Mad Lemmey's Painting Blog

Polykratos ran his hands through the long grass, a shadow loomed over him, he shook himself awake. "Alright porcupine?" Tychon the archer offered a hand to the Locargos, "Enjoying your nap?" Leandros had an arm in a sling, never a good sign, and Polykratos's ears rang. "Where are the Persians?" "Pursuing the other Greeks, out boys holding the hill was enough of a discouragement. Plus, I think they used up their arrows on you two!" The archer whistled a jaunty tune as he walked away. "Still not in Hades, Polykratos?" "Still not in Hades, Tychon!" he grinned, slapping his second on teh back, and regretting it as his hand contacted armour. Mark and I were joined by David at teh Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club for a three sided game of Mortal Gods. David had been threatening to get his stuff on table for a while, and we decided now was the time. Each of us took 400 points. My Thespians, Mark with Persians, and David with generi...

"Can you paint me some hoplites? "Sure." "So, there are 300 of them..." "Oooh, I see where you're going here." THIS IS SPARTA! Love the details on the shield. Shield transfers arrived today to allow me to finish this lot off. Side view Red cloaks Looking well 'ard! Hopefully not red shirts Rach tried a shot That one was better Rach Second batch done Longditudinal crests Blurry back view Transverse crests Formed up Good shield variety Back view Spear side Command figures (blurred) Commander's view Bloke in the middle looks familiar, but the shield is wrong? Start of Spartans (another three strips are done, but need shield transfers) Tried to shade the cloaks so the part nearer the ground is darker Player's view Light horse and two extra Spartans Higher command, featuring Leonadies to the right This... IS... Musicians Slightly less clothing than is practical, they are going to be so burned by th...