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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: Unlucky General on June 01, 2020, 05:29:59 AM

Title: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Unlucky General on June 01, 2020, 05:29:59 AM
Well I only refreshed the old blog layout in an attempt to overcome an imaging issue - tried a work-around which didn't really work. The original issue is all sorted now and the new look blog is a work in progress I suppose.

In the meantime if you aren't already sick to death of seeing my Romans rolling out cohort by cohort, then please feel free to follow the link for more of the below https://unluckygeneral.blogspot.com/2020/05/caesarian-romans-legio-xi-cohort-vii.html (https://unluckygeneral.blogspot.com/2020/05/caesarian-romans-legio-xi-cohort-vii.html)
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Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: wmyers on June 01, 2020, 06:20:12 PM
Beautiful figures!

I like the blog write up and will definitely have to check out the other cohorts!
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Wiegraf on June 01, 2020, 10:52:04 PM
Nice color scheme. Good mix of irons and bronze.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Unlucky General on June 03, 2020, 07:23:38 AM
Thanks comrades. Maybe one day I'll get them on a table.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Plutarch64 on June 04, 2020, 12:51:16 AM
Lovely work, and the shield designs and subtle weathering looks great.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: wmyers on June 05, 2020, 02:13:37 AM
I keep coming back to your photos. I really like how cutting the Warlord plume off makes them look better.  (The colours you used help a lot too!)

I have the Copplestone sculpted Wargames Foundry Caesarean Romans and this (cutting) should help them fit together better in the same army.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Unlucky General on June 05, 2020, 09:39:57 PM
Thanks Wmyers and Plutarch64,

Funny, I just ordered a mob of the Wargames Foundry unarmoured legionaries. I'm going to switch away from this legion because I want two recently levied cohorts and have also ordered some leve unarmoured figures from Aventine to mix in. I'm going for an ill-equipped hastily assembled look.

They'll have to wait until I get back home - whenever that will be.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Corso on June 06, 2020, 07:16:03 AM
Really nice unit - I like the way you mixed shield colours and that some have iron helmets, it gives them a veteran look.

Great blog too!
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Johnp4000 on June 06, 2020, 11:34:46 AM
Thanks Wmyers and Plutarch64,

Funny, I just ordered a mob of the Wargames Foundry unarmoured legionaries. I'm going to switch away from this legion because I want two recently levied cohorts and have also ordered some leve unarmoured figures from Aventine to mix in. I'm going for an ill-equipped hastily assembled look.

They'll have to wait until I get back home - whenever that will be.

I would be interested to see if you can mix in Aventine and Foundry. Aventine's EIR range is head and shoulders above my caesarean Romans. I am not sure if their Republican figures are smaller castings? Foundry have a pack of unarmoured Legionary characters which can give some variety to your figures.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Burnin Coal on June 06, 2020, 07:24:02 PM
These really look the biz ! I like the shield variation - Great blog too
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: bluewillow on June 09, 2020, 01:29:33 PM
Fabulous Brushwork as always Unlucky General.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: scotty on June 27, 2020, 09:31:58 PM
Those look fantastic. I like the idea of removing the plumes from the helmets
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Unlucky General on June 29, 2020, 01:27:10 AM
Thanks again comrades for the kind words.

I would be interested to see if you can mix in Aventine and Foundry. Aventine's EIR range is head and shoulders above my caesarean Romans. I am not sure if their Republican figures are smaller castings? Foundry have a pack of unarmoured Legionary characters which can give some variety to your figures.

It's going to be a while until I am united with my new orders. They will be shipping home and I don't know when I'll get there yet. I'll try to remember to post something about how they mix - a bit of a comparison. I'll likely elevate and depress the bases of the different figures to fudge it a millimeter this way or that.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: wmyers on June 29, 2020, 04:00:08 AM
Thanks again comrades for the kind words.

I'll likely elevate and depress the bases of the different figures to fudge it a millimeter this way or that.

I do that too but just elevate - a penny works wonders.

Never had to cut the bases off any. Yet.
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: majorsmith on June 29, 2020, 06:05:38 AM
Foundry’s republican Romans are smaller in size than the Caesarian range definitely
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: wmyers on June 29, 2020, 08:45:10 PM
This size comparison thread may help:

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=38197.0
Title: Re: Latest Caesarian Romans on a new look blog
Post by: Fremitus Borealis on June 29, 2020, 08:46:42 PM
I do that too but just elevate - a penny works wonders.

Never had to cut the bases off any. Yet.

I was thinking about doing this just today. Sometimes it seems they're just too far off and they can't mix, but others...

I have some 1st Corps Thracians and wanted to mix them with some Mortal Gods figures from Footsore for added flavor or whatever. The two metal Footsore Thracians should be okay; they just look like taller people of the same species  :D But the resin guy for whatever reason is like a head taller than the 1st Corps boys. I'm hoping if I chop the base off under his shoes it should at least bring him down to the height of the other Footsore Thracians...