Pendraken Miniatures Forum

Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: irregularwars on 17 June 2014, 08:12:56 PM

Title: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 17 June 2014, 08:12:56 PM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7YAIDGOCRIo/U58XP49a2uI/AAAAAAAACdk/W8b_YHnLE98/s1600/DSCN7586.JPG)

I keep meaning to post these but then get distracted. Some of you may already have seen them on TMP but I like to show them off as much as possible by way of thanking Leon and the gang for such great figures and customer service  :D

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M3Pf_heWhzo/U58XMpMsQXI/AAAAAAAACdM/EMHAdabD08s/s1600/DSCN7594.JPG)

More pictures on the blog http://irregularwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/10mm-romano-british-for-dux-bellorum.html (http://irregularwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/10mm-romano-british-for-dux-bellorum.html)
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Fenton on 17 June 2014, 08:19:26 PM
Very nice

Somehow they remind me of some 6mm Hail Caesar bases I saw the other day   :P
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Womble67 on 17 June 2014, 08:31:00 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: fred. on 17 June 2014, 09:12:09 PM
Very nice, I particularly like the cavalry.
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Poggle on 17 June 2014, 09:24:32 PM
Nice work!  :)
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 June 2014, 10:26:00 PM
Superb work!   8)
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 12:45:04 AM
Lovely figures, and a good match between the flocking and the cloth; why on earth those 2mm of visible base edge? It spoils a lot of careful and well-judged work.
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on 18 June 2014, 01:28:00 AM
cracking Stuff,loving the Freehand on the Shields  8) i too think they would benefit from thinner Bases though  :-B :-B
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: paulr on 18 June 2014, 01:38:06 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd very nice work, I really like  the dynamic layout of the figures

Thicker bases encourage other people to pick troops up by the base. I paint mine green so they don't stand out quite as much as these
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 02:19:11 AM
That would help, certainly.

Monty Python has a lot to answer for, does he not?
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: paulr on 18 June 2014, 05:03:49 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 02:19:11 AM
Monty Python has a lot to answer for, does he not?

I was wondering what you were on about until I had a closer look at the village & spotted the graffiti  :D
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 05:10:04 AM
You know my methods, Watson....
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 18 June 2014, 05:56:07 AM
Quote from: Fenton on 17 June 2014, 08:19:26 PM
Somehow they remind me of some 6mm Hail Caesar bases I saw the other day   :P

You're wrong there Steve. These ones are a different size entirely. And they have 10mm scale figures on them.  :D
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 18 June 2014, 05:59:18 AM
Quote from: paulr on 18 June 2014, 01:38:06 AM
Thicker bases encourage other people to pick troops up by the base. I paint mine green so they don't stand out quite as much as these

That is my rationale as well sadly. I am a big believer in big bases as a way to protect my wee lads. Bad and repeated past experience.

Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 18 June 2014, 06:00:19 AM
Thanks for all the comments gents!  :-bd
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Techno on 18 June 2014, 06:10:42 AM
Wonderful work ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: FierceKitty on 18 June 2014, 06:25:08 AM
On one occasion I've had to handle the clumsy manipulation of my figures by cutting someone from my list of opponents. Since he'd raised me from one to two no trumps with a one-point hand recently, I wasn't sorry to see the last of him anyway.
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Steve J on 18 June 2014, 06:38:12 AM
Excellent work 8). Might even inspire me to finish off my stuff... :-\ ;).
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: DanJ on 18 June 2014, 08:17:44 AM
Very inspirational, I play Dux in 28mm but these 10mm look more like a warband than a collection of individuals.

What do you do about distances converting 28 to 10mm, reduce down to cm?

On the basing front I prefer thin bases and find 0.8mm steel perfect.
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: toxicpixie on 18 June 2014, 08:19:38 AM
They are *very* tasty! Inspiring :)
Title: Re:
Post by: Ric on 18 June 2014, 11:30:50 AM
Very nice indeed! I too use 2mm bases for the very fact of clumsy hands getting too close... My ones...
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 18 June 2014, 05:42:20 PM
Quote from: DanJ on 18 June 2014, 08:17:44 AM
Very inspirational, I play Dux in 28mm but these 10mm look more like a warband than a collection of individuals.

What do you do about distances converting 28 to 10mm, reduce down to cm?

On the basing front I prefer thin bases and find 0.8mm steel perfect.

Dux Bellorum uses base widths as the standard measurement unit, so the only important factor is that all of my foes also use 60mm wide bases.
Title: Re:
Post by: irregularwars on 18 June 2014, 05:43:13 PM
Quote from: Ric on 18 June 2014, 11:30:50 AM
Very nice indeed! I too use 2mm bases for the very fact of clumsy hands getting too close... My ones...

=O
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Hertsblue on 19 June 2014, 08:10:51 AM
Excellent figures, IW. And the village is superb.  :-bd
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: DanJ on 19 June 2014, 10:12:34 AM
QuoteDux Bellorum uses base widths as the standard measurement unit, so the only important factor is that all of my foes also use 60mm wide bases

I play Dux Britaniarum not Bellorum, not to self, read the topic PROPERLY   8-}
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: Leman on 19 June 2014, 01:57:52 PM
Looking very good indeed. Unfortunately my 10mm Dux Britanniarum is on the backburner while I sort out Bismark's Wars. Dux Bellorum however is alive and kicking, but in 28mm for me.
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: urbancohort on 13 July 2014, 08:35:19 PM
Great figures, hope I get to that standard eventually!
Title: Re: Romano-Brits for Dux Bellorum
Post by: irregularwars on 15 July 2014, 06:06:26 PM
Thanks guys. Their Irish foemen are now done as well! http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10302.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10302.0.html)