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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Irregular Wars Nic on February 21, 2019, 12:50:00 PM

Title: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on February 21, 2019, 12:50:00 PM

To paraphrase, there are few things in life as pleasant as messing about with boats. Here are my first attempts at Xyston 1/600 ancient galleys. I've done these up to try out a little something new I'm working on, but they are still eminently suitable for Galleys & Galleons.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-90Qx-tRvrJA/XFcGzh3VG7I/AAAAAAAAG3M/GFYICISNLRorlaPVyTQn8fKjenvri1uwQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20190203_132636.jpg)
A pair of hemioliai (I've since tried to add eyes);

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8_hJiLxQN4A/XFcGzqwXgtI/AAAAAAAAG3g/vg3FIBtIivA_oKOWOzn2OyaCEcFh4p3UQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_20190203_132911.jpg)
A trihemiolia;

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-70Rfwf6vZlE/XG6Zdf-dCGI/AAAAAAAAG80/_pSZEvlbqgsg0sZUPvBTnm93GtDAxuHXgCLcBGAs/s1600/trireme.jpg)
A trireme;

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ex040zabfDc/XFcGzsv-QyI/AAAAAAAAG3c/Ss4YVN6Ra3Ufdo3DlcC8FXawZs5HgFrnQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_20190203_132502.jpg)
A quardeme;

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--WNkvfA9zKU/XG6ZdXUmIDI/AAAAAAAAG8w/8xSvWTgUXLo-73E0pbixC0LJVJwQ3LdFgCEwYBhgL/s1600/merchants.jpg)
And a couple of merchant vessels.

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: Wiegraf on February 22, 2019, 04:20:22 AM

Great work on the models. I have a few ships from Xyston in the Greek / Phonecian era that I plan to eventually do up.  They have a pretty decent selection of warships that cover a few eras for classical and Hellenistic vessels.

I did one of the battle ships up with sails, but trireme didn't really use them in combat , so I like how you've done yours.  The masts in Xyston are really, really weak - so I ended up using tooth picks instead, haha.

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on February 22, 2019, 06:50:55 AM

Thanks. And yes, the sails look good on trireme Tec, but weren't there  during battle, so I left mine off. Also, I hate painting sails - it takes me forever to get anything half decent.

I agree about the Xyston masts. The merchant ship with full sails has mad the last replaced by thin copper piping.

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: doctorphalanx on February 25, 2019, 07:57:54 AM

Some clever 'trick photography'!

All my ancient warships are mastless too. My Latin and Greek master told us they beached the masts before battle. One of the benefits of a Classical education...

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: has.been on February 25, 2019, 12:54:45 PM

Mark Antony's fleet were discouraged at the battle of Actium BECAUSE they
kept their sails on board, even though he tried to bluff them by saying,
it was to enable a faster pursuit of Octavian's (defeated) fleet.

Nice models/painting by the way.

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: Easy E on February 27, 2019, 08:47:03 PM

Nicely done!  They look swell.

Title: Re: Meanwhile in 1st C. BC Kilikia
Post by: Irregular Wars Nic on February 27, 2019, 08:53:04 PM

Quote from: doctorphalanx on February 25, 2019, 07:57:54 AM

Some clever 'trick photography'!

Ahh yes, my mad photography skills. You'd never guess the photos weren't real!  :D

Thanks gents for all the positive comments! We got them out on the table and messed around with some neat concepts last weekend. Still very much a work in progress, but I always find it easier to mess about with painted minis.