Some close ups.
I would have placed the more obviously heavily armoured figures in the front rank, but they didn't fit as well
And a rear view
01/05/2020
Persian Karkardes
So delayed from March due to the lack of decals (and a lack of faith that I could paint a passable design) here are the Karkardes, the Persian Hoplite equivalent.
Some close ups.
I would have placed the more obviously heavily armoured figures in the front rank, but they didn't fit as well
And a rear view
Some close ups.
I would have placed the more obviously heavily armoured figures in the front rank, but they didn't fit as well
And a rear view
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9 comments:
Nicely done - and very colourful too!
Shields are beautiful, did you paint them in the end or use decals?
Great result.
Andy
Ditto on Andy's comments. Those shields are superb. I'm really embarrassed about mine now. Are they transfers?
They are rescaled decals. I had hoped that I could work around a 15mm version since the manufacturer didn't/wouldn't make them in 20mm. Cost a lot, but the effect is well worth it
Outstanding job, splendid colors and spectacular shields...Perfect!
Lovely and proves my choice of next army.
Very nice !
Excellent units, Will. The Persians are impressive when well painted, and the ones are very impressive...
Very nicely done Persians. I assume they they plastic 1/72nd figures- they look like a mix of Zvezda and HAT?
Note that the troop type is called Kardaka (Kardakes = plural)- or Cardaces (latinized) for these troops. Nice use of the scaled decals.
"Of the heavy armed infantry, he (Darius) placed first the 30,000* Greek mercenaries to oppose the phalanx of the Macedonians, and on both sides of these he placed 60,000* of the men called Cardaces, who were also heavy-armed infantry**. For the cramped space where they were posted was able to contain only this number in a single phalanx."
Arrian Alexander
(* likely inflated numbers)
(** likely a mix of unarmored peltasts and shielded hoplite style troops see Duncan Head AMPW)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardaces
Please continue to show off your Persians- well done.
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