I finally got around to working on both the crewmen for my elephants and the Victrix pack of Numidian cavalry that I picked up. I hope to post all in time for my Wednesday slot with the AHPC XIII.
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Showing posts with label DBX. Show all posts
Friday, December 30, 2022
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Ral Partha 01-080 Lizard and Rider?
This is a small rebasing project that has been sitting on the back burner for a couple of years. I picked these 16 figures up fairly inexpensively at the CanGames Marketplace pre-pandemic. They were based on what seemed to me be odd size bases (25mm x 75mm) and were obviously being used for a gaming system in which I did not indulge. Once debased they were clearly identified as a Ral Partha (c) 1977 product. The best match I could find online for them was Ral Partha 01-080 Lizard and Rider.
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Lightning Strikes - Roman Carroballista
Christmas 2000, Joseph my good friend and gaming buddy, and I met for our annual Roman Civil War. We were playing WRG 7th edition rules. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of massed fire of a unit of carroballista. Joseph and his wife, had spent the evening before my arrival, converting some Airfix Ancient Britain chariots, mated with Airfix Roman scorpio bolt throwers. It was a nasty surprise and the speed of the unit on the battlefield was inspiring.
| Three of Joseph's carroballista run circles around his Legion |
Warlord Games used to offer a scorpion mounted on a mule cart. From the time I first saw the image until recently it was always out of stock. This afternoon I couldn't even find it listed on their site. Meanwhile I squandered my hard earned sestertius on other frivolous figures and projects.
While combing my mountain of lead, I uncovered some ancient (30+ year old) Ral Parta/RAFM scorpions. The Early Imperial Roman Cart is nearly always available for purchase. So I ordered three. This project has been sitting on my painting table for the last 6 months and I finally found time to complete it,
| Image of a carroballista on Trajan's Column |
Thursday, August 8, 2013
28mm Early Hungarian Light Cavalry
I spent my evenings this week completing
the unit of 20 Old Glory Light Cavalry miniatures that were taking
up residence on my cribbage board. It was not a hardship since I owe three, and
the board will now be occupied by two dozen colonial lancers that I want to
work on. The flocking was completed early this morning.
The Hungarians were an impulse buy on eBay.
They were inexpensive and the horses were already painted and mounted on appropriate (WRG/DBX) 60 x 40 mm magnetic bases. I did a wash on the horses and reattached a couple of
them to their bases.
I’m not sure which army will use these troops but I imagine
they will see action either for or against the Saracens at some point.
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