Saturday 23 June 2012

Immortals completed

I've been quite busy painting away while Cathy has been in New York:
These are the archer figures I have been intending to add to the armoured spearmen I've already painted.
I do enjoy painting them, and they look nice and bright when finished.  But all those stripes are rather time-consuming!
They make a nice change from Romans and Hoplites, though...
The figures are by Foundry.
Here is the completed unit of 36, together with shield barricade.
And another shot, from the gamer's perspective.  I already have another load of archers to add to the unarmoured spearmen, which will give me a unit of spara types as my token contribution to the Persian forces at Plataea.  My running total for this year is now 195 25/28mm figures finished.  I'm hoping to get to around 500-600 if I can.  I think I'll manage because I have five units of partly worked Garrison hoplites to finish, plus whatever else I manage.

12 comments:

  1. Excellent looking unit! Love the backdrop too. Best, Dean

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  2. Very nice, Paul! Still painting for Plataea, then?

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  3. Thanks, guys. Most of the Greek figures we used for Plataea have been mine, so I figured I might as well do some Persians too. And since I enjoyed them, I decided to do a few more...

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  4. Very nice Immortals! Painting Persians can be very time consuming...

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  5. Thanks - I can just feel the pain in your words, Cyrus!

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  6. Lovely work, Paul!

    Cheers,
    Aaron

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  7. Those are great Paul where did you get the bark? I am after some!

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  8. Hi Willie, I got the bark from Antenociti's Workshop in England:

    http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/virgin-cork-bark.html

    They have loads of good stuff.

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  9. Lovely and colorful, just as they should be!

    I am lucky enough to have a cork tree less than 100 mtrs from my house, regular trips with the short axe and chisel are done in the spring!

    cheers
    matt

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  10. Hi Matt, jealous I am definitely. Something like that just wouldn't survive the climate here!

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  11. Thanks Paul!
    Matt I am also Jealous same climate as Paul!

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