Sassanid Commanders

This week I finally managed to get some additional command bases done for the new Sassanid host. I only had a couple plus a king on his hefalump so these four will balance things out appropriately.

Mainly Aventine Miniatures apart from one Perry plastic armoured horse. There might be an odd A&A guy in there as well.

I am now looking forward to giving their baptism of fire some time soon....

Sassanids (99%) Finished!

A few more flags (as many as I can muster) and finish replacing all the spears  and lances and these are (almost) ready to go. Two more elephants, half a dozen command bases and some large shields for the infantry or archers to hide behind and its ready to rumble. I have a funny feeling I have some foor archers somewhere, but I wont look TOO hard!

Most of these minis are Aventine, with some A&A and even Gripping Beast IIRC. For the record I HATE shield transfers, It is a job best conducted by workhouse inmates as an alternative to picking Oakham! So, here is the Sassanid army eagerly awaiting the chance to take on my Late Romans.

 Elite cavalry (lances need adding)

Slingers, heavy infantry and behind them levy infantry.

Close up of the Neyze-Daran heavy infantry. Shields still to add, planted in a row to their front.

More heavy cavalry.

 

Elephants. To maintain the same frontage as all the other units two elephants make a unit. I have one command elephant and another normal one to do.

Three units of Clibinarii.

A few more armoured cavalry.

Horse archers

The entire host arrayed for battle.

So there you have it. Very colourful, plentiful and hopefully in the future successful. I am very pleased with the way they’ve turned out, especially the basing which I think I have got right. Now I just need to relearn ‘Sword and Spear’ in preparation for a game.

I must say a big thanks to Barry for kick starting the painting on this project.

Nowruz Mubarek and some Associated Little Men (work in progress)

Well, on the off chance that I have any Parsi readers (or Iranian too I suppose) I thought I’d wish happy new year to them. Most of the people I know in Bangalore are Parsi, followed by Christian, Muslim and Hindu with one Jain thrown in to the mix. We’ve been over there a couple times when we enjoyed this celebration, as being Parsi there are no constraints where booze and food are concerned. (I did draw the line at sheep’s 🧠 until I had a taste, and they’re actually rather tasty 🤤). 

Anyway, spurred on by the theme, in the darkness that is the space under my games table I brought out a long-forgotten project - my almost  finished, but not really, Sassanid army in 28mm. 

Having laid them all out there’s not that much to do apart from zillions of shield transfers to cut out 😱and stick on, lots of banners and flags/pennants to add, and the basing to tart up. The figures need the odd bit of touching up and some lances replaced but I shall get these finished in the coming week I hope. Then I can arrange for them to meet my Late Romans for a game.