Saturday, 28 August 2021

The next Late Romans

I have been working away at rebasing the next batch of Late Romans. They only needed limited repainting to blend them with my other figures and of course I repainted the shields (please don’t look to closely).

More late Romans, these are slightly less armoured than the previous unit, the challenge here was I wasn’t able to remove all the figure safely from their 1p bases so I had to stick them on in situ, luckily the Milliput I use has disguised it pretty well
I have also worked up and rebased the first group of archers. The idea I am working on here is flexibility so they can fight as an independent unit or as shown below……
They can merge into the infantry for combined units which I understand was how they formed up right at the end of the Roman Empire. So that is two good units and I have a few more bits before I tackle some cavalry units. I also have the light cavalry which are coming out of their dettol bath this weekend.


Finally the weather has been nice for a couple of days so I took the opportunity together out walking. One of our nearest hills is Blencathra. There are a number of routes to the summit but by far the best is Sharp Edge it is only short , but is quite an exposed and interesting scramble. A joy on a nice warm sunny day 😀
Some more units painted this weekend and loads of hobby stuff 👍



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31 comments:

  1. Neil Scott28 August 2021 at 10:28

    Those Romans look superb

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  2. rross28 August 2021 at 11:32

    Yes agree, another fine looking bunch of Late Roman figures there Matt and the scenery is pretty impressive too!

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    1. Matt Crump28 August 2021 at 20:17

      Thanks Keith not quite enough for a battle yet but we’ll keep painting 👍

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  3. Phil Robinson28 August 2021 at 11:57

    Fine progress on the late Romans and the outdoor shot is equally uplifting.

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    1. Matt Crump28 August 2021 at 20:19

      Thanks Phil I have to say in good weather the Lake District is indeed good for the soul

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  4. MartinC28 August 2021 at 14:23

    Love the Romans, the mixed unit is a great idea

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  5. Michal DwarfCrypt28 August 2021 at 14:36

    Beautiful looking Romans!

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  6. caveadsum147128 August 2021 at 18:58

    Lovely looking Late Romans ! I think they look great!I've still got my dux Bellorum late Romans to get too,undercoated but not painted!
    Best Iain

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    1. Matt Crump28 August 2021 at 20:21

      I am gradually working up the force and with probably start with some smaller skirmish games when I have done some cavalry

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  7. Jonathan Freitag28 August 2021 at 19:09

    Your latest Additions to your growing roman army look fab! Beautiful scenery too. What is the elevation of this peak?

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    1. Matt Crump28 August 2021 at 20:25

      Thanks Jon, blencathra is a bit over 2800 feet so not large but a character all of its own

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  8. A J28 August 2021 at 20:08

    Nice looking figures, Matt. I remember reading about those mixed units. It was one of those 'super armies' WRG fans used to bang on about.

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    1. Matt Crump28 August 2021 at 20:26

      Thanks I am trying to spread my Romans across several hundred years so I am hoping for some flexibility

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  9. Steve J.29 August 2021 at 09:58

    Those look great Matt and as always some lovely views of the lake district. Sadly I pass through it on the way to drop our daughter off in Edinburgh, so one trip I might stop off for some sight seeing...

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    1. Matt Crump29 August 2021 at 13:48

      Thanks Steve, well if you do stop off or you needed a coffee stop let me know 👍

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    2. Steve J.31 August 2021 at 11:26

      Where about are you Matt as it might make a nice stop off on the way back?

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    3. Matt Crump31 August 2021 at 16:59

      Penrith so on the M6 so almost certainly well placed. Obviously it all depends on timing but a tea stop and a tour of the dungeon seems a fine idea 😀

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    4. Steve J.1 September 2021 at 07:20

      I fear I may be rather early for tea, as I set off around 6.00am, so pass Penrith around 9.00am!

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    5. Matt Crump1 September 2021 at 11:07

      Well let me know if/when you are coming past Steve and we can try and arrange a pit stop

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  10. John30 August 2021 at 06:03

    Lovely figures- and paintwork!!

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  11. David30 August 2021 at 11:18

    Nice Late Roman additions Matt, but the landscape picture is my favourite as it lifts the spirits!

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    1. Matt Crump31 August 2021 at 07:58

      Thanks David hopefully the Late Romans will build into a fighting force over the next few months ?

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  12. Aly Morrison30 August 2021 at 12:49

    More lovely looking Romans Matt..
    The mixed unit works really well…for me it’s one of the things that says LateRoman/Byzantine army to me…

    A beautiful view this time… you could put that one in a frame.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Matt Crump31 August 2021 at 08:01

      Thanks Aly, I checked several other blogs/sources on the setup and the flexibility of the mixed unit seems to work.

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  13. Stuart S30 August 2021 at 18:04

    Great set of Romans and a wonderful view.
    Cheers
    Stu

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  14. DeanM1 September 2021 at 14:02

    Very impressive band of Late-Roman infantry, Matt!

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