From AaronH - 28mm Early Imperial Roman Auxiliary Infantry (90 Points)

This is my final post of the Challenge. Eighteen Early Imperial Roman Medium Auxiliary Infantry from Victrix. The savvy among you will recognize that Victrix doesn't make that set. These are actually their Republican armored infantry. I cut the feathers off of the helmets and used them as is from there.

These, like the javelin men, are very nice models. There are a lot of options in the box and the faces are well detailed and unique. I think they work just fine for a unit of auxiliary infantry from somewhere in the taller parts of Europe.

These will be the Cohortes IV Gallorum. The front rank has swords, the back long spears. The set has pila in it, but I don't want my auxiliaries to have them.

This unit will augment my Warlord auxiliaries, which I'm tired of at this point. These also mark the transition from sabot bases to unit bases for this army.

This marks my final post for the Challenge for this year. By the time Curt finds this I'll be on a plane to New Zealand for vacation. I'd like to thank Curt and all of his minions, especially Dave and Millsy, for all that they've done to make things run so smoothly this year. It's been a blast.

Fantastic stuff, Aaron, and a great closing entry to the Challenge. I like your idea of just removing the feathers from the armoured set to create these Auxillia (from the 'taller' part of Europe no less...). The grey-blue shields are quite eye-catching and your groundwork, again, works very well with these chaps. A very nice unit. I also see that this entry serves as your chip shot to hit your 1500 point goal - fantastic work and congratulations!

It's been a pleasure Aaron! You're one of the Challenge 'grognards' so I look forward to seeing you next time we take to the field. Happy landings and have a great vacation!