Next to make it out of the lead pile were these two bases worth of Greek hoplites. I had been in the process of prepping a couple of elephants for my Indian army, but needed to wait for some filler to dry, so I grabbed these guys from the queue since they were all ready to go.
This now gives me four bases of hoplites, which I think will be a unit in most rules. There will be lots more hoplites to paint in future, but thankfully I like painting these guys.
As before, I used shield transfers from Little Big Men Studios which are meant for Foundry 28/25mm models, but their smaller size means they fit these Newline Designs shields perfectly. I’m hoping when I get round to starting on the Macedonians that I’ll be able to do the same with the shields for the phalangites and hypaspists. I’ll need to check if there are any LBMS transfers that would fit.
The Indian elephants will be the next for getting painted up. In fact, they’re already in progress. After that I might paint another chariot or two, and then move on to the first of the Macedonian units.
The transfers give a huge ‘lift’ to the visual joy of the unit. The variety of units that you cycle through certainly keeps things fresh from a painters perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm. The transfers do bump the cost up a bit, but I think it’s worth it. They’re certainly better than anything I could hand paint, and a lot faster.
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