Monday, 25 May 2020

15mm Republican Roman Pilum-armed Hastati

After recently completing the Tibetan 15mm army I wanted to return and finalise the next tranche of Republican Romans in the remaining twenty-four elements of hastati armed with pila (plus one additional element armed with swords):


















The figures are again Xyston, with Little Big Men Studio shield decals:




































These are again really a large 18mm figure and tower over the recently completed Tibetans, but the extra size does allow for some nice detail:




































I really wouldn't want them to be too much smaller anyway as applying the shield decals is a painstaking-enough process even on these larger figures:


















That's another twenty-five elements completed, with fifty elements or two hundred figures in total, toward this army:


















It is going to be a large project when completed, and I estimate around eight hundred figures in total. The triarii are up next, and then I have a few other projects backed up which I might dip into depending on how the mood takes me and whether my motivation for Romans continues.
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18 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag25 May 2020 at 19:38

    Wow! This is a truly impressive sight.! I cannot believe you put 15mm transfers on all of these figures. Awesome results. Can't wait to see the other 800!

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    1. Lawrence H25 May 2020 at 21:12

      Thanks Jonathan, it was definitely a labour of love. Thankfully only six hundred left to go now, which still seems like a steep hill to climb.

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  2. John25 May 2020 at 20:02

    Great looking army- those shields are awseome!

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    1. Lawrence H25 May 2020 at 21:13

      Thanks John, much appreciated. I think there is a fair bit of speculation about the actual design, but they provide a nice splash of colour.

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  3. Phil26 May 2020 at 00:46

    Most impressive and beautiful Roman army, congrats!

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2020 at 01:51

      Thanks Phil. There's still a bit more to go before I can call it an army, but I'm pleased with the way it's coming together.

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  4. caveadsum147126 May 2020 at 02:56

    Awesome looking Romans! Great looking shields, only 600 more to go he says!
    Best Iain

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2020 at 13:39

      Cheers Iain. Yes, it is a lot really, and I'm not sure I'll be able to tackle them without a few other motivational distractions along the way.

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  5. rross26 May 2020 at 04:12

    A really nice job again Lawrence although I can certainly sympathise with the shields dilemma..the only thing worse than fiddling around with transfers in that scale would be trying to paint the designs on!

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2020 at 13:40

      Yes, that's the way I look at it Keith. There's no way I'd be able to manage that level of detail at this scale, so it's worth the effort.

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  6. Ray Rousell26 May 2020 at 09:53

    Some damn fine painting Lawrence!

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2020 at 13:41

      Cheers Ray. The larger 18mm size and detailed sculpting certainly helps.

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  7. Gonsalvo26 May 2020 at 13:39

    They look great, Lawrence. Eight HUNRED figures in the army eventually. Egads! :-)

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2020 at 13:43

      Thanks Peter. There should be enough in there to all cover variations from early Republicans through to the Marian reforms, with a few anti-elephant wagons thrown in for good measure.

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  8. Mark Strachan5 June 2020 at 16:48

    Just look at it another way Lawrence - 600 figures at 6 per night, that 100 days. You’ll be done in September.

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    1. Lawrence H6 June 2020 at 13:51

      I hadn't thought of it like that. Suddenly I'm not so keen. I have a parcel waiting for me at the post office (I don't know why they call it a parcel "delivery" service) so it could be a new army I ordered from the US a couple of weeks ago, which will no doubt serve as a distraction along the way.

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