English? The answer I suspect is very little if anything at all. There may well have been an appreciable difference in the quality and quantity of a soldier serving in the retinue of a Captain/Lord than that of a general levy but as a series of articles in Hobilar 103 and 104 have pointed out, this was often much more nuanced than we might imagine. For those not familiar with Hobilar journal, it is the journal run by the Lance and Longbow Society. you get six journals per annum and at £22 a year it is money well spent if you have more than a passing interest in Medieval Warfare.

And lastly a a group pic:

Haggis Rampant Campaign Mini miniature Conversions

I've added some straps to the shields and around the torsos of these mini's including buckles as I want them to appear to be supporting their shields whilst wielding their might choppers! Pro Create was my putty of choice. The mail has been painted in as has the fur trim around the Lord's cloak.

The rest is ready on the painting table for when I get back from London in five days time.

Cannot wait to get stuck into them properly as the castings are excellent and Mr Hicks has once again weaved his magic and breathed life into the little fellows.

Unaltered Mini's:

Mini's with added Straps and Buckles: