From IanS:15mm Palmyrans, and 6mm Russians (160pts)

Dear All

So here is my first post of the challenge as per usually with my painting i am behind in my schedule with projects.  First up are some Palmyrans which should have been finished before the challenge even started and only half the army was done so they are being carried over into the challenge.

All figures are from Forged in battle from their Palmyrans or Sassanid ranges. The Draco standards are home made from green stuff as is the foot officers cloak.

First up are the Cataphracts which the army will have 5 units this is the fourth unit.

Light Horse which there will be 3 units and this is the first.

And rear view or is that front again never can tell with these type of units.

Finally for the Palmyrans, some Heavy Infantry, inspired from an Osprey men at arms book on eastern armies took a long time to find these figures but forged in battle came up trumps in their Sassanid rage.

So Plamyran pts:

Cataphracts - 12 x 15mm figures at 4pts each = 48 pts

Light Horse - 8 x 15mm figures at 4pts each = 32 pts

Heavy Infantry - 16 x 16mm figures at 2pts each = 32 pts

Total = 112pts

The next submission is the one that i was actually planning for this challenge.  6mm Napoleonic is the scale and period i have been doing for over 40 years and this year my club Farnbourgh Wargaming Club in the UK decided to try out 6mm Napoleonic's but based on 15mm figure basing for a massed effect.  So i declared i know what for this years painting challenge i will do Sackens corps at the battle of Leipzig.

I costed up figure options and knew the wife would kill me if i spent that much on toys soldiers especially ones that small.  Then Chris at the club came to my rescue and agreed to print off some resin figures.  I brought 5 STL files from MC models at £2 each and a week later the figures arrived.

2880 infantry

480 cavalry

36 guns crews and limbers.

The figures come on strips of 16 infantry or 12 cavalry and guns with crew attached.

Each file has two strips one with command and one without.

Each Battalion will have 1 command strip and 5 marching strips giving a battalion 96 figures based on 2 x 60mm frontage bases.

Front view

Back view

6mm Russian;

Battalion of Infantry - 96 x 6mm figures at 0.5pts each = 48 pts

So total for first submission 

15mm Palmyrans - 112 pts

6mm Russians - 48 pts

Total 160 pts.

I am hoping that i have complied with the rules for posting especially as my Minion is TamsinP.  

Yes i am very afraid.

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Well Ian, fear not as Tamsin is not on duty as Minion until January 3rd. Instead you have me as your humble servant, so you can rest easy in fearful anticipation for another week. That being said, I'd suggest you re-read her missive on not publishing to the blog yourself (ahem), otherwise things will get messy, I can guarantee it. :P

Lovely work here! I really like the vibrant Palmyrans with their red spears, blue tack and colourful shields. The Russian Napoleonics are excellent as well, especially as you've made great use of the scale to mass them on your bases. They look terrific.

Great work Ian, and welcome back to the Challenge!

- Curt