Zama in Mittagong

After we fought out the Renaissance game (on my prior post) on the Saturday a wonderfiul dinner was had in nearby Bowral, proceeded by a few beers and followed by some homemade Limoncello at one of the local lads houses.

We then awoke bright eyed for Sunday and a grand refight of Zama.  The Romans were John's and most of the Carthaginians were mine with a group of light foot Allies from Rex.  I do not remember the order of events and so can't put too much story into the photos.  It was however a great game - took most of  the day - and ended with mutual destruction.

The game was again played with Impetus 2.

The armies arrayed

The Numidians fought well among themselves 

A steady Carthgo line about to smashed by the Romans

The elephants beginning their middle run

Pushing on

Not many Romans in site on the left wing

But a picture doesn't always tell the full story.  While there were almost no Roman foot left on the left wing, just out of shot at the left were a few remianing Numidians (on the Roman side) who had outnumbered the Carthaginian Numidians 2 to 1 and eventually won the tussle and were free to roam and shoot javelins at what Carthaginina foot I had left.  You can however see the victorious elephants returning from their carnage through the Roman middle.  But on the right flank it was another story with the Romans well in the ascendency.

A great day and weekend's gaming.

Numidians are done

I have finally finished all of my Numidians for the Punic Wars project.

Numidians on parade

This is the first of the armies that have been completed - although the Carthaginians and Gauls are well progressed and a small start has been made on the Spaniards and Romans.

Over the past few months I've painted:

• 1 Mounted Commander
• 1 Foot Commander
• 5 stands of light cavalry
• 12 stands of javelin armed light infantry 
• 5 stands of javelin armed skirmishers
• 1 stands of sling armed skirmishers
• 2 elephants

The full army consists of 

• 1 Mounted Commander
• 1 Foot Commander
• 12 stands of light cavalry
• 5 stands of imitation legionnaire light infantry
• 12 stands of javelin armed light infantry 
• 11 stands of javelin armed skirmishers
• 3 stands of sling armed skirmishers
• 2 elephants

That's a total of 267 figures.

Light Cavalry

Imitation legionnaire light infantry

Skirmishers and javelin armed light infantry

Skirmishers and javelin armed light infantry

More light cavalry

2 elephants and supports

Mounted commander

Foot commander

Numidian Cavalry

Finally managed to get some of the backlog on my desk finished.  I've been working on it in fits and starts for most of this year and really don't have too much to show for the time.  But in any case I will share the stuff finished over the next few posts.

First up are three bases of Numidian Cavalry for the growing Punic Wars collection.  This is one bag of plastic Victrix minis.  I already have seven bases of metals and in look I cannot tell them apart.  Obviously the weight is a give away.  I have one more bag to go of these and that will be enough cavalry to make any army feel like a pin cushion.