A place where Ancient Ancient armies can peacefully retire to...
Possibly.
Oh, and some pulp. A few things on 6mm SciFi tanks and stuff. And the toy soldiers. Especially the War of 1897... And now I seem to be starting on 20mm Napoleonics as well!
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Assyrian army
Saturday 26 January 2019
Early Spartans finished
So that's 2 out of the 3 new units completed.
I admit I cringe when I look at the pictures in close up - my painting is definitely on a downward trajectory!
Perhaps, people do tend to see faults in their work that others miss or don't consider important - plus I am aware of not being able to do the things I used to find easy in terms of detail,etc. Sometimes I just can't focus at all on a figure I'm painting - it blurs out and I have to stop!
That is the most important point - en masse they look fantastic - it's the thing I get most enjoyment from, putting them all together on the table. Back in the 70s my Persian army had a bit over 60 cavalry. My Seleucids used to use 3 x 16 strong phalanx units. These were great when I was fighting battles but not so good on spectacle. Totay, not worried about fighting battles, but the spectacle!
Nothing to do with this post but... I just saw the amphibious experiment photo at the link below and wondered if this is where your tank wreck on the beach may have come from...? http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/search/label/Covenanter
I think you do yourself a disservice,they are a great looking unit.
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Perhaps, people do tend to see faults in their work that others miss or don't consider important - plus I am aware of not being able to do the things I used to find easy in terms of detail,etc. Sometimes I just can't focus at all on a figure I'm painting - it blurs out and I have to stop!
DeleteThey look good to me! When based, it is the the mass effect that is important not an individual figure.
ReplyDeleteThat is the most important point - en masse they look fantastic - it's the thing I get most enjoyment from, putting them all together on the table. Back in the 70s my Persian army had a bit over 60 cavalry. My Seleucids used to use 3 x 16 strong phalanx units. These were great when I was fighting battles but not so good on spectacle. Totay, not worried about fighting battles, but the spectacle!
DeleteNothing to do with this post but... I just saw the amphibious experiment photo at the link below and wondered if this is where your tank wreck on the beach may have come from...?
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Don't know, but it was a training area so there or Muckleborough, just along the coast, are possibilities.
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