Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Rounding Out Ancient Armies/Units

Added another unit to a WAB Campanian army - bringing the points up to 3,000. It is a small unit of 12 Warriors with light armor, large shield and throwing spear. This is actually a previously painted unit that I was going to use as Veterans in a Carthaginian army. Along with the unit are standards for the two Hoplite and Aetolian peltast units, as well as the Army Standard.
Next are the command figures to finish up the Hittite, Sherdan and Philistine units for Hail Caesar. The figures were given to me by fellow-TMPer Cheriton - who also traded me a bunch of Foundry Napoleonics earlier in the year. He answered my TMP trade request for some Biblical command figures. The Sherdan guy is a Black Tree Design figure and the Philistine leader and musician are Newline. The two figures in scale coats are unidentified figures. I added different legs to them to add height - the figures the legs came from are also unidentified. The head of one of them is from another BTD Sherdan with the disk on the helmet removed. The axe-wielding arm is also from an unidentified figure.
Here are the two mishmashed figures prior to painting.
Although the BTD guy is a bit larger than the Old Glory figures, and the Newline a little smaller, they look okay in the units as command figures.
I should be able to host a Hail Caesar playtest soon. On the home front, my oldest boy flies out for Air Force basic training tomorrow morning. He just graduated from high school with honors (including Presidential Scholar) a couple of weeks ago. After basic, he will immediately begin his technical school (what the Air Force calls their advanced individual training) - he is due to graduate that course end of March 2013. He will have a two week break during Christmas - will we surely miss him until we see him again.

15 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your sons graduation and his very impressive accomplishments - the Air Force is lucky to ave him.

    Miles

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  2. Thanks so much for your kind words, Miles. We are very proud and happy with him. Best regards, Dean

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  3. Nice colourful work Dean.
    I look forward to your HC report.

    Congrats on your boy's graduation. I wish him well in his airforce career.

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  4. Congrats for your son...and for the wonderful figs!

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  5. Lovely work, and congratulations to your son (and his proud dad, of course!).

    Cheers,
    Aaron

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  6. Congrats to your son, and on that mass of Biblicals!

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  7. Outstanding work and many congratulations to your son; a wonderful achievement, you must be very proud.

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  8. Excellent work Dean, they look superb! And Congrats to your son, all the best!

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  9. Congrats on your son as that's a very impressive accomplishment!
    Nice work btw.

    Christopher

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  10. Great collection Dean and congrats to your son!

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  11. Thank you all very much for your kind words and well wishes for my son! Warm regards, Dean

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  12. Impressive collection and congrats on your son's graduation. Good luck to him in the Air Force!

    Jason

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  13. Very nice Campanians Dean, its nice when you can re-cycle figures within a period. All the best to your Eldest, its a big step to take but a formative one.
    Regards HGA.

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  14. Painful looking surgery, you could use the leftovers for casualty markers.

    Congrats to your son.

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  15. Hi Dean, love your work. Would you be willing to share your basing method?

    Ed

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