My reading suggests labrys axes were mostly ceremonial too. This makes sense as double headed axes always seemed wildly impractical for actual combat.

The added weight of an additional head, not to mention the way it would mess up the balance, edge alignment and impact would give it a distinct disadvantage over a single headed axe or even an axe with a back spike.

 If you want heavy hitters mmcv, how about a unit armed with these?

They'd have to be 20 ft tall 

Oof, they would do some damage! Just set them up on front of a palace gate and push them over, siege ended.

No.....Come on....Wake up !

That's just a very small lady.

Cheers - Phil

Phil even if she is only 4'11" they are still almost 10' high, you OIK !

No, Ian......Get serious 

She's barely 2.5mm tall.

Someone's got the scale completely wrong. 

Cheers - Phil

I'm never serious Phil, and 1/10th of an inch is a bit small even for you. You OIK (twice in one day, we will have to take Nobby's title and give it to you)

It's a perspective trick. It's all down to the camera angle. And mirrors.

In other news, finished up the archers. Pictures when base is dry and touched up.

Dice told me I needed to stop procrastinating and get in with the Crimean War, so 63 bases of Russians primed and dry brushed and a few started painting.

Quote from: ianrs54 on 19 July 2020, 03:06:21 PM
I'm never serious Phil, and 1/10th of an inch is a bit small even for you. You OIK (twice in one day, we will have to take Nobby's title and give it to you)

Actually, that's perfectly true......I've never made a 'human' type figure smaller than 6mm.......(Those were fiddly enough !)

Cheers - Phil 

Told you before, I'm always right, and very very modest 

Some quick snaps just, not great lighting but productive few days.

Most recently finished, the Russians march to war in the Crimea. 2mm from Irregular.







2mm really does look good for massed battles, and can paint up a load in one sitting. Just need to sort the French and then will be able to do pretty much all the BBB Crimean War games. I know how I want to base them so just need to do some counting and get an order in.

Next up some bowmen for the Trojan War: Figures are MM.

Pyraechmes led the Paeonians with their curved bows, from distant Amydon and the banks of the Axius, its waters the loveliest that flow on earth.








As before will "dress" the bases at the end for consistency.

And finally a couple of in progress hills:





Not sure if I'll flock these or just stick with paint.




P.S. just for Ian and Phil, some 2mm people beside 10mm axemen.

Blimey they's lovely

 

Cracking job on those, Matthew !! 
Yes.....2mm do look awfully small....But like you say, impressive for mass battles !

Cheers - Phil