I haven't posted for the last few weeks because I have been concentrating on a new project - 6mm ancients. Partly driven by an old desire, and partly inspired by my pal DaveG as well as some of JonathanF's recent blog posts on his excellent 'Palouse Wargaming Journal', I decided to take the plunge and get myself some classical Greeks from Baccus. Baccus have a vast range of splendid ancients and I got enough for two armies with the aim of recreating Peloponnesian strife between Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and what-not. So as soon as the various hoplites, peltasts, psiloi, and chums were delivered I set about building my armies. However I must say that it is taking much longer than I expected. With 6mm Napoleonics, the painting process is quite fast due to the uniformity of the colours used. With ancients, however, the many varied colours and lack of uniformity translates into a lot more time consuming process which honestly took me by surprise. Not to mention the decals to be applied to each and every hoplite shield ! Anyway, no use complaining. The only solution is to get stuck in and carry on. Some pictures below with a few sample units. Many more still to come......
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| The units finished to date |
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| Phalanx detail |
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| Bolt throwers deployed in front of peltast unit |
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| Archers supported by heavy cavalry |
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| Javelin psiloi providing skirmish cover to phalanx |
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| Another phalanx closeup |
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| Phalanx from right flank. Note leading two ranks with spears in attack position. |
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| Haven't decided on a ruleset yet but second edition Impetus is a hot candidate |
