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| So got an email from Mike saying he'd found a few more things in his garage including a load of Dr Who figures. So of course I had to say yes please... and today a Tardis arrived in a shoe box... |
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| Apparently these are from a toy range called The Dr Who Micro Universe - which I'd never heard of! |
So thanks Mike - setting up for some good scenarios when the weather gets warmer!
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| First unit completed - should give me a good general figure if nothing else! |
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| I admit I'm quite pleased with the result. |
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| I'll probably do at least two more units as line rather than Noble. |
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| I've used the GA1 Mounted General horse for these - will probably use the 'standard' cavalry horse for future 'line' chariots, as well as using bronze rather than brass for the brightwork. |
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| Comparison between the new unit with my original test figure. Current one far superior in all ways so the original will be quietly retired. |
Having already cast a load of ship's masts (from the Garrison 1/360th scale Ancient ships range) and long spears for chariot poles and yokes, plus a load of long spears for axles, then stuck them on card as the base units for Gallic chariots ready for the sides to be added...
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| Then realised that the 25mm Gallic ABS1 chariot would do the job a lot better if I simply cut out a cross piece on the yoke, moved the yoke closer to the chariot body, and used the classic horses I had intended to use anyway... so now nearly finished three chariots. |
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| Wasn't going to waste that work and thought 'Elamite Kallapani'... tried it, these are 2 horse types (meant to be onagers but don't have a mould for small onagers - the ones from the 28mm Sumerian range will be too big. Having said that haven't checked them out!) |
Elamites easy, just my universal archer figure. Next questic, which wheels would be best? Assyrian or Rose artillery wheels? Thinking Assyrians the best option. For a four horse (onager) chariot just add a couple of extra horses - the kallapani floor is big enough to take the extra archers.
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| Unit of the Spanish long shield cavalry finished - Greek cavalry officer and conversions from Gallic GAC1 'Cavalryman withspear, shield and cloak, unarmoured'. I've gone with the same 'Lowland' red cloak with these, still need another unit or so and will probably give them black Highland cloaks. |
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| Command group... I did think of rounding the edges of the shields to make them oval, decided against considering a google search suggested most people use them with round shieds! Might use this figure with a rounded off shield for Spanish infantry. The apparent yellow paint on the tunic of the standard bearer isn't visible on the figure! It's actually at the back of the shield and the shield outline is nowhere near as obvious as it is here. Which is why I didn't notice where the shield edge was! |
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| First three cast using the SKT Celtic chariot ABS1. Horse is the classic GA1 general's horse - I'll probably use a plainer horse for future chariots. I'm anticipating another six after these. |
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| I'd always thought ABS1 looked huge and originally intended to scratch build. Then I cast an ABS1 to get ideas about the sides, put my half built chariot next to it, and realised that, if I simply slightly modified the chariot pole and moved the yoke closer to the cab body, ABS1 would be better! So scrubbed the scratch build. |
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| Bare chested riders with trousers painted as bare legged riders with white v necked tunics edged in purple... |
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| They look OK at a distance - fine as wargames figures just not up to close inspection. |
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| Standard bearer is a Gaul with the cut down helmet... Boar standard, as per figure 118 of Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars. Though mine has the boar facing forward, not to the rear. |
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| I've painted the hair as a linen helmet - it's too long at the back but looks OK. Red cloak - black is apparently mostly a highland thing, red often used by others. I'm just going to use either as I feel like - gives variety. |
Summary: Not the most accurate figures you'll ever see, but overall they seem to work all right.
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| Got mould RY157 back from Pete. I've leave it a few days to post cure before I check it out. |
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| The mould covers all the Sarmation and Dacian infantry plus Sarmation cavalry riders, Both standard bearers are conversions. As far as I know none of the DA figures were ever issued in the past. |
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| This is the nominal mix for the next mould. The Gauls basically cover the ones that weren't too successful before - one thing I'm not sure about is whether to add a load more Gallic figures to this mould. On the other hand, I think I have spent more on the Gallic moulds than I really wanted to. The Sarmation figures are two different one piece mouldings, three on unarmoured horses, one on an armoured horse. How well RY157 works will probably determine whether or not I add another armoured horse archer and fill out the mould with more Sarmations. The one piece casting is a medium cavalry figure so the half armoured horse is not a 'correct' figure - paint conversion! - but I can see me doing an army with lots of the other figure... |
