Friday, October 11, 2024

Thracians - Ist Corps

 

This was another relatively recent commission, this time for 28mm (25mm if you prefer!) Thracians from 1st Corps. I did two units of 12 in total, part of an ongoing ancients project that includes Scythians, Greeks, Persians and more besides. I do like 1st Corps miniatures on the whole, albeit some of their ranges more than others.

The requirement here was for plenty of colourful variation in their clothing, and a good amount of patterns on the tunics and cloaks etc. Thankfully I had lots of good reference photos and illustrations to use for inspiration and ideas.


Again, basing was done by the client, so this is as finished as I can show them. Another great project to have worked on. In a future post I'll show some of the Scythian cavalry I'm currently painting, which are equally colourful!


Despite doing a lot of commissions this year for ancients, I found myself wanting to embark on an ancients project of my own, and eventually settled on the Punic Wars. It might have the projects I've been working on that have inspired me, and possibly also the buzz around Warlord Games' epic scale release for the period, but the more I read about the battles of that time and the different armies involved, the more I thought it would be a fascinating conflict to focus on for wargaming. I'll share more about the project as I get stuck into it in the coming weeks and months.

Hope everyone is enjoying their own hobby projects.
Cheers,
Kevin










7 comments:

  1. Kev, those are stunning! Really impressive work on all fronts, but especially the patterns on the cloaks.

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  2. Stunning figures Kevin the detail work is amazing,I'm considering a dabble at the epic scale punic war figures I've painted up a few of the Napoleonic Prussians and quite enjoyed them ,as with all us figure painters I doubt I'll ever get to the bottom of the metal and plastic mountain

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    1. Thanks Jay. Yes, the Epic scale Punic war figures look very cool, and I was very tempted to go that route, but for this project I've decided to go with 28mm. It may prove to be a foolish and expensive decision! Hopefully I won't regret it. The plan is to try and keep it within a manageable size, so I'll see how it goes. I might still do the Epic scale one day though. Good luck if you take the plunge yourself.

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  4. Fantastic work on those cloaks your client will be well chuffed with them. You can't go wrong with the Punic wars especially with Carthage's varied troop types!

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    1. Thanks Tony. Yes, the varied troop types are definitely what attracted me to the period. Lots of variety for the wargamer, and pathways to progress into other armies once the main Romans and Carthaginians forces are done.

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