10MM EARLY IMPERIAL ROMANS

 Just for a change from the usual 15mm and 28mm commissions I do....here are some pictures of a 10mm Early Imperial Roman army I have recently painted for a customer. The Legionaries and the auxiliary cavalry are Pendraken Miniatures, the light infantry and command figures are Magister Militum. 

They are all set up ready to do battle...

....but then decide to leave the nasty barbarians alone and go to Rome instead...

15MM XYSTON MINIATURES ANCIENTS OF VARIOUS TYPES!

These are various bits of work I have recently completed, all Xyston Miniatures 15mm. Above two pics are a unit of Successor Theurophoroi - I think I spelt that correctly, not too sure but I think we all know what they are.
The next two pictures are Parthian Cataphracts; being 4 figures to a base and with Xyston being slightly bigger figures I worried that they would not fit on the base. It all worked out fine in the end though!

 The following pictures are....yes you guessed it Scythians who seem to get everywhere amongst these type of armies, and this is a good thing because they look so good!

 And then finally two pictures of Successor Cataphracts, charging there and charging back again just to show off

28MM SUCCESSORS

We have no internet access from 4th - 12th July, and will not be able to answer emails...we'll get back to you as soon as possible when we get back online! Apologies for any inconvenience.
In the meantime here are some pictures of a 28mm Successor army using Polemarch's figures (available through Gripping Beast). The Elephant and crew is from Aventine Miniatures and the Scythed Chariot from Magister Militum.

XYSTON 15MM MACEDONIAN COMPANION CAVALRY

 

These are 15mm Xyston Miniatures Macedonian Companions. The bareheaded chap has to be Alexander himself even though Xyston now produce a specific Macedonian personality pack which contains the great man himself..
I enjoy painting Xyston Miniatures and I am seriously considering collecting some armies of my own. I can't decide whether to do Hoplites (Sparta vs Athens) Macedonians and Later Persians; or possibly the Successor states. Mind you Xyston will soon be releasing some Marian Romans...

Below: Some Xyston Hoplites have sneaked into this post. Alexander did employ mercenary hoplites after all. They spent a lot of time in reserve. Its as if Alexander didn't fully trust them in his battles.

 

XYSTON MINIATURES 15MM GALATIANS

I remember a post I read by Simon Miller (The Big Red Bat Cave Blog) about Celts being boring to paint. I have to agree, though when its just a unit of 32 figures like this its ok. I don't know why this is so because when they are finished they look really nice. They do die very quickly though which is heartbreaking to watch. This unit is from a more recent commission.

15MM MIRLITON ITALIAN KNIGHTS 1200-1300

 A unit of Italian knights 1200-1300ish. With handpainted heraldry and flags. They were painted a while ago now and are residing in and fighting on a tabletop in America. Figures are by Italian company Mirliton, available in the UK through Vexillia Ltd.

15MM MIRLITON PAPAL COMMAND 1200s

These pictures are from the archive as they were painted and based a while ago now. The figures themselves are now in America...the commission also included a two units of Italian knights and I plan to post some pictures of them another time. The flag was handpainted as well.