Here are some Sassanid cataphracts that I've just finished painting. These are all A&A Miniatures with LBM shield transfers. I have started on some more Sassanid Aswaran/Asbaran/Savaran, the heavily armoured aristocratic cavalry, but these all have unarmoured horse.
Between Christmas and New Year we did a three day bushwalk in the Snowy Mountains from Geehi to Thredbo up Hannels Spur. Below are a few photos of our trip with our friends Shaun and Viv. Hannels Spur through to Mt Kosciuszko is the largest vertical climb in Australia at 1880m. On our second day we were overtaken by a guy who had run up from Geehi that morning!
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| Sorting out packs |
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| Doctor Forbes Hut |
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| Starting out - Hannels Spur looms above |
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| Slogging up in hot weather |
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| Moiras Flat campsite end of day one |
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| A leech on Shaun's leg |
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| Clearing of Geehi visible in the background |
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| Sign near Byatts Camp |
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| Views into Victoria |
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| A very large earthworm |
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| Near Abbot Peak |
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| Lunch and a swim at the Wilkinson's Creek weir |
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| A yabbie claw |
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| An alpine funnel web spider lurks in its burrow |
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Wilkinsons Creek campsite end of day two
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| Mt Townsend, second highest peak in Australia |
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| View along the main range with Mt Jagungal in the distance |
Great looking cataphracts! Love the outdoor scenes - the leech was keeping it real.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, we've got a Sassanid vs Late Romans game lined up next week. It was a great walk, it's usually too cold for leeches up there.
DeleteVery nice figures and thanks for sharing the walk - I have been blogging quite a few bush walks these holidays too but nothing quite as impressive as your efforts here!
ReplyDeleteThanks rross, no worries. Bushwalking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, after all the lockdowns of the past year or so.
DeleteGreat looking cavalry sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, A&A have some great ranges.
DeleteSplendid looking cataphracts and nice terrain!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, the back drop photo was taken near Goreme in Cappadocia, Turkey.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous figures as ever and even better(?) photos of your bush walk through the snowies. I am just beginning a book, "The Peasant Prince", about the man whose name was given to the highest peak in Oz.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James, it was a great walk. Mt Kosciuszko was heaving with all the hordes walking up from the chair lift at Thredbo.
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