15mm PunicRomans: Cromarty Forge Hastati

Here are some beautiful printed figures from Cromarty Forge, the first printed figures I have ever painted. They are available from The Plastic Soldier company in the UK and Excellent Minis in Europe- I bought from the latter. Actually the best place to see detailed pictures is on the Cromarty Forge website.

They are a little tricky to cut out (you need to get the shields out first) but lovely to paint. The issue, and it's a small one, is with the shields. The detailing is microscopically raised so difficult to pick out with paint with any accuracy. If someone made decals or transfers that fitted these shields then that would be perfect – I wrote to Steven Hales at LBMS but have not heard from him.

Highly recommended and next up on this project will be some Numidian cavalry. Impetus basing.

 

28mm Punic War: Triarii of 4th Legio Niger Aper (Black Boar)

So, with the exception of velites, that concludes this first of two Roman Legios for the 2^nd Carthaginian war.

 

28mm Punic War: Principes of 4th Legio Niger Aper (Black Boar)

 

This follows on from the Hastati I showed you in July. Here is the second line of Principes, sporting the same LBMS yellow shields but with red plumes. On the subject of LBMS transfers I wanted to say a big 'thank you' to Steve Hales for replacing some of the transfers which deteriorated due to age. It's not a common problem, I hear, but it does occasionally happen with transfer sheets that have been lurking in the back of a drawer.

Next up the Triarii. I have not yet decided the shield colour of the next Legion (2^nd Legio) but it will probably be red.

28mm Punic War: Carthaginian elephant

 

This is one of the two elephants from the Victrix set with transfers from LBMS. Actually you can add shields and javelin quivers but the former cover up parts of the design so I have left them off for the moment.

28mm Punic War: Numidian skirmishers

 

28mm Punic Wars Carthaginian Veterans and Roman Hastati.

 

I'm showing today two units. One, which you have previously seen in January 2022, but which I have rebased on 80mm x 50mm, is a three-based Carthaginian unit of veterans.

The other unit is 4 bases of Hastati in the first Roman legion I will do – all with these yellow shields from LBMS.

Figures are all Victrix and bases are from Charlie Foxtrot.