| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 01 Aug 2017 10:26 p.m. PST |
I've started up a new project to do some ancients gaming using a mixture of 20mm Newline Designs and 1/72 plastic miniatures. With my first unit finished I thought I'd share a picture of my mercenary hoplites.
more pictures can be found here on my blog
link and more information on the project and the armies I plan to build can be found here for those interested in a bit of background link Cheers Jon |
| Fire at Will | 01 Aug 2017 10:51 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 01 Aug 2017 11:13 p.m. PST |
There are 1/72 plastics in the group? Wow, I am truly in awe. Dan
PS. You should ask the Editor to crosspost this thread to the Plastic Figures Board. I think they will be very impressed. |
| Ney Ney | 01 Aug 2017 11:29 p.m. PST |
Wow very cool! Great work! I saw you say the shields are LBMS transfers. Did you use the 1/72 HAT ones and did you find they fitted or needed trimming? Thank you. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 02 Aug 2017 1:12 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys Dan@ opps I should have been clear this unit is all metal but several of the other units in the army are or will be plastic. Ney Ney@ yes they are the ones marketed fot HaT the fit was very good if anything they were slightly to small as I had to touch up the edges with extra bronze after I applied them where you could see the white paint between the bronze and the transfer. |
| Sobieski | 02 Aug 2017 1:33 a.m. PST |
You may have found your life's work. :) You do know you've got a very distinctively Spartan figure in the front rank, don't you? |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 02 Aug 2017 2:32 a.m. PST |
Sobieski@ thanks. yeah. There are a couple more in there to I bought them as a regiment pack as these are mercenaries I figured it would work. |
| Philotep | 02 Aug 2017 3:09 a.m. PST |
Excellent ! Your first attempt ? Wow…
Just one remarque, if you allow me: I think your unit would look better with 4 minis per base… they seem to be in loose formation. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 02 Aug 2017 4:39 a.m. PST |
Philotep@ thanks yes my first attempt at 20mm bar the odd dabble with ww2 normally I'm a 28mm man these were an interesting challenge. Fair point about the basing. There are actually 6 minis per base in two ranks and 4 bases for a total of 24 minis, my light infantry units are 4 to a base (for 16 man units) and my skirmishers are 3 to a base (for 12 man units) so they do look close order in comparison to the other units in the army but yeah 8-10 minis per base shield to shield would look more realistic. |
| ToneTW | 02 Aug 2017 5:02 a.m. PST |
Very, very nice Hoplites! Well painted and the basing is great! |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 02 Aug 2017 5:15 a.m. PST |
ToneTW@ thanks TBF it was pictures of your stuff that finally gave me the inspiration to get working on mine :) |
| ToneTW | 02 Aug 2017 9:13 a.m. PST |
Cheers! I'm glad to be of assistance to see your nice paint work. I'm inspired too to see the work of others. I find it really helps to get me motivated, also motivates me to buy stuff for other periods, so its great to see some Ancient Greeks! |
| Pauls Bods | 02 Aug 2017 12:36 p.m. PST |
They look great ..which ones are plastic? |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 02 Aug 2017 12:45 p.m. PST |
Pauls Bods@ none in this unit but the armies I'm building are a mix of plastic and metal units so the plastics will be coming. |
| goragrad | 02 Aug 2017 1:13 p.m. PST |
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| Ney Ney | 02 Aug 2017 2:15 p.m. PST |
Thanks for that info on the transfers!! |
| Fish | 03 Aug 2017 12:04 a.m. PST |
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| jambo1 | 06 Aug 2017 8:53 a.m. PST |
Good start to your army, those Newline figures are very nice indeed. |
shows one way to base 15mm figures on a stand.
