Saturday, March 5, 2016

Impetvs Parthians



After sorting out my 15mm Essex lead mountain figures, and to be different for a change :o) I manage to find and paint up - 5 Units of CL (Horse Archers - 4 figures per base/unit) and 2 Units of CP (Cataphracts - 8 figures per base/unit) The Heavy cavalry figures I used are 8 x PA5 Parthian: Armenian Cataphract , 4 x PA1 Parthian: Cataphract , 4 x SA2 Sassanid Persian: Cataphracts The Horse Archers are 16 x PA2c Parthian: Horse Archers firing to the side and 4 figures x  PA2a Parthian: Horse Archers drawing arrow

anyway on to the figures and their large Impetvs bases! (8cm x 6cm)


























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  1. DeanMMarch 5, 2016 at 9:37 AM

    Stunning work again, Phil. They are all impressive, but I like the fully armored guys a lot. The scale on the horses looks superb. The scultping is very impressive too - love the horse turning its head back.

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    1. Phil CMarch 5, 2016 at 9:44 AM

      Thanks Dean. I like the Cataphracts so much so, I'm thinking of putting together the other 6 Units and 1 extra CL horse archers according to the Impetvs Rules set army list....

      oh blast, :o( just notice some of the pictures turned out blurry

      cheers,

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  2. Jonathan FreitagMarch 5, 2016 at 10:28 AM

    Another army of horsemen so soon? This army looks brilliant especially with the large Impetvs sized bases and the very arid looking ground cover. Oh, the composition of the mounted archers is really good!

    Excellent work!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:59 AM

      Thank you so much Jonathan!

      :o) umm..er..I'm thinking of re-basing my 28mm Napoleonic Saxons to the Impetvs style basing system, like you did with your Napoleonic Peninsular War Units?

      cheers,

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  3. PhilMarch 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM

    Excellent job, what a beautiful and mobile army!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 7:38 AM

      Thanks Phil, glad you like the my painted figures and army - all the best to you Sir!

      cheers,

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  4. ChrisfigurinesMarch 5, 2016 at 11:29 AM

    Terrific 15mm painting, of course the cataphracts are the stand out unit, great work on them!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 7:43 AM

      Thanks Chris, more Cataphracts figures are on their way to my work bench :o)

      cheers,

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  5. RogMarch 5, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    Phil, you are a terrible person!!! No, not right, I am a terrble person..oh, the envy!!!! :D How do you do this!?!?!?! :D Congratulations on yet another fabulous army! Cheers!!!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 7:50 AM

      :o)) you are cute my friend - we are all envy of each other's painted figures/armies etc.. and we inspire eachother! :o)

      During winter I prepared my figures, prime under coat about 1400 15mm - 28mm figures, for spring/summer painting ;o) sessions.

      All the best,
      cheers

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  6. RodgerMarch 5, 2016 at 12:12 PM

    Fantastic work Phil! Love the basing too.

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 7:55 AM

      Thanks Rodger, I enjoyed reading your Lion Rampant and Rapid Fire games report/post - marvelous!

      cheers,

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  7. TelamonMarch 5, 2016 at 1:01 PM

    Plus!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 7:57 AM

      Thanks Telamon, your US Airborne, Market Garden 1944 - Warlord Games 28mm figures are awesome!

      cheers,

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  8. Michal DwarfCryptMarch 5, 2016 at 1:13 PM

    Fantastic Phil!!!

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    1. Michal DwarfCryptMarch 5, 2016 at 1:16 PM

      great apology that is not watched your blog before !!

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    2. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:09 AM

      wow you have an awesome blog with gorgeous painted figures!

      Thanks for visiting my blog Michal, glad you like my painted minis!

      all the best,
      cheers

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  9. CyrusMarch 5, 2016 at 1:58 PM

    Great looking Parthians Phil!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:02 AM

      Thanks Mike, I'm looking forward finishing off my Parthian Cavalry Army - 8 Cataphracts and 6 Horse Archers units.

      love your 28mm Sub-Romano Cavalry!

      All the best,
      cheers,

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)March 5, 2016 at 2:37 PM

    Yes!! Basing for Impetus! Those look great Phil. Are you thinking of switching over to Impetus?:-)

    Christopher

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:20 AM

      I thought it would be a little bit boring to post yet another DBA army so, do be different, mounted the figures for Impetvs even though the bases are little to big, I like the look of the bases which have more room for flocking (terrain effects) etc.

      So, Yes :o) switching over to Impetvs! :o)

      Thanks Christopher, all the best to you sir!

      cheers,

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    2. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)March 7, 2016 at 6:22 AM

      Again they look great and looking forward to seeing more Impetus armies! Your DBA armies looked good too btw, but I do have a preference for the Impetus look.

      Christopher

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    3. Phil CMarch 7, 2016 at 10:42 AM

      I know you love Impetvs rules set Christopher!, I do too. Basic Impetvs are a little better than DBA rules, quick game play with interesting results. Full Impetvs rules (and armies) tend, not all the time, to bog down the pace during table top gaming, just like DBM-DBMM, I dislike DBM-DBMM :oP

      cheers,

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  11. MontyMarch 5, 2016 at 3:44 PM

    These are fantastic! Your brushwork + Impetus basing = spectacular result. Your brush never gets a rest.

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:31 AM

      You too! your painted Impetvs armies and Saga are brilliant!

      Thanks Monty, I really appreciate your kind words and support during the past 4-5 years!

      All the best,
      cheers

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  12. Sun of YorkMarch 5, 2016 at 5:21 PM

    Those big Impetus bases look really good.

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:37 AM

      Thanks Mark, Impetvs bases do look impressive.

      All the best,
      cheers

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  13. GonsalvoMarch 6, 2016 at 5:37 AM

    Hark! I hear the thunder of hooves pounding across the steppes just looking at them. Great looking army, Phil, and although I use exclusively WRG element basing mnyself, I have to say the larger bases do look good!

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    1. Phil CMarch 6, 2016 at 8:54 AM

      Thanks Pete, I know what you're saying, you are talking about :o) WRG (DBM or DBMM?) elements base system? I find a little time consuming and cumbersome moving numerous elements across the table top with WRG #Edition's - Don't you?

      all the best,
      cheers

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  14. Lawrence HMarch 6, 2016 at 2:23 PM

    Lovely work on these Parthians Phil.

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    1. Phil CMarch 7, 2016 at 8:52 AM

      Thanks Lawrence, glad you like the visual appeal of the painted figures and bases.....
      All the best,

      cheers,

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  15. PaulalbaMarch 6, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Awesome Phil, my brother has a good sized Sassanid army. Love the cataphracts.

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    1. Phil CMarch 7, 2016 at 9:22 AM

      Thanks Paul - any pictures/blog available to see your brother's Sassanid army?

      All the best
      cheers,

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  16. caveadsum1471March 7, 2016 at 6:36 AM

    You've got a lovely clean and consistent style of painting, these all look great.
    Best Iain

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  17. Phil CMarch 7, 2016 at 9:27 AM

    Thank you so much Iain, I'm glad you like my painting style -appreciate your kind words and visits too!

    All the best to you Sir!,
    cheers

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  18. maximexMarch 7, 2016 at 10:38 AM

    Very (too) small is to paint
    Nice, discreet and good-looking hand skill, however,

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    1. Phil CMarch 7, 2016 at 10:44 AM

      Thanks Maximex for your kind commentary much appreciated!

      All the best,
      Cheers,

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  19. PrufrockMarch 7, 2016 at 10:34 PM

    Lovely work, Phil!

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    1. Phil CMarch 8, 2016 at 9:04 AM

      Thanks Aaron!
      You have a wonderful blog with lots of Historical background info and great looking painted armies..

      all the best,
      cheers,

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  20. TomMarch 12, 2016 at 3:41 AM

    Wow! So impressive on the Impetus sized bases. Inspiring.

    I also preferred Basic Impetus to the full Impetus, though of late I've played much more Art de la Guerre. I must try to get back to BI.

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    1. Phil CMarch 13, 2016 at 8:15 AM

      Thanks Tom, much appreciated!

      I like Basic Impetus which are little quicker than Full Impetus in terms of game play...

      Finally got my extra 15mm Essex Parthian Cataphracts packs, will be working on the figures next week to finish off this "nasty" :o) looking Cavalry Army ;o)

      cheers,

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