Eighteen a week is about par for the course, though I admire your discipline doing large batches- four at a time is the limit of my concentration. Have you tried a dark brown undercoat, it seems to work well with bronze & flesh. Looking good though, regards HGA.
Hi Simon, I tried 24s, but that was a bit too much like hard work!
HGA, I found it hard to paint the white linothorax on over the brown. Also wasn't pleased with the quality of the brown primers, especially the Army Painter.
I am really looking forward to seeing this finished. Five months of painting at the speed that you paint, this is going to be very impressive and perhaps the first 28mm 500 figure pike phalanx? A Merry Christmas to you Simon. Pat.
I do have just over 500 phalangites planned, but I'll probably need to get a couple hundred part-painted for me in order to meet the deadline, as there are elephants and cavalry to do, to. Gulp.
That's very impressive and I know that you will reach your target, I look forward to seeing finished army on the battle or should I say the pictures. Such a shame there is an ocean between us would love to actually see the action. Have a great Christmas Cheers Kent
12 a week is three times my full speed average so I wouldn't be worried that you are slow! All the same figures is certainly a mental challenge, though.
500 is an awful lot... but I have around 100 mostly done, and plan to get 1-200 blocked in for me, so I just need to finish and base them.
I do want to see this new book before I paint too many more. Very keen to see what they make of the peltasts, who may have had a different equipment to the other troops.
Hi Kroesus, I usually do at least a dozen, now; sometimes I don't base up until I have 48 or 96 minis ready painted.
30 December 2012 at 12:03
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As I've previously mentioned, I'm painting a Ptolemaic pike phalanx for our Raphia game, at Partizan in June. This is, I hope, going to be a very large phalanx, indeed, and I expect that it will occupy the bulk of my painting time for the next 5 months.
I'm currently painting pikemen in batches of 18. Some almost finished miniatures are at rear left, and a big batch of primed minis are in reserve in case of bad priming weather. I'm also incorporating a few minis from eBay purchases.
I find I can prepare, paint and base 18 miniatures in around a week; it dawned on me that my 4-deep phalanx is only growing at a rate of 1 centimetre of width each day. :-(
I'm also a bit worried becuase I'm part way into the project, but at some point in early January a new publication is coming out on the Ptolemaic army, and there is a danger that I might find I've painted them all wrong. Gulp.
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20 December 2012 at 16:55
Thanks Ray. It's an odd project, because I'm painting pretty much the same thing, over and over, and consequently I'll have less to post than usual.
Cheers, Simon
20 December 2012 at 16:58
That's the way to do it. I have been doing mine in batches of 16. Another lot on the painting table.
20 December 2012 at 17:26
Eighteen a week is about par for the course, though I admire your discipline doing large batches- four at a time is the limit of my concentration. Have you tried a dark brown undercoat, it seems to work well with bronze & flesh.
Looking good though, regards HGA.
20 December 2012 at 18:34
Hi Simon, I tried 24s, but that was a bit too much like hard work!
HGA, I found it hard to paint the white linothorax on over the brown. Also wasn't pleased with the quality of the brown primers, especially the Army Painter.
Cheers, Simon
20 December 2012 at 20:36
Lets face it, Army Painter primer has the sticking quality of teflon. A good soak in degreaser and Vallejo Charred Brown works much better.
20 December 2012 at 20:49
Hey, nothing wrong with a centimeter a day. In a little three months, you'll have a meter of phalanx.
20 December 2012 at 22:46
HGA, the thought of hand priming 500 pikemen was a little daunting! Especially as I'd have to paint on 500 sets of pteurges on the linothorax ;-)
FMB, yes but it is such a slow business... I wish I could paint a bit faster.
Cheers, Simon
20 December 2012 at 23:13
Don't wuss out on me now... :-)
Regards,
Craig
20 December 2012 at 23:35
Fear not, Craig, I shall not wuss! :-)
20 December 2012 at 23:40
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20 December 2012 at 23:40
Keep chipping away Simon, looking good. ( This is going to be amazing ! )
21 December 2012 at 08:48
I am really looking forward to seeing this finished. Five months of painting at the speed that you paint, this is going to be very impressive and perhaps the first 28mm 500 figure pike phalanx?
A Merry Christmas to you Simon.
Pat.
21 December 2012 at 14:59
Hi Pat, and a Merry Xmas to you, too!
I do have just over 500 phalangites planned, but I'll probably need to get a couple hundred part-painted for me in order to meet the deadline, as there are elephants and cavalry to do, to. Gulp.
Cheers, Simon
21 December 2012 at 20:12
That's very impressive and I know that you will reach your target, I look forward to seeing finished army on the battle or should I say the pictures. Such a shame there is an ocean between us would love to actually see the action. Have a great Christmas
Cheers
Kent
22 December 2012 at 04:49
Hi Kent, yes it is a shame that we all live so far apart. But dont worry, bags of photos to follow, along the way!
Simon
22 December 2012 at 10:47
500 figures???!!!
12 a week is three times my full speed average so I wouldn't be worried that you are slow! All the same figures is certainly a mental challenge, though.
Happy Christmas!
24 December 2012 at 09:31
18 a week is quiet good if you ask me!
And I have no doubts that your colours will fit. And after all... After all this time who is to tell for sure!
24 December 2012 at 14:31
Thanks chaps!
500 is an awful lot... but I have around 100 mostly done, and plan to get 1-200 blocked in for me, so I just need to finish and base them.
I do want to see this new book before I paint too many more. Very keen to see what they make of the peltasts, who may have had a different equipment to the other troops.
Merry xmas, all!
Cheers, Simon
24 December 2012 at 17:32
Very nice, I only do my pike in batches of 8 , so 2 bases worth.
29 December 2012 at 23:34
Hi Kroesus, I usually do at least a dozen, now; sometimes I don't base up until I have 48 or 96 minis ready painted.
30 December 2012 at 12:03