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Saturday 10 December 2011

Aventine Southern Italian Hoplites Finished

Finally!

These have taken quite a while to complete, but are now finally done. Finishing touches have included "dusting up" the shields, adding a few blood smears and one or two signs of battle damaged. Hopefully it works!

I'm pleased with how they've come out, but I'm looking forward to doing something slightly different and a bit less complex.

Pictures have been taken using my iPhone, together with a new mini studio that I bought for just under £30. It comes complete with two "daylight" spots, a camera tripod and all folds away into itself. It also comes with four colours of backing cloth, white, blue, red and black. A very neat piece of design - I'm impressed. Excellent value for money.

Bases are organised in groups of 16, with a command base for each. I've used a couple of alternate standards that are also offered by Aventine to give some variety to the lovely dolphin that comes with the range. I've also set up a full 48 figure shot that I think looks pretty impressive. I had to set them up three deep to make them fit in!

Pics below.






13 comments:

  1. They look great. I think I have the same atudi, but I didn't think to try out the dark blue background. It looks very nice indeed.

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  2. Great looking figures you have there. I have never thought of using the blue background either; it certainly brings out the colours in the phalanx.

    Cheers

    Ross

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  3. Excellent...the whole lot together and against the blue background...great stuff.
    Cheers
    paul

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  4. Wierd, I typed "studio" and it came up as "studio" on my screen, and now it looks like "atudi". Maybe Blogger is having a seizure of some kind!

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  5. Those are lovely Craig; great minis, great painting and great basing.

    Do tell me more of this studio; sounds great!

    Cheers, Simon

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  6. Fantastic figures! I've always like this roman time period before and during the Punic Wars and it was a great surprise to discover your blog!

    I'll follow it more closely right now!

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  7. Thanks for the comments - really helps with the motivation mojo!

    Caliban, know what you mean about typing one thing and getting something else!

    Simon, I've sent you a direct email with details of the studio.

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  8. Yes, thanks very much Craig, I think it is about to go on the Xmas present list.

    Cheers, Simon

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  9. Beautiful unit - something truly to be proud of.

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  10. Great effort - they look fantastic.

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  11. Oo. Those are nice :D

    Any chance of a link to the mini-studio? I could really use one before I get really stuck in to painting in 2012.

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  12. Ah - would that be http://www.amazon.co.uk/studio-including-Lights-stands-tripod/dp/B000NHBN7E ?

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