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[Axebreaker]

A new project centred around the wars of Pyrrhus of Epirus which first attracted my interest after a friend introduced me to his exploits a long while back and was rekindled when Keith from Aventine miniatures started producing incredible figures for the period. :love: I knew eventually I would have to start painting some of these up and now I have!

It will start with me collecting the Pyrrhic army and my friend Mike the Republican Romans. We have no deadlines as of yet so it\'s a painters project until it develops more.

I\'m starting it with my impression of the Royal Guard infantry pike. The idea came to me when going through the new Osprey Successor book
and I saw the Royal Guard in Purple helms which I quite liked and decided I would do unit in a purple theme[font=\'Georgia]. The armour is fuchsia which is a mix of pink and purple and so goes with the helm and shield I think. I kept plums and such all white to give a nice contrast to the purple. Except for the clothes I kept them uniform in appearance as I feel it gives them a more elite feel. I should also add the front rankers are deliberately more elaborate as they had the best
gear in every formation.

The army will be based for both Impetus and Hail Caesar.

Sorry about so many pics as I wasn\'t sure which to put in.
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Christopher
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[The Desertfox]

I have Epitotes and Romans from baccus. I painted on of my phalanx with greene shields and black dogs on it^^

Here ist the best side in the www:

http://www.ancientbattles.com/Pyrrhus/pyrrhus_01.htm

[Bil]

I don\'t like purple and even less that much purple... but I have to admit that it looks impressive and is a fine paint job with a first class basing.

[Thomas Kluchert]

Wirklich sehr schöne Figuren! Die Farbwahl gefĂ€llt mir sehr gut, auch wenn ich das Lila der Helme ein bisschen zu einheitlich finde - es gibt viele schöne Bilder, die die Helme nur teilbemalt zeigen (z.B. in dem alten Osprey zu Alexander dem Großen und seiner Armee). Wenn ein wenig Bronze oder Silver hervorschimmern wĂŒrde, könnte das sehr einheitliche Bild der Helme ein bisschen aufgebrochen werden. Aber das ist, wie vieles in der Antike, letztlich Geschmackssache. WunderhĂŒbsche Figuren und ein tolles Thema

[Strand]

Very impressive unit!  :thumbup: The purple reminds me of Slaanesh Space Marines, though.  

[Mandulis]

I\'d call the colour scheme \'bold\', but it is very well executed. I agree with Kluchert, a metal colour on parts of the helmet would give the miniatures a more military note. Still, I like them.

[Axebreaker]

Thanks guys!

@Desert Fox

Interesting to know you like the period as well.

@Bil

You will see more purple and lots of other colours too so brace yourself! :tomato:

@Thomas and Mandulis

I went for a highly uniformed appearance in everything except the clothes as I wanted to project an elite disciplined formation and hence the all one colour helmets and shields and such. When I paint levy and allied troops I\'ll be less uniformed and so will have some base armour showing on helmets and such.

@Strand

Perhaps Slaanesh was a fan of Pyrrhus.

Christopher

[Fritz II.]

Your unit looks so fantastic. I like the purple scheme very much. The more pics the better. :dance3:

So now I have to do some of my Romans, too.

[Axebreaker]

Thank you Mike and yes you do!

Christopher

[Frank Becker]

Klasse Figuren und ziemlich mutig
 Ich wĂŒrde auch, wie schon angeregt ein paar Metallteile oder Verzierungen einbauen. Bin auf weitere Bilder gespannt.

[Axebreaker]

Thank you Frank. As I do more formations then the helmets and everything will be less uniformed with metal showing. The all one colour is deliberate on the guard to help set them apart from other formations as the true elites.

As usual I cannot say when I\'ll do the next unit as I tend to bounce around my projects like a rabbit on speed! :blush2:

Christopher

[spueli]

Sehr schön bemalt das ganze,gefÀllt mir. :thumbup:

[sgt morea]

Hi,

ich finde diese Truppe einfach grossartig. Kann Axebreakers Intentionen auch gut nachvollziehen. Herausragend ist m.E. auch die Basengestaltung - insbesondere von der Seite sieht das einfach genial aus. Bin gespannt, was noch kommt....

cheers
sgt morea

[Fritz II.]

So wie ich Christopher kenne, kommt da noch mehr.   :dance3:  :dance3:  :dance3:

[Axebreaker]

Thank you guys!

I\'ll for sure come back to this project, but I just can\'t say when as I\'m mood painter. :blush2:

Christopher