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[hetairoi]

Love the new roman range.
More pics at the blog.

Cheers

[Techno]

Beautiful !!
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Really lovely. 

[FierceKitty]

Are there any hard data on Roman shield designs from the mid-Republic yet?

[Steve J]

Very nicely done and I really like the bases .

[hetairoi]

Thanks!  

Are there any hard data on Roman shield designs from the mid-Republic yet?

Not sure... but I´ve always prefered a plain version, in white (as Osprey´s ilustration)


Cheers!

[Techno]

That was my first reference book when I was making the little chaps ! 
With a serious question (for a change).
Do we know what kind of 'paint' the 'Ancients' used to decorate their shields ?
Has any survived on any shields over the centuries...or do we just go on descriptions from the old historians ?
Cheers - Phil.

[ryman1]

The figures are brilliant, the bases..............perfection, a real mediterranean feel to them.

Very pleasing on the eye, thanks for sharing.

[hetairoi]

That was my first reference book when I was making the little chaps !  Wink Smiley

That was my first thought when I got the figures 

Only one small complaint ... I would have liked some pose throwing the javelin. Also that, at least, the helmet of triarii would have been different.

Anyway, the figures are fantastic. I´ll really enjoy painting the legionaries. Great job Techno!

Do we know what kind of 'paint' the 'Ancients' used to decorate their shields ?

I think so that there is some reference on Hellenistic armies uniform colors, but I have no idea about romans.

Cheers!

[Techno]

Only one small complaint ... I would have liked some pose throwing the javelin. Also that, at least, the helmet of triarii would have been different.
Anyway, the figures are fantastic. I´ll really enjoy painting the legionaries. Great job Techno!

My totally feeble excuse is that I hadn't made a 'throwing pose' dolly at that point 'H'......I'm sure that when time permits that one (and maybe others) will get added to the range.
Very pleased you like them !
Cheers - Phil.

[hetairoi]

Waiting for thoose punic generals! 

[Techno]

Waiting to see what you do with them !!
Cheers - Phil.

[FierceKitty]

Thanks!  

Not sure... but I´ve always prefered a plain version, in white (as Osprey´s ilustration)

But wherever we do have data, it always appears that shields from one end of the classical world to the other were painted; and we know quite a lot about later Roman designs.

[Luddite]

That was my first reference book when I was making the little chaps ! 
With a serious question (for a change).
Do we know what kind of 'paint' the 'Ancients' used to decorate their shields ?
Has any survived on any shields over the centuries...or do we just go on descriptions from the old historians ?
Cheers - Phil.

This might help  http://www.rms.org.uk/OneStopCMS/Core/CrawlerResourceServer.aspx?resource=CF4D6F71-67C9-4FBD-8425-4B6AF10C8980&

[Leon]

Very nice!