Caligulas Veterans - Semi aquatic Romans - UD 28.03.16

[damianlz]

Hi All,

I have always loved the weird moments of history, times where there are ridiculous is stated and is often told in history classes. Among my favorites is the story from Suetonius about Caligulas declared war on Neptune, where soldiers the mad emperor ordered his soldiers to whip and stab at the sea and then to collect sea shells as booty. This opened great opportunities for conversions - Incitatus the commander horse, half cut roman soldiers wading into water, sand forts and more.

This is an army that has been on my to do list for almost 6 years, back when the only wargame people played out in Australia was Warhammer Ancients and soldiers were based individually. I posted a test figure here http://wabforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9735 but put the project on hold. Fast forward I won some figures from Warlord games and the chance to make my dream army. I had 3 weeks to get the army ready for an Australian Impetus comp, so fewer figures worked out.

The Full Album is here and I'll try post more details later - http://imgur.com/a/vMUUl#0

[has.been]

Nice idea & nicely executed. How about doing a 'Neptune' army (should that be Navy ?)to oppose it ?
A friend does 'Hordes of the things' games with some weird armies & I can't help but think that players should make matched pairs of armies & take them to competitions. When playing with 'your' armies let your opponent have first choice of force.

On a slightly different tack, I have always had a fancy to do unusual armies, if only to confuse competition gamers:-
Royalist Roman (pre - Republic);
Imperial Russian Air force (pre - 1917);
Republic of Freedonia (an very short lived attempt to break away from the then newly independent Texas;
British Napoleonic with Red Indians (i.e. war of 1812);
etc. etc.

[Mad Doc Morris]

Nice idea.



Imgur doesn't seem to have an easy access option for your pictures' URL, though. You need an address which ends on *.jpg. Or just upload your photos into LAF's gallery (see the menu just below the header) and set links from there.

[damianlz]

THANKS GENTS! Photos fixed, this is what I get for posting late and without coffee

[Mason]

What an amazing idea, seriously well executed.
 

Nice idea & nicely executed. How about doing a 'Neptune' army (should that be Navy ?)to oppose it ?

Trident armed gladiators, dolphin chariots and mermaids.
I can see it now.
 

[Denouement]

The sea waves appear very realistic, nice project.   

Stuart.

[Dr. Zombie]

Didn't Foundry use to have a line of seaelves/merfolk?

They would be a nice adversary for this army.

[nervisfr]

excellent !
I think i Was alone with original projects for compétition armies.......

Many thanks for sharing with us.

ERIC

[Duke Donald]

This is seriously cool!

[James Morris]

Brilliant! Particularly impressed by the waves.

[Dr. Kevin Moon III esq.]

great stuff! Really inspiring.

[Overlord]

Very different, but very well done. 

Nice idea & nicely executed. How about doing a 'Neptune' army (should that be Navy ?)to oppose it ?
A friend does 'Hordes of the things' games with some weird armies & I can't help but think that players should make matched pairs of armies & take them to competitions. When playing with 'your' armies let your opponent have first choice of force.

Weird you say?......

Not historical and the wrong scale.

[von Lucky]

Lovely idea that's been beautifully executed.

[Jeff965]

Cracking idea, and lots of thought gone into each base. I can almost hear the soldiers laughing at the futility of it all.

[Shahbahraz]

I saw this army at Wintercon in Canberra in July. The pictures don't do it justice. Spectacular piece of work. Great idea, really well executed, the water effects are just brilliant.