Thursday 10 February 2011

Praetorian Prototype

Whilst my final 2 EIR cohorts grind grimly onwards towards completion, I've started to think about the next unit I'll paint, a cohort (maybe two) of Praetorian guards.

Most of the unit will be the Foundry Saleh Praetorian in the above pose, with a few other minis mixed in for variety; some surprises, I hope.  I've decided to paint coloured bands on the pila, as one sees bands on carvings of praetorians (I hope this is a wargaming first), and give him a white horsehair plume.  I'm a big fan of the LBMS shield design.

Here's the back; nothing controversial there.  I will go for red, as I think it is a suitably military colour.  I can see Praetorians wearing brilliant white for parades in Rome, but not out in the field.

If anyone has 8-12 of the above figures spare, I'd love to buy them or swap for them, as I'd really like to be able to paint 2 cohorts.
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14 comments:

  1. Paul´s Bods10 February 2011 at 21:13

    Gorgeous mate...he looks bloody great.
    Cheers
    paul

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  2. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)10 February 2011 at 22:18

    Very nice and interesting pila design. When I painted up my Praetorian's I went with an all red and white plume.Need to post those someday and your post reminds me of that.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  3. BigRedBat10 February 2011 at 22:22

    Thanks chaps.

    Christopher, post 'em, I say! Might be some ideas I can nick. ;-)

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  4. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 22:38

    Fancy looking dude Simon, but can he fight?

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  5. BigRedBat10 February 2011 at 22:43

    I reckon, yes! Mind you, they were inclined to change sides when the odds were stacked too heavily against them.

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  6. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 22:45

    That's good enough for me and bending with the wind was jolly useful back then

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  7. saxon dog10 February 2011 at 23:32

    Looking Great! Always admire your productivity!

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  8. EinarOlafson11 February 2011 at 01:49

    Very nice!! The pile colours are a very good idea.

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  9. The Doc11 February 2011 at 08:20

    Allow me to add my voice to the praises!! These will look beautiful as a unit. At first the pila colours made me do a double take but they work very very well.

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  10. BigRedBat11 February 2011 at 08:56

    Thanks chaps. I think I'll do all the pila different "Ere give me that one back, it's mine!".

    Tomorrow I base the legionaries...

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  11. BigRedBat11 February 2011 at 08:56

    Thanks chaps. I think I'll do all the pila different "Ere give me that one back, it's mine!".

    Tomorrow I base the legionaries...

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  12. irishserb11 February 2011 at 12:42

    Wow, oustanding job!!

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  13. Vojvoda3 April 2011 at 19:45

    Very nice colours on the figure. I am really impressed with the second photo. Looks very natural.
    VR
    James Mattes

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  14. BigRedBat3 April 2011 at 20:03

    Thanks James, I think they will be great units, eventually (lots ahead of them in the queue)

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Thanks for commenting. I will post this as soon as I am able to review it.