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Title: Rome on a Budget
Post by: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 12:48:38 AM
 I'm been messing around with smaller scales for most of the last 10-12 years. Though I'd post the
last few weeks efforts.Here's the Brigade Roman models.
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/kodiakblair/Roman%20Town%201.jpg) (http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/kodiakblair/Roman%20Town%202.jpg)(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/kodiakblair/Roman%20Town%204.jpg)(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb424/kodiakblair/Roman%20Town%203.jpg)

What you think lads ?
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: FierceKitty on 19 July 2015, 02:45:42 AM
EVGE! (as we say in Latin)
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 19 July 2015, 05:43:17 AM
Good stuff.

IanS
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 July 2015, 06:39:42 AM
Superb! 8)
Reminds me of this:
http://youtu.be/xjO__PpLwzU
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Techno on 19 July 2015, 07:03:00 AM
Definitely rather splendid !  :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Steve J on 19 July 2015, 07:09:49 AM
Excellent stuff!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 July 2015, 07:32:09 AM
And given Rome wasn't built in a day; I assume this will keep on growing in its magnificence?
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: fred. on 19 July 2015, 08:08:08 AM
I love those buildings - suitably epic.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: petercooman on 19 July 2015, 10:14:36 AM
Looks splendid!!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 12:05:32 PM
Thanks Lads

I dare say it'll keep growing,well after I watch the videos Mad Lemmy linked.

Wish I'd saw them first.More work needed on the Middle eastern town and the Celtic village before I
stick the photos up.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 July 2015, 12:45:18 PM
I saw them clean the model once, it involves a lot of harnessing and rigging!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: jchaos79 on 19 July 2015, 01:49:31 PM
That rocks!, are they 2mm ?
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 06:37:39 PM
@jchaos79

Those are 2mm indeed,well really a wee bit smaller being 1:1000.

@mad lemmey

The model you saw being cleaned was it in Rome? I was visiting the folks today and they have a book from Musseo della Civilta Romana
showing parts of a massive model . Another source I wished I'd seen first ;)
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: jchaos79 on 19 July 2015, 07:08:49 PM
2mm rocks, my brother have two miniarmies, one indian and the other alexandrian, and when we played hydaspes the scale convince me.

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?topic=5029.0

Now he is building some 2mm napoleonic.

I am also a great fan of little scales, but my really love is for 10mm
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: petercooman on 19 July 2015, 07:13:37 PM
Well, havng little time for the moment, i have relaunched myself into my 2mm nap project, because it's easier to do when you are short on time than other stuff!

really like the scale for mass battles, or for corps size battles on a small area, as i can do those on my kitchen table!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: toxicpixie on 19 July 2015, 07:17:07 PM
Lovely! Now, where's the goths?!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: barbarian on 19 July 2015, 07:27:21 PM
I was expecting a Ryanair flight and some bad bed&breakfast.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 08:45:46 PM
jchaos79

Thanks for posting the link to your brother's AAR. Always good to see other 2mm armies. While Ancients is my thing I've
been toying with trying Napoleonics,the new Morale Napoleon rules from 2 Hours Wargames have been bought just need
reading.

I really liked the 10mm Picts when I saw then at Carronade the other month so good chance they'll happen first.

Toxicpixie

Goths and Vandals are no problem,got around 800 bases of Ancients painted so can field almost everything.Shame they all need flocked :o
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Ironduke on 20 July 2015, 08:21:47 AM
Looks fantastic, very envious!!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: toxicpixie on 20 July 2015, 08:32:20 AM
Quote from: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 08:45:46 PM

Toxicpixie

Goths and Vandals are no problem,got around 800 bases of Ancients painted so can field almost everything.Shame they all need flocked :o

That's a lot of flocking, get working :D
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: petercooman on 20 July 2015, 10:30:12 AM
Quote from: kodiakblair on 19 July 2015, 08:45:46 PM
jchaos79

Thanks for posting the link to your brother's AAR. Always good to see other 2mm armies. While Ancients is my thing I've
been toying with trying Napoleonics,the new Morale Napoleon rules from 2 Hours Wargames have been bought just need
reading.


I just made the OOB for the battle at quatre bras last night, gonna order some more 2mm soon. I use 2 by 2 napoleonics (they're free on the net), but will get the irregular napoleonic ruleset too, just to see what i can do with it!
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Leman on 20 July 2015, 07:19:53 PM
Flocking amazing that there Rome.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Edmund2011 on 20 July 2015, 10:32:15 PM
Wow! Really nice and well done. Always good to see some 2mm figs-  :-bd

I'm struggling to finish my 2mm napoleonics.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: FierceKitty on 21 July 2015, 12:38:32 AM
Quote from: Edmund2011 on 20 July 2015, 10:32:15 PM
Wow! Really nice and well done. Always good to see some 2mm figs-  :-bd

I'm struggling to finish my 2mm napoleonics.

Always HARD to see some 2mm figs! 55555
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Leman on 21 July 2015, 07:27:42 AM
Try the black and dab approach. That should be quite fast.
Title: Re: Rome on a Budget
Post by: Edmund2011 on 21 July 2015, 10:31:03 PM
Quote from: Leman on 21 July 2015, 07:27:42 AM
Try the black and dab approach. That should be quite fast.

Yes. I wanted to paint some detail, but as I don't have too much time I will end doing that wary