Monday 19 August 2019

15mm Veteran Libyan Spearmen

Having completed eighteen elements of ordinary Libyan spearmen earlier this month, it was time to do them all over again, this time as the veterans which formed the backbone of Hannibal's army during his Italian campaign:


















The figures are again Xyston and are represented in captured Roman armour and equipment. Given that there were an estimated 92,000 Roman troops killed or captured up to and including Cannae, there was no doubt a fair bit of equipment to choose from:
I used three main Little Big Men Studios shield designs and mixed them up a bit to give the impression of shields selected from three defeated legions:




































I selected some of the later-looking figures from the command packs which I think match nicely with the rank and file figures:




































That's another eighteen elements completed, although of course this unit will not be taking the field alongside the previously completed Libyan spearmen:


















I have some Libyan javlinmen on the painting table at the moment, and am hopeful I'll get them completed and based within the next week.

12 comments:

  1. Wow! Awesome looking spearmen! Hard to believe these are 15mm figures. The shield transfers make these figures pop.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, the LBMS shields really are worth the extra effort. I don't like my chances of being able to free-hand anything like that in such intricate detail, and definitely not 72 times over.

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  2. Fantastic! The colour variety in the shields must make them a spectacle on the tabletop.

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    1. Thanks Codsticker. I have a few more units to complete and then I'm hoping they'll be venturing out for their first game before the end of the year.

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    1. Thanks Mark. I'm making a bit of progress with this one now.

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  4. Those are quiet beautiful Lawrence, quite beautiful!

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  5. Thanks Fran, much appreciated.

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  6. Fantastic looking spearmen! Hard to believe they're 15mm, they look so good!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain. They are a large 15mm (definitely at the 18mm end of the scale) and beautifully detailed, which makes the job much easier.

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  7. Most impressive, both in detail and numbers.
    Hannibal ad Portas!

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    1. Thanks Peter and yes, he was. I always find it strange that he didn't walk through it!

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