It's no secret that Xyston miniatures are the best to have in one's miniature army for ancient wargaming, great sculpts with a lot detail, easy to paint but a pain in the back side to drill holes through the hands for wire Pikes, Spears and Javelins and some what cumbersome (bulky with some figures) to fit/mount the figures on their bases......anyway...To show you how bored I was after having a few breaks from painting miniatures, I thought I share with these previous painting projects/pictures from the past.....
click on links/images below to view more of my "cavalry blocks" photos ;o) ..... Charge!
Xyston rox!
ReplyDelete:o) ThanksTelamon...
DeleteVery impressive. Nice big Cav blocks are always cool in my opinion !
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Nate, thanks for your visit and kind words....cheers!
DeleteI am very embarrased, I started writing a comment like "these are my favorites ..." but, in fact, I have no favourite here! All is perfect, from painting to basing...Really, really excellent, with a little preference for the last basing style...
ReplyDeletewow! thanks Phil for your kind words...much appreciated!
Deleteall the best to you sir!
cheers,
Excellent masses of cavalry, Phil!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean!
DeleteSuch fine painting and impressive quantities.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan!
Deletecheers,
Great horse review! I think I favor the figures, colors applied, and base composition of your Thracian Getic Horse Archers. Excellent work! Xyston figures look to be superb sculpts.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate you bringing some of your earlier works to the fore.
If you are THAT bored, I could send a box of lead to keep you busy for years. You must promise to send them back painted, of course!
Thanks Jonathan, for your kind words and thoughts on the Xyston figures, much appreciated...
Deletesure, no worries, send the box of lead and I will paint them! :o) what are they?
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ReplyDeleteMassive, four-stage assault...
:o) thanks Max, cavalry squadrons charging wave after wave :o)
DeleteI really like the clean look to your cavalry and also the light straw coloured basing. it looks like you pick out some of the base foliage when you highlight the bases. Where is the foliage from?
ReplyDeleteThanks Deon, appreciate your visit and kind words...
Deletepurchase foliage from Woodland Scenics
http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/GCFoliage
static grass from Walmart :o)
http://www.walmart.com/ip/38675948?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227026704960&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52560003135&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=79631458095&veh=sem
cheers,
Perfect job. Very great pieces!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, Xyston Miniatures are great because of the detail on the figures I find them easy to paint and in some cases quickly to paint as well.
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Sorry late to the show, splendid paint work Phil, and the 36 mounted figure unit looks very impressive and imposing, which is one of the reasons I hope sometime in future to do a 15mm Swiss pike bloc, a more numerical mass!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words Chris and for your visit as well, not a problem.
DeleteI'm sure you will paint up your 15mm Swiss to an awesome effect as you do with your 28's...all the best
cheers,
Wow, excellent units. I love the Xyston figures, you have done a great job on them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steven, appreciate your kind words and visit. Xyston figures are great models to work and paint... you have a lovely collection of Xyston figures too..marvelous!
Deletecheers,