Duel of Kings Almost complete 3 days to go

 

Well with three days to go I am finding it hard to fully finish but it is not over yet. Others have done both a far better paint job and have completed their units (thanks Drew http://backindrewsday.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/duel-of-kings-day-26-complete.html ) but I am going to try.

the whole force arrayed

same minis different angle

The Horde and a support troop, shields do not have funky symbols, as 1 I can't paint and 2 I need to come up with the cash for the decals

General stand complete with paint blob on shield, highlight and grass on the ground and this stand will be done.

Love this mini, reaper bones stone golem with fossil on shoulder but I realised that the base was 50 X 50 but I think it will look good on the large base. A bit of moss and finish the base and that will make this complete too.

Duel of Kings, the final week

 

 

The Whole army so far, sans shields

Half a Horde

Other half of a horde

The Legion

Triarii

Velites

Warbeast, not a wolf but sort of .....um built from the rocks near Rome.....er sorry in The Kingdom that my troops come from.........??

War engine

 

Italian Allies (not needed for Duel of Kings but will make a nice unit)

Balearic Slingers (militia again?) 

Cretan Archers (ummmmm bowmen)

My General, I could not track down a nice mounted general in time but these look the part and even though you need only 1 miniature for your hero/generals for the Kingdom of Men I sort of felt that it would look nice to have it as a group hope no one minds. Now where are the paint brushers?

 

 

Please note that the cavalry will not make an appearance and I am going to be pushed to finish this lot in time.

Duel of Kings the first lot of paint lands on the minis

 

This is the next set of stages towards the October 31st deadline

Most of the units with base painting done

Half of the Horde Super dipped, just highlighting to do

The other half of the horde

The Troop of Foot Guard or in the Roman language Triarii, also shaded

Velites or in KOW my militia

Duel of Kings 2 The Kingdom of Men take shape (no paint yet)

 

Well over the weekend I was able to put together the beginnings of the small force for Duel of Kings

Eventually it will look like this

Kingdoms of Men

using Agema Miniatures Punic War Republican Romans

Horde of Foot Guard Roman Principes and Hastati legion

Troop of Foot Guard Roman Triari

3 Troops of Militia Roman Velites

Troop of Mtd Sergeants Roman Cavalry

War Engine Imperial Roman Ballista

General on Horse

Beast of War (possibly a couple of nasty fantasy wolves in Bronze armour)

Agema Romans take shape

Duelling Gamers 5 "The Duel of Kings"

Well I've done it again. I have decided to enter Terrain for Hippos http://terrainforhippos.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/duelling-paintbrushes-5-duel-of-kings.html

duelling paintbrushes "opportunity". Well it is a sort of competition for bragging rights only but to me it is an opportunity to get some targeted painting done in a short time.

Unfortunately due to the demise of Warhammer Fantasy Battles and the kindling of new interests in Kings Of War by Mantic (which I have played and enjoyed a lot) there has been a little rejig of the premise of the competition. To cut to the chase, competitors have to paint a horde in Kings of War and the accompanying regiments and units and characters and monsters and well you get it.....

Now what to do? I have enough Undead already from last years attempt.
http://moruya-marauders.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/a-tale-of-duelling-gamers-my-final.html
and there are so many models sitting unloved in the shed. Shall it be dwarves as a mix of mantic and GW minis or shall I do the Kingdom of Men and take my long held wish of a cross-over army of Republican Romans that will look like a slightly more archaic cousin to Mantic's Basileans? I have the Agema Miniatures Romans already and well would have to buy some more dwarves to make a decent attempt on the duel. Hmmm decisions decisions.

No pics this time as I contemplate reality.