Thursday, 7 May 2015

Numidian High Command


Two bases for the North African project, one mounted and one foot.
Crusader Miniatures makes a Numidian Prince, in dismounted and mounted form - he's the guy in the red-bordered yellow tunic and purple cloak.
The foot figures are also by Crusader.
The other mounted figures are the only Companion Miniatures Numidian cavalry I could find - these are very rare.
Banner transfers are culled from LBMS hoplite shields. The elaborate foot standard is taken from Warlord Games' Praetorian set. Again, I've made the bases relatively sparse to keep them in keeping with the rest of the army - hopefully they look right for North Africa.
Posted by Caliban at 11:41:00
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8 comments:

  1. Joseph.Cade8 May 2015 at 00:13

    I think they look fantastic. Your blog has such great eye candy for the ancients fan.

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  2. Anonymous8 May 2015 at 04:50

    I like the varied skin tones as well as the horse flesh.

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  3. Phil8 May 2015 at 08:59

    Great looking vignettes, well done!

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  4. Caliban8 May 2015 at 10:59

    Thanks for looking, and for the generous comments. It all helps with the motivation...

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  5. Jonathan Freitag8 May 2015 at 18:30

    Splendid work! Bases look perfect for N. Africa.

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  6. Anonymous3 June 2016 at 21:15

    HI, just wondering what you used for your bases. They seem to have a really lovely 'sandy' look to them?

    If that makes sense? :)

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    1. Caliban4 June 2016 at 09:45

      Hi, good question - the answer is surprisingly boring, though. I use really cheap decorator's brown wood filler. It comes in small tubs of up to about 1kg and can be found in almost any hardware or decorating store, usually for under £5.00 (British pounds). Make sure it can be thinned down with water, because that means it's acrylic, and shouldn't warp MDF type bases. There are more expensive products out there, but they tend to be oil based and can warp bases - they also stink, kind of like Testor's Dullcote stench. I gave up using it when I realised it warped the bases, and when I had kids - too smelly!

      The good thing about the stuff I use its that it's cheap enough to use on home made terrain as well...

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  7. Anonymous4 June 2016 at 20:25

    heh.. thought it might be something like that. I might just give it a try!

    Many thanks C

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