Two bases of swordsmen now done for my classical Indian army. These will either form units of their own or could be mixed with the bases of bowmen. I decided to limit them to four figures per base since 5 or 6 just seemed too cramped. These lads must have needed a bit of space to wield those two-handed swords after all!
I'm quite pleased with how my bases are looking. I opted for Javis Desert Sand and Stone mix and Javis Light Green Fine Turf. In particular, the fine turf seems to stick to the sand and stone mix much better than static grass. I might go back at some point and add a few small tufts here and there, but they're fine for now.
Not sure yet what I'll paint next, but it'll probably be some Indian javelinemen, and then maybe a chariot or two after that, or an elephant. I've no definite plan on how big the final collection will be, either for this army or any of the other ones I’m working on. Progress will probably be slow and erratic sometimes, but hopefully without too many long gaps between painting. The main thing for me these days is just to enjoy a spot of painting whenever I have the time.
Nice job, I can’t see any trace of the figure base, is the base cast thinly on these? I know my naps had quite thick bases from where they were attached in the mould.
ReplyDeletelovely work as ever! Your basing looks great, I used to always use javis desert sand but I then all the sand and stones were all very round and ball like and went off it and started using filler and fine sand. Looks like I might have just had a bad batch going off your lovely basing!
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