All elements arrayedThe army includes the following elements:
Psiloi (DBA) or shooters (HOTT) by Zvezda
Single base of auxilia (DBA) or warband (HOTT) (i.e. light hoplites)
Up to 10 elements of ubiquitous spear
Hoo-haa! The hero Leonidas in the background...
Leonidas (HOTT hero), standing and gesticulating in defiance of the gods and anyone else who wants to have a go. The columns are wooden dowel pegs from Ikea.
The "evil flying pony" (HOTT flyer), my daughters were hoping this guy would end up in pink..
The obligatory, ill-tempered, Lacedaemonian Cyclops (HOTT behemoth)
Our strategos (Spear General)
Nice! Which playset did you pinch the my-little-pony from? Daphne will be some upset if he dies in battle.
ReplyDeleteNo such luck, he's a $5 RAFM pegasus.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Dave! I see you have some HaT hoplites too. What did you use for spears?
ReplyDeleteWell spotted, there are about a dozen Hat guys in there. I used florist wire, cut to length, flatten the ends with pliers and clip to shape.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great looking army, Dave!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could get my 1/7s plastics to look so nice!?
One thing that helps me with 1/72 is to use a very dilute blackwash with 50% future over the white rustoleum plastic primer undercoat. It leaves folds and recesses black (future acts as a flow enhancer) but the raised areas white, then I just pick out the raised areas then highlight. The tricky part is that the detail is not deep like metals, so the wash helps to bring it out. It also helps me see the detail when I paint it.
ReplyDeletePlus, Caesar and Zvezda have very nice detail and animated poses, 1/72 has come a long way.
Nice army, like the cyclops!
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