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Post by macbeth on Oct 29, 2023 23:23:10 GMT
A bit of painting over the weekend saw me finish
1xCv(Gen) for the Palialogan Byzantine 1x7Hd for my scrap built Sha-To Turkish army thus completing it (the plan is to sell it at the next major event) 1xPk(Gen) for the a list Ptolemaics completing this project at last 1xEl(gen) for a second Burmese army - the provenance of this army is a great story - I made up an (a) list Burmese from spare figures some time ago, including a camp with the view to selling it. It failed to budge from my table at several events and I finally let my friend Guido haggle down the price. He made an aside comment that the (b) list would have been better with the extra elephants so at the next competition where Mick's Metal Models was in attendance I bought up the Chariot Minis Packs that gave out the extra required elements (armoured Cb, 3Bd, extra Cv and Extra El) and told him that if he painted them I would base them to match the rest of the army.
When Guido passed in June this year one of his friends asked me to find one of his models to put into a memorial piece when I helped clear out his man cave. Discussions with some of the other gamers at the table led me to consider the El general from the Burmese which I duly passed on. This left a hole in the Burmese Army that I'd inherited from Guido - so I painted up another one and now this Burmese army is part of my stable yet again.
Cheers
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Post by paddy649 on Oct 30, 2023 13:58:00 GMT
I just finished painting III/52 Norman (West Frankish) and III/53 East Frankish armies. I won’t lie - I found doing them quite a slog and didn’t really love the Forged in Battle miniatures I was using. However, the LBMS decals brought them up a bit. Still now they are finished they do look good and it’s another 2 army lists in their boxes.
Next up I’m off to the Orient and back a millennia to paint the Ch’in.
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Post by timurilank on Oct 31, 2023 9:18:16 GMT
Completed Strathclyde’s cavalry of 4 x Cv.
These lack only a suitable banner and they will be ready for battle next week.
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Post by menacussecundus on Oct 31, 2023 11:51:36 GMT
When v3 appeared, the EIR army list gained an optional LCm element.
My EIR army has rubbed along quite happily without this for almost 9 years, so I have no idea why I suddenly felt impelled to add it.
I have used the figures from the original Donnington range (Ancient & Modern Army Supplies) to match the original, 2.2 era army. The basing is more lush than i would normally use for an element of camels, but again is to blend in with the original army.
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Post by timurilank on Oct 31, 2023 13:19:38 GMT
When v3 appeared, the EIR army list gained an optional LCm element. My EIR army has rubbed along quite happily without this for almost 9 years, so I have no idea why I suddenly felt impelled to add it. I have used the figures from the original Donnington range (Ancient & Modern Army Supplies) to match the original, 2.2 era army. The basing is more lush than i would normally use for an element of camels, but again is to blend in with the original army. The I Ulpia Dromedariorum M. is ready for battle. I suppose the EIR should feel fortunate, as dromedarii are not on the army list for the Later Imperial Roman. From the Notitia Dignitatum eastern units: Ala tertia Dromedariorum Ala secunda Herculia Dromedariorum Ala prima Valeria Dromedariorum Ala Antana Dromedariorum
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Post by carll on Oct 31, 2023 19:17:15 GMT
Spurred on by my renewed interest in all things 'Indian' sub-continent, I got out my stalled Big DBA 25mm Classical Indian army project from the 1980s!!
Originally I bought and painted an Irregular Miniatures 25mm Indian DBA army, then decided to add two more DBA armies (to make 36 elements plus options) using mix of Warrior 25mm infantry, cavalry and elephants. I also added some elephant 'conversions' using Minifigs 25mm elephant crew on modified Britains baby elephants.
I originally completed (ie painted and based) 2 Hch elements, 13 elephants, 12 Longbow elements, 6 cavalry elements, 10 psiloi elements and 2 'auxilia' (old LMI!) elements. So a bit more than a basic 12 element army! At the time I de-flashed the others and they got primed white. That was back in 1980s!
Now I have finished painting up an additional 34 longbow figures, 16 'heavy' infantry figures (in scale and metallic armour), 19 'maiden guard' infantry, (remember these from AoMPW 2nd edition by Duncan Head and WRG); with 18 javelin skirmisher figures started.
I don't have a regular rule set I play, with DBA version 3 coming closest to 'frequent' use. So I shall probably 'morph' these figures into troop types for DBA rules. (eg Maiden Guard as Horde!) Last year I added the missing Heavy Chariots needed, from Newline 25/28mm, although they are still needing de-flashing, assembly, priming etc.!!
Progress of sorts. CarlL
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 2, 2023 12:36:57 GMT
I've completed batch 2 of the Lombards this morning and a few extra elements to allow me to field a legal Anglo-Norman army.
So it's on with the 3rd and final batch of 4x3Kn plus an extra Goth 1x3Kn which will complete my Lombard lists and Attila's Huns when finished.
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Post by paddy649 on Nov 2, 2023 12:58:04 GMT
I've completed batch 2 of the Lombards this morning and a few extra elements to allow me to field a legal Anglo-Norman army. So it's on with the 3rd and final batch of 4x3Kn plus an extra Goth 1x3Kn which will complete my Lombard lists and Attila's Huns when finished. Good going Haardrada. You’ll soon be onto those Spring and Autumn Chinese!
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Post by Baldie on Nov 2, 2023 19:08:04 GMT
I've completed batch 2 of the Lombards this morning and a few extra elements to allow me to field a legal Anglo-Norman army. So it's on with the 3rd and final batch of 4x3Kn plus an extra Goth 1x3Kn which will complete my Lombard lists and Attila's Huns when finished. Good going Haardrada. You’ll soon be onto those Spring and Autumn Chinese! Good going indeed, I managed to undercoat a hundred or so Soviets then realised I was out of Khaki and came to a crashing stop. First opportunity to get to shop for more tomorrow so should get most if not all done by tea time.
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Post by macbeth on Nov 4, 2023 10:53:31 GMT
Much of today was dedicated to the basing of my recently finished scrap build armies
Sha To Turks - painting the base in the earth colour Gallic - first flocking (the crushed pumice) Later Hoplite Greek (Athens) - a darker wash over the crushed pumice once it has been painted the earth colour.
But I did also finish 2xPs and 1x4Pk for the Asiatic Early Successor (Other)
cheers
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Post by carll on Nov 5, 2023 0:39:31 GMT
Well done Macbeth. Very busy day. CarlL
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Post by Baldie on Nov 5, 2023 8:20:38 GMT
I really hate painting so my entire painting output consisted of buying paints.
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 5, 2023 10:58:13 GMT
Pressed on with batch 3 of the Lombards as I know I'll not get near them for a couple of days(decorating.🙄), so pushed on to get quite a bit done.🙂
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 11, 2023 12:34:42 GMT
Not getting near batch 3 for a couple of days was an understatement!Now that real life is getting back to some normality I managed to get a few hours in on Batch 3 of the Lombards(+Goths) this morning......and should complete them in the next day or so.🤞😁
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Post by paddy649 on Nov 12, 2023 7:38:56 GMT
I finished painting my II/4a Warring States Chinese - Ch’in Army yesterday. This was an Army pack from Essex I had bought before the pandemic so only had figures for the single army list. However, I picked up some more stuff from Essex at Warfare yesterday to make the remaining Yueh, Chao and Others army lists which will hit my painting table at speed to give another 4 army lists.
I thought that in finishing the Ch’in I’d pass the milestone of 200 Army lists complete only to find I’d miscounted an it was actually my 201st army list completed. Anyway 200 not out - so not bad!
Next up on the painting table are the Apulian and Bruttian armies using Xyston miniatures. These are pretty hopeless armies but will complete all the sides for the Second Punic Wars as well as giving the Polybians some Aux allies for the hills. Also with 200 army lists complete the number of “good” armies I don’t already have has shrunk quite a lot.
Which brings me to the question of whether I should replace armies I already own with newer, better minis? My Macedonians, Indians, Greeks and Successors are well over 35 years old and from Chariot Miniatures (which were state of the art back then) but I look at what is available now from Xyston and Museum etc and am thinking about it. The rot will start with the Thessalians, my favourite Greek Army, which someone bought me as a Xyston boxed set not realising I already had it. Beautiful figures! So tempting!
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