Communal Italian 15mm DBA Army

It had taken me a while to source and paint up a camp element for my 15mm Communal Italian DBA army (Book III/73) but having done that I can now post some photos.  I decided to paint the army as that of medieval Venice. The figures are mostly by Mirliton, but there are also a couple of Museum Miniatures plus a few old Corvus Belli in there too. The army has had 2 outings so far - defeating Early Crusaders, but losing to Lombards.

The full army

Knight General with the banner of St Mark, plus other Knights and Light Horse 'Berrovieri'

Religiously motivated Contadini Foot (7Hd)

The Contadini Foot supported by Crossbowmen and Archers (Psiloi)

The Spearmen from the Sestieri of Venice - Santa Croce, Cannaregio, Castello, San Polo, San Marco and Dorsoduro (shield designs are conjecture)

The Venetian Carroccio - Command Wagon - from Mirliton, with an added Museum Miniatures priest

The camp - the early Bridge of Sighs?...

Scots Common 15mm DBA Army

After having painted up Edward II's English army for Bannockburn, I had to complete his opponent's force - Robert the Bruce and his Scots Common Army (Book IV/16).  These were a kind Xmas present from Andy.  The figures are from Donnington Miniatures although the anachronistic artillery piece (which is in the Army List but for the later Scots' armies) is from Essex, and there is an AB Sassanid slinger making up the numbers in the Solid Horde element.  As usual, the figures are gloss varnished.

The pike schiltron

Glaswegian Warband and Scots Archers

Solid Horde on the left, or Fast Horde on the right

The baggage - beer supplies; or perhaps Irn Bro...  And the anachronistic artillery

The Bruce and his knights

Feudal English 15mm DBA Army

Recently finished a Feudal English DBA army (Book IV list  23).  Notwithstanding his reputation amongst English kings, I opted to paint the army as Edward II's host at the Battle of Bannockburn, 1314.  It was fun to research the heraldry of the knights there present.  The figures are by Essex (with some Corvus Belli peasants mixed in), painted in acrylics and gloss varnished as usual.

Edward II and his host at Bannockburn, 1314

The King and his knights

King Edward II and his bodyguard Sir Giles D'Argentan

Sir Robert Clifford, Sir William de Vescy and Sir John Seagrave

Sir Gilbert de Clare, Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Sir Thomas Grey

Sir William Marshal Sir Henry de Beaumont, Sir Ralph de Monthermer

Longbowmen and Archers

Crossbowmen, Psiloi and Solid Hordes

City Militia Spearmen, North Welsh Pikemen (3Pk) and Hobilars (Cv)

Medieval DBA Camp

Recently finished this 15mm Medieval Tower from Baueda to serve as a baggage or camp element or a Built Up Area for medieval armies.  The tower is 40mm x 40mm at the base and can fit a 40mm x 40mm element on top.

The door is scratch-built from cardboard and metal.  Some Medieval Swiss 15mm figures on top for scale.