EGADI RAM AT BRITISH MUSEUM

 

From April the BM have an exhibition about 'Sicily: Culture and Conquest'. It will include one of the Egadi rams - I presume the one illustrated which is Ram 6 I think. 4 and 6 have the interesting history of maybe being reused captured Roman ships sunk by the Romans. A trieres-sized vessel.

Details HERE

ASHMOLEAN UPDATE!

I have heard thathe Ashmolean exhibition, 'Storms War and Shipwrecks' will actually include TWO Egadi rams including the Punic one,

Egadi in the Flesh : Storms War and Shipwrecks

Material from the Egadi researches - rams at least - will be on show in the UK next year.
The Ashmolean at Oxford will have an exhibition of maritime materials found around Sicily.

June 21 to September 25

It sound exciting . something to look forward to next summer.

Details HERE

DEFENCES FOR HEXAPOLIS

A modular wall system for hexapolis.

With 2mm Irregular strips on walls and in streets.

HEXAPOLIS PLANNING APPLICATION APPROVED

Hexapolis project took another step in the weekend.
Basis is 7 tiles : Upmarket housing, Common housing, Citadel, Civic Quarter, Cult Quarter, Merchant Port, Naval Port. Wall sections to follow that will allow the whole to be circumvallated.

First mould and resin tile

Tile painted and Hexapolis

Some 2mm tourists wandering about Hexapolis

Miletus

 Miletus proved to irregular and large to be effectively moulded and cast. Hexapolis allows many different cities to be represented and 2mm figures can be used for some land combat with them.

Outpost Ships Painted

First batches of OWS 1/3600 reinforcements now painted.

Quinquereme

Hexereme

Quinquereme with courvus

One of each

These models are not as detailed as the trieres but more than detailed enough for this scale.

The quinquereme could be used as a trieres for those wanting to use something more manageable in the fingers.. By removing one or both towers one could also produce different polyremes e.g. no towers = 6 , 1 tower = 7,  2 towers = 8. Maybe.

OUTPOST SHIP MODELS

Miletian squadron leaves port

Military harbour of Miletus 1/3000 scale

Expanding the tiny fleet,I bought more of Outpost Wargming Services 1/3600 models.

I undercoated them with grey and here are some views which are rather clearer than those on OWS webpage. The cutting mat grid is 10mm.

Pentekonter with sail raised.

Trireme with sail raised

Pentekonter with sail raised

Pentekonter with sail raised

Merchant sailing ship

Merchant sailing ship

Merchant sailing ship

Hexereme

Hexereme

Hexereme

Hexereme

Quinquereme with corvus

Hexereme to left, Quin with corvus to right

Pentekonter

Pentekonter

Pentekonter

Pentekonter with raised sail

Quinquereme

Quinquereme

Hexapolis

Preview of city project. Idea is to be able to make a variety of city terrains in 1/3000 from a set of seven different tiles.
COMMON HOUSING
WEALTHY HOUSING
CULT PRECINCT
CIVIC PRECINCT
CITADEL
MERCANTILE HARBOUR
MILITARY HARBOUR

Plus sections of wall.

The choice of scale is difficult. There are 1/3600 ships, 1/2400 ships - therefore 1/3000 suits both.
With some careful layout the tiles can be used with Irregular's 2mm figures (HERE described by Tony Hughes) - I dont think they will look too bad. Better than counters anyway.
'Rioting in Alexandria' anyone?

Anyone mentioning Moonbase Alpha will be keel-hauled....