28mm Imperial Roman Gladiators

 And Now for something completely different!

These Gladiators were sitting on the painting bench for a while now waiting for a few splashes of colour, so they've been completed this week with some more Early Imperial Roman legionaries and Praetorians I'll post these to follow before the end of April.

The  Playmat is homemade, I tried to get a sand blown ripple effect using acrylics rolled onto sealed linen material, looking at the Jordanian desert I think the colour scheme works for me anyway. If I make another playmat I'll blog instructions on  how I did it with the colour palette etc. Flexible playmats are Great if you have storage issues like I do.

Dude Behind You!

All the miniatures are 'Wargames Foundry' figures from their Gladiator range, painted in Oils, enamels and acrylics. I'm going to have to retouch my older gladiators to match in with these dudes.

I was hoping to include these figures in a vignette set in a small fighting pit on the edge of the Roman Empire, scratch built out of plasticard, wood etc. to resemble a rustic mini collosseum. Maybe I'll start it over Summer.

Anyhow I'll upload the rest of the Romans soon, and the WW2 stuff.

All the Best,

Peter.

28mm Ancient Roman Gladiators

GLADIATORS

28mm Wargames Foundry Gladiators.

I primed these cool 'Wargames Foundry' minis in black enamel to give a good flat opaque undercoat, then primed the flesh tones with burnt umber oil paint, working through to burnt sienna then mixing with enamel flesh tones each stage was allowed to dry fully, then the browns (several different types) of the leather straps, shoes were painted. The nappy colours were chosen to give a variety within the group. The metals were dry brushed on then cleaned up with oil washes flooded over to give a worn look. The basing was the last stage, these are based on 2p coins which give good stability when gaming due to their weight. A sand effect was obtained through dry brushing building up to a almost white colour.

I took about a week to finish these, I don't believe in rushing any job.