Monday 6 April 2020

Middle Imperial Romans - posted by Michael Stonyer, 5 April 2020

The Centurions of the Ordinary Blade discuss their chances of survival in the coming battles for the Winter Cup
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/permalink/1467581143401473/


  • Vincent Cholewa Superb work, Stony. Well done 🥇
  • Allen Yaxley I’m sure they want to know when the lock down ends ?
  • Russell Briant 🏆 Fantastic!
  • Aaron Jackson Love it
  • Mike Leese They look really good
    What figures are they? Is that a standard DBMM base?
    It looks deeper than my 40mm x 10mm bases.
    It’s a pity you’re not in the UK, because I could send my lead mountain over.
    Just to save you getting bored 😐
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    • Vincent Cholewa Mike Leese in NZ we predominantly use 25/28mm figures. 60mm frontage
    • Mike Leese Vincent Cholewa
      I thought they looked good.
      In about 1973 I painted a Norman spearman. My solution to mail was to paint the figure black then used a brass wire brush to rub the paint off the high parts of the mail and to get an oily look painted the mail and helmet with humbrol polyurethane varnish.
      Apart from hands and face it looked quite good. Until Tony Ackland painted one 😞
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    • Michael Stonyer Hi Mike, Thank you for your kind words. The base is 60mm wide by 25mm deep. The Officer on the front left and the two Standard bearers are from the A&A "Middle Imperial Rome" range; while the Officer on the right with the Celtic Budgerigar on his helmet is from Aventine. The little Bull dog is from an Australian company, Eureka Miniatures.
    • Michael Stonyer Painting Chain mail is done by mixing a basic Black into Vallejo Game Color, Gunmetal, 72.054, as a base coat. Just slap it on. Then wash Foundry Nuln Oil over it. Finish with pure Game Color Gunmetal lightly or even dry brushed over, being careful it does'nt seep into the recesses. Dependent on the finish and the miniature, very lightly drybrush Game Color Chain mail Silver, 72.053, over the main areas likely to catch the light. Be careful of the Chain mail Silver. It's extremely metallic and shiny. Very similar in effect to the Humbrol Silver of 1973. Another option is Vallejo Oily Steel, 70.9006, #177, The two standard bearers chain mail are finished/highlighted with this one.
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Allen Yaxley Peter Nobles in charge of this years Winter Cup.
He volunteered after i told him he had to.
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