15 mm Arab Light Horse Bow (Forged in Battle)

So far I've only painted infantry so it was time to paint some cavalry starting with some horse archers. These are just test pieces as Arab armies rarely contained horse archers until they started recruiting Turks during the later Abbasid period.

I had two "painting" reasons for trying some cavalry. Firstly to see what the Forged in Battle horses are like to paint. Secondly, to see how the horse colours alter the overall look of my muted colour palette.

Wargaming is ...

A recent question on the Society of Ancients forum set me thinking.  The question was: "How do you define wargaming?".  Most of the replies were quite long, and a bit serious, but it seemed to me that a few pithy replies might define my hobby better.  So here are my slightly tongue-in-cheek thoughts.

Wargaming is ...

• Something people do with toys.
• Niche and tribal.
• A way to pass lots of time.
• Something you talk about more than you do.
• Always good for an argument.
• A relatively cheap hobby that wargamers think is expensive.
• Something people like to spend their money on.
• Having a lot of unpainted & unused toys.
• Of inordinate monetary value (especially when selling off old toys on eBay).
• Something your partner approves of as it's "harmless".

Care to add your thoughts?  Comment away.

15 mm Arab Javelin Men (Forged in Battle)

Progress on my new Dark Age army continues. This time it's some javelin armed light infantry (with medium infantry to follow soon).

Northern League - 2021 Review (*)

It’s that time again. Unlike last year when the League was cancelled, it's time to review the state of the Northern League (the wargames competition scene in the North of England). I'm glad to say that this year I managed to participate in the final (open) round.