Saturday 5 October 2019

15mm Numidian Cavalry

I had originally hoped to complete these prior to a game we had last Saturday, but they didn't make it on to the table in time. I managed to put the finishing touches on them this week, before starting on some Carthaginian elephants:


















As with the Carthaginians I have continued to use the Foundry North African skin triad on these figures, and selected a variety of horse colours and experimented with a few shield designs to try to mix things up a little:


















The figures are as usual Xyston, with four different poses in each pack:




































I have another sixty or so of these figures to complete, but for now it was nice to be able to paint something different before returning to complete the Carthaginian army, for which they will form a useful ally:


















We lost the game on Saturday and it would be nice to think things may have turned out differently if these guys had been available, but Hannibal being killed played a larger part in our defeat. That's two generals in the last two games I have now lost so I am probably being a little careless with them, although we did manage to scrape through with a win in the previous game regardless.

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  1. Jonathan Freitag5 October 2019 at 07:30

    Nice! You really are a painting machine.

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    1. Lawrence H5 October 2019 at 13:51

      Thank Jonathan. As you noted with your recently completed Nubian archers, this type of figure can be very quick and satisfying to paint.

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  2. warpaintjj5 October 2019 at 07:53

    Cracking new models, the hide shields are always a challenge to make "not" cartoony!
    Looking forward to the elephants.
    Best wishes,
    Jeremy

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    1. Lawrence H5 October 2019 at 13:53

      Cheer Jeremy. I actually used the designs on a sheet of 28mm LBMS shield transfers I have for inspiration which made the job a lot easier.

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  3. Phil5 October 2019 at 10:06

    Always glad to look at Numidian cavalry, splendid!!

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    1. Lawrence H5 October 2019 at 13:53

      Thanks Phil. There should be quite a few more of these to follow once I have finished the Carthaginians.

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  4. Mark Strachan5 October 2019 at 20:06

    Nice work again, Lawrence.

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    1. Lawrence H5 October 2019 at 22:42

      Thanks Mark. I seem to have been a roll with 15mm Ancients the past year so will keep going while I still have the momentum.

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  5. Phil C6 October 2019 at 17:55

    lovely looking Cavalry you have here Lawrence, mind you all of your work is awesome!

    cheers,

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    1. Lawrence H7 October 2019 at 00:00

      Thanks Phil. It was nice to see your recent Xyston additions as well.

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  6. caveadsum147112 October 2019 at 04:59

    Fantastic looking Numidian cavalry!
    Best Iain

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  7. Lawrence H12 October 2019 at 13:35

    Thanks Iain, it was nice to get the first batch of them completed.

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