Greetings …
A while back I posted a test unit of Normans for this butterfly project…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20Viking%20in%20the%20Sun
I have now completed a Byzantine unit…
To be honest I think my love of Rome, Late Rome and Byzantine/ Eastern Rome is becoming obvious 😂
Like the previously mentioned Normans these were a joy to paint… The figures are well cast and very cleanly detailed… I look forward to painting more.
I also painted three archers up…
My intention is to have them if I want to use a mixed weapons option that I reckon they were still using into the 11th Century…
As any force I have will probably have two units of ‘Heavy’ infantry the archers from each unit could also be combined as a single skirmish unit…
The Tunics are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.
The White Bits are… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.
The Pteruges and Chest Straps are… Citadel… Skrag Brown.
The Officers Pteruges are… Foundry… Moss Light 29C.
The Shield edge is… Foundry…Buff Leather 7B.
I have a Norman and a Byzantine cavalry unit waiting to be ‘test’ painted… But to be honest I can’t see me stopping now…
I will wait until I have cleared a bit more of the backlog that is still on the table and get a lot more Late Roman rebasing before I do anything new… He says now… But who knows what the butterfly will dictate.
So…Next… Probably more of the great rebasing project and something shiny.
All the best Aly
