Nice work Simon, we re-enacted Raphia on the tabletop a couple of years back & it was a cracking game, definitely worth doing on a large scale. Be interesting to see what you come up with for the Seleucid Arab irregulars, could I recommend Copplestone Somalis with beards 'green stuffed' on. Best of luck HGA.
Hi Steve, I'll keep an eye out for that! pdf would be better, as you say.
Neil, I use GW desert yellow, but with aother colour mixed in; a brown in this case. I want the pies to be similar in colour (and length) but not identical.
Excellent choice of battle, Simon. As always, done with style in the grand manner. Will look forward to reading more about it when the youngsters give me some time to do so!
Yes that would be fun, Simon. I shoudl be able to get an army together by Xmas.
Are you in town in the next couple of weeks? You could come around for a game and stay over if useful. Alternatively, we could book in a game in January.
Great stuff mate, that is my favourite period as well so please enjoy the games.
Vinnie
4 December 2012 at 19:46
A week since my last post; life has been interfering with art, again. Just so that you don't think that I've gone away and left you, below are a couple of quick WIP shot of my next big project.
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Above, 30 Foundry Egyptian-style phalangites, started in 2010 and finished, belatedly, this week. Below 24 Polemarch Egyptian Machimoi, painted last week. Both clickable.
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My plan is to mix the Foundry and Polemarchs together, and paint an awful lot more to match, in order to re-fight of Raphia with mate Craig at Partizan in June. More anon!
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Close this window Jump to comment formNice work Simon, we re-enacted Raphia on the tabletop a couple of years back & it was a cracking game, definitely worth doing on a large scale. Be interesting to see what you come up with for the Seleucid Arab irregulars, could I recommend Copplestone Somalis with beards 'green stuffed' on.
Best of luck HGA.
2 December 2012 at 19:59
Lookikng good Simon!
2 December 2012 at 21:00
Very nice work indeed Simon!
Christopher
2 December 2012 at 21:15
Thanks chaps! Simon
2 December 2012 at 22:28
Sweet. That is going to be a great project.
2 December 2012 at 22:53
Yeah this is going to look awesome, Craig looks like he's well into it.
3 December 2012 at 02:35
Very nice start Simon.
Best regards Michael
3 December 2012 at 06:59
Thanks! HGA, I recall your arabs; very innovative and looked great.
Cheers, Simon
3 December 2012 at 08:30
Look forward to seeing this at Newark, giving me some motivation to press on with my solo Magnesia project for completion 2014
3 December 2012 at 10:28
Great collection.
3 December 2012 at 19:24
All right, bring on the Ptolemies, Simon ! Very good start there.
LRT Editions' upcoming book about the Ptolemaic armies may be of interest to you.
http://www.lrt-editions.com/lang-en/soldiers-of-the-past/125-le-soldat-lagide-de-ptolemee-soter-a-cleopatre-9782917747100.html
En francaise naturally, but it looks like mostly color plates anyway. I'm hoping he offers a .pdf version, it's a lot cheaper.
Regards,
Steve
4 December 2012 at 02:48
Very nice.
What paint do you use for the pike shafts? I like it.
Cheers,
Neil
4 December 2012 at 05:10
Hi Steve, I'll keep an eye out for that! pdf would be better, as you say.
Neil, I use GW desert yellow, but with aother colour mixed in; a brown in this case. I want the pies to be similar in colour (and length) but not identical.
Cheers, Simon
4 December 2012 at 08:15
another; pikes :)
4 December 2012 at 08:29
Excellent choice of battle, Simon. As always, done with style in the grand manner. Will look forward to reading more about it when the youngsters give me some time to do so!
Cheers,
Aaron
4 December 2012 at 10:27
Perhaps I should take my Romans on a little trip to Alexandria soon to see if these pikemen fight as well as they look!
Simon
4 December 2012 at 11:25
Yes that would be fun, Simon. I shoudl be able to get an army together by Xmas.
Are you in town in the next couple of weeks? You could come around for a game and stay over if useful. Alternatively, we could book in a game in January.
Cheers, Simon
4 December 2012 at 11:29
Completely mad and I love it the scale you do gaming on is very impressive I will follow with great interest
4 December 2012 at 18:05
Great stuff mate, that is my favourite period as well so please enjoy the games.
Vinnie
4 December 2012 at 19:46