Final Result!!

Here is a pic of the all options 14 elements in their full technicolour Palmyran glory. Overall I am please with the result. Give the choice in future, I think I would go for shield transfers rather than hand painted designs, but I suppose the hand painted version does have a certain charm to it!

At last, the army is finished, based and ready for battle!

Shown below are closer pics of all the completed elements.

3 elements of 4Kn Cataphracts including the general

1 element each of 3Cv cavalry and 2LH Horse Archers

3 elements of 4Bw regular bowmen

1 element each of 4Bd Roman legionaries and 4Ax Roman Auxiliary troops

Finally 2 elemnts each of 3Bw irregular archers and 2Ps skirmishing bowmen

Progress to date

Here are all the completed elements to date: 2x4Kn (incl. general), 1x3Cv, 1x2LH, 1x4Bw, 2x3Bw, 2x2Ps, 1x4Ax - 10 elements in total. Still to do :1x4Kn, 1x4Bd, 2x4Bw

Bows

...and here is the second element of 3Bw. Similar in style to the first, but with different coloured trousers. Still got the red plumes though.

Cataphracts

The second completed 4Kn element. Painting technique as before - essentially a silver drybrush over a black undercoat.

Cavalry

Here is the finished cavalry element, riders glued on horses once the sticks were removed from their bottoms!

Back again!

I have beeen away from the blog for a while, but I have been painting ...just not photographing. Well, I am back now and here are some updates.
Firstly, a work in progress shot of the Roman Blade. The main colours have been blocked in, no shading or lining yet. There is also a vie wof the shield showing the first stage perparation for painting the shield design. The shield has been painted white, with a yellow stripe down the middle. The design will then be painted on in red leaving the white and yellow showing through where required.

Blades

Here is a pic of the shield design for the Roman Blade element. The design is a bit rough and will need tidying, but I think the overall concept works.