Plans for 2026 - Our most productive year ever!

[O Dinas Powys]

Yes, that's what worries me.

One glossy book and I can be greatly led astray. 

Got to be honest Nobby, given the evidence of previous behavioural patterns, I'm not sure it even has to be that glossy...

...or more than a pamphlet... 

[fsn]

Got to be honest Nobby, given the evidence of previous behavioural patterns, I'm not sure it even has to be that glossy...

...or more than a pamphlet... 

You're not wrong there. 

[tony of TTT]

Finished medieval Indian & Moghul armies last year - mostly using either Ancient figures or Colonial era ones. Luckily I'm not too fussy because some stretched the bounds of reality a bit. Now the range gets a revamp just when I've finished.

Lucky that I have tons of 10mm stuff to paint and most of the new stuff doesn't need flags so no (well, not much) new stuff for me this year.

Tony of TTT

PS : AWI flags coming soonish

[capthugeca]

Irish legend beasties.

Ooh, sounds interesting. I look forward to seeing them.

[General von Schnepf]

Definitely looking forward to those Russians! 

[steve_holmes_11]

Oh dear. Helion are releasing on 21st January a book about Ptolemaic Egypt. Now, I don't get excited by the Alexandrian Macedonians, I could be persuaded by something slightly less mainstream. How compatible will Pendraken's range be with the Egyptian? Who knows?

Leon probably. 

The chap on the cover looks like a typical Hastati, or Hannibalic Veteran.

[Big Insect]

The chap on the cover looks like a typical Hastati, or Hannibalic Veteran.

Yes, the similarity between Punic War infantry and Ptolemaic later troops (or even most so called 'imitation' legionaries) is very close.
The cover illustration looks to be based on a number of well known grave images from the Levant (particularly modern-day Israel) which shows this type of equipment. Many were originally brightly painted, when first unearthed and hence we know what the range of tunic colours were. These seem to be very variable, but it's not clear whether they varied by individual (creating a multi-colored effect in a unit) or by unit/formation (as a kind of uniform).
This book expands upon the (now sadly unavailable but very good & very expensive - if you can track down a copy for sale) Nik Secunda Montvert book(s) on the Seleucid and Ptolemaic reforms, in the face of their experiences engaging with the Romans.