Portuguese Cacadores and another Sherman (plus Pompeii)

This weeks painting update 😀

First up a unit of Portuguese light infantry, Cacadores can’t really do the Peninsular without these, seems hard to find a consistent uniform as they are shown in many different variations, in fact every publication seems to show them slightly differently ? Anyway this seems pretty standard approach, they are Perry figures with the base on their left being Atiradores armed with rifles. I think I also have another small unit to complete in the future.

Another addition to the Sicilian collection a second Sherman, a Warlord Resin kit picked up off eBay 

Finally a couple more wound markers with some ‘fake’ Russians

And as promised some more Roman stuff from our recent holiday, a few photos from Pompeii fairly easily accessible from Naples by train unless there is an unexpected train strike on the day you have booked to go ! Despite these challenges we got to the site pretty early before the mid-day crowds. It is a pretty impressive site, still undergoing excavation. There are also fairly random and irregular sections of the site closed off to the public ?

One of the many paved roads running towards Vesuvius in the background

One of the roadside fountains

Wonderful stucco interiors preserved 

Pompeii famous for the casts of many of the unfortunate inhabitants caught by the eruption back in 79AD

A bakery

Many beautiful painted interiors, perhaps one of the most famous being the House of the Mysteries

It is breathtaking 

But it is not the only painted interior, in fact you get the sense that the Romans pretty much painted every surface of their buildings both inside and outside, rather than delicate white marble I sense they preferred a gaudy Blackpool or Disney land approach

Some of the frescos are fantastically detailed

Mosaics a plenty including several warning guard dogs

Roadside shops on nearly every corner, for those that rent aware each hole in the surface actually represents a large earthen jar buried into the counter containing liquids or perhaps olives etc…

And finally a shot outside the Amphitheatre, the town council kept the area clear of traffic and shops if you imagine the tourists in togas it might be very similar to the view back in 79 before the eruption.

We actually spent the entire day at Pompeii so this is just a snapshot of what is a very large site, one day I might well return for another visit ?

More holiday shots to come next time and perhaps some more painting as I wait to feel a bit better.

Thanks Matt 😀