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25 January 2015

Legion of Ever Present Glory, part 18 (and Mríssa too!)

A small measure of progress on the painting table today:

In this not-so-great pic, the archer cohort of my First Legion of Ever Present Glory troops has been visited by the paint-laden brush! The armor is mostly done, now the bows, quivers, tunics, and other small details need to be finished.

Also in the pic above is the command cohort of my Arídani Legion of Lady Mríssa troops. Nothing has been done to them for a long time, other than the first dabbings of flesh-colored paint on the first miniature. I think that these miniatures are going to be among the hardest to paint for my Tsolyáni force, as the details are small and delicate and it will take some careful painting. I am wondering if I should just paint over the slender chains fastening their skirts with flesh, then go back over the chains with a dark wash and a metallic drybrush. It might make the process some what faster.

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04 September 2014

The Aridáni Legion of Lady Mríssa, part 3

Just a very brief update:

The first element now has a layer of black gesso primer. Now comes the hard part - actual painting!

There is an interesting color rendition (by Jeff Dee no less!) here at The Tékumel Project blog, and there is a concise entry about the Legion in the Tsolyánu army pamphlet. The Legion is notable in its lack of blue in the uniform. Reddish orange and white seem to be the main colors listed in the pamphlet; I intend to deviate somewhat from Mr. Dee's version and use the red-orange and blue for trim and white for the main color. I do like the shield colors he used, and will shamelessly imitate them!

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25 August 2014

The Aridáni Legion of Lady Mríssa, part 2

It is still a little warm in my hobby corner, but that did not stop me from doing a little something:

The first set of Lady Mríssa's legion has been cleaned up and ready for primer. This is the command element, led by Lady Mríssa herself (in the large headdress). An officer, musician, standard bearer, and one trooper round out the element. I think that I will try using black gesso as primer on these miniatures - it seems to be working well for the Aztecs.

In the pic above, Lady Mríssa's troops are posed next to my archers from the First Legion of Ever Present Glory. Both represent one element, but there are differing amount of miniatures used. Lady Mríssa's legion is rated as medium infantry, while the archers are still rated as heavy infantry. For my purposes, heavy infantry will have six miniatures per element, while medium infantry will have five. It is a satisfying mnemonic for me - just glance at the element and know what it is without looking at the rules or a roster.

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15 February 2014

The Aridáni Legion of Lady Mríssa, part 1

I had a few leftover coins in my pocket recently, and I sent them to The Tékumel Project for some new miniatures:

Shown above is a Warband pack of The Aridáni Legion of Lady Mríssa (plus a few extras that will not be mentioned just yet!)

Two views of the spear-armed Aridáni.

The command set for the legion. I see that I forgot to include the musician's right arm (which is a separate piece)...

A close-up of the standard.

Lady Mríssa hiChagotlékka's legion, also known as the 19th Imperial Medium Infantry, is composed entirely of Aridáni women warriors.

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12 November 2012

A few Tékumel miniatures...

Only brand-new to me, some of these have been out for a while:

Princess Vrísa Vishétru (L), and Lady Mríssa (R)

Princess Vrísa Vishétru of Saá Allaqi is one of the notable characters of the great force opposed to the blue-armored legions of the Petal Throne. Lady Mríssa is the leader of The Aridáni Legion of Lady Mríssa, a unit of medium infantry for the Petal Throne. Lady Mríssa's shield is on it's side and when properly held would be rotated clockwise.

Prince Eselne (L) and Hláka messenger (R)

This is the 'Imperial Messenger' vignette from The Tékumel Club offerings. Prince Eselne is one of the many offspring of the Emperor on the Petal Throne. Hláka are a small, winged sentient being, with three eyes and fur.

Hláka leader

Another Hláka, this one is the leader of a warband. Hláka are often used as scouts as their skittish nature does not lend well to close combat, but they can and will use missile weapons - typically javelins - on their opponents from the air.

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