barr7430 wrote:It is VERY cool!... well done Dad Harrison!

I second that...also I like the color very much!
Btw nice job on the decals

Thank you Clarence :D Yeah, it seems that Republican Romans are pretty popular these days :lol: Apart from the shields I already had finished the Velites a month ago. So, now the last days I was in the mood to get the shields ready by applying those nice LBM decals which I've ordered from Victrix. h...

toggy wrote:...if I had time...

I really know what you're talking about, Bob
..and thanks for the kind words

Thank you

Indeed they are! They're really crisp and tell you were to put on the paint. So if you'll get tempted doing ancients I can really recommend the Victrix stuff.

Hey Bob, see you next year in Hamburg

barr7430 wrote:nice castings and lovely paintwork

Yes, they are a real treat

Thank you Barry

I've got biten by the ancients bug again and purchased a box of Victrix's Republican Romans at the Tactica Wargames show in Hamburg. Although being a long time conservative "no Plastics"-Advocat, I have to confess that these minis are great and really nice to paint. I've already put some of the Veli...

Last year I've painted these lovely chaps from Black Hussar Miniatures

Prussian Grenadiers from Infantry Regiment No.17:

Oh, Tellus is in the house..ehrm..in the photo

Great pics Günter, glad to meet you Barry and Bob at the Tactica!

18th Century Guy wrote:Tellus,

Your link didn't work?

Ah, now it's up to date, thank you for the hint.

To me David O'Brien put it to the point with his words on TMP: "...that it felt and played like a Napoleonic battle..." That the "realism" I expect from a rule set. My copy arrived last week and first thing I did was browsing the pages and looking at all this great photographs. Also I like this used...

Phil..who? When I painted the Camaron Highlanders I listened very excessivly "The best of the pipes & drums" from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Military Band.Well,I think it worked :lol: My top 10 CD's at the moment(in no particular order): -Apocalyptica - Cult -Monster Magnet - Monolithic Baby -Pr...

They're great work!And what you say about basing really hits;too many wargamers are too concerned about basing