Roman Command - Conversions (2)

I managed to get a pack of SPQR BMC romans, these purport to be 1/32 but are 60mm foot to eye; bit too big for my Call-to-Arms romans; however by replacing heads and legs it brings them to the right size. So for now I tweaked a cornicien and an aquifer, shown below with a converted figure in the middle representing a signfier holding the legionary symbol of a lion (I've chosen Legio XVI Gallica, who symbol was the lion for my legionary troops).

Roman Command - 'Conversions'

I had bought some 54mm metal figures at a reasonable price online; but 54mm no ! one was more 58mm and very chunky, the other two 60mm - so I needed to salvage the best bits. So I made up a centurion/Commander and a standard bearer (who really ought to have wolfskin - maybe later ?) - composed of two useable heads, a body and one arm - the rest various plastic spares

The unusable parts of the metal figures have been cut up to go in the melting pot for my home-cast 18C 40mm figures - waste not want not.

Gallic Slingers

Finished off four more gauls, this time some slingers..

nest one todo are the light javlein men.

Camp accessories ..

Have finished some camp accessories off, shown below.

It doesn't look like Obelix is getting anything to eat

Gallic oddments ...

I had a couple of figures left from my original Plastoy set, they will do for a village scene (have to build a gallic house next I suppose).

Gallic conversion madness...

I decided to make a few more gauls to painted, then got into sorting out the rest that I had - its taken a few sessions over the last couple of days - now all done. To avoid too many same pose figures, I did arm, shield and helmet variations, involving swaps of bits held together using 'pin's - even gave a couple roman heads as captured headgear.

Swordsmen

Spearmen

Slingers and javelin men

With the gaul command I finished and those shown above I've now used up two boxes each of Italeri and HAT gallic warriors. I prefer the Italeri figures they have easier conversion possibilities.

Gaul command, and a few figures more ...

Gaul command group painted up now, with Asterix and his chums at the back.

I put some static grass on the bases and the odd grass tuft, this seems to improve the look of the finished figures.  I also sorted out some romans from the Asterix olympic set, I repainted the emperor and one of the civilians and left the rest as they were - put them on suitable bases - from left to right: governor's daughter; governor; governer's assistant and two of the governor's bodyguard.