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.
lovely looking figures and painting too! I like the flocking of bases fits the time period/terrain perfect - well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, I do all of my Bronze Age armies bases like that so they match.
DeleteYour Trojans look great, Mike! I am thinking that a Trojan project may be next for me in 2022.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, a good project for sure, the Trojan War is always very popular.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of another opponent for my Hittites.
DeleteThe Mitanni, Syrians and Canaanites would certainly have fought the Hittites a lot more frequently than the Mycenaeans.
ReplyDeleteSuperb spearmen, excellent paint job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, we’ve got a game with these this week, so it’ll be interesting to see how they go.
DeleteBeautiful work as always!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, hopefully they’ll be handy in our game.
DeleteA very heroic looking unit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, hope they're heroic in our game!
DeleteThey turned out well - are those boar-tusk helmets?
ReplyDeleteThanks fmb, yes most have boar tusk helmets.
DeleteThose are very nice. Reminds me I've got more than a few languishing away. May be a 2022 project for me, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff, small Chariots Rampant sized forces are a good way to get started with Bronze Age armies.
DeleteGreat looking Mycenaean phalanx. Love the tower and figure-8 body shields.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, I think a mix of shields looks good in a unit.
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