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I succumbed to the "wargames butterfly" syndrome once again and placed a modest order with Ancient & Modern for a selection of Hellenistic figures from their "Originals" range.
The plan was threefold:
- Various samples of cavalry suitable for generic medium cavalry.
- More Seleucid cataphracts (I already have some painted).
- An Indian elephant in case I ever wanted to create a Phyrric army.
As you can see it was a coherent and well thought out purchase. Well maybe not: I should be concentrating on finishing my Later Macedonians and I have more than enough medium cavalry already.
The elephant was the main reason I placed the order. I've built their elephant models before and they turned out well. So despite my reservations about the amount of preparation involved, I placed my order.
Read on for more photos and my notes on the build and painting.
