Persians for the Ionian Revolt

[Eric Farrington]

One of my long running goals for 2022 was to release a supplement for the Ionian Revolt for Men of Bronze onto the Wargame Vault. I have a similar supplement called Hercules Abroad that greatly expands the Greek world across the Mediterranean and adds more armies and supplements. I also have a similar supplement for Wars of the Republic called Revolt! that focuses on the 3rd Servile War.

Before Men of Bronze was released, I wrote up an article and campaign to play the Ionian Revolt for Wargames, Soldiers, and Sailors. However, due to a lack of a Persian army for photographing, the article was not published. Instead, I did a piece on the Battle of Delium instead. However, I still had my notes and what I wrote for the Ionian Revolt.

It was these notes and this article that would form the basis of the Ionian Revolt supplement. In addition, the Ionian Revolt seemed like an ideal venue to take a closer look at the Persian Empire lines-of-battle, and revisit some of their non-Greek foes as well.

However, in order for any of that to happen I needed to get over one big hurdle. I needed a Persian Army! This had thwarted my initial article and at the time, there were not any great plastic models available. However, time moves on and now we have not 1 but 2 ranges of plastic Persians to choose from!



You can follow the progress on the blog with my first entry on the topic here:

bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2022/10/on-painting-desk-persians-for-ionian.html

[Eric Farrington]

The long painting war continues as I prepare my Persians troops for the Ionian Revolt campaign.

Here is a WIP of some unarmored infantry from Victrix Unlimited...


And then some light infantry/skirmisher types.....


My first 40 get completed and have some glamour shots, as I walk through the process of batch painting them all. You can read all about it on the Blood and Spectacles blog:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2022/11/on-painting-desk-calling-up-persian.html

[Eric Farrington]

Progress continues on the Persians for the Ionian Revolt.

Before Men of Bronze was released, I wrote up an article and campaign to play the Ionian Revolt for Wargames, Soldiers, and Sailors. However, due to a lack of a Persian army for photographing, the article was not published. Instead, I did a piece on the Battle of Delium instead. However, I still had my notes and what I wrote for the Ionian Revolt.

It was these notes and this article that would form the basis of the Ionian Revolt supplement. In addition, the Ionian Revolt seemed like an ideal venue to take a closer look at the Persian Empire lines-of-battle, and revisit some of their non-Greek foes as well.

However, in order for any of that to happen I needed to get over one big hurdle. I needed a Persian Army! This had thwarted my initial article and at the time, there were not any great plastic models available. However, time moves on and now we have not 1 but 2 ranges of plastic Persians to choose from!

All the infantry is completed, with finishing the archers.



You can see all the details on the Blood and Spectacles blog:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2022/12/on-painting-desk-our-arrows-will-blot.html