Look out for Xerxes's scouts!

Quick update: I finally completed 4 elements for my DBA 3.0 1/72 army of Early Achaemenid Persians I/60c, the army from the Persian Wars.

It was an odyssey. I don't know why, but I needed an unnecessary long time to finish these miniatures, and they're just 1/3 of the whole army! The God King wouldn't be pleased...

However I'm really glad of the final result. When I'll put my hands on the other elements I'll complete the army and show them all, but I wanted to mark this initial step since it was so hard to achieve.

These are 3 elements of 8Bw, the Immortals in the middle with the standard and other two sparabara infantry elements. The light infantry on the left is 3Ax, representing Armenians fighters

The sparabara were the biggest elements I’ve ever painted for DBA, since I only confronted 8Bw against Michele’s Byzantines. I chose the colour pattern to better distinguish the units, although in reality they would have been more mixed

The base is a really simple work: Citadel Agrellan Earth with this nice cracked finish, brown wash, Bonewhite drybrush and some flock. I think it’s right for the Greek landscape in which they fought

And looking at a pic of the plain of Marathon, I think I can go with it!

DBA army showcase for Magna Graecia project

This are our first three armies for Magna Graecia project. We painted all them during 2020, our first year of playing DBA.

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Amarok's II/33 Polybian Roman

Army list

1 x Cv (Gen), 2 x 4Bd (Hastati), 2 x 4Bd (Principes), 2 x Sp (Triarii), 2 x Velites (Ps), 1 x Equites (Cv), 2 x 4Ax (Italian Allies).

Figures from Italeri, HaT, Zvezda.

Roman General (Cv)

Hastati (4Bd)

Hastati (4Bd)

Principes (4Bd)

Principes (4Bd)

Triarii (Sp)

Triarii (Sp)

Equites (Cv)

Velites (Ps)

Velites (Ps)

Italian Allies (4Ax)

Italian Allies (4Ax)

Roman camp

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Amarok's II/11 Gallic

Army list

1 x Cv (Gen), 1 x 4Wb (Gen), 2 x Cv (Cavalry), 7 x 4Wb (Warriors), 2 x 3Wb (Warriors), 1 x Ps (Skirmishers).

Figures by Italeri.

Gallic General (4Wb)

Gallic General (Cv)

Gallic Cavalry (Cv)

Gallic Warriors (4Wb)

Gallic Skirmishers (Ps)

Gallic camp

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Frontlineminiaturist's Greek Armies

With this minis, Frontlineminiaturist can deploy the following armies for our project:

I/52i Early Hoplite Italiot or Siciliot Army
II/5g Later Hoplite Italiot Army
II/5h Later Hoplite Siciliot Army
II/9 Syracusan

Army list

1 x Sp (Gen), 1 x Cv (Gen), 7 x Sp (Hoplites), 1 x Art (Bolt-shooters), 1 x Cv, 3 x LH (Tarentines or other light horse), 5 x Ps, 4 x 3Ax (Sikels or Sicels), 1 x 4Ax (Ligurians), 1 x 4Wb (Gauls).

Extra project: 1 x 3Bw to deploy I/52f Later Athenian Hoplite Army.

Figures from Italeri, HaT, Zvezda.

Greek General (Sp)

Greek General (Cv)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Hoplites (Sp)

Syracusan Bolt-shooters (Art)

Greek Cavalry (Cv)

Tarentines (LH)

Light Horse (LH)

Light Horse (LH)

Psiloi (Ps)

Psiloi (Ps)

Psiloi (Ps)

Psiloi (Ps)

Psiloi (Ps)

Athenian Archers (3Bw)

Sicels (3Ax)

Sicels (3Ax)

Sicels (3Ax)

Sicels (3Ax)

Gauls (4Wb)

Ligurians (4Wb)

Greek camp