A walk in the woods ...

Asterix and Obelix had gone for a walk in the woods and ran into a roman patrol ...

Asterix: Where did the rest go ....

Obelix: they ran off back down the pathway ...

[new items: some roman casualty markers made up using parts of Timpo Toyway Heroic romans]

The Governor's guard ....

The Governor inspects his newly re-equipped personal guard ...

[ new items: 4 figs for the guard, made up using parts from 3 different poses of Timpo Toyway romans]

Patrol returns, ... and legionaries under inspection

At one of the frontier forts an officer and legionary wait for the return of a patrol, they can just see them coming in the distance ...

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Meanwhile in the parade ground by the legionary fortress, the 1st cohort is doing some marching in battle line drill

and are then inspected by senior officers ...

[new items: converted officer and legionary by fort gates, 8 extra legionaries to complete the cohort..]

Making use of a box of Romans ... figure conversions ....

 My easter holiday modelling project, making use of a box of 42 Timpo Toyway Heroic figures I bought of Ebay for £21.

 after removing them from the plastic wrappers, 4 sets of 10 poses plus a couple of extras.

 The aim is to use them for conversions, small additions to units, maybe a camp vignette and maybe to make some casualty markers. The green bases will be used for small scenic items.

The first lot of conversions, a box of Italeri gallic warriors and 10 Timpo Toyway bodies and some other spare parts to provide a commander's retinue and six skirmishers....

 Another conversion, a standing roman officer with cloak made up based on the Timpo Toyway centurion (on left) ...

To cope with the extra gauls, some more legionaries with simple conversions to top-up my 1st Cohort - 4 with my home made pilums, 4 with grounded shield changed to holding shield and a new sword arm.

 

An enjoyable weekends modelling. So far I've used up 20 of the figures in the box I bought; now on to the painting queue they go ......

Roman cavalry leaves on patrol ....

On the border of the tribal territory of the Nasturces, a roman auxiliary cavalry patrol leaves a timber fort ....

[the romanised version of my pallisade sections poses as a timber fort in the corner of the gaming table.]

At the gallic village ...

While Asterix and Obelix decide what to do today...

a few people are moving around ...before starting on their daily activities ...

[ the pallisade sections are finished, and setup here in the corner of the gaming table]