The Rage of Achilles (Continued)

 OK, so now that I've returned to work in Ukraine post-COVID, I have gotten around to setting up my new resin 3D printer and started printing miniatures. Some of these have been some additions to my largely complete 5th century BC Undead Classical Greek army. Also, while on extended COVID leave, I received my miniatures from Studio Miniatures' "Dead Through Time Kickstarter", which gave me some more Greeks and now Achaemenid Persians! So I've been busy printing, priming, painting, and assembling to put the finishing touches on my hoplite phalanx!

First up, finishing a unit from Studio Miniatures. Zombie hoplites for the phalanx. primed, painted, assembled, based, and sealed.

 

Next up, some skirmishers from Studio Miniatures. Four zombie peltasts, and four zombie toxotai. Primed, painted, assembled, and based.

Straight off my printer - a zombie cyclops from Bryan Nafarante's Beastiary #3 Kickstarter. Printed in resin. Studio Miniatures hoplite for scale.

Lastly, something I've always wanted, skeletal satyr slingers! Designed by me with Heroforge. Printed in resin on my Qiditecj Shadow 5S. Primed, painted with Skeleton Horde contrast paint.

Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

And gifted we have been! Skeletal Greek hoplites, once a niche filled only by Eureka Miniatures and a few one-offs from other companies, is now a thing and has allowed me to field an entire Undead Classical Greek army.

And the minis don't seem to stop coming. In the past few months, there have been some exciting new sources for undead Greek warriors and I'm heavily invested in all of them.

Warlords of Erehwon Skeleton Warriors
Warlord Games

These are not actually new figures, but rather a reissue of the old Wargames Factory plastic skeletons. The loss of these skeletons when Wargames Factory was bought out by Warlord was hard felt, as they were the only plastic skeletons out on the market without clothing or armor, and thus, excellent for use in conversions. Although unarmored, the weaponry was decidedly Greek, with a dory, xiphos or falcata. The shields were definitely hoplons. So they fit very well into a phalanx.

For years, Warlord has said they intend to re-release the WF skeletons, and now that time has come as they push their new Warlords of Erehwon game (written by Rick Priestly!) 

Mortal Gods Skeleton Infantry

Wargames Atlantic

It never rains, it pours. Just as Warlord re-released its plastic skeletons, along comes Wargames Atlantic to release - yes, more Greek themed plastic skeletons. Mostly naked, these skeletons do come with some armored heads with transverse crests, along with hoplons, dorys and xiphos. There's even a goat head standard (or you can use the goat head for a beastman). Best of all, the sprues also contain longer sarissas and the smaller telamon shields so you can build a Macedonian phalanx as well!

Necropolis Guard

Lubart Miniatures

Lubart is a company from Belarus which makes some very impressive figures with the 9th Age project specifically in mind. I've been following them ever since their, unfortunately, unsuccessful Indiegogo campaign raising money for "The Vermin Swarm" - a line of Skaven Ratmen. They have a unique perspective and designed the Ratmen with a sort of WWI vibe. I happened to really appreciate the vision and was sorry not to support them (hey - I don't play rats).

Similarly, Lubart's concept for the 9th Age Undying Dynasties doesn't take its inspiration from Ancient Egypt, but rather Ancient Greece. Which of course I think is fantastic, because I can't count how many Egyptian undead I have. But now I have more models for the phalanx!

Skeleton Warriors - Ranks 1&2
Lubart Miniatures

Skeleton Warriors Ranks 3&4
Lubart Miniatures

Skeleton Archers

Lubart Miniatures

Undead Greek Warriors
Dead Through Time Kickstarter
Studio Miniatures

Lastly, we have some examples from Studio Miniatures' "Dead Through Time" Kickstarter. The renders are really nice, and if the models come out anywhere near as good, I'll have some more great undead for the phalanx - including a musician. The only issue for me is that they are zombies, instead of skeletons, but the rule of cool does apply here. I may not make full units out of them but will sprinkle them liberally through my phalanx. Plus I may do some conversion work to replace the heads with helmeted skulls to make them bonier.

The best part is, the KS did not only include Greeks. There are zombie Persians (companions for my sparabara unit), Vikings and Anglo-Saxons which I can use with my now viable Dark Age Anglo-Saxon/Danish Draugr army. Unfortunately, the KS did not accrue enough money to unlock the zombie Romans, Celts and Sengoku Japanese - but Studio promises that another KS down the line will be bringing these to life.