Hi all, been a bit quiet recently due to back problems, just finished my last job for the year so thought i'd share some pics,
kev
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Wow!!! Those are fantastic for 6mm mini. The elephants look awesome 8).
Absolutely brilliant!
Wow!
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Love those, but hardly a few! ;)
Those are gorgeous !=D> =D> =D>
Not surprised you get back problems Kev.... It's probably caused by being bent double while painting all that lot....You have my sympathies !
Cheers - Phil.
Excellent work there, nice and bright as well, and the coloured base edges is something I've not seen before.
very Great !
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tell me, you used some larger minis, and scale them down with some magic trick ? :-\
;)
Puts my 2 bases in a week to shame
Lovely stuff Kev
Thank's chaps, i really enjoyed doing these, been a while since i did 6mm. You could be right Techno, to many years in construction and now just sitting painting does take it's toll.
They are based for command and colours Leon, Mollinarys the one to ask about that, i just follow orders :).
kev
Quote from: Leon on 18 December 2013, 08:51:15 PM
Excellent work there, nice and bright as well, and the coloured base edges is something I've not seen before.
Hi Leon,
As Kev says, they are based for Commands and Colors Ancients, where infantry units have four bases, cavalry three, and elephants and chariots two. I will be using hex matts or Kallistra terrain with 100mm across the hexes, and the units will be 80mm by 30mm deep. The elephants are two 40x30mm bases, the cavalry are 1 x 80x15mm and 2 x 40x15mm, the infantry 1 x 80x15mm, 1 x 40x15mm and 2 x 20x15mm. The colours represent the unit's weight according to the rules. Red is Heavy, Blue is Medium, and Green is Light. The other two troop types, Warrior and Auxilia, are represented by blue/white and green/white respectively. These colours reflect those for the blocks used in the original board game. Happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
These figures are completing a long running project to do the Epic scenarios from the Punic Wars version of C&CA.
Mollinary
Quote from: mollinary on 18 December 2013, 09:29:50 PM
As Kev says, they are based for Commands and Colors Ancients, where infantry units have four bases, cavalry three, and elephants and chariots two. I will be using hex matts or Kallistra terrain with 100mm across the hexes, and the units will be 80mm by 30mm deep. The elephants are two 40x30mm bases, the cavalry are 1 x 80x15mm and 2 x 40x15mm, the infantry 1 x 80x15mm, 1 x 40x15mm and 2 x 20x15mm. The colours represent the unit's weight according to the rules. Red is Heavy, Blue is Medium, and Green is Light. The other two troop types, Warrior and Auxilia, are represented by blue/white and green/white respectively. These colours reflect those for the blocks used in the original board game. Happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
Thanks for the info, I've not seen that done before, but it adds a nice bit of extra colour to the stands. And of course makes for easier recognition on the table!
Lovely stuff!
At the risk of being burnt at the stake for the heresy of suggesting I might be even remotely interested in something other than "god's own scale" .... what make are the figures?
Guessing - Bacuus
IanS
absolutely lovely
take care
andy
Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 December 2013, 02:25:36 AM
At the risk of being burnt at the stake for the heresy of suggesting I might be even remotely interested in something other than "god's own scale" .... what make are the figures?
Baccus they are! Peter Berry has had a lot of the Ancient ranges re-sculpted over the last three years or so, and they are lovely figures. You can see painted sample units of most of his figures on the Baccus website.
Mollinary
I actually prefer the Rapier stuff now..Ok not as many poses but they just seem more easily painted
Terrific painting, as always, Kev. You're a lucky man, Mollinary. :)
Quote from: Fenton on 19 December 2013, 12:44:04 PM
I actually prefer the Rapier stuff now..Ok not as many poses but they just seem more easily painted
Fenton,
I would agree with you on ease of painting, and limited poses. The details on Rapier are nicely raised, and most of the units I did to play on the C@CA original board do use Rapier figures. They seem rather like chessmen. But these figures, for using on a much bigger hexed field, are, in my opinion much superior in quality. And when painted by Kev, they really show it. I think both manufacturers deserve to flourish, but if I were Rapier I think a bit more work could be put into the cavalry, and (at least regarding the figures I bought) reducing the amount of flash!
Mollinary
Thank's chaps,
I have painted figs from almost every 6mm company and have to agree with Mollinary about flash on some makes, the baccus re sculpts are excellent and for me the easiest to paint in my opinion. Also they go from bag to undercoat with little or no cleaning up, which is a big plus for me. All the 6mm manufacturers have their pro's and con's , but baccus do keep improving on the quality and range.
kev
Quote from: mollinary on 19 December 2013, 04:41:32 PM
Fenton,
I would agree with you on ease of painting, and limited poses. The details on Rapier are nicely raised, and most of the units I did to play on the C@CA original board do use Rapier figures. They seem rather like chessmen. But these figures, for using on a much bigger hexed field, are, in my opinion much superior in quality. And when painted by Kev, they really show it. I think both manufacturers deserve to flourish, but if I were Rapier I think a bit more work could be put into the cavalry, and (at least regarding the figures I bought) reducing the amount of flash!
Mollinary
I do agree on the Cavalry as they a bit small, but I do like their selukid and Macedonian pikemen
WOTR stuff is very nice. And the ACW figures have varying facial hair.
IanS
Wow, awesome army! When will we see more pics? =P~
Well, this lot represents the Carthaginian elephants and Spanish infantry (about 650+ in 19 units) for my Punic Wars project. All being well the New Year should see me sending Kev a pile of Gauls to provide help to both sides. I am sure Kev will post pics when they are ready. After that, it'll be the traditional Carthaginians, and then some Italians.
Mollinary
Cracking job, the coloured edgings really add something to the effect =D> :-bd
Cheers,
Meirion
Wonderful work there! I've recently stumbled into 6mm myself and am enjoying it greatly.
I prefer Rapier sculpts but Baccus have two big advantages: Multy-pose packs and dependable p&h. Still waiting for my last Rapier order which was placed at the start of November. I placed a small order with Baccus in December and received it the following week...
A shed load of celts and Spanish and moorish light troops just sent off to Kev. Watch this space!
Mollinary
Awesome puts mine to shame. luv 6mm figs,moved onto 10mm because eyes just can't hack it no more.
Quote from: Jc on 20 January 2014, 08:40:11 PM
Awesome puts mine to shame. luv 6mm figs,moved onto 10mm because eyes just can't hack it no more.
Get yourself an Opivisor, click....Get yourself an Optivisor, click...Get yourself an...Oh forget it ! :P ;) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Stunning work
W