Author Topic: Atheling's Early Byzantines- Made the Cover of "Slingshot"- Page 31. 23-04-2023 (Read 64001 times)

Atheling · « **Reply #345 on:** July 16, 2021, 02:20:13 PM »

At the risk of stretching myself a bit thin on the painting front, between Steppe nomads and Italian Wars Spanish, I pressed ahead with basing the first two ranks of Goths. There will be a further two ranks (three bases) of lesser armoured miniatures to back them up and another six units of foot as well as many of cavalry, not to mention several units of bowmen! At the moment I'm still waiting for the gloss to settle on the final six miniatures before matting down so I'm guessing the unit will be complete in roughly a week.

I have used LBMS Transfers from the Footsore Miniatures Goths range for the nobility fighting to the front. For the back ranks, or the missing bases, I have just painted the shields in a relatively bland manner to indicate the lesser status of the warriors. Pics of the whole unit soon-ish.

Over all the Footsore Miniatures Goths are great miniatures sculpted by the much loved work of Bill Thornhill. If I had any gripes is would be that some of the castings came with extra metal lumps where small sections of the mould had torn; which is very annoying, not to mention sometimes dangerous to remove. It can require some fairly forceful cutting and being the sort of chap who values his digits I used Kevlar gloves when doing this rather risky work. Not a bad investment after nearly severing the nerve in my thumb and losing the use of said thumb about five years back!

I found some interesting re-enactment pictures for reference in Simon McDowall's Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Goths very useful along with the new book from the Society of Ancients publication, The Goths, From Berig to the Battle of Adrianople very useful for source material, though the latter is a little earlier than the period I have in mind for fighting my Early Byzantines.

2010sunburst · « **Reply #346 on:** July 16, 2021, 03:41:03 PM »

Good looking chaps those. Look forward to the rest of ‘em.

Atheling · « **Reply #347 on:** July 17, 2021, 07:19:06 AM »

Quote from: 2010sunburst on July 16, 2021, 03:41:03 PM

Good looking chaps those. Look forward to the rest of ‘em.

Thanks. If you pop back a page there are rather a of of Early Byzatines

Atheling · « **Reply #348 on:** July 23, 2021, 08:36:01 AM »

Wow! The posts are really pouring out again. This is actually not a result of my painting speeding up but rather because there was a back log of stuff that needed varnishing and I don't like to have too many pieces out after glossing as I leave a week between the gloss and the matt layers. It's something that you don't want to get wrong or you are at risk of some icing making an unwanted appearance on the miniatures.

It is always nice to create a little command vignette. The miniatures are form the Footsore Miniatures Vortigern Warlord of Britain pack from their Late Roman range. Whilst the models would not really be great for say Adrianople 378CE Goths they are a good fit for the Goths circa Battle of Taginae 552 and the Gothic occupation of much of Italy etc.

The LBMS banner is a Christmas Special put together for Gripping Beast by Steve many years ago.

2010sunburst · « **Reply #349 on:** July 23, 2021, 08:40:00 AM »

Excellent work. Truly eye popping

Atheling · « **Reply #350 on:** July 23, 2021, 12:00:39 PM »

Thanks 2010sunburst

Hu Rhu · « **Reply #351 on:** July 23, 2021, 02:09:29 PM »

Wow.

Those figures and banner are just amazing.

Atheling · « **Reply #352 on:** July 23, 2021, 08:47:27 PM »

Quote from: Hu Rhu on July 23, 2021, 02:09:29 PM

Wow. Those figures and banner are just amazing.

Many thanks Hu Rhu

Bravo Six · « **Reply #353 on:** July 24, 2021, 03:07:57 AM »

Quote

Wow. Those figures and banner are just amazing.

Yes, that INDEED!

Holy smokes.

bigredbat · « **Reply #354 on:** July 24, 2021, 08:21:34 AM »

Super work on those, Darrell!

Atheling · « **Reply #355 on:** July 24, 2021, 02:47:03 PM »

Thanks Simon and all.

Quote from: Bravo Six on July 24, 2021, 03:07:57 AM

Yes, that INDEED! Holy smokes.

The banner isn't hand painted (thankfully

). It's an old Special Edition LBMS and Gripping Beast collaboration done around the time of the Age of Arthur WAB supplement, so early 2000's methinks

The first unit of Goths are now complete and I will have some pictures posted ASAP

HappyChappy439 · « **Reply #356 on:** July 24, 2021, 03:04:14 PM »

Amazing work! The banner is top-notch stuff!

Atheling · « **Reply #357 on:** July 24, 2021, 05:18:08 PM »

Quote from: HappyChappy439 on July 24, 2021, 03:04:14 PM

Amazing work! The banner is top-notch stuff!

Cheers matey. The pics of the first Goth unit, fully formed, are now taken and ready to post- hopefully tomorrow

I have to say, compared to the Early Byzantine units it has taken a while longer

Eric the Shed · « **Reply #358 on:** July 24, 2021, 06:37:06 PM »

Gorgeous....enuff said

valleyboy · « **Reply #359 on:** July 24, 2021, 09:25:29 PM »

As usual they are all of a superb standard but that last command group stand is just stunning

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