Companions

More from the Macedonians, this time old Companions.  I think they are Naismith Design.  They were pretty beaten up and had been quite heavily painted with enamels.  I don't know the make of the figure I used for the officer; like Alexander, he was an extra one I found with the rest.  I deliberately painted the standard bearer in reverse colours to make him a little different.  These seem to have turned out okay; I had no idea what they would like when I started them.

Alexander

These are photos of an old Alexander figure that came with a Macedonian army I bought from Eric a few years ago.  He was unpainted, and had no horse, so I stuck him on this one.  I have no idea who made either.  With my usual impeccable timing, I have managed to finish him too late to take part in the Empire campaign.

On the painting tray: May 2010

Last month was very productive, probably because I wasn't painting Romans: 18 Companions; a mounted Alexander figure; 72 Imitation Legionaries; and 36 Light Infantry.  All of these have been waiting to be redone as part of the ongoing cleanup of my older figures.  I'm finding that I can do this a lot more quickly when I get some time, and it is encouraging.  Next up: 4 elephant casualty figs (courtesy of Simon the Big Red Bat) and 48 Ligurians for the next Zama game.  The latter is a batch of really old, badly painted stuff (with enamels) that I bought at a show dirt cheap years ago, plus some of my own Essex figures.  I hope they will look all right mixed in together.