Saturday, 10 December 2011

Adiutrix WIP

Last night I fixed shields to minis, and this morning I made up a new batch of bases and glued the minis to them.


I've made the bases slighty deeper than usual (25mm as opposed to 20mm), because I know that BTD minis, once they have shields attached, have a fairly large footprint.  The deeper bases also enable me to adopt a slightly irregular basing style, as my concept is that this legion has been recently raised, and is less well drilled than others. 


In this shot from the rear, I'm  pleased with the effect created by the variety of the tunic colours. 

Tonight I'll apply my BigRedBatGunk to the bases, and hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to start painting them; must be 3 or 4 nights of basing work ahead.  It'll all be over by Xmas.
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15 comments:

  1. Paul´s Bods10 December 2011 at 19:45

    They look bloody excellent!!!!! And they aren´t even finished yet. Lovely..
    Cheers
    Paul

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  2. Millsy10 December 2011 at 19:48

    These are absolutely superb mate!

    Not only is the concept itself really interesting and off the beaten path, but your execution and attention to detail really makes these guys sing.

    I've been following this project since you started and can't wait for the end result.

    Cheers,
    Millsy

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  3. Willie Anderson10 December 2011 at 19:51

    Great christmas present to yourself
    Look great!

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  4. BigRedBat10 December 2011 at 20:03

    Thanks chaps; I love it when a plan comes together...

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  5. Handgrenadealien10 December 2011 at 22:58

    Fantastic. The continuity of the shield design really ties the project together.
    Regards HGA

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  6. Paul O'G11 December 2011 at 00:12

    Simply stunning - love the blue colour!

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  7. Guidowg11 December 2011 at 02:27

    The photo with the massed ranks looks brilliant, top job.

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  8. Rodger11 December 2011 at 08:42

    Wonderful looking unit. Really like the colour of the shields.

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  9. Caliban11 December 2011 at 11:40

    Have to agree with everything that's already been said. Maybe you should write an article for Slingshot on how to make Romans look interesting!?

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  10. BigRedBat11 December 2011 at 14:12

    Thanks all!

    Paul, there'd be a real danger that the chaps at Slingshot would point put all the things that I've (no doubt) done wrong.

    I know Allen Curtis, for example, doesn't believe that the Romans had a suitably cheap source of blue for their shields, and is most likely right. But I just love that blue...

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  11. RazorOne22311 December 2011 at 14:27

    These are coming together nicely! great work!

    Cheers.

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  12. Caliban11 December 2011 at 15:58

    Hi Simon, I know what you mean. But if anyone is likely to have had some access to a limited supply of blue, it would be a marine unit. Besides, the different shield shapes makes them look cool.

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  13. Cyrus11 December 2011 at 21:17

    Marathon effort Simon, they look superb.

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  14. Prufrock15 December 2011 at 03:20

    You've surpassed even your own high standards with these, Simon. Magnificent!

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  15. BigRedBat15 December 2011 at 11:54

    Hi Aaron and Cyrus, thanks! I've been basing for 3 night, hope to finish this evening. Simon

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