|
|
Post by Brynn on Dec 12, 2021 2:26:55 GMT
Here is my Akkadian Sumerian Army (I/11a) composed of 1/72 figures from Hat. (First DBA army!!!) 1x3Bd, 6x3Pk, 1x7Hd, 1x4Bw, 3xPs.
(Photo is a bit over saturated, all of the cloaks are different shade)
I used I/11a instead of the very similar I/1c because I wanted a foot only army and thought the mobile pikes sounded fun, as did all of the painting and formation options of 7Hd vs another 4Bw. The banner has the cuneiform symbol of the goddess Inana. I know it isn't the historical standard, but replicating a Standard of Ur with her symbols was a bit beyond my abilities. I painted their woolen clothing blue (indigo dye) and red (madder dye) as they are colors associated with her and were used at the time. The sheep pelts were painted various shades of grey. The basing was going to be the rough lands (between arable land of city states) where most non-settlement battles we fought. However after the sand was down, it reminded me of some of the sage steppe of the western US so I used lichen to make sagebrush as flocking. Not historical but they are my favorite plant 
I'm working on a camp next! Trying to make some reed houses out of grass and maybe a stake wall. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking!
-Brynn
|
|
|
|
Post by mark leslie on Dec 12, 2021 3:28:25 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by nangwaya on Dec 12, 2021 3:53:13 GMT
Here is my Akkadian Sumerian Army (I/11a) composed of 1/72 figures from Hat. (First DBA army!!!)
(Photo is a bit over saturated, all of the cloaks are different shade)
I used I/11a instead of the very similar I/1c because I wanted a foot only army and thought the mobile pikes sounded fun, as did all of the painting and formation options of 7Hd vs another 4Bw. The banner has the cuneiform symbol of the goddess Inana. I know it isn't the historical standard, but replicating a Standard of Ur with her symbols was a bit beyond my abilities. I painted their woolen clothing blue (indigo dye) and red (madder dye) as they are colors associated with her and were used at the time. The sheep pelts were painted various shades of grey. The basing was going to be the rough lands (between arable land of city states) where most non-settlement battles we fought. However after the sand was down, it reminded me of some of the sage steppe of the western US so I used lichen to make sagebrush as flocking. Not historical but they are my favorite plant
I'm working on a camp next! Trying to make some reed houses out of grass and maybe a stake wall. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking!
-Brynn
Awesome looking army! My first DBA army that I painted was 1/72 scale as well. Those shields really pop and I like the basing that you did. Are those little bits moss/lichen that you are using, as well? Look forward to seeing your results on the camp. |
|
|
|
Post by nangwaya on Dec 12, 2021 3:57:01 GMT
Wow! Looking at those is getting me to want to make a camp again, which has been a long time. Those are just jaw dropping! |
|
|
|
Post by Brynn on Dec 12, 2021 4:00:03 GMT
Wonderful! Thank you. Those are all so interesting. I do really like the city walls, and I feel it represents the combat of the period well. |
|
|
|
Post by Brynn on Dec 12, 2021 4:01:11 GMT
Here is my Akkadian Sumerian Army (I/11a) composed of 1/72 figures from Hat. (First DBA army!!!)
(Photo is a bit over saturated, all of the cloaks are different shade)
I used I/11a instead of the very similar I/1c because I wanted a foot only army and thought the mobile pikes sounded fun, as did all of the painting and formation options of 7Hd vs another 4Bw. The banner has the cuneiform symbol of the goddess Inana. I know it isn't the historical standard, but replicating a Standard of Ur with her symbols was a bit beyond my abilities. I painted their woolen clothing blue (indigo dye) and red (madder dye) as they are colors associated with her and were used at the time. The sheep pelts were painted various shades of grey. The basing was going to be the rough lands (between arable land of city states) where most non-settlement battles we fought. However after the sand was down, it reminded me of some of the sage steppe of the western US so I used lichen to make sagebrush as flocking. Not historical but they are my favorite plant
I'm working on a camp next! Trying to make some reed houses out of grass and maybe a stake wall. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for looking!
-Brynn
Awesome looking army! My first DBA army that I painted was 1/72 scale as well. Those shields really pop and I like the basing that you did. Are those little bits moss/lichen that you are using, as well? Look forward to seeing your results on the camp. Yes! Those are a locally foraged lichen that I'm using as a stand in for sagebrush. I really like 1/72 because it is super cheap and big enough to paint a lot of details and do some interesting scratch building. |
|
|
|
Post by kaiphranos on Dec 12, 2021 12:27:23 GMT
Nice work! I like the choice of colors and the basing effects. So do you have an opposing army in mind?  |
|
|
|
Post by Brynn on Dec 12, 2021 15:55:30 GMT
Nice work! I like the choice of colors and the basing effects. So do you have an opposing army in mind? Thank you! Right now I'm rebasing some very non-historical goblins into an opposing army I can randomly generate. Otherwise, I think Incas. |
|
|
|
Post by kaiphranos on Dec 12, 2021 15:59:52 GMT
Nice work! I like the choice of colors and the basing effects. So do you have an opposing army in mind? Thank you! Right now I'm rebasing some very non-historical goblins into an opposing army I can randomly generate. Otherwise, I think Incas. Ooh, with the Caesar Inca set? They look like fun figures to paint... |
|
|
|
Post by Brynn on Dec 12, 2021 19:38:30 GMT
Thank you! Right now I'm rebasing some very non-historical goblins into an opposing army I can randomly generate. Otherwise, I think Incas. Ooh, with the Caesar Inca set? They look like fun figures to paint... That one exactly! I think they look really dynamic and interesting. |
|
|
|
Post by timurilank on Dec 13, 2021 6:43:32 GMT
I like the flesh tone on the Sumerians. Nice.
|
|
|
|
Post by daveh on Jan 4, 2022 16:16:11 GMT
Nice painting on those.
|
|
