Roman Triarii

Here are the last units of Romans proper.  These are four units of triarii, comprising 32 figures.  All figures are Aventine, and these are some of the more beautiful sculpts I have seen from Aventine.  The sculptor has given these men a variety of heavy armor which includes breastplates, pectoral plates, and mail.  They also have leather armor under the metal, and many figures wear two greaves.  The triarii are the heaviest of heavy infantry, and these figures look the part.

Shield transfers are Little Big Men, and I had some trouble with these.  Usually the plastic just peels right off the transfers, but on many transfers, I had a tough time getting the plastic sheet off.  The yellow transfers were the hardest, and in many cases the sticker underneath tore rather than separated.  I think I did a decent job hiding the damage, but it was a pain.

Tomorrow I will have the last of the Roman foot soldiers, the Italian allies.

Roman Principes

Glenn's army has six units of Roman principes, and he opted to do them all with drawn gladius.  These are the only figures I primed black, since the black makes the mail easier to paint.

Little Big Men, Litko, etc.

Roman Hastati

Here are the four units of Roman hastati, with 32 figures.  I went for a very traditional look for these Romans, with red tunics and black plumes.  Aventine's hastati are beautiful figures, with lots of variety in armor and helmets.

Once again, shield transfers are from Little Big Men Studios, and bases are from Litko.

I'll put up more photos tomorrow.  My dining room table is covered with both armies as I flock and seal the bases.

Roman Velites

I'm sorry for the lack of recent posts, but they should come at a good pace now.  With the deadline for finishing my 2nd Punic War commission fast approaching, I decided to paint all 188 Roman foot soldiers in one big group.  I primed the figures in early June, took my family on a much needed vacation, and started painting again once we returned, on June 15th.  So over the past five weeks I have painted 188 28mm figures to my highest standard.  I haven't had much time for blog posts!

Here are the first fruits of my most recent labors: 24 Roman velites, all from Aventine.  Spears are from North Star, shield transfers are from Little Big Men Studios, and bases are Litko.

Aventine Miniatures are simply the best for this period, and every swinging phallus in Glenn's Roman army is from Aventine.  Soak it in, gamers, and buy Aventine!

This was the only shield that did not fit the transfers.  I had to do a little trimming.

I like that the majority of the velites do not wear a wolf's head, but enough do that these clearly scream "Romans!"

Aventine has enough variety in their poses that these units can really look like skirmishers, with no two like poses in any unit.

I drilled out the spear hands on some figures so that they could have a spare javelin.

As soon as the glue dries on the rest of the figures, I'll have some more pictures to share.  Now I have bases to flock for 578 foot figures, 111 mounted figures, and 4 elephants.