A few new books occupy my shelves, new to me at least:
The newest one of the lot. I picked this up on the recommendations of a person posting on The Wargames Website, a new forum/news source that started up recently. There is an article in WS&S 70 about converting these from Dark Ages to Ancients - from there it should not be too hard to slot them into use for Tékumel battles!
An addition to my small set of Meso-American books:
This should be good for some background reading and illustrations.
And, two interesting prospects for new projects:
The first is an overview of the Punic Wars, and the second details the border conflicts of the Scots. I see both of these eras as potential gaming projects, although the current CFO - my lovely wife - is most interested in the Scots. It is kind of a win-win situation for me as either one is great! This will not see much work until the Meso-American project gains more traction...
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It is still a little warm in my hobby corner, but that did not stop me from doing a little something:
The first set of Lady Mríssa's legion has been cleaned up and ready for primer. This is the command element, led by Lady Mríssa herself (in the large headdress). An officer, musician, standard bearer, and one trooper round out the element. I think that I will try using black gesso as primer on these miniatures - it seems to be working well for the Aztecs.
In the pic above, Lady Mríssa's troops are posed next to my archers from the First Legion of Ever Present Glory. Both represent one element, but there are differing amount of miniatures used. Lady Mríssa's legion is rated as medium infantry, while the archers are still rated as heavy infantry. For my purposes, heavy infantry will have six miniatures per element, while medium infantry will have five. It is a satisfying mnemonic for me - just glance at the element and know what it is without looking at the rules or a roster.
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The slightly cooler temps of late have seen me return to the painting table, if briefly:
These are the archers from the First Legion of Ever Present Glory. After a base coat of Ceramcoat Ocean Reef Blue, they received a heavy wash of dilute Ceramcoat Phthalo Blue, then the flesh parts were picked out with Reaper Master Series Tanned Flesh. They are looking a bit messy at the moment, but slowly they will look better as I pick out the details.
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