And now for something completely different.

The following are from the CiC section of the Flames of War Late War SS Infantry Company currently being worked on in between painting Spartans and re-basing Vikings.

In painting these figures it has been discovered that painting 15mm is nowhere near as much fun as painting 28mms. This is going to prove a quite a steep learning curve.

Thats all for today

Work in progress

During the past few weeks some older miniatures from various different projects - mostly WAB have been rebased as parts of various Impetus armies including Vikings and Goths/Late Germanic Tribes. The following are a few pics of the bases in various states of readiness. Some of the Vikings shown below are among the first historical miniatures painted by myself about ten years ago. These came to be after moving away from fantasy based gaming.

Vikings


Miniatures from Gripping Beast and Foundry.

Goths/Late Germanic Tribes

Miniatures from Foundry and Gripping Beast

The figure with the falcon is from an old range of Citadel figures - Warriors of the Norse.

Cheers for now.

The story so far...

Well here are some pictures of the painted army as it stands at present. 

The following are of the 4th Phalanx and javelin armed skirmishers - which are still needing varnished and flocked.

One of the problems with gloss varnishing metal items after matt vanishing is that they really pick up any flash which is used. This is clear on the shield of the hoplite next to the musician where the Gorgon face is distorted by the flash. The photography side of this blog is something which requires further work to get a consistent standard. Oh and painting eyes.

The musician figure is from the Gorgon Studio range with all other figures coming from Foundry's World of Greeks range. Both are sculpted by Steve Sahel.

The second base of javelin skirmishers is planned around 2 figures allowing the bases to be combined if necessary as a light foot base.

Hopefully more of the 5th Phalanx before the month is out.

Cheers for now.

Still Waiting...

Well another a week has passed by and it seems that life and work have taken over again. Still no pics of the finished units or of any WIP either - something which will be corrected this weekend. On the plus side the Spartan cavalry has arrived, good figures but unfortunately they are quite heavily flashed on both rider and horse, so a bit of scrapping and filing required there.

The last decision to be made relates to the Allied Hoplites, whether to use other figures from the World of Greeks range other than Spartans or to go with more of the same. At present no real thoughts but it could be a wait on the new plastic ranges to see how they will fit into the existing army. Time will tell.

Temptation Two

Not only have Victrix announced a range of plastic hoplites but Immortal Miniatures have announced a range of plastic Spartans as well. Can't comment on either range as yet but will be keeping an eye out for these later next month.

Plastic Spartans

For those of you who prefer the "spindles" then also look out for the following:

The first previews of Immortal  Miniatures soon to be released Persians.

Cheers. 

Back on track

It is strange how being back at work for a few days can motivate one to start painting again. Whilst on holiday the motivation wasn't there, but the time was and now that the opposite applies; everything is reversed. Can't explain it, it's just how it is.

So the long delayed 4th phalanx are now completed and fully based. What did people do before miniNatur Silfor was around. Certainly no looking back now that it be used on a few of the bases, the others will be updated in time.

The first stand of skirmishers with javelins has been based and is just awaiting inking and dry brushing prior to varnishing.

Work on the 5th phalanx is slow, with the base colour of flesh painted and not much else done. The same is true of the second base of javelin skirmishers.

All being well the Basic Impetus army will be completed for the next club meeting on September 12th, well that's the plan anyway. Still no sign of the cavalry due to a delayed re-stock from Foundry, so no real problem there apart from the obvious.

Pictures of the above to follow at the weekend.

Cheers

Temptation

Victrix's latest news releases have shown more images of their forth coming plastic Hoplites for Spartans, Athenians and Thebans. Each box will contain 48 figures, almost enough for 5 bases of heavy infantry in Impetus, which incidentally is nearly a complete Basic Impetus army. A great starting point if you are interested in Hoplite Warfare. Have a look at the link below

Victrix Hoplites

Work on the Spartans has been slow this week and there is nothing more to post on the subject. Motivation is a fickle creature at best, something everybody encounters from time to time.

Cheers for now.

Finishing Touches

Well, thats the last of the lead ordered for the Impetus Army for the Spartans. This being 2 packs of Foundry Spartan Cavalry, which will only be required for the Impetus 400 point army as there are none present in the Basic Impetus army. These have have been ordered from Caliver Books as this cuts down the postage necessary.

Spartan Cavalry

Been having a bit of a lull in painting at present which is likely to continue until the weekend, just been too busy with other things each day including being on holiday and turning 40. Both have been good so far.

More to follow later.