These figures are mostly Aventine with a couple Foundry Macedonian leader type figures. Being painted up for another individual who will provide the basing I have little to offer as for comment as I presume this time frame is well understood.
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Saturday, July 12, 2025
Sassanian Persians
Often I get odd and bits to be painted up and these represent one such example. They are Sassanian Cavalry that an individual ask me to do. I find Sassanians probably the most painstaking figures to do all the ornament decorations that exist. Be that as it may here they are
Mounted Varangians Medbury Miniatures
Technically, Varangians fought dismounted but someone asked me to paint up these miniatures as an offshoot of Varangians. I opted for a reddish brown cloak to unite these figures together unlike their dismounted cousins I painted with a scarlet cloak. I chose to do so to give them the look of any dark age mounted arm if needed. The majority of horses I painted with TT combat paints and cloaks were painted with the combat paints likewise. TT combat paint has some nice colors with built in gradient colors with subtle transitions which I really like. The following colors were used for the cloaks with resistance rust as the base followed by rich brown then honey comb brown and adding a small amount of mild curry to the comb brown for a final highlight. TT combat paints are very nice and the price is inexpensive. As for the Medbury miniatures they are spendid and I would love to see Medbury expand significantly in the dark ages range. As these are for another individual they are unbased.