wip praetorian slingers

[clivethecelt]

@Carvel - very nice; like the highlighting/shading - have you changed technique slightly? The eyes look pretty good as they are, btw; the red's fine, too, v bright. Good job with the stubble but ... they all look a bit limp around the wrist!

[carvel2]

First outline of the shield design on...and I'm not a happy bunny. Ambition in the absence of ability. Its going to take some work to pull them round to reasonable attempt!

[mikeland]

Looking great so far, I found these shields really hard to get the watersides on, messed em up a bit, wish I had been brave enough to handprint them.

[clivethecelt]

@Carvel: Ah ... apologies! I'd not thought about the shields (despite you mentioning painting them, doh!); that explains the hand position. What about some of the VVV "Praetorian" transfers, done in white?
http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/A4_transfer ... lroman.pdf

[carvel2]

@ clive...no worries.
Kept going with the shields despite the lure of transfers. I dont think theres much else I can do to them . cant say I'm pleased with them but not sufficiently displeased to paint over them. Its a learning process I suppose. If we never try we never progress.....
Here they are after some fettling...


Please note...Marty Feldman ..front rank, third from left

[clivethecelt]

Very nice - it's just that I'd got some Barbarian shield transfers (for 10mm minis) to fit the buckler-sized shields from the Celt extras, and they'd fit fairly well - thought the Praetorian ones would look OK too! Didn't see that colour combo coming ... Claret & Blue!!! That explains the slings - bunch of football hoolies!!

[carvel2]

@Clive..the muse was upon me They look better to the naked eye, but still ...oh well you know
Just attaching tufts for IO and wishing BD would turn up to pass comment. Its a funny old world.

[mikeland]

@Clive..the muse was upon me They look better to the naked eye, but still ...oh well you know
Just attaching tufts for IO and wishing BD would turn up to pass comment. Its a funny old world.

They look great... Watch out greenhouses of ancient Briton!

I really like he shields... Almost wish id tried that... As to BD... Email him the photos... I have sent him some of mine.

[carvel2]

@Mikeland cheers
Here's the final parade


All figures now officially painted...in time for my birthday at the weekend.
Investing in a chess set to avoid complicated rules

[Invisible officer]

Thank you for for the tufts.

The handpainted shields are not bad. They may represent the munition quality field items. I even prefer selfmade items, everyone can buy some super decals. But to do your best and getting better over the years, that's the real thing.

Praetorians with slings are realy a nice idea. Being well trained soldiers drawn from the Legions we can be sure that they knew how to use them.