Greeks again - Spartans

The last of my hoplites

Kurgans

In the background of my last post you would have seen a couple of mounds, these are Kurgans, burial mounds typically found on the Russian steppes. They appear in the Battleground terrain generator so I decided to make a couple.
They are quite simple construction, just some insulation foam on an old CD, I added an entrance so it was obvious what they were.

SYW British Artillery

Some not quite so simple painting conversions of the Revell Austrian Artillery with my best effort at all the lace. Two medium batteries and one light.

The medium guns are from the Italeri/Esci French Artillery set.

Yet more Greek, no gifts

Yes, even more Greeks, this breaks the bulk of the rework/rebasing task Yet more hoplites, while basing the last batch I made an error and used 45mm deep bases (rather than my/WRG standard 40mm), but it worked so much better at protecting the spears so I have continued it. The cavalry, yet more arm swapping and the the figures on the right have a lot of their heads positioned to look where they are going All that is left to do are the commanders and the units I somehow missed in listing my original army.

Dutch Frigates and brigs completed

It's taken a long time to complete them, but at last they are done. The acrylic bases will certainly protect them in use A frigate A brig Once I have rcovered from this task I might acquire some third rates.

For the record here are the bases I used from Fluid 3D Workshop thanks to JJ's Wargames

Bases for Brigs
Bases for Frigates
Bases for 3rd Rates
Bases for 1st & 2nd Rates

Yet more Ancient Greeks Upgraded

A large batch this time, three units of hoplites, two of peltasts and one psiloi


Th hoplites


The peltasts, I tried to add more variety to these, once I found the old Rospaks spare part in my "bits box"


An in progress picture of the changes, the original is on the left.

Latest Acquisitions

At last, after some non-Covid delays the latest offerings from Strelets and Redbox are available. I acquired the following

My plans are:

• Strelets French Foreign Legion Artillery Rif War - extra support for my legion
• Strelets US antitank squad - has recoilless rifles which will provide another option for my late WW2 US forces
• Strelets British Highlanders in attack - for the Sudan, NW Frontier or South Africa
• Orion British Tank Crew - will provide some bailed crews, etc.
• Orion Vietnam ARVN early war - Haven't done NAM for ages so this will get me started again
• Orion Vietnam ARVN late war - ditto
• Orion Vietnam Ruff-Puffs- ditto
• Hat Austrian Chevaulegers - I already have one box, I'm going to replace my old Airfix Austrian cavalry
• Hat Austrian Cuirassiers - ditto
• Strelets Prussian Dragoons Napoleonic - Couldn't resist, new figures and civilians too
• Strelets Prussian Hussars Napoleonic - ditto
• Strelets Prussian Uhlans Napoleonic - ditto
• Strelets French Fusiliers (early war) - Th start of some WSS French army
• Strelets French Musketeers on the march - ditto
• Strelets French Grenadiers- ditto
• Strelets French Pikemen - ditto