The Loose Association of Wargamers

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 9:15 am

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 2:30 pm He didn't paint them for you? The rascal.

But anyway, welcome to the world of ImagiNations. Paint your little men just exactly how you want. Create your own coat of arms, colours, banners and emblems. Scoff at history, and a pox on those who say it ain't so.

Pleased to be of help. No charge.

Iain

May Epona, my Lady of horses have mercy on my soul, but I agree with EB!

Congratulations.

I don't think you'll find a single LR player who will complain that your "heraldry" is wrong.
As the "rules" of heraldry were sometimes broken I really wouldn't worry anyway and if you do come across a jobsworth just make up a name for your knight and say that's his badge/flag/shield and let them research it later on (If they come back and say they couldn't find anything just say that they weren't looking in good sources then )

For clothing colours as has been said above, use others figures as research or search online. Most colours we have today could be achieved and when fresh could be pretty bright but they usually faded/washed out quite quickly , some more than others. So don't sweat the small stuff.

If I ever do a medieval warband they will be the troops of sir Eric of Morecombe, along with papal support from brother Ernest the Wise.

Does anyone follow Howards AGW fb group? Plenty of news this week on his new AGW adaptation for playing Medievals. I feel this should be done with shiny knights though and I've been looking at makers of cheap and simple 20/25mm knights, irregular and TD fit the bill. Not saying I'll do it though. Already have LR forces in 28mm.

North Star has an early bird offer on the new LR rulebook. Though I do bristle at 2nd, 3rd, 78th editions of rule sets.

Donald, I can highly recommend the Crusader supplement for LR too.

As I've already got the two Ebmra University supplements I have probably got most of the expanded time range covered. If the other principal change is just terminology I probably don't need 2nd Ed.

Until they come for the heretics using the wrong words, of course.....

Buff Redux wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 6:48 pm As I've already got the two Ebmra University supplements I have probably got most of the expanded time range covered. If the other principal change is just terminology I probably don't need 2nd Ed.

There are a very few minor changes I think including the table for random leader skills being replaced by a table to choose them from together with their points values. There are also optional/alternative rules for a couple of things and some new units and upgrades to units.
I think that LR2 will be a better explained version of the original with extra fluffy bits and IIRC campaign rules, I'll get a copy as I think it's worth it for sorting out some of the unclear rules and having the new stuff to hand will be useful.

Paul wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 12:13 pm For clothing colours as has been said above, use others figures as research or search online. Most colours we have today could be achieved and when fresh could be pretty bright but they usually faded/washed out quite quickly , some more than others. So don't sweat the small stuff.

Here is an excellent blog on common, everyday colours in the mid-17th Century; I doubt that the majority of these would have differed much from 2-300 years earlier, except perhaps the more intricate application of human urine, and perhaps the occasional exotically-sourced hue from newly-found/plundered lands. There's even a link to one of his other pages where he lists the appropriate Foundry/Cote d'Armes paints required to replicate them.

https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/201 ... o-use.html

Edited: Just re-read the article and the colours displayed in the photographs are all obtained from native British plants. So it's just the more sophisticated use of wee-wee that you have to factor in.

I recently had a very pleasant chat with a lady at a 'living history' event. She was describing the clothes she was wearing, how they were made and how they were dyed.

She said that her dark red and red brick coloured woollen clothes had not faded at all, after many years use. She also said that, apart from natural colours, peasants would commonly wear those darker shades because they were cheap and long lasting.

Of course, I'll ignore all that and do my troops in lime green and turquoise.

ochoin wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 8:10 am

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 10:04 pm As you can probably imagine, Donald, I believe I have some TD knightly stuff somewhere. Would you like me to check?

E

Yes, please.

donald

I've sent you a list, Donald. Let me know if you want piccies.

E