Thursday, 3 November 2011

Coh. II, IIII Scythica


I've finished my second Middle Imperial unit, a Cohort of the IIII Scythica.  This legion was stationed in Syria, guarding the border with the Parthian and later the Sassanian Empires.


All the figures are from A&A miniatures, and some were bought painted on eBay, painted by a very capable painter (although I did the shields, with A&A transfers, and one hand painted). The shield design is based on the one found at Dura Europos.

I'm quite pleased with them!  The tribune came out particularly well, do have a click. There are some shots here of the progress of the painting.   I'll return to paint a third unit in a month or so.

12 comments:

Braxen said...

is it Russel Crowe in the first rank?

:-)

Paul´s Bods said...

me like!!!! Why is the shield lying on the ground?
Cheers
paul

BigRedBat said...

Now you mention it, he does have a Crowe-like quality! Paul, just a bit of battlefield dressing; Palmyran, 1 careful owner.

Hendrid said...

Very nice looking unit and one that's a little bit different. Nice 'colour' to the unit, with a bit of history, and yes the shield is a nice touch.

DeanM said...

Mean looking unit. Best, Dean

Cyrus said...

Great looking unit Simon. I've got some of these to paint as well for fighting my Palmyrans and Sassanids.

saxon dog said...

Fantastic! Just got some of the new Aventine ones. Can I ask what base sizes you have used?
David

BigRedBat said...

Thanks all!

Hi David, they are based on 60 x40 front, and 60x20 rear bases, decorated and later joined together to make 60x60s using the technique I develped to hide seams (in my basing thread).

Cheers, Simon

Rodger said...

Very very nice.

El Senyor Verd said...

An excellent job, as usual. I love that shield on the floor.

Cheers

Jay said...

Very nice painting and basing. After following your modeling work via TMP, I have now become a follower of the BRBC.

BigRedBat said...

Thanks chaps, and welcome Jay!

Another related post to follow tomorrow...