Not including the Greek hoplites already done (which I’ll use as allies/mercenaries for several different armies), this is the first of me painting some figures for the Alexandrian Macedonians. Phalangites seemed like a good place to start, seeing as they form the core of the army and I have a pile of them to do.
For the sarissas I used wire spears from Col Bills, cut down to about 60mm or so. The shields are smaller than the hoplite ones, so I wasn’t sure about suitable transfers to fit them, and in the end I just hand painted the Macedonian star symbol on some of them.
They did take a bit longer to paint up than most of the other ancients I’ve painted so far, mainly because of the details on the linen armour. I like how they look, but for the sake of speeding the project up I might try a different approach next time.
From what I’ve read about the Macedonian army, it’s likely that not all the phalangites would have worn body armour, so it would be good to add in some unarmoured ones to the rear ranks if possible. I don’t think Newline does unarmoured pikemen for the Macedonians, but I might find something suitable from their other ranges.
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