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SPARTANS! Ancient Greek Hoplite commission, 15mm Museum Miniatures Range 'Z'

"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 the end of the day!


Also in this batch are a 28mm and 15mm printed Julius Caesar with table


Details of the map have nothing to do w M Goscinny or M Underzo, honest...



Well, here's the first 80 (it's all divisible by 8, honest), all in bell cuirass and eother regular or transverse crests. The owner will be doing his own basing.


Giraffe's eye view.


Top/players eye view.


Shield transfers from Little Big Man.


Mostly kneeling


Yes, I did detail the skirts


Mostly back views


Stabbers


Shield details


Player's eye view


And the mostly standing round doing nothing group


A few going away


24 more in J crests and skirts




Insert your own witty caption here


Armed and dangerous

That's 104 done (yes, it's divisible by 8, you check it)!

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