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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Warlord Sarmatian Cataphracts Finished and Casualty Stands

 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.
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8 comments:

  1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)July 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Very nice looking unit!

    I also really liked Curt's idea and will be using something similar.

    Christopher

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  2. The Angry LurkerJuly 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Nice work especially the casualty markers.

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  3. CurtJuly 5, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Looks great, Miles. Glad the casualty stands are working out for you. I like your magnetic modification - good idea.

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  4. BeccasJuly 6, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    The casualty markers are a sweet idea.

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  5. SpinifexJuly 6, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    these markers are a great idea, and the Sarmatians look very good

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  6. VinnieJuly 6, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    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.

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  7. jmilesrJuly 6, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    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

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  8. AchillesOctober 10, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    awesome idea!
    I will be stealing this ... :)

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