7 AD - somewhere in Germania (upd. 14.06.15 - more Germans)

[Dr. The Viking]

Very nice!

Metal helmets are a bit matt in the pictures though? On purpose?

[Prof.Witchheimer]

love the romans! crusader?

Foundry Caesarian Romans (made by Copplestone)

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Metal helmets are a bit matt in the pictures though? On purpose?

Yes, too matt, agree. Was too lazy for glossing over

Perhaps also a bit too dark. How said, not really happy with my painting on them.

[Ray Rivers]

When I used to do lots of Ancients... I mixed up my own pots of "bronze." I never found a commercial product which IMO quite got it right.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

When I used to do lots of Ancients... I mixed up my own pots of "bronze." I never found a commercial product which IMO quite got it right.

This "bronze" is my own mix (GW + Vallejo + Foundry) but it's just not the right mix yet.

[Ray Rivers]

This "bronze" is my own mix...

Wouldn't have thought otherwise. 

The photo of the minis with the blue background look pretty close, but for my tastes, a bit light.

Are you using Foundry Brazen (36A)? This color appears to have too much of a "yellowish" ting to me. I prefer a stronger brown influence and an overall darker look.

But that's just me. 

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Are you using Foundry Brazen (36A)?

yes, it's a part of. I'ts not too yellowish to me but for the time being I couldn't say what woudl be the right look as I just don't know what one I would like.

Maybe another extreme, a bit cartoony like this (figure is from Relic):

[The Baggagetrain]

Bronze in the ancient period would look more like brass dose today, very bright and yellow. The dark bronze we see around today is coated a patina, have a look at the Comitatus site, they have a lot photos with bronze armour.

http://www.comitatus.net/

A very good site, and the are a great bunch of guy too. see there list of up coming events

Regards
Stephen

[Ray Rivers]

Roman Re-enactors in Chester, England

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34352063@N05/6055018121/

[The Baggagetrain]

Roman Re-enactors in Chester, England

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34352063@N05/6055018121/

The head of the Chester re-enators is trying to raise funds to build a full Roman fort, as far as I know he has got the land for it. It will be good if he gets this up and running.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/featured-stories/2011/08/04/world-first-roman-fort-project-could-be-built-in-cheshire-59067-29176645/

regards
Stephen

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Roman Re-enactors in Chester, England

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34352063@N05/6055018121/

How cool is that...

Back to the bronze..this is one I like:

[Ray Rivers]

Awesome mini! 

And that is the color I like as well.

I've tried a few times, but I just can't get there with Foundry Brazen.

[The Baggagetrain]

persomlly for me that's is too dark. this is what I aim for.


These are Romeo Models and some of the best large scale models I have seen.

http://www.romeomodels.com/index.php?osCsid=852c4ee480b5b768b3e131d888684885

[OSHIROmodels]

I know a lot of you chaps are not from England but I was told that a brand new copper coin (one pence and two pence) is a good colour match for bronze 

cheers

James

[philhendry]

I know a lot of you chaps are not from England but I was told that a brand new copper coin (one pence and two pence) is a good colour match for bronze

It's not bad, but it depends on the bronze.  Most of the 'clean' ancient bronze artifacts I've seen (mainly buckles and clasps from Roman segmented armour), the 'bronze' is rather more of a brassy colour.  Not all are strictly bronze either - and the current (cautious) archaeological term for any and all 'bronze' objects from that sort of era is 'copper alloy', since many of them contain a fair proportion of zinc instead of, or as well as, tin.