Victrix Macedonian Phalangites and Gallic Cavalry - Now With LBMS Shield Transfers!

The LBMS shield transfers arrived yesterday - about a day after the making the previous post.

The Macedonians are based on 50mm Litko squares as they have a bit of scale creep. I tried arranging them on 40mm squares, but they looked too squished together. I kind of like the lengthened frontage without needing more figures though.

The pikes are fairly sturdy and resilient as I've accidentally palmed them from the top a few times with no injury - to my hand or the pikes.

I managed not to screw up any of the shield transfers - mainly getting hem centered properly on the shields. As the transfer sheet only comes with enough for 24 there was no room for errors. That all said, LBMS transfers aren't that difficult to apply, and they do look the business. I almost don't feel bad selling off my old collection of Foundry Macedonians with hand-painted shields.

The nicely defined details and sculpting on the linothorax made painting them enjoyable. They take to washes or staining very well. I would not hesitate getting another set if I wanted to build a larger Macedonian/Successor army. Right now I'm planning to use this unit along with Samnites for a post-Heraclea Pyrrhic army.

Next up are the Gallic Cavalry with mostly LBMS shield transfers. The two leaders have Warlord Games "Ancient British" metal shields.

The skull/decapitated head standard is from the Victrix Celtic Chariots set.

They're based in pairs on 60mm Litko rounds. Plan to have them in two 6-man units for Hail Caesar.

Thanks for stopping by and wishing you all good health and hobby endeavors!