showcasing my (mainly old school) Conan the Barbarian miniatures, with the odd game thrown in.
showcasing my (mainly old school) Conan the Barbarian miniatures, with the odd game thrown in.
"In the time before the mortgage drank the paycheque, and the rise of the three children, was an age still dreamed of. And unto this came Springinsfeld, destined to paint little lead soldiers and push them round the table."
Sunday, 13 April 2014
THE BLACK DRAGONS
Nobly arrayed behind Conan in the last post were the Black Dragons...the Aquilonian Royal Guard. I have painted 10 mounted and 10 on foot...probably more than I should have in the army but they are nice figures and dead easy to paint
In one of the de Camp/Carter stories it mentions the Black Dragons have white surcoats, but I'm sure Howard says black. Figures by Garrison again.
These look excellent as ever. I still love the finish and the traditional look.
I think the size of your units would work well with that Neil Thomas book. At eight units a side it would grant a method of building armies too. So a Cimmerian army might be mostly warband, perhaps with a a unit of archers. The Aquilonian war machine would be a 'tank' of unstoppable steel, though might be quite slow in comparison. A lot of mileage with his rules too - just tried his ACW variant (see my own blog) and although there are a few gaps, these are easily solved with house rules. Mind you, the Ancient and Medieval book does fill a lot of the gaps that I bring up.
These look excellent as ever. I still love the finish and the traditional look.
ReplyDeleteI think the size of your units would work well with that Neil Thomas book. At eight units a side it would grant a method of building armies too. So a Cimmerian army might be mostly warband, perhaps with a a unit of archers. The Aquilonian war machine would be a 'tank' of unstoppable steel, though might be quite slow in comparison. A lot of mileage with his rules too - just tried his ACW variant (see my own blog) and although there are a few gaps, these are easily solved with house rules. Mind you, the Ancient and Medieval book does fill a lot of the gaps that I bring up.
Thanks Duc. I will get around to thinking about rules soon (too busy painting and parenting to game at the moment).
ReplyDeleteThese guys are great. I love the helmets.
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