It occurred to me that I've lots of sparabara units but they're not well represented as unit photos. So I thought I'd put some of them together. One disclaimer - I like the violin shaped shield rather than the actual spara - put it down to artistic licence.
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| The original Garrison Immortal fronts this unit. Not a figure I really like because the spear is very weak and tends to snap where it leaves the shelter of the shield. |
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| Most of my spara units are 3 three bases though some are 6. I've also got a few single element units. |
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| A unit of Persians. I should probably do a couple more of these... |
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| And the first of the 2 robed Mede units. |
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| A six element unit of the original Persian archer. I should do more 6 element units. |
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| I'm not sure about this unit - it's a lot brighter than the others and looks a little out of place. |
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| My universal archer figure - probably the most useful conversion I ever made! |
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| Side on view to show off some of the tunic coloours. These are a right mix - like the red/white spara unit the design of some are a bit anachronistic, the frontal stripe design more suited to an Alexandrian based tunic. Still, they look good and help with the irregular look. |
Thank you for sharing these with us Rob. The violin-shaped shield spara look much closer to the ground than my 25mm versions, and thus much more plausible -- are these your own work or modification, or original Garrison designs ? All the best, Nick
ReplyDeleteRose shield glued to a spear and stuck on a base. I also did a 'proper' spara from a Sumerian shield. I would do a Sumerian army if I could work out how to put the chariot together!
DeleteLovely Rob. Ive got a few units of the Immortal and yes the spear is very weak. But still a nice figure.
ReplyDeleteI will admit I much prefer my conversions!
DeleteThat has to be the most colourful army I've ever seen. For sheer spectacle, you can go past a lot of colour. I'd like to see these fellows arrayed for battle!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Ion
Colourful fits. I might restage Thermopylae using all Garrison.
DeleteLovely and colourful! Mulling over a " Persian " army myself.
ReplyDeleteWarning - they can be addictive...
DeleteBeautiful shiny colourful Persians Rob…
ReplyDeleteThe Greco-Persian Wars are very high on my list of things to do…
All the best. Aly
They do have several possibilities.
DeleteThe Persians are a real colourful bunch, but I agree about the 'bright' unit - I think it's all the white on the figure that does it. Pure white is a really harsh colour and is hard to take photos of without it seeming to glare at you.
ReplyDeleteIf you actually analyse my figures as a body, I tend to avoid white a lot more than I should. In fact, just the pictures here - white isn't a major colour on any of the other figures, normally it's very much a background colour.
DeleteLovely batch of Persians there - I like the classical look of the Garrison Persians - both the 20mm and 25mm versions. I'm painting up some Persians myself at the moment - feeling inspired :)
ReplyDeleteHappy to be of use.
DeleteFantastic colourful troops - a whole army of these will look amazing (hint for later post..)
ReplyDeleteI aim to please.
DeleteStrangely have been painting lots of plastic Persians for a friend. I think I will do some for myself.
ReplyDeleteGood decision. I'm in the middle of painting some Greek cavalry at the moment.
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