Monday 17 April 2017

The Mongols have arrived!

My 13th century Mongol Army is now complete,and I must admit I'm more than happy with the result-I have always maintained that I am not a good painter,but I go for the "En Masse" effect,see what you think..............................

This shows the army in a formation known as the "Tulughma"-the first two ranks were heavy types and the next three ranks were lights,the gaps were to allow the lights to pass through the heavies,causing as much disruption as possible before the heavy cavalry got stuck in!


Two more shots showing the formation,which also allowed the archers to move out from the main body and attack the flanks of their enemies-a bit like the Zulu tactics!

A rear view shot,the Generals /Khan is on the hill beside their "Gers"(Yurts!!)

Talk of the Devils!-these are the only figures that are not from Warrior Miniatures(in fact from Irregular Miniatures)

I have painted this unit as the Imperial Guard or "Keshik"

A view from the right flank-still impressive though!

A close-up shot of one of the standard bearers(all standards were made from foil off wine bottles!!)
I now need to order some Russians/Poles/Lithuanians and Teutonics to fight them,so I am in the process of arranging a Direct Debit to Warrior Miniatures for...............................


I am a great fan of "ephemera" on the wargames table,and to this end I am painting a set called "The Mongol Camp" from Irregular Miniatures,which includes women,children,guards,prisoners etc etc,and should be completed tomorrow.

Any comments would be welcome(good or bad!)











































14 comments:

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    1. Cheers Doug,can't wait to get them into action-watch this space!!
      johnc

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  2. I like them and with lots of cavalry what's not to like! it really hasn't taken you long to get a decent size army onto the table, I look foward to seeing them in action in the coming weeks, keep up the good work 👍

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    1. Hi Neil,thanks for kind comment-I am a fast painter(mainly because if I don't think the detail is necessary,I just paint over it!!)
      Hopefully I will be putting them up against my 11th Century El Cid army in the near future.
      johnc

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  3. Great Research and Figures John who will be first victim ? sorry opponent.

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    1. Brian,if someone had taken the hint,I would be fighting Teutonic Knights with them!!!!
      They look good though(Mr Bighead!!)
      johnc

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  4. Great looking lines of battle!

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    1. Hi Phil,good to hear from you,and thanks for kind comment-they were a very well trained and disciplined army,using tactics way beyond the rest of the world at that time.
      johnc

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    1. Hi Steve,I suppose it depends which side of the table you are on!!-I would be afraid,very afraid!!-thanks for comment.
      johnc

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  6. Great work, John. Maybe give them a bash against Persians or Indians while you're building some European opposition
    Cheers
    Chris

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    1. Hi Chris-yes,I had thought about them,but my EL Cid army looks like it might be the first "victim"-however I will be putting in an order to Warrior this week for Teutonic Knights!!
      johnc

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  7. Bloomin' marvellous. Are those shields buttons by the way? Great idea. The Teutonic knights should be a quick paint job!
    cheers Mike

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    1. Thanks for your comment,Springinsfeld,and yes the shields are sort of buttons-made from pressed card,bought from a craft shop-the lady who sold them to me couldn't quite grasp what I was using them for!!!
      johnc

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