I don't know how you "use" this WIP part of the forum, but i see it as a logbook.
I want to share, not only what i've done, but what i think, the way i lead my project.
Some friends of mine asked me if it was a bit boring, painting thousands of miniatures of the same era coming from the same dozen of sets.
Always, i have the same answer : NO !!!
this project mixes my two main passions : figurines and Histoire Militaire (in French please !
) of fourth and fifth century.
the few hours saved by work, family life and friends, I dedicate in reading books on the subject. For those interested, i've made a review (in French, one day i will find the courage of translating it in English) of the greatest books on the matter :
https://comitatusgaulois.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/livres-sur-larmee-romaine-du-bas-empire/Discovering this website has been a chance, and a pain. I find a place of people like me, but way more talented.
So, i decided to revamp all my old painted figurines, with what i've learned here, and ashamed by my previous work.
here is an example :
i took an old unit, the
https://comitatusgaulois.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/les-martiaux-martenses/, (very bad) painted years ago very quickly with figurines from MiniArt sets. Yes, they are historically accurate (except for some helmets...), but so hugly !
I've made a couple of head swaps, and here is my WIP :
The miniArt germanic warriors, don't need conversion, but a brand new painting. I'm obviously very far from the standards here, by i hope you will see the progress !
Obviously, a close-up picture reveals all the defauts !
i've already made a brand new unit revamping a old one you can see here ;
https://comitatusgaulois.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/milites-dalmati-soldats-dalmates/