"Doak and Clagger!" and Big Game.

The title should,of course,have read "Cloak and Dagger!" but Corona Lock Down madness has finally taken over!!
Whilst "rumbling" recently through my diminishing Rumble Box,I came across 6 Hinchliffe Ancient Greek figures-now,to my knowledge(and no doubt someone will put me right!) there are not many Greek figures featuring Cloaks,and I wanted to have these particular figures to have cloaks,and to be painted up as Spartan "sentinels"-so what to do???
Well,using the foil from the top of a wine bottle(of which there are many these days!) I have attempted to make the said cloaks............................

top shows wine bottle foil cut to cloak shapes,bottom show first fitting using good old super-glue.

I think the figures,if a little "old-fashioned",have a certain charm about them,and probably deserve a better paint job than I can give them.

Spears stuck on and glued to painting bases-the look I was looking for has been achieved,let's hope the finished product also meets my expectations.

Very basic paint job,back and front views.

In situ and looking good(??)

Now for the "Big Game" of the title-I am attempting to stage Mons Graupius 83AD,Scotland(Caledonia) using my newly painted Auxiliary legion,plus vexallations from the 9th and 2nd and 20th Legions,plus cavalry,against quite a few Caledonian tribes.

Top photo is the scenario,bottom two show the troop dispositions,before any movement.

This is my source of information-Osprey Campaign series-very detailed,and sometimes mis-leading!!-I intend playing the game(over 900 figures!) over a few days next week, however,because this bloody computer is constantly changing how to download photo's and access text etc.etc. the reporting of the game might take a while longer-I hate technology!

I might fall on this thing yet!!!