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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