Wargames Factory Roman

[Tercha]

Well I have been a bit lax lately, so time to dust off the brushes and do some painting! Plus I have a new camera so lots of pictures. I pre ordered the wargames factory romans back before they were released, I have painted a few but will make a special effort with this one.

So this is him out of the box

 

[supervike]

Well, you're off to a start! The little fella seems to have hobbit feet!

Keep at it, the camera seems to take some fantastic pics!

 

[Tercha]

All trimmed and cleaned up

And assembled

 

[BPI]

That's a pretty ropey looking mini Tercha! Are you going to blast through a full box to get them on the table quickly for gaming or do you intend a full effort paintjob? Not that I have much room to talk when it comes to painting lumpy bumpy bits of crap but at least mine have age on their side, these are a new release aren't they? I'd be pleased to get one in a Christmas Cracker mind, as long as they were budget ones

Get some paint on & sell him to me!

Cheers, B.

 

[Tercha]

Max effort on this one, and discipline, I intend to do a bit every day and put my new camera through its paces. I have done a few of them and they didn't turn out too bad, and yes they are cheap, but I think a bit of paint will make a lot of difference, paint in the right places is the trick though! and it will make a change from space marines on here! LOL
BPI: I am not good enough to sell minis, but if you like it when I have finished daubing paint on it I'll post it to you.

 

[BPI]

Hi Tercha, I just meant that your paintwork needs to be really good to convince me this is a mini worthy of purchase, rather than a bog standard budget trooper for dipping ready for a massive army.

And anything that's not a Space Marine makes for a refreshing change, dead right

Cheers, B.

 

[Tercha]

Based

and a close up of his face ....this is going to be a tough job to even make him look human!

At last some paint!....no spray cans as I am working in a hotel room

 

[supervike]

jeez, how'd you get enough light in your hotel room. The places I stay are all dark and seedy!

It'll be a feat to make this thing look decent. Can't say I'm a fan of wargames factory.

 

[Tercha]

I just have to make do with what I have! ....anyway Black Undercoat...

Then block in the flesh bits

Now I will Have to start taking more care ...this Camera will test my painting to the limit!

 

[Tercha]

Scutum Blason

After a lot of searching on the net this is the only contemporary colour picture of a legionnaires shield I can find, for the early republican roman period
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from a mosaic in a villa in ancient Praeneste near Rome, that is often dated as "second century BC" or "c150

It could be a legionaries or an auxiliary, impossible to tell, and of course roman mosaics were superb so I am happy to use it as a reference.

Now I know there is a wealth of knowledge out there .....any other examples that have eluded me?

 

[Tercha]

Ok the boring base-coating is done! now some detail...the fun part!
The Pilum

and the back of the torso

 

[BPI]

Aha, so that's why you didn't paint his thighs with flesh colour, I was wondering! I had a quick cast about for shields but just ended up at recreationist & blacksmithing sites. Lots of examples of shield designs but none archeological

Cheers, B.

 

[Tercha]

Well things are progressing, and happy with the results so far:

Plenty more to do though! but he is coming along
He is now a decanus of Leg XXI Rapax

 

[Tercha]

Well lots more progress one has now become six with lots of freehand on the shields, still lots to do though!

 

[Empchild]

the shields look awsome, and my hats off to you because I utterly hate their products. Warlord games is it for me.