Monday 26 December 2016

One down lots more to do : Persians that is πŸ˜€

So between turkey, walking dogs, presents and family stuff I have had plenty of time to get on and complete my first unit of Persians. I have started with some generic spearmen types in fairly plain colours who could easily find themselves as mercenaries in one or other armies. They are Wargames Factory persians with different shields and Aventine spears/Javelins. The colour scheme came straight from an illustration on the web.....but having looked about and checked out lots of sources it is pretty clear there are few limitations on what Persian troops and allies could/would look like. For the shields I have also kept them generic, I plan to add some more characteristic Kardakes later with Hoplites shields etc.
Next I will probably tackle the larger Spabara/archer unit ? Depending on how I feel I might add a bit more detail on these guys at a later date .......πŸ˜€

14 comments:

  1. Cool, the problem is loads of cavalry. Happy Christmas

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    1. Thanks.....still sourcing the cavalry πŸ˜€

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  2. Look great, your doing better at the not analogue paint challenge than I am doing it! Nicely done they've come out well.
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain.........thankfully it's not a challenge and painting time is niceπŸ˜€

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  3. That's an impressive turnaround over the festive season! Great job Matt.

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    1. Thankfully Christmas is a quietish time for us at the moment πŸ˜€

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  4. Oooh...they look great! Love the shields!

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    1. Not sure what the shields are I saw then on the web somewhere.....

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    1. Thanks pretty simple really....may be more adventurous with their uniforms when I have a couple of units completed....

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  6. Looking good Matt.
    Not a bad start at all.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. All journeys start with the first step..........thanks for lookingπŸ˜€

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