A bit more progress on the Thracian cavalry, well the horses to be precise.
The infantry stand will be for the General 4Ax
Cheers for now
A bit more progress on the Thracian cavalry, well the horses to be precise.
The infantry stand will be for the General 4Ax
Cheers for now
The dreaded wire spears have been ordered from A&M Miniatures along with a solitary pack of Thracian Nobles for the Knights element in DBA.
So to fill the time waiting on the order coming through have started a few other stands of Thracian cavalry:
Including Getic horse archers in fully shiny base metal at the rear; who are fronted by the partially painted horses of the General's cavalry stand for the DBA list.
Have never been a fan of painting horses, but it's something that I have managed ways if dealing with.
For 15mm figures this involves, blocking base colours for the horse flesh and tack then washing with a suitable dark colour - Army Painter Strong tone. Varying the colour of the horses leads to a visually pleasing finish when several stands are side by side.
Cheers for now
Painting restarts and continues on Xyston Thracian peltasts, psiloi and light cavalry.
Wire spears have pros and cons but Jesus they can be jaggy little sods when gluing in place.
The third horse is in the sidelines, waiting on it's trapping getting painted before joining in.
When finished this will be the last stand of Spartan cavalry from Xyston Miniatures. A few more spearmen will see them finally finished leaving time for allied troops including auxiliaries and a few more phalanxes.
Cheers for now
A bit more painting done the other day, this time some Dark Ages skirmishers from Forged in Battle.
Part of a larger project these Romano Brits will also be of use in several different DBA forces.
Cheers for now
The front stand are for use as Hypaspists and the rear stand will be Argyraspides and the first of five pike blocks.