My Macedonian/Successors project - (9/23 - Scythian Chieftain)

[Fremitus Borealis]

So as I've mentioned in miscellaneous threads, I started collecting and painting models around March of this year. I figured I'd start this thread to track my progress, as I don't have a blog or anything. My progress has been pretty slow because I'm learning as I go and am wary of going too fast...and ending up with a load of models done, but not being happy with the results, if that makes sense. I have also been working on a bunch of different things at once (including stuff from different areas of history) to help keep my motivation up just so I'm not doing the exact same thing for too long! I also figure with everything going on in the world, it'll still be quite a while until I'd theoretically even be able to play a game for the first time, so there's no hurry either 

I've always been fascinated by the period between Phillip II and the Roman conquests in the east, so I decided to start my hobby off in the Successors period. I likewise figured there's enough "crossover" both time-wise and geography-wise when it comes to the armies that I would have a good bit of flexibility. I'm thinking my main force will be roughly Antiochus the Great-era Seleucids, but I'd like to also be able to portray a Greco-Bactrian army as well with a few extra pieces, maybe even dipping back into Alexander-era as well. And it couldn't hurt to have enough to field two armies, right?

Anyway, as I said I'd like to use this thread to track my progress as I go. If you have any tips, pointers, constructive criticisms, etc., I am all ears! I'm still learning here, and lurking on this forum as well as browsing Jeff Jonas' website have been a great inspiration to me so far.

Here is my first "finished" unit that I'm more or less happy with, at least at my current skill level:

EDIT: I forgot to mention when I posted that the unit below is *mostly* Victrix's Successor Phalangites (with the "pants" modification), with a few Warlord Macedonian Phalangites mixed in to get the number up to 32

 

[Doom Beard 78]

A fantastic start, good to see that you got the ball rolling. Getting into Successors can be addictive given the range of units you can add and how colourfull some of the units can be

That unit looks really good

[scotty]

Great looking regiment

[Easy E]

That is really striking looking. 

Those Victrix models look the part.

[wmyers]

Very nice!

[OSHIROmodels]

Lovely 

[Corso]

That's a great phalanx

The way you're approaching the project, that is going slowly, is a very good strategy.

Will keep my eyes peeled on your interesting project 

[Fremitus Borealis]

Wow, thanks for the kind words, everyone! As I said though, I'm still learning really all facets of the hobby, so any suggestions/tips are greatly appreciated

A fantastic start, good to see that you got the ball rolling. Getting into Successors can be addictive given the range of units you can add and how colourfull some of the units can be

Yeah, that's the idea! I love the thought of being able to have phalangites, horse archers, elephants, Gauls, Thracians, and miscellaneous eastern "native" troops all in the same army 

The way you're approaching the project, that is going slowly, is a very good strategy.

Thanks-- I figure as long as I'm always doing something, I will be improving in some way, right? ......which is how I rationalize that I'm currently "working on" like 15 different units/minis 

[Doom Beard 78]

Thracians are a lot of fun to paint. As regards Elephants many of us are very partial to the Aventine resin range.

[Fremitus Borealis]

Thracians are a lot of fun to paint. As regards Elephants many of us are very partial to the Aventine resin range.

Funny you say that, because those are exactly the range I plan on getting, along with some of their cavalry, I think. I ordered a couple of their commander figures that I'm still waiting on (can't complain of course... I'm surprised the mail works *at all* these days, sometimes.)

[Westbury]

Lovely unit, a good start I'd say. We haven't put paint to figure yet, still doing the research, but like you going for the Victrix route where possible.

[hallmarkFPS]

Impressive unit!

[Fremitus Borealis]

Lovely unit, a good start I'd say. We haven't put paint to figure yet, still doing the research, but like you going for the Victrix route where possible.

Thanks! And yeah, Victrix really do have some lovely units. Having done a little bit with metals now I can see why some folks swear off plastics for one reason or another, but you just can't beat the realism with Victrix, from what I've seen. The only slight knocks I've heard/noticed against them are: 1) their models tend to be a bit bigger than others; I was working with the "Macedonian Heavy Cavalry" pack today, and it was striking how much bigger the models (especially horses!) were than some others I've accrued this year. Also 2) Maybe it's just the last couple ranges they've released and previewed, but there doesn't appear to be much variation in the heads of "hatless" figures; I swear I've seen the same guy in Gallic, Persian, German, and Dacian armies... maybe he's just a long-service mercenary or something

[Atheling]

Fab work 

[Westbury]

Ref the heavy cavalry, one of the group bought a sprue of these off eBay and man are they big! Nice but big