Panzer Grenadiers.....Carthage

[Guest]

Very fine work John. I think the decals look pretty amazing, especially given the scale and the complexity of the designs. Lovely bright red too.

[Mikerf]

Reading this thread made me wonder about where Hannibal got his elephants from. African elephants are supposed to be untrainable and Carthage was a fairly long way from India. So what did he use?

Apparently it was the African Forest Elephant (now extinct), smaller than an Indian elephant which answers my question re the scale of the driver to elephant, I thought he was a bit big or the elephant too small. Forest elephants were apparently as easy as Indian elephants to train too.

Amazing the things you learn through these threads.

Brilliant work, btw!

[Mickc1440]

Excellent wargaming pieces too John, excellent work on both Dumbo's

[Steve Jones]

Absolutely stunning. The decals have worked really well. Top work John:thumb2::thumb2:

[wotan]

Thank you gentlemen.

I claim the first model finished in 2019 !

Here are my panzer grenadiers ready to go.

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John

[scottie3158]

John,
That is a superb way to start the year. happy New Year mate

[Jim R]

Hi John
Excellent. Very colourful and unusual.
Jim

[Guest]

Absolutely fantastic painting John.

[Mini Me]

Terrific result John, good to see the boys finished and on a proper base.
Happy NewYear, Rick H.

[Guest]

Oooh, that is nice John. A superb finish.

[JR]

My word you don't disappoint . Well done Sir
John

[Tim Marlow]

Really great finish.....perhaps a shot with something to give an idea of scale because some viewers may not realise quite how small they are....

[wotan]

Happy New Year to you Scottie. BTW If have a critique of your little jeep. The paint work is scratched you really should take better care of your vehicles young man !
Jim Thanks sir
Ralph Much appreciated
Rick They got to the finish line...phew
Peter I really enjoy these little guys. The painting doesn't have to be as precise as you can do.
John thanks mate. Now shopping around for the 28mm version of the famous Parthian Parrot brigade.
Tim Nuch appreciated Tim since I know you are another Victrix fan. Oh and here is a scale shot .

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John

[PaulTRose]

very nice work

ive been to Carthage......dont remember any heffalumps :smiling6:

[Tim Marlow]

That’s OK Paul, I’ve ridden an elephant and don’t remember any archers :tongue-out3: