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A belated merry Xmas, and some fine Romans!
Hordes of invading relatives have meant I've been unable to post, so can I belatedly wish all my visitors a very late Merry Xmas and a rather early Happy New Year! May all your dice roll 6's (except...
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Best wishes for a Very Batty New Year!
Mate Ian came around today and fired up his camera.He knows about "F" numbers, and other magic camera stuff! This one is really worth a click...Can I take this opportunity to wish all my fellow...
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Thessalians, and plans for 2014
Here's a unit I finished last week. They are later Thessalian cavalry in a rhomboid formation, cantering across the Boeotian plain. Mate Nick Speller painted 6 of these Foundry Miniatures, and I...
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I did it one piece at a time...
(This article was originally published in issue 69 of the excellent Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine).“One day I devised myself a plan, that should be the envy of most any a man...”In the...
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Herculiani seniores
The Herculiani Seniores (Herculians) were a Legion Palatinae (guard) unit in the Western Late Roman army, that were originally formed from the VI Legion, from Illyricum. Brigaded together with the...
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Martenses et Lanciarii Sabrienses
The Martenses are an auxiliary unit from the Magister Equitum's Gallic command. They are pseudocomitatenses; border troops promoted to join the field army. Both photos are clickable.The Lanciarii...
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Iulianus, Centurion.
I will need a few singly-based "hero" figures, to use with the rules I am developing. This one is, I believe, a Warlord figure, from among the small collection that I recently bought off Saxon Dog....
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Getting my Picts out...
Before 2005 I painted a fairly large Pictish army. This has languished, unloved, in storage for the last 8 years for want of a historical opponent. Happily, now that my Late Romans are quorate, they...
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A modest Roman reinforcement
In last week's game, some concern was expressed about the relatively small size of the Roman Field army. For tomorrow's game a small reinforcement has arrived; the Equites Sagittarii Parthi Iuniores, a...
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Somewhere just south of the Wall
Last night a full contingent of the Muswell Militiamen gathered for a second game with my emerging Late Roman collection. The Picts have crossed the wall, and are threatening a fortified Roman town....
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Redzedz' druids
I picked these up from Shaun, last year, along with some Goths that I will be basing later this week.They are beautifully painted and composed, and so all I've done is to repaint and flock the base, so...
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Veteran Ala
This ala of Roman cavalry will join the Impetus-based Early Imperial Roman army that I've building in spare moments between other projects.I painted the Gripping Beast riders at least a decade ago, but...
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Rome at War weekend
I'm teaming up with Mark Freeth, of the Wargames Holiday Centre, to put on a weekend of Roman wargaming from 27th to 29th June (not July as I posted incorrectly!). We'll be using around 3,500...
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Bagging a Munro
A Munro is a mountain in Scotland that is at least 3,000 foot high; there are, apparently, 282 of them and more than 4,000 people have climbed the lot!I decided that I need a smaller mountain for my...
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Ben Muswell
I've finished the "Scottish" mountain I stated around 10 days ago.It is boomerang shaped, perhaps 50cm long, by 12cm high. I've included some sheep on the sheltered lower slopes, amidst the heather......
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The saddle
This is the other hill (clickable) I made for my Scottish themed terrain. It is based on a Javis model I picked up cheaply on eBay, but I customised it heavily, and repainted the rocks. It is around...
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Room 101
In the UK, we have a TV show called Room 101, where guests are invited to discuss their pet hates, and the host decided if they should be consigned to a fate worse than death, in Room 101.I would like...
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Ruspina 46BC
I fought the battle of Ruspina 46BC, with mate Ian, tonight (all pics clickable).Ruspina is a really interesting engagement, as the forces were asymmetric; Caesarian Roman legionaries fought against...
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Did I mention that I hate painting celts?
At least the blighters are all blocked in, now. I just need:-one session to paint in details on shields and scabbards, and wash with inktwo sessions to finish and fit an additional 27 shields with...
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