Another Roman Command Base

This is the second of two cavalry generals' bases for my Republican Romans:

I've taken angled overhead shots this time so that you can see how the basing looks.

Ultimately I will have a load of cavalry, half in mostly red with red shields and half with more white on them.  These guys give me the command base for the second lot; I already have the red commanders.

Figures are by 1st Corps.  Shield transfer is by Little Big Men, from a recent release for Aventine commanders.  They don't do transfers for 1st Corps cavalry, but I find that those for Aventine fit well enough.

Very Large Sabot Bases

There is talk of the next big club game being Magnesia.  I already have most of the figures for this, and others can also contribute.  The one thing that is missing, though, is the Seleucid contingent of ten scythed chariot models.  I have four old Essex ones that are fine, but there isn't the time for me to buy and paint another half a dozen.  Also, I'm loath to do so because this would be expensive, and I can't think of any other occasion I'd ever field that many.  So I made some large sabot bases:

Thet are 12cm wide by 8cm deep.  This is the frontage of two chariot models, and is the correct depth.  The idea is that a chariot (or elephant for other games) can sit in the middle and do double duty.

Above is an angled shot.  I just glued on some old bit of board to try to keep the channels smooth and larded on my usual basing mix.  The result looks like this:

And this:

They aren't perfect, and you can still see the joins, but they'll do nicely enough at tabletop distance.  If I can be bothered, I'll disguise the joins on the day with some extra flock.

On the Painting Tray: December 2010

Last month, I fully renovated and rebased 64 old Lamming Italian Infantry.  This month, the plan is twofold.  First, to paint from scratch a couple of command figures and a dozen cavalry for my Republican Romans (1st Corps).  Second, a money-saver.  It looks as though the club's annual big game will be Magnesia.  I will need 10 scythed chariots for that in total, and I already have 4 old Essex ones from my Pontic army.  It seems a bit of a waste of money to buy another 6.  I can't think of another occasion I'd need that many, so I'm going to economise by making 5 large sabot bases.  Scythed chariots (or elephants for other games) could just slot into these.  This means I'd only need to borrow one chariot for Magnesia, and I'm pretty sure that Simon or Willie would have one that's useable.  If I manage to complete anything else in addition, that will be a bonus.