Again I've been finding time and energy to write blog posts difficult to acquire. These 20mm Newline Designs Numidians have been complete for some time. It didn't take a great deal of time to paint up by keeping the colour scheme simple and they are based individually to act as skirmishers markers. I have made more than needed no doubt but they can be used as a unit in their own right for gridded games.
They're for Strength & Honour ready for the new Conquest: Alexander & Hannibal Supplement. I treat myself to the PDF as I've been looking forward to this booklet! The supplement provides more army lists and with them more unit characteristics, for example, Phalanxes in these earlier armies can be classified as "Professional Phalanxes" making them a bit more formidable. The legions are not as tough as the professional legionaries of the later republic and I'm looking forward to testing the classic legion vs phalanx match up. Before tackling the scenarios I think I'll do a few basic set ups to try out the various traits, especially since I don't often get a chance to play. Hopefully things will settle after Christmas and I'll have some time to get to know the rules better as I still hope to play campaigns. I will also make another custom movement dice as now troops can be classed as "hesitant" meaning they will be a little less likely to advance.
The Moria Goblins are finished also they are just waiting for their photo shoot! I've made a start on some more armoured Hellenistic and African infantry. For some reason also my eye has turned east, I'm not sure why, but it might be a combination of watching Onimusha Netflix and the new Wargames Atlantic Grand Scale Samurai and Ashigaru sets caught my eye. After some inner struggle I resisted the urge to embark on a new scale thanks to a stash of 1/72 Samurai of which I did a few of test figures a couple of years back.
