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deMagdeburg

@demagdeburg.bsky.social
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Wargamer for far too long. Late Antiquity, Wars of the Roses, Muslim armies and Chinese mainly. Currently playing a lot of MeG. Also WotR reenactor and LRPer. Blog - gamer-at-the-end-of-time.blogspot.c…

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Simon Stokes @simonjohnstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
15mm Thracians, metals from Forged in Battle. Completed my Thracian foot so thought I'd pop them all up together. The figures were nice and straightforward to paint. They've come out looking suitably colourful and vicious. I decided to put some trees in the background to make them feel at home.
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some C4th Romans; something of a long standing favourite of mine. 15mm Lurkio figures with LBMS transfers from Victrix. A small (exaggerated) conversion to the figures so they represent infantry using large clubs to fight catafracts as documented for Constantine I and Constantius II. #wargaming
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mammamattsson.bsky.social @mammamattsson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finished a unit of late Romans, I love doing this period! Minis from @footsoreminiatures.bsky.social except for standard bearer who is Gripping Beast Forgot to photo hos hbd painted shield… Hope you like them! #Warmongers #wepaintminis #wargaming #lateroman #miniaturepainting #28mm #tts #nerdlings
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A new landsknecht unit just finished. 15mm Venexia figures that are supplied by Lancashire Games these days. My KISS painting doesn't do some of the detail on the figures justice, but I'm OK with that. Flags are ones I found somewhere on the net ages ago and printed out myself. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
15mm Akkadian/Sumerian spearmen. 3d printed from 28mm files by Uppsala Miniatures downsized. Front rank bases have spearmen and shieldbearers on a slightly overdepth base to represent the formation shown on the Stele of the Vultures. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Found some Spanish infantry that I thought I'd painted up but obviously hadn't, so painted them to rectify that situation 😀 15mm Cromarty Forge 3d prints. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
15mm Dailami infantry. Lurkio Miniatures from Gripping Beast - get them whilst you can following the recent news on retirement. Shield transfers from a friend and the flag from a facebook group a year or two back with some adjustment. youtu.be/CqVWbzipirE #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Quick and easy unit. More 3D Breed printed 15mm figures - Cretan archers. Annoyingly there were a couple of mis-prints in what I ordered, but solved that with a spare trumpeter and a hoplite with a spare shield to replace his larger aspis. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some more 3D Breed 15mm 3d prints. Greek cavalry to go with the pikemen, hoplites and xystophoroi I already have. I'd previously been a bit doubtful about the 3D Breed stuff as the cavalrymen looked a bit odd, but when they are on the horses they look fine and paint up really easily. #wargaming
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Tom Connolly @tomconnolly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All of the Chalkaspides - or bronze shields - for my Macedonian / Hellenistic phalanx. 3d prints from Cromarty Forge with plastic spears for added wobble-ability. Going to power through some more pikes - Leukaspides or white shields - next!
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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Monumental Roman wall mosaic revealed beneath the Baths of Trajan' - maybe biggest wall mosaic ever found. www.heritagedaily.com/2026/09/monu...
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Monumental Roman wall mosaic revealed beneath the Baths of Trajan
Archaeologists in Rome have revealed what is believed to be the largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever discovered, following the opening of new archaeological spaces beneath the Baths of Trajan. - Her...
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Madaxeman @madaxeman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Some almost-finished Skythian Nobles in 15mm from Forged in Battle. Deffo their nicest ancient horses too
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 11/09/2026
When the Athenians were deliberating over whether to send an expedition to Sicily, they made a pros and cons list. And according to Thucydides, one prominent Athenian was all pros, and another was 100% cons... Our full Sicilian Expedition episode with @roelkonijn.bsky.social is out now!
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ho hum, another wargames supplier looking to call it a day 😟
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A unit of 15mm Mongol cavalry with a general's base. Mostly Donnington figures but with a few Legio Heroica figures in there as well. Should now give me enough Mongol cavalry to be going on with. #wargaming
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Gareth Beamish @adcpainting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anniversary today (lunar calendar because it's much easier to find anniversaries that way...) of the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561. Some game pics and background stuff in this thread.
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Simon Stokes @simonjohnstokes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
15mm Scythian horse archers. Museum miniatures metals from their Z range that I picked up in their sale at the beginning of the year. I really like the figures which were nice to paint. Hopefully they'll see lots of action on the tabletop either as mercenary contingents in other armies or proxies.
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
15mm Lurkio Almogavars from Gripping Beast with a couple of flags downloaded from the web some years ago - can't recall where from. Again painted for somebody else - personally I prefer other figures for Almogavars, but I must say these are pretty nice. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some more rotating 15mm Lurkio Dailami from Gripping Beast with shield transfers created by a friend and a flag downloaded (with permission) from a FB group a couple of years ago with a bit of tweaking by another friend and myself. Use this for larger view - youtu.be/afWJ2m5wN6A #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another unit for a friend. A second unit of 15mm Lurkio "eastern nomad cavalry" from Gripping Beast. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
More 3D Breed 3d printed figures. This time some hoplites. Thought about more colourful shields but actually like the plain bronze look so didn't bother - also easier to paint 😜 Suggest this for a larger view - youtu.be/cIb38sF2MYk Been a good week for painting, maybe time for a break. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I Clavdivs strikes again 😁
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Dan Wade @danswargamingworld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some figures for my Order of Saint John 1522 DBMM army. The Foundry Halberdiers (mercenary) were a test batch that I decided were too red so the Wargames Atlantic crossbowmen (mercenary) were painted more random.
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A combination of rebasing and adding a few new figures with this unit. 15mm Italian Wars Spanish colunella using Venexia Miniatures from Lancashire Games. Flags from Pete's Flags. For a larger view I suggest - youtu.be/vNEsEQyqz18 #wargaming
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In this week in the year 476, the insignificant boy-emperor Romulus (nicknamed Augustulus) was deposed by Odoacer, leader of the western Roman field army in Italy. This event has received notoriety as "the fall of the [western] Roman empire". A thread on one of the biggest Bad Ancient History takes.
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Not figures but, for a change, a bit of scenery. Byzantine church from Forged in Battle I found I had. Must confess I can't recall why I got it as I can't offhand think of a need, but was different to paint up 😆 Suggest this for a larger view - youtu.be/OnEATm5NLgs?... #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
15mm Lurkio "eastern nomad heavy cavalry" from Gripping Beast. Painted for a friend rather than myself - don't do that often but doing a few just now. Am rather taken by the figures and may well do some for myself at some point. For a larger view I'd suggest - youtu.be/J9TUvTPvpyg #wargaming
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PanitsDB @paintsdb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Foot knights from Wargames Atlantic grand battle scale (13mm?) this is the first of my French units to use with Midgard (mini Midgard!) I added a 1p coin for scale. I’m pretty happy with how they came out!
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Little Ninja Painting 🇺🇦 @littleninjapaints.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Commission painted 28mm Celtic cavalry.
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Tom Connolly @tomconnolly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Recently got back into To the Strongest! - so wanted to improve my board-in-a-frame to have a grid and remove some fields I wasn't happy with. Plus, the start of a 10mm Late Rome project, and some Mycenaeans in 28mm.
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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
missing a few, but otherwise... solid!
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Another 15mm Mongol cavalry unit. As with the last one this used (mainly)Donnington figures due to the unavailability of my preferred Legio Heroica - although there are some of the latter in here. If you want a closer view of the video I'd suggest www.youtube.com/watch?v=kurM... #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A bit more turntable/video playing around. Some landsknechts this time. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A quick dip into a back-burner project that is reaching its end (possibly). 10mm Wargames Atlantic plastic Japanese based on 40mm x 20mm bases - so more figures per base than us usual for games that use that size base (for 15mm). Unit of mounted bushi with mixed weaponry. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Playing around with a turntable and video of figures as an alternative way of showing them as opposed to pictures. Not sure one is better than the other. Bit of basic editing with the app that comes with Windows 11 - nothing clever really. Something to keep me occupied though 🤣 #wargaming
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Gareth Beamish @adcpainting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#6mm
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maraviglia.bsky.social @maraviglia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Added the grass and I'm happy. Being really pushed for space right now I very much appreciate games where a base is the unit. And as these bases are 22-30 men that's good enough for a unit for me!
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
15mm Lurkio Catalan almogavars painted up for a friend. Flag found on the web a long time ago. #wargaming
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Jensinion @www.jpkutz.de · 21/08/2026
This is my new Carolingian-Frankish army from the time of Charlemagne (768-814 AD). It is based on the DBMM army book III/28. The figures are 15mm figures from the Italian manufacturer Baueda. They were painted by the painting service Fernando according to my specifications. #dbmm #15mm #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
15mm 3d printed Macedonian pikemen. 3D Breed figures purchased from an eBay seller. Originally bought to see what they were like they will now be expanded into a full blown army - as was always likely 🤣 Probably involving Pyrrhos in Sicily, because why not 😀 #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
15mm Dailami infantry from Lurkio sold by Gripping Beast replacing ones I sold on recently - as stripping and repainting is too much faff. Shield decals made for me by a friend to fit the 2 different shield sizes on the figures. Flag is one from the web. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
More from the renewed painting season. I "need" a few more Mongol cavalry for my Ilkhanid and as Legio Heroica are not available I decided to go with some old Donnington - although they are no where near as good. Hoping LH will be bought soon and these can be replaced by nicer figures. #wargaming
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
First painting I've done for a few weeks; the temperature has fallen enough here in SE England for that to happen again 😁 6 bases of Makedonian cavalry. These are 15mm 3d Breed 3d prints bought from an eBay supplier using a mini-friendly resin. Come out well (IMO) and paint up easily. #wargaming
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Dr Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 16/08/2026
I want to hide and to be seen - my feelings about Prof Jason Arday and how White society treats those of us who wish to be seen.
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I want to hide and to be seen
I'm not sure I want to write this - it's not my suffering and there's already so much bullshit on this that I don't want to add more to it. Where I've landed after a sleepless night is this - I am responding to Prof. Jason Arday's death in complicated ways and I need to write about them, not least because I have (White) friends who need to understand better what it's like to live with this.
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Shout out to @belovedofoizys.bsky.social for the invite! I was given the formidable task explaining to a wider audience "What Late Antiquity is". Fortunately, I got plenty of space to dig into all kinds of topics. I'll leave it up to the audience to decide whether I bit off more than I could chew.
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Raglan 🇺🇦 @lordraglan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hundred Years War - English Men at Arms. Lord Fitzhugh, Earl Mortimer and Sir Babthorpe. “Cry ‘God for Harry! England and Saint George’“.
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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Terrible conditions for imaging the partial eclipse with cloud and hazy skies due to wildfire smoke from fires in South Wales. Managed a decent sequence but not as good as in 2015. Right at maximum coverage 7.10pm you could barely see through the cloud #eclipse
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Couple of things the small group I was with did/were doing.
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deMagdeburg @demagdeburg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A small part of a 5 day C15th re-enactment event I was part of from Thursday last week to Monday this week. It was a tad hot 🥵
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
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