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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: bigredbat on 01 July 2015, 01:38:26 PM
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In May I bought an Athenian army off of Steve Jones (a far better painter than me) and have been busy rebasing them.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tYAgOMJ7uhE/VZPEfPv7DxI/AAAAAAAAQDo/yzGKyElUlbE/s640/All%2Btogether.jpg)
With the hoplites I already had, I can now field a force that will may my Spartans at least pause for thought (even if that thought is just "Kill them all!").
The light infantry bases are innovative- they are 18cm wide "scenic" bases, a bit like the ones used for Impetus but broader. In my "To the Strongest!" rules light units only have a single hit, so there is no faffing with elements or casualty removal.
Later this week I'll post close ups, Steve did some lovely work on these minis.
Best, Simon
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Looking forward to the close ups. And I really like those big bases. They would completely outsize all my storage solutions, and I would hate to pack them up for a move – but their visual impact is fabulous.
Only and very minor 'gripe': Probably I'd based the minis in small, separate groups rather than in lines spreading across the full base width. This would look even more irregular. But that's personal taste.
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Thanks Mad Doc- they are designed to store in Really Useful Boxes and will travel a great deal in them to shows. The bases are magnetic.
Oddly I have recently invested in a lot of Kaiser Rushforth single-figure storage, which I use to store minis I have bought before they get based. Great products!
The reason for the lines is an odd one; all the skirmishers were originally nicely based on 1" square bases and I didn't want to strip it all away, as the basing material was pretty good. I usually do more irregular arrangements but I quite like the lines; it looks like they have just come out from the trenches and are about to be machine gunned! ;-)
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I usually do more irregular arrangements but I quite like the lines; it looks like they have just come out from the trenches and are about to be machine gunned! ;-)
Do the officers have whistles, too? :D
Gave some to my Roman centurions, although as a reference to the first scene of "Rome" rather.
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One has a bloody great trumpet! :-)
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Nice looking force. :-* :-*
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They look great! Your basing is outstanding!
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Excellent work Simon :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
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Impressive and nicely presented. 8)
Stuart.
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Very nice, especially the lights. Do you have a ratio of skirmishers to hoplites in the rules?
I've based my figs for this period on large single bases too, though not as big as these. I think its an excellent idea, after all we spend so much time painting figs that we do them a disservice by squeezing them onto a little base with a green clump and a rock or two. I use Minibitz 6mm dice and frames to record casualties, tucked behind a figures leg, they're almost invisible on the table top.
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Oddly I have recently invested in a lot of Kaiser Rushforth single-figure storage, which I use to store minis I have bought before they get based. Great products!
You know, that thought hadn't even crossed my mind! Great idea Simon! 8)
Darrell.
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splendid !
i do like the look of unit basing as a one piece....
Excellent
Eric