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 