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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Plutarch64 on November 21, 2019, 11:46:00 AM
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Due to work commitments it's been a while since I have dropped by LAF, but things have quietened down a little so I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of a recently completed Xyston Carthaginian project:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sbcfb-kigj8/XcuwOfpxJeI/AAAAAAAACa4/uhj0wCKbnrcgF0eJ_Glz91w6LYfI9SgdQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/262.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MOSEpD7zqcg/XcuxjcxAe2I/AAAAAAAACbk/pAgPLc8YckQwedinPGUCrX90PXeJ9Sq2gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/207.JPG)
A few more pictures on my blog, for anyone interested: http://tinmountain.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-carthaginian-army.html (http://tinmountain.blogspot.com/2019/11/15mm-carthaginian-army.html)
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Really nice work! Thanks for sharing!
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A grandiose spectacle! Stunning!
And from a distance, the most eye-catching is the shields, which are very well done!
Congrats for your paintjob!
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My very first 15mm Ancients army was Later Carthaginian, so it evokes a lot of nostalgia. Though mine were Essex and had nothing like the animation or character of these.
Xyston were always my favourite for 15 (18mm) miniatures, though sometimes i cursed at the fiddliness of separate shields and weapons, and how hard they were to fit onto 'standard' ancients basing, but done well, they just look terrific, and you've achieved that here. Really nice looking army.
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Thanks for the kind words guys.
Yes, the separate shields and spears are a definite nuisance and I take a small plastic container with me whenever they take the field to ensure I collect any fallen bits. Thankfully last game we had it was only one spear and a shield, which I thought wasn't a bad return.
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Awesome work
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Lovely :)
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Great army. :-* :-* :-*
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Fantastic looking army!
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I always had a sweet spot for Carthage. Your army fits exactly what i had imagined them to be. Great!
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I always had a sweet spot for Carthage. Your army fits exactly what i had imagined them to be. Great!
I had too! In my painting life :D (i don't paint minis any more), I had created three different 15mm Carthaginian armies, they (sadly) do not belong to me any more...
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lovely job.
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Very beautiful army. I am very impressed with your work!
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Very good. :)
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Did Nellies and chariots ever appear together in Punic armies?
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Did Nellies and chariots ever appear together in Punic armies?
From the blog post linked in the OP:
"The project gives me enough options for the DBMM early and late Carthaginian lists, spanning just over four hundred years of history, so there are figures here that will never actually be deployed on the table together. The term "army" is therefore probably a bit of a misnomer, but nevertheless I thought I'd assemble them for the sake of posterity."
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Excellent looking force. Nice work!
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Thanks again for the comments. The "early" component of the army will be making its first appearance next Saturday against some early Bedouin, so I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform.
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Sensible course of action. :)