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Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Second Rank Added 07/10/20 Please Scroll Down

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:25 pm
by Atheling_2006
On the subject of not painting part of a unit. There was a brilliant painter who still works for a big wargames company who once only painted just the front of a unit of Ghulams for display. I'll keep stum about who was the guilty party :)

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Second Rank Added 07/10/20 Please Scroll Down

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:25 pm
by Atheling_2006
I've had great fun painting up this unit of combined arms Byzantine Skutatoi. I was initially slightly worried about how they would base up but using the 40mm wide by 50mm depth has payed off I think. There's enough space on the bases for the miniatures to work together as a unit maintaining the sculptors vision of the Shieldwall working as one organism.

There are a load more pics from various angles and the usual waffle on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.c ... -unit.html


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Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:38 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Great looking unit, but.....have they all been watching "Braveheart"?

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:05 pm
by Shahbahraz
Great stuff, so pretty it would be a shame to run them down with Persian Diqhan. (Not really ;-) )

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:21 pm
by valleyboy
That is a stunning looking unit - is the banner another hand painted one as well?

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:34 pm
by Atheling_2006
Thanks guys :)
BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:38 pm Great looking unit, but.....have they all been watching "Braveheart"?
:clappy: why not?
Shahbahraz wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:05 pm Great stuff, so pretty it would be a shame to run them down with Persian Diqhan. (Not really ;-) )
It's a challenge? :twisted:

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:31 pm
by Shahbahraz
Well all of my 28mm Persians are still in Oz...

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:41 pm
by Atheling_2006
Shahbahraz wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 4:31 pm Well all of my 28mm Persians are still in Oz...
A Zoom challenge? Not that I've ever used it.... I'd love to try it but I have a feeling that I'd be all digital fingers and thumbs :wall:

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:22 pm
by Shahbahraz
Firstly, I'd have to get the Persians here, then they would need paint... ;)

Re: Early Byzantine Skutatoi Shieldwall Unit complete- Page 4- 15/10/20

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:37 pm
by Essex Boy
That's a seriously lovely unit.

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