More Roman casualties

This time with a twist, or rather a dial:

These bases are not quite as large as my home made ones, but they are of far better quality. Made by Warbases, they have numbers up to 12, and I reckon five of them will do for a legion; these are for my yellow shields legion of Gripping Beast figs. I just did my usual and put some Warlord plastics on them. My total for 2016 is now 250 foot, 20 mounted and a large Aventine nellie.

On the Painting Tray: May 2015

Some casualty figures and the legate for the yellow legion I've just finished, plus the start of the next legion. The casualties are Warlord games plastics, on Warbases large round dials. These are not quite as large as my home-made ones, but are of much better professional quality, so should last for ever. The numbers on the dial go up to 12.

Yellow Legion

The yellow refers to the shields, not the performance in combat. Although that remains to be seen:

Just a single photo for the moment. I'm still waiting for everything to settle down before I can properly organise any of my games stuff. This will take a while, but in the meantime I am still painting, although not as often as I would have liked. Usually too exhausted after a day at work to do much other than vegetate. So painting is now relegated to the weekends only. Still, these guys didn't take too long to finish. They are the last of a batch Roy gave to me, already with a base paint job on them, which has helped because it speeds things up. This is the second of my Gripping Beast legions, and I have painted them with plain yellow shields to complement their white compatriots. Officers and random guys are by a mix of manufacturers, including Navigator, Companion and, probably, Foundry. As with the previous lot, the bases are a bit thicker to compensate for the relatively small size and build of the minis; hopefully they won't look too out of place next to the likes of Companion Miniatures on the tabletop.