Ran's Ancients - Punic Wars

[Ran The Cid]

A new unit for an old project.  Carthaginian Spearmen:  Figures are a mix of Vendel Macedonian command and an unreleased line of Punic figures by Gorgon.

After painting Italians in bright primary colors for nearly six months, I needed to change up my pallet.  Colors are terracotta, grey-blue, khaki and brown leather.  Even the whites are not pure, with a touch of grey included.  Shield decals are from the Carthage Must Be Destroyed kickstarter.





If all goes well, this unit will join the rest of the army for a Punic Wars convention game at Little Wars HMGS in April.

[LouieN]

A nice unit

[has.been]

Lovely work.

[cadbren]

Great unit. So do they represent Greek mercenaries or actual Carthaginians?

[VonAkers]

Ran
Mate they look very nice , good paint palette.
Cheers

[Ran The Cid]

Great unit. So do they represent Greek mercenaries or actual Carthaginians?

I plan to use them as part of Hannibal's army, but they probably would fit in better for the earlier wars in Sicily.

[Basementboy]

They look great!

[Ran The Cid]

Second unit of Carthaginian Spearmen by Gorgon + Vendel Command.


Carthaginian command pack from Gripping Beast.  The mounted commander has a very convex shield which prompted an impromptu free hand symbol when the decal failed.




The man himself, Hannibal from Salute 2004.

[nikkobourges]

Hello,

Nice painting !!

Nikkobourges

[sgzleada71]

Excellent work although the Gripping Beast Rider looks like he's go the plague  or  perhaps syphilis ... 

[Ran The Cid]

Looking at the photos, I may need to go back and do a little work on the figures without helmets.  It's all to easy to just let the wash darken the recesses when the eyes are hidden under the brim of the helmet.  Hannibal is looking sleepy with eyes "closed".

[Easy E]

Like many of us, he just closed his eyes right when someone took the picture!

Honestly, at arm's length no one will really notice. 

[Ran The Cid]

Command stand with an Agema Roman front and center, and two Relic Romans in the back rank. I imagine the young buck urging the legions on, with the older consolers whispering  strategy in his ear.

I love the look of the Agema figure, dynamically posed with the shield flung back and a spear pointing at the enemy.  There are some sculpting issues – the left arm all but vanishes into the shield, and the strap & scabbard are extended in 3D to support the casting process.  The two Relic figures are a different vision of Romans with classic styled armour covered with ribbons denoting their rank.  The chest detail is somewhat hard to pick out, there appears to be an amount of “flattening” from the casting process.




In contrast, the Crusader Generals pack provides two sturdy miniatures with clean lines and well presented detail.  There are days when I appreciate this straight forward design that practically paints itself.



I did incorporate the feed back about eyes/faces.  You can see an attempt at eyes on the mounted commander (which is less of a stare on the table top), and a hint of blush on the lips & cheeks.

[Basementboy]

Looks great! Love the mounted commander especially, thanks for sharing

[nikkobourges]

Hello,
Very nice command base !!
Nikkobourges