tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999940556534135742.post7181336594390618106..comments2023-09-13T12:09:45.993+01:00Comments on Consul's Ancients Blog: Batavian Auxiliaries and 50th Post!Consulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13697053824770819630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999940556534135742.post-73947024512663596042010-02-19T00:23:21.640+00:002010-02-19T00:23:21.640+00:00I do like your find of figures though very apt.I do like your find of figures though very apt.Secundushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315796155081335530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999940556534135742.post-72485387830215424292010-02-19T00:22:25.400+00:002010-02-19T00:22:25.400+00:00Glad to be of help. I actually never got around to...Glad to be of help. I actually never got around to making a unit of Batavians. I keep leaving the best to last, the cherry on the cake I call it, It helps me finish off my less intresting units.<br /> The only trouble is I always get side tracked and never get around to painting up my favouraite units. Good luck with yours and don't let yourself get sidetracked...stay on target.<br /><br />If you look back at the beginning of my Blog you will see I was banging on about Batavians then and after countless Roman regiments, I still haven't got any Batavians.Secundushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315796155081335530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999940556534135742.post-1787729441086781442010-02-13T09:42:06.740+00:002010-02-13T09:42:06.740+00:00Congrats on 50 posts!
Yer can't have Batavian...Congrats on 50 posts!<br /><br />Yer can't have Batavian Auxiliaries in a Caesarian army, 'cos Batavia wasn't allied then. <br /><br />You could have them in an early Imperial army, though. This site is brilliant on Batavians:<br /><br />http://www.romanarmy.net/batavianhelm.htm<br /><br />I insist you model at least one with the martin-fur-and-feather helmet. If you are doing the Batavians, you may want flat oval shields, although square or hexagonal would be fine.<br /><br />If you want them to be Caesarian-era troops, then maybe rebadge them as legionaries recruited from the Gauls; possible the Alaudae? They became an elite legion...BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999940556534135742.post-74568149860655665432010-02-11T18:39:44.179+00:002010-02-11T18:39:44.179+00:00Is drybrushing not doing the job? I've found ...Is drybrushing not doing the job? I've found that drybrushing silver over black works well for most armour and (as long as you don't under or overload the brush) provides a quick result that is pleasing on the eye. Worked on the wolfskins and should work for armour.Broedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.com