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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: OSHIROmodels on July 20, 2013, 03:04:31 PM
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Its a given name... ::)
A small Ludus to play our gladiator games on. I've been told its a bit small for Blood on the Sands but we'll give it a go anyway :)
Hexes are 30mm across the flats and the figure is a 40mm Battle Honours one.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/E1D00E0A-C33B-4C7C-9F7A-44892EB51059-7721-000008F6D91ADC60_zps93815543.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/91D8A8DB-7B41-48E2-82C8-7888017F7853-7721-000008F6D0CEED8C_zps54b411c7.jpg)
Should get the basic walls done tomorrow.
Fight reports to follow soon :D
cheers
James
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It does look a bit small, but still well done. How did you do the hexes?
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Fight, fight, fight!
The great houses of Bibbles, Malamutius and Medicus Mortem are meeting on Monday night
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The great houses of Bibbles, Malamutius and Medicus Mortem are meeting on Monday night
Ah, so the Good Doctor has been dragged into these shenanigans too, has he?
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Yup, want in? :D
cheers
James
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Yup, want in? :D
Sweet!
Count me in.
:D
Better go and source some figures now, I guess.
8)
40mm, eh?
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Sweet!
Count me in.
:D
Better go and source some figures now, I guess.
8)
40mm, eh?
I've got some spare dead ones you can paint. lol
Now a name for your ludus ???
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It does look a bit small, but still well done. How did you do the hexes?
Lasered :D
And then sand applied and painting on the top.
cheers
James
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Looks great Jim
Have fun Monday night...look forward to seeing how this develops.... A potential league of ludi?
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Leadus Adventurus Ludus? lol
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Spiffing! 8)
Small you say. All things are relative :D
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Spiffing! 8)
Small you say. All things are relative :D
Well, it's titchy to me ;D
cheers
James
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Really nice James. The things you can do with a "laser". o_o
A small Ludus to play our gladiator games on. I've been told its a bit small for Blood on the Sands but we'll give it a go anyway :)
Not at all, the size will be totally fine. It may actually make for some very interesting fights where "push back" is a real worry and movement actually becomes quite important. A good tactic will be to try and turn your opponent and force him against the closest wall, where he may fall prone and the crowd will despise him.
Fight, fight, fight!
The great houses of Bibbles, Malamutius and Medicus Mortem are meeting on Monday night
Really looking forward to this guys. Nick BRING camera!! :)
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I've got a decent camera and will take it along.
Good to know that the smaller arena will have a tactical effect, not that I'll be able to use tactics as I'm shit at gaming full stop lol
cheers
James
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Better go and source some figures now, I guess.
OK, now I am stuck as I cannot find any....not in 40mm anyways......
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They available from Battle Honours but where you actually get them from is anyone's guess :)
cheers
James
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OK, now I am stuck as I cannot find any....not in 40mm anyways......
Trident Desings/battle Honours are the ones we have now sold bY OldGlory 15s USA.
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Looking at the photos, the Battle Honors Gladiators don't look quite as accurate as those from Brigade (Paul Hicks), Crusader or Pegasus (54mm).
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Looking at the photos, the Battle Honors Gladiators don't look quite as accurate as those from Brigade (Paul Hicks), Crusader or Pegasus (54mm).
The sculpts are a good ten years old now, so probably not the most accurate.
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Who gives a shit how accurate they are ;D
Someone is going to kick arse ;D
cheers
James
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I've got some spare dead ones you can paint. lol
Now a name for your ludus ???
Domas de Trulla or summat like that, I 'spose.
(Although, I dare say that Bibbles will have different ideas......)
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They available from Battle Honours but where you actually get them from is anyone's guess :)
Found the buggers!
http://oldglory15s.com/Gladiators_c327.htm
Now to make an order....
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Domus de Trulla or summat like that, I 'spose.
(Although, I dare say that Bibbles will have different ideas......)
The House of Spoons ???
cheers
James
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Found the buggers!
http://oldglory15s.com/Gladiators_c327.htm
Now to make an order....
We're doing four figures each to give you an idea of how many to buy. :)
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The House of Spoons ???
House of Mason.
;)
We're doing four figures each to give you an idea of how many to buy. :)
Cheers!
Nice easily painted number.
I like that.
:D
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House of Mason.
;)
You might want to check that ???
cheers
James
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Can I join in at a later date?
Do you need one of each major gladiators?
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Can I join in at a later date?
Do you need one of each major gladiators?
Of course you can. :)
Whatever you feel like painting. You only need four, but the Battle Honours choice is limited.
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You might want to check that ???
It seems it all depends on which translation site you use.
I have found scoop, frying pan, trowel and even washbasin for trulla.
It must have been difficult communicating with all those possibilities.
No wonder they were always at war!
>:(
How about Domus de Cementarius?
If that dont work then I am going for Gaffius Masonius..... ::)
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House of Spoons works for me lol
cheers
James
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House of Spoons works for me lol
I just knew that you would say that.
;D
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James, your pics are gone :(
I like "House of Frying Pan".
Does put a certain giggle with the Free Masons...
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House of Frying Pan sounds like a local Chinese joint to me... lol
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James, your pics are gone :(
Ah bollocks, need to upgrade :-[
cheers
James
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Started (finally) on the walls. This was going to be my Box project but as it won't be any more I'm not going to be restricted size :D
Using bendy MDF as a start I'll need to cut out some ovals to encapsulate and top the bare walls, to help keep the shape.
Needs a bit of simple bracing...
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/dc31ac9ef868525675674ccc212d4974_zpsa3c6337b.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/2565f6de966681037f70d91037c7c49b_zps70b2bdb1.jpg)
Got some basic ideas for the rest but we'll see how it goes :)
Also painted my retarius and will get some decent pictures of him up tonight.
cheers
James
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Clever use of the bendy mdf, props for that.
I was expecting a villa-like surroundings, but maybe Mason will have the honour of being the owner of more succesful ludus? ;)
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Nice cake tin Jim :D
looking forward to seeing the outcome of your game
doge
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Thank you kindly gents :)
I have got an idea for the surrounding Ludus buildings such as quarters, lanista rooms etc but we'll see.
If Frank comes up with a more generic set of combat it could spill out into the streets (which will then have to be built :D ).
Rodge, that made me laugh out loud, thank you :D
cheers
James
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That is a very clever idea, mate.
Like it!
I was expecting a villa-like surroundings, but maybe Mason will have the honour of being the owner of more succesful ludus? ;)
Dont you go stirring him up.
:o
I have no intentions of buildings anything remotely Ludus-like......yet.
::)
When/if I do, I wont be comparing it with anyone.
It would have to work in Mordheim anyway, to be justified.
;)
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Don't worry mate, I know my Ludus is crap (well, the members anyway ::) lol ).
Here are the painted members so far...
Froussard the Retarius
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/9ec72c88f18b92dc63b3829af968dcd6_zpsf6512bbe.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/6065d9e22948df6326a5bb9044131fed_zps1ec85d81.jpg)
And the ever changing Thraex who I've given up naming as he's died so often ::) but at least he has a shield now...
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/785a899a8eef74bf2a79372d23b29a6b_zpsb577cbdd.jpg)
And just for a bit of fun :)
I might use this as an advertisement of sorts outside the , I'm just wondering if there would be anyway to 'mosaic' it ???
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/3bbaec61b3d1acdcf420f75a5337bf60_zpsd281a84c.jpg)
cheers
James
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I'm just wondering if there would be anyway to 'mosaic' it ???
cheers
James
Like this?
(http://www.consolemonkey.plus.com/mosaic-2.jpg)
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That'll do it you little genius you :D
I see some text appearing on that as well :)
cheers
James
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Great stuff, mate.
Love the new fellas.
:-* :-*
That retiarius is the one that I am converting into a Hoplomachus.
Glad it is as it would be silly for us to both have the same figure.
I dont want any of that Bibbles Luck coming my way, do I?
;)
The idea for the mosaic advert is a touch of genius, sir.
Like it!
8) 8)
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I like the "Net pansy" but he needs more oil ;)
Glad to see the Thraex has a shield, you never know that might be the turning point in his career.
The arena is taking shape too, you have been a busy boy this weekend. :)
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Love the new additions - the arena is a triumph!
Very clever way of doing things. :)
Your Thraex looks much better with his parma and as mentioned it may turn his luck around. ;)
Your "net pansy" looks like Neptune reborn - perhaps he will bring your ludus some much needed luck...
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Oh, come on, fair's fair, how did you do that?! o_o
Like this?
(http://www.consolemonkey.plus.com/mosaic-2.jpg)
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Oh, come on, fair's fair, how did you do that?! o_o
I believe you will find it is a filter from Photoshop called "stained glass" texture.
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Thanks, Furt.
Would make lots of Frescoes for walls & floors.
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Nice looking gladiators, they look the business... hopefully they will deliver in the arena.
Why did you chaps decide to go all 40mm with this, just for the looks? Isn't the 40mm range quite limited?
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40mm?
You had better ask Malamute for the answer to that one.
He started it!
Probably just a 'Oh, look....shiney!' moment.
:D
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Nice looking gladiators, they look the business... hopefully they will deliver in the arena.
Why did you chaps decide to go all 40mm with this, just for the looks? Isn't the 40mm range quite limited?
I already had the figures, got them years ago and decided i fnallly wanted to paint them. So no initial financial outlay and the larger scale looks great for single figure games. We also considered 54mm.... lol
Yes, the range is limited so we have bought more to convert. Of the 9 classes I think we are only missing a couple. So no real problems and besides I enjoy a bit of putty pushing. ;)
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Great reasoning :) So there are gladiators in 54mm as well? Hmm... ;D
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Yes, the range is limited so we have bought more to convert. Of the 9 classes I think we are only missing a couple. So no real problems and besides I enjoy a bit of putty pushing. ;)
I think we will have ALL the bases covered before long.
This is fun and I have not even played a game yet!
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Jim, I think the Gladiator ring will be fab when finished, looks great, the compactness will create an arena of death.
love your gladiators they look great.
dodge
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Looking great James. :D
So when are you going to have the arena floors available for purchase? ::)
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I believe you will find it is a filter from Photoshop called "stained glass" texture.
That's correct - I used two filters in Photoshop, Dry Brush then Stained Glass. The Dry Brush filter simplifies the image details and makes the Stained Glass filter work more effectively for mosaics.
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I think it looks top (and I thought of trying something similar, see if they have it on GIMP). :`
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Got a bit of spare time this evening and so made some more progress on the Ludus :)
Ignore the blue, it's just the backing film. The outside of the oval will probably be the extents of the arena proper but I fancy that some normal type buildings will be tacked onto the side.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/2852DA26-9716-4629-B8C9-6F5997529787-1983-0000028B84BC3BD0_zpsca31300c.jpg)
Now the detail of one of the entrances.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/A55FC88A-E5B4-420C-83EF-119E0370BB96-1983-0000028B6E0FD90C_zpse37bc673.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/2BF6C9F8-53FD-4AC0-A32F-CAB35C5AFCCC-1983-0000028B6622A43E_zps41729897.jpg)
And a little bit of daft inspiration :D
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/a574aecca06c6b3b54900a99f4b4c6d4_zps507ad5ae.jpg)
There'll be stone seating most of the way round and a 'box' for the hoypaloy to sit in.
cheers
James
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Looks very nice thus far, I like the details on the entrances and the look of the hex floor. I'm going to go with a smallish arena myself I think.
I'm going to try that 'stained glass' mosaic effect on the last gladiator armature for Furt and see if he notices ;)
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Ignore the blue, it's just the backing film. The outside of the oval will probably be the extents of the arena proper but I fancy that some normal type buildings will be tacked onto the side.
That will look amazing mate - you never do anything by halves do you. :-*
Love the little portico entrance. Are those cast lead columns? Where on earth did you get them?
I'm going to try that 'stained glass' mosaic effect on the last gladiator armature for Furt and see if he notices ;)
I've noticed already. lol
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Thanks chaps :)
The columns were either from The Bank of England or Waterloo station, both models that were made at work and had a plethora of little twiddly details that were ripe for the taking :D
cheers
James
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Very nice project!! Looking very good!! :D :)
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Looks splendid, those doors do bring more class to your lupus :)
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A new member is on the way to the Ludus of the Flos :)
He's going to have his sword turned into a sicka so he will become a Thraex. I've also added a massive feather to his helmet just to give him a bit more flair.
Apologies for the slightly blurry photo :?
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/4C16F31C-6245-4DB3-BFA0-F4EA99F45A86-2873-000002DA1490F9D8_zps1e3d8260.jpg)
I've also done some limited work to the seating of the arena. Probably doesn't make much sense at the moment but it will do in time.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/Ludus/52F7A64A-B783-4A57-B30D-93CBA3C940B8-2873-000002D9DB662BE0_zps92f894bd.jpg)
cheers
James
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Splendid stuff. :)
Is that an ostrich feather ???
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Nice conversion. Seriously poncy feather. ;) ::)
I'm starting to worry about you lot. Captain Blood's gladiator with his huge great muscles, yours with his big flouncy feather?! I'm a bit scared to see what Malamutes latest recruit is going to look like... ;D
The Arena is really starting to take shape.
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Lovely James. The arena is going to be spectacular. When are you going to start painting the 200 spectator figures? ;) lol
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Thanks chaps :)
I hope to paint him tomorrow but we'll see.
When are you going to start painting the 200 spectator figures? ;) lol
When somebody is kind enough to donate them lol
cheers
James
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Good stuff, mate!
:-*
Like the poncy twat with the feather.
Losing to him would be really embarrassing!
;)
That arena is going to look the nuts when you have finished.
Kudos to the Ludos!
8) 8) 8)
(I wont bother bringing mine to BLAM.
It will look like Leyton Orient's stadium in the shadow of Wembley).
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I'm starting to worry about you lot. Captain Blood's gladiator with his huge great muscles, yours with his big flouncy feather?! I'm a bit scared to see what Malamutes latest recruit is going to look like... ;D
It will probably be a 40mm rendition of Danny La Rue.
:D
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It will probably be a 40mm rendition of Danny La Rue.
:D
Vegas showgirls actually Darling ;)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/4/86_28_10_09_6_32_50.jpg)
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Vegas showgirls actually Darling ;)
Sorry.
Didn't mean mean to touch a nerve, Sweetie!
;)
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Forget everything I've ever said about an enclosed area - I want one of those!! :-*
Taken to a level you'd expect from James.
That thing must be pretty big, yes? Have you thought about sinking the arena into a coffee table or some similar surface.
Don't mind the ostrich feather, plume of smoke or squirrel tail at all either. He will certainly stand out. :)
Again loving what you fellas are doing with these big glads.
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Sorry.
Didn't mean mean to touch a nerve, Sweetie!
;)
I thought I might call my latest one Liberace. lol
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Got the next one finished :D
Quite happy with the plume, doesn't look too out of place.
I present to you Jimboto from Africa :)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/229d97ebfd884913c7368abc3d5caa4c_zpsda602324.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/jimbibbly/Gladiators/3573ef3241c25da7b0c6ecc6e415b19f_zps1df1eec1.jpg)
That'll do me for now until after BLAM, got too much else to do lol
cheers
James
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Wow. He looks great James :-*
Looking forward to spilling his guts onto the sand :D
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Jim Blow-toe looks great, mate.
Nice job and the plume does look good.
It gives him height and makes him more imposing.
:-*
Like the shield, very clever.
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That'll do me for now until after BLAM, got too much else to do lol
I had better paint at least one, then......you and Mama are starting to make me look bad.
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He looks quite the dandy, but no doubt highly dangerous. ;)
Great paintjob ;D
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Thanks chaps :)
I have high hopes for this one so other beware >:D
cheers
James
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'Dead by dawn'!!! :D
Looks good James. The feather looks better now its painted. ;)
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looking forward to seeing how big this whole project will be, great painting
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Lovely James - let's hope he lives up to his appearance! :)
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Jimboto looks like worthy opponent, even though his lanista dresses him up so pompously ;)