'First Look' Republican Roman pics!

[Techno]

Hi Urbinoprince.

My guess is that you're referring to the very first two models in this thread ?
Those were just test pieces for Leon to have a look at.

From memory...I based these two guys on later period republican guard....I don't think these two chaps are ever destined to see the light of day.....Certainly not without some tweaking !! ....They're just sitting in a tiny drawer on my desk for now.

Cheers - Phil

[toolsey]

Techno ,

I received new Rupublican Romans today and I have to say I was totally wrong about your shields , they look spot on and they must be the best Romans of that period I have ever seen in 10mm or 15mm , I bet they will look fantastatic painted up en masse.

Great figures.

Toolsey

[Techno]

Thanks for the kind words Toolsey.
Really pleased you like them !.....I'm looking forward to seeing some painted up.
Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

Could I suggest an idea? Different helmet decoration, lefting the plumes for hastati, a horse mane for princeps and crest for triarii reflecting their hoplitic past.

[Phobos]

Any chance of getting an Hastatus with thrusting sword and Hastatus and Princeps hurling Pilum?

[FierceKitty]

Any chance of getting an Hastatus with thrusting sword and Hastatus and Princeps hurling Pilum?

Wow! A literate poster!

[Phobos]

Wow! A literate poster!

I beg you pardon?

[Leon]

Any chance of getting an Hastatus with thrusting sword and Hastatus and Princeps hurling Pilum?

No plans at the moment, but I'll pop them on the list.

[FierceKitty]

I beg you pardon?

I mean that you impressively know the singular of hastati and that the indefinite article before an unstressed h treats it as a vowel. I was and remain reassured that wargaming does not have to destroy linguistic sensitivity, and that some internet posters are able to use language with intelligence.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[Phobos]

I mean that you impressively know the singular of hastati and that the indefinite article before an unstressed h treats it as a vowel. I was and remain reassured that wargaming does not have to destroy linguistic sensitivity, and that some internet posters are able to use language with intelligence.

Well... thanks then. I´m no native english user, that´s why I´d prefer to ask the motif of the comment.

P.S. Any mistake I could made, please, let me know it.

[FierceKitty]

A better idea - why don't you give a few hints to first-language speakers who seem less at home in English than you do? What is your home language, anyway?

[Malbork]

What is your home language, anyway?

I'm guessing Greek......

[Techno]

Spanish or Greek for Phobos ?

I feel I'm as guilty as anyone in ignoring the fact that we have a number of members on the forum who don't have English as their 'first language'.
I like to think that I'm reasonably literate....Nowhere near FK...and I DO think that I'll use colloquialisms (slang) because I believe everybody else will understand (without too much difficulty) what I'm waffling on about.

I think that our friends 'overseas' do particularly well to understand what a lot of us write down.

Yes....If any of our non-English speaking friends don't understand what we write down....DO ask...
I, for one, admire the fact that you'll post in a language that's not your native tongue. (Language)

Good for you guys ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

Really, greek? Why, if I could ask? not a matter of offence, of course, just curious. Maybe because the nickname?

And the winner is Techno! My home language is spanish, and I´m from Spain, but I got friends in Poland, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Portugal and the EEUU, and we always try to use a "correct" english language when we talk.
In fact, it´s the only foreign language that I speak and write correctly (I hope), apart from a little mandrinn chinese.

[Malbork]

Really, greek? Why, if I could ask?

Sure, I was taken in by the nickname, as you guessed. Phobos is the name of a Greek songwriter (as well as Apollo of course  ) and I put 2 and 2 together and came up with cinco

[Techno]

Hooray for me !!!.

I have to say Phobos, your English is a million times better than my Spanish !....Which, in truth, is just about non existent !
Your written use of English is EXCELLENT!!

I only wish I could speak and write another language....You put me (at least) to shame !!
I could just about make myself understood in spoken French...

Cheers - Phil.

[Leon]

I've always wanted to learn another language properly, but it was something which didn't come naturally to me in school.  I was fine with the written part, but speaking it was a whole different ball game.  Maybe one day I'll give it another go.

[barbarian]

Learning something useful in school is hard nowadays.

I studied German for 7 years, was there 2 times, was decent at it, but now...I can only understand some words and find it really hard to speak.

I learnt English in three waves (after High school) : First, I wanted to understand lyrics of System of a Down...then few years later, downloadi...buying lots or american series without subtitles (due to the hurry to get the new episode). At last, I spend like 6 months with a friend of mine who grew in London, and all of his friends where everything but French. (Mainly commonwealth Erasmus students).

For the two others languages (Portuguese and Italian), I just learnt them in situ.

But Latin languages are easy once you know one.

I can even understand a little of Spanish...

Leon, come to visit me.

[Leon]

Leon, come to visit me.

Maybe, I would like to visit Rome some time soon.