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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Atheling on 20 February 2025, 10:15:25 AM

Title: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 20 February 2025, 10:15:25 AM: (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM34X4M4niX-2lN1HlwZAlCn6eUQ85RVEuQHlGfLe7EII_DwIIPGCl_uOwe3DCBFlowbiMINzqtmUYvIyEDTk42EOhhxBdM5vcuOxlKm9wnW20B2Jxtyi4Rpg8DXUl6JcQm1LRydbx6fE-yD9vG3-MQCbnxtyVhiL3t81xWOqvpr2EuLOgVYkxxJ1Z44CU/s1200/P1040603.jpg)

This little lot, plus more, were due to take part in a display game at a well known wargame show but the game has been cancelled. Still, they look quite pretty and although I'm not quite as far as I wanted to be with the units (the painted army consists of one unit of Seleucid Argyraspides and Antigonus the One Eyed!) it would be a shame not to document the miniatures.

My last blue backdrops got wet (printer ink) so I've had to produce some ad hoc backgrounds for the photo's. If anyone knows of a full A4 blue background file anywhere, please do let me know as I'm in desperate need of one as you can see!

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[size=150]& "Bonus" Antigonus Monophthalmus![/size]

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Cheers
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Ran The Cid on 20 February 2025, 03:00:55 PM: Excellent work as always. I'm always fascinated with how you paint deep shadows and make it look so natural.
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Hippocleides on 20 February 2025, 03:05:43 PM: Those look incredible, very clean and crisp painting, well done! I've also got the same polemarch models for my Seleucids nearing completion and yours definitely inspire me to finish them up! How did you find they painted up? I got a bit delirious after painting the 20th something cloak lol
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on 20 February 2025, 03:15:16 PM: Love the bald, one-eyed leader. I am pretty sure more Greeks look more like him than Brad Pitt!
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: jcspqr on 20 February 2025, 10:25:48 PM: Great job. These were always my favorite of the the Polemarch pikes. I have modified monopthalmus to be a standard bearer in this unit.

Jim
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Pattus Magnus on 20 February 2025, 10:30:39 PM: Wow, beautiful job! The uniforms look great, so colourful compared to how I imagine the rank and file troops looked. Benefits of rank!
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 21 February 2025, 07:04:04 AM: Thank you for the goodly words guys :)

Quote from: Ran The Cid on 20 February 2025, 03:00:55 PM
I'm always fascinated with how you paint deep shadows and make it look so natural.

You know, I'm not sure I can even answer that question- I'm so used to painting this way it is just my natural "way" if that makes sense?

Quote from: Hippocleides on 20 February 2025, 03:05:43 PM
How did you find they painted up? I got a bit delirious after painting the 20th something cloak lol

They were a little tricky TBH, not quie as crisp as Aventine miniatures but plenty of character all the same. BTW, I was somewhat delirious re: cloaks too!
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: sgzleada71 on 21 February 2025, 09:06:17 AM: Superb work . I got a big Blue card backdrop from a local stationary supplier for a few $
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: pallard on 21 February 2025, 08:00:27 PM: Atheling
i'm just beginning my painting of a Justinian force with your beautiful units as a model, ever wondering how to approach your art and I'm not a bad painter. And now you let loose these new Hellenistics, which are one of my next project. Atheling... you are my nemesis!
Philippe
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 22 February 2025, 06:12:12 AM: Quote from: pallard on 21 February 2025, 08:00:27 PM
Atheling
i'm just beginning my painting of a Justinian force with your beautiful units as a model, ever wondering how to approach your art and I'm not a bad painter. And now you let loose these new Hellenistics, which are one of my next project.

Thank you Pallard. I'm sure your work is great- please do post it up when you get it to the finishing point, I'd love to see it.
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Basementboy on 22 February 2025, 07:58:45 PM: Absolutely gorgeous work! Brilliant faces in particular :-*
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 23 February 2025, 06:46:57 AM: Quote from: Basementboy on 22 February 2025, 07:58:45 PM
Absolutely gorgeous work! Brilliant faces in particular :-*

Thanks
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Frostie on 23 February 2025, 06:48:51 AM: Lovely
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Post by: Roo on 23 February 2025, 08:58:33 AM: Gorgeous
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Post by: Michi on 23 February 2025, 09:54:56 AM: If I'd do ancients, I did them like yours! Wonderful rich paintjobs!
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: AdamPHayes on 23 February 2025, 10:26:45 AM: Very imposing unit. Anyone would have second thoughts of messing with them! Just need to go back and paint over those connecting tubes on the sarissas…
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 23 February 2025, 11:58:24 AM: Frostie, Roo, Mitchi etal thank you for the goodly words guys :)
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: nikko on 08 March 2025, 10:25:04 PM: Realy superb !!!
Title: Re: Seleucid Argyraspides
Post by: Atheling on 09 March 2025, 03:30:45 AM: Quote from: nikko on 08 March 2025, 10:25:04 PM
Realy superb !!!

Thank you Nikko. Appreciated old bean :)