Caesarian Testudo?

[Tim Haslam]

Excellent

[rumacara]

Very nice.

[Jeff965]

I figured this way I could put a black undercoat over everything, and then just paint what you can see and not bother what you can’t, as the black undercoat will add to the shadowy interior. 

Looks great, can we see it when it's painted as well please

[tyrionhalfman]

Thanks chaps. I’ll certainly update once it’s got done colour on it, either on here if The Unlucky General doesn’t mind me hijacking his thread anymore, or otherwise in a separate thread? 

[Unlucky General]

Yep it really looks the absolute real deal. Excellently done.

Your master model is massively helpful.

As Tyrianhalfman and I have discussed off-forum I'm looking as how to maximise my testudos and minimise figure usage. I have bought a stack of shields from Aventine with a view using them on my Warlord and Wargames Factory miniatures (I managed to score the latter just recently) and using the plastic spare shields for the canopies.

I was going to cast up some canopies from a master and mount them on a central block. But with the shields being oval I'm not convinced the concept has merit any more - especially seeing the above model.

My plan is to maximise the number of testudo options I have for my cohorts. Maybe not a replacement model for each but quite a few all the same. I anticipate mine will be a wargamer's compromise. It won't look as good as the above - with gaps and heads peeping out all over the place - but who knows? Maybe I'll come up with a use for all those spare Warlord heads after all?

Get painting Tom - we all want to see the end result I'm sure.

[FramFramson]

You've got to have one cheeky bugger peeking out a slightly lifted roof shield, rather like a tank commander peeping out the hatch.