Greetings….
Here is yet another Re- Based Late Roman unit….
Once again… They have had new spears and a little bit of sprucing… Mainly to repair damage that I caused 🙄.
I think this lot have a bit of a Germanic feel to them (Don’t ask me why… they just do😁)… So I think they could be Romans/German Auxiliaries or Goths.
I’ve just finished prepping a new Shiny Napoleonic unit… I should get them undercoated tomorrow.
I will take a W.I.P. Photo…
All the best Aly
Greetings…
Here we have another batch of my Re-Based new Late Romans…
Greetings…
The Butterfly has fluttered on to a little project I started about a year ago…
Pyrrhus of Epirus…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2025/02/pyrrhus-of-epirus-first-epirote-phalanx.htmlALYS TOY SOLDIERS: Pyrrhus of Epirus… The first Epirote Phalanx
This time we have a unit of Oscan/Samnite Infantry…
This is a very versatile unit, and can be found in most armies of the period and not just those of Pyrrhus.
As Pyrrhus fought Rome, Carthage and Hellenistic Greece I intend to eventually expand to cover all their forces…
The figures are Crusader Miniatures… Available from North Star…
https://www.crusaderminiatures.com/list.php?cat=1&sub=40&page=1Ancients - Ancient Oscans - Crusader Miniatures
The Tunics are… Warpaints… Dragon Red and Tidal Blue.
Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.
With contrasting edging…
The Shields are also… Warpaints… Dragon Red and Tidal Blue.
With a Foundry… Buff Leather 7B… Edging.
Everything was given a wash of Aly’s Brown Liquid and then re- highlighted with the original colours.
The paints are Citadel,Warpaints and Foundry…
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint-setsPaint Sets – Wargames Foundry
https://thearmypainter.com/en-gb/collections/warpaints-fanaticWarpaints Fanatic | Premium Acrylic Paints for Miniatures – The Army Painter
The Bases are as always Warbases…
I am very pleased with this colourful little unit…There will certainly be more.
I am trying to clear a backlog of started and half finished units so the Butterfly will be getting a lot of exercise 🦋🦋🦋.
All the best. Aly
Greetings…
Some of you may remember that a couple of years ago I bought some Late Romans from my friend David Bickley…
These were all re-based and spruced up a little bit…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/search/label/Late%20RomansALYS TOY SOLDIERS: Late Romans
Well… I have bought some more 😁… Also from David.
The figures to the top of the picture ( With square cornered bases) are the latest acquisitions and the ones at the bottom (With round cornered bases) are the previous acquisition.
Do you think I have enough?
Personally a few more Huns and Goths wouldn’t go amiss 🤔🙀🤣…
Here are the first two new units…
Archers (Skirmishing) and Legionaries….
These just had a few chips touched up, a light wash of Brown Liquid on the armour and a new Draco Standard for the Legionaries.
And of course new bases…
Not sure what’s next…(Apart from re-basing) The butterfly is still calling the shots 🦋🦋🦋.
All the best. Aly.
Greetings…
While having a FaceTime conversation with my friend David O’Brien ( apparently a third of all wargamers are called Dave/David) I was bemoaning the fact that I couldn’t get hold of any Merit Plastic Hedges….
David immediately disappeared from view… And returned with a sizeable bag of Plastic Hedges.
“ You mean like these”
“Yes”
“I will get them in the post”
What a splendid generous fellow 😁.
The finished hedges in situ…
I am really pleased with how they have turned out…I of course have a few more to paint… I may vary the shade slightly with each batch.
Thank you very much David.
All the best. Aly
Greetings…
The Butterfly decided it wanted to see a nice Bordurian Armoured Car…
So here it is…
Greetings …
Another slow time with the paint brushes…I’m still putting books back on shelves and I have the disruption of builders returning in the next week or so…
So here are a unit of Hinchliffe 5th Westphalian Landwehr…
In reality they were an under strength unit so only having three stands is fairly accurate… But I will probably get another six figures and bring it up to a four stand unit… They never carried a Standard but I may add one to the extra stand anyway.
For a change I have painted these in a “Wellington Man” style…
https://thehintonspieler.blogspot.com/p/how-i-paint.htmlThe Hinton Spieler.: How I Paint 'Em
This is not the first time I have done this…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2024/11/shiny-napoleonics-wellington-way.htmlALYS TOY SOLDIERS: Shiny Napoleonics… The Wellington Way.
Although unlike Matthew I will be using acrylic paints rather than enamels…
As I have said these were painted in the “Wellington Man” style… So Base Coat, Wash, Dry Brush and Black lining out…
Here are the basic colours that I used…
Coat and Hat… Citadel… Kantor Blue with a Citadel Drakenhof Blue wash then given a Kantor Blue Dry Brush.
Trousers… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh with a Brown Liquid Wash then a Pallid Wych Flesh Dry Brush.
Facings… Citadel… Warboss Green.
Belts… Citadel… Corax White then pure White Highlights.
Napsack and Backpack… Foundry… Moss Light 29c with a Brown Liquid Wash and then Moss Light Highlights.
Black lining was added between the colours and some additional lighter Edge Highlights were added.
The different style made for a refreshing change to my normal process and was a lot of fun.
Although I don’t know how Matthew manages to paint whole armies… I definitely don’t have the patience 😁
All the best Aly
