WIP: Spartans Complete

The Spartans are complete! My first 15mm army. I ran out of shield transfers. I needed 5. Mostly because I didn't follow the instructions from Little Big Men. The basing turned out well. I am carrying on the Rod Stafford basing tradition.

Now I need to practice with these guys!

I have re-read the DBA rules. I am paying particular attention to the bad going handicaps. That seemed to burn me the last time I played. This is an ALL SPEARs army. Line up and march. I can also stack them for a bonus.

I am tempted to start on the Polybian Romans or Later Carthaginians that I have. :)

WIP: 15mm Essex Spartans for DBA Part II

The Spartans started getting their shield decals today! While I was at it, I started to base them. I realized that I did not have enough transfers. This is mostly because I mangled a good half dozen of them before I figured out that I needed to remove the plastic covering.

Yes. I am an idiot. So - an order has been placed with Little Big Men Studios for resupply. I sent a note asking if there is a way to get some lambdas in bronze. I rather like the black shields. I think they really grunge these guys up. I saw someone else do these and it appealed to me. I like a warrior that doesn't Armour All his shield. I want the dirty scrappers. I am also toying with the idea of applying some weathering to these guys. I have some pigment. I'm nervous.

WIP: 15mm Essex Spartans for DBA

I've been doing a bad job of tracking the work on my Spartan army.

I am in the home stretch. I've tried to keep the colors both simple and historically accurate. Armor is mostly bronze with some leather mixed in. Tunics are either white or red. Shields are mostly bronze again with a mix of all black.

I need to touch up the arms, legs and faces. I also need to tip the spears. Then apply lambda decals and base 'em up. It has taken me a long time to do these. I also worked on some Warlord buildings during this time. I need to put pictures up of those too.

WIP: 15mm Essex Spartans

I attached the spears to the Spartans today. Hooooleeee Jeebus. That s.t.u.n.k. But, I'm done. Click the pics to see larger photos. You can see where I have started playing with some colors. I'm still taking a very old school approach. I primed them black, then I drybrushed white. I need that drybrush to pick out the details. We'll see how it goes. I am going to start with the flesh tone first. Work up from that layer. I gotta get these done so I can practice with them before June. 

Next up: Bolt Action battle report. Maybe some X-wing too.