Winter kit for Early Imperial Romans.. also Opponent suggestions?

[duc de limbourg]

great pics

[Sir_Theo]

Those pics are brilliant, exactly what I need.

I've started messing about with greenstuff so should have some stuff to share soon. The main body of models haven't arrived, and as they are Black Tree, may never arrive. I have a plan B though, although ill give them a bit longer. I've got my cavalry Ala and some archers and Leaders to get on with for now.

[wmyers]

Those pics are brilliant, exactly what I need.

I've started messing about with greenstuff so should have some stuff to share soon. The main body of models haven't arrived, and as they are Black Tree, may never arrive. I have a plan B though, although ill give them a bit longer. I've got my cavalry Ala and some archers and Leaders to get on with for now.

If my experience is anything to judge by, they will arrive.  Late, but they will arrive.  You may have to continually email after a reasonable while of waiting, but BTD had always delivered what I have ordered (expect for that missing set ...).

[cadbren]

Another idea for opponents are the various central European tribes.
The Romans waged a successful campaign against tribes in the Alps from 16-7 bc which included Celts and Rhaetians.
Other Celts and Illryians were fighting Rome into the first half of the 1st century ad.

[SirGromit1879]

Those winter Roman pics are Great!. This is a bad photo and they are no where near finished but here is some simple cloaks from greenstuff. Literaly just slap a peice of greenstuff on and then join it at the front. It is crude but very quick, and then you can just paint on the ripples instead of sculpting them, which i would prefer to do but there is just no way that is feasible for large numbers (even if i knew how )

This method you could literaly cloak a whole pack of Victrix Romans in 2 hours! In person they look a lot better i promise =)

[Sir_Theo]

Those look brilliant! I'm doing something similar although they don't look as good as yours.

[Fremitus Borealis]

Those winter Roman pics are Great!. This is a bad photo and they are no where near finished but here is some simple cloaks from greenstuff. Literaly just slap a peice of greenstuff on and then join it at the front. It is crude but very quick, and then you can just paint on the ripples instead of sculpting them, which i would prefer to do but there is just no way that is feasible for large numbers (even if i knew how )

This method you could literaly cloak a whole pack of Victrix Romans in 2 hours! In person they look a lot better i promise =)

You know, I may have to just bite the bullet and do that myself. I have a few units I've been verrrrrrrrrry slowly working on, but part of the reason why is my anxiety over sculpting like 100 separate cloaks  Yours look great, so I might try doing it that way....

[SirGromit1879]

Cheers guys, looking forward to see yours!.

After watching Barbarians I just had to cloak my Romans, but massively put off by the time and skill involved, this way is so quick. I did just cut out the main part of cloak by guessing, but you could make a simple pattern. Another mistake i made was flatten the greenstuff between my fingers which left finger prints unfortunetly.

Also i was thinking you could make a ripple/fold shape mould to lubricate up and put on the back of the figure whilst you place the flat greenstuff on, and then remove it

[Greuthungi]

If you are a bit patient, I am actually having 28mm Romans in winter kit sculpted at this very moment. Main source is this book https://zeughausverlag.de/heere-waffen/das-heer-des-varus-teil-1/
Frankly, the main reason is that my Blacktree order never arrived and I wanted to have historically correct figures. No barbarian trousers, but good old leg warmers and capes. Might still be available faster than waiting on your order ;-)

[bluewillow]

If you are a bit patient, I am actually having 28mm Romans in winter kit sculpted at this very moment. Main source is this book https://zeughausverlag.de/heere-waffen/das-heer-des-varus-teil-1/
Frankly, the main reason is that my Blacktree order never arrived and I wanted to have historically correct figures. No barbarian trousers, but good old leg warmers and capes. Might still be available faster than waiting on your order ;-)

Ooh, Really that is good news.

[Greuthungi]

Linear A has had the same idea in 1/72. They have a whole new range of Romans and Germans set around General Varus' day off https://www.linear-a.de/shop-figuren/plastikfiguren/linear-a/