15mm Persians (with a Pendraken tower in there too!)

[madaxeman]

With the Cyrus' Mobile Tower having languished in the drawer since before Xmas last year, and with plenty of cavalry and ancilliary troops all done, finally the Early Persian army gets the core of it's troops - the Immortals and Sparabara - ready for the imminent release of Version 4 of the L'Art de la Guerre Ancients rules !



For these guys I have managed to fit between 12-14 figures on each 40x40mm ADLG infantry unit base, leaving a gap at the front as well so the rear ranks are really crowded with archers.  I also followed up on my numerous "wallpaper" experiments with wallpapering the pavises of the Sparabara to make them more colourful and personalised - as usual just ssearching for "Persian Patterns" on Pinterest and Google



My theory was that no-one really knows what they looked like, so why wouldn't they go personalised on the designs?! From the rear you can really see how they have been crammed in, using a variety of the Museum poses and equipment sets too



From the back you can see the real mix of Contrast and normal paints I used, as well as some of the very basic "spots and lines" patterns - with the figures this densely packed it is all about the mass effect, even though many of the patterns are not ones that would stand up to independent scrutiny!



I wanted two bases to act as Immortals, and dithered about with how to represent them, finally chooing a unique, pointed-top spara and a common, 'posh-looking' design - after I stumbled on the design online. I also added the standard bearers and musicians to the bases to make them even more obvious from the back as well



I think they fit quite nicely with the Pendraken Mobile Tower I finished before Christmas - also with "wallpaper"

More photos online at https://madaxemandotcom.blogspot.com/2021/04/museum-z-sculpt-persian-sparabara-and.html

[Techno II]

 

Cheers - Phil.

[pierre the shy]

Very nice Axeman, your Sparabara and Immortals pavise patterns look very effective 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Impressive stuff Tim

[Big Insect]

Very impressive Tim

Any specific date for LadG v.4 publication?

Cheers
Mark

[steve_holmes_11]

Spectacular:

Takes me back to 1970's bathroom decor.

[madaxeman]

Very impressive Tim

Any specific date for LadG v.4 publication?

Cheers
Mark

It's already available for advance orders from North Star, and is supposed to be being shipped out from them on 19th April. The Italian version (new this edition) is being sold through Fireforge, and there are of course French and also Spanish versions which I think are due out on the same date as well. 

I imagine they have printed a few more copies in this first print run than last time around 7 years ago !

[madaxeman]

Spectacular:

Takes me back to 1970's bathroom decor.

You're just lucky I didn't find that dropper bottle of "Vallejo Wifeswappers Bathroom Peach" I was looking for to do some of the bowcases...   

[Big Insect]

It's already available for advance orders from North Star, and is supposed to be being shipped out from them on 19th April. The Italian version (new this edition) is being sold through Fireforge, and there are of course French and also Spanish versions which I think are due out on the same date as well. 
I imagine they have printed a few more copies in this first print run than last time around 7 years ago !

I've pre-ordered my copy - it will be interesting too see what the changes are 
Hopefully nothing too dramatic as I really enjoy the way they play.

[madaxeman]

I've pre-ordered my copy - it will be interesting too see what the changes are 
Hopefully nothing too dramatic as I really enjoy the way they play.

I get the impression it's a bit more comprehensive than a simple "incorporate the FAQ", but nothing especially radical to change the overall gameplay - just some small tweaks here and there to fiddle with the balance of some of the under-loved troops and iron out some wrinkles.

[Big Insect]

Sounds good - some of the troop types (like Javelinmen) need a bit of a rebalance - likewise there are a few list 'tweaks' and omissions that I hope might be corrected.
Looking forward to receiving my copy soon.

Cheers

[Noktu]

These look great! Love the vibrant colours.