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So Mr. McStabb rightly called on me to post my historicals.

Here is the painted Canaanite/Israeli army with waaay too much Greek influence. I will probably change direction on these guys to go for more of a historical feel. In the front you see all my slingers. The spearmen are what really chaps my hide and I am thinking some "greenstuff" and repainting will go a long way.


This photo shows the archers nicely. I am actually happy with them except for the shields. Easy fix.


This photo shows my eternal shame for not painting my giant WAB army. Chariots, horsemen and infantry lie in disarray, swords under their heads, un-preppared for battle. Terrible to behold really. This blog will be devoted to getting these guys ready. Of course I am at 90% with my Necrons and they will be done first.


Next installment: 100 yrs war minis, a Ral Partha horde, Scottish - Welsh Wars of the 13th century.

- J

Looking good, are these guys Ral Partha?

I think some clearer close ups would be good but I know how hard it is to photograph models, it's taken me 3 years to get passable and I'm often frustrated by the results.

What would make them less Greek looking? The spearmen do look a bit hoplitey.

It is a mix of things I put together over the years, some of it is ral partha but most is third party stuff that I bet I could never find again. I was just looking at a Osprey book on Herod The Great's Army and I think I can keep the greek look and just change to paint jobs on the shields from snakes and stuff to palm branches and pillars.


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So here is the first unit for my WAB 100 year war army. The miniatures are lead, which is interesting because I decided to not eat any snacks while I worked with them. I am trying for early 100 years war maybe around the time of the Scottish insurrections.



This next guy is from that unit (and an attempt at better photography).



These guys are my foot infantry/men at arms types. When the army started I was collecting the tactica army list but in 25mm (15mm drives me nuts).



Here is my horde of Ral Partha, English bowmen in 25mm. I was really happy with the way they turned out and it is one of my favorite of the old Ral Partha line.



These guys are my Ral Partha foot soldier/men at arms types. These guys don't look good at all to me and I am only moderately happy with the paintjob, but for fielding an army they were inexpensive and at least I got them painted.





I like to add fantasy pieces to the mix so I can beat up on WFB players and my friend's undead army in Battlesystem 2nd ed. Here are a few I am proud of:







and here is my 100 yrs war/Bretonnia collection of shame:



In the above photo there are several very nice minis from historical wargaming firms, when I get them painted up this army is going to be fantastic. I have a Edward the Longshanks who looks just like the Patrick McGoohan character from Braveheart, a very cool mini. When I paint it I will showcase.

I do have a good start on my 100+ bowmen however...



I am using lots of old Bretonnian plastic bowmen I got on e-bay to fill the ranks. They pass fairly well.

So now it is just a matter of getting these two armies painted up. I plan to use Dakka to keep me 'accountable.'

- J

They're looking good, I like the men at arms unit especially. The cav look good too. My first iteration of the HYW army was using a mix of 24mm Zvezda and Accurate soft plastic guys, I got a large army for about £30. They were all painted and I'm now replacing them all (and starting to sell the old stuff on eBay) with Perry's. I didn't really plan to, they are just so nice. They hit a spot 40k just doesn't.