Town and Castle

The little folk of Styrow on the Fome woke one moring to find that not only had someone yet again re-arranged the layout of the village but a dirty great castle had appeared!!! This event will only fuel the fires of resentment after the terrible death of of the towns resident alchoholic, Alan Add-ale.
Someones going to  kick a Hugh Jarse for this!!

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BIG army day

I´m a bit late on this one (bloody work!!!!) but here´s my entry for the BIG army day over at Gloranthan Army Blog

Artillery

Camp...(so far)

Infantry, archers and skirmishers

Baggage

Cavalry

This is just over the half of my medievals...the rest are burgundians, civilians or Crusader types.

OH !!! S**T!!

A little dio about the dangers of naked flames and an untidy gunpowder store.

Lord Hugh Jarse´s Castle

Every thing, railings flooring, gates etc..made from Underlay 

From this;

to this;

The Big Bang 4

The final episode.
After another long stay in ye olde hospital T.Omkins is ready to take on another mission. This time Bodkin and Bodger have hired in, at no expense spared, (which means they spared by paying no expenses), His holyness,  Grimwit the III.

According to some theological texts, the smaller that something is then the bigger it´s actions. It goes roughly along the lines of the how many angels on a pin head and such like. This was first cited by William Dikpeece in 1299, just before he choaked to death on a grain of sand. Following scholars have taken this event to be proof that Dikpeece was right.
( Don´t ask me!! I´m only recording this loonacy. )

Anyway , Grimmwitt has convinced Messers Bodkin and Bodger that if a grain of gunpowder is very finely cut into very tiny pieces and then cut yet many more times until there´s practically nothing there, then there will be a thing called an "Ey Tom". If this "Ey Tom" of gunpowder is then struck, it will, following the Dikpeece theory, give out a large amount of energy causing a loud bang, disproportionate to it´s size.

His Holyness Grimmwitt is now on hand to observe this "miraculous"  event.
Just look at him, what an ugly twit!!!!

The "Ey Tom" is placed on an anvil, T.Omkins raises Ye Holy  sledge hammer

In order to maximise thier profits to pay for this....Messers Bodkin and Bodger have sold ticktes to the event. It appears as if half the county has turned up. Funny though..I can´t seem to to able to see  Messers Bodkin and Bodger anywhere.
So, silence is called for as the test is about to begin.

3....2....1....ye holy hammer falls and.........

Oh dear!!!!, that must of hurt a lot of people!!.
I wonder where T.Omkins went???
Looks like that´s the end of him...... 

 or is it??

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The Big Bang 3

Right!!! After even more costly armour repairs, hospital bills and haggling with the Ye Olde health and Safety, the go ahead has been given for one last attempt at launching the IIII. If this fails the King will withdraw the funds and the project will be scrapped.

T.Ompkins has finally got his laty backside out of intensive care,he was putting on weight anyway.
The Teeterboard has been specially strengthened by Arms Costumes and Military Acessories, and they guarantee it´s  unbreakability. Just a mo, A.C.M.E ? Sounds familiar somehow. Nevermind.

T.Ompkins takes up position and the countdown begins.....
3...2....1....he jumps!!

...and I don´t believe it !!!! It´s worked!!!!! Hurrah!!! 

But, hang on..........what´s that whistling sound...??....

 Oh!!!!!, that was a nasty crunching sound....!!!!!!!!!!!

 Dam!!! Oh well, at least it looks as if T.Ompkins has been stunned by the blow so the resulting.......

............explosion won´t cause him that much pain.........at the moment.

The Big Bang 2

Ok...the last attempt was a failure. Not only did T.Ompkins land messers Bodkin and Bodger with a large medical bill..but the suit of armour was very expensive to replace.
Anyway...after a bit of thinking a new delivery method for the IIII has been found. Ye Olde Teeterboard

After three months of hospital treatment, T.Ompkins Stands ready to test launch the IIII. Everything has been calculated down to the last detail. An extra long fuse has been added in order to compensate for the flying time (and to please the Ye olde Health and safety) .

So....3....2....1...he jumps and.....

What the!!!!??....

DAMM!!!! Another costly hospital bill and a health and safety report to fill out!!!! I triplicate!!!!

The Big Bang (IIII)

Created by Messers Bodkin and Bodger...this is the testing of the "IS IT? ISN`T IT?" bomb
The "IIII" bomb is a very clever piece of medieval engineering, in that it looks EXACTLY like a bomb. This is enhanced by the writing on the "IIII" of the lettering, BOMB. This cunning device is designed to be rolled up to enemy castle walls, the resulting explosion thus creating a breach, through which our fanatical bloodshot eyed knights can charge.
You might be saying to yourself at this moment, "hold on!, if I saw that thing I would bung a bucket of water over it and put the fuse out!!". In this you would be correct and that´s were the clever bit comes in.
By writing "BOMB" on it, the defenders upon seeing it would think,

"IT`S A BOMB!"
the next defender would say, "can´t be, otherwise they wouldn´t write BOMB on it. They just want us to think it´s a BOMB"
To which the next defender would say, "but they might want us to think that, that´s why they´ve written BOMB on it, so it is a BOMB"
"Aha!" another defender says, "maybe it isn´t a BOMB because....."
Anyway you get the idea, and by the time the defenders have decided wether it´s a BOMB or not, the fuse has burnt down....and BANG!

So now to the test field. Here we can see T.Omkins about to light the fuse of the "IIII".
Due to concerns from the YOH&S (ye Olde Health and Safety)  he is  protected by a solid cast iron plate, 8 inches thick and weighing 7 tonnes. He is about to light the fuse.

..3...2...1...

Anyone got a crowbar??? Or a can opener???

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The rebellious Folk of "styrow on the fome"

The local towns and villages have got up in arms over the death of Allan Addale and joined the brave (and angry ) folk of Styrow on the Fome. They have elected a leader  democratically during a 15 hour mead drinking session...a certain Rob-In the Hood, a local Gangster who has some experience in fighting but also an expert in heroic poses.

Also, about halfway through the Drinking session, that they would need a frightening standard...the decision was taken to use a head on a pole. The village idiot, Arthur Ritis, who was useless at fighting due to his stiff finger joints volunteered.

Bods from valdemar, Airfix and Zvezda.

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Sir Hugh Jarse and retinue

Here he is...booo!! hissss!!! the evil landlord for Styrow on the fome, Sir Hugh Jarse waving his trusty battle hammer around. Riding alongside him, his toady servant, the   Knight,  Sir R. Sliker.

The ugly and stupid men-at-arms lead by the cowardly sergeant at arms,  Hugo First

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EYES FRONT !!!!

For thousands of years men have been waging war and women waving them off..

Why are their spears drooping? Too much beer the night before ?

The Sergeant. Looks a bit like Blakey from the TV series "on the buses"

Odd Bod poses (Number 2)

Not really an odd pose...maybe I should rename it...poses that suggest something odd. 
Airfix WWII japanese infantryman following his favourite pastime...Skiing ....without poles !!! :-D