EmperorBaz’s New Late Romans (updated jun 2023)

[Emperorbaz]

I’m starting an Army of 4th Century Romans using plastic figures. The first unit I have completed is the Marcomanni, an Auxilia Palatina unit.

[sgzleada71]

superb work. 

[Tim Haslam]

Wow 

[Grumpy Gnome]

Great work! 👍

[Freddy]

Wow, they look great!

[Easy E]

Fire!   Nicely done. I look forward to more.

[Cyrus1]

Fantastic unit! What happened to your blog?

[Atheling]

Lovely work mate 

[Emperorbaz]

Thank you.
The blog was just too much of a faff to update. I use the iPad, and there’s no decent app for blogger I can find.
I’m just finishing off the basing on another Auxilia Palatina unit, and Lanciarii. Meanwhile I’m assembling my newly arrived archers…
Lots more to follow

[bigredbat]

Looking great Baz! I love that martiobarbuli.

[Atheling]

Thank you.
The blog was just too much of a faff to update. I use the iPad, and there’s no decent app for blogger I can find.
I’m just finishing off the basing on another Auxilia Palatina unit, and Lanciarii. Meanwhile I’m assembling my newly arrived archers…
Lots more to follow

I look forward to seeing more matey 

[wmyers]

Very nice!

[Emperorbaz]

Following on from my first unit (to give them their full name, the Honoriani Marcomanni Iuniores), the next unit of Auxilia Palatina is the Falchovarii. It has been suggested that this unit could have used the falx, so I have used some parts from the Victrix Dacian set to give them this deadly weapon.

With all of the shields I am going to use my own shield designs (a re-imagining of the illustrations in the Notitia Dignitatum) and have made my own water slide transfers.

I’m going to have the spear armies Auxilia in units of 18 figures based in sixes on a 60mm frontage (50mm depth)

I’m pleased that the Victrix unarmoured models have not had the patches (clavi) sculpted onto them. This gives me the opportunity of painting them with or without, so for example I might have some border/garrison units (limitanei) in plain tunics.

[Emperorbaz]

Next up, for my New Late Roman army, are a unit of archers, a lanciarii unit and a unit of slingers

The archers are the Sagittarii seniores Orientale; all are from the Victrix late Roman archers set.



The next unit is the Lanciarii Gallicani Honoriani, based is such a way that I can also use the as skirmishers. These are a mixture of Roman and Germanic bodies.



The third unit is the Funditores; 8 slingers from the Victrix dark age pack with heads from the late Roman set.

[Cyrus1]

Great work!