From RossM: 28mm Spanish Caetrati (20 points)

Another post from Brushes and Bases and this time it is the start of a range of figures that are multi-purpose in Ancient Mediterranean warfare, Ancient Spanish and Iberians.  

The first stands for these versatile troops are two bases of Caetrati which will be used in both Carthaginian and Caesarean Roman armies for both ADLG and DBA. The figures are from Gripping Beast's Punic Wars range and have gathered dust for far too long in the lead mountain. 

Painted using block, shade wash and then highlighting with the base tone which is quicker than layering with three tones although not as effective. When using the Rule of Three Feet they look very good and mean that two armies will be useable for gaming much sooner than thought. 

To follow these will be more infantry and then on to both light and medium cavalry.

Probably should swap the shields on the front base over so the colours are in a different order than that of the second base, however that is a task for another day. 

In terms of points these are worth:

4 x 28mm infantry - 20 points

The running total so far is now:

128 points out of 500 or 25.6%, still a way to go to the finish line. 

Hope you found this interesting

Stay safe and cheers!

From MartijnN: QCWk4, Scaling up again..

The past two weeks have been rather hectic and I have been unable to follow the Challenge. I have however just managed to complete a task this week.

First, though, I 'd like to share a memory with you. Last week my father died, rather unexpectedly. My Dad was 81, so I guess unexpected is not entirely true, but somehow you think of your parents as immortal, and there were no signs that he would go so soon. My dad was my best friend. He was not a wargamer in any sense, but he was the one who bought me my first Airfix soldiers when I was a little boy, and he was the one who took me to the only shop that sold tin model soldiers in the Netherlands in 1980, the Boutique De La Grande Armée in The Hague. I think he also bought me my very first wargame figures then, and I still have them. Of course, for a lad of 12 or 13, they had to be the Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, and they are Hinchcliffe 25mm. They are still based for the WRG 1685-1845 rules:

The second figure from the left in the front row was painted by my dad as a example; ruining it with a home-made wash was all my own idea, some years later...

Thanks dad for introducing me to a lifetime passion!

As I live in Belgium and my parents in the Netherlands, getting to my parents' and back was not straightforward. Still, both before my journey and since my return I have been able to do some painting.  The weekend before last I had found an unexpected treasure in my pile of shame in the shape of 8 Essex 15mm late Roman clibanarii. I did not remember buying them, must have been sometime in the nineties when I was building an army for the Newbury Fast Play Ancient Rules we then used at our club in Delft.

So I decided to paint them up, using contrast paints, apart from the metallics (which obviously is most of these figures...) which are a mixture of Citadel and Vallejo.

I have based these on a single base, for I am looking into To the Strongest and into Aurelian, the ruleset by Sam Mustafa.

So there you have it. I'll track my way back to the posts of the last week and add some comments here and there!

From BenitoM: Boudicca Queen of the Iceni

My second chariot model of my Briton Army for Infamy! Infamy! is Boudicca Queen of the Iceni, and will double as commanding leader of the army too.

Boudicca led the revolt againts the Romans  in 60/61 BC, putting to fire St Albans, London and Colchester until finally defeated by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus in the Battle of Watling Street.

This is a Wargames Foundry superbly sculpted metal model from its Briton range in 28mm. Both the driver and the Boudicca mini are very detailed and easy to paint, a real joy.

Next, I'm planning to finish the thrid chariot of the unit and then move to the foot warriors.

From BenitoM: Gallic Chariot for Infamy!

Second entry in the Quarantine Challenge: the first of four chariots of a Celtic Briton Chariot unit for "Infamy! Infamy!".

In these rules, chariots do not act as "shock" units but rather as "taxi cabs" to bring elite noble units into battle. This enables a quick deployment in the battlefield, but also facilitates withdrawing to recover if the unit accumulates excessive shock.

A Chariot unit comprises 3 chariots plus also a mounted leader. This particular model is a pretty old (late 80s or early 90s)25 mm metal Wargames Foundry Celtic Chariot, that has gone through the process of paint removal and repaint, as the rest of my army.

I had two of those old chariots, so I recenltly acquired two additional chariot models from a more modern design (and size) that currently are queuing in my painting tray to be completed.