15mm Macedonian Project

[Phil Portway]

This is a rebasing project of my 15mm Macedonian army. Even with bulking out all the bases,  will have at least two Sword and Spear 600 point armies.

I will base on 80mm frontage bases.
the army










The Bases



First up, Elephants, WIP, just need to pop some skirmishers on the bases.

[Mindenbrush]

That’s a lot of figures, enjoy your rebasing

[Jjonas]

Always a lot of work. Where did you get the plastic bases? Good luck.

[Easy E]

Ugh!  I hate rebasing, it feels like a huge waste of time. 

Good luck!

[Phil Portway]

Always a lot of work. Where did you get the plastic bases? Good luck.

They are recycled plastic labels. The machine that etched the label was updated and thousands of these labels were to be thrown out. They got thrown a pals way and he cut them for me!

[Frostie]

I did a load of rebasing over the last couple of years for my massive Raphia project.  But I am so glad i did they armies look much better.

Check out the project

http://warrenswargamerantings.blogspot.com/

[Phil Portway]

I did a load of rebasing over the last couple of years for my massive Raphia project.  But I am so glad i did they armies look much better.

Check out the project

http://warrenswargamerantings.blogspot.com/

That was a biiig re-basing project you did there. I am cracking on. Re- based about  10 units ATM

[madaxeman]

I have also done loads of rebasing over the last few months... its a right PITA but it is worth it, really freshens up the figures.

FWIW I've also done a very limited bit of tarting up of the figures at the same time, which usually involves

- re-painting all the spears, in a lighter colour (Vallejo Ochre Brown has become my go-to for this), as always some are bent and have flaking paint
- doing a smidge of blacklining under/around spear points and sometimes on hand/spear joins
- adding a dash of fresh metallic (and not then matt varnishing it away) to helmets and spear tips
- sometimes tarting up the shields with transfers and repaints
- adding some new paper-printed banners

These few things really seem to make the rebased figures look much more "new" than just rebasing alone



 

[Phil Portway]

I have also done loads of rebasing over the last few months... its a right PITA but it is worth it, really freshens up the figures.

FWIW I've also done a very limited bit of tarting up of the figures at the same time, which usually involves

- re-painting all the spears, in a lighter colour (Vallejo Ochre Brown has become my go-to for this), as always some are bent and have flaking paint
- doing a smidge of blacklining under/around spear points and sometimes on hand/spear joins
- adding a dash of fresh metallic (and not then matt varnishing it away) to helmets and spear tips
- sometimes tarting up the shields with transfers and repaints
- adding some new paper-printed banners

These few things really seem to make the rebased figures look much more "new" than just rebasing alone

I need to to do similar and need to sort out spears that have broken

[Phil Portway]

Antiquity April Challenge. Rebased this lot since beginning of the month. This will end up as about 3 armies as the points of the complete army is just short of 1800 points. All old 15mm Chariot Miniatures and Essex Some will need sarrisas and spears relacing. All Based for Sword and Spear. Will end up with 56 units.


Elephants


Heavy Foot & the first of 5 Phalanx's


Greek Allied Cavalry


Persian Allied Heavy Cavalry


Javelin Light Horse


Prodromoi Light Horse. These have Impact ability. I am going to enjoy using these

[Frostie]

That was a biiig re-basing project you did there. I am cracking on. Re- based about  10 units ATM

Thanks Phil, it was a labor of love over two years that is just about finished( I blame Simon Miller of Big Red Bat fame).  I have about 14 more elephants to base and that will be the project complete.

Then I may even lay them all out and take some army pictures and video

[Phil Portway]

Four days of intense rebasing only for Antiquity April project. 10 various Cavalry and 12 various Infantry bases. Mostly Chariot Miniatures based for Sword & Spear.

Cavalry


Persian Extra Heavy Cavalry. Most of the spears were broken, so were replaced with nylon yard broom bristles


Before


Broom Bristles


2 Persian Cavalry units


Thessalian Light Horse


Paphlagonian Light Horse


Infantry


2 Units Asian Hillmen Medium foot


Greek Peltasts and Theureophoroi as Medium foot


Thracian Light Peltasts


Greek Peltast Light Infantry


Macedonian Hypaspistoi

[Phil Portway]

Antiquity April. My penultimate post before completion of the re-basing of my 15mm Macedonian/ Seleucid, etc project. All based for Sword & Spear.

Cavalry and commanders


Commanders


Companion Cav


Thessailian Cav, Greek Cav & Nubian LH


Foot and some more commanders


Skirmish bases


Indian Bows


Seleucid Commanders


Pike Phalanx's


Hypaspistoi

[duivelindoosje]

the re basing is a real upgrade for the army, lot of work i can see that

[Bloggard]

look great.