Author Topic: Gangs of Rome Project (Read 17870 times)

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #105 on:** July 02, 2023, 01:51:42 PM »

Lovely work Frank

Keep ‘em coming

Malamute · « **Reply #106 on:** July 02, 2023, 02:29:26 PM »

Quote from: FifteensAway on July 02, 2023, 01:46:41 PM

Perhaps I've missed any mention here in this thread - or perhaps it is in another thread - but I have not seen any figures yet. And it is July. And your game is in October. I know it is a 'skirmish' system. But those figures are going to need to match the buildings, no? Maybe someone else is painting the figures? Just wondering is all.

Eh?

Great work Frank, they look superb, each a work of art of its own.

Looking forward to seeing the game in due course

Muzfish4 · « **Reply #107 on:** July 06, 2023, 05:01:36 AM »

Tip-top work, as ever, mate.

Looking more and more likely to be able to see all of this magnificent work first hand in October.

nikkobourges · « **Reply #108 on:** July 08, 2023, 11:01:46 AM »

Hello,

Superb project !! Roman houses are finely detailled !!! Great work !!!

Nikkobourges

Furt · « **Reply #109 on:** July 12, 2023, 08:45:40 AM »

Again thank you for everyone's words of encouragement. It really helps to drive me on through these big projects.

The miniatures are actually being done by my mate who will assist me at the table across the two days. He is a very busy man although so they will be getting a simple lick of paint for now.

I treated myself to a break from my ongoing work on tabernae and instead dedicated some time to completing a Sarissa Precision Temple. The finished kit makes for quite an impressive and imposing build and will form the center of my marketplace/forum. I opted to make this a temple to Neptune simply because it was the best free Roman god statue STL I could find. I went for a classic colour palette that may well be more Hollywood than historical but I much prefer the clean white look.

I intended to do some pedimental sculptures for the tympanum by adjusting existing 3D files but nothing I came up with looked right. I would love for a 3D artist to design a simple tympanum that would specifically suit Sarissa's temple.

As I have mentioned before, I am really impressed with the appearance of Sarissa's pillars in this range. For mdf I think they really look the part and they have done a great job on their construction, which is both simple and very effective.

Right - back to butcher shops and bakeries for me...

Furt · « **Reply #110 on:** July 12, 2023, 09:45:15 AM »

Quote from: Muzfish4 on July 06, 2023, 05:01:36 AM

Looking more and more likely to be able to see all of this magnificent work first hand in October.

Good stuff. Aiming to run BotS on the Monday too.

Vanth · « **Reply #111 on:** July 12, 2023, 11:24:40 AM »

Great work, kudos! One minor caveat: the sacrificial altar would not be inside the temple cell, it would be outside of the temple, in front of the stairs leading to it. No one apart from the priests would be allowed inside the cell, all the sacrifices were held outside.

cadbren · « **Reply #112 on:** July 12, 2023, 11:05:17 PM »

Quote from: Vanth on July 12, 2023, 11:24:40 AM

Great work, kudos! One minor caveat: the sacrificial altar would not be inside the temple cell, it would be outside of the temple, in front of the stairs leading to it. No one apart from the priests would be allowed inside the cell, all the sacrifices were held outside.

Good point; the current set up does look really good though with Neptune looking down at the sacrifice. Nice composition.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #113 on:** July 13, 2023, 02:37:13 AM »

The temple is a thing of beauty.
The Gods are pleased!

zemjw · « **Reply #114 on:** July 19, 2023, 09:23:30 AM »

BBC article on new Pompeii finds this morning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66226417

Some new building ideas and wall decorations for you to try

Muzfish4 · « **Reply #115 on:** July 19, 2023, 01:15:43 PM »

Quote from: Furt on July 12, 2023, 09:45:15 AM

Good stuff. Aiming to run BotS on the Monday too.

Sounds good. Will try to get there for a day of GoR and at least a morning of BotS. Chance would be a fine thing.

Furt · « **Reply #116 on:** July 23, 2023, 07:54:30 AM »

Work has been continuing furiously on my Gangs of Rome project, still following my early change in tact to batch build the remaining kits. I will concentrate on finishing the remaining buildings to a stage where they are table ready and then detail them further as time permits.

The next kit I have completed in full is the Sarissa Roman Bakery. This had been in a semi completed stage for quite some time but I couldn't find accessories I was completely happy with. The floor of the bakery and its adjoining courtyard are XPS foam flagstones, very similar to the guttering on the street.

The majority of the bakery accessories were created by, Key Capas, whose excellent work can be found at her MyMiniFactory shop here https://www.myminifactory.com/users/KeyCapas