The good thing about projects is that they sit around and wait for you to get back to them when you wander off different paths. The last post on my Punic Wars epic scale project was back in September last year (so close to 10 months ago!), and it’s now time to resume painting tiny models!
Off the painting table this time around we have some further reinforcements for the Carthaginian side: Iberian Scutarii. These Spanish mercenaries should add some nice muscle to the enemies of Rome!
The longest part of painting these models were the shields as you might expect. They really form the most eye catching section of the models so I spent a bit more time on them than on other parts of the models which are mostly a simple base coat followed by a wash. For the patterns on the shields I generally copied the patterns from the studio paint job on the box.
As all the models I’ve painted for this project so far I really like how they look as a block, I think the scale is a nice balance between paintability and nice look as a mass on the table. There’s a lot more to go where they came from, I’m barely halfway through the first box of models, with fours stands of Gallic infantry, one stand of heavy cavalry and the characters left in the Carthaginian Division set. Then I have the Roman Division and the Allied Division sets to tackle as well as Elephants!
Lair of the Lagomorph 
Nice painting-as you say the shields look good against the mute colours of the soldiers themselves. Sadly for them I have had a Corvus 15mm Carthaginian army in paint mode for over a decade. Somehow I struggle with scales below 20mm even though their game table options I find attractive. Hey ho. Glad you found your scale.
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Thanks! They’re definitely very different to paint than my usual 28mm fare, but I’ve found these Warlord plastics pretty nice to paint. They take washes well which is a massive time saver!
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Nicely done, Nic, they look really good and I have to agree with Lorenzo on the shields! 🙂
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Thanks John!
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Fantastic work on these, Nic! I love the background and flock foreground as it really helps set the scene. I’d love to see a scale comparison of these with something else, if you’re willing to share that in the future! I’ve been seeing people doing stuff with small scales as of late and it is very inspiring. One of these days I may have to try it for myself!
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Thanks Jeff! I’ll sneak in a scale shot next post, have a cavalry unit well underway so that shouldn’t be too far away!
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Sounds good! I look forward to it 🙂
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