Atheling's Early Byzantines- Justinian's Army into the Army of P.34 28.11.2024

[Atheling]

Many thanks Hu Rhu and Carlos 

I'm a little lost for words but to say thankyou to you both for your kind words

[rumacara]

Superb work on this thread Darrell.

[Atheling]

Superb work on this thread Darrell.

Thanks mate. The whole project has been a joy to paint.

Ever since I painted up my Justinian army for the Beyond the Golden Gate WAB Campaign weekend at Warhammer World (I think in 2007?) I have been obsessed with the idea of owning a more up to date army in terms of research.

Thanks to Keith and Adam at Aventine that dream has been realised.

There is a remarkable difference between the two. The old Gripping Beast models are fine for Late Romans but they are not by enlarge suitable for the the CE Eastern Roman Empire.

Old Justinian Byzantines Heavy Cav/Boukellaroi:


New Justinian Army Heavy Cav/Boukellaroi:

[batu]

So nice!

[armchairgeneral]

They look amazing  Good to see you are past your varnish woes 

[Atheling]

So nice!

Cheers Batu 

They look amazing 

Good to see you are past your varnish woes 

Argh! Don't remind me of those Late Romans! 

[Atheling]

I'll let the pictures do the talking.....

In the interests of not taking up a huge amount of space I've only uploaded two or three pics of each unit.

If you want to see the whole lot please hop on over to my Just Add Water Blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2022/03/all-my-early-byzantine-units-thus-far.html

Armoured Skutatoi



Magister Militum Army General Command Stand:



Belisarius' Boukellaroi:



Extra Heavy Infantry/Dismounted Boukellaroi:



Heavy Kavallaroi:



Psiloi:



Skutatoi Command Base:



Steppe Nomad Allies/White Huns- Cantabrian Circle:



Torsion Engine 1:



Torsion Engine 2:



Unarmoured Skutatoi Unit 1:



Unarmoured Skutatoi Unit 2:



At a guess about two thirds of the way through the Byzantines with the Sassanids to come next! 

[Blackwolf]

Nice.
I was looking at your blog yesterday,trying to work out your painting style. Then it hit me;  you don’t use any zenithal lighting,fascinating how other people paint.

[Atheling]

Nice.

Thanks mate

I was looking at your blog yesterday,trying to work out your painting style.

Ah, you too. I do quite a lot of that sort of thing myself 

Then it hit me;  you don’t use any zenithal lighting,fascinating how other people paint.

Nope. Just the old school method of prime black, undercoat black then layer the colours on. I'm not knocking different methods- it's just the way in which I feel most comfortable painting.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Gorgeously colorful work, brilliant!

[Atheling]

Gorgeously colorful work, brilliant!

Thanks matey

[David H]

Absolutely stunning!
You have a very clean and bright painting style - it must look fantastic on the table top.

[Atheling]

Absolutely stunning!

Thanks David.

You have a very clean and bright painting style - it must look fantastic on the table top.

Thank you David. Unfortunately I'm yet to find out what the army looks like in battle as I haven't been able to get to the club in two years 

I do have a post on my blog with the army somewhat arrayed. The images are a over exposed (I knocked the exposure balance by accident  ) but they give some idea of what the army looks like.

It here if you want to take a peek?:
http://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2021/05/early-byzantines-on-parade-and-future.html

[David H]

Those pictures give a good impression of how it will look once it games in anger - even more stunning when seen en masse!

I had a Hinchliffe Byzantine army many many years ago now, and I was intending to collect Sassanids to oppose them. Your army is much nicer than mine was, and I'm very jealous 

I hope you get them on a table to fight soon.

[Atheling]

Those pictures give a good impression of how it will look once it games in anger - even more stunning when seen en masse!

We have plans for desert type tiles and the city walls for the Battle of Dara 530AD for a start. My ultimate plan is to work through all the major battles of the 6th Century involving the Byzantines..... with a view to following into the 7th Century too! (Yeah, I know!  )

I had a Hinchliffe Byzantine army many many years ago now, and I was intending to collect Sassanids to oppose them. Your army is much nicer than mine was, and I'm very jealous 

Thanks David. I'm always a little lost for words when dealing with compliments but know your kind words are appreciated

I hope you get them on a table to fight soon.

As soon as they are, I can assure you, the camera and tripod will be in full effect