Clash of Spears/ SAGA Age of Alexander Later Macedonian or Helenistic Greek Warband

 Yesterday afternoon I went to the Abyss to play my second game of Clash of Spears. The dice gods were not with me and my opponent and his Carthagians suffered a major victory at the hands of my dice. 

Luis and our armies early in the game.

However since I had to pop open the Warband it seemed appropiate to record it on my blog.

The overhead view after the carnage. I had lost half my figures, including two complete units. Luis might  have lost 3 Figures by this point in the game.

The three circular command units on my side were from the rebasing of my WRG Greeks for ADLG.

Command Elements

10 Warriors - Pike, LTS shield - Unarmored

6 Javelin men with Shield

Ranks of Armoured Pike, LTS with Shield - 16 figures in total

Greek Light Cavalry - Shield no armour - 8 figures

Archers - Should be w/o shield - 8 Figures

SAGA General on Foot with Four Hearth Guard

There is a lot going on with this warband, I have another 10 Cavalry figures and 8 foot figures to paint,  in addition to a War Elephant and the Goddess Athenia, with some other pieces and figures. This was an excellent deal when I acquired the figures early last spring. Glad to finally have them out of their box.

Gaelic Warband Chariots

 Today I received three completed Victrix Miniature Celtic Chariots. These figures upgun both my SAGA warband or Clash of Spears forces. A happy addition.

 

25mm Roman Marines

 This was a second unit from the army of Jef Lauzon. My guess that the source of these figures was originally Minifigs. They have been rebased for any number of skirmish style gaming, such as SAGA, Clash of Spears or Dragon Rampant. In their previous life they were ready for action in any number of WRG/DBX formats. The figures soaked for a week in water to facilitate the debasing process. After a week, they just lifted off their previous base. I did a touch up on the shield as the white trim was flacking off.

Flacking white trim on the shields.

Above two photos showing the effects of the restoration program.

Clash of Spears - October 5th

Yesterday was my intro to  Clash of Spears. Although I had supported the game through Kickstarter it was the first time I played. Six players spent an enjoyable afternoon. Three newbies were each paired with a veteran player. 

Numidian won against the newbie Ligurian tribe.

Carthaginians beat a newbie with the Romans

I bested a Gaelic warband. It was very much a learning game and my opponent was an understanding teacher. I definitely look forward to playing again. With time to read the rules with a better understanding of the game mechanisms.

 

WIP - Numidian Field Force - New Directions Part 4

The second unit of Javelin men is now finished and what will pass as my command stand is drying under the lights. Everyone goes into action in about three hours time. Wish me luck.

2nd Unit of Javelin men ready for action.

 

Command Stand drying under the lights

WIP - Numidian Field Force - New Directions Part 3

 Work continues to get my Numidians ready for action for Sunday's Clash of Spears gameday, A quick photo of the first unit of infantry.

Numidian Spearmen.

The 2nd unit is still being worked upon. In the background of the first photo below are the crew of an elephant also being painted. It is part of a Greek Warband for SAGA.

WIP - Numidian Field Force - New Directions Part 2

 My 2nd unit of Cavalry nears a state of readiness required for the Clash of Spears day taking place at the Abyss on October 5th. A photo of the figures drying under a lamp. The plastic Victrix figures were glued into Wargames Atlantic, recessed 50mm oval bases. White glue and Krautcover Scenics Soil of Sparta were used as a filler.  

Rebased Numidian Cavalry

Really like the look of the Soil of Sparta from
Krautcover Scenics

WIP - Numidian Field Force - New Directions

 I originally was working on my Numidian field force to form an Art de la Guerre army. However the local club is strongly committed to Saga and skirmish gaming. Plans are afoot to hold a gaming day devoted to the Clash of Spear rules early next month. 

Elephants to spare.

My elephants are individually mounted. My infantry is incomplete but I foresee no problems getting some figures ready. That leaves me to rebase my cavalry figures. I soaked the elements these figures were based on last night and I just removed them and glued them to the new standard. 50mm oval MDF bases from Pandraken Miniatures.

Rebasing Cavalry project. Never ending projects