"28mm Magnesia game pics (finally)" Topic

Well, it's a few weeks late (that's a Society of Ancients August for you!) … but I have finally posted the Claymore report on Ancients of the Move

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Paul and the Glasgow Phoenix did a big Magnesia game (Tactica II) … Plenty of pictures … Enjoy.

Phil Steele
The Society of Ancients
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Up coming: 3rd/4th Sept – Society of Ancients Doubles Masters (Abingdon); 4th Sept – Partizan (Kelham Hall nr Newark); 10th/11th Sept – Colours (Newbury Racecourse).

Thanks, Phil, it's always good to see more photos! It's just a shame that the Romans won through again…

Cheers
Paul

Paul, that is my type of game!!!! Also Tactica 2 any news? Mike Adams

Thank you for sharing.

Hi Mike, nothing as yet. Last I heard on the yahoo group, Arty Conliffe is looking at specific publishers. I hope it really does work out this time, it's the third year we've taken a game to Claymore in Edinburgh saying that "It's in the playtest stages"! Any more might become rather embarrassing, so I hope it's resolved soon…

Paul, thanks for the answer! Also saw what you have planned for next year! I do have a lot of Persians to die!!! I wish that I could be there!! My next game will be early Rome vs Gauls! Alot of hoplites. Mike

That's my kinda game!

Paul.
Great to see the massed cataphracts against legion charge! Garry

Very nice! Great job :)

Wow!

That is a fantastic looking game! How many minis?

Simon

Hi Simon:

Romans – 592 legionaries and commanders, plus 54 mounted, including leaders
Pergamenes – 90 foot plus 24 cavalry and Eumenes

Seleucids – Mounted: 18 Elite lancers, 84 Cataphracts, 54 Galatian cavalry, 32 light horse, a dozen camels, 4 elephants and 5 scythed chariots. Plus 4 mounted leaders
Seleucids – Foot: 384 phalangites, 96 Argyraspides, 96 Galatians, 81 light infantry and 60 skirmishers. Oh, and three foot command figs.

Grand totals: 1402 infantry, 283 mounted, plus heffalumps and scythed chariots.

Must buy more…

LOL … I don't think you had enough of the miscellaneous skirmishers on the Seleucid side (see Livy …)

Phil :)

Phew, Paul, lots of lead! Looks great.

Simon

Paul, I agree you need more lead!!!!! I still buy even with over 10,000 figures!!!!! ( Hi Simon ) Mike Adams

Fantastic ! did you make the mat ?

Hi Tartyy, the mat is by Mat O' War, I think. They come in a plain beige desert colour, and one of our club members (Blucher here on TMP) did things to it to make it a bit more interesting. The mats themselves are quite cheap and are made of quite nice thick felt-type stuff.

Yeah right..good stuff. Reason I'm asking is I'm about to have a go at making my own desert mat. Yours does look the business I must say……felt…hmmm… I'm going to try a painters drop sheet ( which is like a canvas ). Still want it fexible enough to put hills under, then use a latex brushed over and flocked while still wet. I've done a few test pieces which look good so far, but still not sure about finishing it off.

It would be interesting to see how large a mat you could do with the home-made latex and flock technique. There is a company in the UK that makes them: terrainmat.com

Probably no use to yourself in NSW, but maybe worth a look for ideas? Just in case you hadn't come across them before.

I found out about terrainmat ( thanks for the heads up anyway )……. but not until I'd already bought everything I needed to do my own. Typical. However I would have had to take out a second mortgage to get it over here, so I think I'm still ahead. The area will be 6' x 12'….so if you hear in the news " a body found wrapped in latex and canvas " you'll know it was me……..and it didn't work.

nice looking game ^^