Not Nearly Finished

About a month ago I was congratulating myself on how fast I had managed to paint the new army and get it on to the battlefield, I was a tad overconfident. Since then I have added more skirmishers, officers and mercenaries, as you know I have the Companion and cataphract cavalry still to come as well, I am now painting up bolt shooters and have taken delivery today of a unit of Thracians. Once they are complete I am mulling over getting some mercenary hoplites and a large bunch of Persian/Mede archers, I may have mentioned that already. Then, and only then will the army be finished.

Here are the latest, a bunch of elephant escorts for the second pachyderm, I doubt I will get the chance to use two units of this type but if I do the urge is covered.

I am heading off to Darlington tomorrow for a game with my son, he has chosen to lead the Twelfth into battle while I will be commanding the Seleucids, due to restrictions it will be a traditional 6x4 table and 2,500 points a side. It will be his first outing commanding a 'professional' army as opposed to his late Dark Age Carolingians, for me another learning curve in using the Seleucids.  The Thunderbolts' temporary Legate sounds a bit unsettled due to the untrustworthy Greeks possible use of elephants and chariots.

My mate got a shock when ordering up some 6mm transfers recently (not LBMS), a 4" sheet costing around a pound had a postage tag of £4.50! Now we are talking at best with the stamp, envelope and a little effort I think about £2.00, you can send a huge parcel weighing over a kilo for £2.45. I have had this problem with some firms as well and I find their excuses lame and predictable. I notice at shows one company doing very well despite my unnoticed long standing ban, ho hum.