Saturday, 3 September 2016

Caesarean Equites

By Companion Miniatures. Thanks are due to Happy Gordon in Newcastle for swapping - I had a few extra legionaries he needed, so...
Shields are by Aventine, with LBMS transfers to match.
The men have a nice mix of chain and cuirass for armour. I painted the horses as mix of chestnuts and bays, with command having posh greys. They will see their first outing for Philippi in October.
Posted by Caliban at 12:47:00
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17 comments:

  1. BigRedBat3 September 2016 at 13:13

    Very nice Paul!

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  2. Joseph.Cade3 September 2016 at 15:13

    I love 'em, me being a big Romanophile!

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    1. Caliban3 September 2016 at 15:31

      Cheers, Joe. I honestly don't know if I could say that I like Romans, even though I have loads of Republicans and Caesareans. I think I grudgingly admire them for their grim determination and efficiency, but a secret part of me likes to see them lose! I do like painting them, though...

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    2. Cyrus3 September 2016 at 22:53

      Excellent work Paul!

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  3. Jonathan Freitag4 September 2016 at 02:28

    They do look nice! Are Companion figures still produced?

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  4. Phil4 September 2016 at 08:52

    Superb, once again...Vae Victis!

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  5. Caliban4 September 2016 at 10:13

    Thanks for looking, folks. Companion Miniatures are unfortunately no longer in production. I do know that someone called Glenn owns them here in England, and made a brief appearance on The Miniatures Page a few years ago to announce that he was putting them back into production on a limited basis. However, he seems to be very elusive. I did see a post somewhere saying that he has some serious health problems, so that probably explains it. If I had the money I'd buy the ranges from him!

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  6. Howard Whitehouse4 September 2016 at 17:00

    Lovely work! I'm glad to see some actual Roman cavalry from this era - everyone shows Germans, Gauls and Numidians.

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    1. Caliban5 September 2016 at 08:54

      Cheers, Howard. I need to do some more work to add to my Numidians, and then I feel a German horde coming on...

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  7. Service Ration Distribution (Hobby)6 September 2016 at 16:04

    I think you must have cornered the market in Romans by now. Another stunning unit. Well done Paul.

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    1. Caliban6 September 2016 at 20:13

      Thanks, Simon, it's great to hear from you.

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  8. John11 September 2016 at 22:51

    It is sad that Companion Miniatures look unlikely to put back into production again. I wonder if you have the biggest collection of these figures?

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    1. Caliban12 September 2016 at 08:47

      Hi John, I think you may be right. Between the Romans, Iberians and Numidians I do have quite a few. I still have enough of their earlier Republican period Figures to make up the two Roman legions of a Camillan army. They are still unpainted because I have been painting to support our campaign. I am thinking of using Aventines for the accompanying Latin legions. I also like the Crusader Miniatures unarmoured cavalry. I used these as extraordinarii for the later armies, and they would also make good Equites for the Camillans. So many choices, so little painting time!

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  9. Geordie an Exiled FoG28 September 2016 at 23:43

    Lovely work, 28mm Romans - one thing I have still yet to do :(

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  10. Unknown6 October 2016 at 21:37

    love the figs mate, good to see paint on them. Do you still have several mounted caesars? and if so fancy flogging me one, managed to find myself a dozen companion cav and need a mounted general.

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    1. Caliban8 October 2016 at 08:45

      Hi Gordon, I'm glad you like them! I have an extra Caesar or two, but they are already painted. If you think you could use one, I'll see if I can dig out your address and send him on. No worries about paying me, by the way - I still owe you thanks for sending me the other Companion minis!

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