Republican Romans that have seen better days !

[sgzleada71]

Republican Romans that have seen better days !

2 years after clashing w Hannibal these boys are still wondering what went wrong ..... ?

made from Wargames Atlantic Skeleton Army box and bits from Agema and Victrix

[has.been]

Nice conversions.

[anevilgiraffe]

lovely work, but no wonder that chap bought it with such a bad fitting helmet...

[Hippocleides]

Awesome

[Daeothar]

They're nice conversions and the paintjobs certainly make them look like they've been out of the game for a while. 

But I have to agree with Mr. Giraffe here: that helmet looks a bit too jaunty like this. Might I suggest cutting off part of the skull and placing the helmet on like that? Then it would appear as if the skull is actually inside of the helmet.

Unless the problem has to do witht he fact that the skeletons are actually too large to actually fit inside the armour, because WA's offerings are on the whole slightly larger than those from Agema and Victrix. The slightly large noggin' on the left skeleton is probably proof of that.

What I can suggest is a bit more hands-on and fiddly, but might work: cut off the face of a skull, and carefully shave away the face of a helmeted head, then cut and fit (and cut and fit) until the skelly face fits inside the helmet. It'll take hours, but that way you can have a helmeted skeleton.

An other way might be sculpting a helmet on top of a skull. The shape is not too difficult, and you can add a plastic plume afterwards.

Hope that helps. The concept and execution are otherwise pretty spot on.

[anevilgiraffe]

An other way might be sculpting a helmet on top of a skull. The shape is not too difficult, and you can add a plastic plume afterwards.

yeah, just glue on the plume and then g/s the helmet rim should be enough...

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

Dead Republicans would probably lack any armour as undead.  The Gallic mercenaries in Hannibal?s or Pyrrhus? armies would have looted them.

[has.been]

Dead Rebulicans would probably lack any armour as undead?The Gallic mercenaries in Hannibal?s or Pyrrhus? armies would have looted them.

Unless they were some of the ones that drowned in Lake Trebbia trying to get away.
Anyway I like the way they look.

[sgzleada71]

Thanks all for the feedback.  Personally I quite like the malfitting  helmet look. 

[Basementboy]

I quite like the helmet too! It adds a fun bit of character to the mini- both really nice conversions by the way.

[Pattus Magnus]

Those do look quite good! The kit bashing turned out well and I like your painting and basing.

[DalyDR]

Ha!  Love it.  The helmet makes the figure, don't change it!

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

I also like his expression of surprise: ?what!?!I am supposed to be immune to sling shot!