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
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9 comments:

  1. Stryker1/5/20 13:44

    Nicely done - and very colourful too!

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  2. Andy Canham1/5/20 14:29

    Shields are beautiful, did you paint them in the end or use decals?

    Great result.

    Andy

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  3. Trebian1/5/20 14:39

    Ditto on Andy's comments. Those shields are superb. I'm really embarrassed about mine now. Are they transfers?

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  4. Fire at Will1/5/20 15:03

    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

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  5. Phil2/5/20 07:22

    Outstanding job, splendid colors and spectacular shields...Perfect!

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  6. Independentwargamesgroup2/5/20 12:50

    Lovely and proves my choice of next army.

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  7. diakwargame.blogspot.com2/5/20 21:55

    Very nice !

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  8. Philotep8/5/20 19:36

    Excellent units, Will. The Persians are impressive when well painted, and the ones are very impressive...

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  9. JeffJ13/12/20 17:40

    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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