A week since my last post; life has been interfering with art, again. Just so that you don't think that I've gone away and left you, below are a couple of quick WIP shot of my next big project.
Above, 30 Foundry Egyptian-style phalangites, started in 2010 and finished, belatedly, this week. Below 24 Polemarch Egyptian Machimoi, painted last week. Both clickable.
My plan is to mix the Foundry and Polemarchs together, and paint an awful lot more to match, in order to re-fight of Raphia with mate Craig at Partizan in June. More anon!
Nice work Simon, we re-enacted Raphia on the tabletop a couple of years back & it was a cracking game, definitely worth doing on a large scale. Be interesting to see what you come up with for the Seleucid Arab irregulars, could I recommend Copplestone Somalis with beards 'green stuffed' on.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck HGA.
Lookikng good Simon!
ReplyDeleteVery nice work indeed Simon!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks chaps! Simon
ReplyDeleteSweet. That is going to be a great project.
ReplyDeleteYeah this is going to look awesome, Craig looks like he's well into it.
ReplyDeleteVery nice start Simon.
ReplyDeleteBest regards Michael
Thanks! HGA, I recall your arabs; very innovative and looked great.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Simon
Look forward to seeing this at Newark, giving me some motivation to press on with my solo Magnesia project for completion 2014
ReplyDeleteGreat collection.
ReplyDeleteAll right, bring on the Ptolemies, Simon ! Very good start there.
ReplyDeleteLRT Editions' upcoming book about the Ptolemaic armies may be of interest to you.
http://www.lrt-editions.com/lang-en/soldiers-of-the-past/125-le-soldat-lagide-de-ptolemee-soter-a-cleopatre-9782917747100.html
En francaise naturally, but it looks like mostly color plates anyway. I'm hoping he offers a .pdf version, it's a lot cheaper.
Regards,
Steve
Very nice.
ReplyDeleteWhat paint do you use for the pike shafts? I like it.
Cheers,
Neil
Hi Steve, I'll keep an eye out for that! pdf would be better, as you say.
ReplyDeleteNeil, I use GW desert yellow, but with aother colour mixed in; a brown in this case. I want the pies to be similar in colour (and length) but not identical.
Cheers, Simon
another; pikes :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice of battle, Simon. As always, done with style in the grand manner. Will look forward to reading more about it when the youngsters give me some time to do so!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Aaron
Perhaps I should take my Romans on a little trip to Alexandria soon to see if these pikemen fight as well as they look!
ReplyDeleteSimon
Yes that would be fun, Simon. I shoudl be able to get an army together by Xmas.
ReplyDeleteAre you in town in the next couple of weeks? You could come around for a game and stay over if useful. Alternatively, we could book in a game in January.
Cheers, Simon
Completely mad and I love it the scale you do gaming on is very impressive I will follow with great interest
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff mate, that is my favourite period as well so please enjoy the games.
ReplyDeleteVinnie