ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Lion Rampant... More Sassanid Spearmen.

Greetings...

Yet another unit finished for this project...

More Sassanid Spearmen... this time they are Unarmoured. 




I decided to give these guys simple white clothes... a nice quick paint job.

Well that is what I thought... they actually took a lot longer than I thought they would.

I can’t think of a reason why... they were a pleasure to paint in fact... maybe that was it.... I got lost in the moment...

Anyway they are done and I am very pleased with them... they have a bit of a rowdy look about them, which probably means that they will run at the first throw of the dice....

I recon that I now have (more than) enough units for a game... so I will probably take a pause from painting more and get them on the table...

A couple of solo games then one (a certain defeat ) with my daughter...


The White bits are... Citadel... Pallid, Wych Flesh.

The Leather goods are... Citadel... Skrag Brown and Doombull Brown.

The body of the Shields and the Spears are... Foundry... Spearshaft Light 13C.


Then it’s a wash with Aly’s Brown Liquid and highlighting with the original shades... the white was given an extra highlight with added pure white...


The miniatures are...
Aventine... https://aventineminiatures.co.uk/

The bases are...
Warbases... https://warbases.co.uk/

The Shield Transfers are from...
Little Big Men Studios... https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/

The paints are Wargames Foundry and Citadel...
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling


Next up.... probably something shiny.


All the best    Aly



 


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31 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag21 October 2020 at 20:47

    Nice work, Aly! I like the work on the whites a lot. Awaiting their trial in battle.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 October 2020 at 13:43

      Thank you Jonathan...
      I have a feeling that basic levy spear are all bravado and bluster....😄

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Phil Robinson21 October 2020 at 22:10

    Some sassy Sassanians there Aly.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 October 2020 at 13:49

      Thank you Phil...
      That’s the kind of phrase that causes dentures to disengage...😱🤭

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Matt Crump21 October 2020 at 22:14

    Nice work Aly, lovely white 🙂 and nice big spears which won’t break

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    1. Aly Morrison23 October 2020 at 13:50

      Thank you Matt...
      The spears might not break... but I am not so sure about the men.

      All the best. Aly

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  4. Pan Janek21 October 2020 at 22:42

    Lovely work Aly! I like the big shields on these. What were they made of? Something like willow withes bound together?

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. cepensarum22 October 2020 at 21:00

      Based on finds at Dura-Europas, they were reeds through leather

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    2. Pan Janek23 October 2020 at 19:55

      Thanks! Interesting stuff!

      Jan

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    3. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 11:23

      Thank you Jan...

      I had originally just assumed that the shields were wooden boards covered with leather ...
      But capensarum’s description makes far more sense... they would probably be a lot lighter and more manageable...
      Although with my dice throwing they may as well be made of paper 😂

      All the best. Aly

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    4. Pan Janek24 October 2020 at 12:49

      Haha General Luckless! ;-)

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    5. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 12:59

      I chose it myself 😂🤣😂...
      When I command the French I am known as Malchanceux...

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    6. Pan Janek24 October 2020 at 14:47

      Yes! I experienced your rolls ;-)

      All the best,
      Jan

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  5. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com22 October 2020 at 00:04

    "got lost in the moment" the best feeling when painting I think and the excellent results reflect it..

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    1. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 11:26

      Thank you Ross...
      Yes it’s a nice place to be...

      All the best. Aly

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  6. David22 October 2020 at 05:48

    Grand effort on the Sassanids! White too, my absolutely least favourite colour to work with!

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    1. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 11:32

      Thank you David...
      I find Orange a bit tricky... fortunately there aren’t many/any Orange uniformed armies out there... unless you go for Sci-Fi...

      All the best. Aly

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  7. rross22 October 2020 at 06:14

    More lovely troops Aly and I agree with Jan, I particularly like the enormous shields - must have been hard work to hump around a battlefield though....as for gaming, solo seems like the safest idea for you!

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    1. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 11:37

      Thank you Keith...
      I imagine you marched to a certain point planted yours shield in the ground... and stayed put.
      I find that solo games are a good way to get familiar with the rules... I suspect it will be next year before I can have a face to face game.

      All the best. Aly

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  8. James Fisher22 October 2020 at 09:00

    Really, really well painted Ally. The dragon standard and shields are particularly impressive.
    Regards, James

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    1. Aly Morrison24 October 2020 at 11:39

      Thank you James...
      This whole project has been really fun to paint.

      All the best. Aly

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  9. caveadsum147124 October 2020 at 16:09

    Lovely looking Sassanid spearmen! Good luck with your remote game with your daughter, your men march confident in your abilities!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison25 October 2020 at 11:33

      Thank you Iain...
      If my Lion Rampant game is anything thing like the one I am having with her now... I’m doomed...😂

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Paul Scrivens-Smith24 October 2020 at 18:43

    Great looking unit. I do like that leader, looks like he is beckoning is foeman towards him.

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    1. Aly Morrison25 October 2020 at 11:35

      Thank you Paul...

      The Aventine command figures are always quite characterful...

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Ray Rousell25 October 2020 at 12:27

    Great looking troops Aly.

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  12. Moiterei_198425 October 2020 at 18:34

    Excellent additions to your force, Aly! The whit tunics look great

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  13. Graham C28 October 2020 at 19:17

    Very nice Aly and I shall look forward to the Lion Rampant games. I haven’t fought against Sassanids for years, lots of nasty cavalry and under the old WRG rules big 48 figure levy units - crap fighters but immoveable objects.

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  14. Aly Morrison30 October 2020 at 12:16

    Thank you Graham...

    I agree with the good cavalry... except there was always to many cataphracts and not enough lights...
    From what I’ve read recently the infantry were not all levy... there was a good core of professionals in most armies.
    As soon as Mharaid has finished pounding me into the ground in our current game of Drums and Shakos 😂... I will get some solo games started.

    All the best. Aly

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