Mexico again.

[FierceKitty]

I'm sure when the more skillful painters here get around to displaying a few units, they'll look even better.

[mmcv]

Lovely looking units. The bright colours are what make them so appealing.

Have my Aztec order prepared...just adding some other bits and bobs. Soon though I will have some of these beauties of my own... Anticipation


How are they to paint up?

[FierceKitty]

Not too bad, with a few provisos:
1)    You need lots of these bad boys. A small Aztec army hasn't got a snowball's chance in Hell (a big one has got a snowball's chance in Hell).
2)     Black and red felt tip pens are your friends with many of the details.
3)     So is colour photocopying the more complex shields and just glueing them on.

[mmcv]

I'm planning to do some pre Spanish action with them. Possibly triple alliance vs tarascan, but could also do plenty of the other wars, the tepenac conquests and subsequent overthrow, etc. So two smallish armies to start. If I ever do fancy going Spanish I can mix and match and add as needed.

[FierceKitty]

Honour and respect to those who remember meso-American society didn't begin with Columbus!

[mmcv]

Haha, I find ancient mesoamerican culture fascinating. I'd love to do some Mayans at some point, though will have to go to larger scales for that as haven't found anything in 10mm. Especially given the recent findings that they were much more warlike than previously thought. One for the distinct future though as just putting in an order that expands my two ongoing projects and starts up three new ones..

Actually 4 new ones if you include the 2mm order I made earlier in the week.

[quasar42]

This should take you there (and thanks for the compliment):

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17859.0.html

Wonderful. Sorry to have missed this before. Very inspirational (although I am tempted by some fluorescent paints I acquired to go down a more fantasy route).

[FierceKitty]

No fantasy can live up to reality.

[quasar42]

Unless you have Stegosaurus platforms to support your troops

[FierceKitty]

If it becomes incredible, it loses the appeal of the best fantasy (imffho).

[Ithoriel]

Unless you have Stegosaurus platforms to support your troops

Despite the name, surely they are Triceratops?

There, that should have puzzled a sizeable minority of forumites

[FierceKitty]

Rematch today; Lee's on my side against a former colleague, so maybe I'll win.

[FierceKitty]

Doubleplusungood.

[FierceKitty]

The doomed army, just before the first shot of the game kills the Snake Woman.

[paulr]

So I'm guessing that your flank was overwhelmed while Lee's was forced to withdraw in good order