Legio VI Victrix, its commander, auxiliaries and support

[dadlamassu]

This has been my lockdown project and now it is nearing completion so I laid out the work so far on the wargames table to check what I had completed and determine what was still needed.

The Collection:


Its Commander is a customised Warlord Games figure (Thanks to Mark for his skill)  I call him Alanus Brittunculus Argentibarbus


The bodyguards - Probably British Nobles


Legionary Cavlary


The Venaclius (slave trader who follows the legion to buy up captives)


The Valetudinarium (Medicus (the fat chap with the Greek style beard), his assistants, Capsarii, casualties and servants


Gaudia Veneris (Joy of Venus)


So nearly complete - A few bits to add - Master engineer, some engineers, some veterans to guard the camp, military police, a couple of siege ballistae or catapultae and large onagers with crews.

I do need 2 Warlord Games Scorpion Sprues to complete the field artillery if anyone has them spare?

 

[Mad Gadgeteer]

Nice... looks good.  Where's the wine seller? 

[dadlamassu]

Nice... looks good.  Where's the wine seller? 

There are a few things awaiting Carronade in Falkirk in September - I can find a wagon with barrels that would do my British and Germanic Auxiliaries for beer.  Wine would be in amphorae so looking for suitable wagon loads for these general supplies and engineer stores.

Or 3D print files that my son can print up for me!

[Mad Gadgeteer]

There are a few things awaiting Carronade in Falkirk in September - I can find a wagon with barrels that would do my British and Germanic Auxiliaries for beer.  Wine would be in amphorae so looking for suitable wagon loads for these general supplies and engineer stores.

Or 3D print files that my son can print up for me!

Au contraire, mon frère... the Romans, especially the Army, used wooden wine barrels.  Following is a snippet from 'The 8,000 Year History of Wine Transport and Storage', Mar 23, 2014.

Following the lead of the Roman army, merchants quickly adopted wooden barrels in place of amphorae. Wooden barrels are stronger than clay, weigh far less and can be turned on their side and rolled – which was especially helpful to the ancient Roman soldiers marching deeper and deeper into continental Europe.

And following g is a more recent article.

https://vinepair.com/booze-news/ancient-wine-barrels-champagne/

[dadlamassu]

Excellent - thanks.  Wine and beer transported in barrels for the legionaries.  Possibly amphorae for officers. So a couple of barrel wagons and a mixed load for officers.
Colonel Bill does


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Now to email him and see if he will be at Carronade.

[Mad Gadgeteer]

Here's a company that has some good offerings:

https://tinyhordes.com/carts-and-wagons/

Baueda does some excellent work as well.

[Poiter50]

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4671597/files

[dadlamassu]

Thanks for the suggestions

[dadlamassu]

My Romans are nearing completion after about 10 years of collecting.  The legion is the Legio VI Victrix that spent time near the Antonine Wall and so near where I live.  All the historical units (except one) also served on or built part of Antonine's Wall.  In addition to the historical units I have added a few fantasy elements as I intend to use them in other games with the grandchildren using rules like "Broken Legions", "Of Gods and Mortals" and our own fantasy rules.

Although based on the units in the brief period of Roman occupation I added the Emperor.  Not because I really needed him but I could not resist the Warlord no-Kenneth Williams "Infamy, Infamy! They've all got in fo' me!"


His escort the Equites Singulares Augusti (Praetorian cavalry)


The Greek Medicus (probably a freedman) with a staff of Medicus Legionis, freedmen and slaves.  The vexillum device is for show because it probably was not used.  But I wanted to make it clear where the Legion valitudinarium (hospital) was.  The chap with the lamp is an allusion to "the lady with the lamp" Florence Nightingale.


An officer making a sacrifice


A detachment of Legionary Marines (all they need now is  a ship and a crew


One of the fantasy elements - the Tribunus Volans (He has a horse for when he goes to town!


From an earlier post a cohort of dwarves

[Fremitus Borealis]

I love all the little details you've put into this project!

[dadlamassu]

An important function of Legionary life on campaign was the construction of the marching camp by the soldiers themselves often wearing armour while they dug.  I have also read that the entrenching tool was, on occasion, used as a weapon.  I read that it was used to deal with heavy armoured enemies like the Gallic rebel slave gladiators during the Aeduian revolt of AD 21called crupellarii who are described by Tacitus
"encased in the continuous shell of iron usual in the country".
So I have added a small unit of Legionaries armed with the dolabra led by a Centurion with his wax tablet notebook.  The dolabra's pick blade being a perfect weapon to deal with heavy plate armour.

[Cacique Caribe]

Here’s another use for your Romans:



Dan

[Johnp4000]

Hi Dadlamesu,

Nice collectiuon! That's the first gamer pictures of warlord's Roman Marines I have seen. Are they bigger or the same size as the Legionaries?

[dadlamassu]

I am not home until tomorrow.  I will take a comparison photo for you and post it.
 
The Warlord Early Imperial Romans (and other ranges) have a variety of sizes within the metal and plastic figures.  I do not worry too much about this as real people vary quite a lot in height and my armies mix my old 25mm Fantasy and wargames figures from the 1970s and 80s through to the present. 

[dadlamassu]

Warlord EIR infantry size comparison left to right  (M) = metal, (P) - plastic

Marine (M) Legionary (P)  Auxiliary (P)  Eastern Archer (M)  Western Archer (M) Balearic Slinger (M)