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Title: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on December 10, 2024, 09:16:42 PM
Trve spooky adventures, for trve Romans!

Back during OG Lockdown I finally got round to putting together a Soldiers of The Eagle warband for Osprey's Broken Legions. I love the idea of a historical setting with some sympathetic mythological or folkloric elements woven through it (see also Silver Bayonet and Devilry Afoot), and this seemed like a nice way of scratching the itch of painting some 28mm Early Imperial Romans without committing to painting dozens of matching shields!

Five legionaries (two with pila), three auxiliary archers, and a frumentarius*, led by a Centurion accompanied by his two faithful wardogs.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/wLkk0B.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmwLkk0Bj)

All the soldiers are from the classic Perry-sculpted Foundry range, with the dogs being from Otherworld.

Four years later, I finally started painting it! I decided to go with the idea that the soldiers are selected from suitable candidates identified across the Empire, seconded for special duties, rather than a single unit of generic troops detailed to take part in these missions. This allowed me to paint a number of different shield designs, saving me from having to pick one, or paint them to a matching standard!

Started with the Frumentarius, a legionary and an auxiliary...

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/nHzUEC.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnnHzUECj)

Cold weather and competing domestic and social demands thus far impeding progress...

*Probably more likely an Informatorius, since he's not in uniform; Frumentarii always wore uniform.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Easy E on December 10, 2024, 09:47:07 PM
Oh!  I am excited to see your progress!  I am a bit surprised it never really caught on more than it did.  Sure, the double dice method for Crits was a bit clunky and the campaign system a bit wanting, but nothing some enterprising folks could not have handled. 

I managed to play a few games with Greeks vs. Gladiators. If you are interested I am sure I could scrounge up a review and a bat rep or two.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: jetengine on December 11, 2024, 12:13:29 AM
Oh!  I am excited to see your progress!  I am a bit surprised it never really caught on more than it did.  Sure, the double dice method for Crits was a bit clunky and the campaign system a bit wanting, but nothing some enterprising folks could not have handled. 

I managed to play a few games with Greeks vs. Gladiators. If you are interested I am sure I could scrounge up a review and a bat rep or two.

I think it suffered from said clunkiness, being a historical game, and Frostgrave sucking up all the air for Campaign games at the time.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on December 12, 2024, 11:31:36 PM
Yeah, it was certainly a sound idea! I've been reading through Dan Mersey (of Lion Rampant/Dux Bellorum fame)'s Wargamers' Guide To The Early Roman Empire, which suggests the option of ignoring the fantastical elements to make a good small scale historic skirmish game, which is an interesting idea...
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on December 14, 2024, 05:16:10 PM
First pieces finished...

Frumentarius

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/MP6Uko.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poMP6Ukoj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/CXO13N.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnCXO13Nj)

Western auxiliary sagitarius

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/GO0pG0.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poGO0pG0j)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/pBrg89.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/popBrg89j)

I've also got a legionary done too, but is shield isn't finished yet, so he'll follow shortly...
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Muzfish4 on December 16, 2024, 07:42:12 AM
Lovely brushwork.

Will be watching this thread with interest to see how it all develops.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Elk101 on December 17, 2024, 08:24:31 AM
Nice job on those. The red and blue hues really pop.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on December 18, 2024, 09:44:22 PM
Thank you, chaps! I'm hoping it'll remain a manageable Christmas project...

First Legionary done, Legio II Augusta!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/Zdqfo1.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnZdqfo1j)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/NRiGjy.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poNRiGjyj)

And one without the shield, since I spent all that time painting the face...  lol

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/rrq3Wy.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmrrq3Wyj)

Wot, no panalopy of Jupiter on the shield? No, not yet, haven't worked up the courage for that yet! There will be two done in that style though, what's the point in painting Romans otherwise?  ;)
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Freddy on December 20, 2024, 12:08:09 PM
Great paintjob on these!
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Easy E on December 20, 2024, 03:27:30 PM
Looking forward to more.  Looking great so far!
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Legiox217 on December 27, 2024, 10:38:53 PM
Gorgeous painting. Is that a magnet you've glued to the kneeling legionary's hand?
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Orctrader on December 28, 2024, 08:51:08 PM
Lovely painting.   :)
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Easy E on January 02, 2025, 06:28:07 PM
This thread is putting Broken Legions back on my radar as a game to play this season.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on February 07, 2025, 08:56:18 PM
Thanks chaps! Finally managed to get back to this, following Christmas and an unexpectedly fierce dose of the lurgi!

Is that a magnet you've glued to the kneeling legionary's hand?

No, it's just a moulded on plug for the shield to locate to-
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/puuBz5.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmpuuBz5j)

Got the next three heroes done and ready to go, another auxilia archer and two more legionaries. Who's stupid idea was this to hand paint the shields!?  lol

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/5zTpoY.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pn5zTpoYj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/4R9V0z.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pn4R9V0zj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/2mRMrY.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pm2mRMrYj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/Nku6Rj.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnNku6Rjj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/kd3upW.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pokd3upWj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/jNrrQJ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmjNrrQJj)

Three more infantry to go, then just the Centurion and his dugs to go to finish the project.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Easy E on February 08, 2025, 12:13:52 AM
Wow!  Nice work on those shields!  They are each very distinctive.
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on February 08, 2025, 01:49:41 PM
Lovely work  :D
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: majorsmith on February 08, 2025, 08:43:14 PM
Really nice painting on some old gems
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Little Odo on February 09, 2025, 12:13:56 PM
Great painting - especially the shield
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Iain R on March 02, 2025, 09:53:57 PM
Thanks guys! More Legionary shields in progress, but in the meantime I've finished the remaining Sagitarius...

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/DRK6Bl.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poDRK6Blj)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/4t5Asz.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/po4t5Aszj)
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Basementboy on March 08, 2025, 08:35:06 PM
Really nice work on the skin! Looks great :)
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: nikko on March 08, 2025, 10:22:23 PM
Very nice paintjob !!
Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Legionnaire on March 09, 2025, 12:12:58 AM
I really shouldn't click on completely random threads and look, because I now might be tempted to buy some Roman figures. I know bugger all about the history, and haven't got a clue what I would use them for but what have the Romans ever done for us anyways  lol.

Those are some very beautifully painted models, I like your choice of colours and how you've made them pop  :-*. Those hand painted shields... wow   :-*.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Legionnaire (no relations  ;).

Title: Re: Spooky SPQR- Iain Does Broken Legions
Post by: Elk101 on March 17, 2025, 12:43:58 PM
Very nice work on those figures.