Wednesday 28 December 2022

African Javelinmen Rebased

A few more bases swapped this time North African Javelinmen from Libya and Numidia all from Newline Designs 20mm ancients range. The Numidians were simple going from 9 x 4 figure bases to 6 x 6 figure bases which still should be enough for what I need. 

The Libyans needed 4 new figures ordered, prepared and painted to make up the 2 bases. I thought I may as well get a unit pack of them as well, a future unit will hopefully involve these casts with a head swap to a one sporting a suitable helmet and possibly an oblong shield. I'm not sure if I'll do them as javelinmen or spearmen yet, but I'll have ages to think on it with the backlog here!

Currently slowly working on Celts/Gauls both older figures being rebased and newer ones, rounding up base  numbers and forming new ones. There are a lot on the go and trying to introduce as much variety as possible is making slow going. This time of year is also not helping matters but bit by bit they are getting there!



 

Thursday 1 December 2022

Slingers of the Mediterranean Redux

Another rebase checked off the list this time a few slinger units. There are bases of Greek and Balearic Slingers with a few Imperial era Roman Spanish auxiliary slingers mixed in all in 20mm from Newline Designs. 

With all of them in tunics they could all be used interchangeably as Iberian based slingers if so desired, although a few of the Balearic may have some Iberian specific fashions. The Spanish Auxiliary slingers have cloaks but they looked fine to use between the sets.


Greek Slingers, a straight up rebase: 


A third base of Greeks with a spare Imperial Rome era Spanish slinger with a cloak to make up the numbers:


Balearic Slingers combined older and newer paint jobs:


Again a few spare Imperial era Spanish slingers mixed in to make up the numbers:

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