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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Tim Haslam on May 30, 2021, 05:21:52 PM
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Rather than steel the other thread I’ve started my own.
Project,
Finish a complete plastic army, I’ve used plastic in the past but never a full ancient army.
Figures, Victrix, absolutely superb.
Spent two weeks assembling them and basing up plus under coat.
(Laborious but actually I’m in no hurry so I enjoyed that part)
Approximately 160 figures, horses etc.
Started painting today, thought I’d start on the less complex skirmish dudes.
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great job :-*
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I’m going to start on a big unit of poor quality warriors next, so these get helmets and bigger shields with perhaps a dash more colour?
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Very good start. :-* :-* I agree the Victrix Numidians are probably their best figures
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Great start, looking forward to your posts! I’ll update the thread I started with some infantry.
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Nice start! Seems that Numidians are a hot topic in ancient wargaming nowadays!
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Bit hot today, so paint was drying too quickly.
Never mind, these are some close order infantry.
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ooooh very nice. Simple but effective colour scheme. I might need to make some similar :)
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Pushing on...
15 hours into a projected 80!
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I’ll do better pictures when the unit is finished.
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Well done!! Might I ask where did you get those movement trays from?
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Nice idea. You have more patience than me. I have a whole phalanx of Victrix Thebans. Nicely separated into six or seven bins of heads, arms, shields, etc. Sitting there for a year. Attempted Covid-19 stir crazy therapy, don't cut, just assemble 64 Thebans.
They are still there in case.... I do hate assembling plastics. Good job on yours and plastics give you lots of choices with Numidians.
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Cheers guys.
Big green movement tray is hand made from ABS.
It’s just holding the figures whilst I paint them.
I will be using MDF from Warbases when finished.
I actually enjoyed putting these figures together, but agreed it is time consuming, just glad I wasn’t in a rush.
I’m really impressed with the basic Numidian infantry set.
The difference between my skirmish units and the formed unit is quite amazing considering it’s all from one box!
I’m going to multi base these close formation figures, into a unit of 40, but I’ll cheat a little and only paint 36 actual figures!
I need to get started on a unit of cavalry next, as I’ve got three units in all, maybe 4 if I look at a Spanish bodyguard?
Jeff, maybe you could help with that?
Was Jubas bodyguard Spanish and Gallic mercenary types? Or just Spanish?
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Looking great, Tim. Are the elephants transfers?
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Hi Simon,
Yeah good old Veni Vidi Vici?
I like the way I can paint over them to achieve a hand painted look.
Don’t get me wrong the LBM transfers are awesome, but looking at my army, it was going to cost £36+ Not a massive problem, but I wanted a more unique looking force.
This is my second Numidian army I’ve painted, the first being mostly Crusader models.
I’m after a muted look, nothing too bright. Maybe even poor looking?
I may introduce a dull madder red into the imitation legionaries?
I’m kind of making it up as I go along!
Opinions on the skirmish cavalry please,
Should I do them just leather or wood effect as the skirmish infantry.
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Should I do them the same as the formed infantry above, white with black elephant.
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Should I attempt some primitive animal skin type effect, hand painted of course!
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Opinions on the skirmish cavalry please,
Should I do them just leather or wood effect as the skirmish infantry.
OR
Should I do them the same as the formed infantry above, white with black elephant.
OR
Should I attempt some primitive animal skin type effect, hand painted of course!
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If you are doing 3 units then one of each is feasible!! I like the muted effect you achieved with the skirmishers.
Very nice project by the way. Do you have a set of rules in mind that you are aiming at?
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Opinions on the skirmish cavalry please,
Should I do them just leather or wood effect as the skirmish infantry.
OR
Should I do them the same as the formed infantry above, white with black elephant.
OR
Should I attempt some primitive animal skin type effect, hand painted of course!
Those Numidians get better and better. :-* :-*
As for the cavalry, I'd go with the animal skin or leather and wood but upgrade the shields if you are adding a Spanish bodyguard unit.
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Would you believe it, I’m playing WAB!
Yeah, muted shields for skirmish cavalry and maybe a bit posh for Spanish bodyguard?
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"Was Jubas bodyguard Spanish and Gallic mercenary types? Or just Spanish?"
That I cannot help you with, not in my wheel house. Sorry.
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From memory, Spanish
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Levy, finished!
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Very nice. :-* :-*
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1st of 4 elephants finished.
Again keeping the simple muted colours.
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What a lovely nellie. :-* :-* :-*
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Very petite!
Apparently they used a small breed?
Cute though.
Very impressed with the versatility of the kit.
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Very petite!
Apparently they used a small breed?
Cute though.
Very impressed with the versatility of the kit.
Yes they used a breed called the African bush elephant which was much smaller than the African elephant we are familiar with today.
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Ah I think the bush elephants are the big ones. It's a North African forest elephant (extinct subspecies), similar to the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).
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Ah I think the bush elephants are the big ones. It's a North African forest elephant (extinct subspecies), similar to the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).
You are right. I mixed up my heffalumps. :D
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Excellent stuff!! :-*
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Started the cavalry, poor picture, I’ll post better when the rest of the unit is done.
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More stuff!
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Added another lump and more cavalry.
Roughly 100 painted out of 160.
So we’ll on the way now.
40 hours work.
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Cripes, that’s a lot of Numidians! Great paint job and those Victrix minis are lovely.
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Cheers James.
Another elephant, 15 more cavalry, 24 imitation legionaries and some command and I’m all done! Lol.
Oh and some Numidian improvised field fortifications, whatever they look like??
I’m using WAB Hannibal book army lists, and apparently I get these prepared positions for free.
I don’t know if I should use Roman style marching fort or something more improvised similar to African thorn bush barricades??
Apparently Numidian armies liked to pick their battlefield and spring ambushes.
Thoughts…
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I think I recall reading some reference to thorny barricades- must be in Caesar's Civil War.
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If you could find that reference it would be very interesting.
I’ve chosen to try coconut pan scrubs to make my thorny bush!
I shall post progress.
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It’s been a while.
But I have been busy, in fact only one unit of cavalry left.
I’ve started playing with the army and now got a little worried that I’ve created a monster!
Those 4 elephants are difficult to deal with!
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Forgot to say, those are my imitation legionaries!
lol
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They are brilliant. Love the chain mailed Numidians. I'm in the process of doing something similar. Inspiring work. Are you going to finish the bases ? That'll make them look fantastic.
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Cheers,
Yes finishing the bases is definitely on the agenda.
I usually wait until I get to end of figure painting before I start basing though.
I’ve just got a few more cavalry to paint and that’s it, on with basing.
The army is 160+ figures so getting all that done first.
Actually not fully decided on what/how to base this army?
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Nice take on imitation legionaries. :-*
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"chain" mailed??
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Very productive, very impressive!
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Well that’s what COVID enforced semi retirement does to you!
More time to paint, 60 hours into the project.
Between 2-3 figures an hour.
Very nearly done, just 3 more cavalry.
Just starting to experiment with basing, will post pictures up soon..
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What's the primer you are using, please?
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Army Painter, leather brown.
Gives a nice shade to the skin without being too dark.
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Thanks, I'll try a can.
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Just gave them an ink wash then highlighted with leather brown from the pot this time.
Started the basing..
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Lots to love in this thread, especially those Numidians in maille.
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lol lol lol lol lol
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Finished basing one unit.
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80 hours over two months start to finish.
Basing took longer than I expected, but worth it.
I fear I’ve created a monster by using 4 elephants, probably would be better if I took 3 elephants and slightly more imitation legionaries.
I’ve got the spare figures, but I’m starting my African Vandal army for now.
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Very nice force, good work!
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Better pictures
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Close up
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Another
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Nice looking force and finished rapidly but to a lovely finish. Great job.
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Great work!
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Thanks chaps.
I cannot express enough how much I like these figures from Victrix.
At some point I’ll probably make a Spanish bodyguard and more imitation legionaries.
(I may have already said that?)
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Great work! It's a beautiful army!
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I'm late coming across this project but fantastic work. Thanks for sharing.
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Tim
Mate they look simply awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o, well done old boy !!!
Cheers
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Thanks.
Doing well on the battlefield too.
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More dangerous than they look, aren't they?