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FoG of War: Thessalian Armored Cavalry
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Monday, March 19, 2012. Thessaly was a region of east-central Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea. Settled before 1000 b.c. It reached the height of its power in the sixth century b.c. But soon declined because of internal conflicts. In their day the Thessalian cavalry was regarded as the best cavalry serving under Alexander the Great, though it was ranked below the Companion cavalry for political reasons.
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FoG of War: February 2012
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Thursday, February 16, 2012. It's Greek to me. The Greek word for weapon is. Now you can say you learned something today by reading my blog, but given my audience, you all probably know this already. My Spartans spoiling for a brawl. They are a majority of. 15mm but I mixed in a number of. The Generals are looking regal. Monday, February 13, 2012. Gaming The Big Apple. Managed to slip away to New York City this weekend and I of ...
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FoG of War: Thracian Medium Foot
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Friday, May 4, 2012. From Ian Cheshire,. The Thracians: Auxiliaries of the Hellenistic World. Ornately decorated cloaks were a Thracian trademark. Shields are hand painted and Little Big Men transfers. As many of you know by now, my. Is to mix figure manufacturers on a base. I feel this gives visual variety and a sense of motion/animation. So there you have it. Thracian Medium foot for a Field of Glory Classical Greek army.
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FoG of War: All Hail Sparta
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Monday, March 5, 2012. A tournament really isn't the place you want to try out a new army but seeing as I'm rather new to FoG, I can blame my indescretion on not knowing any better. It is with this glorious naivete that I carted my newly painted, 600 point, Classical Greek army to my first tournament. The initial deployment - Greek vs. Thracian. Spartans thrown into the breach. My next battle was against a late Roman army, again...
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FoG of War: May 2012
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Friday, May 4, 2012. From Ian Cheshire,. The Thracians: Auxiliaries of the Hellenistic World. Ornately decorated cloaks were a Thracian trademark. Shields are hand painted and Little Big Men transfers. As many of you know by now, my. Is to mix figure manufacturers on a base. I feel this gives visual variety and a sense of motion/animation. So there you have it. Thracian Medium foot for a Field of Glory Classical Greek army.
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FoG of War: March 2012
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Monday, March 19, 2012. Thessaly was a region of east-central Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea. Settled before 1000 b.c. It reached the height of its power in the sixth century b.c. But soon declined because of internal conflicts. In their day the Thessalian cavalry was regarded as the best cavalry serving under Alexander the Great, though it was ranked below the Companion cavalry for political reasons.
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FoG of War: My House of Card
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. My House of Card. It seems my wargaming interest is slowly migrating to the 18th century and the Maurice. Rules in particular. I've played a couple introductory games and am in the process of painting an army for this time period. My first attempt at a cardstock building in 15mm. My quest for options lead me to Dave Graffam's website ( www.davesgames.net. I printed my building on matte photo paper and the...
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FoG of War: The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. My opponent). Our nations have subsequently come to blows over this. The result is the campaign I hope you will enjoy followin. G as much as we enjoy playing it. The following is a recount of the battle as told to a dispatch writer and is retold to our readers to the best of his memory. But the enemy had other plans. On the outskirts of Ankara, in a rolling wooded area with two small vi...
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FoG of War: June 2012
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My adventures in miniature wargaming. The Shorts War - The Battle of Ankara. Thursday, June 14, 2012. Homemade Terrain Class - Gully. After much work and fretting - the finished piece. When it comes to terrain, the more realistic the better as far as I'm concerned. Why spend hours painting your figures to wargame standard to have them fight over a piece of felt? Step 1: Basic Size and Shape. Step 2: Begining Shape Work:. Rough Contouring and Fill Work:. Kind of looks like a loaf of bread at this point.