Thankfully nearing the end of this project, it was time to get stuck into sixteen elements of Italian allies:
These guys are Oscan javelinmen, which probably acted more as skirmishers but are based here as auxiliaries. Either way, they are Italian allies and look the part, with their distinctive helmet regalia:
There weren't any Little Big Men Studio decals to fit these shields, so I applied a fairly simple red colour with some basic weathering for the shield designs. Given that these were regular troops, I think it ties them in together well enough:
The paint was barely dry on them when they took the field for their first game, as part of a Camillan army against a Phyrric army in a game which ground on for five hours before we had to call a halt (in pretty much the same manner as Phyrrus's historical conflicts). The Camillan's had the slight upper hand with the Italian allies performing very well, always gratifying when fielding a new army for the first time.
Next up, some Roman cavalry, and then hopefully a few anti-elephant wagons.
Outstanding work, Lawrence! The bronze helmet, white tunic, and red shield produce very striking units. How large is your roman army, anyway? Seems you must have hundreds and hundreds of them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, I was trying to make them stand apart a little from the standard Romans. I have probably completed over 700 figures thus far, with around another hundred to go. Even though they are all Republican Romans, there are options for Camillan, Polyibian and Marian Romans in there, so really three armies in one.
DeleteAnother nice looking addition Lawrence and very gratifying that they did not succumb to the usual curse of the new unit on the table!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. It was the first outing for my Republican Romans so there were quite a few new units in the game, but the Italian allies performed especially well.
DeleteSplendid lines of battle, cracking job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. I was happy with the way these turned out.
DeleteSuper looking Italian allies! Very nice colour scheme!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, I wanted to make them look a little different from the stock-standard Romans.
DeleteNearing the end of a wargaming project...comedy gold! Nice work on these.
ReplyDeleteCheers Mark. Next in line after these are some more Gauls for the already-completed Gallic army.
DeleteGreat work on these tiny Romans!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. I'm pleased with the way they turned out.
DeleteBrilliant work Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, much appreciated.
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