Legio Wargames

My Gallic contingent for Andy Hawes’ Dux Italica campaign is nearing completion. Primed and ready for painting is the final contingent of Senone nobles. They are a mix of Victrix plastics and Foundry metals. I have finished painting the renowned chieftain Vitalstatistix to lead my Senones. He is raised on a shield proclaiming his status and prowess in battle. I like the linothorax he is wearing. This is probably quite authentic for 4th C BC. Although the Gauls are credited f

Rumour has it that the fearsome warrior Fanatix has led a band of Gaesati over the alps to aid the Senones in their fight against Rome. Fanatix and his standard bearer are 28mm Relic Miniatures. The other figures are a mix of Relic metals and Victrix plastics. They will serve with the Senones in Andy Hawes’ Dux Italica campaign. I decided to go for all black-faced shields with varying patterns. Most have Little Big Man transfers but a few are hand painted. Their hair is stiff

The 2027 Society of Ancients Battle day will feature Bannockburn. So it is time to get painting Robert the Bruce’s retinue. I always use a white undercoat as it brings out the colours better, even with troops who have lots of armour. Then I apply a black ink wash over the armour. See Painting Armour for more detail on my method. Usually I paint from the inside out but when it comes to armour I do this first as my technique tends to spill over onto surrounding areas Next come

There is a villa somewhere in Etruria circa 390 BC. It looks like rich pickings for a marauding band of Romans. Learning of the Roman incursion, the Etruscans march out to stop them. The Etruscans send their slingers forward in front of their force, hoping to pick of a few of the enemy and give time for the close combat troops to deploy. The Roman equites quickly ride them down, scattering them to the four winds. The opposing lines begin to square up. The Roman levy taking a