Saturday, March 22, 2025
Roman Sagittari
Friday, March 21, 2025
Imperial Roman Eastern Archers part 2
Roman Eastern Sagittarii
Monday, March 17, 2025
Roman Legate
Roman Command
Monday, March 3, 2025
Roman Auxillia and Legate
A skirmish unit that I completed for the analogue painting challenge. I will sell these as I am only using foundry now for my Imperial Roman’s.
Figures are a mix of plastic Warlord Games and metal Foundry. The vexillum, Cornu and are foundry, the optio centurion is Warlord metal the remainder are plastic warlord with LBM transfers.
Monday, October 21, 2024
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
XI legio IV Cohort
IV Cohort XI Legion
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Praetorian cohort - Imperial Roman’s
Praetorians!
These chaps have been hanging around at the rear of my painting desk since February awaiting Foundry shields and transfers from LBM. I purchased both while I was in the UK at Partizan and I completed them last week. I have a second cohort which just needs the command to be painted and they will join my Imperial Roman's also. The figures are from the foundry range.
Cheers
Matt
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Partizan haul a little bit of shopping
Shopinnnnggggg
Finally back home from my first ever Partizan and what a blast it was. I managed to get a great amount of supplies and miniatures from Partizan and photograph it. First up I did have a lot in pre order and some was paid for back in January (my Christmas shopping time), so could be packed and sent in time for my return from Australia and has been sitting at Shaun’s awaiting pick up at this Partizan, particularly as the customs duties to France are punishing if the value is high……oh well Brexit continues to hurt UK small wargaming businesses.
AB miniatures
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20mm American Para, artillery crews and vehicle crews |
Ready to Roll
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Raventhorpe British airborne jeeps |
Alder miniatures
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20mm American para, British airborne vehicle crews, German vehicle crews |
Early War Miniatures
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Early War Miniatures, British artillery bits |
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EWM Dutch hussars and artillery crews |
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Belgian Hussars, cyclists frontiers and some AA crew |
Books
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First up we met Harry Sidebottom, and received signed copies of his books, a thrill as I have been reading the stories of Ballista since his first one. |
A lot of books, a lot of these were from my mate in Wales who is clearing his library, but a great selection available and cheap! Even my wife purchased two.
Old Glory
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Two packs of French casualties and wounded for markers for my revolutionary -1809 French army |
Gripping Beast
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28mm Gothic cavalry so I can compete my goth cavalry units. |
Foundry miniatures
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Imperial Roman Command, praetorian shields, gladiators |
Random stores and Hinds miniatures
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Imperial Roman’s, dark age skirmish types, goths, Bolt action Dice, random truck loads, glue, paint and clippers |
ABC Paint brushes
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First time trying the Pro art series, picked up work horse acrylic and sable they are a great price |
Warbases
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Always need these, possibly should of purchased another 20 or so for my Napoleonic casualties |
Plastic kits
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I had to rescue two Horsa gliders and a German fighter for a tenner |
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ww2 new kits and a modern jet for my Cold War warpac. |
Resin bits
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Bridges from Kallistra, really nice and suitable up to 28mm |
Friday, April 28, 2023
Analogue Painting Challenge 2023 wrap up
Analogue Painting Challenge XIII it’s a wrap
A big hearty thank you to Curt, Sarah, the Minions and all of the participants for another great challenge. A wide range of inspiring, superb and cracking paint jobs were entered, huge terrain projects, and massive miniature armies were built and hopefully lead mountains were diminished.
I was really happy with my results this year, my first time I surpassed my challenge goal number and completed the side challenge. I managed too complete every studio so that really boosted my points. My highlights for the studios were building the ww1 aircraft and the female miniatures painted for Lady Sarah’s limousine which turned out a treat, which too my surprise I won a prize for.
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Rabens Ravens |
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General Varus |
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The fruit picker |
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Chieftain Marobodus |
I had a lot of projects I wanted to get started on, my main focus though was my Roman’s and Germanics. Originally I planned only do 120 odd Roman’s but by challenge end it was close to 200 miniatures, and 140 Ancient Germans plus some nice commands. I did fail to complete the ten cohorts planned for my legion, due to a planning fail and the Royal Mail strike which left me short 4 foundry commands and 18 praetorian shields (which could be possibly in storage somewhere) and running low on enthusiasm for Roman’s and Germanics in the last ten days of the challenge. I plan to complete the last 4 units next month or so when I return from holidays in Australia.
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Legio VI |
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Woden the all father |
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Seubi tribesmen |
Looking forward to next years challenge, and plan too build another big army…..not sure what though. See you all next year.
Cheers
Matt
Friday, February 17, 2023
Legio XI VI Cohort
Legio XI, cohors VI
The legion continues, again Foundry Miniatures. Another entry for the analogue painting challenge.
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Auxilla markers |