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Post by Haardrada on Sept 10, 2023 10:44:49 GMT
I finished batch 5 this morning which completes both versions a & b lists of the Ghaznavid army.Plus I've tidied up a few loose ends for other armies...Kenauj Spearmen,later Indian Cavalry, Tamil or Sindi Cavalry and Black sheep Cavalry for the Timurids.
This has really cleared a lot of "bits" that needed added here and there and now leaves the way clear to concentrate on individual army projects in their own right.
Now it's basing time and I'll post photos when they is completed.đ
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 12, 2023 18:59:51 GMT
Started on a Norman Army from FiB but once I got the base coat on and block colours I lost the love. I was going with a Bayeux colour pallet and found I just wasnât inspired! So Iâve fallen back on some Medievals just to raise my spirits and so have shelved the Normans in favour of the Lusignan Cypriots. At least theyâll have colour, heraldry and a ton load of flags.
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Post by elliesdad on Sept 12, 2023 19:49:06 GMT
Started on a Norman Army from FiB but once I got the base coat on and block colours I lost the love. I was going with a Bayeux colour pallet and found I just wasnât inspired! So Iâve fallen back on some Medievals just to raise my spirits and so have shelved the Normans in favour of the Lusignan Cypriots. At least theyâll have colour, heraldry and a ton load of flags. Why not use the Normans as basis for a Sicilian Norman army? đâď¸âď¸
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 12, 2023 19:57:27 GMT
Oh Iâll get back to the Normans soon. I just donât love themâŚnot just yet!
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Post by timurilank on Sept 12, 2023 19:57:48 GMT
Started on a Norman Army from FiB but once I got the base coat on and block colours I lost the love. I was going with a Bayeux colour pallet and found I just wasnât inspired! So Iâve fallen back on some Medievals just to raise my spirits and so have shelved the Normans in favour of the Lusignan Cypriots. At least theyâll have colour, heraldry and a ton load of flags. paddy649, I had a similar malaise with the Polybian Roman; Roman, red shields, red tunics then allies with white shields, white tunics. I had to force myself to finish the army.
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Post by menacussecundus on Sept 12, 2023 20:29:46 GMT
Started on a Norman Army from FiB but once I got the base coat on and block colours I lost the love. I was going with a Bayeux colour pallet and found I just wasnât inspired! So Iâve fallen back on some Medievals just to raise my spirits and so have shelved the Normans in favour of the Lusignan Cypriots. At least theyâll have colour, heraldry and a ton load of flags. paddy649, I had a similar malaise with the Polybian Roman; Roman, red shields, red tunics then allies with white shields, white tunics. I had to force myself to finish the army. I was thinking of going with white shields and red tunics for the Romans and red shields and white tunics for the allies.
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 12, 2023 20:55:40 GMT
Now I loved painting my Polybians. Xyston miniatures are sublime and LBMS shield transfers (although fiddly) made them look excellent. I did do them 50/50 between red and yellow though - that may have made a difference.
Normans havenât hit the spot in the same though - could be because they were following a bunch of Gauls and Galatians which were nice but a bit of a slog.
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Post by Haardrada on Sept 15, 2023 9:04:37 GMT
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Post by skb777 on Sept 15, 2023 12:41:53 GMT
paddy649, I had a similar malaise with the Polybian Roman; Roman, red shields, red tunics then allies with white shields, white tunics. I had to force myself to finish the army. I was thinking of going with white shields and red tunics for the Romans and red shields and white tunics for the allies. I don't think the Republcan Roman's are that organised I tend to mix and match between reds, browns, whit's and off whirtes (mainly because I got bored of Roman's always being red
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 16, 2023 9:07:23 GMT
Yes - with natural dyes the colours are unlikely to have been consistent, especially with time. However, from a painting perspective a single colour speeds things up a bit. Also from a gaming perspective having a few different colours aids recognition especially when playing a civil war battle - and all of my DBA Roman armies are doubled so I can play those ubiquitous Civil Wars.
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Post by macbeth on Sept 18, 2023 0:24:17 GMT
Last weekend was "All about that Base" as I went through the prepping phases of my newly acquired Abyssinian and Albanian.
I did finish off the last Sp element for my Achaian (Later Mycenaean and Trojan War) and today I hope to finish basing the Abyssinians so that I can photograph them this week and put them up on the book of face.
Cheers
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Post by Haardrada on Sept 18, 2023 9:48:21 GMT
My next project is well under way...
Late Hoplite Greeks,the army is essentially Athenian with a few extra elements added to play it as Other Hoplites if required.It's one of those projects that has sat half done for years as I'd lost all inspiration and interest in finishing it, even though they were almost done....unlike the Spartans.đ¤
The weekend saw some prep work and shield undercoating and today was all about applying shield transfers...11 Hoplite and 2 Psiloi elements.đ
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Post by paulisper on Sept 20, 2023 14:59:16 GMT
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Post by skb777 on Sept 23, 2023 13:32:37 GMT
I think it only took me around 15years to eventually pint these Corvus Belli. I mixed in some Cromarty Forge command elements for some flavour.
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Post by paulisper on Sept 23, 2023 14:11:07 GMT
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