Victrix Libyan Spearmen, Log 3 (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Multibasing)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- Today I share the first full block of soldiers I've ever done; Victrix 28mm Libyan Spearmen. I put 27 miniatures on a single base and I am happy with how they turned out. The unit is basically done, I might touch up the base and remove some loose sand.
These were very easy to paint, and I'll share the paints I used with you.
(Note, I meant to say the shieldbearer's spear is in a "relaxed" position).
Those look great!
they look great. Victrix figures paint up really nicely
Yeah thanks; I love the detail and I find the sculpting works well with washes and contrast paints.
Wow, splendid unit...and explanations, love the disposition of your spearmen...👍👍
Thank you
Talk about multi basing, honestly I might considering basing like this if I stay will to the strongest. So much easier to move and transport
Aye, I'm enjoying it so far and its nice to have 1 unit in 1 piece.
Awesome scenic basing! Paintjob looks great too!
Thank you!
Basing has been a struggle for many wargamers. I am waiting on a set of rules called Hobgoblin which will work great for multi-based minis.
Nice, I hadn't heard of that game before. In addition to the basing I like that it is miniature agnostic.
Great project! I went through a similar journey to you regarding basing. I agree the individual basing just doesn’t look like a real body of men. Great job on the Carthaginians! Regarding wargaming those would work perfectly for hail Caesar or to the strongest.
Thank you. I am really happy I went for a large base. Before I saw your channel I hadn't even heard of the battle of Strasbourg; your armies are looking great. Godspeed finishing them in the final weeks
@@busydad_painting Thanks man much appreciated!
A really good looking unit. I’ve been painting miniatures for 30 years and have constantly struggled with the aesthetic look for basing miniatures. A lot of my figures are based individually and set into movement trays to suit earlier gaming systems but I think they always look better multibased. Multibasing gives a better sense of unity and also the figures being part of the landscape that they are fighting in. There are a few rule systems now which support this too . I intend rebasing a lot of my old figures on multi bases. Nice work.
Thank you, and wow 30 years that's great. Good luck with the rebasing; I had to do some rebasing for this unit since I kept changing my mind, its annoying but manageable.
@@busydad_painting thanks. Yeah I’ve done a lot of rebasing over the years. It’s actually not too bad once you’ve decided what you want and much quicker than painting.😊 Looking forward to seeing your next units.
They turned out great, I like how their ranks look kind of ragged and loose which is fitting for a unit of Levy.
What system(s) do you plan to use these for? That’s always been my greatest reservation with multibasing, though the end result certainly looks phenomenal.
Thanks. I was tentatively thinking of using them for Hail Caesar or perhaps To the Stongest, but just painting and assembling units is my current hobby.
@@busydad_paintingI admire that philosophy!
Hey, the basing is awesome, how did you do it?
Thank you. For the material I used two different sand mixes from All Game Terrain, one of fine sand and the other with mixed in green and larger sand pieces. I added just a touch of wash strategically to the base. Used watered down white glue for the adhesive. The squiggly base pieces are from BigRedBat's shop; I should talk a bit more about it in my next video.
Carthage are the best. Im working on some now. Did you get metal Agema Carthaginians or just the plastic box set ?
Aye, they've got a mysterious tragedy to them. Its such a shame we've lost all their writing; though we kept their alphabet. I got the plastic box set, and their republican roman set too. I'll see if I can mix them in with the Victrix guys well.
@@busydad_painting they mix in fine.
lovely backstory to the troops, and i dont see any reason they couldnt be used for wargaming :)
Thanks