28mm Early Imperial Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Emperor Lucius Verus & the Praetorian Inner Guard.

This piece was just finished and varnished today 😀 This will form my command stand with bodyguards, all the miniatures are 'Aventine miniatures'. The square basing is to allow the command stand to be incorporated into the battleline if necessary.  The standard with a 'Victory' atop could either be used for the Army Standard or the Emperor's personal standard. Shields are hand painted, I may replace them with transfers in the future.

Historical note; Lucius was Emperor alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius from 161AD to 169AD, whereas Marcus ruled from 161AD to 180AD.

I wanted the Emperor's purple cloak to look distinctly different from the reds and blue cloaks of the staff, so I painted lighter tones of purple.

All basing has a 60mm frontage, depth usually 20mm except for the Emperor at 50mm. 2mm and 4mm Grass tufts are home made which I recommend everybody makes their own using a flocking box.

Next on the painting bench is a cohort of Auxiliary infantry, then artillery and a couple of cohorts of Legionaries.

All the Best,

Peter

28mm Early Imperial Roman Archers

 This will be the fourth unit completed for my Early Imperial Roman army based on a 15mm minifigs army I had at school many years ago, based to 'Wargames Research Group' 6th edition rules bases are 20mm frontage per figure and 30mm depth. Representing an Auxiliary Archer cohort in western dress, minis supplied by 'Aventine miniatures'.

 

The command stand carries a draco standard, regarding the officer I may swap out the head in the future. 

All the bows have strings made from FINE EZ Line 100 in black, this stuff stretches and is used by aircraft and ship modellers, it is a bit pricey but the advantage over normal line is it retains its shape even after being banged about on the wargames table, it also glues rapidly in its stretched state when you use super glue.

Anyhow I'm currently finishing off my Emperor's command stand and a small group of Praetorian Inner Guard.

All the Best,

Peter.