Streets of Rome - A 28mm Roman world

[ithoriel]

Beautifully painted miniatures and buildings.

I particularly like your mob bases.

Though .... soldiers on the streets of Rome? Is there a civil war on? Or are they from the Urban Cohorts? Enquiring minds want to know! 

[EarlsyD]

That was kind of what i was aiming for without just using the standard lorcia segmenta "oh heres a legionary look". One of my gangs for Gangs of Rome is called "The College of Mithras" they are a gang made up of ex-legionaries, led by an Ex-Centurion Titus-Decimus-Longinus known simply as "The Centurion". I have little back stories for them all but most were either invalided out or dishonorably discharged for misconduct or criminal activity.

The one in white is called Julius-Carius-Maximus, known as "Hippocrates" and was a medicus, he was discharged after 4 years with the 13th legion, nobody knows why.

The gang is 10 strong so far its members are;
"The Centurion" - ex-centurion
"Hippocrates" - ex-medicus
"Castus" - ex-legionary
"Felix" - ex-legionary
"Cato" - ex-legionary
"Pulcho" - escaped slave (the one holding the head up)
"Apollo" - Greek actor (archer)
"Narcissus" - escaped slave (slinger)
"Aurochs" - ex-batavian auxilliary
"Arminius" - ex-german auxilliary

I have a few photos of them actually

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Those buildings are excellent, and nice minis too! Perfectly capture the atmosphere.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

The buildings look amazing. 

How do you do the roof tiles?

[EarlsyD]

Roof tiles i used corrigated card. Bought it on amazon its about A3 sized and a pack has 20 sheets i think. It goes a long way. Just cut the sheet into 1cm thick strips and overlap tgem starting at tye bottom. For the ridge tiles i used cardboard straws cut into 2cm long sections and split down the middle and overlaped. All painted with a base cowt of terracotta red from B&Q and then sponged with a few light dabs of "clay" a fabric paint my wife had goibg to waste.

I have a bit of a work in progress of my temple garden that shows the tiles before i painted them

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Thank-you for the explanation of the roof tiles.

[FifteensAway]

Just as well here as anywhere else.  Stems from earlier mention of amphora.  So, I was sorting through a pack of craft store seashells looking for the smallest of the smallest shells to use in my 15 mm projects and my N scale model railroad seaport project.  During the process I came across a few shells that were nearly perfect renditions of amphora with a single handle on one side and I wondered if such shells might have been the original inspiration for the shape of such vessels?  Who knows but a curious bit of minutiae.

And, yes, lovely modeling continues - and painting.

[EarlsyD]

Been hard these last few days. Had a bit of bad news and a lul followed but the weekend is here so back on it. Doing the temple complex at the moment.

[EarlsyD]

I have finished 2 of my 3 temple buildings. So there is the Temple of neptune and the Shrine to Fastus (Pan). The temple of neptune is still missing its big double doors that are due next week, but I'm happy with it as it is, should add a bit of green to an otherwise bland area. May revisit the Temple of Neptune and paint a bit of colour into the fresco in the apex at the front when i do the doors.

[ithoriel]

The temples and their grounds look fantastic and will, as you say, give a bit of green to add colour to the area.

The statues on their giant columns look very impressive to.

Is the Temple of Pan the Sarissa Mausoleum? It looks good. I need to get a temple of some sort for my haruspex.

A delight to see, as ever. Thanks.

[EarlsyD]

It is indeed the sarrissa mausoleum, originally i did it as part of a grave yard on the road in i was doing when i was looking at Hail Ceasar. It and the temple are removable from the grounds so i could use them elsewhere if i wanted. My 3rd temple is the round temple of hercules, but tiling that roof is giving me nightmares!

The columns are from Etsy stuck on sarrissa plinths.

[cadbren]

The trees make a huge difference. Neptune needs something like a trident or a football. Where did the tall columns come from?

[EarlsyD]

 The columns are from a shop on Etsy called ArcitecturalGiftsUK.
 I agree i will get something for neptune. May have to use a paper clip and a hammer or one of my wifes sewing pins. The wire spears and tridents i have found are too big to fit into his incredably tiny hand!

[anevilgiraffe]

would a lightning bolt out of plasticard work?

[ithoriel]

would a lightning bolt out of plasticard work?

Only if it's going to become a temple of Ivpter Optimvs Maximvs