"New DBA Galleries ... Greeks and Galatians" Topic
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Yesthatphil | 29 Jun 2019 4:31 p.m. PST |
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79thPA | 29 Jun 2019 5:10 p.m. PST |
That's how it's done! Great job. |
Tony S | 30 Jun 2019 10:43 a.m. PST |
Well, your post is both good and bad. Good, in that your figures and especially your camps are simply stunning. Absolutely love the dioramas you've created. I also appreciate that you mention the manufacturers of your figures. Bad, in that I am planning on doing a Theban army soon, and now I feel somewhat intimidated. There is NO way I can make a camp half as good as yours. Still, I keep meaning to up my game when it comes to camps, so hopefully I will be inspired! Thanks for sharing. |
Yesthatphil | 30 Jun 2019 3:25 p.m. PST |
Thanks for commenting, Tony and Joe … it's always nice to know there are fellow enthusiasts out there. On your 'downside', Tony, we all have our particular styles. Over the years mine has become quite 'finicky' but I like all sorts of styles and get a great deal of pleasure seeing and playing with other players' collections. Re camps, one of my own favourites is the one I did for my Sub Roman British … it's a simple Arthurian idea with a Merlin-type figure and a Guinevere-type standing in a magic circle. The snowy landscape matches the army basing but, essentially, the composition is just a couple of figures standing amongst some rocks and flowers.
Almost cheekily simple All the best Phil |
Tony S | 01 Jul 2019 8:30 a.m. PST |
I've really got to take the time to peruse your site a little more thoroughly. I just checked out your Romano British army. Not only is your camp quite lovely, but nice work on the figures themselves. Again, I always appreciate when the figure manufacturers are mentioned. Your use of heavily armed and armoured steppe lancers for use in a Romano British force is quite clever. I think I may steal that idea, and your use of a little glitter in the snow. I've used snow as well, and also found that using PVA right our of the bottle worked best. But you didn't mention the dog figure on one of your cavalry stands! Most disappointed… Where did your friend Paul end up in Canada? Did he find some fellow wargamers here? |
Codsticker | 01 Jul 2019 5:21 p.m. PST |
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Yesthatphil | 02 Jul 2019 3:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks Codsticker ! @ Tony S … not sure I can remember where the dogs came from (other than from one of my many 'bits and scraps* boxes – I remember at least one of the is plastic). I was so pleased the snow turned out OK (it really felt like a risky plan to take a good looking base and start spreading gunk and fluff on it!). Paul had a spell at the University in Waterloo but ultimately he ended up in Florida (the one place he knew he'd never end up !) but I don't think he kept up the wargaming. The idea of steppe lancers came from the 'King Arthur' film which (sort of) explores the genuine evidence that a unit of Sarmatian cavalry were stationed on Hadrians Wall (and that, from these may have been drawn a comitatus formed around the dux, Arthur = his inner circle of knights, his round table). Obviously, I've just played with the idea, not attempted a serious historical take on it. But it gave me the idea for how I would do the army (and it fitted some of the resources my friend had left with me). Phil |
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