From HarryV: 28mm Carthaginian Cavalry (110 Points)

 

Hello all, after following this challenge for a few years I am super excited to finally take part myself! I am hoping to keep myself motivated and on track painting my Carthaginian Army for the "To The Strongest!" ruleset.

For my first submission I have a unit of 11 28mm Carthaginian Cavalry for 110 points. 

The figures are from the Victrix Greek heavy cavalry set, with some light conversion work - they have heads drawn from some of the different Victrix plastics, but mostly they have head swaps using metal Aventine Miniatures successor heads. 

These cavalry could play some different roles depending on the scenario or campaign in mind. They could do well as either Carthaginian Citizen cavalry or as Liby-Phoenicians etc. 

Some sources do say that Hannibal perhaps had a small contingent of Liby-Phoenician horse during his campaigns, and Carthage was known for its good horse breeding lands and strength in cavalry. 

My interpretation of the cavalry was that they are quite hellenized by this period in history, and probably represent the higher ranks of Carthaginian or Libyan society. To that end, I wanted to give them the fanciest helmets available. 

My goal is to get most of the African contingent of my forces done during this challenge. I painted up my better equipped Libyan/Carthaginian troops before the challenge,  my goal is to get around 100 of Hannibal's Veterans done, as well as 144 less well equipped Carthaginian/Libyan levies. If I can get those done it's on to the Numidian and Moorish elements next, or maybe some Iberians. 

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First, welcome to the Challenge, Harry! I'm always delighted to see those who have previously observed take the plunge and join in the fun.

These Carthaginian cavalry look fabulous. I love the varied, vibrant colours of their armour, kit and garb, and they definitely benefit from the head-swaps, keeping things interesting throughout the unit. I see you're using Simon's irregular bases, which look terrific especially when tarted-up as you have with groundwork and tufts. We've played quite a lot of TtS over the years and I'm envious of you with such a great collection of units. But even better, we have more to come from you! I look forward to seeing this project expand as the Challenge rattles along. Great work!

- Curt