Really old Immortals

[Jjonas]

Just to show that one can paint an old dog with new tricks I have actually finished something this year. I have had these Vendel Immortals (28mm) for twenty years. They went dormant for years due to various reasons, but I never had enough it seems to finish units. Plus way back when the Vendels really outscaled most 28mm figures. Now plastics and other ranges are have caught up. I also realized that this being the 20th year anniversary of the printing of the Warhammer Historical Alexander the Great supplement, that I should get off my butt and finish some of the those old projects.

So this project is taking twelve robed Persian Immortals and adding in six archers to fill out a nice three rank looking bunch of 18. I decided to really pump up the colors just for kicks. The nice thing about the sculpting of the Vendels are their nice flat well carved surfaces and drapery. They are thick and I wouldn't put them in a unit with modern plastic figures, but they no longer dwarf others.  Of course the Immortals probably did not fight in their palace robes but the nice action poses of the Vendels make an assault on the King's tent a possible skirmish game.

Now I must get some of the old cavalry done as they now match Casting Room in size.







 

[Jjonas]

Here is the standard bearer. The actual standard is made out of a Vendel Hoplite spear with a 1st Corps banner from their Command Chariot. The golden pomegranate is simply a bead borrowed from my wife's bead box. These old Vendels can be found on FaceBook at the Thistle & Rose Miniatures page.

[Pattus Magnus]

Wow, that’s an inspiring unit of Immortals! So much colour and variation in patterns!

[DivisMal]

🤩! I love them. And the bright colors are great!

[Tim Haslam]

Awesome.
Love those.

[has.been]

Excellent, and plenty for a skirmish game...

"The King of Kings wants a Duck dinner, the King of Kings is gonna get a Duck dinner!"
(Multi-player game, each having some Immortals, and some bases with Ducks on.
Other foods are available)
 

[OSHIROmodels]

Very nice 

[bigredbat]

Looking really great, Jeff. The Vendels paint up beautifully.

[trev]

Those are great.  I need to paint some Persians soon, so I'll be copying some of those techniques.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Lovin’em! Really characterful. 👍

[Jjonas]

Here is a sample line up of the Vendel Immortals side by side with Wargames Atlantic and Victrix plastic figures. The green Vendel Immortal seems smaller because of the leaning forward pose, and the plastic figures thick molded bases.

[GerryB21]

Would really like some " Hollywood " style Immortals like the ones in the original The 300 Spartans

[Easy E]

They look great!  Ripped right from the walls of Persepolis.

[Emir of Askaristan]

Classic figures....well painted.

[Jjonas]

Here are a few more updated photos of old figures.