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.
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12 comments:

  1. Braxen3 November 2011 at 21:05

    is it Russel Crowe in the first rank?

    :-)

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  2. Paul´s Bods3 November 2011 at 21:08

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

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  3. BigRedBat3 November 2011 at 21:32

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

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  4. Hendrid3 November 2011 at 23:34

    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.

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  5. DeanM4 November 2011 at 02:32

    Mean looking unit. Best, Dean

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  6. Cyrus4 November 2011 at 06:34

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

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  7. saxon dog4 November 2011 at 07:43

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

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  8. BigRedBat4 November 2011 at 09:27

    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

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  9. Rodger4 November 2011 at 09:30

    Very very nice.

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  10. El Senyor Verd4 November 2011 at 14:13

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

    Cheers

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  11. Jay4 November 2011 at 21:57

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

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  12. BigRedBat4 November 2011 at 22:07

    Thanks chaps, and welcome Jay!

    Another related post to follow tomorrow...

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