The DBA Gamer

A De Bellis Antiquitatis Weblog.

Recent Posts

  • Small Diversion

    Here’s a quick preview of my next project: II/18e Early Asiatic Successor-Antigonas Gonatas.  These figs are courtesy of Paul Hannah, of Fanaticus and the cultus of Mike’s Models.  I got these from Paul last Thursday and couldn’t resist painting some of them!

    Here is the elephant.  I have to finish the tower, driver, and two javelin men that sit up top.  This fig was a tough customer because it had no texture or muscle definition sculpted in, so I had to paint in some texture.  It’s not anatomically correct, but works nonetheless.

    From the front.

    Here is a phalangite.  I really like these castings, he may be short, but he’s got attitude!

    That’s it for now, it’s back to finishing my Thracians.

  • Thracians Coming Along

    Got some pics of my Tumbling Dice Thracians for you. Sorry about the glare, the shots are a tad over-exposed. I’ll get some more up when I finish a couple more elements.

    First up is my camp. This is going to be a gold mine, which the Thracians were known for. Does it look anything like a Thracian gold mine? Nope, but it gets the job done. I am going to build a small box with gold in it and put that next to a hoplite that I am adding to the scene. In the background you can see my general and his companions.

     

    Here is an element of light horse, again, sorry about the brightness.

     

    Here is everything I had done at the time of the photos. I have since finished my command element. You can see a psiloi fig mounted for painting in the background.

     

     

    One last picture of them all lined up.

    I am really excited to field these guys on the 15th of this month. I have been play-testing them on DBAOL for a couple of weeks. They are hard to learn, but once you get the dance down, it’s a wonderful thing to behold. Some things coming up for the blog: A list of upcoming painting projects. I will be looking at what I need for Historicon, and maybe Origins. I will also be working on the Fanaticus Worldwide DBA Campaign blog. I am also going to do a series of articles on how to get into the DBA hobby if you don’t come from a war-gaming or mini-painting hobby. Look for some strategy articles also.

     

    COMING SOON

     

    Can anyone guess who that is?  No, it’s not Kris Christopherson!

     

     

     

  • Pics Update

    Here are some pics of myThracians in progress.  As you can tell from the lack of the distinctive “Thracian” style helmets, these are the later Hellenized Thracians from the lowlands, rather than their more feral mountain kin.

     

    Here are some Greeks I’m painting for a friend: