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Sunday 17 February 2013

Two Armies Down...

...many more to go!

Good evening,

Here are the final touches completed on not one, but two DBA armies - I/52(f) Athenian 540-450 BC Early Hoplite Greek, and II/26 Later Rhoxolani Sarmatian, 310 BC-375 AD.

First the Sarmatians.

My two Sarmatian Psioloi...


...which gives me...


  • 1x3Kn (Gen),
  • 8x3Kn,
  • 1xLH or 1x3Kn,
  • 2x2Ps

Cool! After 13 odd years, these dudes are finally done. Well, 'cept for that elusive 1 Knight element that I'd like to add at some point with figures yet to be acquired.

Onto the second army finished today.

I bet I won't be saying that too often!

The Athenian Early Hoplite Greeks. Primarily Athenian, 'cause one box of Zvezda Early Hoplite Greeks will only give you enough Hoplites for 8 elements.

The light foot are now finished...


...to give me...


  • 1x4Sp (Gen),
  • 1x2LH,
  • 7x4Sp,
  • 1x[4]Ax,
  • 1x2Ps or 4Bw,
  • 1x2Ps

Cool!

Now to start on some Early Archamenid Persians...

Huzzah!

Nick
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15 comments:

  1. Robin Sutton17 February 2013 at 21:25

    Nick

    That's a great feeling isn't it.. good work, now to get some games with them eh??

    Kind regards
    Robin

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:31

      Thanks Robin,

      Yes, yes it is! I'm quite looking forward to getting the Sarmatians in particular into the field. Whatchadoing Friday?

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  2. Young Stan17 February 2013 at 22:00

    wot he said.
    :)

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:32

      Thanks Stan. Your Thracians, are they in 15 or 20mm? Whatchadoing Friday? DBA @ Robins?

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  3. Phil17 February 2013 at 22:38

    Very nice! Waiting for the Early Archamenid Persians!
    Phil.

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:33

      Yeah, me too Phil! Perhaps by the end of the year...?

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  4. Paul17 February 2013 at 22:40

    13 years! Crikey mate, revenge is a dish best served cold with you eh?

    Good work.

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:33

      Cheers Paul. Well, you can't rush these things, eh?!

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  5. Monty17 February 2013 at 23:43

    Impressive looking force, Nick; thirteen years is nothing for me in the bigger picture of delayed gaming deployments... ;)

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:34

      Good on ya Monty! Still, once they are finished it is pretty cool... :-)

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  6. Jacksarge Painting17 February 2013 at 23:45

    Cool Nick, colourful compact armies- I too look forward to seeing these in action.

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 06:37

      Thanks John. You and me both - the Sarmatians in particular are pretty trick pony, so to speak - the Knights'll either break through together in short order, or get all carried away and chase off the enemy, get isolated and cut down one by one!

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  7. The Angry Lurker18 February 2013 at 07:22

    To finally finish must be great news and of course lovely work!

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    1. Nick Grant18 February 2013 at 18:52

      Thanks Fran. When I started there were no such thing as 20mm plastic Sarmatians, hence all the conversions. 'Course today you can by whole boxes of them!

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  8. Sander22 February 2013 at 07:28

    gosh: not one of my armies is... you lucky b*st*rd! Well they look like they mean business so I will anxiously await the first Batrep.

    Cheers Sander

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