This is the latest miniature work: it took a few weeks but I am satisfied by the results. This Athenian army has been sitting in the closet for way too long (several years!), it was overdue for some work. The army is at the moment 24 bases, of which 12 Spears, 2 Cv, 2 Aux, 8 Ps, in DBA codes. It provides several options too. I plan to expand this to cover a full Field of Glory or Might of Arms army.
The hoplites, in battle order
The figures are mostly Chariot, with some other I cannot positively identify, Essex perhaps. They were good figures, perhaps a bit static on the poses, these days you can find more variations, but in any case it was well worth the effort.
I used cheap Anita colors, plus Vallejo and some Citadel. The gold/bronze is Formula P3 which I would recommend over all the others at this point. The challenging part in painting these minis was outlining the white leather armor with thin black lines (I’ll add pictures some other time). I thought of showing the full glory to the front and the shields.
The shield designs are transfers from Little Big Men Studios, which I would greatly recommend. They are a bit fiddly to put on at first, but once you get the heck of it, they are easy to handle (tip: do not forget to remove the transparent film in front of them, as explained in the instructions – yes, I did a couple of time).
All in all a nice army: can’t wait to test their worth in battle!
