Friday, April 29, 2016

an ampitheatre ?

I've been collecting together some gladiator figures (which I still have to paint), they do need a venue for their contests.  The idea is to make an ampitheatre with a layout like that of the one at Caerleon


I managed to get a Playmobil roman arena off Ebay recently and have setup the basic layout with the pieces I want to use.
gaps to be filled with purpose built sections. I'll have seating on one side at the back so when gaming the spectators won't be knocked into the arena...

The large section of the Playmobil arena has been taken apart and I'm reworking the front piece to be a low relief municipal building to use as a backdrop for my roman civilians.


Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Action on the northern frontier ....

A vexilliation of the 10th legion is on duty on the northern frontier. A gallic force had swept south and raided a couple of small border towns and some rich villas. The 7th cohort of the 10th with a detachment of auxiliaries have been sent to intercept them before they get to far north.

---oXo---

The roman intercept force closes in on the slow moving gauls ....
 the gauls dilly dallying, laden with booty, continue slowly northwards ...
the gauls realizing the romans have caught up with them decide to turn and fight. Javelin men skirmish with the roman auxilairies .....
the carts loaded with their ill gotten gains from the raid continue towards home territory with a small escort ...
The gauls start to assemble ...
the roman auxilairies hold their ground as the legionaries move up in support ...
the roman auxiliaries fall back to join with the legionaries who have deployed ....
the gauls charge ....
the romans stand firm
the fighting continues
the gauls start to waver as the romans cut them up ... thinning out their numbers ....
its to much and the gauls turn and run ......
the romans hold their ground and wait for another onslaught;  as there is no sign of another attack,  the cohort commander decides to form up and march back to the safety of the frontier fort.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Mopping up ...

A patrol of auxiliaries on their way back to Botulinum mop up after an attack by a small warband of gauls...
[new items: 5 dead gauls for use as casualty markers]

Sunday, April 3, 2016

The Governor inspects the new gateway ay Botulinum ...




[ Wall and gateway shown in previous posts finished off. I used a mid-grey dry brushed brown for the exterior stonework; the rear and sides of the tower are from a paper sheet I made up; wall walkway done using Metcalfe paving sheet]