Pyrrhus of Epirus…Oscan/Samnite Infantry.

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…

https://warbases.co.uk/

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

Pyrrhus of Epirus… The first Epirote Phalanx

Greetings…

It’s been a while…

I have been moderately busy…

Mostly on organising the cellar…

It’s starting to come together…

I have also found time to follow my butterfly and start something new… something I have hinted at….

The army of Pyrrhus of Epirus…

My inspiration…

I put together a rough plan for a couple of small Epirote and Hellenistic Forces…

After some experimentation I have decided on a four stand size for my phalanxes…

Then I bought some toys from Aventine Miniatures 

The first thing I did was a test figure…

I looked to use colours from the two Osprey books plus added inspiration from the rather lovely shield transfers…

The Tunic is… AK Interactive… Carmine AK11091.

The White bits are… Citadel… Pallid Wych Flesh.

The Plume ,Sash and Coloured Armour is… Citadel… Kakophoni Purple.

The Cloak is… Citadel… Xereus Purple.

The Cloak edge is… Citadel… Pink Horror.

Leather bits are… Citadel… Skrag Brown.

Everything was given a coat of Alys Brown Liquid then re-highlighted with the original colour…

Lighter colours were given an extra highlight…

The paints are Citadel and AK Interactive…

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling

https://ak-interactive.com/product-category/paints/paints-acrylics/3rd-acrylics/

The base is as always…

https://warbases.co.uk/

The shield transfers are Little Big Men Studios…

https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/

I am/was very pleased with the test figure…

So here is the whole unit…

I’m really pleased how these have turned out especially the soft/subdued colours inspired by Peter Dennis’s wonderful artwork.

They only just fit into my Photo Booth…

This is going to be a slow project to begin with… but once I have everything settled in the cellar… things should speed up a bit…

I am also feeling a lot healthier than I was so hopefully it won’t take so long till the next post…

All the best.  Aly