Sassanid force as it stands now

This is not all of them - but it is where we are at the moment.  I have a whole bunch more units in the lead mountain and also a few bases that have been prepped but need to be painted etc.

I am participating in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge again this year and have another project that I want to be the main focus of that.  However, I will  paint those Sassanid figures that have been prepped over the next few weeks in the early stages of the Challenge.

I have wanted a Sassanid force for many years and painting these have given me a lot of fun.

More Sassanid Foot bases

Firstly, six bases of heavy foot levy spearmen (A&A Miniatures).

And the 'rest' - a skirmish base, another levy spearmen base and two archer bases (A&A, Gripping Beast and Aventine respectively)

As before, all are based for Impetus.

Some more Sassanid Cavalry

Just a quick shot of a few cavalry bases that I have been working on over the past two months.

There are four units of Clibinari armed with spears and bows and two light cavalry bow armed.

Figures are Gripping Beast and Aventine.

Ancient scenic element - grain store, mill and ovens

I have long known that I spend nearly all of my painting time on figures and while having a lot of terrain, most of it remains unpainted.  So I have plan to start spending time on terrain early on in projects in the future.  

This piece is the first of the pieces for my ancient battlefields and (like all of them) is generic to use throughout the period and even into the Crusades (with a push).  

The mill and oven are Grand Manner pieces and I bought the grain stores during a closing down sale - but unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the manufacturer.  The figures carrying the grain and the wood for the oven are from the extremely useful Eureka Miniatures set.

And a photo alongside the Baggage element for the Sassanid army that I showed in my last post.

Sassanid baggage base - Aventine Miniatures Shapur I set

Work continues on the Sassanids with a 'baggage' element for use with the Impetus rules.  This has been put together with the wonderful Aventine Miniatures Shapur set and uses a scenic piece that I printed based on an Assyrian ruin.

Sassanid Cataphracts

Next up are two bases of Sassanid Cataphracts.  These are the heavy cavalry for the army. 

Again, they are the lovely Aventine models.  I do have some more Cataphracts to do from Gripping Beast and also A&A miniatures that are very heavily armoured.

I have some medium and light cavalry on the bench at the moment and a bunch of foot to finish basing.  Then it will be some terrain and more medium / light cavalry.  

I'm working to get this phase of the army done by December.  There is more that will come at a latter date once I get a big enough oponent.