The 12 Warlord Sarmatian Cataphracts are now painted - whew that was a lot to complete in three days. As I've posted earlier, the figures are amazing and I can already see some opportunities to clean up the paint job. Sorry for the poor pictures, I'll post some better ones later.
Here's a picture of a single trooper. Those Kontos are very sharp! I still need to scenic the bases but will get that done on Wed and then it's packing up and heading off the Historicon.
I also made 20 casualty stands to be used in the Hail Caesar game. A dice will go in the upper right box to track casualty levels and I have markers that denote Disordered or Shaken status for the lower right box. There are 10 trackers for the Romans and 10 for the Dacians. I stole the idea from Curt over at Analog Hobbies. I think this help reduce the clutter that can occur when playing Hail Caesar and its associated casualty tracking.
Since I play both Hail Caesar and Black Powder, I magnetized the casualty stands so I can swap out period specific markers. It wouldn't do the use a Roman Auxiliary marker for Napoleonic French. As you can see, like the cataphracts, I still need to scenic these bases which shouldn't be that trying.
I have some scenery elements to finish for my game on Friday, but I think I'm nearing the finish line.
This blog will will contain my rather pedantic ramblings on my experiences within the miniature war gaming hobby. There will be informative how-to’s, thrilling battle reports and thought provoking editorials. I fully expect that history will one day view the contents of this blog on par with Homer’s Illiad or Newton’s Principalia. Or it's a complete waste of time.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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8 comments:
Very nice looking unit!
I also really liked Curt's idea and will be using something similar.
Christopher
Nice work especially the casualty markers.
Looks great, Miles. Glad the casualty stands are working out for you. I like your magnetic modification - good idea.
The casualty markers are a sweet idea.
these markers are a great idea, and the Sarmatians look very good
Nice painting I have been looking at those figures for a few days now and like how you have done them. Might have to buy some myself then.
Thanks for the comments.
I really liked the Sarmatians - great detail and I still need to add the sword and bow pieces. I'll be getting another 12 of the figures to build up a Sarmatian army over the next few months
awesome idea!
I will be stealing this ... :)
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