Mid Republican Romans, or Polybian Romans, or Republican Romans or...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Depends what you call them...
Velites




Hastati (with much debated shields)

[paulr]

 

What's that guy in the middle doing with a round shield. He'll get told off by the General, he will

[d_Guy]

Now that I see all the red shields with different devices I like the look. 

[Techno]

Great work, Will !! 

Cheers - Phil

[DFlynSqrl]

Very nice!

[Womble67]

Very nice work

Take care

Andy

[Jesus]

Very good 

[petercooman]

Good job!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Principes






Scipio




The Eagle is One of the sFranco-Prussian one I've transferred across!



W

[Techno]

Great stuff, Will !
Cheers - Phil

[Ithoriel]

Looking great Will!

Does occur to me that the Principes, which means first, are the second line of troops.

That the hastati, which means spearmen, are armed with gladius and pila.

However, the third line, which carrier a spear unlike the hastati, are at least called the triarii

[FierceKitty]

...and fusiliers and grenadiers were generally armed with muskets, and some US cavalry units have never had horses....

Heath suggests that a hasta was originally a generic spear, and that principes were first in the sense of the troops who were experienced but not yet decrepit, thus most important.

It's brass monkeys here in Rome, to change the subject.

[fred.]

More good looking units there, ML

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy

[lowlylowlycook]

Nice!

Love the legionaries and the command units both.

[Roy]

Cool. I reckon you've sold me on using these figures if I did a Basic Impetus 2

[Leman]

Great looking army Will. Re the guy with the round shield. Isn't he the signifer as he needs two hands to carry the pole, so straps a smaller round shield to his left arm. I will also be using mine with BI2, and taking on the empires to the east.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

The chap with the round shield comes in the command pack, so I figured figuratively he was the command figure, go figure,

[Leman]

Haven't looked at that pack for ages, so I'll give him a look.

[Redstef]

Good job Will......the painting machine just keeps going