tadamson: I think you'll find that hundreds of Welshmen fought in the English medieval armies, both in Britain and abroad. Marco is right in noting that many of these troops returned during the Glyndwr revolt therby bringing their experience to Welsh armies. Marco's view is supported by a mound of a...

Thanks for the response Tom. I agree that Abergavenny was in 1182, and I made this point in my earlier post. My post only suggests the emergence of the longbow at the tail end of the Early Welsh list, as indeed does the end of your response. I am also aware that this argument is somewhat academic, y...

I am curious to learn why the Early Welsh list has no archers, when their historical allies & adversaries possess this troop type? The omission is even more peculiar considering that the list runs until 1100. By this time there is evidence to suggest that the Welsh might already have been using ...

Humbrol acrylics are quite good, providing a range of more earthy colours to complement GW's more fantasy-based range. I've recently used Tamiya too, particulalrly their air force-type blue, but found them almost as watery as ink! Also, shame about the daft Vallejo bottles that lead to explosions.

thanks all for your replies

yes, fair point about Crecy. Regarding Crecy, rather than focussing on the type of defences per se, I was particularly concerned with a combination of hill and a form of fortification. This would further The Scots also used a lot of pits during the C14, a dimension of medieval warfare which I feel i...

Excuse me if this has been addressed elsewhere, but I have searched for a debate on hills and PD/FF and couldn't find one. The rulebook notes that a POA is awarded in the impact and melee phases when a BG is "uphill or foot defending field fortifications or a riverbank". The "or"...