So, in a fit of manic inspiration, or maybe desperation, I placed an order for a small amount of 6mm Baccus minis from Scale Creep Miniatures. Absolutely no hassles in the ordering process - several e-mails on the order's progress, funds charged at time of shipment, and actual postage charged! Thanks Mark (proprietor of Scale Creep).
Here are the samples I ordered:
There are twenty-four strips, of 4 figures each, in each of these bags, 96 figures total. The phalangites are open-handed, which I kind of like, as I can place my own pikes on the minis, probably brass rod.
The key, in my opinion, for 6mm gaming is mass. You need to have quite a few of these guys in your units to get the right look. Here is an example of how the phalangites could look:
48 minis on that base! The strips are 20mm long, so it would not be too hard to fit several more strips onto that base. This pic fits into one of my manic thoughts for their use however; if I actually get these painted up and based you will see.
Here is a close-up:
(please note: the line in the foreground is actually straight - there seems to be some sort of aberration with my camera in Super-Macro mode)
And a shot of a single strip, with a scale in the background.
The ashigaru are a bit different - the strips are 30mm in length and are in ranks (the phalangites are in files). Still impressive:
Once again, 48 minis on the base outline.
Some good detail for such a small figure, and not much flash. These seem to be a bit bigger than their Macedonian cousins.
Yep, the ashigaru are a fraction taller and somewhat more beefy than the phalangites. The ashigaru are on a slightly thicker base.
Now, to paint these up!
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