Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Now for Something Completely Different...

I've had a long time love of ancient history -- particularly the Roman Republic.


Oh, hello!


I fell in love with Baccus 6mm miniatures as soon as I painted up my first strip.
These guys have plenty of detail and heft.  The models featured here are hastati/princepes from the old line.  Baccus has since revamped their Republican Roman range with newer sculpts that are just as nice (or perhaps even better looking).  







These guys have been sitting on my desk half-finished for a long time.  It was getting to the point where I had to complete them.
They are based on 40mm square bases from Litko.







I think this group/unit really shows off the benefits of 6mm.  This is a unit of 72 models (in three ranks).  The same three bases for 28mm models would hold 12 guys.




How cool are these little guys?