Here is the last unit for my small Late Roman army, a unit of Gripping Beast plastic archers, nice simple figures with enough detail, individualy mounted in 1ps and then on a 120mm sabot base from Warbases.
Pretty straightforward, I wouldn't mind doing some more, I might expand this or do another force?
Here's a little parade as the army as its technically complete...yeah right! Actually, I'd like to do some unarmoured spearmen too. Originally for Dux Bellorum, the basing suits it for Midgard, although I'll need some heroes/champions and generals but I can pinch from other collections for that, I'm thinking of this as Coel Hen, the last Dux Britanniarum or old king Cole's army, it does remind me ,I could do with pimping my old airfix fort?
Great Italian wars, Napoleonics and dark ages fighting it out on the painting desk at the moment, plus a few AARs, not sure what will be done first!
All the best
Iain
Excellent archers! Really very detailed figurines. We’re looking forward to the addition of the Italian Wars! 😁
ReplyDeleteThanks Alexi,I have another battle report and a pike block finished, still working on a couple of mounted units and assembling even more!
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Nice work! I, too, look forward to seeing more Italian Wars offerings.
ReplyDeleteThanks,they're on their way!
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Excellent looking unit of archers Iain, I would say great finished army, but we all know, it will expand ! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave,yeah, I know!
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Beautiful looking archers!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Michal!
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Hi Iain, a nice force for Midgard. I did hear that Gripping Beast were retiring and so looking for buyers of their ranges. I don't know what that will mean for the plastics, buy buying now might be a preferred option.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm, yes I saw that on the wargames atlantic site, it would be a great pity if they went?
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Didn't know you did this period Iain. Great looking units.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, clearly not recently, it would seem?
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That's a nice little force Iain - my advice is - buy your heroes etc, paint them - and mark it as completed and move on! LOL
ReplyDeleteIs that the origin of Old King Cole in the nursery rhyme - I am going to have to go and Google/AI that now!
Yes its the origin of the nursery rhyme, the thing is I have a fair bit of unpainted lead and plastic, I either expand this force or start a new one, maybe Vortigens, to add to/fight my Arthurian army, but that would mean Id have to buy some more figures?
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Excellent foot archers and Late Romans Iain. Footsore and Victrix have some nice Late Roman ranges too.
ReplyDeleteYes, the victrix stuff came out after Id bought everything, although half the cavalry for Arthurs army are footsore?
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They look great Iain. As Norm says, I was quite taken aback at the news of Gripping Beast closing. I have a ton of Front Rank stuff and also a GB Republican Roman army ahead of me and always find myself buying extra when I pick up a project from the pile. Hopefully they will be picked up by someone.
ReplyDeleteYes ,I really hope someone steps in, it seems a pretty sound set up from outside?
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Lovely painted archers Iain, and a good sized army. When are you putting them to the test?
ReplyDeleteThanks Vol, should of been last week but my opponent got a migrane, so hopefully next week?
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I like these guys. Though why are some wearing pork pies on their head? Handy place to store a snack for mid-battle tummy rumblings?
ReplyDeleteThe army shot is cool. So much different stuff, very different to the classic Imperial uniform approach.
They were the height of fashion in the fourth century, fur or fabric it seems, its a different kind of army to the early Imperial Roman army, both fun I think?
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Nice and interesting minis, cool paintjob indeed!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Suber!
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Lovely work Iain and a great army.
ReplyDeleteOf course armies are quantum, sort of like Schrodinger's cat, complete and not complete at the same time 😁
Thanks Ben , a much more philisophical answer!
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Fairly simple, but they look good.
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Nicely done Iain, they look great and a nice parade of your "completed" army. Hopefully GB's catalogue will be picked up by someone, I am sure it will be.
ReplyDeleteThanls Donnie, yes lets hope so?
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Lovely job, Iain. Liked your parade a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Richard!
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