This is the last of the regulars in my Austrian/Reich army although I still have one Grenz battalion to paint. Blue coats with yellow facings make a pleasant change and the lovely flags come from Fredrick Aubert. This was technically a Fusiler regiment and had mitres at some stage in it's history. Soubise considered it to be 'average' which was a step up from many other Kreis units.
The third, and last, of my Converged Grenadier battalions for my 40mm army.
The second, and last, batch of chariots. They were fun to assemble and paint and are lovely models.
So, with the exception of velites, that concludes this first of two Roman Legios for the 2nd Carthaginian war.
The first batch of chariots for the Celtic army from Victrix. These are quite complicated to assemble so here are my tips.
assemble and paint the chariot.
assemble and paint the horses
assemble and paint the crew (only the chaps steering horses)
base the horses/chariots.
Attach reins to steering guys and paint.
Insert/glue reins into horse harness and glue man to chariot base. (delicate)
Paint forward reins on sprue. Remove and glue to harness and horse.(delicate)
You should follow Victrix instructions!
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 (2nd Legio) but it will probably be red.
Armoured warrior by Victrix. This is the second batch of these chaps.
