Prufrock's Wargaming Blog

Prufrock's Wargaming Blog

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Greek cavalry and Successor elephants done.

And together at last! Thebans and hamippoi from Xyston along with a test pair of the Potbelly Miniatures Successor jumbos (sans towers).


 




There's nothing negative to be said about Xyston, and the Potbelly models were good to work with. I do fear for the pikes, as the 3d printed plastic is quite brittle. To replace them was going to cause problems as well, so I decided to leave them be and if they break I will cross that bridge when I come to it. It would be great to have the option to order them with open hands, but they are very good value and take paint nicely. They are a little larger than your usual 15mm Indian elephant, but they should look good on the table and on the whole I am very pleased with them.

15 comments:

  1. Great looking/painted army! I like your Successor elephants too!

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    1. Thank you! They were quite good fun to paint

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  2. The elephants are fantastic, and the bigger the better!

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    1. Thank you - I think I will be able to make them work on the table :)

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  3. Kevin banging sword (paint brush) on his shield (water pot) chanting Aaron, Aaron! Coming along nicely sir!

    Cheers
    Kevin

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  4. Good progress Aaron.

    I must admit I am very reluctant to try 3D Printed miniatures for fear of breakage. I see the cost in lead as being very minimal in comparison to my investment in time painting miniatures. That also likely accounts for why I develop a nervous twitch when my opponents don't pack their miniatures well for transport after a game.

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    1. Yes, we shall see how robust they prove to be!

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  5. Splendid progress Aaron! I hope the four for now method is proving successful?
    Best Iain

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  6. You've been doing great work getting through all these miniatures!

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