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Author Topic: Jugula gladiators  (Read 8462 times)

Offline YIU

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Jugula gladiators
« on: December 17, 2014, 01:30:44 AM »
It's been a long time since I posted on this forum but I am back as I came back to the hobby.

I tested many gladiators games but none pleased me. I recently bought Jugula (game sold by Tomahawk Studios and Gripping Beast) and found the game fluid and really exciting. It's a fast, nervous and strategic game with an excellent campaign mode.

It was time to get my miniatures back and paint them.  Here they are.

We are four players but I am the only one to provide miniatures and each lanista can have up to 4 different gladiators in the arena (6 in his ludus in a total of 12 different gladiators......which means I have to paint 48 gladiators...a speed painting).

Here is the first batch as some others will join the arena soon.

Miniatures are mainly from Foundry (converted for some of them) and some from Crusader. You could even see an old Citadel, an Heroclix some Wargames Factory (Veles, Laquaerius et Sagitarius) and a "small" Brigade Games miniature.





























Example of a converted Foundry miniature:





Some details of the shields :



And a bloody fight :

I wish I were an octopus to paint more miniatures...Cthulhu must be a great painter

Offline LeadAsbestos

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2014, 03:40:39 AM »
Gorgeous!

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2014, 07:12:58 AM »
Beautiful painting!

Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2014, 07:43:24 AM »
Very nice. That's quite a ludus  :-*

Offline beefcake

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2014, 07:47:53 AM »
Very nice. That last guy is huge!


Offline Malamute

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2014, 09:08:44 AM »
Wonderful stuff, nice conversions too. :-*
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Offline YIU

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2014, 09:32:36 AM »
Thanks to all of you.

The big guy is Theokoles from the Spartacus series and he is a very tall albinos.

I'll post the last ones as soon as they are painted.
« Last Edit: December 17, 2014, 09:34:42 AM by YIU »

Offline Andym

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2014, 09:42:27 AM »
Speed painting you say?......I'd be extremely happy if I'd painted them not rushing the pj!!! :o :o :o

Offline Goliad

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2014, 10:32:22 AM »
Great way to announce your return to the hobby!

Offline rumacara

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2014, 05:27:48 PM »
Lovelly models. :-* :-*
Keep them coming.

Offline wulfgar22

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2014, 05:45:24 PM »
Lovely. But 'speed painting'? Blimey, I'm envious.

Offline YIU

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2014, 08:04:51 PM »
Lovely. But 'speed painting'? Blimey, I'm envious.

Speed painting in this case was : paint 4 to 6 miniatures at the same time and no more than one hour on a single one....speedy for me but not for other painters I know  :?

Offline Furt

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2014, 08:23:16 PM »
SPEED PAINTING you say!!  :o

An awesome collection of gladiators.
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2014, 08:27:01 PM »
Nice work, particularly on the shields.
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Offline S_P

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Re: Jugula gladiators
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2014, 01:28:46 AM »
Superb work  :D

 

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