The decals arrived yesterday - only took about a week and a half to arrive to WA State (Westcoast USA) from the UK. As posted earlier, the figures themselves were already painted a few weeks ago.
I used about four or five left-over LBMS transfers, just for varieties-sake. The Battle Flag set comes with 50 decals of assorted designs; which is more than enough for the 48-figure Victrix sets of Hoplites. Quite a good deal, and they are traditional water-slide decals, so very easy to apply. In fact, for round shields like these, I much prefer water-slide as you can move them around to center them. LBMS, nice as they are, can be a bit of a problem if they aren't centered correctly when first applied as they have an adhesive face and can't really be moved around once they're on.
In fact, I was very pleased with these decals from Battle Flag. They are very durable and can be moved around a lot without breakage. I did use a deal softener to seat them better, but again, no issues as they are quite tough. I was a bit worried as the Roman shield decals I used from them before were kind of brittle and harder to apply. They seemed thinner than these Greek Hoplite ones.
I used a small dab of acrylic caulking to "glue" the shields onto the figures. This worked great, as they shields could be moved around a bit before hardening. I then went over with some watered down brown to paint over any of the white caulking showing.
The one shield motif that I don't really care for is the somewhat cartoonish Medusa head that both Battle Flag and LBMS make; I think I only used one of them.
Next in the pain queue is the Perry Russian high command set. After those, I might try my hand a scratch-building some gun emplacements for the Russian guns. As far as the Russians themselves, I think I'll hold off on more foot figures and await the release of the Perrys' plastic Dragoon set. Well, so much for now. Hope you all had a good weekend and ready to take on the new week. Until next time, best wishes to you all!
Beautiful looking hoplites Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michal! Glad to have finished them off with their shields. Best regards, Dean
DeleteWonderful stuff Dean, fantastic output.
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Stu
Thank you very much, Stu! Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteLovely work Dean and I dud not realise the mercenaries included guys from the Isle of Man....three legged decal fourth from the left!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith. Is that a motif used by the Isle of Man too? Didn't realize that. Cool. Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteBeautiful work, Dean! The shield decals enhance your already handsome painting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan! I'm glad I used the Battle Flag decals - much easier to place/center onto the round shields than LBMS (nice though they are). Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteThey look superb Dean, I love the figure in the first pic far left, with the Eye on his sheild.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Ray! That "eye" shield on a blue background is actually one of the 4 or 5 LBMS transfers I used. Glad I did! :) Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteDean, why do you have so much energy for this project??? 8)))
ReplyDeleteAs always great job
Thanks, Denis! I think it's a way to get rid of some of my "nervous" energy :) Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteSplendid looking hopolites! Lovely work and the shields work well!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain! Yes, and I was hoping that they would cover some of the lack of detailed painting I did on the figures themselves. Think they did the trick. :) Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteGreat looking regiment Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Simon! Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteExcellent work, those decal are brilliant - they really "pop"!
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Jeremy
Thank you, Jeremy! I highly recommend both the Victrix Hoplites and the Battle Flag shield decals. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteWow, spectacular and superb hoplite units!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly, Phil! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteGorgeous, fantastic hoplite! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Javier. Appreciate the kind words. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteAwesome figures & superb paint-job Dean! Love the shield designs / decals.
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Thank you very much, Mario! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteI’ve always used Little big men and never heard of Battle Flag. These look splendid and will check them out cause I have Greeks hiding in my cupboard.
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Kevin
Thanks, Kevin. Yes, I stumbled upon them when I needed shield decals for my EIR legionaries. Their website is called "Wargame Transfers", but the decals are listed as made by "Battle Flag." Here's the link https://www.wargametransfers.com/ Best regards, Dean
DeleteThanks Dean:)
DeleteYou're very welcome, Kevin. Looks like they're continuing to add to their ranges. Dean
DeleteFantastic hoplites Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! Appreciate the kind words. I'm pretty happy with these Victrix guys - they've been out for a long time, but this is the first set I've ever had. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteA Top-notch work on these hoplites, Dean! Bravo! 👏
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, Dmitry! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteBrilliant work Dean the ‘pain’ machine is working well 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Matt! Just hate having unpainted figs lying around, I suppose. :) Best regards, Dean
DeleteExcellent work, Dean!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly, Sergey! Best regards, Dean
DeleteWow! Love those hoplites and the variety of shield designs those decals give you.
ReplyDeleteMahalo's, Doc! Happy to hear you like them. Aloha, Dean
DeleteGosh, they are superb mate
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Matt
Thank you so much, Matt! Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteYour hoplites look fantastic! Cheers, Karl
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Karl! Warm regards, Dean
DeleteOh wow! Those decals have made for an utterly awesome bunch of hoplites!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike. Yes, they have a nice overall look. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteReally glad I came accross this - Ive been wondering about Victrix and Battle flag shield transfers. I was beginning to convince myself they were the one and the same. I need both Gaullic and Norman one myself.
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