Commanders

These three have been based singly on command stands. I bought these from Eric as well, so needless to say I don't have a clue who made them...

The next shots, however, are of Xyston's Leonidas, with an Old Glory standard bearer pressed into service for the Lacedaemonians.

I painted these last summer. The standard was my first attempt at making the cloth backdrop more interesting than just a straight single colour plus transfer.

Since then, I've been using this technique for almost any reasonably smooth surface, to make things a bit more interesting.

The front view probably shows it best.

Spartans that are even more elite than usual

In Tactica II, the Spartans are allowed to designate a unit as special flankers, if it pays extra points. It can deploy outside the central sector, in the wing area usually reserved for light troops and cavalry. This extends the line to simulate the Spartan tactic of wheeling behind the end of the enemy line to roll it up.

I have no idea which make these are; I bought them from Eric at the club, and since there were 24 identical figures, I decided to use them for the flanking troop option. They are sufficiently different from the other figures that they stand out on the tabletop.

The Spartans are coming!

The title says it all, really...