Fumbling my way around the world of Ancients
Companions
Just a small update as I haven’t managed to get too much done due to work commitments.
First though, a massive thankyou for the Golden Button. It is very much appreciated and totally unexpected.
I’ve painted up the Companion Cavalry that I have.
I have also added movement trays to my cavalry and ordered some movement trays for my Phalanx.
I did experiment for a while as to how I was going to arrange the models. It seems that they fought in the wedge formation and this is about as good I could do without having to have a really large base.
The Wargames Foundry painting guide has an excellent article for painting horses and the colours to use for different breeds. I highly recommend this book. It came in invaluable when I painted up a Warhammer Bretonnia army several years ago.
So far my army looks like this. I really should add another two trays of Companion Cavalry but that will require me to order even more figures, so that may have to wait for a little while.
Can’t have Philip II / Alexander III’s army without that companion cavalry! Great addition! 😀
“The power of cavalry lies in its movement.”
“Stationary cavalry is no cavalry at all.”
Steven Pressfield, Virtues of War
(Alexander biopic)
Thanks very much. I am looking forward to seeing how the Hammer that is the Companion Cavalry interact with the Anvil of Phalanx.