Hail to the Men of Bronze

So it’s been a few months and after a few distractions I finally got them based. Originally I was going to base them on 60×40 but have decided to base them on the now infamous 2ps as I quite fancy the look of Clash of Spears

Still have to add decals but happy enough with them

So this as been quite quiet for a while as other projects got in the way

But  due to a friend giving me some excess skirmishers from Magister Militum the project has slowly begun to awaken again

As per usual there just block painted and washed but they serve the purpose

On the back of painting these I’m going to use Magister Militum (unless Pendraken release their new Ancient Greek range in the next couple of months) for the rest of the Hopilites as they don’t have the huge amounts of fine detail the Newline ones do

So without further ado

So this is the last of the first pack I bought. This is the last of these for a while as I wait for some cataphract camels in 6mm from Baccus to arrive to complete my Parthian army

There might be some more Egyptians in the near future as well but not quite sure yet

Still slowly painting although I did get distracted by a 28mm Space Marine (Not sure what happened. Must be the drugs. I’m sure the feeling will pass) so after a little delay  I decided to see what they look like on a mocked up base. Still need to add some shield transfers  and still not sure if I want this many figures as I need to add some command figures as well. Anyway this is them

After much mulling I have decided that I don’t like the paint job on the figures in the previous entry

To explain further I don’t think they have enough contrast which I think you need with 6 and 10mm to make them stand out on the tabletop

I will leave these figures as are and try something darker on the next batch and maybe using  Nuln oil or a black future wash

David Imrie of Saxon Dog fame uses a mixture of Nuln oil and Earthshade so I might try that

In the meantime I’m going to see what ideas I can steal off the web

Till next time…

So having been down with the dreaded lurgey over the weekend I had to pull out of a  game of Dux Bellorum on Friday night  but did manage somehow to get a bit of painting done over the rest of the weekend

Didn’t get too much done but at least it’s a stuttering start

So I’m happy enough with the way the sample figures turned out  and more than satisfied with the earthshade wash so its time to disappear over the next few days and get some painting done.

If all goes to plan I should have the majority of the pack painted and if were really lucky have them on some tests bases as well

Still haven’t decided on shield transfers but we will ponder as we paint

See you on the other side

Just a quick update as I start painting the first figures. This bit takes me  a while as I figure out which bits I really have to paint and where a few shortcuts can be taken. I painted them all the same and gave one of them an Earthshade wash and the other two and W&N nut brown wash. Will let them dry properly and varnish them  before making a decision

The picture again is a but shaky crap but hopefully gives you an idea

Quick afterthought. Going to leave the shields pure white at the moment while I think about shield transfers

Till next time

Ok. So this is the third entry and to be honest I’ve surprised myself for getting this far.

Anyway I finally went out to get some primer today. I always go to Halfords as it’s 2 minutes down the road and although it’s quite expensive @£6.99 not having to drag into town is worth the extra cost.

Quick interlude about primers.All primers are the same whether you spend £1 or £20 on them. The only difference is the amount of propellant in them. End of educational message

So what is described below is the same method I use for painting all 6 and 10mm figures.

It was a bit cold tonight so I put the aerosol in some warm water from the tap for  a few minutes to help loosen the paint and then gave it a good shake to mix the paint

After that I give them a quick wash with watered down Vallejo Black Shade to bring out the detail and make it easier to paint. Hopefully you can see that in the photo below

Next I will put down some base colours

A bit of a late edit but the above shaky close up might give a better view of the wash

So the sample pack arrived today from Newline Designs.

Pack was £4.75 for 30 figures which is around the same price for all the historical 10mm manufacturers. With postage the total cost was £5.95

All the figures are one piece castings and all the figures are identical apart from the 3 command figures included.

Couple of pictures of the figures

Next task is to clean them up and get a primer on them and a wash then will take some more photos so you can get a better idea of how they look