Here is a crash course in medieval logisitcs!

The German camp.

Skirmishing crossbowmen. The smartest of the Crossbowmen. Best keep them in the army so they dont poach the Lords deer!

Crossbowmen. Guys not smart enough to be spear men. 1x4Cb

Spearmen from the townships. 2x4Sp.

Spearmen of the Emperors household 2x4Sp

German foot knights 1x4Bd. These fellows, like their mounted counterparts wear the transitional armour of the late 14th/ early 15th C. This was the first armour that saw steel plated attached to limbs thus allowing for greater mobility and protection than the chain mail of previous centuries. In this time period the "hounskull" bacinet ( helmet) was almost universal through out Western Europe.

Alternate view of hand weapon 6Kn

More 6Kn this time with hand weapons

Alternate view of the 6Kn

6Kn. this element is a tricky one to pin down historically. It could represent the "Ministeriales" a class of serf-knight who were endentured to various Lords or could represent the German practice of riding in a deep wedge. Or both!

German noble knights. Feudal and alodial the GErman states of the middle ages were a mad conglomeration of minor dutchies, powerful families, church lands, independent merchant towns. All of which owed fealty to the Holy Roman Empire but always held their own interests above any such loyalties.

Introducing the Duke of Bavaria

German King/ General/ Holy Roman Emperor and his Ritter complete with HRE banner and Duke of Bavaria

IV/13b MEDIEVAL GERMAN

HERE IS AN ARRYED SHOT OF A LATE 14TH/ EARLY 15TH C MEDIEVAL GERMAN ARMY

FInnish woodsmen. deadly forrest stalkers! 2x2Ps

Finnish tribal levy. 1x7Hd

Finnish tribal auxiliaries. Oddly enough they work out to be 3x3Aux.

Leidang crossbowmen. The crossbow would remain an important part of Scandinavian armies until the mid 16th C.

These are the Leidang themselves. Works out to 5 x 4Bd.

An alternate view of the General

Here is the Swedish General and knights

Here is a close up of the "Snaka" type boat. These craft were the decendants of the Viking "Knarr" - a trading and cargo vessel. Boats of this type were in use by Leidang armies until the 14th C.

TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE TERRIBLE RUSSIAN PICS HERE IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF A 13TH CENTURY III/40 LEIDANG WITH A SWEDISH FLAVOUR GREAT OPPONENTS FOR NEVSKI!

Russian Lh

More of the same

More out of focus Druzhina

Russian Druzina

Alexander Nevski

Early Russians at long last!

here it is my take on III/78 Early Russian first up arrayed shot featuring " MIghty Gates of Novgorod" by Patrick Patterson CCF's camp maker extraordinaire



PLEASE IGNORE THESE PHOTOS THEYA RE TERRIBLE OUR CAMERA IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS AUTO FOCUS FEATURE I APOLOGISE FOR THE POOR IMAGE QUALITY

Gauls arrayed

Great Gallopin Gauls

Last of the Gallic Wb

Gallic Wb check out Mr. Stripy shirt!

Gallic Wb and Ps

Gallic Wb and Wb General ( rear rank) I love the pointing guy as good a 15mm figure as I have ever seen

Gallic Heavy Horse #2

Gallic Heavy Horse #1

gallic chariot #2 I like the warrior in this one his had was molded perfectly so it sat on the side of the chariot

Gallic Chariot

Gallic Big Daddy!

Gauls

here are some pics of my Gallic army by Corvus Belli these are some of my best 15mm brush work to date, I did these as project for sale on Ebay


ARMY SOLD TO BUYER IN U.K.!

THE BONDI MAKING SWORD LAND AND SPOIL LAND

VALHALLA AWAITS! AS THE HUSCARLS PREPARE TO MEET THE FOE

THE MEN THAT IRON COULD NOT BITE

Added another hapless Saxon to the Norsemen's butchers bill a study in positioning the figures on the base in a way that really coveys a sence of movement, in this case unbound fury!

Viking general


recently I have been thinking up ways to make a boring infantry general interesting, and what better way to that than to add a few corpses! Doing this really adds a scense of drama to an element and makes it into a small vignette and is a great use for your extra figures in this case a rather unfortunate Saxon fyrdman

Overseeing the resupply of the Viking beachhead, and to keep an eye on the outgoing Danegeld!

Close up of the ship camp.

ODIN GUIDE OUR SHIPS

OUR AXES, SPEARS AND SWORDS

GUIDE US THROUGH THE STORMS THAT WHIP

AND IN BRUTAL WAR...


"IN SEARCH OF VIKINGS" - AMON AMARTH


Oh yes! this has to be my favorite arrayed shot EVER! Dad did an amazing job of capturing the drama of a Vking army storming the shore in search of plunder and conquest! Waht is remarkable about this picture is how the water part of the water way piece seemlessly blends into the grey background thus enhancing the feel of a dark and gloomy North Sea day and the doom that the darkenss heralds!

Essex Army pack

gotta love that cow! I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!..... que Blue Oyster Cult.....


the cow started life as a vanilla minifigs beastie but Patrick added some greenstuff and bent the horns down to give it that charactersitic highland cattle look. Anyone know what these kind of cattle are called???

Dont that just Broch your world?????


close up with Patrick's fabulous camp. This is the prototype for a set that is being cast and sold all over the world! I believe Paul Hannah has the first production set

Woad you have Pict a fight with these guys???

6x3Sp