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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Cyrus1 on 08 November 2023, 09:53:21 PM

Title: Carthaginian Sacred Band
Post by: Cyrus1 on 08 November 2023, 09:53:21 PM: Hi here’s the Carthaginian Sacred Band for my Early Carthaginian army, with a mix of figures and armour too - iron and bronze corslets with linen pteruges, linothorax and bronze scale.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHfpi_5xorm59iLb4gsIUfnK-yVBkPOtHUNDCkimefSWrUtmK3JKeMdnvgXh7VmwwlL4Nxir_2P6ZvvsB7nffNraAyqGapys6vB-gn7T_SOfnyjH1_8=w2400)

More pics if interested:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/11/carthaginian-sacred-band.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/11/carthaginian-sacred-band.html)
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Post by: bluewillow on 09 November 2023, 07:49:42 AM: Lovely work, they look fabulous

Cheers
Matt
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Post by: Phil Portway on 09 November 2023, 08:19:43 AM: Nicely painted, good job!
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Post by: Basementboy on 09 November 2023, 08:39:19 AM: They look gorgeous! The shields really make the unit pop :)
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Post by: Ran The Cid on 09 November 2023, 02:50:03 PM: Nice work! What do you plan to put next to them?
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Post by: Easy E on 09 November 2023, 03:18:36 PM: Nice to see some Early Carthaginians!
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Post by: Cyrus1 on 09 November 2023, 08:10:01 PM: Thanks gents. I have a couple of chariots and some Libyan spearmen to paint and then they’re finished.
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Post by: Easy E on 09 November 2023, 09:08:28 PM: Where are the chariots from?

Are these intended for action in a Sicily campaign?
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Post by: Tim Haslam on 09 November 2023, 10:05:10 PM: Very nice.

I’ve been thinking about Carthaginian chariots too!
Agema used to produce them.

Newline?
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Post by: Wiegraf on 09 November 2023, 10:57:10 PM: Well done! They look great. Looking forward to see more!
Title: Re: Carthaginian Sacred Band
Post by: Cyrus1 on 11 November 2023, 12:03:52 AM: Yes the chariots I have are Newline and Agema, see pics below. Xyston do very nice ones in 15mm. The Carthaginian Sacred Band only really fought in Sicily and Africa. We played an Epic CCA game of the Battle of Crimissos recently which was fun:

https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/10/epic-command-and-colors-ancients.html (https://bucellarii.blogspot.com/2023/10/epic-command-and-colors-ancients.html)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHf4PMjeMeo3gCbPYq6M1T21X6Qas1CqhsWs_dN-YSCY5YRtz5UL6WPBCvK5KjIb96cCp-uPG_tjV7qAFoQtp1qYw6-yHZ4TodNvx3JXSXNmQ3q-wtM=w2400)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHex5o7OY_GO-HLVHRf_WzbNXxPr5Xf7XdIPHv52N27kbAUKK6U_r-JBDaSqtyxnHHykA5A3MIvM1DN4__NC5G0Zi-RRBB1zkWcmyTw7ZUXbJahozec=w2400)
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Post by: nikkobourges on 11 November 2023, 07:05:55 AM: Hello,

Very nice Carthaginians !!!

Nikkobourges
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Post by: Cyrus1 on 11 November 2023, 09:11:56 PM: Hi thanks Nikkobourges.
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Post by: bythelee on 12 November 2023, 05:23:15 PM: I really like the chariots.
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Post by: Basementboy on 12 November 2023, 07:58:15 PM: I like them too! Great sculpts, and a great paint job too :D - now on to the Libyans?
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Post by: Tim Haslam on 12 November 2023, 09:39:00 PM: Nice chariots!

I assume the top picture of a pair, are the Newline version?
I can’t get hold of the Agema one.

The Newline is probably a better choice, as the crew fit the description for the rule set I use.
Title: Re: Carthaginian Sacred Band
Post by: Cyrus1 on 12 November 2023, 10:50:20 PM: Thanks for the comments guys. Yes the top two chariots are Newline and the bottom one is Agema with a Newline spearmen. The Agema chariot is a mdf kit and one of the crew is a bit fiddly you have to pin and glue the spear hand...

I've painted these units of Victorix Carthaginian citizen spearmen and Libyan spearmen but still have more units to finish.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcN7YFtdQjEdNrD3E0a9kRRDcn7PYQbu0OsZ1jNyGbjbwkQE-ttHUmlkbp6jKH35KT1bhpXhNC9RxT3b3_YMZpE-sgEMAv_cnLQDqVJhrAiUrJNZbQ=w2400)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHcsZ70vYy3Yx6Ox4UVuAo5A4uBfCAzKdnjJixvXQmYjx954wpj7hli2fv3TEIaynR9CRkfnGv8OH15CF4MC2sSACtcpzwWBLnPy4YAYATc-KayqJxc=w2400)
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Post by: Easy E on 13 November 2023, 03:38:22 PM: :o :-*

I look forward to seeing this army all together on the table!
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Post by: Freddy on 13 November 2023, 05:52:00 PM: Great looking units!
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Post by: Basementboy on 13 November 2023, 06:30:10 PM: They look wonderful! How do Victrix scale next to Agema and Newline?
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Post by: Cyrus1 on 13 November 2023, 09:06:45 PM: Thanks, they’re fine all mix well.
Title: Re: Carthaginian Sacred Band
Post by: VonAkers on 14 November 2023, 11:08:50 PM: Cyrus
Love you Noble Carthaginians, great work.!! :-* :-* :-*
I am currently doing an Early 28mm Army as well.
In regards the Punic Chariots , I have the Agema ones .
They are a Superior Models to the Newline one IMHO ( which are quite ok )
However it is a lot more fiddly ,difficult, and takes more time to assemble .
Cheers
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Post by: nikkobourges on 15 November 2023, 08:06:54 PM: Hello,
Very nice unités !!!
Nikkobourges
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Post by: Cyrus1 on 16 November 2023, 09:27:07 PM: Thanks gents. Some tips with the chariots. Make sure with the Agema one that the spear armed figure is on the left of the chariot with shield over the side of the chariot when gluing in the crew. It is easier to paint the Newline chariot cab with the wheels off.