Spanish from Italy
Dated: March 2, 2000.
The following are Spanish (Carthaginian) figures sent in by a visitor from Italy:
"I send you also a pack of some of mine painted Carthaginians; most of them are Hat figures, some ‘converted’ to increase the variety of my army and to realise Iberian mounted troops, but there are also some Atlantic Greeks (reissues) converted to Celtiberian warriors with scaled armour (oval shields, of course are from ESCI Barbarians)."
"Liguri" - I'm guessing these are Ligurians(?). Good looking yet easy conversions. The first guy's right foot is lifted off the base. The 4th and 5th guys originally had spears, but the back and front ends are trimmed off respectively to make them swordsmen.
"Frombolieri-Scutari" - Slingers and heavy infantry. The third slinger is nice, taking one foot off the ground gives it the figure a certain dynamism, apparently a trademark of this conversionist! The 2nd scutari is actually a converted slinger. Bottom row, second figure from right, is a Scutari who has been given a spear in place of his sword.
"Celtiberians-Scutari" - Both heavies. More foot off the floor and sword vs. spear conversions. The last two are Celtiberians (what you get when you mix Celts with Iberians literally) and they are conversions from Atlantic Greeks.
"Cavalieri" - Cavalry made by lopping the bases of standing figures.
"Caetrati" - Light infantry. The two figures with the grey bases are again Atlantic Greeks converted.
Many thanks to Mr. Filippo Pratelli of Italy for his interesting conversions. They are very nice indeed and I am sure some visitors will immediately put to work some of his ideas.
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