15mm Marian Roman Commission, The Last Batch

Here is the last batch of Romans for my mate at PAW, Del.  

All figures are Essex and will be in the owners hands very soon.

Two bases of Generals, I've gone for a Republican look for the Generals, so obviously they are old men or nostalgic.

 Elephants, the Panzers of the ancient world, however they were not overly used by the Romans hence I have opted for a basic beast.

Mercenary light horse bow, what would later form the auxiliar but at this stage still dressed and fought in their native style.

A different option for light horse as these could be allied or mercenary from the famous Tarantine stable.

Finaly, just for variety a different option for light horse, although carrying javelin they do have a bow case tucked away

When Del fields the army I will try and get some group pictures....

15mm Marian Roman Commission

Yet another project coming to a close, just a few more groups to complete and then Del from PAW will have a nice, fresh Marian Roman Army for his FoGA collection.

 A group shot of the completed batch

 Light horse, artillery, velites and slingers

 Italian allied, mercenary or auxiliary light horse

 

 Light field artillery in the form of Scorpion bolt throwers

 Roman Velites, a hang over from the earlier Republican armies but still used after the reforms

Allied or mercenary slingers

All the figures are Essex except the artillery which if War and Empire

15mm Marian Roman Commission

The final batch of the Roman commission has been delivered and I have started to apply the pigment.  The only thing that needs to be bought is a small Roman marching fort to act as baggage.

The first additional elements are another unit of Roman cavalry, two units thorakai mercenaries and a unit of Illyrian skirmishers.

These are obviously based for FOG and are all Essex figures

Marian Roman Commission

Commanders for the Roman Legions.....

Marian Roman Commission

A unit of Legionaries for the Marian Roman commission I am doing for Del at PAW.

Marian Roman Commission

Additions to the Commission I started last work rotation, 4 bases of Marian Roman commanders for their legionary line.

Marian Roman Cmmission

The end of another rotation and the last batch of the Marain Roman commission.  More legionaries and eight bases of Thracian Mercenaries.

So two battlegroups of Romans, nothing much else to say....

So eight bases of Thracian Mercenaries.  These are later Hellenistic Thracians who were hired as auxiliar by the Legions.  

 As they will be two separate battlegroups I have painted them up slightly differently.

Romans and Gauls

Yes more Romans, they just keep coming!!  But I've coloured them with some Gauls...

 Nothing new to say about the Romans but the Gauls are a little different.

 These are two bases of skirmishers, young boys with javelins and older men with sling.

Corvus Belli figures

Marian Roman Commission and Punic Wars Project-Gauls

The latest off of the painting table another group of Roman Legionaries and the first two chariots, one base, for the Punic Wars Gauls.  I know that the Gauls did not use chariots by the time Hannibal invaded but but they did use them to fight the Romans just before Hannibal arrived.

More pointy thing throwing Romans

 The Gauls chariots.

 Here I have drilled the feet of the crew and glued in pins to hold them in place.  They were trimmed before gluing.

The two chariots on their base 80mmx60mm.  They are from War and Empire and Corvus Belli, I think.

Marian Roman and Late Acaemenid Persians

Just Romans are pretty boring to look at but are nice to paint and as it is a commission they are great.  But to 'spice' up the post I will add some of my side projects, additional figures to my Late Achaemenid Persians an army that I really do like.

 This batch of Romans include two legionary command bases.

These are Kappadokian bowmen, a subject state of the mighty Persian empire.

 As skirmish bow troops they have quite a dull pallet but I do like them.

These are lovely Xyston miniatures.

AS you see from this comparison picture the kappadokians are part of the 'larger' sized Xyston ranges, here they are next to Essex Romans.