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Post by Ken Gordon on Feb 24, 2024 19:02:21 GMT
very nice I have the exact same figures for this army in the ‘to do pile’ - was going to get rid of them but seeing how they paint up I’m tempted to keep them now. Thank you, Ken Gordon. I have described it elsewhere as an "accidental army". It wasn't one that I had ever considered getting until I discovered that a job lot of second hand figures I had bought included 16 Blemmye archers and 5 Blemmye cavalry which was about a third of the foot and almost half the mounted I would need for the army. (My thanks to martin for identifying them.) I'm pleased with how they've turned out and I'm just waiting until there is no risk of getting a 20mm resin Giant Tick as a free gift before I order the elephant figure to serve as the camp element. Don’t wait, when you place the order add a note to say you don’t do fantasy/sci-fi and you usually get something useable instead! 😎
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 20:35:40 GMT
menacusesecundus
the link worked well (as Les1964 reported above). I do love a Blemmye army. One I do not possess but I fought one many times under DBA1, in 25mm. (Belonging to a now former SoA President, Phil Halewood. It had lots of shooting power and cavalry hitting power (as Kn, in DBA1, if my memory is working !!)
And the photos are great as are the figures and the background / playing mat. Thanks for posting. CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 20:39:06 GMT
Haardrada thats a fine painting challenge you set yourself courtesy of a January sale! Enjoy CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 20:49:25 GMT
menacussecundus (sorry spelling went astray in my last reply to you!)
Lovely Nubians.
Les1964 is right both your Blemmye and your Nubians could morph into other armies.... the West Sudanese book III/69 comes to mind; as does Christian Nubian book III/12 !! As well as Les1964's suggested Meroitic Kushite, book I/58.
CarlL
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Post by macbeth on Feb 26, 2024 20:50:17 GMT
I spent much of my weekend basing figures already painted as other things distracted me from the painting desk
Most especially my friend Chris painted up a I/7d Early Libyan army for me that will make its debut in my current campaign (Libya is the 13th spot on my campaign map and I already have players queued up for spots 12 and 13).
He also painted up 2 elements of Hoplites that I thought I needed for my Eumenes army (turns out I had skipped a line and was reading the list for Alketas). They will now sub into the Athenian army and replace a couple of elements that don't look as good (cos I painted them).
At this stage the Libyans are at the painted pumice stage of basing - I just have to put the wash over the base, then add tufts and a second flock
BUt when the dust settled I still managed to complete the HCh(Gen) for my new Sea Peoples - it is an exquisite Red Copper 3D printed Sea People general and chariot
Cheers
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Post by menacussecundus on Feb 26, 2024 20:52:06 GMT
menacusesecundus the link worked well (as Les1964 reported above). I do love a Blemmye army. One I do not possess but I fought one many times under DBA1, in 25mm. (Belonging to a now former SoA President, Phil Halewood. It had lots of shooting power and cavalry hitting power (as Kn, in DBA1, if my memory is working !!) And the photos are great as are the figures and the background / playing mat. Thanks for posting. CarlL Thank you carll. The mat is a cloth one from www.tinywargames.co.uk/
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 20:53:57 GMT
Being slow on the up take, menacussecundus I just realised its Denis G.!
Where did you get your lovely desert finish mat / playing surface?
CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 20:57:28 GMT
OOPS your post anticipated my request! thanks Denis / menacussecundus for your posts and info sharing CarlL
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Post by carll on Feb 26, 2024 21:05:52 GMT
macbeth you ARE BUSY on several fronts, sounds like fun (and getting help with the painting too! Chris what a great friend!) ....
did I ever tell you about the time my wife offered to paint up some lovely home cast, from plaster, Tudor style buildings for my 6mm Napoleonics? [My wife is a better painter than me, but not a wargamer AND she loves pink, and the houses came out very detailed, but sporting very late 20th century exterior matt paint colour schemes, where pink featured prominently. Mind some twenty years later I got up the courage to ask her help with backdrops and 2D mountain ranges for my 20mm colonial interests, and she provided excellent Rif mountains and later excellent Atlas mountain vistas, that have featured at the Battleground Show (on the SOTCW stand before its demise) and in photo shoots of my painted figures.... but I digress...]
CarlL
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Post by gregorius on Feb 27, 2024 1:43:53 GMT
I spent much of my weekend basing figures already painted as other things distracted me from the painting desk Most especially my friend Chris painted up a I/7d Early Libyan army for me that will make its debut in my current campaign (Libya is the 13th spot on my campaign map and I already have players queued up for spots 12 and 13). He also painted up 2 elements of Hoplites that I thought I needed for my Eumenes army (turns out I had skipped a line and was reading the list for Alketas). They will now sub into the Athenian army and replace a couple of elements that don't look as good (cos I painted them). At this stage the Libyans are at the painted pumice stage of basing - I just have to put the wash over the base, then add tufts and a second flock BUt when the dust settled I still managed to complete the HCh(Gen) for my new Sea Peoples - it is an exquisite Red Copper 3D printed Sea People general and chariot Cheers Very productive David. I'd be interested in your thoughts on painting up the 3D printed Sea Peoples figures. Especially given that they don't have bases. Cheers,
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Post by Baldie on Feb 27, 2024 8:40:43 GMT
Despite my best intentions to paint up some horse for my Ancient British Celti Types I have been seduced by Middle Earth and started a Fangorn force. Granted it is only 6 figures but then it will need an Isengard opposing force.
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Post by mark leslie on Feb 28, 2024 3:49:29 GMT
Despite my best intentions to paint up some horse for my Ancient British Celti Types I have been seduced by Middle Earth and started a Fangorn force. Granted it is only 6 figures but then it will need an Isengard opposing force. Something to fire up your imagination.
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Post by claudermilk on Feb 28, 2024 17:00:14 GMT
I have my II/5c Thebans all painted up, and 2/3 are completely done. The last four Sp stands just need final basing (paint & flocking), then matte coat and they are done. I have my II/12 Art at the same stage--the crew arrived and was fully painted within hours of the box opening; that will complete all options for the Macedonians.
I am now getting rolling on my II/73 Early Saxons. With the roll I'm on, I hope to knock these out quickly and have them ready for the next club meeting in a couple of weeks. It helps there are no options, and it's just 4Wb as far as the eye can see (with a token Ps).
Baldie, I get the distraction. I have the same forces on my want-to-do queue, to be acquired and painted at some point.
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Post by Ken Gordon on Feb 28, 2024 20:08:18 GMT
Three Ps and 1 hd done on the Judean morph. Also started work on their camp which will be Monty Python’s Brian painting ‘romans go home’ on the city wall. Haven’t worked out how to do it yet but…..it has to be done
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Post by Baldie on Feb 28, 2024 21:54:59 GMT
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