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Offline Furt

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Gangs of Rome Project
« on: April 16, 2023, 08:50:09 AM »
I am planning to run a large Gangs of Rome participation game at MOAB convention in Sydney in October and I hope to keep a record of my progress here.

I've completed my first building and this serves as a sort of prototype of the style I hope to achieve for the whole table. I intend on making as busy a table as I can manage with lots of buildings and scatter. I did quite a bit of procrastinating and research as I am want to do before undertaking any build and watching HBO's Rome was a great source of inspiration (and very entertaining).

This kit is Sarissa's Semi Detached Small Mixed Shop/Domus and represents a home with attached shop (or taberna), which in this case is a pottery shop. I have decided to try and make each shop a unique business if I can. Here my 3D printer comes in very handy, allowing me to make all the little details that sell the building being a real lived/worked in place.

In the next build I hope to go into a little more detail as to what I actually did, as this time around I was too busy working it out myself.

This is the first building, the pottery shop:











« Last Edit: April 23, 2023, 10:40:17 PM by Furt »
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Offline SJWi

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2023, 08:58:52 AM »
Stunning work. I can almost smell the garum.

Offline rumacara

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2023, 09:42:14 AM »
Lovely work Frank. :-* :-* :-*
Looking forward to see what you make. :)

Offline Freddy

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2023, 09:44:33 AM »
That looks really great!

Offline OSHIROmodels

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2023, 09:46:33 AM »
Superb mate  8)
cheers

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Offline Digits

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2023, 10:44:48 AM »
Superb…..I’m off to Pompeii shortly and threads like this start me thinking on new projects….must resist…..

Offline blacksoilbill

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2023, 12:32:35 PM »
That is very nice indeed. I look forward to seeing the table come together. Too bad I don't live in Sydney anymore!

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2023, 07:11:40 PM »
I saw the pics on FB and I should have known it was you! Great work!

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2023, 02:33:02 AM »
Nice work.

Now, can someone tell me why those danged amphorae were built the way they were?  Every time I see them I think they will always spill their contents with those pointy ends!  :)

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2023, 03:15:26 AM »
Thanks all for the comments.

Now, can someone tell me why those danged amphorae were built the way they were?  Every time I see them I think they will always spill their contents with those pointy ends!  :)

Something to do with this I think...


Offline Poiter50

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2023, 03:50:29 AM »
Yep, it was a transport design, mostly to let them rest against each other in ships/boats.

Thanks all for the comments.

Something to do with this I think...


Cheers,
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Offline levied troop

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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2023, 05:56:35 AM »
Super work - looking forward to seeing Rome emerge.
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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2023, 08:44:01 PM »
Wow.  That level across the table will bring the city to life.

One of the reasons I have avoided the topic myself!   lol lol lol lol 
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Re: Gangs of Rome Project
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2023, 10:21:44 AM »
I've done the second building, a wine bar or popina, which I have named the Blue Cock, in honour of an iconic Australian fast food restaurant (10 sesterces to anyone who knows the reference). These bars were found in all Roman settlements, catering to the needs of the plebs and slaves. I'm beginning to understand although why they say that Rome was not built in a day...

I've been asked by a few people in other places to give some more details about the processes I use so I have made a tutorial on my blog here for anyone interested http://adventuresinlead.blogspot.com/2023/04/gangs-of-rome-food-shop-tutorial.html













 

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