Well, this challenge has been a bit slow for me to start this year. Between a new role at work, the silly season, and arranging an upcoming game at CANCON as well as my 4 year old'd birthday, hobby time has been a little thin on the ground.
I have, however, managed to kick start my painting with this base of Achaemenid Persian royal guard from Forged in Battle's excellent 'War and Empire' range. My last year's challenge focused almost exclusively on building up my Achaemenid army, and while they've won a surprising number of games during 2022, I did feel like I needed to add this iconic unit to round off the army. The royal guard fought at Gaugamela, and also are mentioned at Cunaxa. I gave the usual gaudy Persian pyjamas a bit of a semi-uniform look as I imagine befits the royal guard, and I also added a mounted general in suitably ornate dress haranguing them into action. They get the strange name from some unusual spears, which apparently had an apple sized counterweight at the non-pointy end. The shield decals from LBMS really make them.
I'm also going to enter this as the start of my 'Squirrel' side duel. This challenge, I aim to finish up some bits and pieces of long term projects, including 6mm Napoleonics, 32mm Star Wars 3D Prints, some 20mm Ardennes Germans and Yanks, tiny little 2mm terrain pieces, perhaps a smattering of 15mm Andalusians and whatever else can distract me from the task at hand.
14 foot and 1 mounted 15mm figure should net me a grand total of
14 x 15mm foot @ 2 points = 28 points
1 x 15mm mounted @ 4 points = 4 points
World Cinema (Green) bonus = 20 points
Total = 52 points
Next up i'm working on some teensy 6mm Napoleonic Russians.
Lovely stuff Ben, I had to check twice to make sure that these were 15s and not 28s. The colour palette you've gone with really works and does give them a mostly uniform looks. Also love the mounted officer. Your transfers came out very well, I just don't have the skill or patience for that fiddliness in 28s let alone 15s.
Well done and looking forward to the defenders of Mother Russia against thee Corsican Tyrant.
Fantastic! I remembered your Persians from last year and these are just as brilliant! Perfect way to finish off the Persian army.
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Really amazing work. I am working on some 15mm Sassanids for my Thursday entry and I don't think I have the eye or the hand for the detail you have put into these figures- really impressive.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant Persians! They look great!
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I'm impressed with the detail that you paint these tiny models
ReplyDeleteImpressive work for 15mm, Ben! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh! First all the colours from Darrell in 28 and from you in 15! Monday is very colourful indeed, brilliant stuff and your brushes can get a well deserved rest.
ReplyDelete15mm! Ben, I dislike the color red and absolutely love the shade you achieved here. I am jealous of the detail you tested out of these small fellows too. The shields with the decals are impressive, but the attention you gave the troops overall is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteThese li'l dudes look fantastic, well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat colours!
ReplyDeleteSuch a luscious colourful palette Ben.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, especially as they're 15mm
ReplyDeleteFantastic work on these 15mm beauties, Ben! What a fine complement to your existing army, great job!
ReplyDeleteStunning brushwork, Ben. I like the addition of the mounted officer in the unit. I've done this with my Italian Wars and Napoleonics and think its a good way to add some character to a formation. Well done.
ReplyDeleteYou say the shield transfers make them - I reckon the painting is more outstanding particularly considering they're in 15mm!
ReplyDeleteFabulous looking unit Ben, hard to believe they are 15mm.
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MattW
Lovely bright colours, great work on these 15s!
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