Despite my reservations regarding their relatively high price, I bought a dozen Polemarch Thureouphoroi at Salute, and Nick Speller has painted them beautifully for me.
I replaced the Polemarch shields with Old Glory shields mailed to me by Allen, because I don't like the shape of the ones supplied with the minis. Four of the figures in the unit are from the Foundry World of the Greeks range (also by Steve Saleh), which I think blend in extremely well. The WotGs are numbers 1 4 and 5 from the left in the (clickable) front rank, and number 2 in the rear (below).
This is another unit that almost looks better from behind! I think the new Polemarch figures are extremely nice... I'd certainly like lots more. However, where there are WotG equivalent figures, I'll have to use those because I can buy them so much cheaper on eBay (and because I have perhaps 500 hundred, unpainted!). I'll be delighted to use the Polemarchs where there aren't, though, for the Successor cavalry, for example.
Tomorrow I'll post photos of all 4 completed units of Thureophoroi. All of these will be used as pseudo-Carthaginian militia, at Salute.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
Zama To Do List
Things I need to make for the Gamesday (not including things that are being done by other people).
Essential
18x4 foot table
Command stands; Hannibal, Scipio +2
Paint/Base Remaining 5/7 Allied Legion (80 minis)
Paint/Base Roman Legion (maybe Nick’ll come to the rescue on this one) (112 minis)
Paint and base 18 Numidian cavalry
2 elephants
Finish and base 150 Numidians/Carthaginians
Strongly desirable
Backdrop
Finish and base 48 Bruttians
Olive trees
Nice to Haves
9 Carthaginian cavalry
9 Roman cavalry
Elephant & other casualty stands
Essential
18x4 foot table
Command stands; Hannibal, Scipio +2
Paint/Base Remaining 5/7 Allied Legion (80 minis)
Paint/Base Roman Legion (maybe Nick’ll come to the rescue on this one) (112 minis)
Paint and base 18 Numidian cavalry
2 elephants
Finish and base 150 Numidians/Carthaginians
Strongly desirable
Backdrop
Finish and base 48 Bruttians
Olive trees
Nice to Haves
9 Carthaginian cavalry
9 Roman cavalry
Elephant & other casualty stands
Thursday, 1 October 2009
New Numidians
Here are the first units of Numidians for the Zama project. Of the first 50 shown here, 30 are finished and 20 need snagging and basing. Roughly 40 of the 50 were painted by Greg (Merci beaucoup!) but I did highlighting, retouching and the basing.
I'm really pleased with them! There are still the better part of 150 foot remaining to retouch and base though. Fortunately Greg's hard work means that they roll of the production line pretty rapidly!
I've completed my Dissertation, and hope to be able to get back to paitning and posting daily, now.
Sunday, 27 September 2009
Dungeon Crawl
Yesterday we played a further installment of my D&D campaign, and my eldest boy kept a rough narrative of the events, in cartoon form. Above, Cassander the cleric leads Derck the thief, Paxmanicus the mage, brave Sir Titus and Dorian Fingertoes the other thief back towards the Palace of Tyresius.
The party's expert thieves scale a tall tree in order to reach the top of the battlements; and fall. Some might say that two thieves in a party of five... is two too many.
Encountering a barred door, and seeing an eye peering through a spyhole, Dorian carries out some "keyhole surgery", with a skewer. This initiated an orgy of violence as the party stormed into what turned out to be a Kobold stronghold, through a defensive barrage of darts and crossbow bolts.
Sir Titus (above) spent most of the afternoon trapped in a net, surrounded by a pack of Kobolds who fortunately experienced considerable difficulty piercing his magic platemail armour with their clubs and spears. In the end, he had to be cut loose by the halfling! Once he was freed, the party made swift work of the survivng enemy.
The party successfully ethnically cleansed this area of the former palace. Unbeknownst to the heroes, who had blithely ignored the religious symbols scrawled on the doors to their section of the dungeon, the Kobolds had long before been converted to the lawful worship of St Cuthbert by a saintly Dwarven priest. Above, a kobold warrior bids farewell to his family and marches off to his doom.The party (above) were very (briefly) troubled by the realisation that they had sacked a Lawful Neutral temple, and slaughtered both priest and congregation. There was some discussion about whether it would be safe to donate the holy books to the Temple of St Cuthbert in Hommlet; "We found them in a sacked temple." And whether they'd get much money for them.
Later, during the night, a red apparition of a hag materialised and chased Sir Titus hither and thither around the room. Sir Titus, who had decided (after due consideration) to spurn her advances, was saved by a barrage of holy water phials.
This week we had only four players, which seemed to help; the adventure rolled along very swiftly. Hopefully we'll play again next week.
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Brasidas
Brasidas was a very effective Spartan General in the Pelopponesian war, whe opened a "second front" for the Spartans in Thrace, and who fell, fighting in the front rank of his victory at Amphipholis. Foundry minis, beautifully painted by Nick.
If I have time, I hope to be able to photograph the finished Thureophoroi tomorrow.
Friday, 25 September 2009
Supernumeraries
Here are a couple of supernumeraries from my Greek army, ably painted by Nick Speller. The first is a porter from BTD, which is one of my favourite miniatures (perhaps even my overall favourite). I wish they did some more because it would be great to have a baggage train of similar minis.
The flautists help my Spartans to keep time as they sweep to the attack, and IIRC they are by Eureka miniatures.
The flautists help my Spartans to keep time as they sweep to the attack, and IIRC they are by Eureka miniatures.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
King Agesilaus
Wikipedia describes of Agesilaus II, (Greek Ἀγησίλαος) (444 BC – 360 BC) as a king of Sparta, of the Eurypontid dynasty, who ruled from approximately 400 BC to 360 BC. During most of this time he was, in Plutarch's words, "as good as thought commander and king of all Greece," and was for the whole of it greatly identified with his country's deeds and fortunes. Agesilaus conducted an interesting campaign in Persia, which presaged Alexander's later conquest, and was concurrent with Epaminondas of Thebes.
Today's Spartan, like yesterday's Alcibiades, was also excellently painted by Dave Woodward. The advisor is a Black Tree Spartan, very ably painted by Nick Speller.
Today's Spartan, like yesterday's Alcibiades, was also excellently painted by Dave Woodward. The advisor is a Black Tree Spartan, very ably painted by Nick Speller.
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