Monday, November 1, 2021

Early Mycenaean Spearmen

 






Here are some Early Mycenaean/Minoan Spearmen that I've just finished painting. The figures are a mix of Foundry, Redoubt and Old Glory. The officer figure with the bronze shield in the centre, is Ajax from the Foundry Classical Heroes pack, sculpted by Alan Perry. This pack is based on the Trojan War heroes illustration on pages 6-7, in Peter Connolly's excellent children's book, The Ancient Greece of Odysseus. The back drop photo is the hill behind Mycenae.







18 comments:

  1. lovely looking figures and painting too! I like the flocking of bases fits the time period/terrain perfect - well done!

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    1. Thanks Phil, I do all of my Bronze Age armies bases like that so they match.

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  2. Your Trojans look great, Mike! I am thinking that a Trojan project may be next for me in 2022.

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  3. Thanks Jonathan, a good project for sure, the Trojan War is always very popular.

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    1. I was thinking of another opponent for my Hittites.

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  4. The Mitanni, Syrians and Canaanites would certainly have fought the Hittites a lot more frequently than the Mycenaeans.

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  5. Superb spearmen, excellent paint job!

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    1. Thanks Phil, we’ve got a game with these this week, so it’ll be interesting to see how they go.

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    1. Thanks Michal, hopefully they’ll be handy in our game.

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    1. Thanks Ray, hope they're heroic in our game!

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  8. They turned out well - are those boar-tusk helmets?

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    1. Thanks fmb, yes most have boar tusk helmets.

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  9. Those are very nice. Reminds me I've got more than a few languishing away. May be a 2022 project for me, too.

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    1. Thanks Jeff, small Chariots Rampant sized forces are a good way to get started with Bronze Age armies.

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  10. Great looking Mycenaean phalanx. Love the tower and figure-8 body shields.

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    1. Thanks Dean, I think a mix of shields looks good in a unit.

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