Sunday, 2 November 2025

Greeks & Persians re-basing completed

One of the medium sized jobs on my list has now been ticked off. Granted I have some light infantry left over, but they're in the spares box. Also, there's a broken chariot. I might see if I can mend it or use it as battlefield detritus. But I'm declaring this job done. 👌

Here they all are in their new permanent box. Persians above/left of the blue line. Greeks below/right.



































I'm told that the poplar trees I ordered will be delivered by the Royal Mail to my neighbour's house on Monday so I can get cracking on them. That's doable this week if they arrive at the right place. Maybe even get the French flags done, or at least started.

Update: the trees arrived and have been prepped and undercoated. Now to research what shades I need to paint them.

I've failed to get the toys on the table. But that's task 9. 😎

Tentative Order

Job

1

Finish river pieces

2

Check stock of magnetic paper and bases

4

Paint houses

3

Order storage boxes

5

Paint walls

6

Paint and base trees

7

Rebase Greeks and Persians

8

Flag SYW figures (French priority)

9

Try Alala!

10

Try Siege Works rules

11

Paint wagons and gun teams

12

Decide what to do with SYW odds and sods

13

Paint petard crews etc

14

Prepare New Year Campaign

15

Paint sheep 

16

Paint pack animals

17

Paint villagers (6 and 10mm)

18

Make fortress

19

Ottoman painting guide

20

Order Irregular Ottoman army

21

Paint Ottomans

22

Run ECW siege campaign

23

Make AWI boats

24

Maybe rebase some Romans

25

Build & paint sailing ships



28 comments:

  1. Impressive rebasing task, Chris! Say, where did you get your dice trays? I need a bunch.

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    1. Thanks Jon. They’re from Pendraken. These are 5mm dice trays. They go up to 12mm. And they do the dice to go with them.
      Chris

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  2. The Greek left flank seems to be under a lot of pressure there Chris.

    They all look great and good to tick something off the list.

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    1. Ah you’re right! Cheers Ben

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  3. A great job, they look ready for battle.
    Alan Tradgardland

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  4. You are progressing well with your list.

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    1. Cheers Richard. Someone showed me years ago how better basing can lift figures.

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  6. Very nice Chris! A great improvement.
    Neil

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  7. Excellent progress on the re-basing front Chris! As for the trees, lighter than you might think works better with the smaller scales. Maybe a few shades of green to break things up a bit?

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    1. I think you’re right Steve. I’ll get all my greens lined up (not many) and experiment layering up with the lightest for highlights.
      Chris

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  8. They look ruddy splendid mate. Well worth all that effort.

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    1. Cheers old fruit. The actual work was a lot less painful (and quicker) than the agonising over how to base them.

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  9. Nice job and you're smashing through your list, my ( theoretical) one hasn't advanced as fast!
    Best Iain

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    1. It’s a start! Putting it out there creates the risk of embarrassment so I get it done.
      Chris

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    2. Guilt as a motivating tool? How Roman Catholic!
      Best Iain

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    3. Ah ha! No. It’s not guilt in my case. It’s fear of looking a prat for not doing what I said I’d do. Although there is a bit of guilt about not doing anything with things I bought. Austere Protestantism!
      Chris

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  10. Well done Chris you are certainly cranking through your "to do" list!

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    1. I’m getting there. Should be another off the list this weekend Keith.
      Chris

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  11. They look really good! I look forward to their battle debut..

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    1. Cheers David. Yeah, I need to get them on the table. Have a few things in the way at the moment though.
      Chris

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  12. Re-basing that number of troops is not small achievement Chris. Big pat on the back to you (and they look really good too).
    Best wishes, James
    p.s. A good trick with lists is to add on the things that you did that were not on the list and then have the joy of crossing them off!

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    1. 😆 I like your thinking James.
      Chris

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