Friday 10 December 2010

Third Century Romans

SO... another week and another impetus base full of lovely Romans. These are a curious bunch. I bought them from A&A miniatures and as far as I know they are the only ones who cover this period. n fact when I first saw the pictures I wasn't even convinced they were Romans!

Certainly these figures do have a certain charm. They remind me of the goons in the flash Gordon movie. Something almost sci-fi-camp about those helmets.

The figures themselves are a bit big and clumsy looking. Having said that they do have character and paint up ok. Some of the faces are a wee bit deformed though that may be moulding issues.

They would also be ideal for fighting the early pagan goths. I'm still musing over which barbarians I like best and early goths are the front runners.

Next up should be late romans. Only problem is the infamous BTD still haven't delivered. Going by some bloggers I could be waiting for up to three years. Seriously ..

















6 comments:

DeanM said...

Awesome looking unit. I had some A&A Macedonians and they had that heavy infantry look for sure. The shield designs are so eye-catching. Regards, Dean

BigRedBat said...

Yes they look great! I have always aspired to a unit or two of those, myself. One day...

I met Adam who sculpted them last year, a very nice chap.

Paul´s Bods said...

They look INCREDIBLE!!! I have never seen any roman models with the scale head protection...only a picture in an Osprey book to do with the battle of Resiana. As always..you have done an satounding paint job...
Cheers
Paul

Scullmeister said...

Very, very nice work.

saxon dog said...

Great stuff! Are you doing any more?
I'm now working on an Impetus army list for my 3rd Century Romans.

blucher said...

cant really decide :P

May well do but might take a break from the romans for a bit.