Unboxing - Corvus Belli Celtiberians and Lusitanians

Ancient Spanish Celtiberians and Lusitanians DBA V2 - II/39b or II39c

1 3Cv  (Gen)

1 2Lch

 1 2Ps

3 2PS 

6 3Ax/3Wb 

1 4Bd

On the table 2012 - 07

At the moment I'm working on 15mm Celtibernian and Lusitanian Army. The miniatures are from DBA Army Pack by Corvus Belli with the addition of one blister to crate all options for both armies.

In the CB Army Pack there are  enough miniatures to make:

1 3Cv

1 2Lh

1 2Ps (Slingers)

3 2Ps (Jevelin/Spear armed men)

6 3Aux/Wb (Sword armed)

1 4Bd (Sword armed)

The Aux/Wb/Bd figures have two shield options: round and oval.  In the Lusitanian Army list some of those Aux/Wb/Bd should be based as PS, because in the army list there are 7 2PS.

I decided to buy one pack of the same Jevelin/Spear armed men that are given to make 3 2Ps in Army Pack. Thanks to that, just by buying 8 figures, I will gain the ability to field my figures as two differed Armies. I will have to check what, miniture wise, are the differences between Iberian and Celtiberian armies. I know that in game one has Aux and one Wb but if the figures are the same, it would mean that I will have 3 armies that quite different to play with. All of that just from one  Army Pack supplemented by 6 figures from one figure packl. In total I should have 16 elements to paint with 7 of them being 2Ps.

Later I will put the unboxing photos.

Bases.

I just want to give thumbs up to Sarissa Precision. They are UK based company that make laser cut mdf terrain and bases. I ordered several packs for DBA use and some 40mm rounds. The shipping is very reasonably priced and the items are quickly sent. I'm sure I'ill make many more orders with them.

The bases and some Heavy Gear figures that I'll put on 40mm rounds using magnets.

Quick Info.

In 2 weeks this blog should get some new life. Next week I will have my final exam and then everything will be back in normal state. Probably I will post here some of my other painting projects, not only DBA. Time will tell.

My Thebans.

My Theban army. The picture is't good beacuse I can't get hold on good camera. It gives some idea of how the army looks like. All figures by Xyston. Shields hand painted.

The Cleaning.

I had some time, and the weather felt good so I took my Romans to coat them in GW Purity Seal (satin varnish) and behold what happened:

The whole army got it's purity sealed and have been covered with grayish mist thing. I know it's my fault. I shouldn't have left them outside for this long ( 5h).

I knew that I'd have to clean them, and that it wont be easy. I've read the TMP discussion and with my fingers crossed tried several options.

The first contender was:

Cheap nail polish remover, and the result wasn't satisfying :

The second contender came from hobby supply shop :

Acrylic paint thinner, it costed twice as much as nail polish remover but the result was good, there was some rubbing required and the figures ended being covered in cottonwool:

The last item used was Revell Brush cleaner, costing three times more than acrylic paint thinner:

And the result, was great. Everything was removed. Even the paint.

So what is the best option ? Here it is:

By replaceing cottonwoll with foam that comes in 28mm figure blisters I came with a solution that works realy fast, leaves the paintwork and does not leave cottonwool sticking to pointy elements.

That's all. Hope someone finds it useful one day.

Teaser.

Hittites almost ready.

I have finally painted the last element of Mick Yarrow Miniatures Hittites (3 elements have have figures sculpted by me and converted Xystons). The whole army is now ready to have its bases and proper photos done. Here is a quick shot from cellphone camera.

Unboxing - Essex Norse Viking and Leidang

Norse Viking and Leidang 850-1280AD DBA V2 - III/40b

All of the miniature packs inside.

From left: Commander 1, Commander 2, Flag bearer, Commander 3, Mailed Axe, Cloth Axe 1, Cloth Axe 2, Cloth Spear, Berserker, Bowman 1, Bowman 2.

3 VA2a Bd (Gen) 1 VA 2b

20 VA 11 Bd

12 VA5 Bd

11 VA4 Bd

3 VA8 Wb

3 VA8a Ps

3 VA7 Bw

Unpainted lead waiting for spare time.

Those are the things that are currently waiting for paint:

Untouched, uncleaned:

-DBA Mitanni Army

-DBA New Kingdom Egyptian Army

-DBA Viking Army (in post)

-DBA Kassite Army (in post)

-DBA Early Polish Army (in post)

-3 Bases of camp followers: 1 Roman, 1 Macedonian, 1 Greek.

Cleaned, base coated:

-DBA Macedonian Army

-DBA Macedonian Army

-DBA Hittite Army

-DBA Polybian Roman Army

-DBA Polybian Roman Army

-8 Bases of Italiotes

-8 Bases of additional miniatures to make more Macedonian successor options.

-3 Camps: Roman/Greek palisade 1, Roman/Greek palisade 2, Ancient Near Eastern wall part.

Unboxing - Essex New Kingdom Egyptian

New Kingdom Egyptian 1595-890 BC DBA V2 - I/22a

All of the miniature packs inside.

From left: Blade, Chariot Driver, General, Chariot Bowman, Bowman 1, Bowman 2, Bowman 3, Jevelinman.

1 ANK2 Lch (Gen)

3 ANK3 Lch

12 ANK6 Bd (One is not shown as his axe-mace has been broken).

8 ANK7 Bw

8 ANK20 Bw

2 ANK9 Ps

Work.

Since I have now a lot of work at the university I cannot paint, but I plan on adding more uboxed DBA sets and rearange the mitanni posts so that all the pictures are in one place. I placed a new order at Essex for Kassites, Vikings and Early Polish plus some assyrian miniatures packs to replace some of the figures from Assyrian DBA army by Essex.

Unboxing - Essex Mitanni

Mitanni 1595-1274BC DBA V2 - I/19

All of the miniature packs inside.

From left: Slinger, Chariot Driver, General, Random Horde guy, Aux 1, Aux 2, Chariot Bowman.

1 BS120a Lch (Gen)

5 BS120 Lch (Chariot Crews and Horses)

5 BS120 Lch (Chariots only)

6 BS123 Ps

6 BS126 Bd

6 BS121 Ax

It's been a while ...

It's been a while since my last post, but with the Christmas season I didn't had as much free time as I supposed I would have. On the other hand holidays meant that the chariot era armies that I ordered and wanted to paint along the Hittites didn't came to me :-( So there was nothing to write on.

But the long wait is over. Today I will pick the package from the post office and start cleaning the figures, later I might post some pictures featuring Essex and MY Miniatures together for further scale reference.

Happy New Year by the way :-)

Ready to prime !

MY Hittites: 3 LCh (one of them with 3 crew to work as HCh in second Empire list), 6x3Sp, 1x3Bd + Corvus Belli Xystonised Marian Romans whitch will work as Princeps in my second Polybian era army :-)

Desk photo.

Some MY miniatures Hittite chariots, converted archers and xystonised (cut in half and hihgtened up using milliput/greenstuff) Corvus Belli Romans.