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@@Lochagos thanks I’m glad you like! And thanks for subscribing to my channel.

Thanks! I will be doing some more in the future, perhaps in a livestream as they’re quite simple to paint but if you have any particular questions about them I can answer here if you like.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 I appreciate that!!! Thank you for the response...So I suppose, first, would be, did you prime white, black or grey...then did you use contrast or speed paints, and what particular colors did you use on your red, blue, greens...

@Titus_Vespasianus no problem, I used white scar spray (any white will do) then contrast paints: blood angels red, stormfiend and I forget exactly what green I used but i think it was militarum green. Hope this helps.

Spartan hippeis were real. None of mine are wearing bronze armour except for the helmet and I put the shields on to look cool. They’re using javelins as well which is lighter than a spear. I know cavalry wasn’t used much especially by the Spartans but they were used.

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Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

@@invoke0ften it’s a good suggestion, I have tried a few times before but unfortunately Im really not skilled at sculpting.

@@paulofreire7520 thanks!

Hey Tom thanks for the comment! I completely forgot to mention the banners that come in the shield transfer pack but yes they are a great addition. There’s quite a few coloured shields that come with the banners but sadly only one colour for the transfers I bought. Adding white stripes is a good option but I think I’m actually quite happy with the cavalry as they’re now honestly. I have suggested to Victrix on their website and instagram to perhaps (if possible) produce a sprue of just capes/cloaks which people could purchase and use for any era of historical miniatures.

@@daviderossi8188 thanks!

Thanks! I’m glad you like the basing, it takes a while to do but I think the end result is great.

Thanks for the comment and continued support! Yes I make all the music myself for all my videos. I have learnt quite a bit since this series started and have become a more confident painter because of it.

Nice! Yes I can’t wait to build and paint them.

Thanks for the comment. I totally agree about the static poses and I am considering using other kits to add a more dynamic look but we shall see. I also agree about the movie costumes and my idea of basing it on the movies might change as I was originally planning to use a purple scheme instead, again we shall see. I will be covering the silver shields as well. Sadly I couldn’t get the miniature page ancient gallery website to load however I will try again later

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@@greatsouthernancientminiat8812 they’re great shields for the Spartans

I’m sorry I can’t remember exactly what arms and heads I used but they were all from the ‘Greek hoplites’ kit which was the latest release in the ancient range.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 Is that just the generic set, laballed as 'Greek Hoplites'?

@@michaelwain3198 yes that’s the one

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 thanks

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Thanks! I’m glad you like. I agree about adding red here and there.

Thank you! I’m glad you like

As always some good ideas there tom. I will have a think about it and see what happens. Historically the Athenian marines which were deployed on the triremes had red crests but I think perhaps a mixture might look good as well I.e blue and white, red and white, solid red, solid blue, black and white, solid black. We shall see. Thanks for the suggestions.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 No problems, I look forward to see what you do (if anything) and how it turns out. I will add I do think they look fine as is, but I do know you mentioned you didn't want to much of a regimented look as you were saving that for the Spartans.

Thanks. Yes I do want the Spartans to look regimented in comparison and that’s exactly my reason for wanting to alter the Athenians a little bit.

Sure, I used a few different contrast paints, stormfiend, frostheart, talassar blue. They’re the main ones that I have tried but they’re a few other blue contrast paints I haven’t tried yet. Hope this helps

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 thanks, can you remember what the dark blue was, you used on the Hoplites?

@@michaelwain3198 yes, stormfiend

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 thanks!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks! Guilliman flesh but you could use Darkoath flesh as well. Both are good skin tones

Thanks! In the future I will definitely consider gaming with them and hopefully be able to film battle reports for my channel. I still have a long way to go though as I need to build and paint an opposition army, I.e Persians. First though I would like to finish my Spartans and start the Macedonians.

Thank you mate!

I didn’t remove the default bases because it would take a lot of time to do so and also it would affect the stability of the models in my opinion. I just glued them to the wooden base and then used the texture paint over it all. In part 5 of my series I walkthrough how and what I used on my bases. Hope this helps

Thank you so much for the comment! That’s great to hear that I’ve inspired you through my videos to create something similar. I might also look into the saga game system at a later date as well as I have heard good things about it. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you’re enjoying my content. More to come soon.

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I have yes, it’s something I will be looking into at a later date though.

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Thanks! I’m looking forward to the cavalry as well

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A club, it was wielded by Hercules who was born or resided in Thebes. The thebans applied it on their shields in an attempt to harness his strength.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 I spoke too soon ! I should really watch the whole video before I ask questions!

It’s ok. Thanks for watching!

I didn’t realize that! I just picked what looked the coolest to me

Hi there and welcome! I’m glad you’re enjoying the vids and thankyou for the kind words. More coming soon.

I agree, they really are. I’m glad you enjoyed my review and thanks for watching!

In part 2 of my series I talk about them but basically it’s a company called war bases. Also if you’re interested in how I create my bases then I walkthrough how to build them in part 5 of my series. Hope this helps.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 - Thanks! I watched part 2 but might've been out of the room when that part was mentioned. Went back and watched again and found it 8)

@knoxvillebuckeye5155 glad I could help and thanks for watching!

It was the rogue trader kill team starter set that is sadly discontinued now. If you do a google image search you can find images of it. Hope this helps

Thanks! In regards to the music, I just wanted something in the background that wouldn’t get a copyright strike.

@@thewarchesttownsend7595 that’s fair enough, I just struggle to hear what you are saying over the music is all! What are you using for your source material?

@@andrewcullen883 I did try and lower the volume but maybe Il go even lower next time. Thanks for the feedback. I use a lot of different source material and try to keep it somewhat true to history but I do I like to add my own flare and ideas where I can without straying too far from the truth.

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Thanks Phil!

Thank you very much! That’s great to hear. The range is superb in my opinion and well worth trying it if you’re interested.

Thanks for the kind comment and Yes feeling much better now thanks.