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Mortem et Gloriam Players forum => Modelling and Eye Candy => Topic started by: Nathan on January 21, 2019, 07:42:33 PM

Title: Late Romans
Post by: Nathan on January 21, 2019, 07:42:33 PM
Hello, my first post on here.

Inspired by a first couple of games with MeG, I have a dug out a 15mm Late Roman army that I started (and didn't get very far with) in the 1980s and am completing it and rebasing for MeG. I've just finished the first unit - a Legio Comittensis: Lanciarii Gallienci Honoriani. The figures are a mix of old Minifigs and one each from Asgard / Table Top Games and Museum Miniatures. The Painting is also a mix of old 1980s, tidying up and completely new.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QdBaem09kp0/XELPa3ilaII/AAAAAAAAAjg/GbPSrRB9RQkq-BhvUikCQ5yy77zJDB3xQCLcBGAs/s1600/Legio%2B1.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-arjm0Cm7Tfs/XEWLEqVaqsI/AAAAAAAAAlI/ZkM6la5ORnQ4LGGvQp9eAkz0ucTftvmlACEwYBhgL/s1600/Command%2B3.jpg)

There are some more pictures and further explanation on my blog.

https://smallitalianwars.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: nikgaukroger on January 21, 2019, 08:43:28 PM
Very nice indeed.
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: Robin on January 21, 2019, 09:48:28 PM
Looking good
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: Dru on January 21, 2019, 10:00:40 PM
Wow.

Fantastic painting. And I love the painting along the base edge too.

Considering most army photos are taken 1-3 feet away, that yours excels in zoom is a testament to the care and skill that have been used.

Look forward to seeing more! And welcome to MeG!

Dru
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: craig.w on January 22, 2019, 10:00:31 AM
Look great. Your Italian wars stuff on the blog look beautiful too. I have a whole heap of Venexia Landsknechts waiting to be painted, unfortunately I won't be able to reach such a high standard!
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: mad lemmey on January 22, 2019, 01:06:28 PM
Those are beautiful.  8)
Title: Re: More Late Romans - Secunda Britannica, Legio Comitatenses
Post by: Nathan on January 31, 2019, 06:00:18 PM
Thanks very much for the kind comments.

I've finished another unit now and just sorted out the pictures so I could post it on my blog.

This time I mostly re-used old painted figures - not a great idea as the degree of re-painting needed to bring them to near modern standards was probably more than if I'd stripped them and started again! I also hit a few problems with figures irreparably damaged by lead rot though this did give me the opportunity for a bit of conversion and modification work to make something out of odds and ends from the lead pile.

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wRTUL_JPje4/XFLNq0xAgyI/AAAAAAAAAls/kC3B7SwyUaY11YHh_1ksW8F8vlAJXY6jACLcBGAs/s1600/Command%2Bc.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cKk3nbSfT-8/XFIj8E5AXbI/AAAAAAAAAlU/2-DNpdOhu5giz8SVKwByGKyKZo28bOPegCLcBGAs/s1600/Command%2Ba.jpg)

As before, I've a few more pictures and fuller description on my blog.

https://smallitalianwars.blogspot.com

By the way, does anybody know why the pictures appear so huge - the originals are much smaller when I view them as full size but here they are so big I have to scroll across them.
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: Dru on February 02, 2019, 02:30:10 AM
save a copy as a smaller image. Then post that.
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: Administrator on February 02, 2019, 08:33:48 AM
You can specify the size in the BBcode. So you have the image tags
[IMG]your url here [/IMG]

add the width the parameter (in pixels)

[IMG width=900]your url here[/IMG]

so for example same image displayed at 700 pixels


(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wRTUL_JPje4/XFLNq0xAgyI/AAAAAAAAAls/kC3B7SwyUaY11YHh_1ksW8F8vlAJXY6jACLcBGAs/s1600/Command%2Bc.jpg)
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: Nathan on February 20, 2019, 07:22:00 AM
Thanks to Administrator for that useful advice, I've updated my original posts to show the images 800 pixels wide.

Now I just need to get some more completed.
Title: Re: Late Romans
Post by: mad lemmey on February 20, 2019, 01:07:00 PM
:D