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Posted by k.b. on 06 Apr 2022, 02:59

Am presently fiddling around with some 28mm figures. These chaps are Warlord 28mm hard plastic Republican Romans. I must say what a welcome change they make from my usual Napoleonics. Not much assembly work, and after finishing the Roman contingent will come the more daunting task of painting up their barbarian enemies........ I bought the SPQR starter set and boy was i disappointed with what i got for my money - especially in terms of the Romans. A very few options available and we are obliged to build only 5 Romans with pilums and shield, 5 with sword and shield and we have 2 sword wielding officers, 2 musicians and 2 standard bearers and NOT the 8 Romans with gladius and 8 with pilums that are described on the box. Besides Warlord's misleading content description i have to admit they are delightful figures to paint. i haven't painted any Victrix or Aventine to be able to compare them but one day i will hopefully get to grips with a few.
Loved the grimacing faces on some of them and obviously i thoroughly enjoyed researching shield motifs, and ultimately decided on the angry black bull which i saw on the shields of some reenactors. Needless to say it was a challenge being able to hand paint the bulls on their shields. Obviously i wasn't able to reproduce any of them exactly the same size but it adds to the realism I'd say. Here's what i've painted up to now..... see what you think.

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Posted by k.b. on 06 Apr 2022, 03:34

i intended to do a work in progress on the shield but took a single photo at the beginning and forgot to take any more.

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oops.......sorry about the size!
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Posted by Peter on 06 Apr 2022, 14:00

Nothing wrong with the size. Now we can see it very good! :shock:

Great work so far! :thumbup:
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 06 Apr 2022, 17:57

Fantastically painted figures, k.b. Nice job! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Posted by MABO on 07 Apr 2022, 13:56

Cool Romans. The faces are really impressive and I like very much the groundwork.
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Posted by Ben90 on 07 Apr 2022, 15:51

Your Romans look top notch, but the groundwork is a real show-stealer!
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Posted by k.b. on 11 Apr 2022, 21:47

Thought you might like to see these chaps from these angles before i take pictures individually and post them up close.

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Posted by k.b. on 26 Apr 2022, 22:59

As promised here are a few close ups of individual figures;
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Apologies if they're too big....
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Posted by k.b. on 27 Apr 2022, 02:38

..... and a few more.......

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Posted by k.b. on 27 Apr 2022, 02:47

and finally .......

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Posted by Peter on 27 Apr 2022, 17:08

Like them! And I don't mind big pictures! That's good for my eyes! :-D ;-) :thumbup:
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Posted by C M Dodson on 27 Apr 2022, 22:13

Super figures, painting and photography.

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Posted by k.b. on 04 May 2022, 18:41

In a short breather from my zulus i found time to finish another Roman who was lying around doing nothing.

Decided to add a blood- stained bandage to his right arm, he has a bloody left knee and when his shield has been varnished i intend to add some splattered blood. That way if i don't like it i can just wash it off and try again until i get it right.

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Posted by k.b. on 20 May 2022, 18:21

Here's Roman number 7 ready to join what's left of his cohort.

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here's what they look like in the raw ......

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Posted by Rich W on 23 May 2022, 23:27

I particularly like the shields and they all look great!
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Posted by k.b. on 09 Jun 2022, 12:52

......... more Romans to come soon!

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Posted by Konrad on 09 Jun 2022, 15:07

This is a group of very well painted Romans.
Well done!
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Posted by k.b. on 17 Jun 2022, 20:28

Here's a snapshot of an unfinished accompanying musician. Am wondering whether to paint the bearskin a darker brown or black. I think it will frame better the finely sculpted face.

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Posted by k.b. on 11 Jul 2022, 23:22

Good evening gents,
just to show some work in progress on the shields.....

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Posted by MABO on 12 Jul 2022, 11:49

Looking great! The Taurus is super!
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