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  • OK, the first 12 gladiator models for the upcoming club campaign are off the painting table. Here are the six more-heavily-armored gladiators… And here are the six poorly-armored dudes. These are all Foundry 28mm figures from their excellent gladiators range. While most of the figures in the range are a...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Gladiators

    OK, the first 12 gladiator models for the upcoming club campaign are off the painting table. Here are the six more-heavily-armored gladiators… And here are the six poorly-armored dudes. These are all Foundry 28mm figures from their excellent gladiators range. While most of the figures in the range are a...

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  • Alright…first club project for this year. Gladiators. Over a year ago, I got the idea in my head to run a small gladiator campaign at the club. Every guy in the campaign is the head of a ludi gladiatori (gladiator school), and starts with a set amount of money (20,000...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Gladiator Skin

    Alright…first club project for this year. Gladiators. Over a year ago, I got the idea in my head to run a small gladiator campaign at the club. Every guy in the campaign is the head of a ludi gladiatori (gladiator school), and starts with a set amount of money (20,000...

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  • Just finishing up a 4-day Easter Holiday weekend. It was a perfect opportunity to finally finish off the Roman army for this year's Mayday convention scenario of Command & Colors: Ancients.Here is the completed Roman army for the Battle of Sotium. ...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Easter Romans

    Just finishing up a 4-day Easter Holiday weekend. It was a perfect opportunity to finally finish off the Roman army for this year's Mayday convention scenario of Command & Colors: Ancients.Here is the completed Roman army for the Battle of Sotium. ...

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  • Well, my mind is on the Romans these days, so I thought I'd post a step-by-step on painting an Auxilia warrior.This is a Warlord plastic fig. Here it's assembled and primed and glued to it's metal base. Started off with the standard dark ink wash.Skin ...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Tutorial: Painting a Roman Auxilia

    Well, my mind is on the Romans these days, so I thought I'd post a step-by-step on painting an Auxilia warrior.This is a Warlord plastic fig. Here it's assembled and primed and glued to it's metal base. Started off with the standard dark ink wash.Skin ...

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  • The MayDay convention is coming up fast, but at least the Celt (more properly, Gallic) army I need for the Command & Colors game I'm running is now done. Well, it's not done-done...there are still lots of details I'd like to put in...mostly in clot...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Celt Army Done for MayDay Convention

    The MayDay convention is coming up fast, but at least the Celt (more properly, Gallic) army I need for the Command & Colors game I'm running is now done. Well, it's not done-done...there are still lots of details I'd like to put in...mostly in clot...

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  • I was working on my 1st century Celt army this weekend, and thought I might post a tutorial on basing for anyone with an interest. First off, I super glue the fig to a 1" square metal base. I've been doing this for years...mostly to facilitate storage,...

    Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table: Quick Basing Tutorial

    I was working on my 1st century Celt army this weekend, and thought I might post a tutorial on basing for anyone with an interest. First off, I super glue the fig to a 1" square metal base. I've been doing this for years...mostly to facilitate storage,...

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