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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Hippocleides on 05 December 2023, 04:29:57 PM

Title: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 05 December 2023, 04:29:57 PM
Hey everyone, here are a few units of 28mm successors for no specific faction, that I've completed in the past few months, hope to post more in the future whilst working towards a completed army.

Starting with the Agema Phalangites, comprised mostly of veteran mercenaries from around the Mediterranean, all Aventine miniatures:
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 05 December 2023, 04:33:13 PM
Thureophoroi (Polemarch miniatures) and Armored War Elephant (Warlord games with Victrix escort)
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 05 December 2023, 04:34:40 PM
Nubian/Kushite Skirmishers (Warlord Games) and Mounted General (Polemarch)
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Easy E on 05 December 2023, 04:45:06 PM
I always loved the head armor on that Warlord war elephant. 

Nice work making all these units come alive! 
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Post by: DalyDR on 05 December 2023, 04:57:27 PM
All great, but I especially like those phalangites.
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Post by: Basementboy on 05 December 2023, 09:25:47 PM
Have to agree, there’s just something lovely about a block of pikemen bunched together- the skin tones in particular look fantastic :-*
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Post by: Pattus Magnus on 05 December 2023, 11:11:01 PM
Excellent job on the painting and basing!
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Post by: sgzleada71 on 07 December 2023, 12:02:37 PM
Superb
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Post by: markw on 08 December 2023, 05:51:31 PM
Great painting, what made you choose polemarch rather than the Aventine Thureophoroi range ?
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Post by: chrisminiaturefigs on 08 December 2023, 06:01:18 PM
Excellent paint jobs done all round.
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Post by: nikkobourges on 08 December 2023, 09:37:05 PM
Excellent paintjob !!! I like particulary Agema Phalangites and Thureophoroi.

Nikkobourges

 
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: AdamPHayes on 08 December 2023, 09:45:04 PM
Superb paint jobs! Building up a great looking army. I wouldn’t bother with the pike connection tubes though, pretty much been discredited.
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 09 December 2023, 05:35:00 AM
Thanks all, it's been a fun project.

Interesting, I was under the impression the connection tube debate was still up in the air and opted for a "rule of cool" approach, though it was a bit of pain painting all of those tubes  o_o

Great painting, what made you choose polemarch rather than the Aventine Thureophoroi range ?

Thanks Mark, I really like the Polemarch and Foundry sculpts, these phalangites were the first Aventine miniatures I've painted, but I'll be ordering more in the future, I'll have to check out their Thureophoroi they have some other great ranges as well.
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Uberhaare on 09 December 2023, 11:17:55 PM
Really astounding work! All of them look amazing, but I especially love those phalangites.

Are you using the Gripping Beast transfers from LBMS? I noticed the Aventine website has those in stock and I figured it was because they match their models pretty well, but wanted to make sure.
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Freddy on 10 December 2023, 09:20:57 AM
Nice models, the elephant is my favourite!
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: AdamPHayes on 10 December 2023, 08:19:05 PM
Thanks all, it's been a fun project.

Interesting, I was under the impression the connection tube debate was still up in the air


Only for wargamers. Only one  (hotly debated) example exists and no other depictions or descriptions.  And as you say saves painting the bloody things onto wire pikes…
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 12 December 2023, 08:46:25 PM
Really astounding work! All of them look amazing, but I especially love those phalangites.

Are you using the Gripping Beast transfers from LBMS? I noticed the Aventine website has those in stock and I figured it was because they match their models pretty well, but wanted to make sure.

Yeah, these are the ones I used.
https://www.aventineminiatures.org/store/SUC-GB-2-p559615174
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: VonAkers on 12 December 2023, 10:32:27 PM
Hippocleides
Mate Bravo :o :o :o :o :-* :-* :-*
Those are Wonderfull figures , simply Awesome Brush work .... so Jealous  lol lol
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: Hippocleides on 28 December 2023, 03:51:58 AM
Hi all, I'd thought I would share some more figures I've painted recently for my successors armies.

Here are the Agema Cavalry and a Ptolemaic Machimoi foot command (all Polemarch Miniatures)
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: markw on 28 December 2023, 12:48:57 PM
Very nice. Does the polemarch minis mix with your Aventine?
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Post by: jcspqr on 28 December 2023, 06:50:37 PM
you've done a great job on the Agema.   The Machimoi are my favorites of the Polemarch pike.
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Post by: Basementboy on 29 December 2023, 10:51:17 AM
Lovely! The muted palette looks fantastic, really stunning :D
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Post by: nikkobourges on 29 December 2023, 12:04:39 PM
Excellent paintjob !!!!
Nikkobourges
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Post by: VonAkers on 29 December 2023, 09:16:07 PM
Wow
Simply wonderful brush work , Bravo !!!
Cheers
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Post by: Jjonas on 11 January 2024, 12:09:22 AM
Nice to see such a great paint job on those Polemarch figures!
Very inspiring!
Title: Re: Some 28mm Successors
Post by: markw on 23 January 2024, 09:08:08 PM
Great work, what size bases have you used for the infantry?