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Agreed Lucy. I've found The Armies of Ancient Persia: The Sassanians, Kaveh Farrokh to be a fantastic source for the different types and proficiencies of Sassanian infantry. There will certainly be more in the way of updates very soon. I bought some of the (over 20 years old but basically...

More pictures of the Late Roman Equites Scholae Palatinae including both "speed painting" horse approaches of i/ high contrast and ii/ the "sponge method"(sounds wrong, I know!) For more pictures and discussion please see my Just Add Water blog here...

Thank you ticptarmi. Although a long time project, I will keep posting as I go along.

Sunday gone was the Partizan in it's mammoth 40th year! For the full repertoire of images please hop over to my Just Add Water Blog here: https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2026/05/partizan-wargames-show-may-17th-2026.html A few tasters.....

I'm finally making a start on my Late Sassanid army and starting small with a unit of Daylamite Light Infantry which can, with the removal of the main command models, also serve as Kurdish skirmishers too. As usual, there are a more pictures and discussion re: Daylamites in Sassanian armies on...

Thanks Lucy300. The weather, throughout The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge was an absolute obstacle. Almost like nature was working against me lol

Thank you Fluffy)%- very much appreciated. :)

Thanks Lucy300, I have only tried it once on plastics with contrast paint so cannot comment further really- not in a fair way anyway. I do love the results, given the speed at which they were painted with then makeup sponges.

For the full conversation re: Contrast vs Makeup Sponge method horse painting and the images of the Equites Scholae Palatinae, please go to my Just Add Water Blog here...

More pictures and the usual waffle can be read/seen on my Just Add Water Blog https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2026/03/late-roman-archers.html I finally finished the last eight speed painted Late Roman Archers to go with the first Legionary unit of my LR army! I say finally as they...

Painting time has been slim on the ground of late and varnishing conditions much less so! It's actually rained for more "40 days and 40 nights!". ) One could not make it up. I did manage to get the back rank of my Late Roman Cataphracts finished which, given that I have to spray the last few...

The miniatures in this post were all painted up for The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, an online event I try to join every year. The event is superbly run buy Curt (and Sarah, everyone is very supportive of one another and it is truly an inspirational experience- and that's forgetting to...

Thank you for the goodly words lucyy300.

Thank you Melrnperedor, very much appreciated. :)

Sorry, I still don't have a clue- I managed to garner zero answer to my question of all the fora I posted on!

Hi, Finally got a chance to get these put up for sale- now that i'm out and about again. Buyer Pays Postage. Full Insurance is a must really. Preferably UK buyers or possibly the EU. Or I can Deliver at Partizan this Sunday 21st Payment via Friends and family on Paypal. Please either...

As the title suggests Warhammer Ancient Battles V.2 has returned to Britcon Fri 11 Aug- Sun 13th 2023. 5 games, just Saturday and Sunday. 3000pts, but 8 foot tables. Please use the lists from WAB V.2; Chariot Wars Lists and the Armies of Antiquity Volume 2 and the Errata for said edition...

Selling: Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 BC (1) - The Seleucid Army, Nick Secunda, Montvert Publications. Long OOP. Asking for £50- (I won't go lower as it cost me £90!) Has tape on top corner or book- please see images to get a good idea of the condition. Please PM me if...

For many more pictures and a detailed description of the arms and armour plus tactical use of the Nikephorian) Kataphractoi please feel free to pop over to my Just Add Water blog here http://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2023/03/byzantinetagmatic-nikephorian.html: Almost certainly the most...

These little bases were put together as I took a breather for a week during The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge which I have been enjoying. The idea of punctuating the Thematic Byzantine posts with some smaller mini projects has really helped me keep focused on the main item and if the...