Sunday, August 26, 2012

Second Punic War Armies Complete!

11 months ago, Scott MacPhee embarked upon a mission to paint two huge Second Punic Wars armies for me. The work is finally complete and the armies are safely on my table and ready to play Command & Colors: Ancients.

I also plan to re-fight the entire Second Punic War. I will be using the 'Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage' board game for the strategic side of things, and C&C:A to fight the battles.

More on that to follow. Meanwhile here are pictures of the miniature armies (28mm figures from Aventine, Renegade, Relic, and a few A&A), the man who made them beautiful, and the guy who will be playing with them:

The artist: Scott MacPhee


Me



All I can say is 'Wow' and 'Thank you' to Scott. These figures are certainly some of the most beautiful to ever fight on the tabletop.

7 comments:

  1. Yes, these are the very best. An army for a lifetime. I especially like your idea of using a boardgame as a vehicle for a campaign game. Make sure to give us updates on how it progresses!

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  2. I share in your "wow"!!! Enjoy the armies!!

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  3. Wonderful armies...wth a preference for me for the romans, very nice work!

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  4. Thanks guys. Very excited to play my first game with these on home turf. ( Scott and I and two of his friends played a couple games with them when I picked them up at Scott's house.

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  5. They are fine - though I must say the painting and attention to detail on that fish are unbelievable.

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  6. I've been watching your army grow over the past months and as always
    Scott does an amazing job, i ended up buying a rather large amount of the Aventine figures myself. You have a great army which i know you will enjoy for many years to come.
    Cheers
    Kent

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  7. The fish was a challenge...a delicious, delicious challenge.

    Kent - I don't blame you! Aventine figures are what inspired me to start the project in the first place.
    They are amazing in their detail and historical feel.

    I hope to someday add to the Carthaginian army with their figures.

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