Saturday, August 15, 2020

Blemmye Elephants, Spearmen and Archers









Here are the first dozen bases of my 15mm Blemmye army for MeG. The elephants, spearmen and archers are all by Forged in Battle. There is not a lot of information available on the Blemmye, my two references at the moment are the Osprey book by David Nicolle, Rome's Enemies (5) The Desert Frontier and Phil Barker's WRG book The Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome.

If you're interested in 15mm, Forged in Battle are just about to release, on Friday 28 April 2020, their Dark Ages ranges which includes numerous armies, as well as buildings, ships, transfers and additional packs for existing ranges. There are some great looking ranges there so check out their website.








8 comments:

  1. These figures are new to me. Nice brushwork. I like the dirt added to the elephant’s head.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, some elephants have that pink colouring on the trunk. They're nice figures and they have a quite extensive ancients range.

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  2. You can't go wrong with an army that has elephants! Lovely work!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain, exactly and they have options for camels too.

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    1. Thanks Michal, no ancient army is too obscure!

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    1. Thanks Biblicrafts, I find the 15mm a bit hard on my old eyes.

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