Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Sassanid Cataphracts

 








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!


Sorting out packs


Doctor Forbes Hut


Starting out - Hannels Spur looms above


Slogging up in hot weather


Moiras Flat campsite end of day one



A leech on Shaun's leg



Clearing of Geehi visible in the background



Sign near Byatts Camp


Views into Victoria


A very large earthworm


Near Abbot Peak


Lunch and a swim at the Wilkinson's Creek weir


A yabbie claw


An alpine funnel web spider lurks in its burrow


Wilkinsons Creek campsite end of day two



Mt Townsend, second highest peak in Australia



View along the main range with Mt Jagungal in the distance


10 comments:

  1. Great looking cataphracts! Love the outdoor scenes - the leech was keeping it real.

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    1. Thanks 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.

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  2. Very 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!

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    1. Thanks rross, no worries. Bushwalking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, after all the lockdowns of the past year or so.

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  3. Splendid looking cataphracts and nice terrain!
    Best Iain

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  4. Thanks Iain, the back drop photo was taken near Goreme in Cappadocia, Turkey.

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  5. Gorgeous 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.
    Regards, James

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    1. 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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