I finished this stand of Libyans a couple nights ago, and hope to have the third done soon. I gave the two on the right eyes, because I was in that sort of mood.
Libyan spearmen by Corvus Belli
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Corvus Belli Libyan Spearmen, one stand done
Enjoy!
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Corvus Belli Libyan Spearmen, a start
My goal was to finish a stand of Libyan spearmen for my Corvus Belli DBA Later Carthaginian army today, but it’s not going to happen. I finished two models (see photo below) and got a good start on the other two, but I want to move on to other projects with what remains of the day. Saturday is the only day of the week I get to paint most of the day, and I need to make the best of it. I plan to finish the evening painting Grenadier goblins. Nice and simple.
Libyan Spearmen, WIP
My Later Carthaginian army to date
Corvus Belli Shields, solutions
Even before I started working on my Corvus Belli Later Carthaginian box set, I could tell at a glance that the shields were going to pose a problem. This was especially true, since I planned to use this army regularly for DBA. Pinning the flat shields on the Libyan Skirmishers, for example, would be impossible, because the shields are too thin; the only option being a little superglue and hope. This would not work as well with the Libyan Spearmen or any other model outfitted with the round, domed shield, however, due to limited surface area. Were I to glue them on as-is, they would no doubt begin to pop off during play, and in the end I’d probably become frustrated with the army and abandon it altogether due to the required maintenance.
Fortunately, however, I thought up a solution while working on the the howdahs of the elephants, which feature a shield on each face. I pack the concave back side of the shield with a little Green Stuff (formed into place with a rubber clayshaper), set a thin piece of brass rod in the center, and then snip it to my desired length. (It’s better to snip the rod at the end of this process, as it would be too much of a hassle trying to fit the tiny piece required for this procedure.) Once the Green Stuff dries (and I’ve finished painting the main model), I apply a small amount of superglue to the rod, and insert it into a hole predrilled in the shield arm of the model. One word of caution: be sure to dryfit the shield with the brass rod before applying any glue, as you don’t want the rod to be too long.)
Concave back side of the shields packed with Green Stuff and a brass rod.
Hole drilled in the arm of one model where the shield will sit.
Shields with Green Stuff and piece of brass rod.
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Carthaginian Elephants, by Corvus Belli
I haven’t posted an update on my DBA Carthaginian army project since September 2009. I’d like to remedy that, and hope to post something once every week or two.
To be honest, the elephants are partly to blame. They were fiddly to assemble and paint; and I hope never to work on a Corvus Belli elephant again. That being said, I’m generally please with the results. One thing that bothers me, however, is the driver. I dry fit him several times prior to painting, and a couple times when the elephant and howdah were done. once the shields were in place, however, I couldn’t get him to sit right, and by then it was too late.
I should also not that I’m largely following the studio palette for this army. I’m making a few changes here and there, some greater than others. But I’d like to finish these in a timely manner, and this seemed one way to expedite the process.
Carthaginian elephants (front)
Carthaginian elephants (side)
Up next, Libyan spearmen.
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