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Post by Haardrada on Feb 3, 2024 18:08:01 GMT
Completed my first lot of Late Amorites today...5x3Bd & 2x4Ax.Now with all the 4 figure elements out the way it on to the 3's & 2's.....4x3Ax & 2x2Ps.đ Excellent! - but wot no horde! The Hordes are both in the last batch with the General(just the Lch,I've not opted for the 4Bw) and baggage/camp element.đ
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Post by carll on Feb 3, 2024 18:50:03 GMT
Well done Haardrada.
I must admit I initially read this as "my first lot of Late Ammonites" and wondered if this was a HOTT army!! Then I realised my mistake.
So I had to go and look up Amorites!!
Now I am a bit more educated about the nomadic peoples of western Mesopotamia, Semitic-speaking, I am told, from the Bronze Age!! My 'middle east' early history is sadly lacking.
CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 3, 2024 18:53:02 GMT
Well done Ken.
BIG jump in time from Teutonic Order to Jewish revolt (66AD?) or earlier Hellenistic period Jewish kingdom.
Enjoy CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 3, 2024 19:21:48 GMT
Well painting fatigue briefly yesterday when I came to start some ancient Germanics to fight as II/47, the Early Germanic armies in book 2 of DBA lists. I had laid them all out with my Spartacus figures, and intended to complete a II/47d Cherusci army and a II/47a Cimbri or Teutones. I have more than enough figures (having previously - yes you guessed it, 30+ years ago, bought an Irregular Miniatures 28mm Ancient German army pack when they first re-modelled as 28mm, and also a Foundry Miniatures Germanic Tribes box set/army). And I thought I had fully pre'p'd them too in past. But on closer examination I found much still to do! So I spent Friday adding spears and shields. And discovering that they had numerous chips in primer and flesh 'undercoat' which I had painted so long ago. All bit disheartening. But plodding on I ended the day with figures on painting sticks to make 12x 4Wb, and 8x3Wb, all 4WB nude (some with loin cloth?) and all 3Wb nudes too. So today I got cracking on with paint brush, (much lifting my mood!) and first priming added spears and chipped old paint, restoring flesh 'undercoat' then doing a wash of 'Crusader skin' (Army Painter Speedpaint) over my home made (ie concoction of craft paints to create a European flesh 'undercoat'). I got as far as base colour for shields and javelins / spears by teatime, on 48 figures so not bad for an afternoon session! With my ancient Germans being mainly nude (or trousers / loin cloth only) they are relatively quick to paint. I am hoping to use them as DBA armies above or as alternative Germanic slaves in revolt, with Spartacus, when needing to field bigger army than my BIG DBA Spartacus troops. I am not sure if I will make it to the 'bottom of the box' of my un-painted early Germanics, as I did with my Gladiators but you never know. CarlL
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Post by Haardrada on Feb 3, 2024 19:43:49 GMT
Well done Haardrada. I must admit I initially read this as "my first lot of Late Ammonites" and wondered if this was a HOTT army!! Then I realised my mistake. So I had to go and look up Amorites!! Now I am a bit more educated about the nomadic peoples of western Mesopotamia, Semitic-speaking, I am told, from the Bronze Age!! My 'middle east' early history is sadly lacking. CarlL I must admit I had a similar reaction before I considered book I armies, all this mention of biblical stuff(including the title of the range of figures!), put me right off!I had added Early Hu as an expansion of a Hsuing nu army(book 2), But once I started checking the armies and History out on YouTube I bought into them...starting with the Sea Peoples(Bronze age Viking types đ), then I added the Late Amorites, Spring & Autumn Chinese and lately the Guti Revolt.
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Post by Haardrada on Feb 4, 2024 13:11:03 GMT
With some bonus painting hours yesterday afternoon and the pain killers wearing off early this morning I've completed the Amorite 4x3Ax & 2x2Ps....now just the Chariot General,2x7Hd & a mule baggage/camp element to do.đ
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Post by carll on Feb 5, 2024 19:31:54 GMT
Progressing my ancient Germans, 48 close order 28mm German warriors now painted, (although currently just plain wooden shields as I ponder option to âdecorateâ them ⌠all suggestions, advice & information welcome) and 24 more 60% done; and between painting tasks, another 30 figures onto painting sticks for painting (for skirmishers, heroes with long spears, warriors with wooden club, more âchieftainsâ with horn blowers and standards / totems for âgeneralsâ bases).
Hopefully I will add some German cavalry soon (they are in my box of primed unpainted ancient Germans!). Meanwhile my âfictionalâ rolling fire-bails for my Spartacus army are taking a back seat for the moment.
CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 6, 2024 18:58:55 GMT
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Post by Haardrada on Feb 9, 2024 12:56:21 GMT
I finished the Late Amorites today and they are ready for flocking...they took a bit longer as I added an edifice into the work and that is done too....I'll post pics when the bases are finished.
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Post by paulisper on Feb 9, 2024 13:17:53 GMT
Following the DBF project, Iâve now returned after nearly 6 months to 15mm and have begun with the Attalid Pergamene. LH done and on the base and 4Wb up next.
P
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Post by Ken Gordon on Feb 9, 2024 17:26:30 GMT
IV/30 Teutons finished today. My first book 4 army. Mix of Museum, Irregular, Minifigs, Essex, QR with a couple of Peter pig heads. 3knG 6Kn 3x3Kn Cv Lh 3Wb 3Ax Sp 2x4Cb This was a real challenge for someone who doesnât like knights, now back to the Jewish: Maccabean/Hasmonean/Revolt morph. K Remembered how to post pictures so here we goâŚ.not sure about the accuracy of heraldry etc, and but I wanted to do a snow base. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/219tNyz9/IMG-7509.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/CBkr84b9/IMG-7511.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/qtt5JrqJ/IMG-7512.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/V0yQQ6FP/IMG-7514.jpg)
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Post by paulisper on Feb 9, 2024 17:51:48 GMT
IV/30 Teutons finished today. My first book 4 army. Mix of Museum, Irregular, Minifigs, Essex, QR with a couple of Peter pig heads. 3knG 6Kn 3x3Kn Cv Lh 3Wb 3Ax Sp 2x4Cb This was a real challenge for someone who doesnât like knights, now back to the Jewish: Maccabean/Hasmonean/Revolt morph. K Remembered how to post pictures so here we goâŚ.not sure about the accuracy of heraldry etc, and but I wanted to do a snow base. Well done, that man đ P
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Post by carll on Feb 9, 2024 19:11:18 GMT
Well done, Ken. I like your snow finish. Like your photos too, the army looks great.
CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 9, 2024 19:12:46 GMT
Well done, Haardrada, Amorite army and an edifice. Nice one + one! CarlL
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Post by timurilank on Feb 10, 2024 17:08:36 GMT
Not so much as painting, but rebasing.
Added four mobile baggage for Collision Course games. Two generic Dark Age/Medieval and two gunpowder era.
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