Ben's 18mm Classical Mediterranean

[Peter]

I like that shieldwall! Great work Ben!

[Minuteman]

I agree, the Hoplite phalanx looks quite superb. Great work!!

[Ben Bob]

Thanks

Now that this project is sufficiently progressed, I want to start on a new army.
This time it is a Roman army from the Late Republic/Early Empire period.

I'm using Blue Moon Caesarian troops.
I'm aiming for 5 units (24 men as for my Greeks) each representing a legion.

For the first one, I will do a front rank of soldiers with gladii, and a rear rank throwing their Pila.




The figures needed some cleanup, but not bad.
Overall I am happy with them. They have realistic proportions and are nicely detailed.

Thanks for looking.

[Ben Bob]

I decided to replace the pila with broom bristle and hair from a shoe brush. It was much easier than I expected.



However, the test painting turned out too dark for my taste. I'll probably do this lot over again.



I'm a bit happier with this batch and their lighter color scheme. However, the shield colors lack contrast and I'll probably redo them.







Thanks for looking.

[Peter]

They look good so far Ben!

[Santi Pérez]

Wonderful figures, Ben.

Santi.

[MABO]

Looks really promissing! The brand of figs is completely new for me, but they are good looking.