Amazon War Host

This has been a slow-burning project but a renewed interest in the Trojan War over the last few months has pushed me towards getting these Lucid Eye Amazons on to the table.

To be honest, these don’t really fit Penthesilia and her 12 Amazon bodyguards described by the classical writers, but I love the Mycenean look that the talented Steve Saleh has used in creating these sculpts.

Although I’ve currently still got the bulk of the infantry on the painting table, I thought I’d celebrate the completion of the chariots with a quick photo shoot of the war host so far. These will be heading for use in games of Of Gods And Mortals (OGAM) and my forthcoming Midgard Heroic Battles rules.

You can see the earlier posts about the development and painting of this project here: Amazons and Ethiopians, Amazon Chariots and Horse Archers.

The background used here is an enlargement of one created by Jon Hodgson Illustration and used with his permission. As you’ve probably gathered, I’m a huge fan of these miniature backdrops to add a more ‘illustrative’ atmosphere to pics than a photo background.

If you’re interested in Jon’s backdrops, you can buy the A4/A3 downloads on RPG Vault/ Wargames Vault, back his Patreon, or there is a forthcoming A4 spiral-bound book that has been funded by Kickstarter and is available to pre-order.

Next up will be completing the remaining infantry which I hope to crack on with over the next few weeks.